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Negative output voltage in Dig Pot AD5243 or AD5242

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The user asks about generating a negative output voltage using a digital potentiometer (AD5242 or AD5243). The final answer clarifies that the voltage across terminals A, W, and B can be at either polarity, but must remain within the bounds of VDD and GND. Therefore, a negative output can be achieved without a negative power rail by configuring the A or B pins appropriately.
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Hi,

Could you please clarify the following statement that I found in the datasheet of the above mentiuoned devices: "The digital potentiometer easily generates a voltage divider at wiper to B and wiper to A, proportional to the input voltage at A to B. Unlike the polarity of VDD to GND, which must be positive, voltage across A to B, W to A, and W to B can be at either polarity."?

If I would like to produce a negative output, must I have a negative power rail and therefore select the AD5242? 

Or can I use unipolar power supply with AD5243 and put the negative rail into the A or B pins?