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AB resistance is not close to calibrated reading and measured Rw is higher than max spec

Category: Datasheet/Specs
Product Number: AD5235

I have several AD5235bruz25 ICs each in a very simple circuit.

I have VSS, B1, and B2 tied to GND, and I have PR/ and WP/ tied to VDD which is 5V. The A1 and A2 contacts are open and W1 and W2 are only connected to an open test point.

Here are the results of readings from 18 ICs. "Cal" is the calibrated AB resistance (ohms) computed from the % variance read from the IC. As you can see in the table, the AB measured resistance (ohms) is always greater than the factory calibrated reading, on average by 130 ohms. If I'm reading the data sheet right, should the Rab measured value actually be within 0.1% of the calibrated value? Also, with wiper setting at 0, the W1 and W2 resistances are much higher than the max 50 ohms (typ 30) indicated in the datasheet for wiper resistance, Rw.

I'll assume I'm maybe doing something wrong here. Any ideas? Again, the circuit is dead simple with nothing else connected beyond what's described above except the SPI signals connected to an MCU.

IC Cal Rab1 Rab1-Cal Rab2 Rab2-Cal W1 W2
1 25602 25700 98 25720 118 84 86
2 25286 25340 54 25350 64 86 87
3 25693 25820 127 25830 137 86 88
4 25742 25970 228 25990 248 91 91
5 24990 25030 40 25020 30 88 89
6 25448 25650 202 25650 202 89 91
7 24627 24720 93 24740 113 88 89
8 25413 25620 207 25650 237 90 92
9 25720 25780 60 25770 50 86 87
10 25441 25650 66 25650 209 90 92
11 25124 25190 115 25210 86 87 87
12 26035 26150 225 26160 125 86 87
13 25505 25640 135 25660 155 86 87
14 25884 26100 216 26100 216 91 93
15 25895 25960 65 25960 65 87 88
16 24959 25050 91 25020 61 89 90
17 26117 26350 233 26390 273 91 93
18 26041 26140 99 26140 99 86 87
  AVG 130   138 88 89

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[edited by: mbratch at 10:17 PM (GMT -5) on 12 Jan 2026]