Microchip Technology Inc.

Stein Julusmoen

An apparatus comprises a microcontroller including a digital potentiometer provided in a microcontroller packaging. The digital potentiometer includes a resistor ladder including a plurality of resistors arranged in series and a plurality of selectively controllable potentiometer switches, a first resistor terminal connected to the resistor ladder, and a wiper terminal connected to the resistor ladder. The microcontroller includes a processor to transmit a wiper select signal to the digital potentiometer to selectively control the potentiometer switches to selectively connect at least a subset of the resistors between the first resistor terminal and wiper terminal, to thereby control the resistance between the first resistor terminal and wiper terminal. The microcontroller includes a first pin connected to the first resistor terminal and a second pin connected to the wiper terminal, the first and second pins being exposed through the microcontroller packaging to allow connection of the digital potentiometer to an external device.

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Trondheim, Norway

Stein Julusmoen