Whats the primary advantage of a digital potentiometer compared to an analog potentiometer?
A. Digital potentiometers are excellent cost-effective replacements for mechanical potentiometers because of their robustness. They also have excellent settability, better resolution, and lower noise levels. They’re more stable over time. And, their resistance values drift minimally, are more reliable, and allow for remote control. Other advantages include smaller physical size, a lower temperature coefficient of resistance, more resistance range options, and numerous packages to choose from. Since it is a digital device, a designer has the option of using it in either volatile or nonvolatile memory configurations as well.
