Part Verification and Datasheet Update


Reviewed the MCP4461-103E/ST part against the official Microchip MCP444X/446X datasheet.
Key specs confirmed
  • MPN: MCP4461-103E/ST
  • Manufacturer: Microchip
  • Function: Quad nonvolatile 8-bit I²C digital potentiometer
  • Resistance: 10 kΩ, code 103
  • Resolution: 257 taps
  • Package: 20-TSSOP, package code ST
  • Supply: 2.7 V to 5.5 V specified, with limited serial-interface operation down to 1.8 V
  • Temperature: -40°C to +125°C
  • I²C: 100 kHz, 400 kHz, 3.4 MHz
  • Analog terminal range: VSS to VDD
  • Max current through A/W/B terminals: ±2.5 mA
Datasheet
  • Existing Datasheet URL is already set, so I did not overwrite it.
  • Official Microchip datasheet found: http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/devicedoc/22265a.pdf
Symbol/pinout check
  • The symbol has 20 terminals, and every pin number/name matches the MCP4461 20-pin TSSOP datasheet pinout:
    P3A, P3W, P3B, HVC/A0, SCL, SDA, VSS, P1B, P1W, P1A, P0A, P0W, P0B, ~WP, ~RESET, A1, VDD, P2B, P2W, P2A.
Footprint check
  • Footprint asset: SOP65P640X120-20N.kicad_mod
  • Pad count: 20
  • Pitch: 0.65 mm
  • Body/courtyard geometry is consistent with a 20-lead TSSOP footprint.
  • Footprint-to-symbol pad names/pin order match the datasheet.
Mismatches / issues flagged
  • Part Type is set to “Resistors”; this should ideally be Integrated Circuit or Digital Potentiometer, since this is an I²C-controlled IC, not a simple passive resistor.
  • Resistance property is blank even though the MPN 103 specifies 10 kΩ.
  • Symbol terminals all have Pin Type: Unspecified; datasheet-derived pin types should be set for better ERC: power pins, I²C I/O/input pins, analog potentiometer terminals, reset/write-protect/address inputs.
  • Pin descriptions are not populated on the terminal properties; names are correct, but richer descriptions from the datasheet are missing.
  • Component review checks returned no matching active results, so there were no tool-reported part review violations to list.
Looking at the datasheet of this component, can you group together pins by their functions?
for example for Power, 3v3, gnd_1 gnd_2 etc
NOTE: If you group them, can you not add the same pin if you already added them in a group? You should know which pin function is common for its function.
I’ll group each MCP4461 pin once by its primary datasheet function, then verify the terminal metadata afterward.
I applied the grouping, then saw the platform suggested more standard group labels; I’m normalizing them now so the metadata is cleaner and still one group per pin.
Done — I grouped all 20 MCP4461 pins by their primary datasheet function, with each physical pin assigned to exactly one group.
Groups applied:
  • Power: VDD
  • Ground: VSS
  • I2C: SCL, SDA
  • Control Bus: HVC/A0, A1, ~WP, ~RESET
  • Analog: P0A/P0W/P0B, P1A/P1W/P1B, P2A/P2W/P2B, P3A/P3W/P3B
I also updated the terminal Section, Pin Type, and Pin Description metadata from the datasheet and verified the final grouping.
Fix part metadata
Run part checks
Add detailed pin groups
Update datasheet URL
Verify footprint dimensions

SCL
Pin Number
5
P0W
Pin Number
12
P0A
Pin Number
11
VSS
Pin Number
7
HVC/A0
Pin Number
4
VDD
Pin Number
17
A1
Pin Number
16
P3A
Pin Number
1
P3B
Pin Number
3
P1W
Pin Number
9
P2W
Pin Number
19
SDA
Pin Number
6
P1B
Pin Number
8
~WP
Pin Number
14
P1A
Pin Number
10
P2A
Pin Number
20
P3W
Pin Number
2
P0B
Pin Number
13
~RESET
Pin Number
15
P2B
Pin Number
18
Name
Pin #
Type
Section
Pin Group
Orientation
Order
Sub-symbol
Bus Type
P3A
1
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P3W
2
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P3B
3
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
HVC/A0
4
Input
Control
Control Bus
Left
3
SCL
5
Input
Serial
I2C
Left
5
I2C
SDA
6
Bi-Directional
Serial
I2C
Left
5
I2C
VSS
7
Ground
Ground
Ground
Bottom
8
P1B
8
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P1W
9
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P1A
10
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P0A
11
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P0W
12
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P0B
13
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
~WP
14
Input
Control
Control Bus
Left
3
~RESET
15
Input
Control
Control Bus
Left
3
A1
16
Input
Control
Control Bus
Left
3
VDD
17
Power In
Power
Power
Top
1
P2B
18
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P2W
19
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2
P2A
20
Passive
Analog
Analog
Right
2

MCP4461-103E/ST