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SP508E Datasheet, PDF (21/29 Pages) Exar Corporation – Rugged 20Mbps, 8 Channel Multi-Protocol Transceiver with Programmable DCE/DTE and Termination Resistors
The fourth type of drivers are V.35 differential
drivers. There are only three available on the
SP508E for data and clock (TxD, TxCE, and
TxC in DCE mode). These drivers are current
sources that drive loop current through
a differential pair resulting in a 550mV
differential voltage at the receiver. These
drivers also incorporate fixed termination
networks for each driver in order to set the
VOH and VOL depending on load conditions.
This termination network is basically a “Y”
configuration consisting of two 51Ω resistors
connected in series and a 124Ω resistor
connected between the two 50Ω resistors
and a V35TGND output. Each of the three
drivers and its associated termination will
have its own V35TGND output for grounding
convenience. Filtering can be done on
these pins to reduce common mode noise
transmitted over the transmission line by
connecting a capacitor to ground.
The drivers also have separate enable pins
which simplifies half-duplex configurations
for some applications, especially program-
mable DTE/DCE. The enable pins will either
enable or disable the output of the drivers
according to the appropriate active logic
illustrated on Figure 45. The enable pins
have internal pull-up and pull-down devices,
depending on the active polarity of the re-
ceiver, that enable the driver upon power-on
if the enable lines are left floating. During
disabled conditions, the driver outputs will
be at a high impedance 3-state.
The driver inputs are both TTL and CMOS
compatible.All driver inputs have an internal
pull-up resistor so that the output will be at
a defined state at logic LOW (“0”). Unused
driver inputs can be left floating. The inter-
nal pull-up resistor value is approximately
500kΩ.
Receivers
The SP508E has eight enhanced inde-
pendent receivers. Control for the mode
selection is done via a three-bit con-
trol word that is the same as the driver
control word. Therefore, the modes for
the drivers and receivers are identical in the
application.
Like the drivers, the receivers are prear-
ranged for the specific requirements of
the synchronous serial interface. As the
operating mode of the receivers is changed,
the electrical characteristics will change
to support the required serial interface
protocols of the receivers. Table 2 shows
the mode of each receiver in the different
interface modes that can be selected.
There are two basic types of receiver cir-
cuits—ITU-T-V .28 (RS-232) and ITU-T-V.11,
(RS-422).
The RS-232 (V.28) receiver is single-ended
and accepts RS-232 signals from the RS-
232 driver. The RS-232 receiver has an
operating input voltage range of +15V and
can receive signals downs to +3V. The input
sensitivity complieswith RS-232 and V .28
at +3V. The input impedance is 3kΩ to 7kΩ
in accordance to RS-232 and V .28.The
receiver output produces a TTL/CMOS signal
with a +2.4V minimumfor a logic “1” and a
+0.4V maximum for a logic “0”. The RS-232
(V.28) protocol uses these receivers for all
data, clock and control signals. They are also
used in V.35 mode for control line signals:
CTS, DSR, LL, andRL.The RS-232 receiv-
ers can operate over 120kbps.
The second type of receiver is a differential
type that can be configured internally to
support ITU-T-V.10 and CCITT-V.35
depending on its input conditions. This
receiver has a typical input impedance
of 10kΩ and a differential threshold of
less than +200mV, which complies with
the ITU-T-V.11 (RS-422) specifications.
V.11receivers are used in RS-449/V.36,
EIA-530, EIA-530A and X.21 as Category I
signals for receiving clock, data, and some
control line signals not covered byCategory
II V.10 circuits.The differential V.11 trans-
ceiver has improved architecture that allows
over 20Mbps transmission rates.
Receivers dedicated for data and clock (RxD,
RxC, TxC) incorporate internal termination
for V.11. The termination resistor is typically
120Ω connected between the A and B inputs.
The termination is essential for minimizing
crosstalk and signal reflection over the
transmission line . The minimum value is
guaranteed to exceed 100Ω, thus complying
with the V.11 and RS-422 specifications.
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