DC1746A-A Linear Technology, DC1746A-A Datasheet - Page 13

• Manufacturer Part Number: DC1746A-A
• Description: EVALUATION KIT LOW EMI LTM2881-3
• Manufacturer: Linear Technology
• Series: µModuler

Specifications of DC1746A-A

• Main Purpose: Interface, Transceiver RS-422/RS-485
• Embedded: No
• Utilized Ic / Part: LTM2881
• Primary Attributes: 3V Supply, Isolated, Transceiver + Power
• Kit Contents: Board, Datasheet
• Tool / Board Applications: Interface-Backplane, PCI, PCI Express, RS-XXX, Digital & Opto Isolator
• Mcu Supported Families: LTM2881
• Development Tool Type: Hardware - Eval/Demo Board
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not applicable / Not applicable
• Secondary Attributes: -

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
reduce EMI emissions from equipment and data cables.
The reduced slew rate mode is entered by taking the SLO
pin low to GND2, where the data rate is limited to about
250kbps. Slew limiting also mitigates the adverse effects
of imperfect transmission line termination caused by stubs
or mismatched cables.
Figures 9a and 9b show the frequency spectrums of the
LTM2881 driver outputs in normal and SLO mode operat-
ing at 250kbps. SLO mode significantly reduces the high
frequency harmonics.
Receiver and Failsafe
With the receiver enabled, when the absolute value of the
differential voltage between the A and B pins is greater
than 200mV, the state of RO will reflect the polarity of (A-
B). During data communication the receiver detects the
state of the input with symmetric thresholds around 0V.
The symmetric thresholds preserve duty cycle for attenu-
ated signals with slow transition rates on high capacitive
busses, or long cable lengths. The receiver incorporates
a failsafe feature that guarantees the receiver output to
be a logic-high during an idle bus, when the inputs are
shorted, left open or terminated, but not driven. The failsafe
feature eliminates the need for system level integration of
network pre-biasing by guaranteeing a logic-high on RO
under the conditions of an idle bus. Further network bias-
ing constructed to condition transient noise during an idle
state is unnecessary due to the common mode transient
rejection of the LTM2881. The failsafe detector monitors
A and B in parallel with the receiver and detects the state
Figure 9a. Frequency Spectrum SLO Mode 125kHz Input
0
FREQUENCY (MHz)
6.25
2881 F09a
12.5
of the bus when A-B is above the input failsafe threshold
for longer than about 3μs with a hysteresis of 25mV. This
failsafe feature is guaranteed to work for inputs spanning
the entire common mode range of –7V to 12V.
The receiver output is internally driven high (to V
(to GND) with no external pull-up needed. When the receiver
is disabled the RO pin becomes Hi-Z with leakage of less
than ±1μA for voltages within the supply range.
Receiver Input Resistance
The receiver input resistance from A or B to GND2 is
greater than 96k permitting up to a total of 256 receivers
per system without exceeding the RS485 receiver loading
specification. High temperature H-Grade operation reduces
the input resistance to 48k permitting 128 receivers on the
bus. The input resistance of the receiver is unaffected by
enabling/disabling the receiver or by powering/unpower-
ing the part. The equivalent input resistance looking into
A and B is shown in Figure 10.
Figure 9b. Normal Mode Frequency Spectrum 125kHz Input
Figure 10. Equivalent Input Resistance into A and B
0
>96k
>96k
FREQUENCY (MHz)
6.25
60Ω
60Ω
2881 F10
LTM2881
2881 F09b
12.5
A
TE
B
L
) or low
13
2881fb