The LMC567 is a low power general purpose LMCMOS
tone decoder which is functionally similar to the industry
standard LM567. It consists of a twice frequency
voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and quadrature dividers
which establish the reference signals for phase and amplitude detectors. The phase detector and VCO form a
phase-locked loop (PLL) which locks to an input signal frequency which is within the control range of the VCO. When
the PLL is locked and the input signal amplitude exceeds an
internally pre-set threshold, a switch to ground is activated
on the output pin. External components set up the oscillator
to run at twice the input frequency and determine the phase
and amplitude filter time constants.
Block Diagram (with External Components)
Features
n Functionally similar to LM567
™
n 2V to 9V supply voltage range
n Low supply current drain
n No increase in current with output activated
n Operates to 500 kHz input frequency
n High oscillator stability
n Ground-referenced input
n Hysteresis added to amplitude comparator
n Out-of-band signals and noise rejected
n 20 mA output current capability
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Order Number LMC567CM or LMC567CN
See NS Package Number M08A or N08E
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Distributors for availability and specifications.
Input Voltage, Pin 32 V
Supply Voltage, Pin 410V
Output Voltage, Pin 813V
Voltage at All Other PinsVs to Gnd
Output Current, Pin 830 mA
Package Dissipation500 mW
Operating Temperature Range (T
)−25˚C to +125˚C
A
p–p
Storage Temperature Range−55˚C to +150˚C
Soldering Information
See AN-450 “Surface Mounting Methods and Their Effect
on Product Reliability” for other methods of soldering
surface mount devices.
Electrical Characteristics
Test Circuit, T
=
A
SymbolParameterConditionsMinTyp MaxUnits
I4Power Supply
Current
V3Input D.C. Bias0mVdc
R3Input Resistance40kΩ
I8Output Leakage1100nAdc
f
∆f
V
∆V
0
0
in
Center Frequency,
÷
2
F
osc
Center Frequency
Shift with Supply
Input ThresholdSet Input Frequency Equal to f
Input HysteresisStarting at Input Threshold, Decrease Input
in
V8Output ’Sat’ VoltageInput Level
L.D.B.W. Largest Detection
Bandwidth
∆BWBandwidth Skew
25˚C, V
=
s
#
5V, RtCt
2, Sw. 1 Pos. 0, and no input, unless otherwise noted.
#
1, Quiescent
RtCt
or Activated
#
RtCt
2, Measure Oscillator
Frequency and Divide by 2
Measured Above, Increase Input Level
Until Pin 8 Goes Low.
Level Until Pin 8 goes High.
>
Threshold
Choose RL for Specified I8
Measure F
Pos. 0, 1, and 2;
with Sw. 1 in
osc
=
V
2V0.3
s
=
5V0.50.8
s
=
V
9V0.81.3
s
=
V
2V98
s
=
5V92103113
s
=
V
9V105
s
1.02.0
=
2V112027
0
V
s
=
5V173045
s
=
V
9V45
s
mAdcV
kHzV
%
/V
mVrmsV
1.5mVrms
I8=2 mA0.06 0.15
I8=20 mA0.7
=
V
2V
s
=
V
s
=
V
s
5V
9V
71115
111417
15
0±1.0
Vdc
%
%
f
max
V
in
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratingsindicatelimitsbeyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits. Electrical Characteristics state DC and AC electrical specifications under particular test conditions which guarantee specific performance limits. This assumes that the device is within the Operating Ratings. Specifications are not guaranteed for parameters where no limit is
given, however, the typical value is a good indication of device performance.
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Highest Center
Freq.
Input Threshold at
f
max
RtCt#3, Measure Oscillator Frequency and Divide by 2
Set Input Frequency Equal to f
Increase Input Level Until Pin 8 goes Low.
measured Above,
max
700kHz
35
mVrms
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Test Circuit
RtCtRtCt
#
1100k300 pF
#
210k300 pF
#
35.1k62 pF
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Typical Performance Characteristics
Supply Current vs.
Operating Frequency
Bandwidth as
a Function of C2
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Bandwidth vs.
Input Signal Level
Frequency Drift
with Temperature
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Largest Detection
Bandwidth vs. Temp.
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Frequency Drift
with Temperature
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Applications Information
(refer to Block
Diagram)
GENERAL
The LMC567 low power tone decoder can be operated at
supply voltages of 2V to 9V and at input frequencies ranging
from 1 Hz up to 500 kHz.
The LMC567 can be directly substituted in most LM567 applications with the following provisions:
1. Oscillator timing capacitor Ct must be halved to double
the oscillator frequency relative to the input frequency
(See OSCILLATOR TIMING COMPONENTS).
2. Filter capacitors C1 and C2 must be reduced by a factor
of 8 to maintain the same filter time constants.
3. The output current demanded of pin 8 must be limited to
the specified capability of the LMC567.
OSCILLATOR TIMING COMPONENTS
The voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) on the LMC567 must
be set up to run at twice the frequency of the input signal
tone to be decoded. The center frequency of the VCO is set
by timing resistor Rt and timing capacitor Ct connected to
pins 5 and 6 of the IC. The center frequency as a function of
Rt and Ct is given by:
Since this will cause an input tone of half F
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to be decoded,
osc
This equation is accurate at low frequencies; however,
above 50 kHz (F
actual frequency to be lower than predicted.
=
100 kHz), internal delays cause the
osc
The choice of Rt and Ct will be a tradeoff between supply
current and practical capacitor values. An additional supply
current component is introduced due to Rt being switched to
V
every half cycle to charge Ct:
s
due to Rt=Vs/(4Rt)
I
s
Thus the supply current can be minimized by keeping Rt as
large as possible (see supply current vs. operating frequency curves). However, the desired frequency will dictate
an RtCt product such that increasing Rt will require a smaller
Ct. Below Ct=100 pF, circuit board stray capacitances begin to play a role in determining the oscillation frequency
which ultimately limits the minimum Ct.
To allow for I.C. and component value tolerances, the oscillator timing components will require a trim. This is generally
accomplished by using a variable resistor as part of Rt, although Ct could also be padded. The amount of initial frequency variation due to the LMC567 itself is given in the
electrical specifications; the total trim range must also accommodate the tolerances of Rt and Ct.
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Applications Information (refer to Block
Diagram) (Continued)
SUPPLY DECOUPLING
The decoupling of supply pin 4 becomes more critical at high
supply voltages with high operating frequencies, requiring
C4 to be placed as close as possible to pin 4.
INPUT PIN
The input pin 3 is internally ground-referenced with a nominal 40 kΩ resistor. Signals which are already centered on 0V
may be directly coupled to pin 3; however, any d.c. potential
must be isolated via a coupling capacitor. Inputs of multiple
LMC567 devices can be paralleled without individual d.c.
isolation.
LOOP FILTER
Pin 2 is the combined output of the phase detector and control input of the VCO for the phase-locked loop (PLL). Capacitor C2 in conjunction with the nominal 80 kΩ pin 2 internal resistance forms the loop filter.
For small values of C2, the PLL will have a fast acquisition
time and the pull-in range will be set by the built in VCO frequency stops, which also determine the largest detection
bandwidth (LDBW). Increasing C2 results in improved noise
immunity at the expense of acquisition time, and the pull-in
range will begin to become narrower than the LDBW (see
Bandwidth as a Function of C2 curve). However, the maximum hold-in range will always equal the LDBW.
OUTPUT FILTER
Pin 1 is the output of a negative-going amplitude detector
which has a nominal 0 signal output of 7/9 V
is locked to the input, an increase in signal level causes the
. When the PLL
s
detector output to move negative. When pin 1 reaches
2/3 V
the output is activated (see OUTPUT PIN).
s
Capacitor C1 in conjunction with the nominal 40 kΩ pin 1 internal resistance forms the output filter. The size of C1 is a
tradeoff between slew rate and carrier ripple at the output
comparator. Low values of C1 produce the least delay between the input and output for tone burst applications, while
larger values of C1 improve noise immunity.
Pin 1 also provides a means for shifting the input threshold
higher or lower by connecting an external resistor to supply
or ground. However, reducing the threshold using this technique increases sensitivity to pin 1 carrier ripple and also results in more part to part threshold variation.
OUTPUT PIN
The output at pin 8 is an N-channel FET switch to ground
which is activated when the PLL is locked and the input tone
is of sufficient amplitude to cause pin 1 to fall below 2/3 V
Apart from the obvious current component due to the external pin 8 load resistor, no additional supply current is required to activate the switch. The on resistance of the switch
is inversely proportional to supply; thus the “sat” voltage for
a given output current will increase at lower supplies.
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