■ Meets true EIA/TIA-232-F Standards
from a +3.0V to +5.5V power supply
■ Interoperable with EIA/TIA-232 and
adheres to EIA/TIA-562 down to a +2.7V
power source
■ Minimum 250Kbps data rate under load
■ Regulated Charge Pump Yields Stable
RS-232 Outputs Regardless of V
Variations
■ Enhanced ESD Specifications:
+15KV Human Body Model
+15KV IEC1000-4-2 Air Discharge
+8KV IEC1000-4-2 Contact Discharge
The SP3239E device is an RS-232 transceiver solution intended for portable or hand-held
applications such as notebook and palmtop computers. The SP3239E uses an internal
high-efficiency, charge-pump power supply that requires only 0.1µF capacitors in 3.3V
operation. This charge pump and Sipex's driver architecture allow the SP3239E device to
deliver compliant RS-232 performance from a single power supply ranging from +3.0V to
+5.0V. The SP3239E is a 5-driver/3-receiver device, ideal for laptop/notebook computer and
PDA applications. The SP3239E includes one complementary receiver that remains alert to
monitor an external device's Ring Indicate signal while the device is shutdown.
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Applicable U.S. Patents - 5,306,954; and other patents pending.
These are stress ratings only and functional operation
of the device at these ratings or any other above those
indicated in the operation sections of the specifications
below is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum
Power Dissipation per package
28-pin SSOP
(derate 11.2mW/
28-pin TSSOP
(derate 13.2mW/
o
C above +70oC).................900mW
o
C above +70oC)...............1100mW
rating conditions for extended periods of time may
affect reliability and cause permanent damage to the
device.
V
...................................................... -0.3V to +6.0V
CC
V+ (NOTE 1) ...................................... -0.3V to +7.0V
V- (NOTE 1) ....................................... +0.3V to -7.0V
The SP3239E device meets the EIA/TIA-232 and
ITU-T V.28/V.24 communication protocols and
can be implemented in battery-powered, portable, or hand-held applications such as
notebook or palmtop computers. The SP3239E
device features Sipex's proprietary and patented
(U.S. #5,306,954) on-board charge pump
circuitry that generates ±5.5V RS-232 voltage
levels from a single +3.0V to +5.5V power
supply. The SP3239E device can guarantee a
data rate of 250kbps fully loaded.
The SP3239E is a 5-driver/3-receiver device,
ideal for portable or hand-held applications.
The SP3239E includes one complementary
always-active receiver that can monitor an
external device (such as a modem) in shutdown.
This aids in protecting the UART or serial
controller IC by preventing forward biasing
of the protection diodes where VCC may be
disconnected.
V
28
25
1
3
24
23
22
19
17
16
21
20
18
14
C1+
C1-
C2+
C2-
T1IN
T2IN
T
IN
3
T4IN
T
IN
5
R1OUT
R
OUT
1
OUT
R
2
R
OUT
3
SHUTDOWN
CC
26
V
CC
SP3239E
GND
2
27
V+
+
0.1µF
C3
4
V-
0.1µF
C4
+
OUT
T
5
1
OUT
T
6
2
T
OUT
7
3
RS-232
OUTPUTS
T4OUT
10
T
OUT
12
5
R
IN
1
8
5kΩ
R
IN
9
2
RS-232
5kΩ
5kΩ
INPUTS
R
IN
11
3
+
0.1µF
C5
+
0.1µF
C1
+
C2
0.1µF
RxD
CTS
DSR
DCD
RI
TxD
RTS
DTR
V
CC
V
IN
RESET
UART
or
Serial µC
µP
Supervisor
IC
Figure 6. Interface Circuitry Controlled by
Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit
The SP3239E device is an ideal choice for
power sensitive designs.
THEORY OF OPERATION
The SP3239E device is made up of four basic
circuit blocks: 1. Drivers, 2. Receivers,
3. the Sipex proprietary charge pump, and
Drivers
The drivers are inverting level transmitters that
convert TTL or CMOS logic levels to 5.0V EIA/
TIA-232 levels with an inverted sense relative to
the input logic levels. Typically, the RS-232
output voltage swing is +5.4V with no load and
+5V minimum fully loaded. The driver outputs
are protected against infinite short-circuits to
ground without degradation in reliability. These
drivers comply with the EIA-TIA-232F and all
previous RS-232 versions. All unused driver
inputs must be connected to V
or GND.
CC
The drivers can guarantee a data rate of 250kbps
fully loaded with 3kΩ in parallel with 1000pF,
ensuring compatibility with PC-to-PC communication software.
The slew rate of the driver output is internally
limited to a maximum of 30V/µs in order to
meet the EIA standards (EIA RS-232D 2.1.7,
Paragraph 5). The transition of the loaded
output from HIGH to LOW also meets the
monotonicity requirements of the standard.
Figure 7 shows a loopback test circuit used to test
the RS-232 Drivers. Figure 8 shows the test
results of the loopback circuit with all five drivers active at 120kbps with typical RS-232 loads
in parallel with 1000pF capacitors. Figure 6 shows
the test results where one driver was active at
250kbps and all five drivers loaded with an RS232 receiver in parallel with a 1000pF capacitor.
A solid RS-232 data transmission rate of 120kbps
provides compatibility with many designs in
personal computer peripherals and LAN applications.
The receivers convert ±5.0V EIA/TIA-232
levels to TTL or CMOS logic output levels.
The truth table logic of the driver and receiver
outputs can be found in Table 2.
The SP3239E includes an additional noninverting receiver with an output R1OUT. R1OUT
is an extra output that remains active and monitors
activity while the other receiver outputs are
forced into high impedance. This allows Ring
Indicator (RI) from a peripheral to be monitored
without forward biasing the TTL/CMOS inputs
of the other devices connected to the receiver
outputs.
C5
C1
C2
LOGIC
INPUTS
LOGIC
OUTPUTS
+
+
+
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
V
CC
C1+
C1-
C2+
SP3239E
C2-
TxIN
RxOUT
SHUTDOWN
V
V
GND
CC
CC
5kΩ
TxOUT
RxIN
V+
V-
C3
C4
+
0.1µF
0.1µF
+
1000pF
Since receiver input is usually from a transmission
line where long cable lengths and system
interference can degrade the signal, the inputs
have a typical hysteresis margin of 500mV. This
ensures that the receiver is virtually immune to
noisy transmission lines. Should an input be left
unconnected, an internal 5kΩ pulldown resistor
to ground will commit the output of the receiver
to a HIGH state.
Charge Pump
The charge pump is a Sipex–patented design
(U.S. #5,306,954) and uses a unique approach
compared to older less–efficient designs. The
Figure 7. Loopback Test Circuit for RS-232 Driver Data
Transmission Rates
charge pump still requires four external
capacitors, but uses a four–phase voltage
shifting technique to attain symmetrical 5.5V
power supplies. The internal power supply
consists of a regulated dual charge pump that
provides output voltages 5.5V regardless of the
input voltage (VCC) over the +3.0V to +5.5V
range. This is important to maintain compliant
RS-232 levels regardless of power supply
fluctuations.
The charge pump operates in a discontinuous
mode using an internal oscillator. If the output
Figure 8. Loopback Test Circuit Result at 120kbps
(All Drivers Fully Loaded)
Figure 9. Loopback Test Circuit result at 250kbps
(All Drivers Fully Loaded)
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voltages are less than a magnitude of 5.5V, the
charge pump is enabled. If the output voltages
exceed a magnitude of 5.5V, the charge pump is
disabled. This oscillator controls the four phases
of the voltage shifting (Figure 12). A description of each phase follows.
Phase 1 (Figure 10)
— VSS charge storage — During this phase of
the clock cycle, the positive side of capacitors
C1 and C2 are initially charged to VCC. C
then switched to GND and the charge in C
transferred to C
–
. Since C
2
+
is connected to
2
+
is
l
–
is
1
VCC, the voltage potential across capacitor C2 is
now 2 times VCC.
Phase 4 (Figure 14)
— VDD transfer — The fourth phase of the clock
connects the negative terminal of C2 to GND,
and transfers this positive generated voltage
across C2 to C4, the VDD storage capacitor. This
voltage is regulated to +5.5V. At this voltage,
the internal oscillator is disabled. Simultaneous
with the transfer of the voltage to C4, the
positive side of capacitor C1 is switched to V
CC
and the negative side is connected to GND,
allowing the charge pump cycle to begin again.
The charge pump cycle will continue as long as
the operational conditions for the internal
oscillator are present.
Phase 2 (Figure 11)
— VSS transfer — Phase two of the clock
connects the negative terminal of C2 to the V
SS
storage capacitor and the positive terminal of C
to GND. This transfers a negative generated
voltage to C3. This generated voltage is
regulated to a minimum voltage of -5.5V.
Simultaneous with the transfer of the voltage to
C3, the positive side of capacitor C1 is switched
to VCC and the negative side is connected to
GND.
Phase 3 (Figure 13)
— VDD charge storage — The third phase of the
clock is identical to the first phase — the charge
transferred in C1 produces –VCC in the negative
terminal of C1, which is applied to the negative
side of capacitor C2. Since C
+
is at VCC, the
2
voltage potential across C2 is 2 times VCC.
Since both V+ and V– are separately generated
from VCC, in a no–load condition V+ and V– will
be symmetrical. Older charge pump approaches
that generate V– from V+ will show a decrease in
2
the magnitude of V– compared to V+ due to the
inherent inefficiencies in the design.
The clock rate for the charge pump typically
operates at 500kHz. The external capacitors can
be as low as 0.1µF with a 16V breakdown
voltage rating.
The SP3239E device incorporates ruggedized
ESD cells on all driver output and receiver input
pins. The ESD structure is improved over our
previous family for more rugged applications
and environments sensitive to electro-static
discharges and associated transients. The
improved ESD tolerance is at least +15kV
without damage nor latch-up.
There are different methods of ESD testing
applied:
a) MIL-STD-883, Method 3015.7
b) IEC1000-4-2 Air-Discharge
c) IEC1000-4-2 Direct Contact
The Human Body Model has been the generally
accepted ESD testing method for semiconductors.
This method is also specified in MIL-STD-883,
Method 3015.7 for ESD testing. The premise of
this ESD test is to simulate the human body’s
potential to store electro-static energy and
discharge it to an integrated circuit. The
simulation is performed by using a test model as
shown in Figure 19. This method will test the
IC’s capability to withstand an ESD transient
during normal handling such as in manufacturing
areas where the ICs tend to be handled frequently.
The IEC-1000-4-2, formerly IEC801-2, is
generally used for testing ESD on equipment and
systems. For system manufacturers, they must
guarantee a certain amount of ESD protection
since the system itself is exposed to the outside
environment and human presence. The premise
with IEC1000-4-2 is that the system is required
to withstand an amount of static electricity when
ESD is applied to points and surfaces of the
equipment that are accessible to personnel during
normal usage. The transceiver IC receives most
of the ESD current when the ESD source is
applied to the connector pins. The test circuit for
IEC1000-4-2 is shown on Figure 20. There are
two methods within IEC1000-4-2, the Air
Discharge method and the Contact Discharge
method.
With the Air Discharge Method, an ESD voltage
is applied to the equipment under test (EUT)
through air. This simulates an electrically charged
person ready to connect a cable onto the rear of
the system only to find an unpleasant zap just
before the person touches the back panel. The
high energy potential on the person discharges
through an arcing path to the rear panel of the
system before he or she even touches the system.
This energy, whether discharged directly or
through air, is predominantly a function of the
discharge current rather than the discharge
voltage. Variables with an air discharge such as
approach speed of the object carrying the ESD
potential to the system and humidity will tend to
change the discharge current. For example, the
rise time of the discharge current varies with the
approach speed.
The Contact Discharge Method applies the ESD
current directly to the EUT. This method was
devised to reduce the unpredictability of the
ESD arc. The discharge current rise time is
constant since the energy is directly transferred
without the air-gap arc. In situations such as
hand held systems, the ESD charge can be directly
discharged to the equipment from a person already
holding the equipment. The current is transferred
on to the keypad or the serial port of the equipment
directly and then travels through the PCB and finally
to the IC.
The circuit model in Figures 19 and 20 represent
the typical ESD testing circuit used for all three
methods. The CS is initially charged with the DC
power supply when the first switch (SW1) is on.
Now that the capacitor is charged, the second
switch (SW2) is on while SW1 switches off. The
voltage stored in the capacitor is then applied
through RS, the current limiting resistor, onto the
device under test (DUT). In ESD tests, the SW2
switch is pulsed so that the device under test
receives a duration of voltage.
For the Human Body Model, the current limiting
resistor (RS) and the source capacitor (CS) are
1.5kΩ and 100pF, respectively. For IEC-10004-2, the current limiting resistor (RS) and the
source capacitor (CS) are 330Ω and 150pF,
respectively.
SW2
SW2
C
C
S
S
and RV add up to 330Ω for IEC1000-4-2.
R
RS and RV add up to 330Ω for IEC1000-4-2.
S
i ➙
30A
15A
0A
t=0nst=30ns
Figure 18. ESD Test Waveform for IEC1000-4-2
t ➙
Device
Under
Test
The higher CS value and lower RS value in the
IEC1000-4-2 model are more stringent than the
Human Body Model. The larger storage capacitor
injects a higher voltage to the test point when
SW2 is switched on. The lower current limiting
resistor increases the current charge onto the test
DEVICE PIN HUMAN BODY IEC1000-4-2
TESTED MODEL Air Discharge Direct Contact Level
ModelTemperature RangePackage Types
SP3239ECA0°C to +70°C28-pin SSOP
SP3239ECA/TR0°C to +70°C28-pin SSOP
SP3239ECY0°C to +70°C28-pin TSSOP
SP3239ECY/TR0°C to +70°C28-pin TSSOP
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SP3239EEY-40°C to +85°C28-pin TSSOP
SP3239EEY/TR-40°C to +85°C28-pin TSSOP
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Available in lead free packaging. To order add “-L” suffix to part number.
Example: SP3239EEA/TR = standard; SP3239EEA-L/TR = lead free
/TR = Tape and Reel
Pack quantity is 1,500 for SSOP or TSSOP
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