■ Protocols are Software Selectable with 3-Bit Word
■ Eight (8) Drivers and Eight (8) Receivers
■ Termination Network Disable Option
■ Internal Line or Digital Loopback for Diagnostic Testing
■ Certified conformance to NET1/NET2 and TBR-1
TBR-2 by TUV Rheinland (TBR2/30451940.001/04)
■ Easy Flow-Through Pinout
■ +3.3V Only Operation
■ Individual Driver and Receiver Enable/Disable Controls
■ Operates in either DTE or DCE Mode
The SP3508 is a monolithic device that supports eight (8) popular serial interface standards
for Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity. The SP3508 is fabricated using a low power
BiCMOS process technology, and incorporates a Sipex regulated charge pump allowing
+3.3V only operation. Sipex's patented charge pump provides a regulated output of +5.5V,
which will provide enough voltage for compliant operation in all modes. Eight (8) drivers and
eight (8) receivers can be configured via software for any of the above interface modes at any
time. The SP3508 requires no additional external components for compliant operation for all
of the eight (8) modes of operation other than six capacitors used for the internal charge pump.
All necessary termination is integrated within the SP3508 and is switchable when V.35 drivers
and V.35 receivers, or when V.11 receivers are used. The SP3508 provides the controls and
transceiver availability for operating as either a DTE or DCE.
Additional features with the SP3508 include internal loopback that can be initiated in any of the
operating modes by use of the LOOPBACK pin. While in loopback mode, receiver outputs are
internally connected to driver inputs creating an internal signal path bypassing the serial
communications controller for diagnostic testing. The SP3508 also includes a latch enable pin
with the driver and receiver address decoder. The internal V.11 or V.35 termination can be
switched off using a control pin (TERM_OFF) for monitoring applications. All eight (8) drivers and
receivers in the SP3508 include separate enable pins for added convenience. The SP3508 is
ideal for WAN serial ports in networking equipment such as routers, access concentrators,
network muxes, DSU/CSU's, networking test equipment, and other access devices.
Now Available in Lead Free Packaging
Refer to page 9 for pinout
APPLICATIONS
■ Router
■ Frame Relay
■ CSU
■ DSU
■ PBX
■ Secure Communication Terminals
DESCRIPTION
Applicable U.S. Patents-5,306,954; and others 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 rating conditions for extended
periods of time may affect reliability.
STORAGE CONSIDERATIONS
Due to the relatively large package size of the 100-pin quad flatpack, storage in a low humidity environment is preferred. Large
high density plastic packages are moisture sensitive and should
be stored in Dry Vapor Barrier Bags. Prior to usage, the parts
should remain bagged and stored below 40°C and 60%RH. If
the parts are removed from the bag, they should be used within
48 hours or stored in an environment at or below 20%RH. If the
above conditions cannot be followed, the parts should be
baked for four hours at 125°C in order to remove moisture prior
to soldering. Sipex ships the 100-pin LQFP in Dry Vapor
Barrier Bags with a humidity indicator card and desiccant pack.
The humidity indicator should be below 30%RH.
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TA = 0 to 70°C and VCC = 3.3V ± 5% unless otherwise noted. The ♦ denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
The SP3508 contains highly integrated serial
transceivers that offer programmability between
interface modes through software control. The
SP3508 offers the hardware interface modes for
RS-232 (V.28), RS-449/V.36 (V.11 and V.10),
EIA-530 (V.11 and V.10), EIA-530A (V.11 and
V.10), V.35 (V.35 and V.28) and X.21(V.11).
The interface mode selection is done via three
control pins, which can be latched via microprocessor control.
The SP3508 has eight drivers, eight receivers,
and Sipex's patented on-board charge pump
(5,306,954) that is ideally suited for wide area
network connectivity and other multi-protocol
applications. Other features include digital and
line loopback modes, individual enable/disable
control lines for each driver and receiver, failsafe when inputs are either open or shorted.
THEORY OF OPERATION
The SP3508 device is made up of
1) the drivers
2) the receivers
3) charge pumps
4) DTE/DCE switching algorithm
5) control logic.
Drivers
The SP3508 has eight enhanced independent
drivers. Control for the mode selection is done
via a three-bit control word into D0, D1, and D2.
The drivers are prearranged such that for each
mode of operation, the relative position and
functionality of the drivers are set up to accommodate the selected interface mode. As the
mode of the drivers is changed, the electrical
characteristics will change to support the required signal levels. The mode of each driver in
the different interface modes that can be selected is shown in Table 1.
FEATURES
There are four basic types of driver circuits –
ITU-T-V.28 (RS-232), ITU-T-V.10 (RS-423),
ITU-T-V.11 (RS-422), and CCITT-V.35.
The V.28 (RS-232) drivers output single-ended
signals with a minimum of
+5V (with 3kΩ &
2500pF loading), and can operate over 120kbps.
Since the SP3508 uses a charge pump to generate the RS-232 output rails, the driver outputs
will never exceed
+10V. The V.28 driver architecture is similar to Sipex's standard line of RS232 transceivers.
The RS-423 (V.10) drivers are also single-ended
signals which produce open circuit VOL and
VOH measurements of +4.0V to +6.0V. When
terminated with a 450Ω load to ground, the
driver output will not deviate more than 10% of
the open circuit value. This is in compliance of
the ITU V.10 specification. The V.10 (RS-423)
drivers are used in RS-449/V.36, EIA-530, and
EIA-530A modes as Category II signals from
each of their corresponding specifications. The
V.10 driver can transmit over 120Kbps if necessary.
The third type of drivers are V.11 (RS-422)
differential drivers. Due to the nature of differential signaling, the drivers are more immune to
noise as opposed to single-ended transmission
methods. The advantage is evident over high
speeds and long transmission lines. The strength
of the driver outputs can produce differential
signals that can maintain +2V differential output levels with a load of 100Ω. The strength
allows the SP3508 differential driver to drive
over long cable lengths with minimal signal
degradation. The V.11 drivers are used in RS449, EIA-530, EIA-530A and V.36 modes as
Category I signals which are used for clock and
data. Sipex's new driver design over its predecessors allow the SP3508 to operate over 20Mbps
for differential transmission.
The fourth type of drivers are V.35 differential
drivers.
There are only three available on the
SP3508 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 to GND. 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 programmable
DTE/DCE. The enable pins will either enable or
disable the output of the drivers according to the
appropriate active logic illustrated on Figure 44.
The enable pins have internal pull-up and pulldown devices, depending on the active polarity
of the receiver, that enable the driver upon poweron 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 or 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 internal pull-up
resistor value is approximately 500kΩ.
Receivers
The SP3508 has eight enhanced independent
receivers. Control for the mode selection is done
via a three-bit control 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 prearranged
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 1 shows
the mode of each receiver in the different
interface modes that can be selected. There are
two basic types of receiver circuits—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 complies
with RS-232 and V.28 at +3V. The input
impedance is 3kΩ to 7kΩ in accordance to RS232 and V.28. The receiver output produces a
TTL/CMOS signal with a +2.4V minimum for
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, and RL. The RS-232 receivers
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.11 receivers 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 by Category II V.10
circuits. The differential V.11 transceiver 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. This resistor is invoked when the
receiver is operating as a V.11 receiver, in modes
EIA-530, EIA-530A, RS-449/V.36, and X.21.
The same receivers also incorporate a termination
network internally for V.35 applications. For
V.35, the receiver input termination is a “Y”
termination consisting of two 51Ω resistors
connected in series and a 124Ω resistor connected
between the two 50Ω resistors and GND. The
receiver itself is identical to the V.11 receiver.
The differential receivers can be configured to
be ITU-T-V.10 single-ended receivers by
internally connecting the non-inverting input to
ground. This is internally done by default from
the decoder. The non-inverting input is rerouted
to V10GND and can be grounded separately.
The ITU-T-V.10 receivers can operate over
120Kbps and are used in RS-449/V.36, E1A530, E1A-530A and X.21 modes as Category II
signals as indicated by their corresponding
specifications. All receivers include an enable/
disable line for disabling the receiver output
allowing convenient half-duplex configurations.
The enable pins will either enable or disable the
output of the receivers according to the
appropriate active logic illustrated on Figure 44.
The receiver’s enable lines include an internal
pull-up or pull-down device, depending on the
active polarity of the receiver, that enables the
receiver upon power up if the enable lines are left
floating. During disabled conditions, the receiver
outputs will be at a high impedance state. If the
receiver is disabled any associated termination is
also disconnected from the inputs.
All receivers include a fail-safe feature that
outputs a logic high when the receiver inputs are
open, terminated but open, or shorted together.
For single-ended V.28 and V.10 receivers, there
are internal 5kΩ pull-down resistors on the inputs
which produces a logic high (“1”) at the receiver
outputs. The differential receivers have a
proprietary circuit that detect open or shorted
inputs and if so, will produce a logic HIGH (“1”)
at the receiver output.
CHARGE PUMP
SP3508 uses an internal capacitive charge pump
to generate Vdd and Vss. The design is Sipex
patented (5,306,954) four-phased voltage shifting charge pump converters that converts the
input voltage of 3.3V to nominal output voltages of +/-6V (Vdd & Vss1). SP3508 also includes an inverter block that inverts Vcc to -Vcc
(Vss2). There is a free-running oscillator that
controls the four phases of the voltage shifting.
A description of each phase follows.
4-phased doubler pump
Phase 1
-V
charge storage -During this phase of the
SS1
clock cycle, the positive side of capacitors C1
and C2 are initially charged to VCC. C1+ is then
switched to ground and the charge in C1- is
transferred to C2-. Since C2+ is connected to
VCC, the voltage potential across capacitor C2 is
now 2xVCC.
transfer -Phase two of the clock connects the negative terminal of C2 to the V
SS1
and the positive terminal of C2 to ground, and transfers the negative generated voltage to C
storage capacitor
SS1
VSS1
. This
generated voltage is regulated to -5.5V. Simultaneously, the positive side of the capacitor C1 is switched
to VCC and the negative side is connected to ground.
VCC = +3V
C
VDD
+
–
Storage Capacitor
V
+
VSS1
DD
Storage Capacitor
V
SS
Figure 46. Charge Pump - Phase 2.
++
C
1
C
2
––
–6V
–
C
Phase 3
-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 the capacitor C2.
Since C2+ is at VCC, the voltage potential across C2 is 2xVCC.
VCC = +3V
C
+
–
C
VDD
–
+
VSS1
Storage Capacitor
V
DD
Storage Capacitor
V
SS1
Figure 47.Charge Pump - Phase 3.
+3V
++
C
1
–3V
C
2
––
–3V
Phase 4
-VDD transfer -The fourth phase of the clock connects the negative terminal of C2 to ground, and transfers
the generated 5.5V across C2 to C
, the VDD storage capacitor. This voltage is regulated to +5.5V. At
VDD
the regulated voltage, the internal oscillator is disabled and simultaneously with this, the positive side of
capacitor C1 is switched to VCC and the negative side is connected to ground, and the cycle begins again.
The charge pump cycle will continue as long as the operational conditions for the internal oscillator are
present. 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 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 250kHz. The external capacitors can be as low as 1µF with a 16V breakdown voltage
rating.
Please refer to figure below: In the first phase of the clock cycle, switches S2 and S4 are opened and S1 and
S3 closed. This connects the flying capacitor, C3, from Vin to ground. C3 charge up to the input voltage
applied at Vcc.
Phase 2
In the second phase of the clock cycle, switches S2 and S4 are closed and S1 and S3 are opened. This
connects the flying capacitor, C3, in parallel with the output capacitor, C
now transferred to C
side is connected to ground. With the voltage across C
flows from C3 to C
Spare drivers and receivers may be used for optional signals (Signal
Quality, Rate Detect, Standby) or may be disabled using individual
enable pins for each driver and receiver
** X.21 use either B() or
X(), not both
Pin assignments and signal functions are subject to national or regional variation and
proprietary / non-standard implementations
Spare drivers and receivers may be used for optional signals (Signal
Quality, Rate Detect, Standby) or may be disabled using individual
enable pins for each driver and receiver
** X.21 use either B() or
X(), not both
Pin assignments and signal functions are subject to national or regional variation and
proprietary / non-standard implementations
The SP3508 contains a TERM_OFF pin that disables all three receiver input termination networks
regardless of mode. This allows the device to be
used in monitor mode applications typically found
in networking test equipment.
The TERM_OFF pin internally contains a pulldown device with an impedance of over 500kΩ,
which will default in a "ON" condition during
power-up if V.35 receivers enable line and the
SHUTDOWN mode from the decoder will disable
the termination regardless of TERM_OFF.
LOOPBACK FUNCTION
The SP3508 contains a LOOPBACK pin that
invokes a loopback path. This loopback path is
illustrated in Figure 50. LOOPBACK has an internal pull-up resistor that defaults to normal mode
during power up or if the pin is left floating. During
loopback, the driver output and receiver input
characteristics will still adhere to its appropriate
specifications.
FEATURES
There are internal pull-up devices on D0, D1 and
D2, which allow the device to be in SHUTDOWN
mode ("111") upon power up. However, if the
device is powered-up with the D_LATCH at a
logic HIGH, the decoder state of the SP3508 will
be undefined.
CTR1/CTR2 EUROPEAN COMPLIANCY
As with all of Sipex's previous multi-protocol
serial transceiver IC's the drivers and receivers
have been designed to meet all the requirements to
NET1/NET2 and TBR2 in order to meet CTR1/
CTR2 compliancy. The SP3508 is also tested inhouse at Sipex and adheres to all the NET1/2
physical layer testing and the ITU Series V specifications before shipment. Please note that although the SP3508, as with its predecessors, adhere to CRT1/CTR2 compliancy testing, any complex or usual configuration should be doublechecked to ensure CTR1/CTR2 compliance. Consult the factory for details.
DECODER AND D_LATCH FUNCTION
The SP3508 contains a D_LATCH pin that latches
the data into the D0, D1 and D2 decoder inputs. If
tied to a logic LOW ("0"), the latch is transparent,
allowing the data at the decoder inputs to propagate through and program the SP3508 accordingly. If tied to a logic HIGH ("1"), the latch locks
out the data and prevents the mode from changing
until this pin is brought to a logic LOW.
SP3508CF .............................................0°C to +70°C ................................................. 100–pin JEDEC LQFP
SP3508EF ......................................... -40°C to +85°C ................................................. 100–pin JEDEC LQFP
Available in lead free packaging. To order add “-L” suffix to part number.
Example: SP3508EF = standard; SP3508EF-L = lead free
REVISION HISTORY
DATEREVISIONDESCRIPTION
1/12/04AImplemented tracking revision.
2/27/04BIncluded Diamond column in spec table indicating which specs apply
over full operating temp. range. In figure 51, fixed typo on pin 61 and
62 from an input line to a bidirectional bus.
3/31/04CCorrected max dimension for symbol c on LQFP package.
6/3/04DAdded tables to page 27 and 28.
10/12/04ECertified conformance to NET1/NET2 and TBR-1 TBR-2 BY TUV
Rheinland (Test Report # TBR2/30451940.001/04)
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