(TUV Test Report NET2/052101/98)
(TUV Test Report CTR2/052101/98)
DESCRIPTION...
The SP505 is a monolithic device that supports eight (8) popular serial interface standards for DTE to
DCE connectivity. The SP505 is fabricated using a low power BiCMOS process technology, and
incorporates a Sipex patented (5,306,954) charge pump allowing +5V only operation. Seven (7) drivers
and seven (7) receivers can be configured via software for any of the above interface modes at any time.
The SP505 requires no additional external components for compliant operation for all of the eight (8)
modes of operation. All necessary termination is integrated within the SP505 and is switchable when
V.35 drivers, V.35 receivers, and V.11 receivers are used. The SP505 can operate as either a DTE or DCE.
Additional features with the SP505 include internal loopback that can be initiated in either single-ended
or differential modes. While in loopback mode, driver outputs are internally connected to receiver inputs
creating an internal signal path convenient for diagnostic testing. This eliminates the need for an external
loopback plug. The SP505 also includes a latch enable pin with the driver and receiver address decoder.
Tri-state ability for the driver and receiver outputs is controlled by supplying a 4-bit word into the address
decoder. Seven (7) drivers and one (1) receiver in the SP505 include separate enable pins for added
convenience. The SP505 is ideal for WAN serial ports in networking equipment such as routers,
switches, DSU/CSU's, and other access devices.
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.
Due to the relatively large package size of the 80-pin
quad flat-pack, 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 remove moisture prior to soldering. Sipex ships
the 80-pin QFP in Dry Vapor Barrier Bags with a
humidity indicator card and desiccant pack. The
humidity indicator should be below 30%RH.
Receivers........................-0.3V to (VCC+0.5V)
Storage Temperature..........................-65˚C to +150˚C
Power Dissipation.........................................2000mW
(V.28/RS-232)60mAT = + 2 5oC, all drivers are loaded to
4.755.005.25Volts
CC
= +5V,
(V.11/RS-422)300mAtheir specified maximum load and all
(RS-449)250mAdrivers are active at their maximum
(V.35)105mAspecified data transmission rates.
EIA-530260mA
EIA-530A250mA
V.3665mA
The SP505 is a highly integrated serial transceiver that allows software control of its interface modes. Similar to the SP504, the SP505
offers the same hardware interface modes for
RS-232 (V.28), RS-422A (V.11), RS-449, RS485, V.35, EIA-530 and includes V.36 and EIA530A. The interface mode selection is done via
a 4–bit switch for the drivers and receivers. The
SP505 is fabricated using low–power BiCMOS
process technology, and incorporates a Sipex–
patented (5,306,954) charge pump allowing +5V
only operation. Each device is packaged in an
80–pin JEDEC Quad FlatPack package.
The SP505 is ideally suited for wide area network connectivity based on the interface modes
offered and the driver and receiver configurations. The SP505 has seven (7) independent
drivers and seven (7) independent receivers. In
V.35 mode, the SP505 includes the necessary
components and termination resistors internal
within the device for compliant V.35 operation.
THEORY OF OPERATION
The SP505 is made up of five separate circuit
blocks — the charge pump, drivers, receivers,
decoder and switching array. Each of these
circuit blocks is described in more detail below.
A typical +10V charge pump would require
external clamping such as 5V zener diodes on
VDD and VSS to ground. The +5V output has
symmetrical levels as in the +10V output. The
+5V is used in the following modes where RS423 (V.10) are used: RS-449, EIA-530, EIA530A and V.36.
Phase 1 (±10V)
— VSS charge storage — During this phase of
the clock cycle, the positive side of capacitors
C1 and C2 are initially charged to +5V. C
then switched to ground and the charge on C
transferred to C
+5V, the voltage potential across capacitor C2 is
–
. Since C
2
+
is connected to
2
+
is
l
–
is
1
now 10V.
Phase 1 (±5V)
— VSS & VDD charge storage and transfer —
With the C1 and C2 capacitors initially charged
to +5V, C
charge on C
capacitor. Simultaneously the C
ground and 5V charge on C
the VDD storage capacitor.
+
is then switched to ground and the
l
–
is transferred to the VSS storage
1
–
is switched to
2
+
is transferred to
2
Charge–Pump
VCC = +5V
The SP505 charge pump is based on the SP504
design where Sipex's patented charge pump
design (5,306,954) uses a four–phase voltage
shifting technique to attain symmetrical 10V
power supplies. The charge pump still requires
external capacitors to store the charge. In addi-
++
C
1
–5V
+5V
C
2
––
–5V
C
4
+
–
V
DD
+
–
V
SS
C
3
Storage Capacitor
Storage Capacitor
tion the SP504 charge pump supplies +10V or
+5V on VSS and VDD depending on the mode of
operation. There is a free–running oscillator
Figure 45. Charge Pump Phase 1 for +10V.
that controls the four phases of the voltage
shifting. A description of each phase follows.
The SP505 charge pump is used for RS-232
where the output voltage swing is typically
+10V and also used for RS-423. However, RS423 requires the voltage swing on the driver
output be between +4V to +6V during an opencircuit (no load). The charge pump would need
— VSS transfer — Phase two of the clock connects the negative terminal of C2 to the V
storage capacitor and the positive terminal of C
SS
to ground, and transfers the generated –l0V or
the generated –5V to C3. Simultaneously, the
positive side of capacitor C 1 is switched to +5V
and the negative side is connected to ground.
Phase 2 (±5V)
— VSS & VDD charge storage — C
nected to VCC to recharge the C1 capacitor. C
is switched to ground and C
The 5V charge from Phase 1 is now transferred
–
is connected to C3.
2
+
is recon-
1
2
to the VSS storage capacitor. VSS receives a
continuous charge from either C1 or C2. With
the C1 capacitor charged to 5V, the cycle begins
again.
Phase 3
— VDD charge storage — The third phase of the
clock is identical to the first phase — the charge
transferred in C1 produces –5V in the negative
terminal of C1, which is applied to the negative
side of capacitor C2. Since C
voltage potential across C2 is l0V. For the 5V
output, C
potential on C2 is only +5V.
+
is connected to ground so that the
2
+
is at +5V, the
2
Phase 4
— VDD transfer — The fourth phase of the
clock connects the negative terminal of C2 to
ground and transfers the generated l0V or the
generated 5V across C2 to C4, the VDD storage
capacitor. Again, simultaneously with this, the
positive side of capacitor C1 is switched to +5V
and the negative side is connected to ground,
and the cycle begins again.
Since both VDD and VSS are separately generated from VCC in a no–load condition, VDD and
VSS 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 15kHz. The external capacitors must
be a minimum of 22µF with a 16V breakdown
rating.
External Power Supplies
For applications that do not require +5V only,
external supplies can be applied at the V+ and
V– pins. The value of the external supply volt-
2
ages must be no greater than +l0.5V. The tolerance should be +5% from +10V. The current
drain for the supplies is used for RS-232 and RS423 drivers. For the RS-232 driver, the current
requirement will be 3.5mA per driver. The RS423 driver worst case current drain will be
11mA per driver. Power sequencing is required
+
for the SP505. The supplies must be sequenced
accordingly: +10V, +5V and –10V. It is important to prevent VSS from starting up before V
or VDD.
The SP505 has seven (7) enhanced independent
drivers. Control for the mode selection is done
via a four–bit control word. 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 requirements of clock,
data, and control line signal levels. Table 1
shows the mode of each driver in the different
interface modes that can be selected.
There are four basic types of driver circuits —
V.28, V.11, V.10 and V.35.
V.28 Drivers
The V.28 drivers output single–ended signals
with a minimum of +5V (with 3kΩ & 2500pF
loading), and can operate to at least 120kbps
under full load. Since the SP505 uses a charge
pump to generate the RS-232 output rails, the
driver outputs will never exceed +10V. The
V.28 drivers are used in RS-232 mode for all
signals, and also in V.35 mode where four (4)
drivers are used as the control line signals (DTR,
RTS, LL, and RL).
V.10 Drivers
The V.10 (RS-423) drivers are also single–
ended signals which produce open circuit V
and VOH measurements of +4.0V to +6.0V.
OL
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 drivers
are used in RS-449, EIA-530, EIA-530A and
V.36 modes as Category II signals from each of
their corresponding specifications.
V.11 Drivers
The third type of driver is a V.11 (RS-422) type
differential driver. 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 typically +2.2V differential output levels with a load of 100Ω. The
signal levels and drive capability of these drivers allow the drivers to also support RS-485
requirements of ±1.5V minimum differential
output levels with a 54Ω load. The driver is
designed to operate over a common mode range
of +12V to -7V, which follows the RS-485
specification. This also covers the +7V to -7V
common mode range for V.11 (RS-422) requirements. 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 signals.
V.35 Drivers
The fourth type of driver is the V.35 driver.
These drivers were specifically designed to comply with the requirements of V.35. Unique to
the industry, the Sipex's V.35 driver architecture used in the SP505 does not need external
termination resistors to operate and comply with
V.35. This simplifies existing V.35 implementations that use external termination schemes.
The V.35 drivers can produce +0.55V driver
output signals with minimum deviation (maximum 20%) given an equivalent load of 100Ω.
With the help of internal resistor networks, the
drivers achieve the 50Ω to 150Ω source impedance and the 135Ω to 165Ω short-circuit impedance for V.35. The V.35 driver is disabled and
transparent when the decoder is in all other
modes. All of the differential drivers; V.11 (RS-
422) and V.35, can operate over 10Mbps.
Driver Enable and Input
All the drivers in the SP505 contain individual
enable lines which can tri-state the driver outputs when a logic "1" is applied. This simplifies
half-duplex configurations for some applications and also provides simpler DTE/DCE
flexibility with one integrated circuit.
The driver inputs are both TTL or CMOS
compatible. Each driver input should have a
pull-down or pull-up resistor so that the output
will be at a defined state. Unused driver inputs
should not be left floating.
Receivers
The SP505 has seven (7) independent receivers
which can be programmed for the different
interface modes. Control for the mode selection
is done via a 4–bit control word, which is the
same as the driver's 4-bit control word.
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 requirements of
clock, data, and control line receivers. Table 2
shows the mode of each receiver in the different
interface modes that can be selected.
There are three basic types of receiver circuits
— V.28, V.10, and V.11.
V.28 Receivers
The V.28 receiver is single–ended and accepts
V.28 signals from the V.28 driver. The V.28
receiver has an operating voltage range of +15V
and can receive signals down to +3V. The input
sensitivity complies with RS-232 and V.28 specifications at +3V. The input impedance is 3kΩ to
7kΩ in accordance to RS-232 and V.28 over a
+15V input range. The receiver output produces a TTL/CMOS signal with a +2.4V minimum for a logic "1" and a +0.8V maximum for
a logic "0". V.28 receivers are used in RS-232
mode 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 V.28
receivers can operate to at least 120kbps.
V.10 Receivers
The V.10 receivers are also single–ended as
with the V.28 receivers but have an input threshold as low as +200mV. The input impedance is
guaranteed to be greater than 4KΩ, with an
operating voltage range of +7V. The V.10 receivers can operate to at least 120kbps. V.10
receivers are used in RS-449, EIA-530, EIA530A and V.36 modes as Category II signals as
indicated by their corresponding specifications.
V.11 Receivers
The third type of receiver is a differential which
supports V.11 and RS-485 signals. This receiver has a typical input impedance of 10kΩ
and a typical differential threshold of +200mV,
which complies with the V.11 specification.
Since the characteristics of the V.11 receivers
are actually subsets of RS-485, the V.11 receivers can accept RS-485 signals. However, these
receivers cannot support 32-transceivers on the
signal bus due to the lower input impedance as
specified in the RS-485 specification. Three
receivers (RxD, RxC, and SCT) include a typical 120Ω cable termination resistor across the A
and B inputs. The resistor for the three receivers
is switched on when the SP505 is configured in
a mode which uses V.11 receivers. The V.11
cable termination resistor is switched off when
the receiver is disabled or in another operating
mode not using V.11 receivers. The V.11 receivers are used in X.21, RS-449, EIA-530,
EIA-530A and V.36 as Category I signals for
receiving clock, data, and some control line
signals not covered by Category II V.10 circuits.
The differential receivers can receive signals
over 10Mbps.
V.35 Receiver
The V.11 receivers are also used for the V.35
mode. Unlike the older implementations of
differential receivers used for V.35, the SP505
contains an internal resistor termination network that ensures a V.35 input impedance of
100Ω (+10Ω) and a short-circuit impedance of
150Ω (+15Ω). The traditional V.35 implementations required external termination resistors to
achieve the proper V.35 impedances. The internal network is connected via low on-resistance
FET switches when the decoder is changed to
V.35 mode. These FET switches can accept
input signals of up to +15V without any forward
biasing and other parasitic affects. The V.35
termination resistor network is switched off
when the receiver is disabled either by the decoder or receiver enable pin. The termination
network is transparent when all other modes are
selected. The V.35 receivers can operate over
10Mbps.
To Inverting Input
of Receiver
V.11 TERMINATION
MODE [0100]
r
ON
To Non-Inverting
Input of Receiver
Figure 51. Simplified RIN Termination Circuit
= 20Ω
r
= 1Ω
ON
51Ω
124Ω
51Ω
RIN [a]
V.35 MODE
r
= 1Ω
ON
R
[b]
IN
Receiver Enable and Output
Only one receiver includes an enable line. The
SCTEN input for the SCT receiver can enable or
tri-state the output of the receiver. When the pin
is at a logic "0", the receiver output is high
impedance and any input termination internal
connected is switched off. The inputs will be at
approximately 10kΩ during tri-state.
All receivers include a fail-safe feature that
outputs a logic "1" when the receiver inputs are
open. The differential receivers allocated for
data and clock signals (RxD, RxC, and SCT)
have advanced fail-safe that outputs a logic "1"
when the inputs are either open, shorted, or
terminated. Other discrete or integrated implementations require external pull-up and pulldown resistors to define the receiver output
state. For single-ended V.28 receivers, there are
internal 5kΩ pull-down resistors on the inputs
which produces a logic high ("1") at the receiver
outputs. The single-ended V.10 receivers produce a logic LOW ("0") on the output when the
inputs are open. This is due to an internal pullup device connected to the input. The differential receivers have the same internal pull-up
device on the non-inverting input which produces a logic HIGH ("1") at the receiver output,
representing an "OFF" state to the HDLC controller. The three differential receivers when
configured in V.35 mode (RxD, RxC & SCT)
will also include fail-safe even when the internal
termination resistor network is connected and
the inputs are either shorted or floating.
Decoder
The SP505 has the ability to change the interface mode of the drivers or receivers via a 4–bit
switch. The decoder for the drivers and receivers can be latched through a control pin.
The SP505 contains internal loopback capabili-
ties for self-diagnostic tests. Loopback is enabled through the decoder. To initiate singleended mode loopback, the decoder word is 1010.
To initiate differential mode loopback, the decoder word is 1011. The minimum transmission
rates into the SP505 under loopback conditions
are 120kbps for single-ended mode and 5Mbps
for differential mode. The driver outputs are tristated and the receiver inputs are disabled during loopback. The receiver input impedance
during loopback is approximately 10kΩ.
The SP505 is equipped with a latch control for
the four (4) decoder bits. The latch control pin
is pin 8 of the SP505. The latch control is active
low, a logic low on pin 8 will latch the decoder
signals. A logic "1" on pin 8 will force the latch
to be transparent to the user. A pulse width of at
least 30ns is required to latch the decoder for the
next mode. The resultant output is typically
600ns after the latch control pin is toggled
assuming that the decoder word is set.
NET1/2 & TBR2 European Compliancy
As with all of Sipex's previous multi-protocol
serial transceiver ICs, the drivers and receivers
have been designed to meet all the requirements
to NET1/2. The SP505 is internally tested to all
the NET1/2 physical layer testing parameters
and the ITU Series V specifications.
The control word can be latched either high or
low to write the appropriate code into the SP505.
The codes shown in Tables 1 and 2 are the only
specified, valid modes for the SP505. Undefined codes may represent other interface modes
With the emergence of ETSI TBR2 (Technical
Basis for Regulation) document now in place as
an alternative for European compliancy, Sipex
has tested the SP505 to TBR2 specifications to
ensure "CE" approval for either testing method.
not specified (consult the factory for more information). The drivers and receivers are controlled with the data bits labeled DEC3–DEC0.
All of the drivers outputs and receiver outputs
can be put into tri-state mode by writing 0000 to
the driver decode switch. All internal termina-
The SP505 was externally tested by TUV
Telecom Services, Division of TUV Rheinland,
and passed both NET1/2 and TBR2 require-
ments. Test reports(NET2/052101/98 for NET1/2 and CTR2/
05101/98 for TBR2) can be furnished upon request.
tion networks are switched off during this mode.
Individual tri-state capability is possible for all
drivers through each driver's own enable control
input. The SCT receiver also contains an individual enable input. When this control pin is
Please note that although the SP505 adheres to
NET1/2 testing; any complex or unusual con-
figuration should be double-checked to ensure
NET compliance. Consult factory for details.
disabled (logic "0"), the V.11 and V.35 input
termination is deactivated. The 0000 decoder
word will override the enable control line for the
one receiver (SCT).
The SP505 is equipped with two loopback
modes. Single-ended loopback internally
connects V.28 driver outputs to V.28 receiver
inputs. The signal path is non-inverting and will
support data rates up to 120kbps. The propagation delay times are as specified in the electrical
specifications. To initiate a single-ended
loopback, the code "1010" should be written to
the driver decoder. Differential loopback is
implemented by applying "1011" to the driver
decoder. This internally connects V.11 driver
MODE:
Single-Ended Loopback
DRIVER/RECEIVER
DEC2 DEC1 DEC
DEC
RD(a) 70
RxD 1
RT(a) 37
RxC 20
CS(a) 66
CTS 80
DM(a) 68
DSR 78
RR(a) 35
DCD 19
IC(a) 39
RI 21
SCT(a) 76
SCT 79
SCTEN 7
3
1 0 1 0
RECEIVERS DRIVERS
0
14 TxD
61 SD(a)
2 SDEN
13 DTR
58 TR(a)
3 TREN
16 RTS
54 RS(a)
4 RSEN
17 RL
47 RL(a)
18 RLEN
24 LL
51 LL(a)
5 LLEN
22 ST
42 ST(a)
23 STEN
15 TxC
63 TT(a)
6 TTEN
outputs to V.11 receiver inputs. The signal path
again is non-inverting; the differential loopback
data rate can be at least 5Mbps.
Under loopback conditions the receiver decoder
is disabled. While the SP505 is in either singleended or differential loopback mode, the driver
outputs are tri-stated and the receiver inputs are
disabled.
SP505ACF ........................................................................0°C to +70°C ......................................................... 80–pin JEDEC (BE-2 Outline) QFP
SP505BCF ........................................................................0°C to +70°C ......................................................... 80–pin JEDEC (BE-2 Outline) QFP
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