The LMS75ALS176A is a differential bus/line transceiver
designed for bidirectional data communication on multipoint
bus transmission lines. It is designed for balanced transmission lines. It meets ANSI Standards TIA/EIA RS422-B, TIA/
EIA RS485-A and ITU recommendation V.11 and X.27. The
LMS75ALS176A combines a TRI-STATE
driver and differential input receiver, both of which operate
from a single 5.0V power supply. The driver and receiver
have an active high and active low enable, respectively, that
can be externally connected to function as a direction control. The driver and receiver differential inputs are internally
connected to form differential input/output (I/O) bus ports
that are designed to offer minimum loading to bus whenever
the driver is disabled or when V
wide positive and negative common mode voltage ranges,
making the device suitable for multipoint applications in
noisy environments. The LMS75ALS176A is available in a
8-Pin SOIC package. It is a drop-in socket replacement to
TI’s SN75ALS176A.
CC
™
differential line
= 0V. These ports feature
Typical Application
Features
n Bidirectional transceiver
n Meet ANSI standard RS-485-A and RS-422-B
n Low skew, 2ns
n Low supply current, 8mA (max.)
n Wide input and output voltage range
n High output drive capacity
n Thermal shutdown protection
n Open circuit fail-safe for receiver
n Receiver input sensitivity
n Receiver input hysteresis 10mV (min.)
n Single supply voltage operation, 5V
n Glitch free power-up and power-down operation
n Data rates up to 35 Mbaud
n Pin and functional compatible with TI’s SN75ALS176A
n 8-Pin SOIC
±
60mA
±
200mV
Applications
n Network hubs, bridges, and routers
n Point of sales equipment (ATM, barcode readers,…)
n Industrial programmable logic controllers
n High speed parallel and serial applications
n Multipoint applications with noisy environment
A Typical multipoint application is shown in the above figure. Terminating resistors, RT, are typically required but only located at the two ends of the cable.
Pull up and pull down resistors maybe required at the end of the bus to provide failsafe biasing. The biasing resistors provide a bias to the cable when all
drivers are in TRI-STATE, See National Application Note, AN-847 for further information.
If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required,
please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/
Distributors for availability and specifications.
Supply Voltage, V
Voltage Range at Any Bus
Terminal−7V to 12V
Input Voltage, V
Package Thermal Impedance, θ
Junction Temperature (Note 3)150˚C
Operating Free-Air Temperature
Range, T
A
Storage Temperature Range−65˚C to 150˚C
Soldering Information
Infrared or Convection (20 sec.)235˚C
ESD Rating (Note 4)2KV
(Note 2)7V
CC
(DI, DE, or RE) −0.3V to VCC+ 0.3V
IN
JA
125C/W
0˚C to 70˚C
Operating Ratings
Supply Voltage, V
Voltage at any Bus Terminal
(Separately or Common Mode)
Propagation Delay TimeVID= −1.5V to 1.5V, CL= 15pF81830ns
Pulse Skew (|t
PLH-tPHL
|)VID= −1.5V to 1.5V, CL= 15pF2ns
Pulse SkewRL=54Ω ,CL= 50pF
(Note 9)
t
PZH
Output Enable Time to High
CL= 15pF535ns
Level
t
PZL
Output Enable Time to Low
CL= 15pF535ns
Level
t
PHZ
Output Disable Time from
CL= 15pF2035ns
High Level
t
PLZ
Output Disable Time from
CL= 15pF1017ns
Low Level
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7.5ns
Electrical Characteristics (Continued)
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is
intended to be functional, but specific performance is not guaranteed. For guaranteed specifications and the test conditions, see the Electrical Characteristics
Note 2: All voltage values, except differential I/O bus voltage, are with respect to network ground terminal.
Note 3: The maximum power dissipation is a function of T
(T
J(MAX)-TA
Note 4: ESD rating based upon human body model, 100pF discharged through 1.5kΩ.
Note 5: Voltage limits apply to DI, DE, RE pins.
Note 6: Differential input/output bus voltage is measured at the non-inverting terminal A with respect to the inverting terminal B.
Note 7: |∆V
Note 8: Applies to both power on and off (ANSI Standard RS-485 conditions). Does not apply to TIA/EIA-422-B for a combined driver and receiver combination.
Note 9: Skew limit is the maximum difference in propagation delay between any two channels of any two devices.
)/θJA. All numbers apply for packages soldered directly into a PC board.
| and |∆VOC| are changes in magnitude of VODand VOC, respectively when the input changes from high to low levels.
OD
, θJA, and TA. The maximum allowable power dissipation at any ambient temperature is PD=
J(MAX)
Typical Performance Characteristics
LMS75ALS176A
Driver High-Level Output Voltage vs.
High-Level Output Current
Driver Differential Output Voltage vs.
Output Current
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Driver Low-Level Output Voltage vs.
Low-Level Output Current
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Receiver High-Level Output Voltage vs. High-Level
Output Current
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Typical Performance Characteristics (Continued)
Receiver High-Level Output Voltage vs.
LMS75ALS176A
Receiver Low-Level Output Voltage vs.
Receiver Low-Level Output Voltage vs.
Free-Air Temperature
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Low-Level Output Current
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Free-Air TemperatureReceiver Output Voltage vs. Enable Voltage
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Receiver Output Voltage vs. Enable Voltage
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Parameter Measuring Information
LMS75ALS176A
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FIGURE 1. Test Circuit for V
FIGURE 2. Test Circuit for V
OD2
and V
OD3
OC
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20047805
FIGURE 3. Test Circuit for Driver Differential Output Delay and Transition Times
FIGURE 4. Test Circuit for Driver T
PZH
and T
PHZ
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Parameter Measuring Information (Continued)
LMS75ALS176A
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FIGURE 5. Test Circuit for T
PZL
and T
PLZ
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FIGURE 6. Test Circuit for Receiver VOHand V
FIGURE 7. Test Circuit for T
PLH
and T
PHL
OL
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Parameter Measuring Information (Continued)
Test Circuit
Voltage Waveforms
LMS75ALS176A
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FIGURE 8. Test Circuit for Receiver T
PZH/TPZL
and T
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PHZ/TPLZ
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Application Information
POWER LINE NOISE FILTERING
A factor to consider in designing power and ground is noise
filtering. A noise filtering circuit is designed to prevent noise
generated by the integrated circuit (IC) as well as noise
LMS75ALS176A
entering the IC from other devices. A common filtering
method is to place by-pass capacitors (C
power and ground lines.
Placing a by-pass capacitor (C
) with the correct value at
bp
the proper location solves many power supply noise problems. Choosing the correct capacitor value is based upon
the desired noise filtering range. Since capacitors are not
) between the
bp
ideal, they may act more like inductors or resistors over a
specific frequency range. Thus, many times two by-pass
capacitors may be used to filter a wider bandwidth of noise.
It is highly recommended to place a larger capacitor, such as
10µF, between the power supply pin and ground to filter out
low frequencies and a 0.1µF to filter out high frequencies.
By pass-capacitors must be mounted as close as possible to
the IC to be effective. Long leads produce higher impedance
at higher frequencies due to stray inductance. Thus, this will
reduce the by-pass capacitor’s effectiveness. Surface
mounted chip capacitors are the best solution because they
have lower inductance.
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