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UCC5629
The ucc5629 is a Multi-mode active terminator with se
lectable single ended (SE) and low voltage differential
(LVD) SCSI termination integrated into a monolithic com
ponent. Mode selection is accomplished with the “diff
sense" signal.
The diff sense signal is a three level signal, which is
driven at each end of the bus by one active terminator. A
LVD or multi-mode terminator drives the diff sense line to
1.3 V. If diff sense is at 1.3 V, then bus is in LVD mode. If
a single ended SCSI device is plugged into the bus, the
diff sense line is shorted to ground. With diff sense
shorted to ground, the terminator changes to single
ended mode to accommodate the SE device. If a HVD
device is plugged in to the bus, the diff sense line is
pulled high and the terminator shuts down.
The diff sense line is driven and monitored by the termi
nator through a 50Hz noise filter at the DIFFB input pin.
A set of comparators, that allow for ground shifts, deter
mine the bus status as follows. Any diff sense signal below 0.5V is single ended, between 0.7V and 1.9V is LVD
and above 2.2V is HVD.
In the single ended mode, a multi-mode terminator has a
110
terminating resistor connected to a 2.7V termination voltage regulator. The 2.7V regulator is used on all
Unitrode terminators designed for 3.3V systems. This requires the terminator to operate in specification down to
2.7V TRMPWR voltage to allow for the 3.3V supply tolerance, an unidirectional fusing device and cable drop. At
each L+ pin, a ground driver drives the pin to ground,
while in single ended mode. The ground driver is spe
cially designed so it will not effect the capacitive balance
of the bus when the device is in LVD or disconnect mode.
The device requirements call for 1.5pF balance on the
lines of a differential pair. The terminator capacitance has
to be a small part of the capacitance imbalance.
Layout is very critical for Ultra2 and Ultra3 systems.
Multi-layer boards need to adhere to the 120
imped
ance standard, including connector and feed-through.
This is normally done on the outer layers with 4 mil etch
and 4 mil spacing between the runs within a pair, and a
minimum of 8 mil spacing to the next pair. This spacing
between the pairs reduces potential crosstalk. Beware of
feed-throughs and each through hole connection adds a
lot of capacitance. Standard power and ground plane
spacing yields about 1pF to each plane. Each feedthrough will add about 2.5pF to 3.5pF.Enlarging the
clearance holes on both power and ground planes can
reduce the capacitance and opening up the power and
ground planes under the connector can reduce the ca
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pacitance for through hole connector applications. Mi
crostrip technology is normally too low of impedance and
should not be used. It is designed for 50
rather than
120
differential systems.
Capacitance balance is critical for Ultra2 and Ultra3. The
balance capacitance standard is 0.5pF per line with the
balance between pairs of 2pF. The components are de
signed with very tight balance, typically 0.1pF between
pins in a pair and 0.3pF between pairs. Layout balance is
critical, feed-throughs and etch length must be balanced,
preferably no feed-throughs would be used. Capacitance
for devices should be measured in the typical application,
material and components above and below the circuit
board effect the capacitance.
Multi-mode terminators need to consider power dissipation; the ucc5629 is offered in a power package with heat
sink ground pins. These heat sink/ground pins are directly connected to the die mount paddle under the die
and conduct heat from the die to reduce the junction
temperature. These pins need to be connected to etch
area or a feed-through per pin connecting to the ground
plane layer on a multi-layer board.
In 3.3V TRMPWR systems, the UCC3912 should be
used to replace the fuse and diode. This reduces the
voltage drop, allowing for cable drop to the far end termi
nator. 3.3V battery systems normally have a 10% toler
ance. The UCC3912 is 150mV drop under LVD loads,
allowing 150mV drop in the cable system. All Unitrode
LVD and multi-mode terminators are designed for 3.3V
systems, operating down to 2.7V.
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