9
Test Circuit Diagrams
Unless otherwise noted, all test circuits are at T
A
= 25°C, V
DD
= 5 V, sinusoidal waveform input, and signal frequency f =
132 kHz.
Figure 13. Load detection test circuit. Figure 14. Gain bandwidth product & Over Temp test circuit.
Figure 15. Tx enable/disable time test circuit. Figure 16. Tx-out harmonic distortion test circuit.
Status
In1
In2
Tx -en Gnd
Out2
Out1
Vdd
ACPL -0820
5V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
100nF
10k
Ω
10k
Ω
20k
Ω
20k
Ω
1
µ
F x2
1
µ
F
100nF
100nF
5V
V
inp
= 1.25V
pp
V
inn
= 1.25V
pp
*V
inp
& V
inn
are
180
o
out of phase
Scope
5V
2k7Ω�
R
L1
R
L2
I
out1
I
out2
Status
In1
In2
Tx -en Gnd
Out2
Out1
Vdd
ACPL -0820
5V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
100nF
10k
Ω
10k
Ω
20k
Ω
20k
Ω
1
µ
F
100nF
100nF
5V
V
inp
V
inn
*V
inp
& V
inn
are
180
o
out of phase
f = 10k ~ 10MHz
1
µ
F x2
V
out1
V
out2
V
out
Scope
5V
2k7
Ω
R
L1
R
L2
Status
In1
In2
Tx -en Gnd
Out2
Out1
Vdd
ACPL -0820
5V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
10k
Ω
10k
Ω
20k
Ω
20k
Ω
1
µ
F
100nF
V
inp
=1.25V
dc
V
inn
=3.25V
dc
+
-
Pulse Gen.
V
pulse
= 5V
f
pulse
= 2.5kHz
V
out
R
L1
R
L2
Status
In1
In2
Tx -en Gnd
Out2
Out1
Vdd
ACPL -0820
5V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
100nF
10kΩ
10kΩ
20kΩ
20kΩ
1µ F
100nF
100nF
V
inp
=1.75V
pp
V
inn
=1.75V
pp
*V
inp
& V
inn
are 180
o
out of phase
50Ω
Spectrum
Analyzer
4µ 7F
4µ 7F
5V
STATUS
TX-EN
TXn
PLM Transceiver
Status
In1
In2
Tx -en Gnd
Out2
Out1
Vdd
ACPL-0820
5V
L
N
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
100nF
10k Ω
10k Ω
50kΩ
50kΩ
1µ F
1µ F
470nF
Type X2
470nF
Type X2
C2
C3
C5
C6
R1
R2
R3
R4
L1
L2
Signal
Transformer
1µ F
C8
100nF
C7
1
R5
1
R6
Filter
100nF
C1
TXp
D3
TVS
7V
1:1
220kΩ
R7
VAR275V
5V
2k7
D1
D2
TVS
5V
TVS
5V
R 8
Application Information
ACPL-0820 is designed to work with various transceivers
and can be used with a variety of modulation methods
including ASK, FSK and BPSK. Figure 17 shows a typical
Figure 17. Schematic of Isolated ACPL-0820 application for FSK modulation scheme.
transformer isolated line driving application in a powerline
modem using Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation
scheme.