LTC4313-1/LTC4313-2/
LTC4313-3
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operaTion
The LTC4313 is a high noise margin bus buffer which
provides capacitance buffering for I
2
C signals. Capacitance
buffering is achieved by using back to back buffers on
the clock and data channels which isolate the SDAIN
and SCLIN capacitances from the SDAOUT and SCLOUT
capacitances respectively. All SDA and SCL pins are fully
bidirectional. The high noise margin allows the LTC4313 to
operate with non-compliant I
2
C devices that drive a high
V
OL
, permits a number of LTC4313s to be connected in
series and improves the reliability of I
2
C communications
in large noisy systems. Rise time accelerator (RTA) pull-up
currents (I
RTA
) turn on during rising edges to reduce bus
rise time for the LTC4313-1 and LTC4313-2. In a typical
application the input and output busses are pulled up to
V
CC
although this is not a requirement. If V
DD,BUS
is not
tied to V
CC
, V
DD,BUS
must be greater than V
CC
to prevent
overdrive of the bus by the RTAs for the LTC4313-1 and
LTC4313-2. See the Applications Information section for
V
DD,BUS
requirements for the LTC4313-3.
When the LTC4313 first receives power on its V
CC
pin, it
starts out in an undervoltage lockout mode (UVLO) until
its V
CC
exceeds 2.7V. The buffers and RTAs are disabled
and the LTC4313 ignores the logic state of its clock and
data pins. During this time the precharge circuit forces a
nominal voltage of 1V on the SDA and SCL pins through
200k resistors.
Once the LTC4313 exits UVLO and its ENABLE pin has
been asserted high, it monitors the clock and data pins
for a stop bit or a bus idle condition. When a combination
of either condition is detected simultaneously on the input
and output sides, the LTC4313 activates the connection
between SDAIN and SDAOUT, and SCLIN and SCLOUT,
respectively, asserts READY high and deactivates the
precharge circuit. RTAs for the LTC4313-1 and LTC4313-2
are also enabled at this time.
When a SDA/SCL pin is driven below the V
IL
level, the
buffers are turned on and the logic low level is propagated
though the LTC4313 to the other side. A high occurs when
all devices on the input and output sides release high. Once
the bus voltages rise above the V
IL
level, the buffers are
turned off. The RTAs are turned on at a slightly higher volt-
age. The RTAs accelerate the rising edges of the SDA/SCL
inputs and outputs up to a voltage of 0.9V
CC
, provided
that the busses on their own are rising at a minimum rate
of 0.4V/µs as determined by the slew rate detectors. The
RTAs are configured to operate in a strong slew limited
switch mode in the LTC4313-1 and in the current source
mode in the LTC4313-2.
The LTC4313 detects a bus stuck low (fault) condition
when both clock and data busses are not simultaneously
high at least once in 45ms. When a stuck bus occurs, the
LTC4313 disconnects the input and output sides and after
waiting at least 40µs, generates up to sixteen 5.5kHz clock
pulses on the SCLOUT pin and a stop bit to attempt to free
the stuck bus. Should the stuck bus release high during
this period, automatic clock generation is terminated.
Once the stuck bus recovers, connection is re-established
between the input and output after a stop bit or bus idle
condition is detected. Toggling ENABLE after a fault condi-
tion has occurred forces a connection between the input
and output. When powering into a stuck low condition, the
input and output sides remain disconnected even after the
LTC4313 has exited the UVLO mode as a stop bit or bus
idle condition is not detected on the stuck busses. After
the timeout period, a stuck low fault condition is detected
and the behavior is as described previously.
LTC4313-1/LTC4313-2/
LTC4313-3
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The LTC4313 provides capacitance buffering, data and
clock Hot Swap capability and level translation. The high
noise margin of the LTC4313 permits interoperability with
I
2
C devices that drive a high V
OL
permits series connec-
tion of multiple LTC4313s and improves I
2
C communica-
tion reliability. The LTC4313 isolates backplane and card
capacitances and provides slew control of falling edges
while level translating 3.3V and 5V busses. The LTC4313-1
and LTC4313-2 also provide pull-up currents to accelerate
rising edges. These features are illustrated in the following
subsections.
Rise Time Accelerator (RTA) Pull-Up Current Strength
(LTC4313-1 and LTC4313-2)
After an input and output connection has been established,
the RTAs on both the input and output sides of the SDA
and SCL busses are activated. During positive bus transi-
tions of at least 0.4V/µs, the RTAs provide pull-up cur-
rents to reduce rise time. The RTAs allow users to choose
larger bus pull-up resistors to reduce power consumption
and improve logic low noise margins, design with bus
capacitances outside of the I
2
C specification or to oper-
ate at a higher clock frequency. The LTC4313-1 regulates
its RTA current to limit the bus rise rate to a maximum
applicaTions inForMaTion
Figure 1. Bus Rising Edge for the LTC4313-1. V
CC
= V
DD,BUS
= 5V Figure 2. Bus Rising Edge for the LTC4313-2. V
CC
= V
DD,BUS
= 5V
of 75V/µs. The current is therefore directly proportional
to the bus capacitance. The LTC4313-1 RTA is capable of
sourcing up to 40mA of current. Rise time acceleration
for the LTC4313-2 is provided by a 2.5mA current source.
Figures 1 and 2 show the rising waveforms of heavily
loaded SDAIN and SDAOUT busses for the LTC4313-1 and
LTC4313-2 respectively. In both figures, during a rising
edge, the buffers are active and the input and output sides
are connected, until the bus voltages on both the input
and output sides are greater than 0.3 V
CC
. When each
individual bus voltage rises above 0.41 • V
CC
, the RTA on
that bus turns on. The effect of the acceleration strength
is shown in the waveforms in Figures 1 and 2 for identi-
cal bus loads. The RTAs of the LTC4313-1 and LTC4313-2
supply 10mA and 2.5mA of pull-up current respectively for
the bus conditions shown in Figures 1 and 2. For identical
bus loads, the bus rises faster in Figure 1 compared to
Figure 2 because of the higher I
RTA
.
The RTAs are internally disabled during power-up and dur-
ing a bus stuck low event. The RTAs when activated pull
the bus up to 0.9V
CC
on the input and output sides of the
SDA and SCL pins. In order to prevent bus overdrive by
the RTA, the bus supplies on the input and output sides
2V/DIV
1µs/DIV
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V
CC
= V
DD,BUS
= 5V
R
BUS
= 20k
C
IN
= C
OUT
= 200pF
SDAIN
SDAOUT
2V/DIV
1µs/DIV
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V
CC
= V
DD,BUS
= 5V
R
BUS
= 20k
C
IN
= C
OUT
= 200pF
SDAIN
SDAOUT
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LTC4313-3
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of the LTC4313-1 and LTC4313-2 must be greater than
or equal to 0.9V
CC
. An example is shown in Figure 3
where the input bus voltage is greater than V
CC
. During a
rising edge, the input bus rise rate will be accelerated by
the RTA up to a voltage of 2.97V after which the bus rise
rate will reduce to a value that is determined by the bus
current and bus capacitance. The RTA turn-off voltage is
less than the bus supply and the bus is not overdriven.
Pull-Up Resistor Value Selection
To guarantee that the RTAs are activated during a rising
edge, the bus must rise on its own with a positive slew rate
of at least 0.4V/µs. To achieve this, choose a maximum
R
BUS
using the formula:
R
BUS
V
DD,BUS(MIN)
V
RTA(TH)
( )
0.4
V
µs
C
BUS
(1)
R
BUS
is the pull-up resistor, V
DD,BUS(MIN)
is the minimum
bus pull-up supply voltage, V
RTA(TH)
is the voltage at which
the RTA turns on and C
BUS
is the equivalent bus capaci-
tance. R
BUS
must also be large enough to guarantee that:
R
BUS
V
DD,BUS(MAX)
0.4V
( )
4mA
(2)
This criterion ensures that the maximum bus current is
less than 4mA.
applicaTions inForMaTion
Input to Output Offset Voltage
While propagating a logic low voltage on its SDA and SCL
pins, the LTC4313 introduces a positive offset voltage
between the input and output. When a logic low voltage
≥200mV is driven on any of the LTC4313’s clock or data
pins, the LTC4313 regulates the voltage on the opposite
side to a slightly higher value. This is illustrated in Equa-
tion 3, which uses SDA as an example:
V
SDAOUT
= V
SDAIN
+ 50mV + 15
V
DD,BUS
R
BUS
(3)
In Equation 3, V
DD,BUS
is the output bus supply voltage
and R
BUS
is the SDAOUT bus pull-up resistance.
For driven logic low voltages < 200mV Equation 3 does
not apply as the saturation voltage of the open collector
output transistor results in a higher offset. For a driven input
logic low voltage below 220mV, the output is guaranteed
to be below a V
OL
of 400mV for bus pull-up currents up to
4mA. See the Typical Performance Characteristics section
for offset variation as a function of the driven logic low
voltage and bus pull-up current.
Figure 3. Level Shift Application Where the SDAIN and SCLIN Bus Pull-Up
Supply Voltage Is Higher Than the Supply Voltage of the LTC4313
LTC4313-1
GND
V
CC
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READY
SCLOUT
SDAOUT
ENABLE
SCLIN
SDAIN
SCL1
SDA1
R2
10k
C1
0.01µF
R1
10k
5V
READY
SCL2
SDA2
R4
10k
R3
10k
3.3V
R5
10k

LTC4313IDD-3#PBF

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Analog Devices Inc.
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Interface - Signal Buffers, Repeaters 2-Wire Bus Bufs w/ Hi N Margin
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