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4.3.3 Time Out and Time Out Reset
The IC has a time out supervisor for the interface line to avoid unintended continuous transmis-
sion in case of line errors. The time out timer runs if the DIO pin is pulled to a low level. If the DIO
pin is permanently low for more than the time T
OUTL
the driver is switched off and the IC enters
the standby mode. This avoids the discharging of the supply battery if the DIO line has a failure
like a body contact or another permanent low level failure. The time T
OUTL
depends on the
antenna resonance frequency.
Figure 4-6. Time Out and Time Out Reset Protocol
For continuous transmission periods the internal time out timer must be reset within the time out
reset period T
ORP
with a short high pulse of length T
OR
at DIO. Any transmission time periods
can be made by cyclical resetting of the time out timer (see Figure 4-6). The time T
ORP
and T
OR
depends on the antenna resonance frequency.
4.3.4 Transmission Acknowledge and Error Signal
If no failure is detected during a transmission sequence the IC acknowledges the transmission
by pulling the DIO line to low level for time T
ACK
(typically 256 µs). The acknowledge signal is
generated at the end of a transmission sequence if the DIO line was high for the time T
OUTH
(typ-
ically 16 ms).
Their are two types of error detection (see section “Diagnosis and Protection” on page 8):
• Immediate switch-off of the driver stage
• The failure is indicated through the DIO line based on transmission acknowledge and Error
signal
At the end of transmission the IC indicates the failure by an error signal by pulling the DIO line to
a low level for time T
ERR
(typically 128 µs) instead of T
ACK
.
With the acknowledge and the error signal a connected microcontroller is able to recognize fail-
ures of the IC or the antenna module as well as DIO line failures like a broken wire or a short
circuit.
DIO
DRV
Standby
Transmission
Delay
Time Out
TD_L
TOUT_L
Standby
TOR
Timeout
Reset
TORP
Time Out
Reset Periode
TD_H
Transmission
Delay