DS8007
Multiprotocol Dual Smart Card Interface
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Card Interface Voltage Regulation
and Step-Up Converter Operation
The V
DD
and V
DDA
pins supply power to the DS8007.
Voltage supervisor circuitry detects the input voltage
levels and automatically engages a step-up converter if
necessary to generate the appropriate voltages to the
card interfaces according to the control register set-
tings. The conversion process is transparent to the user
and is usually only noticed by changes in the V
UP
pin
voltage, which reflects the operation of the internal
charge pump. Table 2 elaborates on the V
UP
pin.
The V
DD
and V
DDA
pins must be decoupled externally,
but extra care must be taken to decouple large current
spikes that can occur on the V
DDA
pins because of
noise generated by the cards and internal voltage step-
up circuitry.
Voltage Supply Supervision
The voltage supervisor circuitry monitors V
DD
and
holds the device in reset until V
DD
is at a satisfactory
level. The DELAY pin is an external indicator of the
state of internal power and can also be driven external-
ly to hold the device in a reset state. An external capac-
itor is usually attached to this pin, defining the time
constant of a power-on delay for the DS8007. When
V
DD
is below the voltage threshold V
RST
, the charging
path that exists between V
DD
and DELAY is discon-
nected and a strong pulldown is enabled on the DELAY
pin. Once V
DD
exceeds V
RST
, the strong pulldown on
the DELAY pin is released and the pullup to V
DD
is
enabled, allowing the external DELAY capacitor to be
charged.
The RSTOUT alarm pin is released (allowing it to be
pulled up externally) whenever the DELAY pin voltage
is less than V
DRST
, whether caused by V
DD
< V
RST
or
as a result of external hardware pulling the DELAY pin
low. The minimum duration of the RSTOUT pulse (t
W
specification) is defined by the capacitor connected to
the DELAY pin and is typically 1ms per 2nF. The
RSTOUT pin is driven strongly low once the DELAY pin
exceeds the V
DRST
voltage threshold.
The SUPL bit is set on initial power-up and is reset
again when the RSTOUT alarm pulse occurs. The SUPL
bit may only be cleared by a read of the HSR register.
Figure 8 illustrates the sequencing of the various sig-
nals involved.
Short-circuit and thermal-protection circuitry prevent
damages done by accidentally shorting the V
CCx
pins
or when the ambient temperature is exceeding the
maximum operating temperature. When the internal
temperature is approximately +150°C, the voltage V
CCx
and the drivers to the CLKx, RSTx, I/Ox, C4x, and C8x
signals to both card interfaces are turned off. The PTL
bit in the HSR is set and an interrupt is generated.
When a short is detected on the RSTx pin, the device
initiates a normal deactivation sequence. A short on
I/Ox, C4x, and C8x does not cause deactivation.