Data Sheet

AD8124

Rev. A | Page 11 of 15

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

BASIC OPERATION

The AD8124 is easy to apply because it contains everything

on-chip needed for cable loss compensation. Figure 19 shows a

basic application circuit (power supplies not shown) with common-

mode sync pulse extraction that is compatible with the common-

mode sync pulse encoding technique used in the AD8134, AD8142,

AD8147, and AD8148 triple differential drivers. If sync extraction

is not required, the terminations can be single 100 Ω resistors,

and the comparator inputs can be left floating. In Figure 19, the

AD8124 feeds a high impedance input, such as a delay line or

crosspoint switch, and the additional gain of two that makes up

for double termination loss is not required.

COMPARATORS

In addition to general-purpose applications, the two on-chip

comparators can be used to extract video sync pulses from the

received common-mode voltages or to receive differential digital

information. Built-in hysteresis helps to eliminate false triggers

from noise. The Sync Pulse Extraction Using Comparators

section describes the sync extraction details.

The comparator outputs have nearly 0 Ω output impedance and

are designed to drive source-terminated transmission lines. The

source termination technique uses a resistor in series with each

comparator output such that the sum of the comparator source

resistance (≈0 Ω) and the series resistor equals the transmission

line characteristic impedance. The load end of the transmission

line is high impedance. When the signal is launched into the source

termination, its initial value is one-half its source value because its

amplitude is divided by two in the voltage divider formed by the

source termination and the transmission line. At the load, the

signal experiences nearly 100% positive reflection due to the

high impedance load and is restored to nearly its full value. This

technique is commonly used in PCB layouts that involve high

speed digital logic.

Figure 18 shows how to apply the comparators with source

termination when driving a 50 Ω transmission line that is high

impedance at its receive end.

HIGH-Z

Figure 18. Using a Comparator with Source Termination

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RED

BLUE

GREEN

CMV

RED CMV

BLUE CMV

AD8124

15

12

6

4

26

25

27

23

28

HSYNC OUT

VSYNC OUT

32

31

GREEN

35

34

38

37

3

2

7

8

RECEIVED

RED VIDEO

RECEIVED

GREEN VIDEO

RECEIVED

BLUE VIDEO

RED VIDEO OUT

GREEN VIDEO OUT

BLUE VIDEO OUT

ANALOG

CONTROL

INPUTS

POWER-DOWN

CONTROL

GND REFERENCE

24, 39

PD

1

2

1kΩ

1kΩ

49.9Ω

49.9Ω

49.9Ω

475Ω

49.9Ω

49.9Ω

49.9Ω

47pF

47pF

Figure 19. Basic Application Circuit with Common-Mode Sync Extraction