STA540SA

General structure

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PCB-layout grounding (general rules)

The device has two distinct ground leads, P_GND (power ground) and S_GND (signal

ground) which are practically disconnected from each other at chip level. Correct operation

requires that P_GND and S_GND leads be connected together on the PCB layout by means

of reasonably low-resistance tracks.

For the PCB ground configuration a star-like arrangement, where the center is represented

by the supply-filtering electrolytic capacitor ground, is recommended. In such context, at

least two separate paths must be provided; one for power ground and one for signal ground.

The correct ground assignments are as follows:

standby capacitor (pin 9, or any other standby driving networks): on signal ground

SVR capacitor (pin 8): on signal ground and to be placed as close as possible to the

device

input signal ground (from active/passive signal processor stages): on signal ground

supply filtering capacitors (pins 3 and 17): on power ground. The negative terminal of

the electrolytic capacitor must be directly tied to the battery negative line and this

should represent the starting point for all the ground paths.

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