PLL650-02

Low EMI Network LAN Clock

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Connecting a bi-directional pin

A bi-directional pin serves as input upon power-up, and as output as soon as the inputs have been latched. The value of the

input is latched-in upon power-up. Depending on the pin (see pin description), the input can be tri-level or a standard two-level.

Unlike unidirectional pins, bi-directional pins cannot be connected directly to GND or VDD in order to set the input to "0" or "1",

since the pin also needs to serve as output. In the case of two level input pins, an internal pull-up resistor is present. This allows

a default value to be set when no external pull down resistor is connected between the pin and GND (by definition, a tri-level

input has a the default value of "M" (mid) if it is not connected). In order to connect a bi-directional pin to a non-default value, the

input must be connected to GND or VDD through an external pull-down/pull-up resistor. Note: when the output load presents a

low impedance in comparison to the internal pull-up resistor, the internal pull-up resistor may not be sufficient to pull the input up

to a logical “one”, and an external pull-up resistor may be required.

For bi-directional inputs, the external loading resistor between the pin and GND has to be sufficiently small (compared to the

internal pull-up resistor) so that the pin voltage be pulled below 0.8V (logical “zero”). In order to avoid loading effects when the

pin serves as output, the value of the external pull-down resistor should however be kept as large as possible. In general, it is

recommended to use an external resistor of around one sixth to one quarter of the internal pull-up resistor (see Application

Diagram). Note: when the output is used to drive a load presenting an small resistance between the output pin and VDD, this

resistance is in essence connected in parallel to the internal pull-up resistor. In such a case, the external pull-down resistor may

have to be dimensioned smaller to guarantee that the pin voltage will be low enough achieve the desired logical “zero”. This is

particularly true when driving 74FXX TTL components.

APPLICATION DIAGRAM

Latch

Power Up

Reset

Jumper options

R

Clock Load

Latched

Input

Output

EN

VDD

R

up

Bi-directional pin

R

RB

NOTE: Rup=120k

Ω for 50MHz/OE (Pin3); Rup=60k Ω for FS(0:1). R starts from 1 to 0 while RB starts from 0 to 1.

Internal to chip

External Circuitry