® AFE AFE1103 110 3 HDSL/MDSL ANALOG FRONT END FEATURES DESCRIPTION ● COMPLETE ANALOG INTERFACE Burr-Brown’s Analog Front End greatly reduces the size and cost of an HDSL or MDSL system by providing all of the active analog circuitry needed to connect the Brooktree Bt8952 HDSL digital signal processor to an external compromise hybrid and a 1:2 HDSL line transformer. All internal filter responses as well as the pulse former output scale with clock frequency— allowing the AFE1103 to operate over a range of bit rates from 196kbps to 1.168Mbps. ● T1, E1, AND MDSL OPERATION ● CLOCK SCALEABLE SPEED ● SINGLE CHIP SOLUTION ● +5V ONLY (5V OR 3.3V DIGITAL) ● 250mW POWER DISSIPATION ● 48-PIN SSOP ● –40°C TO +85°C OPERATION ● SECOND SOURCED BY BROOKTREE Bt8921 Functionally, this unit is separated into a transmit and a receive section. The transmit section generates, filters, and buffers outgoing 2B1Q data. The receive section filters and digitizes the symbol data received on the telephone line and passes it to the Bt8952. The HDSL Analog Interface is a monolithic device fabricated on 0.6µCMOS. It operates on a single +5V supply. It is housed in a 48-pin SSOP package. This unit is second sourced by Brooktree’s Bt8921. Pulse Former Line Driver txLINEP txLINEN REFP PLLOUT PLLIN Voltage Reference Transmit Control txDATP VCM REFN txDATN txCLK rxSYNC Receive Control rxLOOP rxLINEP 2 rxGAIN Delta-Sigma Modulator 14 rxD13 - rxD0 rxLINEN rxHYBP rxHYBN Decimation Filter Patents Pending International Airport Industrial Park • Mailing Address: PO Box 11400, Tucson, AZ 85734 • Street Address: 6730 S. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85706 • Tel: (520) 746-1111 • Twx: 910-952-1111 Internet: http://www.burr-brown.com/ • FAXLine: (800) 548-6133 (US/Canada Only) • Cable: BBRCORP • Telex: 066-6491 • FAX: (520) 889-1510 • Immediate Product Info: (800) 548-6132 ® © 1996 Burr-Brown Corporation PDS-1330A 1 AFE1103 Printed in U.S.A. August, 1996 SPECIFICATIONS Typical at 25°C, AVDD = +5V, DVDD = +3.3V, ftx = 584kHz (E1 rate), unless otherwise specified. AFE1103E PARAMETER RECEIVE CHANNEL Number of Inputs Input Voltage Range Common-Mode Voltage Input Impedance Input Capacitance Input Gain Matching Resolution Programmable Gain Settling Time for Gain Change Gain + Offset Error Output Data Coding Output Data Rate, rxSYNC(3) TRANSMIT CHANNEL Transmit Symbol Rate, ftx T1 Transmit –3dB Point T1 Rate Power Spectral Density(4) E1 Transmit –3dB Point E1 Rate Power Spectral Density(4) Transmit Power(4, 5) Pulse Output Common-Mode Voltage, VCM Output Resistance(6) TRANSCEIVER PERFORMANCE Uncancelled Echo(7) DIGITAL INTERFACE(6) Logic Levels VIH VIL VOH VOL Transmit/Receive Channel Interface ttx1 ttx2 POWER Analog Power Supply Voltage Analog Power Supply Voltage Digital Power Supply Voltage Digital Power Supply Voltage Power Dissipation(4, 5, 8) Power Dissipation(4, 5, 8) PSRR COMMENTS MIN Differential Balanced Differential(1) 1.5V CMV Recommended All Inputs 2 Line Input vs Hybrid Input Four Gains: 0dB, 3.25dB, 6dB, and 9dB TYP MAX ±3.0 +1.5 See Typical Performance Curves 10 ±2 14 0 9 6 Tested at Each Gain Range 5 Offset Binary 98 584 98 Bellcore TA-NWT-3017 Compliant ETSI RTR/TM-03036 Compliant DC to 1MHz 584 196 See Typical Performance Curves 292 See Typical Performance Curves 13 14 See Typical Performance Curves AVDD/2 1 rxGAIN = 0dB, Loopback Enabled rxGAIN = 0dB, Loopback Disabled rxGAIN = 3.25dB, Loopback Disabled rxGAIN = 6dB, Loopback Disabled rxGAIN = 9dB, Loopback Disabled |IIH| < 10µA |IIL| < 10µA IOH = –20µA IOL = 20µA DVDD –1 –0.3 DVDD –0.5 txCLK Period txCLK Pulse Width 1.7 t tx1/16 Specification Operating Range Specification Operating Range DVDD = 3.3V DVDD = 5V kHz kHz kHz dBm V Ω +0.4 V V V V 10.2 15t tx1/16 µs ns 5.25 V V V V mW mW dB +85 °C 250 300 60 –40 kHz DVDD +0.3 +0.8 3.3 TEMPERATURE RANGE Operating(6) pF % Bits dB Symbol Periods %FSR(2) dB dB dB dB dB 5.25 3.15 V V –67 –67 –69 –71 –73 5 4.75 UNITS NOTES: (1) With a balanced differential signal, the positive input is 180° out of phase with the negative input, therefore the actual voltage swing about the common mode voltage on each pin is ±1.5V to achieve a differential input range of ±3.0V or 6Vp-p. (2) FSR is Full-Scale Range. (3) The output data is available at twice the symbol rate with interpolated values. (4) With a pseudo-random equiprobable sequence of HDSL pulses; 13.5dBm applied to the transformer (27dBm output from txLINEP and txLINEN). (5) See the Discussion of Specifications section of this data sheet for more information. (6) Guaranteed by design and characterization. (7) Uncancelled Echo is a measure of the total analog errors in the transmitter and receiver sections including the effect of non-linearity and noise. See the Discussion of Specifications section of this data sheet for more information. (8) Power dissipation includes only the power dissipated within the component and does not include power dissipated in the external loads. See the Discussion of Specifications section for more information. ® AFE1103 2 PIN DESCRIPTIONS PIN # TYPE NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Ground Power Input Input Input Output Output Output Output Output Output Ground Power Output Output Output Output Output Output Output Output Ground Input Input Input Input Power Input Input Input Input Ground Ground Output Output Output Power Ground Output Power Output Ground NC NC NC NC Output Input PGND PVDD txCLK txDATN txDATP rxD0 rxD1 rxD2 rxD3 rxD4 rxD5 DGND DVDD rxD6 rxD7 rxD8 rxD9 rxD10 rxD11 rxD12 rxD13 DGND rxSYNC rxGAIN0 rxGAIN1 rxLOOP AVDD rxHYBN rxHYBP rxLINEN rxLINEP AGND AGND REFP VCM REFN AVDD AGND txLINEN AVDD txLINEP AGND NC NC NC NC PLLOUT PLLIN DESCRIPTION Analog Ground for PLL Analog Supply (+5V) for PLL Symbol Clock (QCLK from Bt8952) (392kHz for T1, 584kHz for E1) XMITB Line from Bt8952 XMIT Line from Bt8952 ADC Output Bit-0 (RCV 2 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-1 (RCV 3 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-2 (RCV 4 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-3 (RCV 5 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-4 (RCV 6 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-5 (RCV 7 from Bt8952) Digital Ground Digital Supply (+3.3V to +5V) ADC Output Bit-6 (RCV 8 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-7 (RCV 9 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-8 (RCV 10 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-9 (RCV 11 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-10 (RCV 12 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-11 (RCV 13 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-12 (RCV 14 from Bt8952) ADC Output Bit-13 (RCV 15 from Bt8952) Digital Ground ADC Sync Signal (RCVCLK from Bt8952) (392kHz for T1, 584kHz for E1) Receive Gain Control Bit-0 Receive Gain Control Bit-1 Loopback Control Signal (loopback is enabled by positive signal) Analog Supply (+5V) Negative Input from Hybrid Network Positive Input from Hybrid Network Negative Line Input Positive Line Input Analog Ground Analog Ground Positive Reference Output, Nominally 3.5V Common-Mode Voltage (buffered), Nominally 2.5V Negative Reference Output, Nominally 1.5V Analog Supply (+5V) Analog Ground Transmit Line Output Negative Analog Supply (+5V) Transmit Line Output Positive Analog Ground Connection to Ground Recommended Connection to Ground Recommended Connection to Ground Recommended Connection to Ground Recommended PLL Filter Output PLL Filter Input The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. BURR-BROWN assumes no responsibility for the use of this information, and all use of such information shall be entirely at the user’s own risk. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice. No patent rights or licenses to any of the circuits described herein are implied or granted to any third party. BURR-BROWN does not authorize or warrant any BURR-BROWN product for use in life support devices and/or systems. ® 3 AFE1103 PIN CONFIGURATION ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Top View Analog Inputs: Current .............................................. ±100mA, Momentary ±10mA, Continuous Voltage .................................. AGND –0.3V to AVDD +0.3V Analog Outputs Short Circuit to Ground (+25°C) ..................... Continuous AVDD to AGND ........................................................................ –0.3V to 6V PVDD to PGND ........................................................................ –0.3V to 6V DVDD to DGND ........................................................................ –0.3V to 6V PLLIN or PLLOUT to PGND ......................................... –0.3V to PVDD +0.3V Digital Input Voltage to DGND .................................. –0.3V to DVDD +0.3V Digital Output Voltage to DGND ............................... –0.3V to DVDD +0.3V AGND, DGND, PGND Differential Voltage ......................................... 0.3V Junction Temperature (TJ) ............................................................ +150°C Storage Temperature Range .......................................... –40°C to +125°C Lead Temperature (soldering, 3s) ................................................. +260°C Power Dissipation ......................................................................... 700mW SSOP PGND 1 48 PLLIN PVDD 2 47 PLLOUT txCLK 3 46 NC txDATN 4 45 NC txDATP 5 44 NC rxD0 6 43 NC rxD1 7 42 AGND rxD2 8 41 txLINEP rxD3 9 40 AVDD rxD4 10 39 txLINEN rxD5 11 38 AGND DGND 12 37 AVDD DVDD 13 36 REFN rxD6 14 35 VCM rxD7 15 34 REFP rxD8 16 33 AGND rxD9 17 32 AGND rxD10 18 31 rxLINEP rxD11 19 30 rxLINEN rxD12 20 29 rxHYBP rxD13 21 28 rxHYBN DGND 22 27 AVDD rxSYNC 23 26 rxLOOP rxGAIN0 24 25 rxGAIN1 AFE1103E PACKAGE/ORDERING INFORMATION PACKAGE AFE1103E 48-Pin Plastic SSOP 333 TEMPERATURE RANGE –40°C to +85°C NOTE: (1) For detailed drawing and dimension table, please see end of data sheet, or Appendix C of Burr-Brown IC Data Book. ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVITY This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Burr-Brown recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage. ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications. ® AFE1103 PRODUCT PACKAGE DRAWING NUMBER(1) 4 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES At Output of Pulse Transformer Typical at 25°C, AVDD = +5V, DVDD = +3.3V, unless otherwise specified. POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY LIMIT Power Spectral Density (dBm/Hz) –20 –38dBm/Hz for T1 –40 –80dB/decade T1 –40dBm/Hz for E1 E1 –60 –118dBm/Hz –80 196kHz 292kHz –120dBm/Hz for E1 –100 –120 1K 10K 1M 100K 10M Frequency (Hz) CURVE 1. Upper Bound of Power Spectral Density Measured at the Transformer Output. 0.4T 0.4T B = 1.07 C = 1.00 D = 0.93 QUATERNARY SYMBOLS NORMALIZED LEVEL A B C D E F G H 0.01 1.07 1.00 0.93 0.03 –0.01 –0.16 –0.05 +3 +1 –1 –3 0.0264 2.8248 2.6400 2.4552 0.0792 –0.0264 –0.4224 –0.1320 0.0088 0.9416 0.8800 0.8184 0.0264 –0.0088 –0.1408 –0.0440 –0.0088 –0.9416 –0.8800 –0.8184 –0.0264 0.0088 0.1408 0.0440 –0.0264 –2.8248 –2.6400 –2.4552 –0.0792 0.0264 0.4224 0.1320 1.25T A = 0.01 E = 0.03 F = –0.01 –1.2T –0.6T A = 0.01 H = –0.05 14T G = –0.16 0.5T F = –0.01 50T CURVE 2. Transmitted Pulse Template and Actual Performance as Measured at the Transformer Output. INPUT IMPEDANCE vs BIT RATE 200 Input Impedance (kΩ) T1 = 784kbps, 45kΩ E1 = 1168kbps, 30kΩ 150 100 T1 50 E1 0 100 300 700 500 900 1100 1300 Bit Rate (kbps) CURVE 3. Input Impedance of rxLINE and rxHYB. ® 5 AFE1103 THEORY OF OPERATION rxLOOP INPUT rxLOOP is the loopback control signal. When enabled, the rxLINEP and rxLINEN inputs are disconnected from the AFE. The rxHYBP and rxHYBN inputs remain connected. Loopback is enabled by applying a positive signal (Logic 1) to rxLOOP. The transmit channel consists of a switched-capacitor pulse forming network followed by a differential line driver. The pulse forming network receives symbol data from the XMIT and XMITB outputs of the Bt8952 and generates a 2B1Q output waveform. The output meets the pulse mask and power spectral density requirements defined in European Telecommunications Standards Institute document RTR/ TM-03036 for E1 mode and in sections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2.1 of Bellcore technical advisory TA-NWT-001210 for T1 mode. The differential line driver uses a composite output stage combining class B operation (for high efficiency driving large signals) with class AB operation (to minimize crossover distortion). The receive channel is designed around a fourth-order delta sigma A/D converter. It includes a difference amplifier designed to be used with an external compromise hybrid for first order analog crosstalk reduction. A programmable gain amplifier with gains of 0dB to +9dB is also included. The delta sigma modulator operating at a 24X oversampling ratio produces 14 bits of resolution at output rates up to 584kHz. The basic functionality of the AFE1103 is illustrated in Figure 1 shown below. ECHO CANCELLATION IN THE AFE The rxHYB input is designed to be subtracted from the rxLINE input for first order echo cancellation. To accomplish this, note that the rxLINE input is connected to the same polarity signal at the transformer (positive to positive and negative to negative) while the rxHYB input is connected to opposite polarity through the compromise hybrid (negative to positive and positive to negative) as shown in Figure 2. RECEIVE DATA CODING The data from the receive channel A/D converter is coded in offset binary. ANALOG INPUT OUTPUT CODE (rxD13 - rxD0) Positive Full Scale Negative Full Scale The receive channel operates by summing the two differential inputs, one from the line (rxLINE) and the other from the compromise hybrid (rxHYB). The connection of these two inputs so that the hybrid signal is subtracted from the line signal is described in the paragraph titled “Echo Cancellation in the AFE”. The equivalent gain for each input in the difference amp is 1. The resulting signal then passes to a programmable gain amplifier which can be set for gains of 0dB through 9dB. The ADC converts the signal to a 14-bit digital word, rxD13-rxD0. 11111111111111 00000000000000 RECEIVE CHANNEL PROGRAMMABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER The gain of the amplifier at the input of the Receive Channel is set by two gain control pins, rxGAIN1 and rxGAIN0. The resulting gain between 0dB and +9dB is shown below. rxGAIN1 rxGAIN0 GAIN 0 0 0dB 0 1 3.25dB 1 0 6dB 1 1 9dB txDATP txLINEP Pulse Former txDATN txLINEN Differential Line Driver rxHYBP rxHYBN 14 rxD13 - rxD0 ADC rxLINEP Programmable Gain Amp FIGURE 1. Functional Block Diagram of AFE1103. ® AFE1103 6 rxLINEN Difference Amplifier 0.1µF PLLOUT REFP VCM 0.1µF 0.1µF REFN 1kΩ 0.01µF 200Ω Bt8952 8kΩ 8kΩ 1:2 Transformer Tip 13Ω txLINEP PLLIN DVDD 13Ω txLINEN 0.1µF Ring Neg Pos 0.01µF XMIT txDATP XMITB txDATN QCLK txCLK RCVCLK Compromise Hybrid Neg rxSYNC 750Ω rxLOOP AGAIN1 rxGAIN1 AGAIN0 rxGAIN0 RCV15 - RCV2 rxHYBP AFE1103 rxHYBN 100pF 750Ω rxD13 - rxD0 Pos 0.1µF 2kΩ REFN 2kΩ 0.1µF 14 Input anti-alias filter fC ≅ 1MHz PGND rxLINEN 750Ω DGND 100pF AGND AGND 2kΩ REFN 2kΩ AGND rxLINEP 0.1µF 750Ω AGND DVDD 0.1µF PVDD AVDD AVDD AVDD 5V Analog 5V to 3.3V Digital 10µF 0.1µF 0.1µF 0.1µF 0.1µF 0.1µF + 1 - 10µF 5 - 10Ω resistor for isolation FIGURE 2. Basic Connection Diagram. rxHYB AND rxLINE INPUT BIAS VOLTAGE The transmitter output on the txLINE pins is centered at midscale, 2.5V. But, the rxLINE input signal is centered at 1.5V in the circuit shown in Figure 2 above. rxHYB AND rxLINE INPUT ANTI-ALIASING FILTERS The –3dB frequency of the input anti-aliasing filter for the rxLINE and rxHYB differential inputs should be about 1MHz. Suggested values for the filter are 750Ω for each of the two input resistors and 100pF for the capacitor. Together the two 750Ω resistors and the 100pF capacitor result in –3dB frequency of just over 1MHz. The 750Ω input resistors will result in a minimal voltage divider loss with the input impedance of the AFE1103. Inside the AFE1103, the rxHYB and rxLINE signals are subtracted as described in the paragraph on echo cancellation above. This means that the rxHYB inputs need to be centered at 1.5V just as the rxLINE signal is centered at 1.5V. REFN (Pin 36) is a 1.5V voltage source. The external compromise hybrid must be designed so that the signal into the rxHYB inputs is centered at 1.5V. This circuit applies at both T1 and E1 rates. For slower rates, the antialiasing filters will give best performance with their –3dB frequency approximately equal to the bit rate. For example, a –3dB frequency of 500kHz should be used for a single pair bit rate of 500kbps. ® 7 AFE1103 TIMING DIAGRAM Transmit Timing ttx1 ttx2 txCLK txDATP (+3 Symbol) txDATP (+1 Symbol) txDATP (–1 Symbol) txDATP (–3 Symbol) ttx1/4 ttx1/2 3ttx1/4 Receive Timing ttx1/16 min nttx1/16 rxSYNC nttx1/16 + 3ttx1/96 nttx1/16 + 51ttx1/96 rxD13 - rxD0 Data 1 Data 1a 10ns Data 2 10ns 10ns 10ns NOTES: (1) Any transmit sequence not shown will result in a zero symbol. (2) All transitions are specified relative to the rising edge of txCLK. (3) Maximum allowable error for any txDAT edge is ±ttx1/12 (±17.8ns at E1 rate; ±26.6ns at T1 rate). (4) txDATN is the inverse of txDATP. (5) Both txDAT inputs are read by the AFE1103 at 1/8, 3/8, and 5/8 of a symbol period from the rising edge of txCLK. (6) rxSYNC can shift to one of 16 discrete delay times from the rising edge of txCLK. (7) It is recommended that rxD13 - rxD0 be read on the rising edge of rxSYNC. FIGURE 3. Timing Diagram. RECEIVE TIMING The rxSYNC signal controls portions of the A/D converter’s decimation filter and the data output timing of the A/D converter. It is generated at the symbol rate by the user and must be synchronized with txCLK. The leading edge of rxSYNC can occur at the leading edge of txCLK or it can be shifted by the user in increments of 1/16 of a symbol period to one of 15 discrete delay times after the leading edge of txCLK. The bandwidth of the A/D converter decimation filter is equal to one half of the symbol rate. The A/D converter data output rate is 2X the symbol rate. The specifications of the AFE1103 assume that one A/D converter output is used per symbol period and the other interpolated output is ignored. The Receive Timing Diagram above suggests using the rxSYNC pulse to read the first data output in a symbol period. Either data output may be used. Both data outputs may be used for more flexible post-processing. ® AFE1103 8 DISCUSSION OF SPECIFICATIONS tion in the digital circuitry does decrease with lower clock frequency. In addition, the power dissipation in the digital section is decreased when operating from a smaller supply voltage, such as 3.3V. (The analog supply, AVDD, must remain in the range 4.75V to 5.25V.) UNCANCELLED ECHO The key measure of transceiver performance is uncancelled echo. This measurement is made as shown in the diagram of Figure 4. The AFE is connected to an output circuit including a typical 1:2 line transformer. The line is simulated by a 135Ω resistor. Symbol sequences are generated by the tester and applied both to the AFE and to the input of an adaptive filter. The output of the adaptive filter is subtracted from the AFE output to form the uncancelled echo signal. Once the filter taps have converged, the RMS value of the uncancelled echo is calculated. Since there is no far-end signal source or additive line noise, the uncancelled echo contains only noise and linearity errors generated in the transmitter and receiver. The power dissipation listed in the specifications section applies under these normal operating conditions: 5V Analog Power Supply; 3.3V Digital Power Supply; standard 13.5dBm delivered to the line; and a pseudo-random equiprobable sequence of HDSL output pulses. The power dissipation specifications includes all power dissipated in the AFE1103, it does not include power dissipated in the external load. The external power is 16.5dBm, 13.5dBm to the line and 13.5dBm to the impedance matching resistors. The external load power of 16.5dBm is 45mW. The typical power dissipation in the AFE1103 under various conditions is shown in Table I. The data sheet value for uncancelled echo is the ratio of the RMS uncancelled echo (referred to the receiver input through the receiver gain) to the nominal transmitted signal (13.5dBm into 135Ω, or 1.74Vrms). This echo value is measured under a variety of conditions: with loopback enabled (line input disconnected); with loopback disabled under all receiver gain ranges; and with the line shorted (S1 closed in Figure 4). BIT RATE PER AFE1103 (Symbols/sec) DVDD (V) TYPICAL POWER DISSIPATION IN THE AFE1103 (mW) 584 (E1) 584 (E1) 392 (T1) 392 (T1) 146 (E1/4) 146 (E1/4) 3.3 5 3.3 5 3.3 5 250 300 240 270 230 245 POWER DISSIPATION Approximately 75% of the power dissipation in the AFE1103 is in the analog circuitry, and this component does not change with clock frequency. However, the power dissipa- TABLE I. Typical Power Dissipation. 13Ω Transmit Data txDATP 1:2 5.6Ω txLINEP 13Ω 5.6Ω 135Ω S1 txLINEN 576Ω 0.047µF rxHYBP 1.54kΩ 2kΩ 150Ω 2kΩ 100pF Adaptive Filter AFE1103 0.01µF rxHYBN 576Ω 0.047µF 0.1µF 750Ω rxLINEP 2kΩ 100pF 2kΩ rxLINEN 750Ω Uncanceled Echo rxD13 - rxD0 0.1µF REFN FIGURE 4. Uncancelled Echo Test Diagram. ® 9 AFE1103 LAYOUT In most systems, it will be natural to derive PVDD from the AVDD supply. A 5Ω to 10Ω resistor should be used to connect PVDD to the analog supply. This resistor in combination with the 10µF capacitor form a lowpass filter— keeping glitches on AVDD from affecting PVDD. Ideally, PVDD would originate from the analog supply (via the resistor) near the power connector for the printed circuit board. Likewise, PGND should connect to a large PCB trace or small ground plane which returns to the power supply connector underneath the PVDD supply path. The PGND “ground plane” should also extend underneath PLLIN and PLLOUT (pins 47 and 48). The analog front end of an HDSL system has a number of conflicting requirements. It must accept and deliver digital outputs at fairly high rates of speed, phase-lock to a highspeed digital clock, and convert the line input to a highprecision (14-bit) digital output. Thus, there are really three sections of the AFE1103: the digital section, the phaselocked loop, and the analog section. The power supply for the digital section of the AFE1103 can range from 3.3V to 5V. This supply should be decoupled to digital ground with a ceramic 0.1µF capacitor placed as close to DGND (pin 12) and DVDD (pin 13) as possible. Ideally, both a digital power supply plane and a digital ground plane should run up to and underneath the digital pins of the AFE11103 (pins 3 through 26). However, DVDD may be supplied by a wide printed circuit board (PCB) trace. A digital ground plane underneath all digital pins is strongly recommended. The remaining portion of the AFE1103 should be considered analog. All AGND pins should be connected directly to a common analog ground plane and all AVDD pins should be connected to an analog 5V power plane. Both of these planes should have a low impedance path to the power supply. Ideally, all ground planes and traces and all power planes and traces should return to the power supply connector before being connected together (if necessary). Each ground and power pair should be routed over each other, should not overlap any portion of another pair, and the pairs should be separated by a distance of at least 0.25 inch (6mm). One exception is that the digital and analog ground planes should be connected together underneath the AFE1103 by a small trace. The phase-locked loop is powered from PVDD (pin 2) and its ground is referenced to PGND (pin 1). Note that PVDD must be in the 4.75V to 5.25V range. This portion of the AFE1103 should be decoupled with both a 10µF Tantalum capacitor and a 0.1µF ceramic capacitor. The ceramic capacitor should be placed as close to the AFE1103 as possible. The placement of the Tantalum capacitor is not as critical, but should be close. In each case, the capacitor should be connected between PVDD and PGND. ® AFE1103 10