HOLTIC HI-3717PQIF

HI-3717
Single-Rail ARINC 717 Protocol IC
with SPI Interface
November 2011
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
APPLICATIONS
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Digital Flight Data Acquisition Units (DFDAU)
Digital Flight Data Recorders (DFDR)
Quick Access Recorders (cassette type)
Expandable Flight Data Acquisition and Recording
Systems
· Compliant with ARINC 717 and ARINC 573 standards
· Operates from a single +3.3V supply with on-chip
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NOCONV
RINB-40
RINB
RINA
RINA-40
GND
TFIFO
TEMPTY
INSYNC
SYNC0
SYNC1
HI-3717PCI
HI-3717PCT
HI-3717PCM
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32
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27
26
25
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OUTHA
TXOUTHA
TXOUTHB
OUTHB
TXHB
TXBA
OUTBA
TXOUTBA
TXOUTBB
OUTBB
TXBB
MATCH
RFIFO
ROVF
MR
RSEL
GND
SI
SCK
SO
CS
ACLK
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
converters to provide proper voltages for both Harvard
Bi-Phase (HPB) and Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ)
outputs
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- 2
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- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
· One selectable receive channel as HBP or BPRZ with
integrated analog line receiver
44 - Pin Plastic 7mm x 7mm
Chip-Scale Package (QFN)
· Both HBP and BPRZ transmitters have integrated line
drivers as well as digital outputs
· 32-word by 12-bit FIFOs for both the receive and the
VDD
C1C1+
V+
transmit channel
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40
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37
36
35
34
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· Programmable slew rates on transmit channels: 1.5μs,
GND
C2+
C2VTXHA
FEATURES
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The HI-3717 is available in very small 44-pin 7mm x 7mm
Chip-scale (QFN) and 44-pin Quad Flat Pack (PQFP) plastic
packages.
GND
C2+
C2VTXHA
PIN CONFIGURATIONS (Top View)
VDD
C1C1+
V+
The HI-3717 from Holt Integrated Circuits is a CMOS device
designed for interfacing an ARINC 717 compatible bus to a
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) enabled micro-controller.
The part includes a selectable Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) or
Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) receive channel and
transmit channels with HBP and BPRZ encoders and line
drivers. The receive channel has integrated analog line
receivers and the transmit channels have integrated line
drivers for the corresponding encoding method (HBP and
BPRZ). The part operates from a single +3.3V supply using
only four external capacitors. Each transmit and receive
channel has a 32-word by 12-bit FIFO for data buffering.
7.5μs or 10μs
· Digital transmitter outputs available for use with
external line drivers
· Programmable bit rates: 384, 768, 1536, 3072, 6144,
12288, 24576, 49152 and 98304 bits/sec (32, 64, 128,
256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 and 8192 words/sec)
· Enhanced Sync detection allows multiple false sync
marks in user data while still synchronizing within 8
seconds
· Fast SPI transmitter write and receiver read modes
· Match pin flags when preprogrammed word count /
NOCONV
RINB-40
RINB
RINA
RINA-40
GND
TFIFO
TEMPTY
INSYNC
SYNC0
SYNC1
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
HI-3717PQI
HI-3717PQT
HI-3717PQM
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32
31
30
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27
26
25
24
23
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OUTHA
TXOUTHA
TXOUTHB
OUTHB
TXHB
TXBA
OUTBA
TXOUTBA
TXOUTBB
OUTBB
TXBB
(DS3717 Rev. B)
MATCH
RFIFO
ROVF
MR
RSEL
GND
SI
SCK
SO
CS
ACLK
· Frame / subframe word count indicator
· Industrial and Extended temperature ranges
· Burn-in available
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14
15
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22
subframe is received
44 - Pin Plastic Quad Flat Pack (PQFP)
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HI-3717
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VDD
TXHA
OUTHA
5Ω
Transmit
32 x 12-BIT
FIFO
Transmit
Rate
Selection
HBP
Encoder
TXOUTHA
37.5Ω
Line
Driver
TXOUTHB
37.5Ω
OUTHB
5Ω
Slew
Rate
&
Loopback
Test
Control
TXHB
TXBA
OUTBA
5Ω
BPRZ
Encoder
TXOUTBA
37.5Ω
Line
Driver
TXOUTBB
37.5Ω
OUTBB
5Ω
TXBB
+3.3V
NOCONV
V+
Transmit FIFO
Status Register
TXFSTAT
MR
V+
47uF
VV-
SCK
CS
SI
47uF
DC / DC
Converter
SPI
Interface
C1+
C1-
SO
0.47uF
C2+
ARINC 717
Clock
Divider
ACLK
Control
Register 0
CTRL0
Control
Register 1
CTRL1
C2-
2.2uF
RSEL
Receive FIFO
Status Register
RXFSTAT
FIFO Status Pin
Assignment
Register
FSPIN
Word Count
Utility Register
WRDCNT
MATCH
RFIFO
TFIFO
HBP Line
Receiver
RINA
40 KΩ
RINB
40 KΩ
RINA-40
TEMPTY
HBP / BPRZ
Data
Sampler
RINB-40
HBP / BPRZ
Clock
Recovery
&
Decoder
SYNC
Detect
RECEIVE
32 x 12-BIT
FIFO
ROVF
INSYNC
SYNC1
SYNC0
BPRZ Line
Receiver
GND
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HI-3717
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
SIGNAL
FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION
Internal
Pull-up / Down
NOCONV
RINB-40
RINB
RINA
RINA-40
GND
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
POWER
50KΩ pull-down
TFIFO
OUTPUT
TEMPTY
OUTPUT
INSYNC
OUTPUT
SYNC0
OUTPUT
SYNC1
OUTPUT
MATCH
OUTPUT
RFIFO
OUTPUT
ROVF
OUTPUT
MR
RSEL
SI
SCK
SO
CS
ACLK
TXBB
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTBB
OUTPUT
TXOUTBB
OUTPUT
TXOUTBA
OUTPUT
OUTBA
OUTPUT
TXBA
TXHB
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTHB
OUTPUT
TXOUTHB
TXOUTHA
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTHA
OUTPUT
TXHA
VC2C2+
V+
C1+
C1VDD
OUTPUT
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
POWER
Disables on-chip DC-DC voltage converter
Alternate receiver negative input. Requires external 40K ohm resistor
Receiver negative input. Direct connection to ARINC 717 bus (BPRZ or HBP)
Receiver positive input. Direct connection to ARINC 717 bus (BPRZ or HBP)
Alternate receiver positive input. Requires external 40K ohm resistor
Chip 0V Supply (All GND pins on package must be connected)
Output is user programmable to indicate the Transmit FIFO Full or Half-full state.
See FSPIN<5>, in Table 7, FIFO Status Pin Assignment Register.
Output goes high when the transmit FIFO is empty
Output goes high when the receiver is synchronized to the incoming data. Synchronization occurs at the next valid sync mark following the detection of the proper
number and order of consecutively spaced sync marks. See Table 3.
Output in conjunction with SYNC1 output indicates when each of the four ARINC 717
subframe sync words are received. Only valid when the INSYNC pin is high.
Output in conjunction with SYNC0 output indicates when each of the four ARINC 717
subframe sync words are received. Only valid when the INSYNC pin is high.
Output goes high when the value of the Frame Word Count Register matches the
value in the Frame Count Utility Register, WRDCNT.
Output is user programmable to indicate the Receive FIFO Full, Half-full or Empty
state. See FSPIN<7:6> in Table 7, FIFO Status Pin Assignment Register.
Receive FIFO Overflow. Output goes high when an attempt is made to load a full
Receive FIFO
Master Reset, active low
Selects either HBP or BPRZ Receiver. OR’d with RXSEL bit in Control Register 0
SPI interface serial data input
SPI Clock. Data is shifted into SI and out of SO when CS is low.
SPI Interface seral data output
Chip Select. Data is shifted into SI and out of SO using SCK when CS is low
Master timing source for receiver and transmitters. 24 MHZ ±0.1%
Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) digital low output (external line driver required)
Alternate Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) Line Driver low output. Requires external
32.5 ohm resistor
Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) Line Driver low output. Direct connect to ARINC 717
bus
Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) Line Driver high output. Direct connect to ARINC
717 bus
Alternate Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) Line Driver high output. Requires external
32.5 ohm resistor
Bi-Polar Return-to-Zero (BPRZ) digital high output (external line driver required)
Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) digital low output (external line driver required)
Alternate Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) Line Driver low output. Requires external 32.5
ohm resistor
Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) Line Driver low output. Direct connect to ARINC 717 bus
Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) Line Driver high output. Direct connect to ARINC 717 bus
Alternate Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) Line Driver high output. Requires external 32.5
ohm resistor
Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) digital high output (external line driver required)
DC/DC converter negative voltage
DC/DC converter fly capacitor for VDC/DC converter fly capacitor for VDC/DC converter positive voltage
DC/DC converter fly capacitor for V+
DC/DC converter fly capacitor for V+
Chip +3.3V Supply
TA B L E 1 .
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50KΩ pull-up
50KΩ pull-down
50KΩ pull-down
50KΩ pull-down
50KΩ pull-up
50KΩ pull-down
HI-3717
SERIAL PERIPHERAL
INTERFACE (SPI)
SPI BASICS
HI-3717 SPI INSTRUCTIONS
The HI-3717 uses an SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) for host
access to internal registers and data FIFOs. Host serial
communication is enabled through the Chip Select (CS) pin,
and is accessed via a four-wire interface consisting of Serial
Data Input (SI) from the host, Serial Data Output (SO) to the
host and Serial Clock (SCK). All read / write cycles are
completely self-timed.
Instruction op codes are used to read, write and configure the
HI-3717. Each SPI read or write operation begins with an 8-bit
instruction. When CS goes low, the next 8 clocks at the SCK
pin shift an instruction op code into the decoder, starting with
the first rising edge. The op code is shifted into the SI pin, most
significant bit (MSB) first. The SPI can be clocked up to10 MHz.
As seen in Figure 2, SPI Mode 0 holds SCK in the low state
when idle. The SPI protocol transfers serial data as 8-bit bytes.
Once CS is asserted, the next 8 rising edges on SCK latch input
data into the master and slave devices, starting with each byte's
most-significant bit. A rising edge on CS terminates the serial
transfer and re-initializes the HI-3717 SPI for the next transfer.
If CS goes high before a full byte is clocked by SCK, the
incomplete byte clocked into the device SI pin is discarded.
In the general case, both master and slave simultaneously
send and receive serial data (full duplex), per Figure 2 below.
However the HI-3717 operates half duplex, maintaining high
impedance on the SO output, except when actually transmitting
serial data. When the HI-3717 is sending data on SO during
read operations, activity on its SI input is ignored. Figure 3 and
Figure 4 show actual behavior for the HI-3717 SO output.
/W
The SPI protocol defines two parameters, CPOL (clock
polarity) and CPHA (clock phase). The possible CPOL-CPHA
combinations define four possible “SPI Modes”. Without
describing details of the SPI modes, the HI-3717 operates in
Mode 0 where input data for each device (master and slave) is
clocked on the rising edge of SCK, and output data for each
device changes on the falling edge (CPHA = 0, CPOL = 0). The
host SPI logic must be set for Mode 0 for proper
communications with the HI-3717 .
The SPI instructions are of a common format. The most
significant bit (MSB) specifies whether the instruction is a write
“0” or read “1” transfer.
R
The SPI protocol specifies master and slave operation; the
HI-3717 operates as an SPI slave.
MSB
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
SPI INSTRUCTION FORMAT
For write instructions, the most significant bit of the data word
must immediately follow the instruction op code and is clocked
into its register on the next rising SCK edge. Data word length
varies depending on word type written: 8-bit Control & Status
Register writes, 16-bit Word Count Utility Register writes and
16-bit Transmit FIFO writes.
For read instructions, the most significant bit of the requested
data word appears at the SO pin at the next falling SCK edge
after the last op code bit is clocked into the decoder. As in write
instructions, the data field bit-length varies with read instruction
type.
Since HI-3717 operates in half-duplex mode, the host discards
the dummy byte it receives while serially transmitting the
instruction op code to the HI-3717.
SCK (SPI Mode 0)
SI
SO
High Z
MSB
LSB
MSB
LSB
CS
FIGURE 2. Generalized Single-Byte Transfer Using SPI Protocol Mode 0
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HI-3717
Figure 3 and Figure 4 show read and write timing as it appears
for a single-byte and dual-byte register operation. The
instruction op code is immediately followed by a data byte
comprising the 8-bit data word read or written. For a register
read or write, CS is negated after the data byte is transferred.
Table 2 summarizes the HI-3717 SPI instruction set.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Note: SPI Instruction op-codes not shown in Table 2 are
“reserved” and must not be used. Further, these op-codes will
not provide meaningful data in response to a read instruction.
Two instruction bytes cannot be “chained”; CS must be negated
after each instruction, and then reasserted for the following
Read or Write instruction.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
MSB
LSB
SI
Op-Code Byte
LSB MSB
MSB
High Z
SO
High Z
Data Byte
CS
Host may continue to assert CS
here to read sequential byte(s)
when allowed by the instruction.
Each byte needs 8 SCK clocks.
FIGURE 3. Single-Byte Read From a Register
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SCK
SPI Mode 0
MSB
LSB MSB
LSB
LSB MSB
SI
Op-Code Byte
SO
Data Byte 0
Data Byte 1
High Z
CS
Host may continue to assert CS
here to write sequential byte(s)
when allowed by the SPI instruction.
Each byte needs 8 SCK clocks.
FIGURE 4. 2-Byte SPI Write Example
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HI-3717
OP Code R/W
# Data
bytes
DESCRIPTION
0x64
W
1
Write Control Register 0
0x62
0x6A
0x72
0x74
0x2*
W
W
W
W
W
1
1
2
2
1
Write Control Register 1
Write Receiver FIFO Status Pin Assignment Register
Write Word Count Utility Register
Write Transmit FIFO word
Fast Write Transmit FIFO Word
0xE4
R
1
Read Control Register 0
0xE2
0xE6
0xE8
0xEA
0xF2
0xF6
0xFE
0xC*
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
Read Control Register 1
Read Receive FIFO Status Register
Read Transmit FIFO Status Register
Read Receive FIFO Status Pin Assignment Register
Read Word Count Utility Register
Read Receive FIFO Word
Read Receive FIFO Word and Word Count
Fast Read Receive FIFO
* In the case of FAST instructions, the last four bits of the instruction byte are data
TABLE 2. SPI Instruction Set
REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS
BR
BR
2
1
BR
0
32
W
SL PS
E
SL W1
E
R W0
XS
EL
CONTROL REGISTER 0: CTRL0
X
Read: SPI Op-code 0xE4
Write: SPI Op-code 0x64
7 6
MSB
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
Bit
Name
R/W Default Description
7
-
R/W
0
Not Used. Always reads a “0”
6-4
BR2:0
R/W
0
Setting these bits sets the ARINC 717 data rate for both the receive and transmit data.
000 768 Bits/sec. ( 64 words/sec.)
001 1536 Bits/sec. (128 words/sec.)
010 3072 Bits/sec. (256 words/sec.)
011 6144 Bits/sec. (512 words /sec.)
100 12288 Bits/sec. (1024 words/sec.)
101 24576 Bits/sec. (2048 words/sec.)
110 49152 Bits/sec. (4096 words/sec.)
111 98304 Bits/sec. (8192 words/sec.)
3
32WPS
R/W
0
Setting this bit overrides the state of BR2:0 and sets the data rate at 384 Bits/sec. (32 words/sec.)
2-1
SLEW1:0
R/W
0
Setting these bits controls the nominal slew rate on both the HBP & BPRZ transmit channel outputs.
00
7.5 µs
01
10.0 µs ( Same as ARINC 429 Low Speed)
10
10.0 µs ( Same as ARINC 429 Low Speed)
11
1.5 µs ( Same as ARINC 429 High Speed)
0
RXSEL
R/W
0
Selects either the HBP (”0”) or BPRZ (”1”) Receiver. This bit is logically OR’d with the RSEL input
pin.
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REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS (cont.)
C C
YN YN T
T
S
S T OS S
SR SF N TE
CONTROL REGISTER 1: CTRL1
X X X X
Read: SPI Op-code 0xE2
Write: SPI Op-code 0x62
7 6
MSB
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
Bit
Name
R/W Default Description
7-4
-
R/W
0
Not Used, Always reads a “0”
3
SRST
R/W
0
Software Reset - Setting this bit to “1” empties all the FIFO’s, clears the Sync detection logic and
sets the analog line drivers to Hi-Z state. All other register bits remain unchanged.
2
SFTSYNC
R/W
0
Software Synchronization - Setting the bit to “1” will result in the INSYNC output pin going high
when the third of three consecutively occurring sync marks is detected.
1
NOSYNC
R/W
0
No Synchronization - Setting this bit to “1” will result in all data captured being loaded into the
receive FIFO. WARNING: In this mode there is no way the HI-3717 can determine frame or subframe boundaries. This sync mode overrides all the other sync modes when set to “1”.
0
TEST
R/W
0
Test Mode - A “1” in this bit position will disable the line receiver and both line drivers and the digital
transmitted data will be looped back to the HBP or BPRZ data sampler selected by RXSEL .
TABLE 4.
R
X X X X X X X X
Read: SPI Op-code 0xE6
Write: Read Only
Bit
Name
7
INSYNC
Y
F PT F
AL M OV T
E
H
S
F F F
R R R TE
LL
FF
C
N C1 C0
SY YN YN
IN S S
U
RECEIVE FIFO STATUS REGISTER: RXFSTAT
7 6
MSB
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
R/W Default Description
R
0
Receive channel sync indicator. The bit is set to”1” when synchronization is achieved on the
receive channel.
Normal synchronization occurs when four consecutive valid sync marks (Octal 1107, 2670, 5107
and 6670 respectively) are received exactly 1 second apart. The bit is set when the next valid and
properly spaced subframe sync mark (Octal 1107) is detected.
Software Synchronization (CTRL1<2> = “1”) occurs when two consecutively valid sync marks are
received exactly 1 second apart and in the proper order but the first sync mark does not have to be
Octal 1107. The bit is set when the next valid and properly spaced subframe sync mark is detected.
The bit remains set until synchronization is lost at which time the device automatically attempts to
re-synchronize. No data is passed to the receive FIFO until Synchronization is re-established.
Existing data in the FIFO remains intact and can be read at any time.
6-5
SYNC0:1
R
0
The two bits are a realtime indicators of when each of the four ARINC 717 subframe sync marks are
received. They are updated when the sync mark is detected and passed to the Receive FIFO. The
two bits are only valid when INSYNC is “1”
00
Subframe SYNC1 mark received (Octal 1107)
01
Subframe SYNC2 mark received (Octal 2670)
10
Subframe SYNC3 mark received (Octal 5107)
11
Subframe SYNC4 mark received (Octal 6670)
4
RFFULL
R
0
Bit is set when the Receive FIFO contains 32 words.
3
RFHALF
R
0
Bit is set when the Receive FIFO contains exactly 16 words.
2
RFEMPTY
R
1
Bit is set when the Receive FIFO is empty. It is reset to”0” when the first valid word is passed to the
Receive FIFO.
1
RFOVF
R
0
FIFO Overflow bit and ROVF pin are set to “1” when devices attempts to load a valid word to a full
Receive FIFO. The Receive FIFO will ignore additional words if it is full.
0
-
R
0
Not used, Always reads “0”
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HI-3717
REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS (cont.)
Y
Y
F PT
F PT FW
LL
U AL EM
AL M OV ST
F
H E
H
TF TF TF
FF FF FF TE
FF
F
U
LL
TRANSMIT FIFO STATUS REGISTER: TXFSTAT
X X X X X X X X
Read: SPI Op-code 0xE8
Write: Read Only
7 6
MSB
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
Bit
Name
7
TFFULL
R/W Default Description
R
0
Set when the Transmit FIFO contains 32 words
6
TFHALF
R
0
Set when the Transmit FIFO contains exactly 16 words
5
TFEMPTY
R
1
Set when the Transmit FIFO is empty. Reset to “0” when at least one word is loaded to the Transmit
FIFO.
4-0
-
R
0
Not used, Always reads “0”
TABLE 6.
Y
F PT FW
AL M OV ST
H E
FF FF FF TE
LL
1
FF
F
0
FO O
FI FI FIF
R R T
FO
U
FIFO STATUS PIN ASSIGNMENT
REGISTER: FSPIN
X X X X X X X X
Read: SPI Op-code 0xEA
Write: SPI Op-code 0x6A
7 6
MSB
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
Bit
Name
R/W Default Description
7-6
RFIFO1:0
R/W
0
These bits program which Receive FIFO Status Register bit is represented by the RFIFO pin .
00
RFIFO pin is set “1” when Receive FIFO Status Register Bit 2, RFEMPTY, is “1”.
01
RFIFO pin is set “1” when Receive FIFO Status Register Bit 3, RFHALF, is “1”.
10
RFIFO pin is set “1” when Receive FIFO Status Register Bit 3, RFHALF, is “1”.
11
RFIFO pin is set “1” when Receive FIFO Status Register Bit 4, RFFULL, is “1”.
5
TFIFO
R/W
0
The bit programs which Transmit FIFO Status Register bit is represented by the TFIFO pin.
0
TFIFO pin is set “1” when Transmit FIFO Status Register Bit 7, TTFULL, is “1”.
1
TFIFO pin is set “1” when Transmit FIFO Status Register Bit 6, TFHALF, is “1”.
4-0
-
R
0
Not used, Always reads “0”
TABLE 7.
11 C10
8
C
7 C6 C5
C
X X X X X X X X
15 14 13 12 11 10 9
MSB
8
C
4
C
3 C2
1
C
C
12
C
C
Read: SPI Op-code 0xF2
Write: SPI Op-code 0x72
9
WORD COUNT UTILITY REGISTER: WRDCNT
Y
PT
M
E
0
O
C FF S1 S
X X X X X X X X
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
LSB
The Word Count Utility Register can be programmed to generate an interrupt on the MATCH pin when the data for the specified word
count of the specified subframe is loaded into the Receive FIFO. The Word Count Utility Register can used with any of the standard
ARINC 717 data rate and all of the expanded data rates, except 8192 wps.
Bit
Name
R/W Default Description
15 - 3
C12:0
R/W
0
Subframe Word Count - The value is compared to the current word count in the Receive FIFO and
sets the MATCH pin to “1” whenever there is a match. The MATCH pin will stay at “1” for one word
time.
2
-
R/W
0
Not used, Always reads “0”
1-0
S1:0
R/W
0
Subframe ID
00
Subframe One
01
Subframe Two
10
Subframe Three
11
Subframe Four
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HI-3717
ARINC 717 MESSAGE AND BIT ORDERING
The first 12- bit word of a subframe that appears on the ARINC 717
bus is the synchronization code with the least significant bit (LSB)
first. This is immediately followed by up to 8191 12-bit data words,
all within1 second from the start of the synchronization code. The
next three subframes immediately follow the first subframe with
their synchronization code as the first 12-bit word of the subframe
followed by the same number of data words as the first subframe.
ARINC 717 messages consist of 12-bit words sent in a 4 second
frame divided into four 1 second subframes. Each subframe
consists of 64 (basic rate), 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 or
8192 12 bit words, depending on the data rate of the target
system.
ARINC 717 data is transmitted between the HI-3717 and host
microcontroller using the four-wire Serial Peripheral Interface
(SPI). A read or write operation consists of a single-byte op-code
followed by 8-bit data words. Figure 5 shows examples of how the
SPI data bytes are mapped to the ARINC 717 message.
The first word of each subframe contains a unique Barker Code
synchronization pattern that identifies the subframe. The octal
synchronization code for subframes 1 through 4 are 1107, 2507,
5107 and 6670 respectively.
ARINC717 Message as received / transmitted on the ARINC 717 serial bus
Frame
Subframe 1
Subframe 2
MSB LSB
LSB
1 Second
Subframe 3
MSB LSB
Subframe 4
MSB
MSB
LSB
1 Second
1 Second
1 Second
4 Seconds
ARINC717 Subframe Format
1st Subframe Sync Code (1107)
2nd Data Word
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
MSB
MSB LSB
LSB
Nth Data Word
MSB
LSB
1 Second
time
ARINC 717 Message as transferred on the SPI bus
SPI Op-Code
Don’t Care
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
LSB
MSB
Subframe Sync or Data Word Bits
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
X X X X 11 10 9 8
LSB
MSB
Example 1. Write Transmit FIFO Subframe Sync or Data Word (Op-Code 0x74).
SPI Op-Code
Always “0”
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
LSB
MSB
Subframe Sync or Data Word Bits
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 0 0 0 11 10 9 8
LSB
MSB
Example 2. Read Receive FIFO Subframe Sync or Data Word (Op-Code 0xF6).
SPI Op-Code Subframe Sync or Data Word Bits
0 0 1 0 11 10 9 8
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
LSB
MSB
Example 3. Fast Write Transmit FIFO Subframe Sync or Data Word (Op-Code 0x2-) .
SPI Op-Code
Word Count Bits
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
LSB
MSB
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
Sync Bits
4 3 2 1 0 X 1 0
LSB
MSB
Example 4. Write Word Count Utility Register, WRDCNT (Op-Code 0x72).
SPI Op-Code
Always “0”
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
MSB
LSB
Subframe Sync or Data Word Bits
0 0 0 0 11 10 9 8
Word Count Bits
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
LSB
MSB
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
LSB
MSB
Example 5. Read Receive FIFO Data Word with Word Count (Op-Code 0xFE).
FIGURE 5.
Sync Bits
ARINC 717 & SPI Bit Ordering
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Always “0”
HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW
ARINC 717 is a continuous transmission of 12-bit words in 4 second
frames divided into four 1 second subframes. The programmed
data rate (32 to 8192 wps) determines the number of words per
subframe. The first word of each subframe is reserved for a unique
sync mark. Figure 5 illustrates the relationship between ARINC 717
frames, subframes and words.
The HI-3717 is comprised of independent ARINC 717 receive and
transmit sections easily accessible via a four wire SPI
communications bus. It supports the ARINC 717 Harvard Bi-Phase
(HBP) protocol as well as the Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ)
auxiliary protocol.
The receiver accepts data from either a Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) or
a Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ) bus, recovers the clock, decodes
the data, synchronizes the ARINC 717 data frames using the
unique subframe sync marks and stores the recovered data in a 32
word x 12 bit Receive FIFO.
The ARINC 717 Transmitter accesses data from a 32 word x 12 bit
Transmit FIFO, encodes it into both HBP and BPRZ data streams at
the selected data rate, and converts the digital data stream to
ARINC 717 bus compatible outputs. There are separate outputs for
the HBP and BPRZ ARINC 717 buses.
The receive and transmit sections operate at the same data rate
and they are configured and monitored via the SPI interface.
In order to avoid inadvertent transceiver operation, Control
Register 0, CTRL0, should be programmed last. Writing
CTRL0 sets the desired data rate which, after one bit period,
the internal clocks are enabled. This in turn makes the
transmitter or receiver operational. Changing the data rate on
the fly may result in unpredictable operation during the
transition to the new programmed state. A full reset, POR or
MR, should be issued before reprogramming the data rate.
Data Rate
For correct ARINC 717 date rate reception, transmission and bit
timing, the HI-3717 requires a 24 MHz reference clock source
applied to the ACLK input. This clock is divided down to achieve the
data rate programmed with CNTL0<6:4>. The input receive data is
8X oversampled relative to the programmed data rate.
ARINC 717 requires a basic data rate of 64 wps with support for
128, 256 and 512 wps. The HI-3717 offers an expanded range of
32 to 8192 wps for testing purposes and future expansion.
CTRL0<3>, 32WPS, overrides the state of CTRL0<6:4> and sets
the data rate to 32 wps. The required 0.1% timing tolerance is
maintained over all data rates.
Line Driver Output Slew Rates
The slew rate of the HBP and BPRZ outputs is controllable with
CNTR0<2:1>. A 7.5µs slew rate conforms to all the required
ARINC 717 data rates. In addition, a 1.5µs is provided for the
higher data rates and a 10µs for the 32 wps data rate.
Refer to Figure 1 for the Block Diagram of the HI-3717
Receiver Format
INITIALIZATION AND RESET
The ARINC 717 format of the receiver is selectable as HBP or
BPRZ by the state in CNTL0<0>, RXSEL, OR’d with the state of the
external RSEL input pin. A “0” on RSEL and CNTL0<0> selects
HBP and a “1” on either RSEL or CNTL0<0> selects BPRZ.
The HI-3717 generates a full reset upon application power. The
power-on-reset (POR) sets all registers to their default values,
places the Receive and Transmit FIFOs to their empty state, and
clears the sync detection logic. It also sets both the HBP and BPRZ
outputs to the high impedance state and the input sampling and
decoders are disabled. See Register Descriptions for complete
definition of the default values.
Input Synchronization Mode
The part can also be initialized to the full reset state by applying a
100ns active low pulse to the external MR pin.
The HI-3717 has three different synchronization modes, depending
on how it is being used.
A software reset is also possible via the SPI communications
interface by writing a “1” to the CTRL1<3>. This bit places both the
Receive and Transmit FIFO’s in the empty state, clears the sync
detection logic, and sets both the HBP and BPRZ line drivers to a
high impedance state. All other registers remain unchanged. The
device is held in the reset state until a “0” is written to CTRL1<3>.
1. Flight Recorder Mode
Refer to Table 3 for the detail description of each bit in Control
Register 0.
This is the normal synchronization mode. In this mode the
HI-3717 searches for the four subframe sync marks:
SYNC1 = Octal 1107
SYNC2 = Octal 2670
SYNC3 = Octal 5107
SYNC4 = Octal 6670
CONFIGURATION
The HI-3717 is configured via the SPI communications bus by
writing to Control Register 0, CTRL0, and Control Register 1,
CTRL1. They are reset to 0x00 following a Power On Reset
(POR) or a Master Reset (MR) but remain unchanged on a
Software Reset, CTRL1<3>, SRST. The function of each register
bit is shown in the Register Descriptions.
in the correct sequential order starting from SYNC1 and the
exact bit time determined by the programmed word rate. When
synchronization is achieved the INSYNC pin as well as the
INSYNC bit of the Receive FIFO Status Register, RXFSTAT<7>
are set to “1” on the next valid SYNC1 mark. The valid SYNC1
mark and following data words are stored in the Receive FIFO.
Sync time varies from 4 seconds to a worst case of 8 seconds
for a valid data stream.
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HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
The first word stored in the Receive FIFO is available when
RXFSTAT<2>, RFEMPTY, is reset to “0”, which is 12-bit periods
(one word time) after INSYNC is set to “1”.
The HI-3717 remains in sync as long as the proper sync
sequence is maintained. INSYNC is reset to “0” when the next
expected subframe sync mark is not present. The HI-3717 will
initiate a new synchronization process at the next valid SYNC1
mark.
Once the part falls out of sync, the whole previous subframe
should be discarded.
2. Test Mode
with RSEL pin or CTRL1<0>, writing the transmit FIFO and
reading the receive FIFO. All status pins and registers reflect the
status of the loopback operation.
FIFO Status Pin Assignment Register, FSPIN
This register assigns the function of the external RFIFO and
TFIFO pins. The RFIFO pin reflects the state of one of the three
Receive FIFO status flags (RFFULL, RFHALF and RFEMPTY) in
the Receive FIFO Status Register, RXFSTAT. The TFIFO pin
reflects the state of one of two Transmit FIFO status flags (TFULL
or TFHALF) in the TFXSTAT register. Refer to the FSPIN Register
Description in Table 7 for register assignment details.
Word Count Utility Register, WRDCNT
In this mode the HI-3717 searches for any two subframe sync
marks in the correct sequential order and the exact starting time
for the sync mark. INSYNC is set to “1” when the third valid sync
mark is detected. The part must continue to detect each sync
mark in the correct order and with the correct starting time to
stay in sync.
This method reduces the time required to obtain sync to about 2
seconds typical and a worst case of 3 seconds.
3. No Sync Detect Mode
The MATCH pin goes high when the HI-3717 is in the INSYNC
condition and the word count and subframe count matches the
value programmed in the Word Count Utility Register. Note: The
INSYNC pin is set to “1” when the second consecutive SYNC1
mark of the proper sync sequence is received. The Word Count
Utility Register and Match pin function can be used for the
standard ARINC 717 data rates and all of the expanded data rates,
except 8192 wps.
ARINC 717 RECEIVER
In this mode, the INSYNC is set to “1” and all data is stored in
the Receive FIFO. Without sync detection, the Receive FIFO
just records the sequential bits, not words, from the bus. It is up
to the user to detect the sync marks and determine the word
boundaries in this mode.
The input data stream for ARINC 717 can be one of two formats.
The main ARINC 717 bus to a Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR)
uses Harvard Bi-phase (HBP) encoding and the auxiliary output
bus to an Aircraft Integrated Data System (AIDS) uses Bi-Polar
Return to Zero (BPRZ) encoding as shown in Figure 6.
In both the Flight Recorder Mode and the Test Mode, the HI-3717
uses a proprietary sync tracking and detection method which allows
multiple random false sync marks in the user data without
increasing the sync time.
The HI-3717 has an independent ARINC 717 receive channel with a
selectable on-chip HBP analog line receiver for connection to the
main incoming ARINC 717 data bus or a BPRZ analog line receiver
for connection to an auxiliary data bus.
Digital Loopback
The ARINC 717 specification requires the following detection levels
for the HBP inputs:
Normal HI-3717 operation is with CTRL1<0> set to “0”. Setting it to
“1” places the part in digital loopback mode. In this mode the
analog line receivers are disconnected from the data samplers and
both output line drivers are placed in a high impedance state. The
output encoders are connected to input sampler / decoder. The
part may be verified by selecting the desired receive decode format
STATE
HI
NULL
LO
DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE
+2 Volts to +8 Volts
NA
-2 Volts to -8 Volts
+5V
Harvard Bi-Phase
-5V
+10V
Bi-Polar Return to Zero
-10V
Data
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
LSB
FIGURE 6.
0
1
1
MSB
ARINC 717 HBP & BPRZ Differential Input Signal Format
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HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
The auxiliary BPRZ input detection levels are the same as
standard ARINC 429 levels:
STATE
ONE
NULL
ZERO
For Havard Bi-phase, HBP, coding, the sampler validates a HI
(One) or LO (Zero) if the signal is in that state for at least two
samples. There is no Null state for the HBP format.
The Bi-Polar Return to Zero, BPRZ, coding sampler validates that
at least two consecutive Ones or two consecutive Zeroes are
followed by at least two consecutive Null states.
DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE
+6.5 Volts to +13 Volts
+2.5 Volts to -2.5 Volts
-6.5 Volts to -13 Volts
Decoders
The HI-3717 guarantees recognition of these levels with a
common mode voltage with respect to GND less than ±25V for the
worst case conditions (3.15V supply, 8V HBP signal level and 13V
BPRZ signal level).
Design tolerances guarantee detection of the above levels, so the
actual acceptance ranges are slightly larger. If the signal (including
nulls) is outside the differential voltage ranges, the HI-3717 receiver
rejects the data.
The decoder recovers the clock and resynchronizes each valid one
or zero to the transition bit period.
The Harvard Bi-phase, HBP, decoder confirms the sampler only
provided a valid One or Zero, not both, then detects the presence of
absence of an edge in the data bit period. The output of the decoder
is a “1” if there was a transition, otherwise a “0”.
Bit Timing & Input Sampling
The Bi-Polar Return to Zero, BPRZ, decoder confirms the sampler
only provided a valid One or Zero, followed by a valid Null. The
decoder output is a “1” for a valid One and “0” for a valid Zero.
The bit timing for both the receive and transmit functions is the data
rate programmed in CTRL0<6:3>. The HI-3717 allows the
following word / bit rates:
Once the data is captured, it is re-sampled to the recovered
transition rate clock (sample clock sent to the sync detector) and resampled to recover the data bit rate clock.
32 words/sec.
64 words /sec.
128 words/sec.
256 words/sec.
512 words /sec.
1024 words/sec.
2048 words/sec.
4096 words/sec.
8192 words/sec.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
The decoders will operate correctly when the input data bit period is
not more than 2 sample clocks (25%) larger or 1 sample clock
(12.5%) smaller than the nominal value. The slower input frequency
causes a mismatch between the sampled data and the recovered
clock. The faster input frequency causes issues with internal edge
detection logic.
384 Bits/sec
768 Bits/sec.
1536 Bits/sec.
3072 Bits/sec.
6144 Bits/sec.
12288 Bits/sec.
24576 Bits/sec.
49152 Bits/sec.
98304 Bits/sec.
Any incorrectly decoded data will cause the next sync mark to be
missed and the INSYNC bit to go to “0”.
The 32 WPS data rate is typically used for testing purposes.
SYNC Detect
The input data from the selected analog line receiver is
oversampled at 8X relative to the word rate programmed in
CTRL0<6:3>. This is 4X oversample of the transition rate since the
code rate for both methods is double the data rate.
The HI-3717 employs a proprietary, four level sync algorithm that
samples each bit and compares each combination of 12-bits
against the four valid ARINC 717 subframe sync marks.
The sampler uses three separate shift registers, one each for
Ones, Zero and Null detection. When the input signal is within the
differential voltage range of one of the valid states (One, Zero or
Null) of the selected data format, the sampler clocks “1” into that
register and a “0” into the other two. When the signal is outside the
differential voltage ranges defined for all the shift registers, a “0” is
clocked into all three registers. Only one shift register can clock “1”
for a given sample. The Null shift register is only used for the BPNZ
format.
RINA-40
VDD
DIFFERENTIAL
AMPLIFIERS
COMPARATORS
ONE
RINA
NULL
GND
VDD
ZERO
RINB
RINB-40
GND
RSEL
CNTL0<0>
FIGURE 7. ARINC 717 Receiver Inputs
In the Flight Mode, once a valid SYNC1 mark is discovered, it
continues to look for each of the next three subframe sync marks in
the proper order and timing. If any one is not found, the search
starts over looking for SYNC1 again. Once all four sync marks are
detected in the proper order and location in a frame, the INSYNC
pin is set to “1” at the next SYNC1 subframe sync mark if it is the
correct value and it occurs at the proper relationship to the previous
valid sync mark. This is the default synchronization mode for the
HI-3717.
In the Software Synchronization Mode, CTRL1<2> = “1”, once two
consecutive valid subframe sync marks are detected, the INSYNC
bit is set to “1” at the next consecutive valid subframe sync mark if it
occurs at the proper relationship to the previous valid sync marks.
The first valid subframe sync mark does not have to be SYNC1 in
this mode but each successive subframe sync marks must be the
next in the sequence and properly spaced from the preceding valid
subframe sync mark.
INSYNC is set to “0” when the next expected subframe sync mark is
missed in the Flight Mode and Software Synchronization Modes.
The HI-3717 sync detection logic is reset and the part initiates the
full synchronization process again. The data from the subframe
preceding the first incorrect subframe sync mark should be
discarded. No data is passed to the Receive FIFO until synchronization is reestablished.
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HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
There are also two bits in the Receive FIFO Status Register,
RXFSTAT<6:5> that provide a realtime indicator when each of the
four ARINC 717 subframe sync marks are received. The bits are
valid only when INSYNC is “1” and are updated when the subframe
sync word is loaded into the Receive FIFO.
The final mode is No Synchronization, CRTL1<1> = “1”. In this
mode data is captured and loaded directly to the Receive FIFO in
the order it was received. It is the responsibility of the user to extract
the data from the FIFO and determine word, frame and subframe
boundaries. The INSYNC bit remains “0” while in this mode.
Receive FIFO and Retrieving Data
Data is transferred from the Receive FIFO starting with the valid
subframe sync mark when INSYNC was set to “1” and continues
with each consecutive 12-bit word until INSYNC is set to “0”.
Each time a valid ARINC 717 word is loaded to the Receive FIFO
the RFFULL, RFHALF and RFEMPTY bits in the Receive FIFO
Status Register (RXFSTAT<4:2>) are updated. Each word is
retrieved from the Receive FIFO via the SPI interface using SPI
Op-code instruction 0xF6 (word only), 0xFE (word & word count) or
0xC (Fast Read).
The SPI read instruction 0xF6 format is an 8-bit op-code followed by
two 8-bit data words. The four most significant bits (MSB) of the first
data word are always “0” followed by the first four MSB of the ARINC
717 word. The second data word contains the remaining 8-bits of
the ARINC 717 word. The least significant bit (LSB) of the ARINC
717 word is the LSB of the second 8-bit data word.
The format for read word and word count instruction 0xFE is the
same as the read instruction with the addition of two additional 8-bit
data bytes that contain the word count and the corresponding sync
subframe information. The third 8-bit SPI data byte contains the 8
MSB bits of the word count. The fourth data byte is comprised of
remaining 5 bits of the word count as well as the two bit code for the
subframe number in the same format as described in the RFXSTAT
Register Description. Refer to Example 5 in Figure 5 for more
details on the format for this instruction.
The Fast Read instruction 0xC uses only one SPI data byte for a
read operation. This is accomplished by using only first four bits for
the SPI op-code and placing the first four most significant bits of the
ARINC 717 word in the four remaining bit locations of what are
normally part of an op-code. The remaining 8-bits of the ARINC 717
word are in a normal SPI data byte. This method use one less SPI
data byte than a normal read instruction.
Up to 32 ARINC 717 words may be held in the Receive FIFO. The
RFFULL bit (RXFSTAT<4>) is set to “1” when the Receive FIFO is
full. Failure to unload the Receive FIFO when full will result in loss of
new data words until there are less than 32 words in the FIFO. The
RFOVF bit (RXFSTAT<1>) and external FROV pin are set to “1”
when an attempt is made to write to a full Receive FIFO.
The Receive FIFO half-full flag, the RFHALF bit (RXFSTAT<3), is
set to “1” whenever the Receive FIFO contains exactly 16 words.
The RFHALF bit provides a useful indicator to the host CPU that the
FIFO is filling up.
The Receive FIFO empty, the RFEMPTY bit (RXFSTAT<2>), is set
to “1” when the Receive FIFO is empty. It is reset to “0” when there
is at least one word in the Receive FIFO.
When the HI-3717 attempts to load a valid word to a full Receive
FIF0, the RFOVF flag, RXFSTAT<1>, and the external RFOV pin
are set to “1”. The Receive FIFO ignores any attempt to load any
additional words if it is full. The RFOVF flag and RFOV pin are reset
to “0” when either the INSYNC goes to “0” or the device is reset.
The external RFIFO pin is programmable in the FIFO Status Pin
Assignment Register (FSPIN<7:6>) to reflect the value of the
RFFULL, RFHALF or the RFEMPTY status bit. Refer to the FSPIN
Register Description for the bit values that assign the RFFULL,
RFHALF or RFEMPTY status bit to the RFIFO pin. The default
state is assignment of the RFEMPTY bit to the RFIFO pin.
Word Count Utility Register, WRDCNT, is used to cause the external
MATCH pin to be set to”1” when a specific word count is reached in a
specific subframe. WRDCNT<15:3> specifies the location in the
subframe and WRDCNT<1:0> specifies the subframe that is
monitored. MATCH is “1” until the next word is loaded into the
Receive FIFO.
The Match word and subframe bit assignments of the Word Count
Utility Register, WRDCNT, are found in Table 8.
SYNC DETECTION
ONES
SHIFT REGISTER
INSYNC
HBP
DECODER
HBP / BPRZ
SELECT
NULL
12-BIT SERIAL
REGISTER
12-BIT SERIAL
INPUT REGISTER
SHIFT REGISTER
12-BIT COMPARATOR
32 WORD x 12-BIT
RECEIVE FIFO
ZEROS
ACLK
SHIFT REGISTER
DATA CLOCK
DIVIDER
BPRZ
DECODER
WORD
WORD COUNT CLOCK
&
SUBFRAME
DETECTION
CTRL0<0>
CTRL0<6:4>
RSEL
FIGURE 8.
ARINC 717 Receiver Block Diagram
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12-BIT SERIAL
INPUT REGISTER
to Line Drivers
RFIFO
ROVF
SYNC0
SYNC1
HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
most significant bit of the op-code instruction is “0” rather than a “1”.
TRANSMITTER
Data Transmission
FIFO Operation
The ARINC 717 transmission begins when the first word is loaded
into the Transmit FIFO. Each word is serially fed to both the HBP
and BPRZ encoders at the data rate programmed in Control
Register 0, CNTL0<6:4>. The output of each encoder drives its
own ARINC 717 analog line driver. The slew rate of both the HBP
and the BPRZ auxiliary outputs is controllable with CNTL0<2:1>.
Refer to the CTRL0 Register Description for the individual bit values
required for setting the desired data and output slew rate.
The HI-3717 Transmit FIFO is loaded with ARINC 717 words
awaiting transmission. SPI words are written to the next Transmit
FIFO location with op-code 0x74 or 0x2 (Fast Write). If Transmit
FIFO Status Register empty flag, the TFEMPTY (TXFSTAT<5>) bit,
is “1” (FIFO empty), then up to 32 ARINC 717 12-bit words can be
safely loaded via the SPI interface. If the TFEMPTY bit is “0” then
less than 32 positions are available. If all 32 positions are filled,
then the full flag, the TFFULL (TXFSTAT<7>) bit, is “1”. All attempts
to load the Transmit FIFO are ignored until the TFFULL bit is “0”
which indicates that at least one word can be loaded.
The Transmit FIFO half-full flag, the TFHALF (TXFSTAT<6>) bit in
the Transmit FIFO Status Register, is equal to “0” when there are
less than or more than 16 ARINC 717 words in the Transmit FIFO
and equal to “1” when there are exactly 16 words in the FIFO. The
host CPU can safely load 16 ARINC 717 words into the Transmit
FIFO only when TFHALF is “1”.
The state of the TFFULL or TFHALF is available on the external
TFIFO pin, depending on the value in FSPIN<5> of the FIFO Status
Pin Assignment Register (See Table 7). The state of TFEMPTY flag
is always on the external TEMPTY pin.
SYSTEM OPERATION
The receiver and transmitter always operate at the same data rate.
Otherwise, they operate completely independent of each other.
The only restrictions are:
1. The Receive FIFO ignores any attempt to load any additional
words if it is full and at least one location is not retrieved
before the next valid ARINC 717 is received.
2. The Transmit FIFO can store a maximum of 32 words and
ignores any attempt to store additional words when it is full.
DC/DC Converter
It is the user’s responsibility to load the correct subframe sync mark
in the first word of each subframe and ensure the Transmit FIFO is
not left empty for more than one word time for continuous transmissions.
The HI-3717 requires only a single +3.3V power supply. An
integrated inverting / non-inverting voltage doubler generates the
rail voltages (±5.7V) which then power the line drivers to produce
the required +5V ARINC 717 HBP and ±5V ARINC 717 BPRZ signal
levels.
The SPI format for writing an ARINC 717 word and Fast Word to the
HI-3717 Transmit FIFO is the same as the read format, except the
The internal dual-polarity charge pump requires four external
capacitors, two for each polarity generated by the charge pump.
TXHA
TXHB
HBP
ENCODER
12 BIT PARALLEL
LOAD SHIFT REGISTER
BPRZ
ENCODER
HBP
LINE DRIVER
SLEW RATE
&
LOOPBACK
TEST
CONTROL
TXOUTHA, OUTHA
TXOUTHB, OUTHB
NOCONV
BPRZ
LINE DRIVER
TXOUTBA, OUTBA
TXOUTBB, OUTBB
TXBA
TXBB
BIT CLOCK
WORD CLOCK
&
BIT CLOCK
WORD CLOCK
START
SEQUENCE
32 word x 12 bit FIFO
ADDRESS
WORD COUNTER
&
FIFO CONTROL
LOAD
TFIFO
TEMPTY
INCREMENT
WORD COUNT
FIFO
LOADING
SEQUENCER
SCK
SPI COMMANDS
CS
SI
SPI INTERFACE
SPI COMMANDS
DATA
CLOCK
SO
CTRL0<6:4>
FIGURE 9.
DATA CLOCK
DIVIDER
ARINC 717 Transmitter Block Diagram
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ACLK
HI-3717
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
Pins C1+ and C1- connect the external “fly” capacitor, CFLY, to the
positive portion of the charge pump, resulting in 5.7V at the V+ pin
that is generated by an on-board bandgap reference voltage. An
output “hold” capacitor, COUT, is placed between V+ and GND.
COUT should be ten times the size of CFLY. The inverting
negative portion of the converter works in a similar fashion, with
CFLY and COUT placed between C2+ / C2- and V- / GND
respectively. Note that low ESR capacitors should be used.
Recommended values are given in the block diagram on page 2.
Line Driver Operation
The line drivers in the HI-3717 directly drive the ARINC 717
buses. The two ARINC 717 HBP outputs (TXOUTHA and
TXOUTHB) provide a differential voltage of ±5V in accordance
with the Harvard Bi-Phase format. Control Register 0
(CTRL0<6:4) controls the transmitter data rate and
CTRL0<<2:1> controls the output slew rate.
Line Receiver Input Pins
The HI-3717 has two sets of Line Receiver input pins that are
shared with the HBP and BPRZ line receivers, RINA/B and
RINA/B-40. Only one pair may be used to connect to the ARINC
717 bus. The unused pair must be left floating. The RINA/B pins
may be connected directly to the ARINC 717 bus.
The RINA/B-40 pins require an external 40K ohm resistor in series
with each ARINC 717 input. The resistors do not affect the ARINC
717 receiver level detection thresholds .
When using the RINA/B-40 pins, each side of the ARINC 717 bus
must be connected through a 40K ohm series resistor in order for
the chip to detect the correct ARINC 717 levels. The typical
ARINC 717 differential signal is translated and input to a window
comparator and latch. The comparator levels are set so that with
the external 40K ohm resistors, they are just below the standard
minimum data threshold and in the case of the auxiliary BPRZ
line receiver, just above the standard 2.5 volt BPRZ (ARINC 429)
null threshold.
The two auxillary ARINC 717 BPRZ outputs (TXOUTBA and
TXOUTBB) provide a differential voltage to produce a +10V
One, a -10V Zero, and a 0 Volt Null. The transmitter data rate is
the same as the HBP output which is also controlled by the same
bits in Control Register 0 (CTRL0<6:4). The slew rate of the
differential output signal is also controlled by Control Register 0
(CTRL0<2:1>. No additional hardware is required to control the
slope. Slope rate is set by an on-chip resistors and capacitors.
Please refer to the Holt AN-300 Application Note for additional information and recommendations on lightning protection of Holt
line drivers and line receivers.
Line Driver Output Pins
Master Reset
The Harvard Bi-phase (HBP) TXOUTHA and TXOUTHB pins as
well as the Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ) TXOUTBA and
TXOUTBB pins have 37.5 Ohms in series with each line driver
output, and may be directly connected to an ARINC 717 bus.
The OUTHA, OUTHB, OUTBA and OUTBB pins have 5 Ohms of
internal series resistance and require an external 32.5 ohm
resistor in series with each pin. OUTHA, OUTHB, OUTBA and
OUTBB pins are for applications where external series resistance is applied, typically for lightning protection devices.
Application of a Master Reset with a 100ns active low pulse to the
external MR pin sets all registers to their default values, places
the Receive and Transmit FIFOs to their empty state, and clears
the sync detection logic. It also sets both the HBP and BPRZ outputs to the high impedance state and disables input sampling of
both analog line receivers..
Either the TXOUTHA & TXOUTHB outputs or the OUTHA &
OUTHB outputs are used in an application but not both sets at
the same time. Likewise, only one set of the auxiliary BPRZ
output pins (TXOUTBA & TXOUTBB or OUTBA & OUTBB) are
used. Using both set of pins on either output will produce
unpredictable results.
The line driver outputs TXOUTHA, TXOUTHB, OUTHA, OUTHB,
TXOUTBA, TXOUTBB, OUTBA & OUtBB are in a high impedance state after any reset and when in the digital loopback test
mode (CTRL1<0> = “1”) allowing multiple line drivers to be
connected to a single ARINC 717 bus. Note that both analog line
receivers are also disconnected from the HBP and BPRZ input
data samplers during reset and when in the digital loopback
mode.
The HI-3717 also has digital outputs from both the HBP (TXHA &
TXHB) and the BPRZ (TXBA & TXBB) encoders allowing the use
of external ARINC 717 line drivers. All four of these output pins
are active all the time and reflect the digital data sent to the data
sampler in the digital loopback mode.
By keeping excessive voltage outside the device, the RINA/B-40
input option is helpful in applications where lightning protection is
required.
Software Reset
A software reset is also possible via the SPI communications interface by writing a “1” to the CTRL1<3>. This bit places both the
Receive and Transmit FIFO’s in the empty state, clears the sync
detection logic, sets both the HBP and BPRZ line drivers to a high
impedance state and disables the input sampling of both analog
line receivers. Unlike POR and MR, ALL other registers remain
unchanged. The device is held in the reset state until a “0” is written to CTRL1<3>.
No DC/DC Converter Option
The NOCONV pin is set to “1” to disable the internal DC/DC Converter and supply +5V & -5V to the V+ & V- pins respectively from
an external power source. The “fly” capacitor pins can be left
floating.
No Internal Line Drive Option
The HI-3717 can be used without the internal line drivers if only
the ARINC 717 receive function is required or if the user wants to
use his own external ARINC 717 line drivers connected to the
TXAH, TXBH, TXAB & TXBB digital transmitter outputs. For this
option, NOCONV pin is set to “1” to disable the internal line drivers, V+ is connected to VDD & V- is left unconnected.
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HI-3717
TIMING DIAGRAMS
t CPH
t CYC
CS
tCHH
t SCKF
t CES
SCK
t CEH
t CES
t DS
t SCKR
t DH
SI
MSB
LSB
FIGURE 10. SPI Serial Input Timing
t CPH
CS
t CYC
t SCKH
tSCKL
SCK
t CHZ
t DV
SO
MSB
Hi Impedance
LSB
Hi Impedance
FIGURE 11. SPI Serial Output Timing
HBP DATA
BPRZ DATA
INSYNC
12 Data Bits
tREMPTY
RFIFO (RFEMPTY)
RFIFO (RFFULL)
12 Data Bits
ROVF
tROVF
FIGURE 12. Receive FIFO Flag Timing
2nd to
LAST WORD
Bit 10
Bit 11
LAST TRANSMIT FIFO WORD
Bit 0
Bit 1
Bit 2
Bit 3
Bit 4
Bit 5
Bit 6
Bit 7
HBP DATA
BPRZ DATA
tTEMPTY
TEMPTY
FIGURE 13. Transmit FIFO Empty Flag Timing
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Bit 8
Bit 9
Bit 10
Bit 11
HI-3717
TIMING DIAGRAMS (cont.)
HBP BIT
Data Bit 0
HBP BIT
Data Bit 1
+5V
HBP BIT
Data Bit 11
+5V
+5V
TXOUTHA & OUTHA
0V
0V
+5V
+5V
TXOUTHB & OUTHB
0V
+5V
+5V
90%
10%
(TXOUTHA - TXOUTHB
&
OUTHA - OUTHB)
0V
trx
tfx
+5V
VDIFF
0V
0V
-5V
90%
-5V
10%
one level
zero level
FIGURE 14. Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) Output Waveforms
BPRZ BIT
Data Bit 0
BPRZ BIT
Data Bit 1
BPRZ BIT
Data Bit 11
+5V
+5V
TXOUTBA & OUTBA
-5V
+5V
TXOUTBB & OUTBB
-5V
-5V
tfx
+10V
+10V
90%
VDIFF
tfx
10%
(TXOUTBA - TXOUTBB
&
OUTBA - OUTBB)
trx
trx
10%
one level
zero level
90%
null level
-10V
FIGURE 15. Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ) Output Waveforms
Data Bit 1
Data Bit 0
HARVARD BI-PHASE (HBP)
+3.3V
tHr
+3.3V
90%
10%
90%
10%
TXHA
tHf
TXHB
0V
+3.3V
+3.3V
0V
tBr
+3.3V
90%
10%
tBf
0V
0V
+3.3V
0V
one level
0V
+3.3V
90%
10%
TXBA
TXBB
+3.3V
0V
0V
BI-POLAR RETURN ZERO (BPRZ)
Data Bit 11
0V
null level
0V
zero level
FIGURE 16. Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP) & Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ) Logic Output Waveforms
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HI-3717
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply Voltages VDD ......................................... -0.3V to +5.0V
V+ ......................................................... +7.0V
V- ......................................................... -7.0V
Power Dissipation at 25°C
Plastic Quad Flat Pack ............... 1.5 W, derate 10mW/°C
Voltage at pins RINxx-xx .................................. -120V to +120V
DC Current Drain per digital input pin ........................... ±10mA
Voltage at pins TXAOUT, TXBOUT, AMPA, AMPB ......... V- to V+
Storage Temperature Range ........................ -65°C to +150°C
Voltage at any other pin ...............................-0.3V to VDD +0.3V
Operating Temperature Range (Industrial): ..... -40°C to +85°C
(Hi-Temp): ..... -55°C to +125°C
Solder temperature (Leads) .................... 280°C for 10 seconds
(Package) .......................................... 220°C
NOTE: Stresses above those listed under "Absolute Maximum Ratings" may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only.
Functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied.
Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VDD = 3.3V, TA = Operating Temperature Range (unless otherwise specified).
PARAMETER
HARVARD BI-PHASE (HBP) INPUTS
CONDITIONS
SYMBOL
-
LIMITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
Pins RINA, RINB, RINA-40 (with external 40KOhms), RINB-40 (with external 40KOhms)
HBP Differential Input Voltage: (RINA to RINB)
HI
LO
VIHH
VILH
HI
LO
HI
LO
VIHHA
VILHA
VIHHB
VILHB
Common mode voltages less than
±25V with respect to GND
2.0
-8.0
5.0
-5.0
8.0
-2.0.
V
V
3.5
-1.5
-1.5
3.5
5.0
0
0
5.0
6.5
+1.5
+1.5
6.5
V
V
V
V
HBP Input Voltage (Ref. to DFDAU Signal Ground)
RINA
RINB
BI-POLAR RETURN TO ZERO (BPRZ) INPUTS -
Pins RINA, RINB, RINA-40 (with external 40KOhms), RINB-40 (with external 40KOhms)
BPRZ Differential Input Voltage: (RINA to RINB)
ONE
ZERO
NULL
VIHB
VILB
VINUL
ONE
ZERO
ONE
RINB
ZERO
VIHBA
VILBA
VIHBB
VILBB
Common mode voltages less than
±25V with respect to GND
6.5
-13.0
-2.5
10.0
-10.0
0
13.0
-6.5
+2.5
V
V
V
3.25
-6.5
-6.5
3.25
5.0
-5.0
-5.0
5.0
6.5
-3.25
-3.25
6.5
V
V
V
V
140
140
100
-
KΩ
KΩ
KΩ
200
µA
µA
20
20
20
pF
pF
pF
20% VDD
V
V
BPRZ Input Voltage (Ref. to DFDAU Signal Ground)
RINA
HARVARD BI-PHASE (HBP) & BI-POLAR RETURN TO ZERO (BPRZ) INPUTS
Input Resistance:
Differential
To GND
To VDD
RI
RG
RH
-
Input Sink
Input Source
IIH
IIL
-450
Differential
To GND
To VDD
CI
CG
CH
Input Voltage HI
Input Voltage LO
VIH
VIL
Input Sink
Input Source
Pull-down Current (MR, SI, SCK, ACLK pins)
Pull-up current (CS pin)
IIH
IIL
IPD
IPU
Input Current:
Input Capacitance:
(Guaranteed but not tested)
(RINA to RINB)
LOGIC INPUTS
Input Voltage:
Input Current:
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80% VDD
1.5
-1.5
60
-60
µA
µA
µA
µA
HI-3717
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (cont.)
VDD = 3.3V, TA = Operating Temperature Range (unless otherwise specified).
PARAMETER
LIMITS
CONDITIONS
SYMBOL
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
HARVARD BI-PHASE (HBP) OUTPUTS - Pins TXOUTHA, TXOUTHB, (or OUTHA, OUTHB with external 32.5 Ohms)
HBP output voltage (Differential)
(TXOUTHA to TXOUTHB or OUTHA to OUTHB)
HI
LO
VOHH
VOLH
600 ohm load
4.0
-6.0
5.0
-5.0
6.0
-4.0
V
V
HI
LO
HI
LO
VOHHA
VOLHA
VOHHB
VOLHB
600 ohm load
4.5
-0.5
-0.5
4.5
5.0
0
0
5.0
5.5
+0.5
+0.5
5.5
V
V
V
V
HBP output voltage (Ref to GND)
TXOUTHA or OUTHA
TXOUTHB or OUTHB
BI-POLAR RETURN TO ZERO (BPRZ) OUTPUTS - Pins TXOUTBA, TXOUTBB, (or OUTBA, OUTBB with external 32.5 Ohms)
BPRZ output voltage (Differential)
(TXOUTBA to TXOUTBB or OUTBA to OUTBB)
ONE
ZERO
NULL
VOHB
VOLB
VONUL
No load
9.0
-11.0
-0.5
10.0
-10.0
0
11.0
-9.0
+0.5
V
V
V
ONE
ZERO
ONE
ZERO
VOHBA
VOLBA
VOHBB
VOLBB
No load
4.5
-5.5
-5.5
4.5
5.0
-5.0
-5.0
5.0
5.5
-4.5
-4.5
5.5
V
V
V
V
IOUT
Momentary short-circuit current
80
Logic "1" Output Voltage
Logic "0" Output Voltage
VOH
VOL
IOH = -100µA
IOL = 1.0mA
90%VDD
Output Sink
Output Source
IOL
IOH
VOUT = 0.4V
VOUT = VDD - 0.4V
1.6
BPRZ output voltage (Ref to GND)
TXOUTBA or OUTBA
TXOUTBB or OUTBB
HARVARD BI-PHASE (HBP) and BI-POLAR RETURN TO ZERO (BPRZ) OUTPUTS
Output current
mA
LOGIC OUTPUTS (Including TXHA, TXHB, TXBA & TXBB)
Output Voltage:
Output Current:
Output Capacitance:
CO
10% VDD
V
V
-1.0
mA
mA
15
pF
OPERATING VOLTAGE RANGE
VDD
3.15
3.45
V
35
mA
120
mA
OPERATING SUPPLY CURRENT
Transmitting Data at 8192 words/sec.
IDD
Transmitting Data in 8192 words/sec.
IDDL
Outputs Unloaded
600 Ohm Differential Output Load HBP
400 Ohm Differential Output Load BPRZ
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HI-3717
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VDD = 3.3V, TA = Operating Temperature Range and ACLK=24MHz +0.1%
LIMITS
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
SPI INTERFACE TIMING
SCK clock period
CS active after last SCK rising edge
CS setup time to first SCK rising edge
CS hold time after last SCK falling edge
CS inactive between SPI instructions
SPI SI Data set-up time to SCK rising edge
SPI SI Data hold time after SCK rising edge
SCK rise time
SCK fall ime
SCK pulse width high
SCK pulse width low
SO valid after SCK falling edge
SO high-impedance after SCK falling edge
MR pulse width
tCYC
tCHH
tCES
tCEH
tCPH
tDS
tDH
tSCKR
tSCKF
tSCKH
tSCKL
tDV
tCHZ
tMR
100
5
5
5
55
10
10
10
10
20
25
35
30
40
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
RECEIVER TIMING
Delay - INSYNC high to REMPTY low (plus 12 data bits)
Delay - RFFULL high to ROVF high (plus 12 data bits)
tREMPTY
tROVF
100
100
ns
ns
2604
1302
651
326
163
81.4
41.7
20.4
10.2
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
10
10
15
15
2.0
2.0
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
ns
ns
ns
ns
TRANSMITTER TIMING
TFEMPY flag high to beginningt of first data bit of last word in Transmit FIFO
32 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (32 wps)
64 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (64 wps)
128 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (128 wps)
256 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (256 wps)
512 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (512 wps)
1024 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (1024 wps)
2048 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (2048 wps)
4094 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (4096 wps)
8192 words / sec.
tTEMPTY (8192 wps)
Line driver transition differential times (Both the Harvard Bi-Phase and Bi-Polar Return to Zero are set to the same slew rate)
CNTL0<2:1> = 00
high to low
tfx
5.0
7.5
low to high
trx
5.0
7.5
CNTL0<2:1> = 01 or 10
high to low
tfx
5.0
10
low to high
trx
5.0
10
CNTL0<2:1> = 11
high to low
tfx
1.0
1.5
low to high
trx
1.0
1.5
Transmitter digital outputs transition times
Harvard Bi-Phase (HBP)
high to low
tHf
3.0
low to high
tHr
3.0
Bi-Polar Return to Zero (BPRZ)
high to low
tBf
3.0
low to high
tBr
3.0
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HI-3717
HEAT SINK - CHIP-SCALE PACKAGE ONLY
The HI-3717PCx uses a 44-pin plastic chip-scale package.
This package has a metal heat sink pad on its bottom
surface. This heat sink is electrically isolated from the die.
ORDERING INFORMATION
HI - 3717 xx x x
PART
To enhance thermal dissipation, the heat sink can be
soldered to matching circuit board pad.
LEAD
FINISH
NUMBER
Blank
Tin / Lead (Sn / Pb) Solder
100% Matte Tin (Pb-free, RoHS compliant)
F
TEMPERATURE
RANGE
PART
NUMBER
FLOW
BURN
IN
I
-40°C TO +85°C
I
No
T
-55°C TO +125°C
T
No
M
-55°C TO +125°C
M
Yes
PACKAGE
DESCRIPTION
PART
NUMBER
PC
44 PIN PLASTIC CHIP-SCALE, QFN (44PCS)
PQ
44 PIN PLASTIC QUAD FLAT PACK, PQFP (44PTQS)
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HI-3717
REVISION HISTORY
P/N
Rev
Date
DS3717 NEW 08/11/11
DS3717 A
08/23/11
Ds3717
B
11/4/11
Description of Change
Initial Release
Corrected typographical errors. Deleted QFN power dissipation reference.
Updated SPI to 10MHz, added IDD limits, corrected example typographical error.
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HI-3717 PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
44-PIN PLASTIC CHIP-SCALE PACKAGE (QFN)
inches (millimeters)
Package Type: 44PCS
.276
BSC
(7.00)
.203 ± .006
(5.15 ± .15)
.020 BSC
(0.50)
.276
BSC
(7.00)
.203 ± .006
(5.15 ± .15)
Top View
Bottom
View
.010
(0.25) typ
.039
max
(1.00)
.016 ± .002
(0.40 ± .05)
.008 typ
(0.2)
BSC = “Basic Spacing between Centers”
is theoretical true position dimension and
has no tolerance. (JEDEC Standard 95)
inches (millimeters)
44-PIN PLASTIC QUAD FLAT PACK (PQFP)
Package Type:
44PTQS
.006 MAX.
(.15)
.0315
BSC
(.80)
.394 ± .004
(10.0 ± .10)
SQ.
.547 ± .010
(13.90 ± .25)
SQ.
.014 ± ..002
(.35 ± .05)
.035 ± .006
(.88 ± .15)
.012
R MAX.
(.30)
See Detail A
.055 ± .002
(1.4 ± .05)
.063
MAX.
(1.6)
0°< Θ < 7°
BSC = “Basic Spacing between Centers”
is theoretical true position dimension and
has no tolerance. (JEDEC Standard 95)
.005
R MIN. Detail A
(.13)
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