ACPL-0820 High Current Dual Line-Driver IC Data Sheet Lead (Pb) Free RoHS 6 fully compliant RoHS 6 fully compliant options available; -xxxE denotes a lead-free product Description Features ACPL-0820 is a high current dual line-driver IC. With a 5 V single supply, it delivers up to 1.5 APP current. This is ideal for high current differential mode applications such as a Powerline modem. • • • • • ACPL-0820 is internally protected against over-temperature conditions through thermal shutdown and this status is reported by the Status pin. Over-load condition is sensed by internal detection circuitry and is also reported by the Status pin. In addition, with the transmit enable (Tx-en) input, the line-driver output stage can be disabled to reduce power dissipation when not operating. ACPL-0820 is designated for operation over extended temperature range from -40°C to +85°C. ACPL-0820 is available in SO-8 package. Applications • • • • • Automatic meter reading (AMR) Powerline modem General purpose line driver Signal conditioning Digital-to-analog converter buffers • • • • • • Dual Line-Drivers 1.5 APP driving current 3 MHz gain bandwidth product -60 dB maximum harmonic distortion Drives 7Ω load under bridge configuration with low distortion Differential or Single ended to differential connections Load detection function Over-temperature shutdown 5 V single supply Temperature range: -40°C to +85°C Suitable for FCC Part 15 and EN50065-1 compliant design Connection Diagrams a) Differential to differential Connections R3 5V 1 STATUS TXp Filter TXn R1 2 Vin R2 3 Status 4 TX-EN Vdd In1 Out1 In2 Out2 Tx -en Gnd ACPL-0820 PLM Transceiver Gain of Amp1 = - R3/R1, 8 L 5V 7 Vout 6 5 N R4 R1=R2, R3=R4, Overall Differential Output V out = (R3/R1) . V in Gain of Amp2 = - R4/R2, b) Single-ended to single-ended Connections 5V 1 STATUS 2 TX Vin R1 Filter 3 4 TX -EN Status Vdd In1 Out1 In2 Out2 Tx -en PLM Transceiver Gnd 8 L 5V 7 6 Vout 5 N ACPL -0820 R2 Gain of Amp2 = - R2/R1, Overall Output Voltage Vout = - (R2/R1) .V in c) High Driving Capacity Connections of Dual Line Drivers 5V R2 I out 1 STATUS Vin TX TX-EN PLM Transceiver Filter R1 R3 2 3 4 Status In1 Vdd Out1 Out2 In2 Tx -en ACPL-0820 Gnd 8 5V L I out1 7 1Ω >1µF 6 1Ω >1µF 5 Vout I out2 R4 Gain of Amp1 = - R2/R1, Gain of Amp2 = - R4/R3, R1 = R3, R2 = R4, R5 = R6, Overall Output Voltage Vout ≈ - (R2/R1) . Vin, Iout = Iout1+Iout2 N Package Pin Out Pin Descriptions Vdd 1 Status 8 2 In1 Out1 7 3 In2 Out2 6 4 Tx -en Gnd 5 Pin No. Symbol Function Description 1 Status Line condition detection A logic low indicates line conditions such as - load detection for Iout < -0.25 A- over-temperature detection for Tj =130°C (typ.) 2 In1 Amp1 Input Transmit signal input for 1st Line Driver 3 In2 Amp2 Input Transmit signal input for 2nd Line Driver 4 Tx-en Transmit enable A logic high enables both outputs (Out1 & Out2) of the dual line drivers;A logic low disables both outputs and setit to high impedance state (tristate) 5 GND Power supply ground Power supply and signal ground 6 Out2 Amp2 output Transmit signal output for 2nd Line Driver 7 Out1 Amp1 output Transmit signal output for 1st Line Driver 8 VDD 5 V power supply 5 V DC power supply Block Diagram Status 1 8 Vdd Amp1 + In1 2 V REF (2.25V) 3 Out1 6 Out2 Over -Temp Detection Status Output In2 7 Load Detection V REF (2.25V) + Amp2 - Tx -en 4 5 Gnd Ordering Information Option Part number RoHS Compliant Packaging Surface Mount ACPL-0820 -000E SO-8 X -500E SO-8 X Tape & Reel Quantity 100 per tube X 1500 per reel To order, choose a part number from the part number column and combine with the desired option from the option column to form an order entry. Example 1: ACPL-0820-500E to order product of SO-8 package in Tape and Reel packaging and RoHS compliant. Option datasheets are available. Contact your Avago sales representative or authorized distributor for information. Remarks: The notation ‘#XXX’ is used for existing products, while (new) products launched since 15th July 2001 and RoHS compliant option will use ‘-XXXE‘. Package Outline Drawings ACPL-0820 Small Outline SO-8 Package DIMENSIONS IN INCHES AND (MILLIMETERS) Recommended Pb-free IR Profile 30 seconds Temperature (°C) 250°C 260°C (Peak Temperature) 217°C 200°C 150°C 25°C 60 sec 60 ~ 150 sec 90 sec 1) One-time soldering reflow is recommended within the condition of temperature and time profile shown. 2) When using another soldering method such as infrared ray lamp, the temperature may rise partially in the mold of thedevice. Keep the temperature on the package of the device within the condition of (1) above. 60 sec Time (sec) Note: Non-halide flux should be used. Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Unit Storage Temperature TS -55 125 °C Ambient Operating Temperature TA -40 85 °C Junction Temperature TJ 150 °C Supply Voltage VDD -0.5 5.5 Volts Output Voltage VO -0.5 VDD Volts Tx-in Voltage VIN1 or VIN2 -0.5 VDD Volts Tx-en Voltage V Tx-en -0.5 VDD Volts Solder Reflow Temperature Profile (See Solder Reflow Temperature Profile Section) Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Ambient Operating Temperature TA -40 25 85 °C Supply Voltage VDD 4.75 5 5.25 V Electrical Specifications Unless otherwise noted, for sinusoidal waveform input, all typical values are at TA = 25°C and VDD = 5 V; all Minimum/ Maximum specifications are at Recommended Operating Limits. (Note: VIn = VIn1 - VIn2) Parameter Symbol VDD Supply Current Idd Min. Typ. Max. Unit Test Condition Fig. 2.1 7.1 mA 1 30 40 mA Status Logic High Output VStatus-H VDD-1 VDD V V Tx-en = 0V, VInp (& VInn )= 0VPP, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (& VInn )= 0VPP, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (or VInn )= 0VPP,IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (or VInn )= 1VPP, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (& VInn )= 1.25VPP,f=132kHz, Gain = -2, RL1 (&RL2) = 2.5W VDD = 3.5V, IStatus = -2mA Status Logic Low Output VStatus-L 0 0.8 V VDD = 5V, IStatus = 2mA Power SupplyRejection Ratio PSRR 72 dB DC Bias Voltage VBias 2.25 V Output Impedance ZO 12 kW 0.5 W 3 MHz Junction Over-Temperature Detection Threshold Junction Over-Temperature Shutdown Threshold Load Detection Threshold 130 °C 150 °C 0.5 (Diff ) App 2nd Harmonic Distortion HD2 -69 -60 dB 3rd Harmonic Distortion HD3 -74 -65 dB 50Hz ripple, Vrippe 200mVPP, V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (or VInn )= 0VPP, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 5V, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 0V, VInp (or VInn )= 0VPP, open loop, f =132kHz V Tx-en = 5V, VInp (or VIn2 )= 0VPP, f =132kHz V Tx-en = 5V, VIn1 (or VInn)= 1VPP, RL1 (&RL2) = 25W VInp (or VInn )= 1VPP, f =132kHz, IOut (IOut1 & IOut2) no load V Tx-en = 0->5V, VInp = 1.25VPP, VInn = 3.25VPP, f =132kHz, RL1 (&RL2) = 470W V Tx-en = 5->0V, VInp = 1.25VPP, VInn = 3.25VPP, f =132kHz, RL1 (&RL2) = 470W V Tx-en = 5V, VOut1 (& VOut2)= 3.5VPP, Gain = -2, RL = 50WTA=25°C Output Current IO 1.5 APP V Tx-en = 5V, f= 132kHz Thermal Resistance qJA 110 °C/W 1oz. copper trace, 2-layer PCB, still air, TA=25°C °C/W 1oz. copper trace, 4-layer PCB, still air, TA=25°C dB V Tx-en = 5V, VOut1 (& VOut2)= 3.5VPP, f =132kHz, Gain = -2, RL = 7W, TA=25°C dB Gain Bandwidth Product GBW Transmit Enable Threshold Voltage Tx Enable Time Vth,(Tx-en) 0.8 1.6 2.4 V t 0.2 2 µs Tx Disable Time 2 0.9 40 2nd Harmonic Distortion (1App Load) 3rd Harmonic Distortion (1App Load) HD2 -55 HD3 -65 µs Notes: 1. Threshold of rising junction temperature with hysteresis of 20°C (typ.). 2. See Application Information section for more information on the load detection feature. 3 Values obtained at differential mode connections. 4. Transmit duty ratio to be limited to 0.5 maximum. Note 2,3 12,14 11,14 1 10,13 2 4, 14 9, 15 9, 15 5-8, 16 3 3 4 3 3 Performance Plots Unless otherwise noted, all typical plots are at TA = 25°C, VDD = 5 V, sinusoidal waveform input. (Note: AOL=AOL1 or AOL2) 3 70 Idd/mA Idd/mA 60 I dd -Supply Current-mA 2 1.5 1 40 30 20 0.5 10 V TX-EN = 0V V TX-EN = 5V 0 -50 -25 0 25 50 Ta - Ambient Temperature o- C 75 0 100 Figure 1. Supply Current vs Temperature for Tx disabled. -50 AOL - Voltage Gain - dB 300 200 100 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 Phase 1.4 180 80 150 60 120 40 90 20 60 V Tx-en = 5V, V inp or V R L1 = R L2 = 25 Ω 30 0.1 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 0 10M f - Frequency - Hz Figure 3. Supply Current vs Output Current. Figure 4. Gain and phase vs. frequency. -60 -60 HD2 -62 HD2 -62 HD3 HD-Harmonic Distortion - dB -64 -66 -68 -70 -72 -74 -76 -80 -50 inn =1V pp , -20 1.6 210 100 IOut - TX Output Current - App -78 100 240 0 HD-Harmonic Distortion -dB 75 Gain 120 400 HD3 -64 -66 -68 -70 -72 -74 -76 f = 50 kHz, Gain = -2, V out = 7V pp , R L1 =R L2 = 25Ω -25 0 25 50 Ta - Ambient Temperature -o C -78 75 100 Figure 5. Output harmonic distortion vs. temperature for f = 50 kHz. 0 25 50 Ta - Ambient Temperature -ο C 140 Idd/mA 0 -25 Figure 2. Supply Current vs Temperature for Tx enabled. 500 I dd - Supply Current - mA 50 Phase - Degrees I dd - Supply Current - mA 2.5 -80 -50 f = 132 kHz, Gain = -2, V out = 7V pp , R L1 = R L2 = 25 Ω -25 0 25 50 Ta-Ambient Temperature -o C 75 100 Figure 6. Output harmonic distortion vs. temperature for f = 132 kHz. -50 -40 HD2 -54 -56 -58 -60 -62 -64 -66 -60 -65 -70 -75 0 25 50 Ta-Ambient Temperature - oC 75 0 2 10 8 τ 6 -4 4 -6 2 V Tx-en =5V Pulse @2.5kHz, V inp =1.25Vdc, V inn =3.25Vdc, Gain=-2, R L1 = R L2 = 500 Ω 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 300 400 500 2.8 0 3.2 14 -2 IOut V Tx-en =5V, f =132 kHz, Gain = -2, V inp or V inn =1.25V pp , R L1 = R L2 = 2.5 Ω 1 I out - Output Current - App VOut 0.8 200 Figure 8. Output harmonic distortion vs. Frequency. 12 Tx-en 0.4 100 1.5 VOut - Output Voltage(Diff) -V 4 -8 = 7V pp , f-Frequency - kHz 14 -2 out R L1 = R L2 = 25 Ω -90 100 6 0 Gain = -2, V 12 Status 0.5 10 0 8 -0.5 6 -1 4 -1.5 2 -2 0 -2.5 0 2 4 6 8 10 t - Time - us t - Time - us 12 14 16 Status - Status Voltage - V -25 Figure 7. Output Harmonics Distortion Vs temperature for f=450kHz. VTx-en - Transmit Enable - V -55 -85 f =450 kHz, Gain = -2, V out = 7V pp , R L1 =R L2 = 25 Ω -70 -50 0 HD3 -50 -80 -68 -10 HD2 -45 HD3 HD-Harmonic Distortion-dB HD-Harmonic Distortion-dB -52 -2 Figure 10. Output load detection. Figure 9. Tx enable time. 2 210 6 195 4 180 2 180 0 165 -2 150 210 Shutdown -1 165 Shutdown Detection Point -2 150 -3 -4 120 -5 -6 V Tx-en =5V, V f =132 kHz, I 0 10 20 inp 105 or V inn =1V pp , Gain=-2, no load 30 40 50 195 Tj -4 Status Detection Point 135 Heat source removed -6 120 -8 V Tx-en =5V, V inp or V 105 inn =0V pp , Iout no load out 60 t - Time - us Figure 11. Out1 or Out2 Thermal Characteristics. 135 Heat source removed after Shutdown Status 70 80 90 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 t - Time - us Figure 12. Status O/P Thermal Characteristics. 70 80 90 Tj - Junction Temperature -o C V Out1, V Out2 - Output Voltage - V pp 0 Status - Status Voltage - V Tj 1 Tj - Junction Temperature - o C Vout Test Circuit Diagrams Unless otherwise noted, all test circuits are at TA = 25°C, VDD = 5 V, sinusoidal waveform input, and signal frequency f = 132 kHz. 20k Ω 5V 2k7 Ω� 1 Scope V inp = 1.25V V inn = 1.25V 100nF 10k Ω 2 100nF 10k Ω 3 pp pp 5V 4 Status Vdd Out1 In1 Out2 In2 Tx -en Gnd I out1 5V 8 7 V inp 1 µ F x2 6 I out2 1µ F 100nF 10k Ω 2 100nF 10k Ω 3 V inn f = 10k ~ 10MHz R L2 5 1 Scope R L1 100nF *V inp & V inn are 180 o out of phase 20k Ω 5V 2k7 Ω 5V 4 Status In1 Out1 In2 Out2 Tx -en Gnd 2 10k Ω 3 V inn=3.25V dc 4 Pulse Gen. + V pulse = 5V fpulse = 2.5kHz Status Vdd In1 Out1 In2 Out2 Tx -en R L2 1µ F Gnd 20k Ω 5V 8 1 R L1 V inp=1.75V pp 7 V out 6 V inn=1.75V pp 100nF 10kΩ 2 100nF 10k Ω 3 5V R L2 5 4 Status Vdd In1 Out1 Out2 In2 Tx -en Gnd 5V 8 7 4µ 7F 6 4µ 7F 1µ F *V inp & V inn are 180 out of phase ACPL -0820 50Ω Spectrum Analyzer 5 100nF 100nF - 5 Figure 14. Gain bandwidth product & Over Temp test circuit. 20k Ω 10k Ω V out1 V out 1 µ F x2 V out2 6 20k Ω Figure 13. Load detection test circuit. V inp=1.25V dc 7 ACPL -0820 20k Ω 1 R L1 5V 8 100nF *V inp & V inn are 180 o out of phase ACPL -0820 Vdd 1µ F ACPL -0820 o 20k Ω 20k Ω Figure 15. Tx enable/disable time test circuit. Figure 16. Tx-out harmonic distortion test circuit. Application Information ACPL-0820 is designed to work with various transceivers and can be used with a variety of modulation methods including ASK, FSK and BPSK. Figure 17 shows a typical transformer isolated line driving application in a powerline modem using Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation scheme. R3 5V 50kΩ R8 2k7 1 TXp TXn TX-EN Filter C1 R1 100nF C2 100nF R2 10k Ω 10k Ω 2 3 4 Status Vdd Out1 In1 Out2 In2 Tx -en Gnd 5V 8 R5 1 R6 1 7 6 5 C7 100nF PLM Transceiver C8 1µ F ACPL-0820 R4 50kΩ Figure 17. Schematic of Isolated ACPL-0820 application for FSK modulation scheme. C3 L1 1µ F C4 1µ F 1:1 TVS 5V L2 TVS 5V D1 D2 C5 470nF D3 Type X2 TVS 7V C6 Signal 470nF Transformer Type X2 L VAR275V STATUS R7 220kΩ N Line Driver The dual line drivers combined is capable of driving powerline load impedances with output signals up to 7 VPP. The biasing point of the line driver is controlled internally. The biasing point set enables optimum modulation frequencies up to 150 kHz. The outputs of the line drivers are coupled onto the powerline using a simple differential mode LC coupling circuit as shown in Figure 18. Refer to Table 1 for some typical component values. Capacitors C5 & C6 and inductor L3 attenuate the 50/60 Hz powerline transmission frequency. A suitable value for L3 can range in value from 200 µH to 1 mH. To reduce the series coupling impedance at the modulation frequency, L1 & L2 are included to compensate for the reactive impedance of C3 & C4. These inductors should be of a low resistance type capable of meeting the peak current requirements. To meet safety regulatory requirements, capacitors C5 & C6 need to be of X2 safety rated. Since these types of capacitors typically have a very wide tolerance range of 20%, it is recommended to use as low a Q factor as possible for the L1/C3 & L2/C4 combinations. Vout1 Vout2 L1 C3 C4 L2 C5 L3 330µH 220nF Type X2 C6 220nF Type X2 L N Figure 18. LC coupling network. Table 1. Typical component values for LC coupling network. LC Coupling Carrier Frequency (kHz) L1 (or L2) (µH) C3 (or C4) (nF) 110 15 150 120 10 220 132 6.8 220 150 6.8 220 Although the series coupling impedance is minimized to reduce insertion loss, it has to be sufficiently large to limit the peak current to the desired level in the worst expected powerline load condition. The peak output current is effectively limited by the total series coupling resistance, which is made up of the series resistance of L1 & L2, the series resistance of the fuse and any other resistive elements connected in the coupling network. For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site: To reduce power dissipation when not operating in transmit mode the line driver stage is shut down to a low power high impedance state (or tri-state) by pulling the Tx-en input (pin 4) to a logic low state. External Transient Voltage Protection To protect ACPL-0820 against high voltage transients caused by voltage surges and disconnecting/connecting the modem, it is necessary to add external bi-directional transient voltage protectors such as D1, D2 (both 5V rated) & D3 (7V rated) as shown in Figure 17 in the circuit. But care must be taken to ensure that the total output capacitance as seen by each output is not more than 1nF to prevent oscillations. Another mandatory protection against AC power surges from the mains can be achieved by adding an appropriate Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) across the powerline terminals after the fuse. Internal Protection and Sensing ACPL-0820 includes 2 sensing and protection features to ensure robust operation under wide ranging environmental conditions. The 1st protection features is the over-temperature shutdown. This particular feature protects the line driver stage from over-temperature stress. Should the IC junction temperature reach a level above 150°C, the line driver circuit will be shut down and the output of Status (pin 1) is pulled to the logic low state simultaneously. The 2nd feature is load detection sensing feature. The powerline impedance is quite unpredictable and varies not just at different connection points but is also time variant. ACPL0820 includes this current sensing feature, which may be utilized to feedback information on the instantaneous powerline load conditions. Should the output current reaches a level greater than 0.5 App, the status pin output is pulled to a logic low state for the entire duration when the peak current is exceeding -0.25 A, as shown in Figure 10. Using the period of the pulse together with the known coupling impedance, the actual powerline load can be calculated. Table 2 shows the logic output of the Status pin. Table 2. Status pin logic output. Status output Normal Over-Temperature I < -0.25 A High Low Low (pulsed) www.avagotech.com Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies, Limited in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright © 2007 Avago Technologies Limited. All rights reserved. Obsoletes AV01-0269EN AV02-0131EN - October 29, 2007 out