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DS125DF410 Low Power Multi-Rate Quad Channel Retimer
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FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Each Channel Independently Locks to Data
Rates from 9.8 to 12.5 Gbps and Submultiples
Fast Lock Operation Based on Protocol-Select
Mode
Low Latency (~300ps)
Adaptive Equalization up to 34 dB Boost at 5
GHz
Adjustable Transmit VOD : 600 to 1300 mVp-p
Adjustable Transmit De-emphasis to -15 dB
Typical Power Dissipation (EQ+DFE+CDR+DE):
180 mW /Channel
Programmable Output Polarity Inversion
Input Signal Detection, CDR Lock
Detection/Indicator
On-Chip Eye Monitor (EOM), PRBS Generator
Single 2.5 V ±5% Power Supply
SMBus/EEPROM Configuration Modes
Operating Temperature Range of -40 to 85°C
RHS (QFN) 48-Pin 7 mm x 7 mm Package
Easy Pin Compatible Upgrade Between
Repeater and Retimers
– DS100RT410 (EQ+CDR+DE): 10.3125 Gbps
– DS100DF410 (EQ+DFE+CDR+DE): 10.3125
Gbps
– DS110RT410 (EQ+CDR+DE): 8.5 - 11.3 Gbps
– DS110DF410 (EQ+DFE+CDR+DE): 8.5 - 11.3
Gbps
– DS125RT410 (EQ+CDR+DE): 9.8 - 12.5 Gbps
– DS125DF410 (EQ+DFE+CDR+DE): 9.8 - 12.5
Gbps
– DS100BR410 (EQ+DE): Up to 10.3125 Gbps
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Front Port SFF 8431 (SFP+) Optical and Direct
Attach Copper
Backplane Reach Extension, Data Retimer
Ethernet: 10GbE, 1GbE
CPRI: Line Bit Rate Options 3–7
Interlaken: All Lane Bit Rates
InfiniBand
Other Propriety Data Rates up to 12.5 Gbps
DESCRIPTION
The DS125DF410 is four channel retimer with
integrated signal conditioning. The device includes a
fully adaptive Continuous-Time Linear Equalizer
(CTLE), self calibrating 5-tap Decision Feedback
Equalizer (DFE), Clock and Data Recovery (CDR),
and transmit De-Emphasis (DE) driver to enable data
transmission over long, lossy and crosstalk-impaired
highspeed serial links to achieve BER < 1×10-15.
Each channel can independently lock to data rate
from 9.8 to 12.5 Gbps, and associated sub rates (div
by 2, 4 and 8) to support a variety of communication
protocols. A 25 MHz crystal oscillator clock is used to
speed up the CDR lock process. This clock is not
used for training the PLL and does not need to be
synchronous with the serial data.
The programmable settings can be applied using the
SMBus (I2C) interface, or they can be loaded via an
external EEPROM. An on-chip eye monitor and a
PRBS generator allow real-time measurement of
high-speed serial data for system bring-up or field
tuning.
The device is offered in a RHS (QFN) 48-pin, 7 mm x
7 mm package. A flow-through pinout for the high
speed signals and a single power supply makes the
DS125DF410 easy to use.
These devices have limited built-in ESD protection. The leads should be shorted together or the device placed in conductive foam
during storage or handling to prevent electrostatic damage to the MOS gates.
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Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
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Typical Application Diagram
Line Card
Switch Fabric
Optical Modules
DS125DF410
x4
DS125DF410
ASIC
x4
Connector
DS125DF410
x4
ASIC
10GbE
CPRI
Interlaken
Others
SFP+ (SFF8431)
QSFP
x4
Back
Plane/
DS125DF410
Passive Copper
Mid
Plane
Clean Signal
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VDD
LOCK_0/ADDR_0
READ_EN
INT
REFCLK_OUT
ALL_DONE
LOCK_1/ADDR_1
GND
LP F_CP_ 1
LP F_REF_1
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
LP F_CP_ 0
47
46
LP F_REF_0
48
Connection Diagram
RXP0
1
36
TXP0
RXN0
2
35
TXN0
VDD
3
34
GND
RXP1
4
33
TXP1
RXN1
5
32
TXN1
VDD
6
31
GND
VDD
7
7 mm x 7 mm, 0.5 mm pitch
30
GND
RXP2
8
TOP VIEW
29
TXP2
RXN2
9
DAP = GND
28
TXN2
VDD
10
27
GND
RXP3
11
26
TXP3
RXN3
12
25
TXN3
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
LP F_REF_3
LP F_CP_ 3
VDD
LOCK_3/ADDR_3
SDC
SDA
REFCLK_IN
EN_SMB
LOCK_2/ADDR_2
GND
LP F_CP_ 2
LP F_REF_2
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Pin Descriptions
Pin Name
Pin #
I/O, Type
Description
HIGH-SPEED DIFFERENTIAL I/O
RXP0
RXN0
1
2
I, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential inputs to the equalizer.
Nominal differential input impedance = 100Ω.
RXP1
RXN1
4
5
I, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential inputs to the equalizer.
Nominal differential input impedance = 100Ω.
RXP2
RXN2
8
9
I, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential inputs to the equalizer.
Nominal differential input impedance = 100Ω.
RXP3
RXN3
11
12
I, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential inputs to the equalizer.
Nominal differential input impedance = 100Ω.
TXP0
TXN0
36
35
O, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential outputs from the driver.
Nominal differential output impedance = 100Ω.
TXP1
TXN1
33
32
O, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential outputs from the driver.
Nominal differential output impedance = 100Ω.
TXP2
TXN2
29
28
O, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential outputs from the driver.
Nominal differential output impedance = 100Ω.
TXP3
TXN3
26
25
O, CML
Inverting and non-inverting CML-compatible differential outputs from the driver.
Nominal differential output impedance = 100Ω.
LOOP FILTER CONNECTION PINS
LPF_CP_0
LPF_REF_0
47
48
I/O, analog
Loop filter connection
Place a 22 nF ± 10% Capacitor between LPF_CP_0 and LPF_REF_0
LPF_CP_1
LPF_REF_1
38
37
I/O, analog
Loop filter connection
Place a 22 nF ± 10% Capacitor between LPF_CP_1 and LPF_REF_1
LPF_CP_2
LPF_REF_2
23
24
I/O, analog
Loop filter connection
Place a 22 nF ± 10% Capacitor between LPF_CP_2 and LPF_REF_2
LPF_CP_3
LPF_REF_3
14
13
I/O, analog
Loop filter connection
Place a 22 nF ± 10% Capacitor between LPF_CP_3 and LPF_REF_3
REFCLK_IN
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I, 2.5V analog
Input is 2.5 V, 25 MHz ± 100 ppm reference clock from external oscillator
No stringent phase noise requirement
REFCLK_OUT
42
O, 2.5V analog
Output is 2.5 V, buffered replica of reference clock input for connecting multiple
DS125DF410s on a board
45
40
21
16
O, 2.5V
LVCMOS
Output is 2.5 V, the pin is high when CDR lock is attained on the corresponding
channel.
Note that these pins are shared with SMBus address strap input functions read
at startup.
REFERENCE CLOCK I/O
LOCK INDICATOR PINS
LOCK0
LOCK1
LOCK2
LOCK3
SMBus MASTER MODE PINS
ALL_DONE
41
O, 2.5V
LVCMOS
Output is 2.5 V, the pin goes low to indicate that the SMBus master EEPROM
read has been completed.
READ_EN
44
I, 2.5V
LVCMOS
Input is 2.5 V, a transition from high to low starts the load from the external
EEPROM. The READ_EN pin must be tied low when in SMBus slave mode.
INTERRUPT OUTPUT
INT
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O, 3.3V
Used to signal horizontal or vertical eye opening out of tolerance, loss of signal
LVCMOS, Open detect, or CDR unlock.
Drain
External 2KΩ to 5KΩ pull-up resistor is required.
Pin is 3.3 V LVCMOS tolerant.
SERIAL MANAGEMENT BUS (SMBus) INTERFACE
EN_SMB
20
SDA
18
I/O, 3.3V
Data Input / Open Drain Output
LVCMOS, Open External 2KΩ to 5KΩ pull-up resistor is required.
Drain
Pin is 3.3 V LVCMOS tolerant.
SDC
17
I/O, 3.3V
Clock Input / Open Drain Clock Output
LVCMOS, Open External 2KΩ to 5KΩ pull-up resistor is required.
Drain
Pin is 3.3 V LVCMOS tolerant.
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I, 2.5V analog
Input is 2.5 V, selects SMBus master mode or SMBus slave mode.
EN_SMB = High for slave mode
EN_SMB = Float for master mode
Tie READ_EN pin low for SMBus slave mode. See Table 3
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Pin Descriptions (continued)
Pin Name
Pin #
I/O, Type
45
40
21
16
I, 2.5V
LVCMOS
VDD
3, 6, 7,
10, 15, 46
Power
VDD = 2.5 V ± 5%
GND
22, 27,
30, 31,
34, 39
Power
Ground reference.
DAP
PAD
Power
Ground reference. The exposed pad at the center of the package must be
connected to ground plane of the board with at least 4 vias to lower the ground
impedance and improve the thermal performance of the package.
ADDR_0
ADDR_1
ADDR_2
ADDR_3
Description
Input is 2.5 V, the ADDR_[3:0] pins set the SMBus address for the retimer.
These pins are strap inputs. Their state is read on power-up to set the SMBus
address in SMBus control mode.
High = 1KΩ to VDD, Low = 1KΩ to GND
Note that these pins are shared with the lock indicator functions. See Table 4
POWER
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(1)
Supply Voltage (VDD)
-0.5V to +2.75V
2.5 I/O Voltage
(LVCMOS and Analog)
-0.5V to +2.75V
3.3 LVCMOS I/O Voltage
(SDA, SDC, INT)
-0.5V to +4.0V
Signal Input Voltage (RXPn, RXNn)
-0.5V to +2.75V
Signal Output Voltage (TXPn, TXNn)
-0.5V to +2.75V
Junction Temperature
+150°C
Storage Temperature
-65°C to +150°C
ESD Rating
HBM, STD - JESD22-A114F
6 kV
MM, STD - JESD22-A115-A
250 V
CDM, STD - JESD22-C101-D
Thermal Resistance
1250 V
θJA, No Airflow, 4 layer JEDEC, 9 thermal vias
26.1 °C/W
For soldering specifications: see SNOA549
(1)
“Absolute Maximum Ratings” indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur, including inoperability and degradation of
device reliability and/or performance. Functional operation of the device and/or non-degradation at the Absolute Maximum Ratings or
other conditions beyond those indicated in the Recommended Operating Conditions is not implied. The Recommended Operating
Conditions indicate conditions at which the device is functional and the device should not be operated outside these conditions.
RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Supply Voltage
VDD to GND
Ambient Temperature
Min
Typ
Max
2.375
2.5
2.625
Units
V
-40
25
+85
°C
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Over recommended operating supply and temperature ranges with default register settings unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
(1)
Units
POWER
PD
Power Supply Consumption
NTPS
Supply Noise Tolerance (4)
Average Power Consumption (DFE
Powered-Up and Enabled) (2)
720
Max Transient Power Supply
Current (3)
500
50 Hz to 100 Hz
100
mVP-P
100 Hz to 10 MHz
40
mVP-P
10 MHz to 5.0 GHz
10
mVP-P
mW
610
mA
2.5V LVCMOS DC SPECIFICATIONS
VIH
High Level Input Voltage
1.75
VDD
V
VIL
Low Level Input Voltage
GND
0.7
V
VOH
High Level Output Voltage
IOH = -3mA
VOL
Low Level Output Voltage
IOL = 3mA
0.4
V
IIN
Input Leakage Current
VIN = VDD
+10
μA
IIH
Input High Current (EN_SMB pin)
VIN = VDD
+55
μA
IIL
Input Low Current (EN_SMB pin)
VIN = GND
-110
μA
VIN = GND
2.0
V
μA
-10
3.3 V LVCMOS DC SPECIFICATIONS (SDA, SDC, INT)
VIH
High Level Input Voltage
VDD = 2.5 V
1.75
3.6
V
VIL
Low Level Input Voltage
VDD = 2.5 V
GND
0.7
V
VOL
Low Level Output Voltage
IPULLUP = 3mA
0.4
V
IIH
Input High Current
VIN = 3.6 V, VDD = 2.5V
+20
+40
μA
IIL
Input Low Current
VIN = GND, VDD = 2.5V
-10
+10
μA
fSDC
SMBus clock rate
100
400
KHz
9.8
12.5
Gbps
DATA BIT RATES
RB
Bit Rate Range
SIGNAL DETECT
SDH
Signal Detect ON Threshold Level
SDL
Signal Detect OFF Threshold Level Default input signal level to de-assert
signal detect, 10.3125 Gbps, PRBS31
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
6
Default input signal level to assert
signal detect, 10.3125 Gbps, PRBS31
70
mVp-p
10
mVp-p
Typical values represent most likely parametric norms at VDD = 2.5V, TA = 25°C., and at the Recommended Operation Conditions at the
time of product characterization.
VDD= 2.5V, TA = 25°C. All four channels active and locked. DFE is powered-up and enabled.
Max momentary power supply current lasting less than 1s. The retimer may consume more power than the maximum average power
rating during the time required to acquire CDR lock.
Allowed supply noise (mVP-P sine wave) under typical conditions.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
Over recommended operating supply and temperature ranges with default register settings unless otherwise specified. (1)
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Units
RECEIVER INPUTS (RXPn, RXNn)
VTX2, min
Minimum Source Transmit Launch
Signal Level (IN, diff)
See
(5)
VTX2, max
Maximum Source Transmit Launch
Signal Level (IN, diff)
See
(5)
VTX1, max
Maximum Source Transmit Launch
Signal Level (IN, diff)
See
(6)
VTX0, max
Maximum Source Transmit Launch
Signal Level (IN, diff)
See
(7)
LRI
Maximum Differential Input Return
Loss - |SDD11|
100 MHz – 6 GHz
ZD
Differential Input Impedance
ZS
Single-Ended Input Impedance
600
mVP-P
1000
mVP-P
1200
mVP-P
1600
mVP-P
-15
dB
100 MHz – 6 GHz
100
Ω
100 MHz – 6 GHz
50
Ω
DRIVER OUTPUTS (TXPn, TXNn)
VOD0
VOD7
VOD_DE
tR, tF
Differential output voltage
Differential output voltage
De-emphasis level
(8)
Transition time (rise and fall
times) (8) (9)
Differential measurement with OUT+
and OUT- terminated by 50Ω to
GND, AC-Coupled,
SMBus register VOD control
(Register 0x2d bits 2:0) set to 0,
minimum VOD
De-emphasis control set to minimum
(0 dB)
400
Differential measurement with OUT+
and OUT- terminated by 50Ω to
GND, AC-Coupled
SMBus register VOD control
(Register 0x2d bits 2:0) set to 7,
maximum VOD
De-emphasis control set to minimum
(0 dB)
1000
dB
Transition time control = Full Slew
Rate
39
ps
Transition time control = Limited
Slew Rate
50
ps
-15
dB
300
ps
75
ps
10
ps
100 MHz – 6 GHz (10)
tDP
Propagation Delay
Retimed data
TJ
De-emphasis pulse duration
Output total jitter
mVP-P
-15
Maximum Differential Output
Return Loss - |SDD22|
TDE
mVP-P
Differential measurement with OUT+
and OUT- terminated by 50Ω to
GND, AC-Coupled
Set by SMBus register control to
maximum de-emphasis setting
Relative to the nominal 0 dB deemphasis level set at the minimum
de-emphasis setting
LRO
(11)
675
Measured at VOD = 1000 mVP-P, deemphasis setting = -12 dB
-12 (12)
Measured at BER = 10
Differential signal amplitude at the transmitter output providing < 1x10-12 bit error rate. Measured at 10.3125 Gbps with a PRBS-31 data
pattern. Input transmission channel is 40-inch long FR-4 stripline, 4-mil trace width.
(6) Differential signal amplitude at the transmitter output providing < 1x10-12 bit error rate. Measured at 10.3125 Gbps with a PRBS-31 data
pattern. Input transmission channel is 30-inch long FR-4 stripline, 4-mil trace width.
(7) Differential signal amplitude at the transmitter output providing < 1x10-12 bit error rate. Measured at 10.3125 Gbps with a PRBS-31 data
pattern. No input transmission channel.
(8) Measured with clock-like {11111 00000} pattern.
(9) Slew rate is controlled by SMBus register settings.
(10) Measured with 10 MHz clock pattern output.
(11) De-emphasis pulse width varies with VOD and de-emphasis settings.
(12) Typical with no output de-emphasis, minimum output transmission channel.
(5)
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
Over recommended operating supply and temperature ranges with default register settings unless otherwise specified. (1)
Symbol
TSKEW
Parameter
Intra Pair Skew
Conditions
Difference in 50% crossing between
TXPn and TXNn for any output
Min
Typ
Max
Units
3
ps
5
MHz
0.6
UI
-6
dB
CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY
BWPLL
PLL Bandwidth
-3 dB
Measured at 10.3125 Gbps
JTOL
Input sinusoidal jitter tolerance
10 kHz to 250 MHz sinusoidal jitter
frequency
Measured at BER = 10-15
Jitter Transfer
Sinusoidal jitter at 10 MHz jitter
frequency
Measured at BER = 10-15
CDR Lock Time,
Ref_mode 3,
Fixed Data Rate (eg. 10.3125
Gbps)
Fixed (manual setting) of CTLE, DFE
HEO/VEO lock monitor disabled
(register 0x3e, bit 7 set to 0)
2
ms
Fixed (manual setting) of CTLE, DFE
HEO/VEO lock monitor enabled
(register 0x3e, bit 7 set to 1 - default)
12
ms
Medium (20 inch) channel loss with
CTLE and DFE adaption,
HEO/VEO lock monitor must be
enabled (13)
74
ms
JTRANS
TLOCK
(13) The CDR lock time is when the input has a valid signal to when the output sends retimed data. The CDR lock time is after the CTLE
adaption is completed. In adapt_mode 2 or 3, the DFE adaption will continue after the CDR lock time.
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The DS125DF410 is a low-power, multi-rate, 4-channel retimer. Each of the four channels operates
independently. Each channel includes a Continuous-Time Linear Equalizer (CTLE) which compensates for the
presence of a dispersive transmission channel between the source and the DS125DF410's input.
The DS125DF410 also includes a Decision-Feedback Equalizer (DFE) in each of the four channels. This
operates on the signal at the output of the CTLE. The DFE can improve the Bit Error Rate (BER) of the CDR
circuitry by reducing the effects of noise and crosstalk in the transmission channel at the input to the
DS125DF410.
Each channel includes an independent Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) and Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) which
produce a clean clock. The clean clock produced by the VCO and the PLL is phase-locked to the incoming data
clock and the high-frequency jitter on the incoming data is attenuated by the PLL, producing a clean clock with
substantially reduced jitter. This clean clock is used to retime the incoming data, removing high-frequency jitter
from the data stream and producing a data output signal with reduced jitter.
Each channel of the DS125DF410 features an output driver with programable differential output voltage and
output de-emphasis control. The output de-emphasis compensates for dispersion in the transmission channel at
the output of the DS125DF410.
These three functions together make up the data path for the DS125DF410.
EQ
RETIMER
DRIVER
RXPn
TXPn
CDR
RXNn
TXNn
100
100
SMBus
SMBus
SMBus
SDC
SDA
EN_SMB
LOCK
REFCLK_IN
Signal
Detect
Figure 1. DS125DF410 Data Path Block Diagram — One of Four Channels
Device Data Path Operation
The data path operation of the DS125DF410 comprises three functional sections as shown in the data path block
diagram of Figure 1. The three functional sections are as follows.
• Channel Equalization
• Clock and Data Recovery
• Output Driver
Channel Equalization
Physical transmission media such as traces on printed circuit boards (PCBs) or copper cables exhibit a low-pass
frequency response characteristic. The magnitude of the high-frequency loss varies with the length of the
transmission media and with the loss of the materials which comprise it. This differential high-frequency loss and
the frequency-dependent group delay of the transmission media introduce inter-symbol interference in the highspeed broadband signals propagating through the transmission media.
The DS125DF410 applies a frequency-response equalization function to the incoming data stream. The
equalization function reduces the effect of the frequency-dependent loss in the transmission media between the
transmitter output and the input of the DS125DF410. The DS125DF410 includes a Continuous Time Linear
Equalizer or CTLE which applies the frequency-response equalization. The CTLE is designed to provide a
controlled-amount of high-frequency boost to the signal in the frequency domain to compensate for the
frequency-dependent loss in the transmission media.
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The CTLE is a four-stage variable boost high-gain amplifier with a quasi-high-pass characteristic. Each of the
four stages can be set to provide various amounts of high-frequency boost with the overall transfer function of
the CTLE set by the cascade of all four sections. The high-frequency boost of each CTLE stage is variable. The
optimum boost for each stage is one that causes the transfer function magnitude of the transmission channel and
the CTLE in cascade to be flat over a band of frequencies extending up to half the data rate which is commonly
referred to as the “Nyquist” frequency. In normal operation, the DS125DF410 sets the boost of the CTLE
automatically to approximate the optimum cascaded response.
In addition to the CTLE, the DS125DF410 includes a clock-based Decision-Feedback Equalizer or DFE. The
DFE operates as a symbol-spaced, discrete-time, analog filter which provides additional discrimination against
signal impairments, both those arising from the dispersive transmission channel between the transmitter and the
DS125DF410 and those arising from noise in the system and crosstalk between transmission channels. The DFE
introduces an analog summing node between the CTLE output and the comparator, which makes the “decision”
whether the current bit is a 1 or a 0. At this summing node scaled versions of the previous five bits are added in
an analog fashion to the current bit, and the output of the summing node is the input to the comparator. This is a
well-known type of discrete-time filter implementation.
The scaling or tap weight of each of the five taps of the DFE can be set by a four- or five-bit register setting and
the algebraic sign of each tap weight is set by another bit. In general, the higher the tap weight setting the larger
the scaling factor for each bit is.
The CTLE and the DFE provide a significant improvement in the bit error rate performance for retimed data
transmitted through lossy transmission media. However, it is important to configure the CTLE and DFE properly
with the correct boost settings and tap weights and polarities. Otherwise, the CTLE and DFE will not provide the
bit error rate performance benefits they are capable of providing, and they may even degrade the bit error rate.
The ideal settings for the CTLE and DFE precisely cancel the non-ideal characteristics of the transmission
media.
To make configuration of these settings easier, the DS125DF410 is designed to determine the correct settings
for the CTLE and DFE autonomously by automatically adapting these equalizations to the input transmission
media. The automatic adaptation takes place when a signal is first detected at the input to the DS125DF410,
immediately after the DS125DF410 acquires phase lock. The automatic adaptation is also triggered whenever
the CDR circuitry is reset.
The DS125DF410 uses its internal eye monitor to generate a figure of merit for the adaptation. The DS125DF410
adjusts its CTLE boost settings and its DFE tap weights and polarities in a systematic way to optimize this figure
of merit.
The DS125DF410 is designed for operation with a default figure of merit. However, if desired, the figure of merit
may be configured by the user independently for each channel. This will affect the values to which the equalizers
will adapt.
The automatic adaptation may be initiated at any time by the user over the SMBus and the values obtained by
the DS125DF410 may be observed or modified over the SMBus
In the case of the CTLE, a subset of all the available boost settings are used for the adaptation. Because of the
cascaded architecture of the CTLE, there are multiple boost settings that provide almost the same CTLE
frequency response. A subset of the available boost settings is pre-programmed into the DS125DF410 and it is
this subset that is searched during CTLE adaptation. The subset of boost settings to be searched is userconfigurable by register writes over the SMBus.
Clock and Data Recovery
The DS125DF410 performs its clock and data recovery function by detecting the bit transitions in the incoming
data stream and locking its internal VCO to the clock represented by the mean arrival times of these bit
transitions. This process produces a recovered clock with greatly reduced jitter at jitter frequencies outside the
bandwidth of the CDR Phase-Locked Loop (PLL). This is the primary benefit of using the DS125DF410 in a
system. It significantly reduces the jitter present in the data stream, in effect resetting the jitter budget for the
system.
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The DS125DF410 uses the 25 MHz reference to determine the coarse tuning setting for its internal VCO. On
power-up, on CDR reset, and when the DS125DF410 loses lock and cannot re-acquire lock after four attempts,
the 25 MHz reference is used to calibrate the VCO frequency. The required VCO frequency is set by using the
rate/subrate settings (see Table 1) or by manually setting the PPM count and divide ratio. To calibrate the VCO
frequency, the DS125DF410 searches through the available VCO coarse tuning settings and counts the divided
VCO frequency using the 25 MHz reference as a clock source. The VCO coarse tuning setting which provides
the VCO frequency closest to the required frequency is stored, and this coarse tuning setting is used for
subsequent operation. This produces a fast, robust phase lock to the input signal.
Output Driver
Once the input data has been retimed by the DS125DF410 to the recovered, cleaned, clock, it is output to the
next device in the signal path using the output driver. The DS125DF410 is commonly used in applications where
lossy transmission media exist both at the input and the output of the DS125DF410. The CTLE and the DFE
compensate for lossy transmission media at the input to the DS125DF410. The output de-emphasis
compensates for the lossy transmission media at the output of the DS125DF410.
When there is a transition in the output data stream, the output differential voltage reaches its configured
maximum value within the configured rise/fall time of the output driver. Following this, the differential voltage
rapidly falls off until it reaches the configured VOD level minus the configured de-emphasis level. This
accentuates the high-frequency components of the output driver signal at the expense of the low-frequency
components. This pre-distorted signal, with its high-frequency components emphasized relative to its lowfrequency components, travels down the dispersive transmission media at the output of the DS125DF410 with
less inter-symbol interference than an undistorted signal would exhibit.
The output driver is capable of driving variable output voltages with variable amounts of analog de-emphasis.
The output voltage and de-emphasis level can be configured by writing registers over the SMBus. The
DS125DF410 cannot determine independently the appropriate output voltage or de-emphasis setting, so the user
is responsible for configuring these parameters. They can be set for each channel independently.
An idealized transmit waveform with analog de-emphasis applied is shown in Figure 2.
1.0
VOD (V)
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
0
1
2
3
4 5 6
TIME (UI)
7
8
9 10
Figure 2. Idealized De-Emphasis Waveform
DEVICE CONFIGURATION
The DS125DF410 can be configured by the user to optimize its operation. The four channels can be optimized
independently in SMBus master or SMBus slave mode. The operational settings available for user configuration
include the following.
• CTLE boost setting
• DFE tap weight and polarity setting
• Rate and subrate setting
• Driver output voltage
• Driver output de-emphasis
• Driver output rise/fall time
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CTLE Boost Setting
The CTLE is a four-stage amplifier with an adjustable, quasi-high-pass transfer function on each stage. The
overall frequency response of the CTLE is set by adjusting the boost of each stage independently. Each stage of
the CTLE can be set to one of four boost settings. The amount of high-frequency boost supplied by each stage
generally increases with increasing boost settings.
The CTLE can also be configured to adapt automatically to provide the optimum boost level for its input signal.
Automatic adaptation of the CTLE only is the default mode of operation for the DS125DF410.
DFE Tap Weight and Polarity Setting
The DS125DF410 includes a five-tap decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) which operates on the signal at the
output of the CTLE.
When the tap weights and polarities are properly set, the DFE approximates a matched filter for the input
transmission channel frequency response as modified by the CTLE frequency response. The CTLE and the DFE
work together to compensate for the input transmission channel response.
The DFE discriminates against input noise and random jitter as well as against crosstalk at the input to the
DS125DF410. When the DFE tap weights and polarities are properly set the DS125DF410 CDR operates at an
acceptable BER with more severe channel impairments than can be compensated with the CTLE alone.
It is possible to automatically or manually set the tap weights and polarities in the DS125DF410. Determining the
correct tap weights manually is difficult and time-consuming, so the DS125DF410 is designed to automatically
adapt the DFE tap weights and polarities in normal operation. This automatic adaptation provides superior BER
performance for noisy channels and channels subject to crosstalk aggressors.
The DFE is powered down by default. In order for the DFE tap weights and polarities to be applied to the input
signal, bit 3 of register 0x1e, the dfe_PD bit, should be set to 0 to power up the DFE. Also the adapt mode
setting in register 0x31, bits[6:5] should be set to 2b'10 or 2b'11 so the device can automatically adapt the CTLE
and DFE.
Rate and Subrate Setting
Register 0x2f, bits 7:4, Registers 0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, and 0x64
The DS125DF410 is part of a family of retimer devices differentiated by different VCO frequency ranges. Each
device in the retimer family is designed for operation in specific frequency bands and with specific data rate
standards.
The DS125DF410 is designed to lock rapidly to any valid signal present at its inputs. It is also designed to detect
incorrect lock conditions which can arise when the input data signals are strongly periodic. This condition is
referred to as “false lock”. The DS125DF410 discriminates against false lock by using its 25 MHz reference to
ensure that the VCO frequency resulting from its internal phase-locking process is correct.
To determine the correct VCO frequency, the digital circuitry in the DS125DF410 requires some user-supplied
information about the expected data rate or data rates. This information is provided by writing several device
registers using the SMBus.
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Standards-Based Modes
The DS125DF410 is designed to automatically operate with various multi-band data standards.
The first set of register writes constrain the coarse VCO tuning and the VCO divider ratios. When these registers
are set as indicated in Table 1, the DS125DF410 restricts its coarse VCO tuning to a set of coarse tuning values.
It also restricts the VCO divider ratio to the set of divider ratios required to cover the frequency bands for the
desired data rate standard. This enables the DS125DF410 to acquire phase lock more quickly than would be
possible if the coarse tuning range were unrestricted.
Table 1. Standards-Based Modes Register Settings
Standards
Data Rates (Gb/s)
VCO Frequencies (GHz)
Divider Ratios
Register 0x2F Value (hex)
InfiniBand
2.5, 5, 10
10.0
1, 2, 4
0x24
CPRI1
2.4576, 4.9152, 9.8304
9.8304
1, 2, 4
0x34
CPRI2
3.072, 6.144
12.288
2, 4
0x44
PROP3
6.25
12.5
2
0xA4
Interlaken1
3.125, 6.25
12.5
2, 4
0xB4
Interlaken2
10.3125
10.3125
1
0xC4
Ethernet
1.25, 10.3125
10.0, 10.3125
1, 8
0xF4
As an example of the usage of the registers in Table 1, assume that the retimer is required to operate in 10 GbE
or 1GbE mode. By setting register 0x2f, bits 7:4, to 4'b1111, the DS125DF410 will automatically set its divider
ratio and its coarse VCO tuning setting to lock to either a 10 GbE signal (at 10.3125 Gb/s) or a 1 GbE signal (at
1.25 Gb/s) at its input.
For some standards shown in the table above, the required VCO frequency is the same for each data rate in the
standard. Only the divider ratios are different. The retimer can automatically switch between the required divider
ratios with a single set of register settings.
For other data rates, it is also necessary to set the expected PPM count and the PPM count tolerance. These are
the values the retimer uses to detect a valid frequency lock.
For the 10 GbE and 1 GbE mode shown in the table above, two frequency groups are defined. These two
frequency groups are referred to as “Group 0”, for 1 GbE, and “Group 1”, for 10 GbE. This same frequency group
structure is present for all frequency modes, but for some modes the expected frequency for both groups is the
same. The expected PPM count information for Group 0 is set in registers 0x60 and 0x61. For Group 1, it is set
in registers 0x62 and 0x63. For both groups, the PPM count tolerance is set in register 0x64.
The value of the PPM count for either group is computed the same way from the expected data rate in Gbps,
RGbps. The PPM count value, denoted NPPM, is computed by NPPM = RGbps X 1280.
As an example we consider the PPM count setup for 10 GbE and 1 GbE. The expected PPM count for Group 0,
which in this case is 1 GbE, is set in registers 0x60 and 0x61. The expected VCO frequency for 1 G is 10.0 G.
The actual data rate for 1 GbE, which is 8B/10B coded, is 1.25 Gbps. With a VCO divide ratio of 8, which is the
divide ratio automatically used by the retimer for 1 GbE, this yields a VCO frequency of 10.0 GHz.
We compute the PPM count as NPPM = 10.0 X 1280 = 12,800. This is a decimal value. In hexadecimal, this is
0x3200.
The lower-order byte is loaded into register 0x60. The higher order byte, 0x32, is loaded into the 7 least
significant bits of register 0x61. In addition, bit 7 of register 0x61 is set, indicating manual load of the PPM count.
When this is complete, register 0x60 will contain 0x00. Register 0x61 will contain 0xb2.
For the example we are considering, Group 1 is for 10 GbE. Here the actual data rate for the 64/66B encoded 10
GbE data is 10.3125 Gbps. For 10 GbE, the retimer automatically uses a divide ratio of 1, so the VCO frequency
is also 10.3125 GHz. For 10 GbE, we compute the expected PPM count as NPPM = 10.3125 X 1280 = 13,200.
Again, this is a decimal value. In hexadecimal, this is 0x3390.
The lower order byte for Group 1, 0x90, is loaded into register 0x62. The higher-order byte, 0x33, is loaded into
the 7 least-significant bits of register 0x63. As with the Group 0 settings, bit 7 of register 0x63 is also set.
When this is complete, register 0x62 will contain 0x90. Register 0x63 will contain 0xb3.
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Finally, register 0x64 should be set to a value of 0xff. This is the PPM count tolerance. The resulting tolerance in
parts per million is given by TolPPM = (1 X 10^-6 X NTOL) / NPPM. In this equation, NTOL is the 4-bit tolerance value
loaded into the upper or lower four bits of register 0x64. For the example we are using here, both of these values
are 0xf, or decimal 15. For a PPM count value of 12,800, for Group 0, this yields a tolerance of 1172 parts per
million. For a PPM count value of 13,200, for Group 1, this yields a tolerance of 1136 parts per million.
These tolerance values can be reduced if it is known that the frequency accuracy of the system and of the 25
MHz reference clock are very good. For most applications, however, a value of 0xff in register 0x64 will give
robust performance.
For all the other standards shown in Table 1 the expected PPM count for Group 0 (registers 0x60 and 0x61) and
Group 1 (registers 0x62 and 0x63) will be set the same, since there is only one VCO frequency for these
standards. The expected PPM count and tolerance are computed as described above for 10 GbE and 1 GbE.
The same values are written to each pair of PPM count registers for these standards.
As is the case with the standards-based mode of operation, the expected PPM count value and the PPM count
tolerance must be written to registers 0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, and 0x64. These are computed exactly as
described above for the standards-based mode of operation. Since the frequency-range-based mode of
operation uses both Group 0 and Group 1 with the same expected PPM count, the same values should be
loaded into the pairs of registers 0x60 and 0x62, and 0x61 and 0x63.
As an example, suppose that the expected data rate is 8.5 Gbps. The VCO frequency for the frequency-range
based mode of operation is also 8.5 GHz. So we compute NPPM = 8.5 X 1280 = 10,880. This is a decimal value.
In hexadecimal this is 0x2a80.
We write the lower-order byte, 0x80 into registers 0x60 and 0x62. We write the higher order byte, 0x2a, into the
least-significant 7 bits of registers 0x61 and 0x63. We also set bit 7 of registers 0x61 and 0x63. When this
operation is complete, registers 0x60 and 0x62 will contain a value of 0x80. Registers 0x61 and 0x63 will contain
a value of 0xaa.
We also write the PPM tolerance into both the upper and lower four bits of register 0x64. If we write this register
to a value of 0xff, then the PPM count tolerance in parts per million will be given by TolPPM = (1 X 10^-6 X NTOL) /
NPPM = 1379 parts per million. This value will be appropriate for most systems.
In summary, for data rates that correspond to the pre-defined standards for the DS125DF410, the standardsbased mode of operation can be used. This mode offers automatic switching of the divide ratio (and, for 10 GbE
and 1 GbE, the VCO frequency) to easily accommodate operation over harmonically-related data rates. For data
rates that are not covered by the pre-defined standards, the frequency-range-based mode of operation can be
used. This mode works with a fixed divider ratio, which is nominally 1. However, the divider ratio can be forced to
other values if desired.
The register configuration procedure is as follow:
1. Select the desired channel of the DS125DF410 by writing the appropriate value to register 0xff.
2. Set bits 5:4 of register 0x36 to a value of 2'b11 as described above to enable the 25 MHz reference clock.
3. Write registers 0x2f with the correct values.
4. Compute the expected PPM count values for Group 0 and Group 1 as described above.
5. Write the expected PPM count values into registers 0x60-0x63 as described above, setting bit 7 of both
registers 0x61 and 0x63.
6. Set the value 0xff into register 0x64 for an approximate PPM count tolerance of 1100-1400 PPM.
7. Reset the retimer CDR by setting and then clearing bits 3:2 of register 0x0a.
If there is a signal at the correct data rate present at the input to the DS125DF410, the retimer will lock to it.
In ref_mode 3, bits 5:4 of register 0x36 are set to 2'b11, it is not necessary to set the CAP DAC values the
DS125DF410 determines the correct CAP DAC values automatically.
Because it is not necessary to set the CAP DAC values for Group 0 and Group 1 a-priori in ref_mode 3, the
DS125DF410 can be set up to use automatically switching divider ratios and arbitrary VCO frequencies in this
mode. The mapping of values in register 0x2f, bits 7:4, versus the divider ratios used for each of the two groups
is shown in Table 2.
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Table 2. Divider Ratio Settings versus Register 0x2f Setting
Register 0x2f, Bits 7:4
Divider Ratio Group 0
Divider Ratio Group 1
4'b0010
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 4
4'b0011
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 4
4'b0100
2, 4
2, 4
4'b0110
1, 2, 4, 8
1, 2, 4, 8
4'b1010
2
2
4'b1011
2, 4
2, 4
4'b1100
1
1
4'b1111
8
1
Note that for the entries in Table 2 where the divider ratios are the same for the two groups, the expected PPM
count for the two groups does not have to be the same. Therefore, in ref_mode 3, a single set of register settings
can be used to specify multiple VCO frequencies either with the same divider ratio or with different divider ratios.
Ref_mode 3 Mode (reference clock required)
Ref_mode 3 requires an external 25 MHz clock. This mode of operation is set in register 0x36 bits [5:4] = 2'b11
and is the default setting. In ref_mode 3, the external reference clock is used to aid initial phase lock, and to
determine when its VCO is properly phase-locked. An external oscillator should be used to generate a 2.5V, 25
MHz reference signal which is connected to the DS125DF410 on the reference clock input pin (pin 19). The
DS125DF410 does not include a crystal oscillator circuit, so a stand-alone external oscillator is required.
The reference clock speeds up the initial phase lock acquisition. The DS125DF410 is set to phase lock to a
known data rate, or a constrained set of known data rates, and the digital circuitry in the DS125DF410
preconfigures the VCO frequency. This enables the DS125DF410 phase-lock to the incoming signal very quickly.
The reference clock is used to calibrate the VCO coarse tuning. However, the reference clock is not synchronous
to the data stream, and the quality of the reference clock does not affect the jitter on the output retimed data. The
retimed data clock for each channel is synchronous to the VCO internal to that channel of the DS125DF410.
The phase noise of the reference clock is not critical. Any commercially-available 25 MHz oscillator can provide
an acceptable reference clock. The reference clock can be daisy-chained from one retimer to another so that
only one reference oscillator is required in a system.
False Lock Detector Setting
The register 0x2F, bit 1 is set to 1 by default, which disables the false lock detector. This bit must be set to 0 to
enable the false lock detector function.
Reference Clock In
REFCLK_IN pin 19 is for reference clock input. A 25 MHz oscillator should be connected to pin 19. See
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS for the requirements on the 25 MHz clock. The frequency of the reference
clock should always be 25 MHz no matter what data rate or mode of operation is used.
Reference Clock Out
REFCLK_OUT pin 42 is the reference clock output pin. The DS125DF410 drives a buffered replica of the 25
MHz reference clock input on this output pin. If there are multiple DS125DF410 in the system, the REFCLK_OUT
pin can be directly connected to the REFCLK_IN pin of another DS125DF410 in a daisy chain connection. With
an input REFLCK_IN of 50/50 duty cycle, the REFCLK_OUT output from the buffer can have a slight duty cycle
distortion of 46/54, which is about 1.6 ns duty cycle distortion for the 25 MHz clock (period = 40 ns). The number
of daisy chain connection should be limited to 12 or less. If there are more device used in the system, the best
option is to connect the external 25 MHz oscillator to a clock fanout buffer to distribute the 25 MHz clock to each
DS125DF410, which would insures there is a reference clock for the DS125DF410.
Driver Output Voltage
The differential output voltage of the DS125DF410 can be configured from a nominal setting of 600 mV peak-topeak differential to a nominal setting of 1.3 V peak-to-peak differential, depending upon the application. The
driver output voltage as set is the typical peak-to-peak differential output voltage with no de-emphasis enabled.
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Driver Output De-Emphasis
The output de-emphasis level of the DS125DF410 can be configured from a nominal setting of 0 dB to a nominal
setting of -15 dB depending upon the application. Larger absolute values of the de-emphasis setting provide
more pre-distortion of the output driver waveform, accentuating the high-frequency components of the output
driver waveform relative to the low-frequency components. Greater values of de-emphasis can compensate for
greater dispersion in the transmission media at the output of the DS125DF410. The output de-emphasis level as
set is the typical value to which the output signal will settle following the de-emphasis pulse interval in dB relative
to the output VOD.
Driver Output Rise/Fall Time
In some applications, a longer rise/fall time for the output signal is desired. This can reduce electromagnetic
interference (EMI) generated by fast switching waveforms. This is necessary in some applications for regulatory
compliance. In others, it can reduce the crosstalk in the system.
The DS125DF410 can be configured to operate with a nominal rise/fall time corresponding to the maximum slew
rate of the output drivers into the load capacitance. Alternatively, the DS125DF410 can be configured to operate
with a slightly greater rise/fall time if desired. For the typical specifications on rise/fall time, see ELECTRICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
INT
The INT line is an open-drain, 3.3V tolerant, LVCMOS active-low output. The INT lines from multiple
DS125DF410s can be wired together and connected to an external controller.
The Horizontal Eye Opening/Vertical Eye Opening (HEO/VEO) interrupt can be enabled using SMBus control for
each channel independently. This interrupt is disabled by default. The thresholds for horizontal and vertical eye
opening that will trigger the interrupt can be set using the SMBus control for each channel.
If any interrupt occurs, registers in the DS125DF410 latch in information about the event that caused the
interrupt. This can then be read out by the controller over the SMBus.
LOCK_3, LOCK_2, LOCK_1, and LOCK_0
Each channel of the DS125DF410 has an independent lock indication pin. These lock indication pins, LOCK_3,
LOCK_2, LOCK_1, and LOCK_0, are pin 16, pin 21, pin 40, and pin 45 respectively. These pins are shared with
the SMBus address strap lines. After the address values have been latched in on power-up, these lines revert to
their lock indication function.
When the corresponding channel of the DS125DF410 is locked to the incoming data stream, the lock indication
pin goes high. This pin can be used to drive an LED on the board, giving a visual indication of the lock status, or
it can be connected to other circuitry which can interpret the lock status of the channel.
DEVICE CONFIGURATION MODES
The DS125DF410 can be configured using two different methods.
• SMBus Master Configuration Mode
• SMBus Slave Configuration Mode
The configuration mode is selected by the state of the SMBus Enable pin (pin 20) when the DS125DF410 is
powered-up. This pin should be either left floating or tied to the device VDD through an optional 1KΩ resistor. The
effect of each of these settings is shown in Table 3.
Table 3. SMBus Enable Settings
Pin Setting
Configuration Mode
Description
READ_EN Pin
Float
SMBus Master Mode
Device reads its configuration
from an external EEPROM on
power-up.
Pull low to initiate reading
configuration data from external
EEPROM
High (1)
SMBus Slave Mode
Device is configured over the
SMBus by an external controller.
Tie low to enable proper address
strapping on power-up
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SMBus Master Mode and SMBus Slave Mode
In SMBus master mode the DS125DF410 reads its initial configuration from an external EEPROM upon powerup. A description of the operation of this mode appears in a separate application note.
Some of the pins of the DS125DF410 perform the same functions in SMBus master and SMBus slave mode.
Once the DS125DF410 has finished reading its initial configuration from the external EEPROM in SMBus master
mode it reverts to SMBus slave mode and can be further configured by an external controller over the SMBus.
There are two pins that provide unique functions in SMBus master mode. These are as follows:
• ALL_DONE
• READ_EN
These pins are meant to work together. When the DS125DF410 is powered up in SMBus master mode, it reads
its configuration from the external EEPROM when the READ_EN pin goes low. When the DS125DF410 is
finished reading its configuration from the external EEPROM, it drives its ALL_DONE pin low. In applications
where there is more than one DS125DF410 on the same SMBus, bus contention can result if more than one
DS125DF410 tries to take command of the SMBus at the same time. The READ_EN and ALL_DONE pins
prevent this bus contention.
The system should be designed so that the READ_EN pin of one of the DS125DF410s in the system is driven
low on power-up. This DS125DF410 will take command of the SMBus on power-up and will read its initial
configuration from the external EEPROM. When it is finished reading its configuration, it will set its ALL_DONE
pin low. This pin should be connected to the READ_EN pin of another DS125DF410. When this DS125DF410
senses its READ_EN pin driven low, it will take command of the SMBus and read its initial configuration from the
external EEPROM, after which it will set its ALL_DONE pin low. By connecting the ALL_DONE pin of each
DS125DF410 to the READ_EN pin of the next DS125DF410, each DS125DF410 can read its initial configuration
from the EEPROM without causing bus contention.
For SMBus slave mode, the READ_EN pin must be tied low. Do not leave it floating or tie it high.
A connection diagram showing several DS125DF410s along with an external EEPROM and an external SMBus
master is shown in Figure 3 below. The SMBus master must be prevented from trying to take control of the
SMBus until the DS125DF410s have finished reading their initial configurations from the EEPROM.
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SDA
From External
SMBus Master
SDC
ALL_DONE_N
SDA
ADDR3
READ_EN_N
ADDR2
ADDR1
ADDR0
ADDR3
ADDR2
ADDR1
ADDR0
READ_EN_N
ADDR2
ADDR1
ADDR0
Set to unique
SMBus
address
Set to unique
SMBus
address
ALL_DONE_N
SDA
SDC
ALL_DONE_N
SDA
SDC
ALL_DONE_N
SDA
SDC
DS125DF410
DS125DF410
DS125DF410
ADDR3
READ_EN_N
ADDR1
ADDR2
Set to unique
SMBus
address
ADDR0
ADDR3
READ_EN_N
ADDR1
ADDR2
ADDR0
ADDR3
READ_EN_N
ADDR2
ADDR1
ADDR0
Set to unique
SMBus
address
DS125DF410
DS125DF410
One or both of these lines should
float for an EEPROM larger than
256 bytes
SDC
ALL_DONE_N
SDA
SDC
SDC
SDA
EEPROM
Set to unique
SMBus
address
Figure 3. Connection Diagram for Multiple DS125DF410s in SMBus Master Mode
In SMBus master mode after the DS125DF410 has finished reading its initial configuration from the external
EEPROM it reverts to SMBus slave mode. In either mode the SMBus data and clock lines, SDA and SDC, are
used. Also, in either mode, the SMBus address is latched in on the address strap lines on power-up. In SMBus
slave mode, if the READ_EN pin is not tied low, the DS125DF410 will not latch in the address on its address
strap lines. It will instead latch in an SMBus write address of 0x30 regardless of the state of the address strap
lines. This is a test feature. Obviously a system with multiple retimers cannot operate properly if all the retimers
are responding to the same SMBus address. Tie the READ_EN pin low when operating in SMBus slave mode to
avoid this condition.
The DS125DF410 reads its SMBus address upon power-up from the SMBus address lines.
Address Lines <ADDR_[3:0]>
In either SMBus master or SMBus slave mode the DS125DF410 must be assigned an SMBus address. A unique
address should be assigned to each device on the SMBus.
The SMBus address is latched into the DS125DF410 on power-up. The address is read in from the state of the
<AD3:AD0> lines (pins 16, 21, 40, and 45 respectively) upon power-up. In either SMBus mode these address
lines are input pins on power-up.
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The DS125DF410 can be configured with any of 16 SMBus addresses. The SMBus addressing scheme uses the
least-significant bit of the SMBus address as the Read/Write_N address bit. When an SMBus device is
addressed for writing, this bit is set to 0; for reading, to 1. Table 4 below shows the write address setting for the
DS125DF410 versus the values latched in on the address lines at power-up.
The address byte sent by the SMBus master over the SMBus is always 8 bits long. The least-significant bit
indicates whether the address is for a write operation, in which the master will output data to the SMBus to be
read by the slave, or a read operation, in which the slave will output data to the SMBus to be read by the master.
if the least-significant bit is a 0, the address is for a write operation. If it is a 1, the address is for a read
operation. Accordingly, SMBus addresses are sometimes referred to as seven-bit addresses. To produce the
write address for the SMBus, the seven-bit address is left-shifted by one bit. To produce the read address, it is
left shifted by one bit and the least-significant bit is set to 1. Table 4 shows the seven-bit addresses
corresponding to each set of address line values.
When the DS125DF410 is used in SMBus slave mode, the READ_EN pin must be tied low. If it is tied high or
floating, the DS125DF410 will not latch in its address from the address lines on power-up. When the READ_EN
pin is tied high in SMBus slave mode i.e. when the EN_SMB pin (pin 20) is tied high, the DS125DF410 will revert
to an SMBus write address of 0x30. This is a test feature. If there are multiple DS125DF410s on the same
SMBus, they will all revert to an SMBus write address of 0x30, which can cause SMBus collisions and failure to
access the DS125DF410s over the SMBus.
Table 4. DS125DF410 SMBus Write Address Assignment
ADDR_3
ADDR_2
ADDR_1
ADDR_0
SMBus Write
Address
Seven-bit SMBus
Address
0
0
0
0
0x30
0x18
0
0
0
1
0x32
0x19
0
0
1
0
0x34
0x1a
0
0
1
1
0x36
0x1b
0
1
0
0
0x38
0x1c
0
1
0
1
0x3a
0x1d
0
1
1
0
0x3c
0x1e
0
1
1
1
0x3e
0x1f
1
0
0
0
0x40
0x20
1
0
0
1
0x42
0x21
1
0
1
0
0x44
0x22
1
0
1
1
0x46
0x23
1
1
0
0
0x48
0x24
1
1
0
1
0x4a
0x25
1
1
1
0
0x4c
0x26
1
1
1
1
0x4e
0x27
Once the DS125DF410 has latched in its SMBus address, its registers can be read and written using the two
pins of the SMBus interface, Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Data Clock (SDC).
SDA and SDC
In both SMBus master and SMBus slave mode, the DS125DF410 is configured using the SMBus. The SMBus
consists of two lines, the SDA or serial data line (pin 18) and the SDC or serial clock line (pin 17). In the
DS125DF410 these pins are 3.3V tolerant. The SDA and SDC lines are both open-drain. They require a pull-up
resistor to a supply voltage, which may be either 2.5V or 3.3V. A pull-up resistor in the 2KΩ to 5KΩ range will
provide reliable SMBus operation.
The SMBus is a standard communications bus for configuring simple systems. For a specification of the SMBus
an description of its operation, see smbus.org/specs/.
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REGISTER INFORMATION
There are two types of device registers in the DS125DF410. These are the control/shared registers and the
channel registers. The control/shared registers control or allow observation of settings which affect the operation
of all channels of the DS125DF410. They are also used to select which channel of the device is to be the target
channel for reads from and writes to the channel registers.
The channel registers are used to set all the configuration settings of the DS125DF410. They provide
independent control for each channel of the DS125DF410 for all the settable device characteristics.
Any registers not described in the tables that follow should be treated as reserved. The user should not try to
write new values to these registers. The user-accessible registers described in the tables that follow provide a
complete capability for customizing the operation of the DS125DF410 on a channel-by-channel basis.
Bit Fields in the Register Set
Many of the registers in the DS125DF410 are divided into bit fields. This allows a single register to serve multiple
purposes, which may be unrelated.
Often configuring the DS125DF410 requires writing a bit field that makes up only part of a register value while
leaving the remainder of the register value unchanged. The procedure for accomplishing this is to read in the
current value of the register to be written, modify only the desired bits in this value, and write the modified value
back to the register. Of course, if the entire register is to be changed, rather than just a bit field within the
register, it is not necessary to read in the current value of the register first.
In all the register configuration procedures described in the following sections, this procedure should be kept in
mind. In some cases, the entire register is to be modified. When only a part of the register is to be changed,
however, the procedure described above should be used.
Writing to and Reading from the Control/Shared Registers
Any write operation targeting register 0xff writes to the control/shared register 0xff. This is the only register in the
DS125DF410 with an address of 0xff.
Bit 2 of register 0xff is used to select either the control/shared register set or a channel register set. If bit 2 of
register 0xff is cleared (written with a 0), then all subsequent read and write operations over the SMBus are
directed to the control/shared register set. This situation persists until bit 2 of register 0xff is set (written with a 1).
There is a register with address 0x00 in the control/shared register set, and there is also a register with address
0x00 in each channel register set. If you read the value in register 0x00 when bit 2 of register 0xff is cleared to 0,
then the value returned by the DS125DF410 is the value in register 0x00 of the control/shared register set. If you
read the value in register 0x00 when bit 2 of register 0xff is set to 1, then the value returned by the DS125DF410
is the value in register 0x00 of the selected channel register set. The channel register set is selected by bits 1:0
of register 0xff.
If bit 3 of register 0xff is set to 1 and bit 2 of register 0xff is also set to 1, then any write operation to any register
address will write all the channel register sets in the DS125DF410 simultaneously. This situation will persist until
either bit 3 of register 0xff or bit 2 of register 0xff is cleared. Note that when you write to register 0xff,
independent of the current settings in register 0xff, the write operation ALWAYS targets the control/shared
register 0xff. This channel select register, register 0xff, is unique in this regard.
Table 5 below shows the control/shared register set. Any register addresses or register bits in the control/shared
register set not shown in this table should be considered reserved. In this table, the mode is either R for ReadOnly, R/W for Read-Write, or R/W/SC for Read-Write-Self-Clearing. If you try to write to a Read-Only register, the
DS125DF410 will ignore it.
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Table 5. Control/Shared Registers
Address (Hex)
Bits
Default Value (Hex)
Mode
Description
0x00
7:4
0x0
R
SMBus Address Strap Observation <3:0>
0x01
7:5
0x6
R
Device Revision
4:0
0x11
R
Device ID
6
0x0
R/W/SC
Self-Clearing Reset for Control/Shared Registers
5
0x0
R/W
Reset for SMBus Master Mode
4
0x0
R/W
Force EEPROM Configuration
7
0x0
R/W
Disable Master Mode EEPROM Configuration
4
(1)
R
EEPROM Read Complete
3
0x0
R
Set on Channel 0 Interrupt
2
0x0
R
Set on Channel 1 Interrupt
1
0x0
R
Set on Channel 2 Interrupt
0x04
0x05
0
0x0
R
Set on Channel 3 Interrupt
0x06
3:0
0X0
R/W
Diagnostic Test Control
Set to 0xa to read SMBus strap values from register 0x00
0xff
3
0x0
R/W
Selects All Channels for Register Write
See Table 6
2
0x0
R/W
Enables Register Write to One or All Channels and Register Read
from One Channel
See Table 6
1:0
0x0
R/W
Selects Target Channel for Register Reads and Writes
See Table 6
(1)
There is no default value. This bit always indicates whether the EEPROM read is complete or not.
SMBus Strap Observation
Register 0x00, bits 7:4 and register 0x06, bits 3:0
In order to communicate with the DS125DF410 over the SMBus, it is necessary for the SMBus controller to know
the address of the DS125DF410 . The address strap observation bits in control/shared register 0x00 are primarily
useful as a test of SMBus operation. There is no way to get the DS125DF410 to tell you what its SMBus address
is unless you already know what it is.
In order to use the address strap observation bits of control/shared register 0x00, it is necessary first to set the
diagnostic test control bits of control/shared register 0x06. This four-bit field should be written with a value of 0xa.
When this value is written to bits 3:0 of control/shared register 0x06, then the value of the SMBus address straps
can be read in register 0x00, bits 7:4. The value read will be the same as the value present on the
ADDR3:ADDR0 lines when the DS125DF410 was powered up. For example, if a value of 0x1 is read from
control/shared register 0x00, bits 7:4, then at power-up the ADDR0 line was set to 1 and the other address lines,
ADDR3:ADDR1, were all set to 0. The DS125DF410 is set to an SMBus Write address of 0x32.
Device Revision and Device ID
Register 0x01
Control/shared register 0x01 contains the device revision and device ID. The device revision shown in Table 5 is
the current revision for the DS125DF410. The device ID will be different for the different devices in the retimer
family. This register is useful because it can be interrogated by software to determine the device variant and
revision installed in a particular system. The software might then configure the device with appropriate settings
depending upon the device variant and revision.
Control/Shared Register Reset
Register 0x04, bit 6
Register 0x04, bit 6, clears all the control/shared registers back to their factory defaults. This bit is self-clearing,
so it is cleared after it is written and the control/shared registers are reset to their factory default values.
Interrupt Channel Flag Bits
Register 0x05, bits 3:0
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The operation of these bits is described in the section on interrupt handling later in this data sheet.
SMBus Master Mode Control Bits
Register 0x04, bits 5 and 4 and register 0x05, bits 7 and 4
Register 0x04, bit 5, can be used to reset the SMBus master mode. This bit should not be set if the
DS125DF410 is in SMBus slave mode. This is an undefined condition.
When this bit is set, if the EN_SMB pin is floating (meaning that the DS125DF410 is in SMBus master mode),
then the DS125DF410 will read the contents of the external EEPROM when the READ_EN pin is pulled low. This
bit is not self-clearing, so it should be cleared after it is set.
When the DS125DF410 EN_SMB pin is floating (meaning that the DS125DF410 is in SMBus master mode), it
will read from its external EEPROM when its READ_EN pin goes low. After the EEPROM read operation is
complete, register 0x05, bit 4 will be set. Alternatively, the DS125DF410 will read from its external EEPROM
when triggered by register 0x04, bit 4, as described below.
When register 0x04, bit 4, is set, the DS125DF410 reads its configuration from an external EEPROM over the
SMBus immediately. When this bit is set, the DS125DF410 does not wait until the READ_EN pin is pulled low to
read from the EEPROM. This EEPROM read occurs whether the DS125DF410 is in SMBus master mode or not.
If the read from the EEPROM is not successful, for example because there is no EEPROM present, then the
DS125DF410 may hang up and a power-up reset may be necessary to return it to proper operation. You should
only set this bit if you know that the EEPROM is present and properly configured.
If the EEPROM read has already completed, then setting register 0x04, bit 4, will not have any effect. To cause
the DS125DF410 to read from the EEPROM again it is necessary to set bit 5 of register 0x04, resetting the
SMBus master mode. If the DS125DF410 is not in SMBus master mode, do not set this bit. After setting this bit,
it should be cleared before further SMBus operations.
After SMBus master mode has been reset, the EEPROM read may be initiated either by pulling the READ_EN
pin low or by then setting register 0x04, bit 4.
Register 0x05, bit 7, disables SMBus master mode. This prevents the DS125DF410 from trying to take command
of the SMBus to read from the external EEPROM. Obviously this bit will have no effect if the EEPROM read has
already taken place. It also has no effect if an EEPROM read is currently in progress. The only situations in
which disabling EEPROM master mode read is valid are (1) when the DS125DF410 is in SMBus master mode,
but the READ_EN pin has not yet gone low, and (2) when register 0x04, bit 5, has been used to reset SMBus
master mode but the EEPROM read operation has not yet occurred.
Do not set this bit and bit 4 of register 0x04 simultaneously. This is an undefined condition and can cause the
DS125DF410 to hang up.
Channel Select Register
Register 0xff, bits 3:0
Register 0xff, as described above, selects the channel or channels for channel register reads and writes. It is
worth describing the operation of this register again for clarity. If bit 3 of register 0xff is set, then any channel
register write applies to all channels. Channel register read operations always target only the channel specified in
bits 1:0 of register 0xff regardless of the state of bit 3 of register 0xff. Read and write operations target the
channel register sets only when bit 2 of register 0xff is set.
Bit 2 of register 0xff is the universal channel register enable. This bit must be set in order for any channel register
reads and writes to occur. If this bit is set, then read operations from or write operations to register 0x00, for
example, target channel register 0x00 for the selected channel rather than the control/shared register 0x00. In
order to access the control/shared registers again, bit 2 of register 0xff should be cleared. Then the
control/shared registers can again be accessed using the SMBus. Write operations to register 0xff always target
the register with address 0xff in the control/shared register set. There is no other register, and specifically, no
channel register, with address 0xff.
The contents of the channel select register, register 0xff, cannot be read back over the SMBus. Read operations
on this register will always yield an invalid result. All eight bits of this register should always be set to the desired
values whenever this register is written. Always write 0x0 to the four MSBs of register 0xff. The register set target
selected by each valid value written to the channel select register is shown in Table 6
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Table 6. Channel Select Register Values Mapped to Register Set Target
Register 0xff Value (hex) Shared/Channel
Register Selection
Broadcast Channel
Register Selection
Targeted Channel
Selection
Comments
0x00
Shared
N/A
N/A
All reads and writes target
shared register set
0x04
Channel
No
0
All reads and writes target
channel 0 register set
0x05
Channel
No
1
All reads and writes target
channel 1 register set
0x06
Channel
No
2
All reads and writes target
channel 2 register set
0x07
Channel
No
3
All reads and writes target
channel 3 register set
0x0c
Channel
Yes
0
All writes target all
channel register sets, all
reads target channel 0
register set
0x0d
Channel
Yes
1
All writes target all
channel register sets, all
reads target channel 1
register set
0x0e
Channel
Yes
2
All writes target all
channel register sets, all
reads target channel 2
register set
0x0f
Channel
Yes
3
All writes target all
channel register sets, all
reads target channel 3
register set
Reading to and Writing from the Channel Registers
Each of the four channels has a complete set of channel registers associated with it. The channel registers or the
control/shared registers are selected by channel select register 0xff. The settings in this register control the target
for subsequent register reads and writes until the contents of register 0xff are explicitly changed by a register
write to register 0xff. As noted, there is only one register with an address of 0xff, the channel select register.
Table 7. Channel Registers
Address (Hex)
Bits
Default Value (Hex)
Mode
Field Name
Description
0x00
2
0x0
R/W/SC
rst_regs
Reset Channel Registers to Defaults (Selfclearing)
0x01
4
0x0
R
cdr_lock_loss_int
CDR Lock Loss Interrupt
0
0x0
R
signal_detect_loss_int
Signal Detect Loss Interrupt
0x02
7:0
0x0
R
cdr_status
CDR Status [7:0]
Bit[7] = PPM Count met
Bit[6] = Auto Adapt Complete
Bit[5] = Fail Lock Check
Bit[4] = Lock
Bit[3] = CDR Lock
Bit[2] = Single Bit Limit Reached
Bit[1] = Comp LPF High
Bit[0] = Comp LPF Low
0x03
7:6
0x0
R/W
eq_BST0[1:0]
CTLE Boost Stage 0 <1:0>
5:4
0x0
R/W
eq_BST1[1:0]
CTLE Boost Stage 1 <1:0>
3:2
0x0
R/W
eq_BST2[1:0]
CTLE Boost Stage 2 <1:0>
1:0
0x0
R/W
eq_BST3[1:0]
CTLE Boost Stage 3 <1:0>
4:0
0x00
R/W
cdr_cap_dac_start[4:0]
Override Starting VCO Cap DAC Setting 0
<4:0>
0x08
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Table 7. Channel Registers (continued)
Address (Hex)
Bits
Default Value (Hex)
Mode
Field Name
0x09
7
0x0
R/W
reg_divsel_vco_cap_ov Enable Override VCO Cap DAC (Registers
0x08 and 0x0b)
5
0x0
R/W
reg_bypass_pfd_ov
Enable Override Output Mux (Register
0x1e)
2
0x0
R/W
reg_divsel_ov
Enable Override Divider Select (Register
0x18)
3
0x0
R/W
reg_cdr_reset_ov
Enable CDR Reset Override (Register
0x0a)
CDR Reset Override Bit
0x0a
Description
2
0x0
R/W
reg_cdr_reset_sm
0x0b
4:0
0x0f
R/W
cdr_cap_dac_start1[4:0 Override VCO Cap DAC Setting 1 <4:0>
]
0x0d
5
0x0
R/W
PRBS_PATT_SHIFT_E PRBS Generator Clock Enable
N
0x11
7:6
0x0
R/W
eom_sel_vrange[1:0]
Eye Opening Monitor Voltage Range <1:0>
5
0x1
R/W
eom_PD
Eye Opening Monitor Power Down
3
0x0
R/W
dfe_tap2_pol
DFE Tap 2 Polarity
2
0x0
R/W
dfe_tap3_pol
DFE Tap 3 Polarity
1
0x0
R/W
dfe_tap4_pol
DFE Tap 4 Polarity
0
0x0
R/W
dfe_tap5_pol
DFE Tap 5 Polarity
7
0x1
R/W
dfe_tap1_pol
DFE Tap 1 Polarity
4:0
0x00
R/W
dfe_wt1[4:0]
DFE Tap 1 Weight <4:0>
0x13
2
0x0
RW
eq_BST3[2]
CTLE Boost Stage 3, Bit 2 (Limiting Bit)
0x14
7
0x0
R/W
eq_sd_preset
Force Signal Detect On
6
0x0
R/W
eq_sd_reset
Force Signal Detect Off
7
0x0
R/W
dfe_manual_tap_en
Enables manual DFE tap settings
6
0x0
R/W
drv_dem_range
Driver De-emphasis Range
2:0
0x0
R/W
drv_dem[2:0]
Driver De-emphasis Setting<2:0>
6:4
0x4
R/W
pdiq_sel_div[2:0]
VCO Divider Ratio <2:0> (Enable from
Register 0x09, Bit 2)
2
0x0
R/W
drv_sel_slow
Enable Slow Rise/Fall Time on Output
Driver
7:5
0x7
R/W
pfd_sel_data_mux[2:0]
OutputMux <2:0> (Enable from Register
0x09, Bit 5)
4
0x0
R/W
prbs_en
Enable PRBS Generator
3
0x1
R/W
dfe_PD
DFE is powered down by default. Must set
bit to 0 to power up the DFE.
0x1f
7
0x0
R/W
drv_sel_inv
Select Output Polarity Inverted
0x20
7:4
0x0
R/W
dfe_wt5[3:0]
DFE Tap 5 Weight <3:0>
3:0
0x0
R/W
dfe_wt4[3:0]
DFE Tap 4 Weight <3:0>
7:4
0x0
R/W
dfe_wt3[3:0]
DFE Tap 3 Weight <3:0>
3:0
0x0
R/W
dfe_wt2[3:0]
DFE Tap 2 Weight <3:0>
0x23
6
0x1
R/W
dfe_ov
DFE Override
0x24
7
0x0
R/W
fast_eom
Enable Fast Eye Opening Monitor Mode
2
0x0
R/W/SC
dfe_adapt
Start DFE Adaptation (Self-Clearing)
0
0x0
R/W/SC
eom_start
Start Eye Opening Monitor Counter (SelfClearing)
0x25
7:0
0x0
R
eom_count[15:8]
Eye Opening Monitor Count <15:8>
0x26
7:0
0x0
R
eom_count[7:0]
Eye Opening Monitor Count <7:0>
0x27
7:0
0x0
R
heo[7:0]
HEO Value <7:0>
0x28
7:0
0x0
R
veo[7:0]
VEO Value <7:0>
0x12
0x15
0x18
0x1e
0x21
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Table 7. Channel Registers (continued)
Address (Hex)
Bits
Default Value (Hex)
Mode
Field Name
Description
0x29
6:5
0x0
R
eom_vrange_setting[1:
0]
Eye Opening Monitor Voltage Range
Setting <1:0>
0x2a
7:0
0x30
R/W
eom_timer_thr[7:0]
Eye Opening Monitor Timer Threshold
<7:0>
0x2c
5:4
0x3
R/W
dfe_sm_fom[1:0]
DFE Adaptation Figure of Merit Type <1:0>
3:0
0x2
R/W
dfe_adapt_counter[3:0]
Counter Used in Adaptation for LookBeyond when Figure of Merit Decreases
0x2d
2:0
0x0
R/W
drv_sel_vod[2:0]
Driver VOD <2:0>
0x2f
7:6
0x0
R/W
RATE[1:0]
Rate <1:0>
5:4
0x0
R/W
SUBRATE[1:0]
Subrate <1:0>
3
0x0
R/W
index_ov
CTLE Adaptation Index Override (Register
0x13)
2
0x1
R/W
en_ppm_check
Enable Frequency Counter for Lock Detect
1
0x1
R/W
en_fld_check
False Lock Detector for lock detect is
disabled by default. Must set bit to 0 to
enable the FLD.
0
0x0
R/W
ctle_adapt
Start CTLE Adaptation
4
0x0
R
heo_veo_interrupt
Goes High if Interrupt from CDR Goes High
3
0x0
R/W
prbs_en_dig_clk
PRBS Generator Enable
1:0
0x0
R/W
prbs_pattern_sel[1:0]
PRBS Generator Pattern Select <1:0>
6:5
0x1
R/W
adapt_mode[1:0]
Adaptation Mode <1:0>
4:3
0x0
R/W
eq_sm_fom[1:0]
CTLE Adaptation Figure of Merit Type
<1:0>
7:4
0x1
R/W
heo_int_thresh[3:0]
HEO Interrupt Threshold <3:0>
3:0
0x1
R/W
veo_int_thresh[3:0]
VEO Interrupt Threshold <3:0>
7:4
0x8
R/W
heo_thresh[3:0]
HEO Threshold for CTLE Adaptation
Handoff to DFE Adaptation <3:0>
3:0
0x8
R/W
veo_thresh[3:0]
VEO Threshold for CTLE Adaptation
Handoff to DFE Adaptation <3:0>
0x34
3:0
0xf
R/W
dfe_max_tap_2_5[3:0]
Maximum DFE Tap Absolute Value for
Taps 2–5 <3:0>
0x35
4:0
0x1f
R/W
dfe_max_tap_1[4:0]
Maximum DFE Tap Absolute Value for Tap
1 <4:0>
0x36
6
0x0
R/W
heo_veo_int_enable
Enable HEO/VEO Interrupt
5:4
0x3
R/W
ref_mode[1:0]
Reference Clock Mode <1:0>
2
0x0
R/W
mr_cdr_cap_dac_rng_o Enable Override for VCO Cap DAC Range
v
1:0
0x1
R/W
mr_cdr_cap_dac_rng[1: Cap DAC Range <1:0>
0]
0x39
4:0
0x0
R/W
start_index[4:0]
Start Index for CTLE Adaptation <4:0>
(Enable from Register 0x2f, Bit 3)
0x3a
7:6
0x2
R/W
fixed_eq_BST0[1:0]
Fixed CTLE Stage 0 Boost Setting for
Lower Data Rates <1:0>
5:4
0x2
R/W
fixed_eq_BST1[1:0]
Fixed CTLE Stage 1 Boost Setting for
Lower Data Rates <1:0>
3:2
0x1
R/W
fixed_eq_BST2[1:0]
Fixed CTLE Stage 2 Boost Setting for
Lower Data Rates <1:0>
1:0
0x1
R/W
fixed_eq_BST3[1:0]
Fixed CTLE Stage 3 Boost Setting for
Lower Data Rates <1:0>
0x3e
7
0x1
R/W
HEO_VEO_LOCKMON Enable HEO/VEO Lock Monitoring
_EN
0x40 – 0x5f
CTLE Settings for Adaptation – see Table 14
0x30
0x31
0x32
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Table 7. Channel Registers (continued)
Address (Hex)
Bits
Default Value (Hex)
Mode
Field Name
Description
0x6a
7:4
0x4
R/W
veo_lck_thrsh[3:0]
Vertical Eye Opening Lock Threshold
<3:0>
3:0
0x4
R/W
heo_lck_thrsh[3:0]
Horizontal Eye Opening Lock Threshold
<3:0>
0x6b
7:0
0x0
R/W
fom_a[7:0]
Adaptation Figure of Merit Term a<7:0>
0x6c
7:0
0x0
R/W
fom_b[7:0]
Adaptation Figure of Merit Term b<7:0>
0x6d
7:0
0x0
R/W
fom_c[7:0]
Adaptation Figure of Merit Term c<7:0>
0x6e
7
0x0
R/W
en_new_fom_ctle
Enable Alternate Figure of Merit for CTLE
Adaptation
6
0x0
R/W
en_new_fom_dfe
Enable Alternate Figure of Merit for DFE
Adaptation
0x70
2:0
0x3
R/W
eq_lb_cnt[2:0]
CTLE Adaptation Look-Beyond Count
<2:0>
0x71
5
0x0
R
dfe_pol_1_obs
DFE Tap 1 Polarity (Read Only)
4:0
0x00
R
dfe_wt1_obs[4:0]
DFE Tap 1 Weight (Read Only) <4:0>
4
0x0
R
dfe_pol_2_obs
DFE Tap 2 Polarity (Read Only)
3:0
0x0
R
dfe_wt2_obs[3:0]
DFE Tap 2 Weight (Read Only) <3:0>
4
0x0
R
dfe_pol_3_obs
DFE Tap 3 Polarity (Read Only)
3:0
0x0
R
dfe_wt3_obs[3:0]
DFE Tap 3 Weight (Read Only) <3:0>
4
0x0
R
dfe_pol_4_obs
DFE Tap 4 Polarity (Read Only)
3:0
0x0
R
dfe_wt4_obs[3:0]
DFT Tap 4 Weight (Read Only) <3:0>
4
0x0
R
dfe_pol_5_obs
DFE Tap 5 Polarity (Read Only)
3:0
0x0
R
dfe_wt5_obs[3:0]
DFE Tap 5 Weight (Read Only) <3:0>
0x72
0x73
0x74
0x75
Resetting Individual Channels of the Retimer
Register 0x00, bit 2, and register 0x0a, bits 3:2
Bit 2 of channel register 0x00 are used to reset all the registers for the corresponding channel to their factory
default settings. This bit is self-clearing. Writing this bit will clear any register changes you have made in the
DS125DF410 since it was powered-up.
To reset just the CDR state machine without resetting the register values, which will re-initiate the lock and
adaptation sequence for a particular channel, use channel register 0x0a. Set bit 3 of this register to enable the
reset override, then set bit 2 to force the CDR state machine into reset. These bits can be set in the same
operation. When bit 2 is subsequently cleared, the CDR state machine will resume normal operation. If a signal
is present at the input to the selected channel, the DS125DF410 will attempt to lock to it and will adapt its CTLE
and its DFE according to the currently configured adapt mode for the selected channel. The adapt mode is
configured by channel register 0x31, bits 6:5.
Interrupt Status
Control/Shared Register 0x05, bits 3:0, Register 0x01, bits 4 and 0, Register 0x30, bit 4, Register 0x32, and
Register 0x36, bit 6
Each channel of the DS125DF410 will generate an interrupt under several different conditions. The DS125DF410
will always generate an interrupt when it loses CDR lock or when a signal is no longer detected at its input. If the
HEO/VEO interrupt is enabled by setting bit 6 of register 0x36, then the retimer will generate an interrupt when
the horizontal or vertical eye opening falls below the preset values even if the retimer remains locked. When one
of these interrupt conditions occurs, the retimer alerts the system controller via hardware and provides additional
details via register reads over the SMBus.
First, the open-drain interrupt line INT is pulled low. This indicates that one or more of the channels of the retimer
has generated an interrupt. The interrupt lines from multiple retimers can be wire-ANDed together so that if any
retimer generates an interrupt the system controller can be notified using a single interrupt input.
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If the interrupt has occurred because the horizontal or vertical eye opening has dropped below the pre-set
threshold, which is set in channel register 0x32, then bit 4 of register 0x30 will go high. This indicates that the
source of the interrupt was the HEO or VEO.
If the interrupt has occurred because the CDR has fallen out of lock, or because the signal is no longer detected
at the input, then bit 4 and/or bit 0 of register 0x01 will go high, indicating the cause of the interrupt.
In either case, the control/shared register set will indicate which channel caused the interrupt. This is read from
bits 3:0 of control/shared register 0x05.
When an interrupt is detected by the controller on the interrupt input, the controller should take the following
steps to determine the cause of the interrupt and clear it.
1. The controller detects the interrupt by detecting that the INT line has been pulled low by one of the retimers
to which it is connected.
2. The controller reads control/shared register 0x05 from all the DS125DF410s connected to the INT line. For at
least one of these devices, at least one of the bits 3:0 will be set in this register.
3. For each device with a bit set in bits 3:0 of control/shared register 0x05, the controller determines which
channel or channels produced an interrupt. Refer to Table 5 for a mapping of the bits in this bit field to the
channel producing the interrupt.
4. When the controller detects that one of the retimers has a 1 in one of the four LSBs of this register, the
controller selects the channel register set for that channel of that retimer by writing to the channel select
register, 0xff, as previously described.
5. For each channel that generated an interrupt, the controller reads channel register 0x01. If bit 4 of this
register is set, then the interrupt was caused by a loss of CDR lock. If bit 0 is set, then the interrupt was
caused by a loss of signal. it is possible that both bits 0 and 4 could be set. Reading this register will clear
these bits.
6. Optionally, for each channel that generated an interrupt, the controller reads channel register 0x30. If bit 4 of
this register is set, then the interrupt was caused by HEO and/or VEO falling out of the configured range.
This interrupt will only occur if bit 6 of channel register 0x36 is set, enabling the HEO/VEO interrupt. Reading
register 0x30 will clear this interrupt bit.
7. Once the controller has determined what condition caused the interrupt, the controller can then take the
appropriate action. For example, the controller might reset the CDR to cause the retimer to re-adapt to the
incoming signal. If there is no longer an incoming signal (indicated by a loss of signal interrupt, bit 0 of
channel register 0x01), then the controller might alert an operator or change the channel configuration. This
is system dependent.
8. Reading the interrupt status registers will clear the interrupt. If this does not cause the interrupt input to go
high, then another device on the same input has generated an interrupt. The controller can address the next
device using the procedure above.
9. Once all the interrupt registers for all channels for all DS125DF410s that generated interrupts have been
read, clearing all the interrupt indications, the INT line should go high again. This indicates that all the
existing interrupt conditions have been serviced.
The channel registers referred to above, registers 0x01, 0x30, 0x32, and 0x36, are described in the channel
registers table, Table 7.
Overriding the CTLE Boost Setting
Register 0x03, Register 0x13, bit 2, and Register 0x3a
To override the CTLE boost settings, register 0x03 is used. This register contains the currently-applied CTLE
boost settings. The boost values can be overridden by using the two-bit fields in this register as shown in the
table.
The final stage of the CTLE has an additional control bit which sets it to a limiting mode. For some channels, this
additional setting improves the bit error rate performance. This bit is bit 2 of register 0x13.
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If the DS125DF410 loses lock because of a change in the CTLE settings, the DS125DF410 will initiate its lock
and adaptation sequence again. Thus, if you write new CTLE boost values to register 0x03 and 0x13 which
cause the DS125DF410 to drop out of lock, the DS125DF410 may, in the process of reacquiring the CDR lock,
reset the CTLE settings to different values than those you set in register 0x03 and 0x13. If this behavior is not
understood, it can appear that the DS125DF410 did not accept the values you wrote to the CTLE boost registers.
What's really happening, however, is that the lock and adaptation sequence is overriding the CTLE values you
wrote to the CTLE boost registers. This will not happen unless the DS125DF410 drops out of lock.
if the adapt mode is set to 0 (bits 6:5 of channel register 0x31), then the CTLE boost values will not be
overridden, but the DS125DF410 may still lose lock. If this happens, the DS125DF410 will attempt to reacquire
lock. if the reference mode is set appropriately, and if the rate/subrate code is set to permit it, the DS125DF410
will begin searching for CDR lock at the highest allowable VCO divider ratio – that is, at the lowest configured bit
rate. At divider values of 4 and 8, the CTLE boost settings used will come not from the values in register 0x03,
and 0x13, but rather from register 0x3a, the fixed CTLE boost setting for lower data rates. This setting will be
written into boost setting register 0x03 during the lock search process. This value may be different from the value
you set in register 0x03, so, again, it may appear that the DS125DF410 has not accepted the CTLE boost
settings you set in registers 0x03 and 0x13. The interactions of the lock and adaptation sequences with the
manually-set CTLE boost settings can be difficult to understand.
To manually override the CTLE boost under all conditions, perform the following steps.
1. Set the DS125DF410 channel adapt mode to 0 by writing 0x0 to bits 6:5 of channel register 0x31.
2. Set the desired CTLE boost setting in register 0x3a. If the DS125DF410 loses lock and attempts to lock to a
lower data rate, it will use this CTLE boost setting.
3. Set the desired CTLE boost setting in register 0x03.
4. Set the desired CTLE boost setting in register 0x40.
5. If desired, set the CTLE stage 3 limiting bit, bit 2 of register 0x13.
If the DS125DF410 loses lock when the CTLE boost settings are set according to the sequence above, the
DS125DF410 will try to reacquire lock, but it will not change the CTLE boost settings in order to do so.
Overriding the VCO Search Values
Register 0x08, bits 4:0, Register 0x09, bit 7, Register 0x0b, bits 4:0, Register 0x36, bits 5:4 and 2:0, and Register
0x2f, bits 7:6 and 5:4
Registers 0x08 and 0x0b contain CAP DAC override values. Normally, when bits 5:4 of register 0x36 are set to
2'b11, then the DS125DF410 performs an initial search to determine the correct CAP DAC setting (coarse VCO
tuning) for the selected rate and subrate. The rate and subrate settings (bits 7:6 and 5:4 of register 0x2f)
determine the frequency range to be searched, with the 25 MHz reference clock used as the frequency reference
for the frequency search.
The CAP DAC value can be overridden by writing new values to bits 4:0 of register 0x08 (for CAP DAC setting 1)
and bits 4:0 of 0x0b (for CAP DAC setting 2). The override bit, bit 7 of register 0x09 must be set for the override
CAP DAC values to take effect. Since the valid rate and subrate setting for 10 GbE and 1 GbE applies to multiple
data rates, there are two CAP DAC values for this rate. The first is in register 0x08, bits 4:0, and the second is in
register 0x0b, bits 4:0. The DS125DF410 will use the CAP DAC value in register 0x08 for the larger divide ratio
(8) associated with the selected rate and subrate to try and acquire lock. If it fails to acquire lock, it will use the
CAP DAC value in register 0x0b with the smaller divide ratio (higher VCO frequency) associated with the
selected rate and subrate (1). It will continue to try to acquire lock in this way until it either succeeds or the
override bit (bit 7 of register 0x09) is cleared.
Overriding the Output Multiplexer
Register 0x09, bit 5, Register 0x14, bits 7:6, and Register 0x1e, bits 7:5
By default, the DS125DF410 output for each channel will be as shown in Table 8.
Table 8. Default Output Status Description
Input Signal Status
Channel Status
Output Status
Not Present
No Signal Detected
Muted
Present
Not Locked
Muted
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Table 8. Default Output Status Description (continued)
Input Signal Status
Channel Status
Output Status
Present
Locked
Retimed Data
This default behavior can be modified by register writes.
Register 0x1e, bits 7:5, contain the output multiplexer override value. The values of this three-bit field and the
corresponding meanings of each are shown in Table 9.
Table 9. Output Multiplexer Override Settings
Bit Field Value
Output Multiplexer Setting
Comments
0x7
Mute
Default when no signal is present or when
the retimer is unlocked
0x6
N/A
Invalid Setting
0x5
10 MHz Clock
Internal 10 MHz clock
Clock frequency may not be precise, There is
no production test coverage for this and is
only use for testing.
0x4
PRBS Generator
PRBS Generator must be enabled to output
PRBS sequence
0x3
VCO Q-Clock
Register 0x09, bit 4, and register 0x1e, bit 0,
must be set to enable the VCO Q-Clock.
There is no production test coverage for this
and is only use for testing.
0x2
VCO I-Clock
There is no production test coverage for this
and is only use for testing.
0x1
Retimed Data
Default when the retimer is locked
0x0
Raw Data
Bypass the CDR, output is not retimed and
must set bit 5 of register 0x09 and bit 7 of
0x3F.
If the output multiplexer is not overridden, that is, if bit 5 of register 0x09 is not set, then the value in register
0x1e, bits 7:5, controls the output produced when the retimer has a signal at its input, but is not locked to it. The
default value for this bit field, 0x7, causes the retimer output to mute when the retimer is not locked to an input
signal. Writing a value of 0x0 to this bit field, for example, will cause the retimer to output raw data (not retimed)
when it is not locked to its input signal.
Set the override bit to 1, bit 5 of register 0x09, will cause the retimer to output the value selected by the bit field
in register 0x1e, bits 7:5. In the raw data mode (CDR is bypassed), the register 0x3F, bit 7 should be set to 1,
this will disable the fast cap re-search which stops the output from powering down (muting) during raw mode.
When no signal is present at the input to the selected channel of the DS125DF410 the signal detect circuitry will
power down the channel. This includes the output driver which is therefore muted when no signal is present at
the input. If you want to get an output when no signal is present at the input, for example to enable a freerunning PRBS sequence, the first step is to override the signal detect. In order to force the signal detect on, set
bit 7 and clear bit 6 of channel register 0x14. Even if there is no signal at the input to the channel, the channel
will be enabled. If the channel was disabled before, the current drain from the supply will increase by 100–150
mA depending upon the other channel settings in the device. This increased current drain indicates that the
channel is now enabled.
The second step is to override the output multiplexer setting. This is accomplished by setting bit 5 of register
0x09, the output multiplexer override. Once this bit is set, the value of register 0x1e, bits 7:5 will control the
output of the channel. Note that if either retimed or raw data is selected, the output will just be noise. The device
output may saturate to a static 1 or 0.
If there is no signal, the VCO clock will be free-running. Its frequency will depend upon the divider and CAP DAC
settings and it will vary from part to part and over temperature.
If the PRBS generator is enabled, the PRBS generator output can be selected. This can either be at a data rate
determined by the free-running VCO or at a data rate determined by the input signal, if one is present. If a signal
is present at the input and the DS125DF410 can lock to it, the output of the PRBS generator will be synchronous
with the input signal, but the bit stream output will be determined by the PRBS generator selection.
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The 10 MHz clock is always available at the output when the output multiplexer is overridden. The 10 MHz clock
is a free-running oscillator in the DS125DF410 and is not synchronous to the input or to anything else in the
system. The clock frequency will be approximately 10 MHz, but this will vary from part to part.
If there is a signal present at the input, it is not necessary to override the signal detect. Clearing bits 7 and 6 of
register 0x14 will return control of the signal detect to the DS125DF410. Normally, when the retimer is locked to
a signal at its input, it will output retimed data. However, if desired, the output multiplexer can be overridden in
this condition to output raw data. It can also be set to output any of the other signals shown in Table 9. If there is
an input signal, and if the DS125DF410 is locked to it, the VCO I-Clock, the VCO Q-Clock, and the output of the
PRBS generator, if it is enabled, will be synchronous to the input signal.
When a signal is present at the input, it might be desired to output the raw data in order to see the effects of the
CTLE and (for the DS125DF410) the DFE without the CDR. It might also be desired to enable the PRBS
generator and output this signal, replacing the data content of the input signal with the internally-generated PRBS
sequence.
Overriding the VCO Divider Selection
Register 0x09, bit 2, and Register 0x18, bits 6:4
In normal operation, the DS125DF410 sets its VCO divider to the correct divide ratio, either 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16,
depending upon the bit rate of the signal at the channel input. It is possible to override the divider selection. This
might be desired if the VCO is set to free-run, for example, to output a signal at a sub-harmonic of the actual
VCO frequency.
In order to override the VCO divider settings, first set bit 2 of register 0x09. This is the VCO divider override
enable. Once this bit is set, the VCO divider setting is controlled by the value in register 0x18, bits 6:4. The valid
values for this three-bit field are 0x0 to 0x4. The mapping of the bit field values to the divider ratio is shown in
Table 10.
Table 10. Divider Ratio Mapping to Register 0x18, Bits 6:4
Bit Field Value
Divider Ratio
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
8
4
16
In normal operation, the DS125DF410 will determine the required VCO divider ratio automatically. The most
common application for overriding the divider ratio is when the VCO is set to free-run. Normally the divider ratio
should not be overridden except in this case.
Using the PRBS Generator
Register 0x0d, bit 5, Register 0x1e, bit 4, and Register 0x30, bit 3 and bits 1:0
The DS125DF410 includes an internal PRBS generator which can generate standard PRBS-9 and PRBS-31 bit
sequences. The PRBS generator can produce a PRBS sequence that is synchronous to the incoming data
signal, or it can generate a PRBS sequence using the internal free-running VCO as a clock. Both modes of
operation are described in the paragraphs that follow.
To produce a PRBS sequence that is synchronized to the incoming data signal, the DS125DF410 must be
locked to the incoming signal. When this is true, the signal detect is set and the channel is active. In addition, the
VCO is locked to the incoming signal The VCO will remain locked to the incoming signal regardless of the state
of the output multiplexer.
To activate the PRBS generator, first set bit 4 of register 0x1e. This bit enables the PRBS generator digital
circuitry. Then reset the PRBS clock by clearing bit 3 of register 0x30. Select either PRBS-9 or PRBS-31 by
setting bits 1:0 of register 0x30. Set this bit field to 0x0 for PRBS-9 and to 0x2 for PRBS-31. Then load the PRBS
clock by setting bit 3 of register 0x30. Finally, enable the PRBS clock by setting bit 5 of register 0x0d. This
sequence of register writes will enable the internal PRBS generator.
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As described above, to select the PRBS generator as the output for the selected channel, set bit 5 of register
0x09, the output multiplexer override. Then write 0x4 to bits 7:5 of register 0x1e. This selects the PRBS
generator for output.
For the case described above, the output PRBS sequence will be synchronous to the incoming data. There are
two other cases of interest. The first is when there is an input signal but the PRBS sequence should not be
synchronous to it. In other words, in this case it is desired that the VCO should free-run. The second case is
when there is no input signal, but the PRBS sequence should still be output. Again, in this case, the VCO is freerunning.
The register settings for these two cases are almost the same. The only difference is that, if there is no input
signal, then the channel will be disabled and powered-down by default. In order to force enable the channel,
write a 1 to bit 7 and a 0 to bit 6 of register 0x14. This forces the signal detect to be active and enables the
selected channel.
The remainder of the register write sequence is designed to disable the phase-locked loop so that the VCO can
free run.
First write a 1 to bit 3 of register 0x09, then 0x0 to bits 1:0 of register 0x1b. This disables the charge pump for
the phase-locked loop.
Next write a 1 to bit 2 of register 0x09. This enables the VCO divider override. Then set the VCO divider ratio by
writing to register 0x18 as shown in Table 10. For an output frequency of approximately 10.3125 GHz, set the
divider ratio to 1 by writing 0x0 to bits 6:4 of register 0x18. Do not clear bit 3 when you write a 1 to bit 2 of
register 0x09.
Now write a 1 to bit 7 of register 0x09. This enables the VCO CAP DAC override. Write the desired VCO cap
count to register 0x08, bits 4:0. The mapping of VCO frequencies to cap count will vary somewhat from part to
part. The VCO cap count should be set to 0x08 to yield an output VCO frequency of approximately 10.3125 GHz.
Do not clear bits 3 and 2 when you write a 1 to bit 7 of register 0x09.
Now write a 1 to bit 6 of register 0x09. This enables the VCO LPF DAC which can generate a VCO control
voltage internally to the DS125DF410. Once the LPF DAC is enabled, write the desired value of the LPF DAC
output in register 0x1f, bits 4:0. For an output VCO frequency of approximately 10.3125 GHz, set the LPF DAC
setting to 0x12. Do not clear the remaining bits of register 0x09 when you write a 1 to bit 6.
Now, as above, enable the PRBS generator and set it to the desired bit sequence, then select the output to be
the PRBS generator by setting the output multiplexer. Notice that when this entire sequence has been
completed, bits 7:2 of register 0x09 will all be set. The default value of register 0x09 is 0x00, so you can clear all
the overrides when you are ready to return to normal operation by writing 0x00 to register 0x09.
The VCO frequency in free-run will vary somewhat from part to part. In order to determine exact values of the
CAP DAC and LPF DAC settings, it will be necessary to directly measure the VCO frequency using some sort of
frequency-measurement device such as a frequency counter or a spectrum analyzer. When the VCO is set to
free-run mode as above, you can select the VCO I-clock (in-phase clock) to be the output as shown in Table 9.
You can measure the frequency of the VCO I-clock while adjusting the CAP DAC and LPF DAC values until the
VCO I-clock frequency is acceptable for your application. Then you can once again select the PRBS generator
as the output using the output multiplexer selection field.
Using the Internal Eye Opening Monitor
Register 0x11, bits 7:6 and bit 5, Register 0x22, bit 7, Register 0x24, bit 7 and bit 0, Register 0x25, Register
0x26, Register 0x27, Register 0x28, Register 0x2a and Register 0x3e, bit 7
The DS125DF410 includes an internal eye opening monitor. The eye opening monitor is used by the retimer to
compute a figure of merit for automatic adaptation of the CTLE and the DFE. It can also be controlled and
queried through the SMBus by a system controller.
The eye opening monitor produces error hit counts for settable phase and voltage offsets of the comparator in
the retimer. This is similar to the way many Bit Error Rate Test Sets measure eye opening. At each phase and
amplitude offset setting, the eye opening monitor determines the nominal bit value (“0” or “1”) using its primary
comparator. This is the bit value that is resynchronized to the recovered clock and presented at the output of the
DS125DF410. The eye opening monitor also determines the bit value detected by the offset comparator. This
information yields an eye contour. Here's how this works.
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If the offset comparator is offset in voltage by an amount larger than the vertical eye opening, for example, then
the offset comparator will always decide that the current bit has a bit value of “0”. When the bit is really a “1”, as
determined by the primary comparator, this is considered a bit error. The number of bit errors is counted for a
settable interval at each setting of the offset phase and voltage of the offset comparator. These error counts can
be read from registers 0x25 and 0x26 for sequential phase and voltage offsets. These error counts for all phase
and voltage offsets form a 64 X 64 point array. A surface or contour plot of the error hit count versus phase and
voltage offset produces an eye diagram, which can be plotted by external software.
The eye opening monitor works in two modes. In the first, only the horizontal and vertical eye openings are
measured. The eye opening monitor first sweeps its variable-phase clock through one unit interval with the
comparison voltage set to the mid point of the signal. This determines the midpoint of the horizontal eye opening.
The eye opening monitor then sets its variable phase clock to the midpoint of the horizontal eye opening and
sweeps its comparison voltage. These two measurements determine the horizontal and vertical eye openings.
The horizontal eye opening value is read from register 0x27 and the vertical eye opening from register 0x28.
Both values are single byte values.
The measurement of horizontal and vertical eye opening is very fast. The speed of this measurement makes it
useful for determining the adaptation figure of merit. In normal operation, the HEO and VEO are automatically
measured periodically to determine whether the DS125DF410 is still in lock. Reading registers 0x27 and 0x28
will yield the most-recently measured HEO and VEO values.
In normal operation, the eye monitor circuitry is powered down most of the time to save power. When the eye is
to be measured under external control, it must first be enabled by writing a 0 to bit 5 of register 0x11. The default
value of this bit is 1, which powers down the eye monitor except when it is powered-up periodically by the CDR
state machine and used to test CDR lock. The eye monitor must be powered up to measure the eye under
external SMBus control.
Bits 7:6 of register 0x11 are also used during eye monitor operation to set the EOM voltage range. This is
described below. A single write to register 0x11 can set both bit 5 and bits 7:6 in one operation.
Register 0x3e, bit 7, enables horizontal and vertical eye opening measurements as part of the lock validation
sequence. When this bit is set, the CDR state machine periodically uses the eye monitor circuitry to measure the
horizontal and vertical eye opening. If the eye openings are too small, according to the pre-determined
thresholds in register 0x6a, then the CDR state machine declares lock loss and begins the lock acquisition
process again. For SMBus acquisition of the internal eye, this lock monitoring function must be disabled. Prior to
overriding the EOM by writing a 1 to bit 0 of register 0x24, disable the lock monitoring function by writing a 0 to
bit 7 of register 0x3e. Once the eye has been acquired, you can reinstate HEO and VEO lock monitoring by once
again writing a 1 to bit 7 of register 0x3e.
Under external SMBus control, the eye opening monitor can be programmed to sweep through all its 64 states of
phase and voltage offset autonomously. This mode is initiated by setting register 0x24, bit 7, the fast_eom mode
bit. Register 0x22, bit 7, the eom_ov bit, should be cleared in this mode.
When the fast_eom bit is set, the eye opening monitor operation is initiated by setting bit 0 of register 0x24,
which is self-clearing. As soon as this bit is set, the eye opening monitor begins to acquire eye data. The results
of the eye opening monitor error counter are stored in register 0x25 and 0x26. In this mode the eye opening
monitor results can be obtained by repeated multi-byte reads from register 0x25. It is not necessary to read from
register 0x26 for a multi-byte read. As soon as the eight most significant bits are read from register 0x25, the
eight least significant bits for the current setting are loaded into register 0x25 and they can be read immediately.
As soon as the read of the eight most significant bits has been initiated, the DS125DF410 sets its phase and
voltage offsets to the next setting and starts its error counter again. The result of this is that the data from the eye
opening monitor is available as quickly as it can be read over the SMBus with no further register writes required.
The external controller just reads the data from the DS125DF410 over the SMBus as fast as it can. When all the
data has been read, the DS125DF410 clears the eom_start bit.
If multi-byte reads are not used, meaning that the device is addressed each time a byte is read from it, then it is
necessary to read register 0x25 to get the MSB (the eight most significant bits) and register 0x26 to get the LSB
(the eight least significant bits) of the current eye monitor measurement. Again, as soon as the read of the MSB
has been initiated, the DS125DF410 sets its phase and voltage offsets to the next setting and starts its error
counter again. In this mode both registers 0x25 and 0x26 must be read in order to get the eye monitor data. The
eye monitor data for the next set of phase and voltage offsets will not be loaded into registers 0x25 and 0x26
until both registers have been read for the current set of phase and voltage offsets.
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In all eye opening monitor modes, the amount of time during which the eye opening monitor accumulates eye
opening data can be set by the value of register 0x2a. In general, the greater this value the longer the
accumulation time. When this value is set to its maximum possible value of 0xff, the maximum number of
samples acquired at each phase and amplitude offset is approximately 218. Even with this setting, the eye
opening monitor values can be read from the SMBus with no delay. The eye opening monitor operation is
sufficiently fast that the SMBus read operation cannot outrun it.
The eye opening is measured at the input to the data comparator. At this point in the data path, a significant
amount of gain has been applied to the signal by the CTLE. In many cases, the vertical eye opening as
measured by the EOM will be on the order of 400 to 500 mV peak-to-peak. The secondary comparator, which is
used to measure the eye opening, has an adjustable voltage range from ±100 mV to ±400 mV. The EOM voltage
range is normally set by the CDR state machine during lock and adaptation, but the range can be overridden by
writing a two-bit code to bits 7:6 of register 0x11. The values of this code and the corresponding EOM voltage
ranges are shown in Table 11.
Table 11. EOM Voltage Range vs. Bits 7:6 of Register 0x11
Value in Bits 7:6 of Register 0x11
EOM Voltage Range (± mV)
0x0
±100
0x1
±200
0x2
±300
0x3
±400
Note that the voltage ranges shown in Table 11 are the voltage ranges of the signal at the input to the data path
comparator. These values are not directly equivalent to any observable voltage measurements at the input to the
DS125DF410 . Note also that if the EOM voltage range is set too small the voltage sweep of the secondary
comparator may not be sufficient to capture the vertical eye opening. When this happens the eye boundaries will
be outside the vertical voltage range of the eye measurement.
To summarize, the procedure for reading the eye monitor data from the DS125DF410 is shown below.
1. Select the DS125DF410 channel to be used for the eye monitor measurement by writing the channel select
register, register 0xff, with the appropriate value as shown in Table 6. if the correct channel register set is
already selected, this step may be skipped.
2. Disable the HEO and VEO lock monitoring function by writing a 0 to bit 7 of register 0x3e.
3. Select the eye monitor voltage range by setting bits 7:6 of register 0x11 according to the values in Table 11.
The CDR state machine will have set this range during lock acquisition, but it may be necessary to change it
to capture the entire vertical eye extent.
4. Power up the eye monitor circuitry by clearing bit 5 of register 0x11. Normally the eye monitor circuitry is
powered up periodically by the CDR state machine. Clearing bit 5 of register 0x11 enables the eye monitor
circuitry unconditionally. This bit should be set again once the eye acquisition is complete. Clearing bit 5 and
setting bits 7:6 of register 0x11 as desired can be combined into a single register write if desired.
5. Clear bit 7 of register 0x22. This is the eye monitor override bit. It is cleared by default, so you may not need
to change it.
6. Set bit 7 of register 0x24. This is the fast eye monitor enable bit.
7. Set bit 1 of register 0x24. This initiates the automatic fast eye monitor measurement. This bit can be set at
the same time a bit 7 of register 0x24 if desired.
8. Read the data array from the DS125DF410. This can be accomplished in two ways.
– If you are using multi-byte reads, address the DS125DF410 to read from register 0x25. Continue to read
from this register without addressing the device again until you have read all the data desired. The
read operation can be interrupted by addressing the device again and then resumed by reading once
again from register 0x25.
– If you are not using multi-byte reads, then read the MSB for each phase and amplitude offset setting from
register 0x25 and the LSB for each setting from register 0x26. In this mode, you address the device each
time you want to read a new byte.
9. In either mode, the first four bytes do not contain valid data. These should be discarded.
10. Continue reading eye monitor data until you have read the entire 64 X 64 array.
11. Clear bit 7 of register 0x24. This disables fast eye monitor mode.
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12. Set bit 5 of register 0x11. This will return control of the eye monitor circuitry to the CDR state machine.
13. Set bit 7 of register 0x3e. This re-enables the HEO and VEO lock monitoring.
Overriding the DFE Tap Weights and Polarities
Register 0x11, bits 3:0, Register 0x12, bit 7 and bits 4:0, Register 0x15, bit 7, Register 0x1e, bit 3, Register 0x20,
Register 0x21, Register 0x23, bit 6, Register 0x2f, bit 0, and Registers 0x71–0x75
For the DS125DF410 the DFE tap weights and polarities are normally set automatically by the adaptation
procedure. These values can be overridden by the user if desired.
Prior to overriding the DFE tap weights and polarities, the dfe_ov bit, bit 6 of register 0x23, should be set. This bit
is set by default. In order for the DFE tap weights and polarities to be applied to the input signal, bit 3 of register
0x1e, the dfe_PD bit, must be set to 0. It is necessary to change the default settings of these registers, because
the DFE is powered down by default.
It is also necessary to set bit 7 of register 0x15 in order to manually set the DFE tap weights. This bit is cleared
by default.
Bits 4:0 of register 0x12 set the five-bit weight for DFE tap 1. The first DFE tap has a five-bit setting, while the
other taps are set using four bits. Often the first DFE tap has the largest effect in improving the bit error rate of
the system, which is why this tap has a five-bit weight setting.
The polarity of the tap weight for tap 1 is set using bit 7 of the same register, register 0x12. The polarity is set to
0 by default, which corresponds to a negative algebraic sign for the tap.
The other four taps are set using four-bit fields in registers 0x20 and 0x21. The polarities of these taps are set by
bits 3:0 in register 0x11. These tap polarities are all set to 0 by default.
As is the case for the CTLE settings, if changing the DFE tap weights or polarities causes the DS125DF410 to
lose lock, it may readapt its CTLE in order to reacquire lock. If this occurs, the CTLE settings may appear to
change spontaneously when the DFE tap weights are changed. The mechanism is the same as that described
above for the CTLE boost settings.
When the DS125DF410 is set to adapt mode 2 or 3 using bits 6:5 of register 0x31, it will automatically adapt its
DFE whenever its CDR state machine is reset. This occurs when the user manually resets the CDR state
machine using bits 3:2 of register 0x0a, or when a signal is first presented at the input to the channel when the
channel is in an unlocked state.
Regardless of the adapt mode, DFE adaptation can be initiated under SMBus control. Because the DFE tap
weight registers are used by the DFE state machine during adaptation, they may be reset prior to adaptation,
which can cause the adaptation to fail. The DFE tap observation registers can be used to prevent this.
Prior to initiating DFE adaptation under SMBus control, write the starting values of the DFE tap settings into the
DFE tap weight registers, registers 0x11, 0x12, 0x20, and 0x21. The values can be read from the observation
registers, registers 0x71 through 0x75. For each DFE tap, read the current value in the observation register. Both
the polarities and the tap weights are contained in the observation registers as shown in Table 5. For each DFE
tap, write the current tap polarity and tap weight into the DFE tap register. Once all these values have been
written, DFE adaptation can be initiated and it will proceed normally. If the DS125DF410 fails to find a set of DFE
tap weights producing a better adaptation figure of merit than the starting tap weights, the starting tap weights
will be retained and used.
CTLE adaptation can also be initiated manually. Setting and then clearing bit 0 of register 0x2f will initiate
adaptation of the CTLE. As with the DFE, if the DS125DF410 fails to find a set of CTLE settings that produce a
better adaptation figure of merit than the starting CTLE values, the starting CTLE values will be retained and
used.
Enabling Slow Rise/Fall Time on the Output Driver
Register 0x18, bit 2
Normally the rise and fall times of the output driver of the DS125DF410 are set by the slew rate of the output
transistors. By default, the output transistors are biased to provide the maximum possible slew rate, and hence
the minimum possible rise and fall times. In some applications, slower rise and fall times may be desired. For
example, slower rise and fall times may reduce the amplitude of electromagnetic interference (EMI) produced by
a system.
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Setting bit 2 of register 0x18 will adjust the output driver circuitry to increase the rise and fall times of the signal.
Setting this bit will approximately double the nominal rise and fall times of the DS125DF410 output driver. This bit
is cleared by default.
Inverting the Output Polarity
Register 0x1f, bit 7
In some systems, the polarity of the data does not matter. In systems where it does matter, it is sometimes
necessary, for the purposes of trace routing, for example, to invert the normal polarities of the data signals.
The DS125DF410 can invert the polarity of the data signals by means of a register write. Writing a 1 to bit 7 of
register 0x1f inverts the polarity of the output signal for the selected channel. This can provide additional flexibility
in system design and board layout.
Overriding the Figure of Merit for Adaptation
Register 0x2c, bits 5:4, Register 0x31, bits 6:5, Register 0x6b, Register 0x6c, Register 0x6d, and Register 0x6e,
bits 7 and 6
The default figure of merit for both the CTLE and DFE adaptation in the DS125DF410 is simple. The horizontal
and vertical eye openings are measured for each CTLE boost setting or set of DFE tap weights and polarities.
The vertical eye opening is scaled to a constant reference vertical eye opening and the smaller of the horizontal
or vertical eye opening is taken as the figure of merit for that set of equalizer settings. The objective is to adapt
the equalizer to a point where the horizontal and vertical eye openings are both as large as possible. This usually
provides optimum bit error rate performance for most transmission channels.
In some systems the adaptation can reach a better setting if only the horizontal or vertical eye opening is used to
compute the figure of merit rather than using both. This will be system-dependent and the user must determine
through experiment whether this provides better adaptation in the user's system. For the DS125DF410, the DFE
figure of merit type can be set using register 0x2c, bits 5:4. The value of this two-bit field versus the configured
figure of merit type is shown in Table 12.
Table 12. Figure of Merit Type Setting
Register 0x2c, bits 5:4
Figure of Merit Type
0x0
Not Valid
0x1
Only HEO is used
0x2
Only VEO is used
0x3
Both HEO and VEO are used (default)
The CTLE figure of merit type is selected using the two-bit field in register 0x31, bits 4:3, with the same effect as
in Table 12.
For some transmission media the adaptation can reach a better setting if a different figure of merit is used. The
DS125DF410 includes the capability of adapting based on a configurable figure of merit. The configurable figure
of merit is structured as shown in the equation below.
FOM = (HEO – b) x a + (VEO – c) x (1 – a)
In this equation, HEO is horizontal eye opening, VEO is vertical eye opening, FOM is the figure of merit, and the
factors a, b, and c are set using registers 0x6b, 0x6c, and 0x6d respectively.
In order to use the configurable figure of merit, the enable bits must be set. To use the configurable figure of
merit for the CTLE adaptation, set bit 7 of register 0x6e, the en_new_fom_ctle bit. To use the configurable figure
of merit for the DFE adaptation (in the DS125DF410), set bit 6 of register 0x6e, the en_new_fom_dfe bit. The
same scaling factors are used for both CTLE and DFE adaptation when the configurable figure of merit is
enabled.
Setting the Rate and Subrate for Lock Acquisition
Register 0x2f, bits 7:6 and 5:4
The rate and subrate settings, which constrain the data rate search in order to reduce lock time, can be set using
channel register 0x2f. Bits 7:6 are RATE<1:0>, and bits 5:4 are SUBRATE<1:0>. These four bits form a hex digit
which matches the codes in Table 1.
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Setting the Adaptation/Lock Mode
Register 0x31, bits 6:5, and Register 0x33, bits 7:4 and 3:0, Register 0x34, bits 3:0, Register 0x35, bits 4:0,
Register 0x3e, bit 7, and Register 0x6a
There are four adaptation modes available in the DS125DF410.
• Mode 0: The user is responsible for setting the CTLE and DFE values. This mode is used if the transmission
channel response is fixed.
• Mode 1: Only the CTLE is adapted to equalize the transmission channel. The DFE is enabled, but the tap
weights are all set to 0. This mode is primarily used for smoothly-varying high-loss transmission channels
such as cables and simple PCB traces.
• Mode 2: In this mode, both the CTLE and the DFE are adapted to compensate for additional loss, reflections,
and crosstalk in the input transmission channel.
– The maximum DFE tap weights can be constrained using register 0x34, bits 3:0, and register 0x35, bits
4:0 as shown in Table 7.
• Mode 3: In this mode, both the CTLE and DFE are adapted as in mode 2. However, in mode 3, more
emphasis is placed on the DFE setting. This mode may give better results for high crosstalk transmission
channels.
Bits 6:5 of register 0x31 determine the adaptation mode to be used. The mapping of these register bits to the
adaptation algorithm is shown in Table 13.
Table 13. DS125DF410 Adaptation Algorithm Settings
Register 0x31, Bit 6
adapt_mode[1]
Register 0x31, Bit 5
adapt_mode[0]
Adapt Mode Setting <1:0>
Adaptation Algorithm
0
0
00
No Adaptation
0
1
01
Adapt CTLE Until Optimum
(Default)
1
0
10
Adapt CTLE Until Optimum then
DFE, then CTLE Again
1
1
11
Adapt CTLE Until Lock, then
DFE, the CTLE Again
By default the DS125DF410 requires that the equalized internal eye exhibit horizontal and vertical eye openings
greater than a pre-set minimum in order to declare a successful lock. The minimum values are set in register
0x6a.
The DS125DF410 continuously monitors the horizontal and vertical eye openings while it is in lock. If the eye
opening falls below the threshold set in register 0x6a, the DS125DF410 will declare a loss of lock.
The continuous monitoring of the horizontal and vertical eye openings may be disabled by clearing bit 7 of
register 0x3e.
Initiating Adaptation
Register 0x24, bit 2, and Register 0x2f, bit 0
When the DS125DF410 becomes unlocked, it will automatically try to acquire lock. If an adaptation mode is
selected using bits 6:5 in register 0x31, the DS125DF410 will also try to adapt its CTLE and its DFE.
Adaptation can also be initiated by the user. CTLE adaptation can be initiated by setting and then clearing
register 0x2f, bit 0. In the DS125DF410, DFE adaptation can be initiated by setting and then clearing bit 2 of
register 0x24.
Setting the Reference Enable Mode
Register 0x36, bits 5:4
The reference clock mode is set by a two-bit field, register 0x36, bits 5:4. This field should always be set to a
value of 3 or 2'b11.
A 25 MHz reference clock signal must be provided on the reference in pin (pin 19). The use of the reference
clock in the DS125DF410 is explained below.
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First, the reference clock allows the DS125DF410 to calibrate its VCO frequency at power-up and upon reset.
This enables the DS125DF410 to determine the optimum coarse VCO tuning setting a-priori, which makes phase
lock much faster. The DS125DF410 is not required to tune through the available coarse VCO tuning settings as it
tries to acquire lock to an input signal. It can select the correct setting immediately.
Second, if the DS125DF410 loses lock for some reason and the VCO drifts from its phase-locked frequency, the
DS125DF410 can detect this very quickly using the reference clock. Detecting an out-of-lock condition quickly
allows the DS125DF410 to raise an interrupt indicating that it has lost lock quickly, which the system controller
can then service to correct the problem quickly.
Finally, some data signals with large jitter spurs in their frequency spectra can cause the DS125DF410 to false
lock. This occurs when the data pattern exhibits strong discrete frequency components in its frequency spectrum,
or when the data pattern has a lot of periodic jitter imposed on it. If you look at such a signal in the frequency
domain using a spectrum analyzer, it will clearly show “spurs” close in to the fundamental data rate frequency.
These spurs can cause the DS125DF410 to false lock.
Using the 25 MHz reference clock, the DS125DF410 can detect when it is locked to a jitter spur. When this
happens, the DS125DF410 will re-initiate the adaptation and lock sequence until it locks to the correct data rate.
This provides immunity to false lock conditions.
Overriding the CTLE Settings Used for CTLE Adaptation
Register 0x2c, bits 3:0, Register 0x2f, bit 3, Register 0x39, bits 4:0, and Registers 0x50-0x5f
The CTLE adaptation algorithm operates by setting the CTLE boost stage controls to a set of pre-determined
boost settings, each of which provides progressively more high-frequency boost. At each stage in the adaptation
process, the DS125DF410 attempts to phase lock to the equalized signal. If the phase lock succeeds, the
DS125DF410 measures the horizontal and vertical eye openings using the internal eye monitor circuit. The
DS125DF410 computes a figure of merit for the eye opening and compares it to the previous best value of the
figure of merit. While the figure of merit continues to improve, the DS125DF410 continues to try additional values
of the CTLE boost setting until the figure of merit ceases to improve and begins to degrade. When the figure of
merit starts to degrade, the DS125DF410 still continues to try additional CTLE settings for a pre-determined trial
count called the “look-beyond” count, and if no improvement in the figure of merit results, it resets the CTLE
boost values to those that produced the best figure of merit. The resulting CTLE boost values are then stored in
register 0x03. The “look-beyond” count is configured by the value in register 0x2c, bits 3:0. The value is 0x2 by
default.
The set of boost values used as candidate values during CTLE adaptation are stored as bit fields in registers
0x40-0x5f. The default values for these settings are shown in Table 14. These values may be overridden by
setting the corresponding register values over the SMBus. If these values are overridden, then the next time the
CTLE adaptation is performed the set of CTLE boost values stored in these registers will be used for the
adaptation. Resetting the channel registers by setting bit 2 of channel register 0x00 will reset the CTLE boost
settings to their defaults. So will power-cycling the DS125DF410.
Table 14. CTLE Settings for Adaptation
Register (Hex)
Bits 7:6 (CTLE
Stage 0)
Bits 5:4 (CTLE
Stage 1)
Bits 3:2 (CTLE
Stage 2)
Bits 1:0 (CTLE
Stage 3)
CTLE Boost
String
CTLE Adaptation
Index
40
0
0
0
0
0000
0
41
0
0
0
1
0001
1
42
0
0
1
0
0010
2
43
0
1
0
0
0100
3
44
1
0
0
0
1000
4
45
0
0
2
0
0020
5
46
0
0
0
2
0002
6
47
2
0
0
0
2000
7
48
0
0
0
3
0003
8
49
0
0
3
0
0030
9
4A
0
3
0
0
0300
10
4B
1
0
0
1
1001
11
4C
1
1
0
0
1100
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Table 14. CTLE Settings for Adaptation (continued)
Register (Hex)
Bits 7:6 (CTLE
Stage 0)
Bits 5:4 (CTLE
Stage 1)
Bits 3:2 (CTLE
Stage 2)
Bits 1:0 (CTLE
Stage 3)
CTLE Boost
String
CTLE Adaptation
Index
4D
3
0
0
0
3000
13
4E
1
2
0
0
1200
14
4F
2
1
0
0
2100
15
50
2
0
2
0
2020
16
51
2
0
0
2
2002
17
52
2
2
0
0
2200
18
53
1
0
1
2
1012
19
54
1
1
0
2
1102
20
55
2
0
3
0
2030
21
56
2
3
0
0
2300
22
57
3
0
2
0
3020
23
58
1
1
1
3
1113
24
59
1
1
3
1
1131
25
5A
1
2
2
1
1221
26
5B
1
3
1
1
1311
27
5C
3
1
1
1
3111
28
5D
2
1
2
1
2121
29
5E
2
1
1
2
2112
30
5F
2
2
1
1
2211
31
As an alternative to, or in conjunction with, writing the CTLE boost setting registers 0x40 through 0x5f, it is
possible to set the starting CTLE boost setting index. To override the default setting, which is 0, set bit 3 of
register 0x2f. When this bit is set, the starting index for adaptation comes from register 0x39, bits 4:0. This is the
index into the CTLE settings table in registers 0x40 through 0x5f. When this starting index is 0, which is the
default, CTLE adaptation starts at the first setting in the table, the one in register 0x40, and continues until the
optimum FOM is reached.
Setting the Output Differential Voltage
Register 0x2d, bits 2:0
There are eight levels of output differential voltage available in the DS125DF410, from 0.6 V to 1.3 V in 0.1 V
increments. The values drv_sel_vod[2:0] in bits 2:0 of register 0x2d set the output VOD. The available VOD
settings and the corresponding values of this bit field are shown in Table 15.
Table 15. VOD Settings
Bit 2, drv_sel_vod[2]
Bit 1, drv_sel_vod[1]
Bit 0, drv_sel_vod[0]
Selected VOD (V, peak-to-peak,
differential)
0
0
0
0.6
0
0
1
0.7
0
1
0
0.8
0
1
1
0.9
1
0
0
1.0
1
0
1
1.1
1
1
0
1.2
1
1
1
1.3
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Setting the Output De-emphasis Setting
Register 0x15, bits 2:0 and bit 6
Fifteen output de-emphasis settings are available in the DS125DF410, ranging from 0 dB to -15 dB. The deemphasis values come from register 0x15, bits 2:0, which make up the bit field dvr_dem<2:0>, and register 0x15,
bit 6, which is the third de-emphasis setting bit.
The available driver de-emphasis settings and the mapping to these bits are shown in Table 16.
Table 16. Driver De-Emphasis Settings
Register 0x15, Bit 2,
dvr_dem[2]
Register 0x15, Bit 1,
drv_dem[1]
Register 15, Bit 0,
drv_dem[0]
Register 0x15, Bit 6,
drv_dem_range
De-emphasis Setting
(dB)
0
0
0
X
0.0
0
0
1
1
-1.5
0
0
1
0
-2.0
0
1
0
1
-3.5
0
1
0
0
-4.2
0
1
1
1
-5.0
0
1
1
0
-6.0
1
0
0
1
-6.5
1
0
0
0
-7.2
1
0
1
1
-8.0
1
0
1
0
-9.0
1
1
0
1
-9.5
1
1
0
0
-11.0
1
1
1
1
-13.0
1
1
1
0
-15.0
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Status
(1)
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Drawing
Qty
Eco Plan
Lead/Ball Finish
(2)
MSL Peak Temp
Op Temp (°C)
Device Marking
(3)
(4/5)
DS125DF410SQ/NOPB
ACTIVE
WQFN
RHS
48
1000
Green (RoHS
& no Sb/Br)
CU SN
Level-3-260C-168 HR
-40 to 85
125D410A8
DS125DF410SQE/NOPB
ACTIVE
WQFN
RHS
48
250
Green (RoHS
& no Sb/Br)
CU SN
Level-3-260C-168 HR
-40 to 85
125D410A8
(1)
The marketing status values are defined as follows:
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(2)
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(3)
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Device
Package Package Pins
Type Drawing
SPQ
Reel
Reel
A0
Diameter Width (mm)
(mm) W1 (mm)
B0
(mm)
K0
(mm)
P1
(mm)
W
Pin1
(mm) Quadrant
DS125DF410SQ/NOPB
WQFN
RHS
48
1000
330.0
16.4
7.3
7.3
1.3
12.0
16.0
Q1
DS125DF410SQE/NOPB
WQFN
RHS
48
250
178.0
16.4
7.3
7.3
1.3
12.0
16.0
Q1
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Device
Package Type
Package Drawing
Pins
SPQ
Length (mm)
Width (mm)
Height (mm)
DS125DF410SQ/NOPB
WQFN
RHS
48
1000
367.0
367.0
38.0
DS125DF410SQE/NOPB
WQFN
RHS
48
250
213.0
191.0
55.0
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