SNAS264D April 2006 – February 2024 LM94
PRODUCTION DATA
An XOR tree is provided in the LM94 for Automated Test Equipment (ATE) board level connectivity testing. This allows the functionality of all digital inputs to be tested in a simple manner and any pins that are non-functional or shorted together to be identified. When the test mode is enabled by setting the ‘XEN’ bit in the XOR Test register, the part enters XOR test mode.
Px_VIDy | GPIO_x | PWMx | Px_PROCHOT | VRDx_HOT | GPIx | RESET |
Since the test mode is XOR tree, the order of the signals in the tree is not important. SMBDAT and SMBCLK should not be included in the test tree.
To properly implement the XOR TREE test on the PCB, no pins listed in the tree should be connected directly to power or ground. If a pin needs to be configured as a permanent low, such as a GPI, it should be connected to ground through a low value resister such as 10 kΩ, to allow the ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) to drive it high.
When generating test waveforms, a typical propagation delay of 500 ns through the XOR tree should be allowed for.