JAJSI56B September 2016 – October 2019 DS280BR820
PRODUCTION DATA.
The DS280BR820 is an eight-channel multi-rate linear repeater with integrated signal conditioning. The eight channels operate independently from one another. Each channel includes a continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE), an optional FIR filter and a linear output driver, which compensate for the presence of a dispersive transmission channel between the source transmitter and the final receiver.
All receive channels on the DS280BR820 are AC-coupled with physical AC coupling capacitors (220 nF ±20%) on the package substrate. This ensures common mode voltage compatibility with all link partner transmitters and eliminates the need for AC coupling capacitors on the system PCB, thereby saving cost and greatly reducing PCB routing complexity.
The DS280BR820 is configurable through a single SMBus port. The DS280BR820 can also act as an SMBus master to configure itself from an EEPROM.
NOTE
The DS280BR820 offers improved high-frequency boost and bandwidth compared to the DS280BR810. The DS280BR810 has series AC coupling capacitors on both the RX and TX pins, whereas the DS280BR820 has series AC coupling capacitors on the RX inputs only. The DS280BR820 and DS280BR810 are otherwise pin-to-pin compatible and share the same register programming interface.
The sections which follow describe the functionality of various circuits and features within the DS280BR820. For more information about how to program or operate these features, consult the DS280BR820 Programming Guide.