SNLS374D May 1998 – January 2015 DS8921
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The DS8921 is a differential line driver and receiver pair in a single package, designed for applications for the ST506, ST412, and ESDI Disk Drive Standards. The DS8921 is compatible to EIA RS-422 signaling standards, supporting 200-mV input sensitivity across a ±7-V common mode operating range. This transceiver is intended for driving differential signal across long transmission lines and translating received differential signals into their CMOS/TTL single-ended equivalence. The DS8921 transmits and reproduces received data in communications links where ground reference difference, or noisy environment are common.
Figure 11 shows a typical implementation of the DS8921x device in a ST506 and ST412 disk drive application. The differential outputs of the driver are connected to a twisted-pair transmission line, carrying data from the driver to the differential receiver at the other end of the cable. A differential termination resistor should be connected across the input pins of the receiver.