Robust and reliable bus node design often requires
the use of external transient protection devices in order to protect against surge
transients that may occur in industrial environments. THVD4421 has integrated IEC ESD and EFT protection. So, if the application
does not need IEC Surge protection, external transient protection may not needed.
Since these transients have a wide frequency bandwidth (from approximately 3MHz to
300MHz), high-frequency layout techniques should be applied during PCB design.
- Place the external protection
circuitry close to the bus connector to prevent noise transients from
propagating across the board.
- Use VCC and ground
planes to provide low inductance. Note that high-frequency currents tend to
follow the path of least impedance and not the path of least
resistance.
- Design the protection
components into the direction of the signal path. Do not force the transient
currents to divert from the signal path to reach the protection device.
- Apply decoupling capacitors
as close as possible to the VCC, VIO, V+, V- pins of
transceiver.
- Use at least two vias for
VCC and ground connections of decoupling capacitors and
protection devices to minimize effective via inductance.
- Optionally, use 1kΩ to 10kΩ
pull-up and pull-down resistors for control lines to limit noise currents in
these lines during transient events.