RE: [SI-LIST] : Timing on a large board

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From: Tom Dagostino ([email protected])
Date: Fri Oct 06 2000 - 16:07:25 PDT


ECL outputs cannot be AC coupled to the termination. The output is an open
emitter that needs the DC current path to Vcc - 2 Volts.

Tom Dagostino
IBIS and Tau Modeling Manager
SDD
Mentor Graphics Corp.
503-685-1613
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Michael Nudelman
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 2:21 PM
To: Juergen Hannappel
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] : Timing on a large board

The 50-Ohm info:

Pages 3-90, 3-91, 3-92 of MC10125 datasheet, lool at the bottom of the table
row
"switching times". The measurement condition is with 50 Ohm load.

If it is not point-to-point, use Thevenin split - it will save you drive
current (cuts
it in half). Though with 100 Ohm and this driver you may be able to use AC
termination. I
like 220 - 300pF cap value; seems to be optimal. With lower values the
overshoot is too
high; with much higher - the front gets a "step".
The driver also seems to be nice - the rise/fall time is not too fast -
2.5ns typical,
and can drive up to 10 TTL loads.

Mike.

Juergen Hannappel wrote:

> Michael Nudelman <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > Juergen,
> >
> > How many stubs do you have on any given LVDS line on your backplane? If
it is not
> > point-to-point, in the first place equalizing LVDS diff pairs on the
board would be
> > a bad idea, since you want to keep stubs on your boards 1" or shorter.
Again, only
> > if it is not point-to-point. Otherwise it's fine.
>
> The LVDS outputs are point-to-point. On the edge of the board i have a
> connector, and from there the signals go via twisted pair flat cables
> to other boards wich each have input termination.
>
> >
> > The 7ns difference would account for 42 (3.5 feet) inches, and you said
your board
> > is roughly foot and a half. If the traces do not wiggle, and it is not
some kind of
> > reflection you see - where the 7ns skew comes from? YOu should see no
more than 3ns
> > skew worst case..
>
> I am also astonished by this, but the pattern of delays is the same
> for a number of boards (4), so it is not an erratic effect and also
> cannot be caused by the discriminator modules.
>
> >
> > The driver of 10125 can drive 50 Ohm line; if you have space problem -
use 75/100
>
> Thanks for that info, i was unable to extract it from the data sheet...
>
> > Ohm lines (will make traces thinner and you could pack more of them),
and since you
> > are point-to-point (TTL-to-LVDS input), use series termination; it will
save you
> > instant drive current versus end-AC termination and power consumption
versus
> > Thevenin split.
>
> It would not be point-to-point, but rather a 3 to 4 drop
> configuration, because i need 3 or 4 LVDS versions of the same TTL signal.
>
> >
> > Mike.
>
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