LTC4300A-1/LTC4300A-2
Hot Swappable
2-Wire Bus Buffers
FEATURES
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DESCRIPTION
The LTC
®
4300A series hot swappable 2-wire bus buffers
allow I/O card insertion into a live backplane without corrup-
tion of the data and clock busses. When the connection is
made, the LTC4300A-1/LTC4300A-2 provide bidirectional
buffering, keeping the backplane and card capacitances
isolated. Rise-time accelerator circuitry* allows the use of
weaker DC pull-up currents while still meeting rise-time
requirements. During insertion, the SDA and SCL lines are
precharged to 1V to minimize bus disturbances.
The LTC4300A-1 incorporates a CMOS threshold digital
ENABLE input pin, which forces the part into a low current
mode when driven to ground and sets normal operation
when driven to V
CC
. It also includes an open drain READY
output pin, which indicates that the backplane and card
sides are connected together. The LTC4300A-2 replaces
the ENABLE pin with a dedicated supply voltage pin, V
CC2
,
for the card side, providing level shifting between 3.3V
and 5V systems. Both the backplane and card may be
powered with supply voltages ranging from 2.7V to 5.5V,
with no constraints on which supply voltage is higher. The
LTC4300A-2 also replaces the READY pin with a digital
CMOS input pin, ACC, which enables and disables the
rise-time accelerator currents.
The LTC4300A is available in a small 8-pin MSOP package.
Bidirectional Buffer for SDA and SCL Lines
Increases Fanout
Prevents SDA and SCL Corruption During Live
Board Insertion and Removal from Backplane
Isolates Input SDA and SCL Lines from Output
Compatible with I
2
C, I
2
C Fast Mode and SMBus
Standards (Up to 400kHz Operation)
Low I
CC
Chip Disable: <1μA (LTC4300A-1)
READY Open Drain Output (LTC4300A-1)
1V Precharge on all SDA and SCL Lines
Supports Clock Stretching, Arbitration and
Synchronization
5V to 3.3V Level Translation (LTC4300A-2)
High Impedance SDA, SCL Pins for V
CC
= 0V
Small MSOP 8-Pin Package
APPLICATIONS
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Hot Board Insertion
Servers
Capacitance Buffer/Bus Extender
Desktop Computer
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LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks and Hot
Swap and ThinSOT are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners. *Protected by U.S. Patents, including 6650174.
TYPICAL APPLICATION
V
CC
3.3V
R1
10k
SCLIN
R2
10k
Input–Output Connection t
PLH
C1
0.01μF
R3
10k
R4
10k
SCLOUT
OUTPUT
SIDE
50pF
INPUT
SIDE
150pF
SDAIN
SDAOUT
LTC4300A-1
ENABLE
READY
GND
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LTC4300A-1/LTC4300A-2
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(Note 1)
PIN CONFIGURATION
TOP VIEW
ENABLE/V
CC2
*
SCLOUT
SCLIN
GND
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
V
CC
SDAOUT
SDAIN
READY/ACC*
V
CC
to GND .................................................... –0.3 to 7V
V
CC2
to GND (LTC4300A-2)............................ –0.3 to 7V
SDAIN, SCLIN, SDAOUT, SCLOUT.................. –0.3 to 7V
READY, ENABLE (LTC4300A-1) ...................... –0.3 to 7V
ACC (LTC4300A-2) ......................................... –0.3 to 7V
Operating Temperature Range
LTC4300A-1C/LTC4300A-2C .................... 0°C to 70°C
LTC4300A-1I/LTC4300A-2I ..................–40°C to 85°C
Storage Temperature Range .................. –65°C to 125°C
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec)................... 300°C
MS8 PACKAGE
8-LEAD PLASTIC MSOP
*LTC4300A-2
T
JMAX
= 125°C,
θ
JA
= 200°C/W
ORDER INFORMATION
LEAD FREE FINISH
LTC4300A-1CMS8#PBF
LTC4300A-1IMS8#PBF
LTC4300A-2CMS8#PBF
LTC4300A-2IMS8#PBF
TAPE AND REEL
LTC4300A-1CMS8#TRPBF
LTC4300A-1IMS8#TRPBF
LTC4300A-2CMS8#TRPBF
LTC4300A-2IMS8#TRPBF
PART MARKING
LTABF
LTABG
LTACF
LTACG
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
8-Lead Plastic MSOP
8-Lead Plastic MSOP
8-Lead Plastic MSOP
8-Lead Plastic MSOP
TEMPERATURE RANGE
0°C to 70°C
–40°C to 85°C
0°C to 70°C
–40°C to 85°C
Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges.
Consult LTC Marketing for information on nonstandard lead based finish parts.
For more information on lead free part marking, go to:
http://www.linear.com/leadfree/
For more information on tape and reel specifications, go to:
http://www.linear.com/tapeandreel/
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL PARAMETER
Power Supply
V
CC
I
CC
I
SD
V
CC2
I
VCC1
I
VCC2
Positive Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Supply Current in Shutdown Mode
Card Side Supply Voltage
V
CC
Supply Current
V
CC2
Supply Current
CONDITIONS
The
l
denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at T
A
= 25°C. V
CC
= 2.7V to 5.5V, unless otherwise noted.
MIN
l
TYP
MAX
5.5
UNITS
V
mA
μA
V
mA
mA
2.7
5.1
0.1
2.7
3
2.1
V
CC
= 5.5V, V
SDAIN
= V
SCLIN
= 0V, LTC4300A-1
V
ENABLE
= 0V, LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-2
V
SDAIN
= V
SCLIN
= 0V, V
CC1
= V
CC2
= 5.5V,
LTC4300A-2
V
SDAOUT
= V
SCLOUT
= 0V, V
CC1
= V
CC2
= 5.5V,
LTC4300A-2
SDA, SCL Floating
LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-1, ENABLE Pin
ENABLE from 0V to V
CC
, LTC4300A-1
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l
7
5.5
4.1
2.9
Start-Up Circuitry
V
PRE
t
IDLE
V
EN
V
DIS
I
EN
Precharge Voltage
Bus Idle Time
ENABLE Threshold Voltage
Disable Threshold Voltage
ENABLE Input Current
l
l
0.8
50
0.1 • V
CC
1.0
95
0.5 • V
CC
0.5 • V
CC
±0.1
1.2
150
0.9 • V
CC
±1
V
μs
V
V
μA
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL PARAMETER
t
PHL
t
PLH
I
OFF
V
OL
ENABLE Delay, On-Off
READY Delay, Off-On
ENABLE Delay, Off-On
READY Delay, On-Off
READY OFF State Leakage Current
READY Output Low Voltage
CONDITIONS
LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-1
LTC4300A-1
I
PULLUP
= 3mA, LTC4300A-1
Positive Transition on SDA,SCL, V
CC
= 2.7V,
Slew Rate = 1.25V/μs (Note 2),
LTC4300A-2, ACC = 0.7 • V
CC2
, V
CC2
= 2.7V
LTC4300A-2
LTC4300A-2
LTC4300A-2
LTC4300A-2
10k to V
CC
on SDA, SCL, V
CC
= 3.3V (Note 3),
LTC4300A-2, V
CC2
= 3.3V, V
IN
= 0.2V
Guaranteed by Design, Not Subject to Test
Guaranteed by Design, Not Subject to Test
SDA, SCL Pins, I
SINK
= 3mA, V
CC
= 2.7V,
V
CC2
= 2.7V, LTC4300A-2
SDA, SCL Pins = V
CC
= 5.5V,
LTC4300A-2, V
CC2
= 5.5V
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Note 4)
(Notes 4, 5)
(Notes 4, 5)
LTC4300A-1: V
CC
= 2.7V; V
CC
= 5.5V (Note 6)
LTC4300A-2: V
CC
= 2.7V, V
CC2
= 5.5V;
V
CC
= 5.5V; V
CC2
= 2.7V (Note 6)
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The
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denotes the specifications which apply over the full operating
temperature range, otherwise specifications are at T
A
= 25°C. V
CC
= 2.7V to 5.5V, unless otherwise noted.
MIN
TYP
10
10
95
10
±0.1
0.4
1
2
MAX
UNITS
ns
ns
μs
ns
μA
V
mA
Rise-Time Accelerators
I
PULLUPAC
Transient Boosted Pull-Up Current
V
ACCDIS
V
ACCEN
I
VACC
t
PDOFF
V
OS
f
SCL, SDA
C
IN
V
OL
I
LEAK
Accelerator Disable Threshold
Accelerator Enable Threshold
ACC Input Current
ACC Delay, On/Off
Input-Output Offset Voltage
Operating Frequency
Digital Input Capacitance
Output Low Voltage, Input = 0V
Input Leakage Current
0.3 • V
CC2
0.5 • V
CC2
0.5 • V
CC2
± 0.1
5
0.7 • V
CC2
±1
V
V
μA
ns
175
400
10
0.4
±5
mV
kHz
pF
V
μA
Input-Output Connection
0
0
0
100
Timing Characteristics
f
I2C
t
BUF
t
hD,STA
t
su,STA
t
su,STO
t
hD, DAT
t
su, DAT
t
LOW
t
HIGH
t
f
t
r
I
2
C Operating Frequency
Bus Free Time Between Stop
and Start Condition
Hold Time After (Repeated)
Start Condition
Repeated Start Condition Setup Time
Stop Condition Setup Time
Data Hold Time
Data Setup Time
Clock Low Period
Clock High Period
Clock, Data Fall Time
Clock, Data Rise Time
0
1.3
0.6
0.6
0.6
300
100
1.3
0.6
20 + 0.1 • C
B
20 + 0.1 • C
B
0
0
300
300
±75
±75
400
kHz
μs
μs
μs
μs
ns
ns
μs
μs
ns
ns
ns
ns
t
PHL,SKEW
High-to-Low Propagation Delay
Skew, SCL-SDA
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Note 1:
Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings
may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute
Maximum Rating condition for extended periods may affect device
reliability and lifetime.
Note 2:
I
PULLUPAC
varies with temperature and V
CC
voltage, as shown in
the Typical Performance Characteristics section.
Note 3:
The connection circuitry always regulates its output to a higher
voltage than its input. The magnitude of this offset voltage as a function of
the pull-up resistor and V
CC
voltage is shown in the Typical Performance
Characteristics section.
Note 4:
Guaranteed by design, not subject to test.
Note 5:
C
B
= total capacitance of one bus line in pF.
Note 6:
These tests measure the difference in high-to-low propagation
delay t
PHL
between the clock and data channels. The delay on each
channel is measured from the 50% point of the falling driven input signal
to the 50% point of the output driven by the LTC4300A-1/LTC4300A-2.
The skew is defined as (t
PHL(SCL)
– t
PHL(SDA)
). Testing is performed in
both directions—from input bus to output bus and vice versa. Tests are
performed with approximately 500pF of distributed equivalent capacitance
on each SDA and SCL pin.
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
I
CC
vs Temperature (LTC4300A-1)
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0
t
PHL
(ns)
I
CC
(mA)
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
–40
25
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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Input – Output t
PHL
vs
Temperature (LTC4300A-1)
100
V
CC
= 2.7V
80
V
CC
= 3.3V
60
V
CC
= 5.5V
V
CC
= 2.7V
40
V
CC
= 5.5V
20
C
IN
= C
OUT
= 100pF
R
PULLUPIN
= R
PULLUPOUT
= 10k
–25
0
25
50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
100
0
–50
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I
PULLUPAC
vs Temperature
12
10
I
PULLUPAC
(mA)
8
6
4
2
V
CC
= 2.7V
0
–50
–25
0
25
50
TEMPERATURE (°C)
75
100
0
V
CC
= 3V
V
CC
= 5V
V
OUT
– V
IN
(mV)
300
250
200
150
Connection Circuitry V
OUT
– V
IN
T
A
= 25°C
V
IN
= 0V
V
CC
= 5V
100
V
CC
= 3.3V
50
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
R
PULLUP
(Ω)
40,000
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LTC4300A-1/LTC4300A-2
PIN FUNCTIONS
ENABLE/V
CC2
(Pin 1):
Chip Enable Pin/Card Supply Volt-
age. For the LTC4300A-1, this is a digital CMOS threshold
input pin. Grounding this pin puts the part in a low current
(<1μA) mode. It also disables the rise-time accelerators,
disables the bus precharge circuitry, drives READY low,
isolates SDAIN from SDAOUT and isolates SCLIN from
SCLOUT. Drive ENABLE all the way to V
CC
for normal
operation. Connect ENABLE to V
CC
if this feature is not
being used. For the LTC4300A-2, this is the supply voltage
for the devices on the card I
2
C busses. Connect pull-up
resistors from SDAOUT and SCLOUT to this pin. Place a
bypass capacitor of at least 0.01μF close to this pin for
best results.
SCLOUT (Pin 2):
Serial Clock Output. Connect this pin to
the SCL bus on the card.
SCLIN (Pin 3):
Serial Clock Input. Connect this pin to the
SCL bus on the backplane.
GND (Pin 4):
Ground. Connect this pin to a ground plane
for best results.
READY/ACC (Pin 5):
Connection Flag/Rise-Time Accelera-
tor Control. For the LTC4300A-1, this is an open-drain
NMOS output which pulls low when either ENABLE is
low or the start-up sequence described in the Operation
section has not been completed. READY goes high when
ENABLE is high and start-up is complete. Connect a 10k
resistor from this pin to V
CC
to provide the pull up. For
the LTC4300A-2, this is a CMOS threshold digital input
pin that enables and disables the rise-time accelerators
on all four SDA and SCL pins. Drive ACC all the way to the
V
CC2
supply voltage to enable all four accelerators; drive
ACC to ground to turn them off.
SDAIN (Pin 6):
Serial Data Input. Connect this pin to the
SDA bus on the backplane.
SDAOUT (Pin 7):
Serial Data Output. Connect this pin to
the SDA bus on the card.
V
CC
(Pin 8):
Main Input Power Supply from Backplane.
This is the supply voltage for the devices on the back-
plane I
2
C busses. Connect pull-up resistors from SDAIN
and SCLIN (and also from SDAOUT and SCLOUT for the
LTC4300A-1) to this pin. Place a bypass capacitor of at
least 0.01μF close to this pin for best results.
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