SN74GTLPH1627
18-BIT LVTTL-TO-GTLP BUS TRANSCEIVER
WITH SOURCE SYNCHRONOUS CLOCK OUTPUTS
SCES356C – JUNE 2001 – REVISED FERUARY 2003
2POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
description (continued)
The SN74GTLPH1627 is a high-drive, 18-bit bus transceiver that provides LVTTL-to-GTLP and
GTLP-to-L VTTL signal-level translation. The device allows for transparent and latched modes of data transfer.
Additionally , with the use of the clock-mode select (CMS) input, the device can be used in source-synchronous
and clock-synchronous applications. Source-synchronous applications require the skew between the clock
output and data output to be minimized for optimum maximum-frequency system performance. In order to
reduce this skew, a flexible setup time adjustment (FSTA) feature is incorporated into the device that sets a
predetermined delay between the clock and data. The CMS and direction (DIR) inputs control the mode of the
device. The system clock (SYSCLK) and CLKOUT pins are LVTTL compatible, while the source synchronous
I/O is GTLP compatible. The benefits include compensation for output-to-output skew coming from the driver
itself, and compensation for process skew if more than one driver is used. The device provides a high-speed
interface between cards operating at LVTTL logic levels and a backplane operating at GTLP signal levels.
High-speed (about three times faster than standard TTL or LVTTL) backplane operation is a direct result of
GTLP’s reduced output swing (<1 V), reduced input threshold levels, improved differential input, OECcircuitry,
and TI-OPC circuitry. Improved GTLP OEC and TI-OPC circuits minimize bus-settling time and have been
designed and tested using several backplane models. The high drive allows incident-wave switching in heavily
loaded backplanes, with equivalent load impedance down to 11 Ω.
GTLP is the Texas Instruments derivative of the Gunning T ransceiver Logic (GTL) JEDEC standard JESD 8-3.
The ac specification for the SN74GTLPH1627 is given only at the preferred higher noise-margin GTLP, but the
user has the flexibility of using this device at either GTL (VTT = 1.2 V and VREF = 0.8 V) or GTLP (VTT = 1.5 V
and VREF = 1 V) signal levels. For information on using GTLP devices in FB+/BTL applications, refer to TI
application reports, Texas Instruments GTLP Frequently Asked Questions, literature number SCEA019, and
GTLP in BTL Applications, literature number SCEA017.
Normally , the B port operates at GTLP signal levels. The A-port and control inputs operate at LVTTL logic levels,
but are 5-V tolerant and are compatible with TTL and 5-V CMOS inputs. VREF is the B-port differential input
reference voltage.
This device is fully specified for live-insertion applications using Ioff, power-up 3-state, and BIAS V CC. The Ioff
circuitry disables the outputs, preventing damaging current backflow through the device when it is powered
down. The power-up 3-state circuitry places the outputs in the high-impedance state during power up and power
down, which prevents driver conflict. The BIAS VCC circuitry precharges and preconditions the B-port
input/output connections, preventing disturbance of active data on the backplane during card insertion or
removal, and permits true live-insertion capability.
This GTLP device features TI-OPC circuitry, which actively limits the overshoot caused by improperly
terminated backplanes, unevenly distributed cards, or empty slots during low-to-high signal transitions. This
improves signal integrity, which allows adequate noise margin to be maintained at higher frequencies.
High-drive GTLP backplane interface devices feature adjustable edge-rate control (ERC). Changing the ERC
input voltage between low and high adjusts the B-port output rise and fall times. This allows the designer to
optimize system data-transfer rate and signal integrity to the backplane load.
Active bus-hold circuitry holds unused or undriven LVTTL data inputs at a valid logic state. Use of pullup or
pulldown resistors with the bus-hold circuitry is not recommended.
When VCC is between 0 and 1.5 V, the device is in the high-impedance state during power up or power down.
However , to ensure the high-impedance state above 1.5 V, the output-enable (OE) input should be tied to VCC
through a pullup resistor; the minimum value of the resistor is determined by the current-sinking capability of
the driver.