ATA663211 [DATASHEET]
9359C–AUTO–10/14
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3. Pin Description
3.1 Supply Pin (VS)
LIN operating voltage is VS = 5V to 28V. Undervoltage detection is implemented to disable transmission if VS falls below typ.
4.5V, thereby avoiding false bus messages. After switching on VS, the IC starts in fail-safe mode and the INH output is
switched on.
The supply current in sleep mode is typically 9µA.
3.2 Ground Pin (GND)
The IC does not affect the LIN bus in the event of GND disconnection. It is able to handle a ground shift of up to 11.5% of VS.
3.3 Bus Pin (LIN)
A low-side driver with internal current limitation and thermal shutdown as well as an internal pull-up resistor according to LIN
specification 2.x is implemented. The voltage range is from –27V to +40V. This pin exhibits no reverse current from the LIN
bus to VS, even in the event of a GND shift or VBat disconnection. The LIN receiver thresholds comply with the LIN protocol
specification.
The fall time (from recessive to dominant) and the rise time (from dominant to recessive) are slope-controlled.
During a short circuit at LIN to VBat, the output limits the output current to IBUS_LIM. Due to the power dissipation, the chip
temperature exceeds TLINoff and the LIN output is switched off. The chip cools down and after a hysteresis of Thys, switches
the output on again. RXD stays on high because LIN is high.
During a short circuit from LIN to GND the IC can be switched into sleep mode and even in this case the current
consumption is lower than 100µA. If the short-circuit disappears, the IC starts with a remote wake-up.
The reverse current is < 2µA at pin LIN during loss of VBat. This is optimal behavior for bus systems where some slave nodes
are supplied from battery or ignition.
3.4 Input/Output (TXD)
In normal mode the TXD pin is the microcontroller interface for controlling the state of the LIN output. TXD must be pulled to
ground in order to drive the LIN bus low. If TXD is high, the LIN output transistor is turned off and the bus is in the recessive
state. If the TXD pin stays at GND level while switching into normal mode, it must be pulled to high level longer than 10µs
before the LIN driver can be activated. This feature prevents the bus line from being accidentally driven to dominant state
after normal mode has been activated (also in case of a short circuit at TXD to GND). During fail-safe mode, this pin is used
as output and signals the fail-safe source.
The TXD pin provides a pull-down resistor in order to have a defined level if TXD is disconnected.
An internal timer prevents the bus line from being driven permanently in the dominant state. If TXD is forced to low longer
than tdom > 20ms, the LIN bus driver is switched to the recessive state. Nevertheless, when switching to sleep mode, the
actual level at the TXD pin is relevant.
To reactivate the LIN bus driver, switch TXD to high (>10µs).
3.5 Output Pin (RXD)
In normal mode this pin reports the state of the LIN bus to the microcontroller. LIN high (recessive state) is indicated by a
high level at RXD; LIN low (dominant state) is indicated by a low level at RXD.
The output is an open drain; therefore, it is compatible with a 3.3V or 5V power supply. The AC characteristics are defined by
an external pull-up resistor of 4.7kOhm to 5V and a load capacitor of 20pF.
In unpowered mode, RXD is switched off.