Datasheet 8 Rev. 1.11
2019-07-17
TLE6251D
High Speed CAN-Transceiver with bus wake-up
Functional description
The TLE6251D is a High Speed CAN transceiver, operating as an interface between the CAN controller and the
physical bus medium. A HS CAN network is a two-wire, differential network, which allows data transmission
rates up to 1 Mbps. The characteristics for a HS CAN network are the two signal states on the CAN bus:
dominant and recessive (see Figure 3).
The CANH and CANL pins are the interface to the CAN bus and both pins operate as an input and output. The
RxD and TxD pins are the interface to the microcontroller. The TxD pin is the serial data input from the CAN
controller, the RxD pin is the serial data output to the CAN controller. As shown in Figure 1, the HS CAN
transceiver TLE6251D includes a receiver and a transmitter unit, allowing the transceiver to send data to the
bus medium and monitor the data from the bus medium at the same time. The HS CAN transceiver TLE6251D
converts the serial data stream which is available on the transmit data input TxD, into a differential output
signal on the CAN bus, provided by the pins CANH and CANL. The receiver stage of the TLE6251D monitors the
data on the CAN bus and converts them to a serial, single-ended signal on the RxD output pin. A logical “low”
signal on the TxD pin creates a dominant signal on the CAN bus, followed by a logical “low” signal on the RxD
pin (see Figure 3). The feature, broadcasting data to the CAN bus and listening to the data traffic on the
CAN bus simultaneously is essential to support the bit-to-bit arbitration within CAN networks.
The voltage levels for HS CAN transceivers are defined by the ISO 11898-2 and the ISO 11898-5 standards.
Whether a data bit is dominant or recessive depends on the voltage difference between the CANH and CANL
pins: VDIFF =VCANH -VCANL.
In comparison with other differential network protocols, the amplitude of the differential signal on a CAN
network can only be higher than or equal to 0 V. To transmit a dominant signal to the CAN bus, the amplitude
of the differential signal VDIFF is higher than or equal to 1.5 V. To receive a recessive signal from the CAN bus,
the amplitude of the differential VDIFF is lower than or equal to 0.5 V.
“Partially-supplied” High Speed CAN networks are networks in which the CAN bus nodes of one common
network have different power supply conditions. Some nodes are connected to the common power supply,
while other nodes are disconnected from the power supply and in power-down state. Regardless of whether
the CAN bus subscriber is supplied or not, each subscriber connected to the common bus media must not
interfere with the communication. The TLE6251D is designed to support “partially-supplied” networks. In the
power-down state, the receiver input resistors are switched off and the transceiver input has a high resistance.
For permanently supplied ECUs, the HS CAN transceiver TLE6251D provides a stand-by mode. In stand-by
mode, the power consumption of the TLE6251D is optimized to a minimum, while the device is still able to
recognize wake-up patterns on the CAN bus and signal a wake-up event to the external microcontroller.
The voltage level on the digital input TxD and the digital output RxD is determined by the power supply level
at the VIO pin. Depending on the voltage level at the VIO pin, the signal levels on the logic pins (STB, TxD and
RxD) are compatible with microcontrollers having a 5 V or 3.3 V I/O supply. Usually, the VIO power supply of the
transceiver is connected to the same power supply as the I/O power supply of the microcontroller.
3.2 Modes of operation
Two different modes of operation are available on the TLE6251D. Each mode has specific characteristics in
terms of quiescent current or data transmission. The digital input pin STB is used for the mode selection.
Figure 4 illustrates the different mode changes depending on the status of the STB pin. After supplying VCC and
VIO to the HS CAN transceiver, the TLE6251D starts in stand-by mode. The internal pull-up resistor at the STB
pin sets the TLE6251D to stand-by mode by default. If the microcontroller is up and running, the TLE6251D can
switch to any operating mode within the time period for mode change tMODE.