1:22 TTL Fanout Buffer/Line Driver

SKU:

$ 5,111.75

Applications:

  • TTL/CMOS Clock Distribution
  • 1:22 Fanout Line Driver
  • High Speed Digital Communications System Testing
  • 1 PPS Distribution/IRIG-B Distribution
  • Mini Modular Instrument

Features:

  • fMAX > 100 MHz
  • Drives 100 ft of cable @ 80 MHz
  • 1.8 ns Typical Output Rise & Fall Times
  • 2.5 V into 50 Ω Typical
  • TTL Compatible 50 Ω or 1 kΩ Input
  • Twenty in-phase 50 Ω TTL Outputs
  • Two auxiliary 50 Ω TTL Outputs suitable for cascading
  • Active Low EN (Enable) Inputs for each bank of 10 outputs
  • BNC or SMA I/O Connectors, plus two SMA auxiliary outputs
  • DC Coupled I/Os
  • Self-contained 3.0 x 6.8 x 4.0-in. unit includes an AC/DC Adapter

Description

The PRL-4122-BNC is a 1:22 fanout, 50 Ω TTL Line Driver. It is intended for distribution of high-speed clock and logic signals to multiple loads via long lines. The 50 Ω back-terminated outputs can drive long lines with or without 50 Ω load terminations. With 50 Ω load terminations, however, all outputs of the PRL-4122 can drive 100 ft of 50 Ω cables at clock rates greater than 80 MHz.

The PRL-4122 is implemented as a 1:4 fanout buffer (equivalent to a PRL-414B module) with two of its outputs externally cabled to the inputs of two 1:10 fanout buffers (each equivalent to a PRL-4110 module). The twenty outputs from the two 1:10 modules are in phase, while the additional two outputs of the 1:4 module are advanced by approximately 10 ns. These auxiliary outputs can be used to drive the inputs of downstream PRL-4110 or PRL-4220 units for additional in-phase outputs.

The input resistance of the PRL-4122’s primary input can be selected to be either 50 Ω or 1 kΩ by a switch. The 1 kΩ-input is desirable when interfacing with low power circuits. The 50 Ω back terminated outputs typically deliver 2.5 V into 50 Ω or 5.0 V into Hi-Z loads. All I/Os are DC coupled and have BNC or SMA connectors, except for the auxiliary outputs which are SMA. 

Each 1:10 fanout bank also has an independent TTL-compatible EN input pulled down via a 1 kΩ resistor. When left open the Enable is active, and the fanout bank will output signals. Each bank can be disabled by driving its EN input high. A block diagram showing the equivalent input and output circuits of the PRL-4122 is shown in Fig. 1.

The PRL-4122 is housed in a 3.0 x 6.8 x 4.0-in. extruded aluminum enclosure and is supplied with the PRL-760E, ±8.5 V/±1.8 A AC/DC Adapter.

Related Products:

  • PRL-4110, 1:10 Fanout 50 Ω TTL Line Driver
  • PRL-4220, 2:20 Fanout 50 Ω TTL Line Driver, equivalent to two PRL-4110 units in a single enclosure
  • PRL-4330, 3:30 Fanout 50 Ω TTL Line Driver, equivalent to three PRL-4110 units in a single enclosure
PRL-4122

(0° C ≤ TA ≤ 35° C)*

Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Comments
RIN LO Input Resistance Low Range 49.5 50 50.5 Ω
RIN HI Input Resistance High Range 9.9 10.0 10.1 kΩ
RIN EN Input Resistance, Enable   1   kΩ  
ROUT Output Resistance   50   Ω  
VIL TTL Input Low Level -0.5 0.0 0.5 V  
VIH TTL Input High Level 2.0 2.4 5.0 V  
VIL EN EN Input Low Level -0.5 0.0 0.5 V  
VIH EN EN Input High Level 2.0 2.4 5.0 V Drive EN High to disable output
VOL TTL Output Low Level 0.0 0.25 0.5 V RL=50 Ω
VOH1 TTL Output High Level 2.2 2.5   V RL=50 Ω @ DC
VOH2 TTL Output High Level 4.4 5.0   V RL=1 MΩ @ DC
IDC1 DC Input Current   1220   mA F =50 MHz sq. wave(1)
IDC2 DC Input Current   1510   mA F ≤ 100 MHz
IDC3 DC Input Current     1800 mA F =125 MHz
VDC DC Input Voltages 7.75 8.50 12.00 V  
VAC AC/DC Adapter Input Voltage 103 115 127 V  
TPLH1 Propagation Delay to output ↑   19 22 ns For 1:20 primary outputs
TPHL1 Propagation Delay to output ↓   19 22 ns For 1:20 primary outputs 
TPLH2 Propagation Delay to output ↑   10 12 ns For 2 auxiliary outputs
TPHL2 Propagation Delay to output ↓   8 12 ns For 2 auxiliary outputs
tr Rise Time (10%-90%)   1.8 2.5 ns  
tf Fall Times (10%-90%)   1.5 2.5 ns  
TSKEW1 Skew between any 2 outputs   500 900 ps Within one 1:10 bank
TSKEW2 Skew between any 2 outputs   1200 1600 ps Any two primary outputs
FMAX1 Max. Clock Frequency(2) 100 125   MHz RG58C/U, cable length =3 ft
FMAX2 Max. Clock Frequency(3)   80     RG58C/U, cable length = 100 ft
PWMIN1 Minimum Pulse Width   4   ns ↑ Input
PWMIN2 Minimum Pulse Width   6   ns ↓ Input
  Size 3.0 x 6.8 x 4.0 in  
  Weight 2 lb Excluding AC adapter
  Shipping Weight 6 lb Including AC adapter
Notes:
1. Power dissipation includes all three internal boards with all outputs terminated into 50 Ω. Each 1:10 board draws 725 mA maximum. The 1:4 board is powered internally from the bottom 1:10 board and draws 350 mA maximum.
2. fMAX should not exceed 125 MHz, otherwise damage of the unit due to overheating may result.
3. fMAX2 is measured by driving a PRL-414B at the end of a 100 ft cable.