PRL-454T, 1:4 TTL to LVDS Translator and Fanout Buffer

SKU:

$ 1,236.25

Applications:

  • Converting TTL Input to LVDS Outputs
  • Conversion of Single-Ended TTL Signals to Differential Signals for Driving Long Lines
  • Distributing Clock/Data Signals
    • High Speed Digital Communications Systems Testing
    • Satellite Telemetry/Ground Station System Integration

      Features:

      • fmax > 400 MHz for 50 Ω input and > 250 MHz for 1 k Ω input
      • 1 kΩ or 50 Ω TTL Input, selectable by a switch
      • 500 ps Typical Output Rise & Fall Times
      • 4 LVDS Outputs for Driving 50 Ohm Cables into 100 Ω Floating Loads
      • 300 ps Channel to Channel skew, typical
      • SMA I/O Connectors
      • Operates from single +8 to +12 VDC power supply with only 150 mA max.
      • Self-contained 1.3 x 2.9 x 2.9-in. unit includes ±8.5 V/1.8 A AC/DC Adapter

      Description

      The PRL-454T-SMA is a 1:4 digital signal fanout buffer and level translator with one TTL input and four LVDS outputs.

      The TTL input has a 1 kΩ or 50 Ω input impedance, selectable by a toggle switch. The 1 kΩ input setting is used most often for receiving signals from digital I/O boards. These DIO boards are generally not designed for driving 50 Ω loads. For this type of application, it is recommended that the interconnecting cable length be limited to no more than 18 inches. For applications exceeding this length, pre-buffering the TTL signal with a PRL-444, High Input Impedance Line Driver, may be required.

      When switched to the 50 Ω input position, fmax can be increased beyond 400 MHz. Since very few affordable TTL clock generators can run beyond 250 MHz, we recommend that the PRL-177A-500 be used for testing the PRL-454T-SMA. The PRL-454T-SMA has a 5 V tolerant input and can be driven by the PRL-177A-500 directly.

      The PRL-454T-SMA is supplied with a ±8.5 V/1.8 A AC/DC adapter and housed in a 1.3 x 2.9 x 2.9-in. extruded aluminum enclosure. The PRL-454T-SMA may also be ordered without the power supply as part number PRL-454T-SMA-OEM. A maximum of four units can share the included PRL-760C AC/DC adapter using additional units of cable #88000102-4. If mounting is desired, a pair of the #35001420 mounting brackets can accommodate any two PRL modules of the same length.

       Fig. 1: PRL-454T Block Diagram

      (0° C ≤ TA ≤ 35° C)*​

      SYMBOL PARAMETER Min Typ Max UNIT Comment
      RIN1 Input Resistance Low Range 49.5 50.0 50.5 Ω  
      RIN2 Input Resistance High Range 990 1000 1010 Ω  
      ROUT Output Resistance (current source) N/A
      VIN Input Voltage Range -0.5 0.5 V  
      VOL Output Low Level 1.05 V  
      VOH Output High Level 1.35 V  
      VCMO Output Common mode voltage1 1.20 V  
      IDC DC Input Current 150 mA  
      VDC DC Input Voltage 7.5 8.5 12.0 V  
      VAC1 AC/DC Adapter Input Voltage, 120 103 115 127 V  
      VAC2 AC/DC Adapter Input Voltage, 220 206 220 254 V  
      tPLH Propagation Delay to output ↑ 2.7 ns  
      tPHL Propagation Delay to output ↓ 2.7 ns  
      tr/tf Rise/Fall Times (10%-90%) 500 700 ps
      tSKEW Skew between any 2 outputs 300 550 ps  
      fMAX1 Max Clock Frequency, RIN = 50 Ω 350 400   MHz  
      fMAX2 Max Clock Frequency, RIN = 1k Ω 200 250   MHz  
        Size 1.3 x 2.9 x 2.9 in  
        Weight 5 Oz  
        Shipping Weight 4 lbs  

      Notes:

      1. VCMO = (VOH+VOL)/2
      2. Rise and Fall times are measured using a PRL‑425NCML LVDS receiver and a PRL-860D-SMA inline signal monitor
      3. fMAX is measured using the PRL-177A-500 as the driver and the PRL-425NCML as the as the receiver.