
Preliminary
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FIN12A
Power-D own Mode
Mode 0 is used for powering down and resetting the
device. When both of the mode signals are driven to a
LOW state the PLL and references will be disabled, differ-
ential input buffers will be shut of f, diff erential output buf fers
will be placed into a HIGH Imp edance state, LVCMOS out-
puts will be placed into a HIGH Impedance state, and LVC-
MOS inputs will be driven to a valid level internally.
Additionally all internal circuitry will be reset. The loss of
CKREF state is also enabled to insure that the PLL will only
power-up if there is a valid CKREF signal.
In a typical application mode signals o f the device will not
change other than between the desired frequency range
and the power-down mode. This allows for system level
power-down functionality to be implemented via a single
wire for a SerDes pair. The S1 and S2 selection signals
that have their op erating mo de drive n to a “logic 0” shou ld
be hardwired to GND. The S1 and S2 signals that have
their operating mode driven to a “logic 1” should be con-
nected to a system level power-down signal.
Serializer Operation Mode
The serializer configurations are described in the following
sections. T he basic serialization circuitr y w orks essentially
identical in these modes but the actual data and clock
streams will differ dependent on if CKREF is the same as
the ST ROB E sign al o r no t. W h en it is stated tha t CK RE F
STROBE this means that the CKREF and STROBE signals
have an identical frequency of operation but may or may
not be pha se aligned. When it is stated that CKREF does
not equal STROBE then each signal is distinct and CKREF
must be r unning at a frequency high enough to a void any
loss of data condition. CKREF must never be a lower fre-
quency than STROBE.
Serializer Operation: (Figure 1)
Modes 1, 2, or 3
DIRI equals 1
CKREF equals STROBE
The PLL must receive a stable CKREF signal in order to
achieve lock prior to any valid data being sent. The CKREF
signal can be used as the data STROBE signal provided
that data can be ignored during the PLL lock phase.
Once the P LL is stable a nd locked the devi ce can b egin to
capture and serialize data. Data will be captured on the ris-
ing edge of the STROBE signal and then serialized. The
serialized data stream is synchronized and sent source
synchronously with a bit clock with an embedded word
boundar y. Wh en ope rat i ng in thi s m ode the i nte rna l dese ri -
alizer circuitry is disabled including the DS input buffer . The
CKSI serial inputs remain a ctive to allow th e pass through
of the CKSI signal to the CKP output. For more on this
mode pl ease see the se ction on Pa ssing a Word Cloc k. If
this mode is not needed then the CKSI inputs can either be
driven to valid l evels or left to float. Fo r lowest pow er oper-
ation let the CKSI inputs float.
Serializer Operation: (Figure 2)
DIRI equals 1
CKREF does not equal STOBE
If the same signal is not used for CKREF and STROBE,
then the C KREF signal m ust be run at a hig her frequency
than the STROBE rate in order to serialize the data cor-
rectly. The actual serial transfer rate will remain at 14 times
the CKREF frequency. A data value of zero will be sent
when no valid data is present in the serial bit stream. The
operation of the serializer will otherwise remain the same.
The exact frequenc y that th e reference clock nee ds to run
at will be dependent upon the stability of the CKREF and
STROBE signal. If th e source of t he CKREF signal imple-
ments sprea d spectrum te chnology then the minimum fre-
quency of this spread spectrum clock should be used in
calculating the ratio of STROBE frequency to the CKREF
frequency. Similarly if the STROBE signal has significant
cycle-to-cycle variation then the maximum cycle-to-cycle
time n eeds to be fa ctored i nto the sele ction of th e CKREF
frequency.
Serializer Operation: (Figure 3)
DIRI equals 1
No CKREF
A third method of serial ization can be done b y providi ng a
free running bit clock on the CKSI signal. This mode is
enabled by grounding the CKREF signal and driving the
DIRI signal HIGH.
At power- up the device is confi gured to acce pt a seriali za-
tion clock from CKSI. If a CKREF is received then this
device will enable the CKREF serialization mode. The
device will remain in this mode even if CKREF is stopped.
To r e-enable th is mode the de vice must be powered d own
and then powered back up with “logic 0” on CKREF.