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Exar Corporation 48720 Kato Road, Fremont CA, 94538 50-668-707 www.exar.com
SP3224E,3225E,3226E,3227E_0_087
thatsavespowerbyturningoffthecharge
pumpsanddriveroutputswhenthetrans-
ceiverinputsareidleformorethan30sec-
onds.Auto On-line Plus is equivalent to
Maxim’s“AutoShutdownPlus”feature.It
differs from our existingAuto On-line by
relying on signal transitions rather than
voltage levels to trigger shutdown and
wakeup.
AutoOn-LinePlusautomaticallyputsthe
deviceintoastandbymodewhereitdraws
only1μAtypical.Whenthedevicedetects
activityoneitherthereceiverordriverin-
putsitwillautomaticallyawakeandactivate
to allow serial communication. Both the
wakeup and shutdown happen automati-
cally,withoutanyuserintervention,special
drivers,orsoftwaremodifications.
Wakeup and shutdown can be exter-
nally controlled by the ONLINE and
SHUTDOWNpins.WhenONLINEisdriv-
en to logic LOW, the Auto On-line Plus
functionisactive.DrivingSHUTDOWN to
+0.3V
R_IN
-0.3V
30s
timer
STATUS
INVALID ASSERTED IF ALL RECEIVER INPUTS ARE
BETWEEN +0.3V AND -0.3V FOR AT LEAST 30S
T_IN
R_IN EDGE
DETECT
EDGE
DETECT
SHUTDOWN
S
A
ONLINE
30s
timer
Figure 3a.STATUS Functional Diagram STATUS low
Figure 3c. Auto On-line¨ Plus Logic
+2.7V
R_IN
-2.7V
30s
timer
STATUS
INVALID DEASSERTED IF ALL RECEIVER INPUTS ARE
BETWEEN +2.7V AND -2.7V FOR AT LEAST 30S
Figure 3b. STATUS Functional Diagram, STATUS high.
SHUTDOWN
ONLINE
AUTO ONLINE
POWERDOWN
POWERDOWN IS ONLY A INTERNAL SIGNAL. IT
CONTROLS THE OPERATIONAL STATUS TO THE
TRANSMITTERS AND THE POWER SUPPLIES.
Figure 3d. Powerdown Logic
AUTO ONLINE
logicLOWforcesthedeviceintoshutdown
stateregardlessofinputactivityorthesta-
tusoftheONLINE pin.
TheSTATUSoutputdetermineswhethera
validRS-232signalvoltageispresenton
theinputs.TheSTATUSpingoestoalogic
LOWwhenthereceiverinputsignallevels
collapsenearreferenceground.Thismay
occur when the RS-232 cable is discon-
nected or the RS-232 drivers of the con-
nectedperipheralareturnedoff.
STATUSmaybeusedtoindicateDTRora
RingIndicatorsignalortodeterminewheth-
eraliveRS232driverorcableisconnect-
ed. By connecting the STATUS output to
ONLINEinput,theSP3224E-SP3227Ewill
shutdownwhennovalidsignalleveland
noinputtransitionsaredetected,andwake
uponavalidsignallevelorsignaledge.Ifit
detectsnosignaltransitionswiththepast30
seconds,thedevicewillgointolowpower
mode.ByconnectingtheSTATUSoutputto
boththeONLINEinputandSHUTDOWN
inputpins,thedeviceentersintoshutdown
whennotreceivingavalidRS-232signalvoltage
input.
WhentheSP3224E-SP3227Edevicesare
THEORy OF OPERATION
Receiver
5k
Ω