LTC4305IGN Linear Technology, LTC4305IGN Datasheet - Page 12

• Manufacturer Part Number: LTC4305IGN
• Description: IC BUFFER BUS 2WR ADDRESS 16SSOP
• Manufacturer: Linear Technology

Specifications of LTC4305IGN

• Applications: Multiplexer with Amplifier
• Interface: SMBus (2-Wire/I²C)
• Voltage - Supply: 2.2 V ~ 5.5 V
• Package / Case: 16-SSOP
• Mounting Type: Surface Mount
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant

OPERATIO
LTC4305
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disconnects the downstream buses from the upstream
bus by de-biasing the Upstream-Downstream Buffers.
Note that the downstream switches remain in their exist-
ing state. The Timeout Real Time bit of register 0 indicates
the real-time status of the stuck low situation. The Latched
Timeout Bit of register 0 is a latched bit that is set high
when a timeout occurs.
External Faults on the Downstream Channels
When a slave on downstream channel 1 pulls the ALERT1
pin below 1V, the LTC4305 passes this information to
master on the upstream bus by pulling the ALERT pin low.
The functionality is the same for the slaves on down-
stream channel 2 and the ALERT2 pin. Each channel has
its own dedicated fault bit in Register 0, so that masters
can read Register 0 to determine which channels have
faults.
ALERT Functionality and Fault Resolution
When a fault occurs, the LTC4305 pulls the ALERT pin low,
as described previously. The procedure for resolving
faults depends on the type of fault. If a master on the
upstream bus is communicating with devices on a down-
stream bus via the upstream-downstream buffer circuitry—
channel 1, for example—and a device on this bus pulls the
ALERT1 pin low, the LTC4305 acts transparently, and the
master communicates directly with the device that caused
the fault via the Upstream-Downstream Buffer circuitry to
resolve the fault.
In all other cases, the LTC4305 communicates with the
master to resolve the fault. After the master broadcasts the
Alert Response Address (ARA), the LTC4305 will respond
with its address on the SDAIN line and release the ALERT
pin. The ALERT line will also be released if the LTC4305 is
addressed by the master.
The ALERT signal will not be pulled low again until a
different type of fault has occurred or the original fault is
cleared and has occurred again. Figure 2 shows the details
of how the fault latches and ALERT pin are set and reset.
The Downstream Bus Connection Fault and faults that
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FAULT ON DISCONNECTED
occur on unconnected downstream buses are grouped
together and generate a single signal to drive ALERT. The
Stuck Low Timeout Fault has its own dedicated pathway to
ALERT; however, once a stuck low occurs, another one
will not occur until the first one is cleared. For these
reasons, once the master has established the LTC4305 as
the source of the fault, it should read register 0 to deter-
mine the specific problem, take action to solve the prob-
lem, and clear the fault promptly. All faults are cleared by
writing a dummy databyte to register 0, which is a read-
only register.
For example, assume that a fault occurs, the master sends
out the ARA, and the LTC4305 successfully writes
its address onto SDAIN and releases its ALERT pin. The
master reads register 0 and learns that the ALERT2 logic
state bit is low. The master now knows that a device on
downstream bus 2 has a fault and writes to register 3 to
connect to bus 2, so that it can communicate with the
source of the fault. At this point, the master writes to
register 0 to clear the fault.
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Twenty-seven distinct bus addresses are configurable
using the three state ADR0, ADR1 and ADR2 pins. Table
1 shows the correspondence between pin states and
addresses. Note that address bits a6 and a5 are internally
configured to 1 and 0, respectively. In addition, the
LTC4305 responds to two special addresses. Address
(1011 110) is a mass write used to write all LTC4305’s,
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C Device Addressing
LTC4305 RESPONDS
CONNECTION FAULT
DOWNSTREAM BUS
DOWNSTREAM BUS
ADDRESS LTC4305
STUCK BUS
Figure 2. Setting and Resetting the ALERT Pin
TO ARA
REGISTER 0
REGISTER 0
WRITE
WRITE
V
V
CC
CC
D
D
R
R
D
D
Q
Q
4305 F02
FAULT ON CONNECTED
DOWNSTREAM BUS
ALERT
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