ACS8526 LC/P LITE
Line Card Protection Switch for PDH, SONET
or SDH Systems
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
Description
FINAL
Features
DATASHEET
The ACS8526 is a highly integrated single-chip solution
for protection switching between two SECs (SDH/SONET
Equipment Clocks) from Master and Slave SETS clock
cards, for line cards in a PDH, SONET or SDH Network
Element. The ACS8526 has fast activity monitors on the
inputs and will raise a flag on a pin if there is a loss of
activity on the currently selected input. The protection
switching between the input reference clock sources is
controlled by an external pin.
Line card protection switch - partners Semtech SETS
devices for Stratum 3E/3/4E/4 PDH, SONET or SDH
applications
High performance DPLL/APLL solution
Output jitter compliant to STM-1
Two independent SEC inputs ports (TTL)
Four independent output ports:
Two clock ports: one PECL/LVDS, one TTL
Two Syncs (TTL): 8 kHz FrSync & 2 KHz MFrSync
TTL I/O ports: spot frequencies 2 kHz to 77.76 MHz
PECL/LVDS port: spot frequencies 2 kHz to 311 MHz
N x E1/DS1 mode
The ACS8526 has two SEC reference clock input ports,
configured for expected frequency by setting hardware
pins or by writing to registers via the serial interface.
The ACS8526 can perform frequency translation,
converting, for example, an 8 kHz SEC input clock from a
backplane into a 155.52 MHz clock for local line cards.
Programmable pulse width and polarity on Syncs
SONET/SDH frequency translation
Digital Holdover mode on input failure
The ACS8526 generates two independent SEC clock
outputs, one on a PECL/LVDS port and one on a
TTL/CMOS port, at spot frequencies configured by
hardware pins, or by writing to registers via the serial
interface. The hardware selectable spot frequencies
range from 1.544 MHz up to 155.52 MHz, with further
options for N x E1/DS1 and 311.04 MHz via register
selection. The ACS8526 also provides an 8 kHz Frame
Sync output and 2 kHz Multi-Frame Sync output, both with
programmable pulse width and polarity.
Separate activity monitors and register alarms on
each input.
“Loss of activity” on selected input flagged on
dedicated pin
Source switch under external hardware control
PLL “Locked” and “Acquisition” bandwidth selectable
from 18, 35 or 70 Hz
Configurable via serial interface or hardware pins
Output clock phase continuity to GR-1244-CORE[13]
Single 3.3 V operation, 5 V I/O compatible
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan is supported
Operating temperature (ambient) of -40 to +85°C
Available in LQFP 64 package
Advanced configuration possibilities are available via the
serial port (which can be SPI compatible), however the
basic configuration of I/O frequencies and SONET/SDH
selection by hardware make the device suitable for
standalone operation, i.e., no need for a microprocessor.
Lead (Pb)-free version available (ACS8526T), RoHS
Block Diagram
and WEEE compliant.
Figure 1 Block Diagram of the ACS8526 LC/P LITE
LOS_ALARM
IP_FREQ
SONSDHB
SEC Outputs:
DPLL1
DPLL2
01 (LVDS/PECL)
MUX
2
2 x SEC TTL inputs
APLL2
Output
Port
Frequency
Selection
02 (TTL)
SEC1
SEC Inputs:
Programmable
Frequencies
N x 8 kHz
1.544 MHz
2.048 MHz
6.48 MHz
Input
SEC Port
Selector
Digital Feedback
APLL3
Sync Outputs:
E1/DS1
Synthesis
SEC2
MFrSync 2 kHz (TTL)
FrSync 8 kHz (TTL)
MUX
1
APLL 1
19.44 MHz
Output Frequencies/MHz
SRCSW
25.92 MHz
38.88 MHz
51.84 MHz
77.76 MHz
01 Output:
19.44
02 Output:
1.544
TCK
TDI
TMS
TRST
TDO
Chip
Clock
Generator
IEEE
1149.1
JTAG
25.92
2.048
SPI Compatible
Serial Interface
Port
Priority
Table
Register Set
34.368 (E3)
38.88
3.088
19.44
44.736 (DS3) 25.92
51.84
34.368 (E3)
77.76
38.88
155.52
44.736 (DS3)
51.84
77.76
TCXO or
XO
F8526D_001BLOCKDIA_03
OP_FREQ1
OP_FREQ2
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