Hot Swappable Dual I2C Isolators
ADuM1250/ADuM1251
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAMS
FEATURES
Bidirectional I2C communication
Open-drain interfaces
Suitable for hot swap applications
30 mA current sink capability
1000 kHz operation
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3.0 V to 5.5 V supply/logic levels
8-lead SOIC lead-free package
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Figure 1. ADuM1250 Functional Block Diagram
High temperature operation: 105°C
Safety and regulatory approvals
UL recognition
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2500 V rms for 1 minute per UL 1577
CSA Component Acceptance Notice #5A (pending)
VDE Certificate of Conformity (pending)
DIN EN 60747-5-2 (VDE 0884 Part 2): 2003-01
DIN EN 60950 (VDE 0805): 2001-12; DIN EN 60950: 2000
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VIORM = 560 V peak
Figure 2. ADuM1251 Functional Block Diagram
APPLICATIONS
Isolated I2C, SMBus, or PMBus interfaces
Multilevel I2C interfaces
Power supplies
Networking
Power-over-Ethernet
Both the ADuM1250 and ADuM1251 contain hot swap
circuitry to prevent glitching data when an unpowered card is
inserted onto an active bus.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADuM1250/ADuM12511 are hot swappable digital
isolators with non latching bidirectional communication
channels compatible with I2C interfaces. This eliminates the
need for splitting I2C signals into separate transmit and receive
signals for use with standalone optocouplers.
These isolators are based on iCoupler® chip scale transformer
technology from Analog Devices, Inc. iCoupler is a magnetic
isolation technology with functional, performance, size, and
power consumption advantages as compared to optocouplers.
With the ADuM1250/ADuM1251, iCoupler channels can be
integrated with semiconductor circuitry, which enables a
complete isolated I2C interface to be provided in a small
form factor.
The ADuM1250 provides two bidirectional channels
supporting a complete isolated I2C interface. The ADuM1251
provides one bidirectional channel and one unidirectional
channel for those applications where a bidirectional clock is not
required.
1 Protected by U.S. Patents 5,952,849 and 6,873,065. Other patents pending.
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