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ALD4501
QUAD PRECISION HIGH SPEED MICROPOWER TIMER
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
APPLICATIONS.
The ALD4501 timer is a high performance QUAD monolithic timing circuit
built with advanced silicon gate CMOS technology. It offers the benefits of
high input impedance, thereby allowing smaller timing capacitors and
longer timing cycle; high speed with typical cycle time of 500ns; low power
dissipation for battery operated environment; and reduced supply current
spikes allowing smaller and lower cost decoupling capacitors. Each of the
four timers can be independently operated in either the monostable,
astable, or 50% duty cycle mode.
• High speed one-shot (monostable)
pulse generation
• Precision timing
• Sequential timing
• Long delay timer
• Pulse width and pulse position
modulation
• Missing pulse detector
• Frequency divider
• Synchronized timer
Each timer is capable of producing accurate time delays and oscillations in
both monostable and astable operation. It operates in the one-shot
(monostable) mode or 50% duty cycle free running oscillation mode with a
single resistor and one capacitor. The inputs and outputs are fully
compatible with CMOS, NMOS or TTL logic.
PIN CONFIGURATION
There are three matched internal resistors (approximately 200KΩ each)
+
V
RST
DSC
1
2
3
4
5
20
19
18
17
16
that set the threshold and trigger levels at two-thirds and one-third respec-
+
tively of V . These levels can be adjusted by using the control terminal.
OUT
1
1
When the trigger input is below the trigger level, the output is in the high
state and sourcing 2mA. When the threshold input is above the threshold
levelatthesametimethetriggerinputisabovethetriggerlevel, theinternal
flip-flopisreset, theoutputgoestothelowstateandsinksupto10mA. The
resetinputoverridesallotherinputsandwhenitisactive(resetvoltageless
than1V),theoutputisinthelowstate.Allfourtimerssharethesamecontrol
TRIG
THRES
1
1
DSC
OUT
2
2
THRES
OUT
TRIG
2
2
15
14
13
DSC
6
7
3
3
and reset pins so that timing functions are synchronized.
TRIG
THRES
3
3
FEATURES
OUT
4
DSC
8
4
• High speed operation -- 2MHz typical oscillation at 5V
• Each discharge output sinking current: 40mA at 5V
• Guaranteed low operating supply voltage of 2 to 12V
• Each timer is functionally equivalent to NE555 with greatly expanded
high and low frequency ranges
TRIG
V
9
12
11
THRES
CONT
4
4
-
10
DE, PE, SE PACKAGE
• High speed, low power, monolithic CMOS technology
• Low supply current 150µA typical
• Extremely low trigger, threshold and reset currents -- 10pA typical
• Operates in both monostable and astable modes
• Fixed 50% duty cycle or adjustable duty cycle
• CMOS, NMOS and TTL compatible input/output
• Low supply current spikes
BLOCK DIAGRAM (EACH TIMER)
+
V
RESET
R
THRESHOLD
CONTROL
ORDERING INFORMATION
Operating Temperature Range *
R
OUTPUT
-55°C to +125°C
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
R
DISCHARGE
S
TRIGGER
20-Pin
20-Pin
20-Pin
CERDIP
Small Outline
Plastic Dip
R
Package
Package (SOIC)
Package
ALD4501 DE
ALD4501 SE
ALD4501 PE
-
V
* Contact factory for industrial temperature range
© 1998 Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. 415Tasman Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089 -1706 Tel: (408) 747-1155 Fax: (408) 747-1286 http://www.aldinc.com