FINAL
Am7992B
Serial Interface Adapter (SIA)
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
■ CompatiblewithlEEE802.3/Ethernet/Cheapernet
■ Input signal conditioning rejects transient noise
— Transients <10 ns for collision detector inputs
— Transients <20 ns for carrier detector inputs
specifications
■ Crystal/TTL oscillator-controlled Manchester
encoder
■ Receiver decodes Manchester data with worst
case ±19 ns of clock jitter (at 10 MHz)
■ Manchester decoder acquires clock and data
within four bit times with an accuracy of ±3 ns
■ TTL-compatible host interface
■ Transmit accuracy +0.01% (without adjustments)
■ Guaranteed carrier and collision detection
squelch threshold limits
— Carrier/collision detected for inputs greater than
–275 mV
— No carrier/collision for inputs less than –175 mV
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Am7992B Serial Interface Adapter (SIA) is a
Manchester encoder/decoder compatible with IEEE
802.3, Cheapernet, and Ethernet specifications. In an
IEEE 802.3/Ethernet application, the Am7992B inter-
faces the Am7990 Local Area Network Controller for
Ethernet (LANCE) to the Ethernet transceiver device,
acquires clock and data within four bit times, and de-
codes Manchester data with worst case ±19 ns phase
jitter at 10 MHz. SIA provides both guaranteed signal
threshold limits and transient noise suppression cir-
cuitry in both data and collision paths to minimize false
start conditions.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
Receive Data (RX)
Manchester
Receive+
Data
Decoder
Receiver
Receive Clock (RCLK)
Noise
Reject
Filter
Receive–
Carrier
Carrier Present (RENA)
Detect
Collision+
Collision–
Noise
Reject
Filter
Collision
Collision (CLSN)
Detect
Transmit+
Transmit–
Transmit Data (TX)
Manchester
Encoder
Transmit Enable (TENA)
Transmit Clock (TCLK)
XTAL1
XTAL2
Crystal
OSC
20 MHz
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Publication# 03378 Rev: I Amendment/0
Issue Date: May 1993
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