Figure 2-4. Release of Transmission after Overtemperature Condition
Failure
Overtemp
OT
Overtemperature
t
t
TXD
VIO
GND
BUS VDIFF
(CANH-CANL)
D
R
D
R
D
R
t
t
RXD
VIO
GND
t
2.2.6 Short-Circuit Protection of the Bus Pins
The CANH and CANL bus outputs are short-circuit protected, either against GND or a positive supply voltage. A current-
limiting circuit protects the transceiver against damage. If the device is heating up due to a continuous short on CANH or
CANL, the internal overtemperature protection switches the bus transmitter off.
2.2.7 RXD Recessive Clamping
This fail-safe feature prevents the controller from sending data on the bus if it’s RXD line is clamped to HIGH (e.g.,
recessive). That is, if the RXD pin cannot signalize a dominant bus condition because it is e.g, shorted to VCC, the
transmitter within ATA6560/ATA6561 is disabled to avoid possible data collisions on the bus. In normal and silent mode
(only ATA6560), the device permanently compares the state of the high-speed comparator (HSC) with the state of the RXD
pin. If the HSC indicates a dominant bus state for more than tRC_det without the RXD pin doing the same, a recessive
clamping situation is detected and the device is forced into silent mode. This fail-safe mode is released by either entering
standby or unpowered mode or if the RXD pin is showing a dominant (e.g., LOW) level again.
Figure 2-5. RXD Recessive Clamping Detection
CAN
TXD
RXD
Operation
Normal
Silent
Normal
Mode
If the clamping condition is removed and a
dominant bus is detected, the transceiver
goes back to normal mode.
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