3.
Pin Description
3.1
Supply Pin (VS)
LIN operating voltage is VS = 5V to 28V. Undervoltage detection is implemented to disable transmission if VS falls below typ.
4.5V, thereby avoiding false bus messages. After switching on VS, the IC starts in fail-safe mode and the voltage regulator is
switched on.
The supply current in sleep mode is typically 9µA and 47µA in silent mode.
3.2
3.3
Ground Pin (GND)
The IC does not affect the LIN bus in the event of GND disconnection. It is able to handle a ground shift of up to 11.5% of VS.
Voltage Regulator Output Pin (VCC)
The internal 3.3V/5V voltage regulator is capable of driving loads up to 85mA, supplying the microcontroller and other ICs on
the PCB and is protected against overload by means of current limitation and overtemperature shutdown. Furthermore, the
output voltage is monitored and causes a reset signal at the NRES output pin if it drops below a defined threshold
VVCC_th_uv_down
.
3.4
3.5
Undervoltage Reset Output (NRES)
If the VCC voltage falls below the undervoltage detection threshold VCC_th_uv_down, NRES switches to low after tres_f. The
NRES stays low even if VCC = 0V because NRES is internally driven from the VS voltage. If VS voltage ramps down, NRES
stays low until VS < 1.5V and then becomes highly impedant.
The implemented undervoltage delay keeps NRES low for tReset = 4ms after VCC reaches its nominal value.
Bus Pin (LIN) (SBC only)
A low-side driver with internal current limitation and thermal shutdown as well as an internal pull-up resistor according to LIN
specification 2.x is implemented. The voltage range is from –27V to +40V. This pin exhibits no reverse current from the LIN
bus to VS, even in the event of a GND shift or VBat disconnection. The LIN receiver thresholds comply with the LIN protocol
specification.
The fall time (from recessive to dominant) and the rise time (from dominant to recessive) are slope-controlled.
During a short circuit at LIN to VBat, the output limits the output current to IBUS_LIM. Due to the power dissipation, the chip
temperature exceeds TLINoff and the LIN output is switched off. The chip cools down and after a hysteresis of Thys, switches
the output on again. RXD stays on high because LIN is high. The VCC regulator works independently during LIN
overtemperature switch-off.
During a short circuit from LIN to GND the IC can be switched into sleep or silent mode and even in this case the current
consumption is lower than 100µA in sleep mode and lower than 120µA in silent mode. If the short-circuit disappears, the IC
starts with a remote wake-up.
The reverse current is < 2µA at pin LIN during loss of VBat. This is optimal behavior for bus systems where some slave nodes
are supplied from battery or ignition.
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