GS1881, GS4881, GS4981
Monolithic Video Sync Separators
DATA SHEET
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
• noise tolerant odd/even flag, back porch and
horizontal sync pulse
The GS1881, GS4881 and GS4981 are general purpose sync
separators for use in a wide variety of video applications. The
devices extract the timing information from composite video
signals with scan rates from 15 to 130 kHz.
• fast recovery from impulse noise
• excellent temperature stability
TheGS1881isadrop-inreplacementfortheindustrystandard
LM1881 with much improved performance. The device
generates composite sync, vertical sync, back porch and
odd/evenfieldsignals. TheGS4881isidenticaltotheGS1881
butfeaturesanoiseimmunebackporchpulsewhichmaintains
a constant H rate during the vertical interval. The GS4981 is
identicaltotheGS4881,exceptthatitprovideshorizontalsync
in place of the odd/even output.
• 0.5 V to 4 Vpp input signal amplitude with 5 V
supply
• well-controlled clamp discharge current and
slicing level
• programmable horizontal scan rate (up to 130 kHz)
• composite, vertical, back porch, odd/even
All three devices feature a self-adjusting windowing circuit for
noise immunity, which synchronizes to H rate. This
windowing circuit determines the odd or even field
in the GS1881 and GS4881, gates the back porch pulse in
the GS4881 and GS4981, and generates the horizontal sync
output in the GS4981.
(GS1881, GS4881), horizontal (GS4981) outputs
• predictable vertical output pulse width with
default trigger for non-standard video signals
• 5 V to 12 V supply voltage range
• pin compatible with LM1881 sync separator
The devices feature an improved input stage which ensures
that the input signal is sliced at a predictable point due to
well-controlled input clamp discharge current and sync
slicing level. A missing pulse detector enables the devices to
recoverquicklyfromimpulsenoisedisturbancesbytemporarily
increasing the clamp discharge current by roughly ten times.
The input stage will operate with signals from 0.5 to 4 volts
peak to peak with a 5 volt supply.
SELECTION CHART
APPLICATION
CHOOSE DEVICE:
Direct LM1881 Replacement
with Improved Performance
GS1881
The GS1881, GS4881 and GS4981 also feature a predictable
verticaloutputpulsewidthwithadefaulttriggerfornon-standard
video signals. All three are available in commercial and
industrial temperature ranges and are packaged in both DIP
and SOIC.
New Applications
Substitution for LM1881
GS4881
GS4981
New Applications Requiring
Horizontal Sync Output
PIN CONNECTIONS
GS4981
GS1881, GS4881
COMPOSITE
COMPOSITE
SYNC OUT
V
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
V
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
SYNC OUT
cc
cc
COMPOSITE
VIDEO IN
HORIZONTAL
COMPOSITE
VIDEO IN
ODD/EVEN
VERTICAL
SYNC OUT
VERTICAL
SYNC OUT
R
R
SET
SET
GROUND
BACK PORCH
GROUND
BACK PORCH
8 PIN DIP
8 PIN SOIC
8 PIN DIP
8 PIN SOIC
Patent No. 5,432,559
Document No. 520 - 23 - 03
Revision Date: October 1995
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