HI-8444, HI-8445, HI-8448
Quad / Octal ARINC 429 Line Receivers
September 2006
PIN CONFIGURATIONS
DESCRIPTION
The HI-8444 and HI-8445 are quad ARINC 429 line
receiver ICs available in a 20-pin TSSOP package. The HI-
8448 contains 8 independent ARINC 429 line receivers.
The technology is analog / digital CMOS. The device is
designed to operate from either a 5V or 3.3V supply. Each
receiver channel translates incoming ARINC 429 data bus
signals to a pair ofTTL/ CMOS outputs.
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
1
2
IN1 A
IN1 B
OUT1 A
OUT1 B
OUT2 A
OUT2 B
VDD
3
IN2 A
HI-8444PS
HI-8444PS-10
&
HI-8445PS
HI-8445PS-10
4
IN2 B
The optional HI-8444-10, HI-8445-10 and HI-8448-10 are
designed to be used with an external 10 Kohm series
resistor. The “-10” devices meet the lightning protection
requirements of DO-160C/D level 3, waveforms 3, 4, and
5A.
5
TESTA (8444 only)
TESTB (8444 only)
IN3 A
6
VSS
Quad
Receiver
7
OUT3 A
OUT3 B
OUT4 A
OUT4 B
IN3 B
8
The TESTAand TESTB inputs bypass the analog inputs for
testing purposes. They force the receiver outputs to the
specified ZERO, ONE or NULL state. The ARINC inputs
are ignored when the device is in the test mode.
IN4 A
9
IN4 B
10
20 Pin Plastic TSSOP package
The HI-8445 is identical to the HI-8444 except the TESTA
andTESTB pins are not available.
FEATURES
Direct ARINC 429 quad or octal line receivers in small
footprint packages
!
!
!
3.3V or 5.0V single supply operation
Test inputs bypass analog inputs and force digital
outputs to a one, zero, or null state
!
ARINC inputs are internally lightning protected per DO-
160C/D level 3 (-10 configuration only)
IN2 BX - 1
IN2 AY - 2
IN2 BY - 3
N/C - 4
33 - OUT2 BX
32 - OUT2 AY
31 - OUT2 BY
30 - N/C
29 - VDD
28 - N/C
27 - VSS
26 - N/C
25 - OUT3 AX
24 - OUT3 BX
23 - OUT3 AY
HI-8448PQ
HI-8448PQ-10
!
Military processing options available
TESTA(X) - 5
TESTB(X) - 6
TESTA(Y) - 7
TESTB(Y) - 8
IN3 AX - 9
IN3 BX - 10
IN3 AY - 11
Octal
Receiver
FUNCTION TABLE
ARINC INPUTS TESTA TESTB OUTA OUTB
INA- INB
-2.5 to +2.5 V
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
< -6.5 V
> +6.5 V
X
X
X
44-Pin Plastic Quad Flat Pack (PQFP)
HOLT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
www.holtic.com
(DS8444 Rev. D)
09/06