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P in De s c rip t io n
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
Shorting TC to TCNOM provides a modulation tempco of approximately 3600 ppm/°C.
A resistor (R ) connected between the TC and TCMIN pins sets the tempco of the modulation
1
TCNOM
TC
2
TC
current. Leaving R unconnected provides the maximum tempco.
TC
3, 4, 5
6, 7
PB1, PB2, PB3 Programs the Prebias Voltage at the OUT+ Pin (Table 1)
V
Ground for the Output-Current Drivers
Current Output Pins
EEOUT
8, 9
OUT+
OUT-
N.C.
10, 11
12, 16
13, 14
15, 19
17
Complementary Current Output Pins
Not Connected
V
Supply Connection for the Output-Current Drivers
Provides Current to the Internal Amplifiers
The Current Sourced from the MON Pin is Proportional to the Modulator Current
CCOUT
V
CC
MON
MODSET
IN-
18
A Resistor from MODSET to V Programs the LED Modulation Current
EE
20
Inverting Data Input
21
IN+
Noninverting Data Input
Transmit Disable. When high, the current at the OUT+ pins is in the low state. The transmitter is
enabled when TX_DISABLE is open.
22
TX_DISABLE
23
24
V
Ground for internal amplifiers.
EE
TCMIN
Shorting TC to TCMIN provides the minimum modulation-current tempco.
for the temperature characteristics of typical fiber optic
De t a ile d De s c rip t io n
LEDs. The first source has a temperature-stable output.
The second source has a temperature-increasing out-
put with a tempco of approximately 12,000ppm/°C (rel-
ative to +25°C). A resistor-divider between the two
reference generators programs the modulation-current
te mp c o. For ma ximum mod ula tion-c urre nt te mp c o,
le a ve the TC p in d is c onne c te d . For a te mp c o of
approximately 3600ppm/°C, connect TC to TCNOM. To
obtain the minimum tempco, connect TCMIN to TC.
Intermediate tempco values can be programmed by
The MAX3967 provides a flexible current drive for the
modulation of fiber optic light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
The circuit is designed to be used with +3.3V or +5V
power supplies. The IC provides up to 100mA of modu-
lation current. An adjustable prebias current source
sets the LED prebias voltage. An integrated resistor
provides passive peaking and optical pulse-width com-
pensation.
Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the MAX3967, which
comprises a reference-voltage generator, modulation-
current generator, input buffer with disable, prebias-
current generator, main output driver, complementary
output driver, and LED-compensation network.
connecting an external resistor (R ) between TCMIN
TC
and TC.
In p u t Bu ffe r
The inputs are connected to the PECL-compatible dif-
ferential input buffer. If left unconnected, IN+ is internal-
ly pulled to a PECL low and IN- is pulled to a PECL
high, causing low current at OUT+. The input imped-
ance of IN+ and IN- is approximately 50kΩ.
Te m p e ra t u re Co m p e n s a t io n
The reference-voltage generator circuit provides two
voltage sources that create modulation-current temper-
ature compensation. A positive modulation-current tem-
perature coefficient (tempco) is useful to compensate
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