19-2252; Rev 0; 12/01
MAX9205 Evaluation Kit
General Description
Features
ꢀ 3.3V Single Supply
The MAX9205 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled
and tested circuit board that simplifies the evaluation of
the MAX9205 400Mbps, 10-bit serializer and the
MAX9206 400Mbps, 10-bit deserializer. The MAX9205
IC transforms 10-bit parallel LVCMOS/LVTTL data into a
serial high-speed bus low-voltage differential signaling
(BLVDS) data stream. The MAX9206 accepts serial
data from the MAX9205 and transforms it back to 10-bit-
wide LVCMOS/LVTTL parallel data.
ꢀ 10-Bit Parallel LVCMOS/LVTTL Interface
ꢀ Allows Common-Mode Testing
ꢀ Independent Evaluation of Serializer (MAX9205)
and Deserializer (MAX9206)
ꢀ Allows Testing of Twisted-Pair Cable
ꢀ Low-Voltage, Low-Power Operation
ꢀ Fully Assembled and Tested
The EV kit requires a single 3.3V supply and a refer-
ence clock input with a range of 16MHz to 40MHz to
operate. The 10-bit parallel input data is connected to a
24-pin header and the output data is sampled at a sep-
arate 24-pin header. The EV kit circuit can be modified
to isolate and evaluate the MAX9205 and MAX9206
independently. The MAX9205 and MAX9206 serializ-
er/deserializer pair can be replaced with the MAX9207
and MAX9208 serializer/deserializer pair that operates
at a higher maximum data-transfer speed of 600Mbps
with a clock input frequency of 40MHz to 60MHz.
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
IC PACKAGE
MAX9205EVKIT
0°C to +70°C
28 SSOP
Component List
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
10µF 20%, 10V tantalum
capacitors (B)
AVX TAJB106M010 or
Kemet T494B106K010AS
10pF, 50V COG ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608COG1H100DT or
Murata GRM39COG100D050AD
C1–C4
4
C27–C38
12
J1, J2
2
6
2 x 12-pin headers
3-pin headers
0.001µF 5%, 50V ceramic
capacitors (0603)
JU1, JU3–JU7
C5–C11, C40
7
TDK C1608X7R1H102KT or
Murata GRM39X7R102J050AD
JU2, JU9,
JU10,
JU12–JU27
19
11
0
2-pin headers
0.1µF 10%, 16V ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1C104KT or
Murata GRM39X7R104K016AD
C12–C18,
C21–C25, C39,
C41
R1–R10, R97
10k
5% resistors (0603)
14
R11–R20,
R79–R89,
R91–R95
Not installed, resistor (0603)
5.0pF, 50V COG ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608COG1H050CT
Murata GRM39COG050B050AD
R21–R39, R96
R40
20
1
49.9
100
1% resistors (0603)
1% resistor (0603)
C19, C20
C26
2
1
R41–R50, R75
R51, R52
0
Not installed, resistor (0805)
Not installed, resistor (1206)
2.2µF 20%, 10V tantalum
capacitor (A)
AVX TAJA225M010R
0
R53–R74, R77,
24
499
1% resistors (0603)
R78
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