SerialCoder™ 700 UR5HC703-700
Extremely Low-Power Keyboard
Encoder Interfaces RS-232
HID & SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS, KEYCODER™ FAMILY
PRELIMINARY
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The SerialCoder™ 700
• 8 x 14 keyboard matrix encoding
• IC is independent of the keyboard
layout
• Extremely low-power operation,
transparent to the host
• Typical current consumption of less
than 1 µA at room temperature; 10
µA at 85°C
• 9600 Baud 8N1 serial data format
• Direct connection to RS-232
signals from the host UART
• Simple, proprietary serial protocol
• Robust algorithm for ghost-key
elimination
UR5HC703-700 is an extremely low-
power, “off-the-shelf” serial keyboard
encoder. Robust, tiny and flexible,
the IC is a good match for any
application where the use of
complicated keyboard protocols are
not required and where
• Self-Power Management™, sleeps
between keystrokes
asynchronous serial interface
hardware is available.
APPLICATIONS
• Built-in keyboards for personal
digital assistant (PDA) and hand-
held PC (H/PC) devices
• Add-on accessory keyboards for
PDA and H/PC devices
• Portable personal computers
• Instrumentation
• Remote control
The SerialCoder™ 700 provides
Self-Power Management™ and
draws its power entirely from the
host device. It is ideal for use in
add-on keyboards for handheld and
cellular / web phones and other
portable applications.
• Cellular phones
PIN ASSIGNMENTS
Self-Power Management™ is
transparent to the host. Power
consumption is reduced to just the
circuit’s leakage when all keys are
released. The average current
consumption is less than 1 µA at
room temperature and 10 µA at
85°C.
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ROW6
ROW5
ROW4
ROW3
ROW2
ROW1
ROW0
RxD
COL3
COL4
COL5
COL6
VDD2
RESET
VSS2
VDD
If a key or group of keys stays in the
depressed position for ten minutes
(with no other keyboard activity), the
IC shuts down to save power.
UR5HC703-700-FG
LQFP
The SerialCoder™ 700 is simple to
implement. It requires few external
components and utilizes a tiny, low-
profile 32-pin LQFP package that
measures 7mm x 7mm.
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SerialCoder, KeyCoder, and Self-Power
Management are trademarks of Semtech
Corporation. All other trademarks belong to their
respective companies.
Copyright ©1999-2001 Semtech Corporation
DOC5-703-700-DS-105
www.semtech.com
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