Datasheet

LTC4304
1
4304fa
Hot Swappable 2-Wire
Bus Buffer with Stuck
Bus Recovery
The LTC
®
4304 hot swappable 2-wire bus buffer allows I/O
card insertion into a live backplane without corruption of
the data and clock busses. When a connection is made,
the LTC4304 provides bidirectional buffering, keeping the
backplane and card capacitances isolated. If SDAOUT or
SCLOUT is low for ≥30ms (typ), the LTC4304 automatically
breaks the data and clock bus connection and
FAULT
will
pull low. At this time the LTC4304 automatically generates
up to 16 clock pulses on SCLOUT in an attempt to free the
bus. A connection will be enabled automatically when the
bus becomes free. A logic low on the ACC input enables
the LTC4304’s rise-time accelerators. A logic high on ACC
disables the rise-time accelerators, which allows SDA and
SCL bus pull-up voltages below V
CC
.
During insertion, the SDA and SCL lines are precharged
to 1V to minimize bus disturbances. When driven high,
ENABLE allows the LTC4304 to connect after a stop bit or
bus idle occurs. Driving ENABLE low breaks the connection
between SDAIN and SDAOUT, SCLIN and SCLOUT. READY
is an open drain output that indicates when the backplane
and card sides are connected together.
Automatic Disconnect of SDA/SCL Lines when Bus
is Stuck Low for ≥30ms
Fault Flag for Stuck Bus
Recovers Stuck Busses with Automatic Clocking*
Bidirectional Buffer* for SDA and SCL Lines
Increases Fanout
Prevents SDA and SCL Corruption During Live
Board Insertion and Removal from Backplane
Allows Bus Pullup Voltages Above and Below V
CC
±15kV Human Body Model ESD Protection
Isolates Input SDA and SCL Lines from Output
Compatible with I
2
C
TM
, I
2
C Fast-Mode and SMBus
Standards (Up to 400kHz Operation)
READY Open Drain Output
1V Precharge on All SDA and SCL Lines
High Impedance SDA, SCL Pins for V
CC
= 0V
ENABLE Gates Connection from Input to Output
MSOP 10-Pin and DFN (3mm × 3mm) Packages
Hot Board Insertion
Servers
Capacitance Buffer/Bus Extender
RAID Systems
CARD
100k
ENABLE
FAULT
CARD_SCL
CARD_SDA
SCLOUTSCLIN
SDAOUT
READY
SDAIN
GND
V
CC
LTC4304
ACC
0.01µF
4304 TA01
10k 10k
10k10k
5V
BACK_SCL
BACKPLANE
CONNECTOR
BACK_SDA
3.3V
3.3V
STAGGERED
CONNECTOR
, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Protected by U.S. Patents including 6356140, 6650174, 7032051.
SDAOUT
5V/DIV
SCLOUT
5V/DIV
FAULT
5V/DIV
200 s/DIV
STUCK LOW > 30ms RECOVERS
DISCONNECT AT TIMEOUT
AUTOMATIC CLOCKING
4304 TA01b
SDAIN
5V/DIV
Stuck Bus Resolved with
Automatic Clocking
FEATURES
DESCRIPTIO
U
TYPICAL APPLICATIO
U
APPLICATIO S
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