CDB5501 CDB5503
CDB5501/CDB5503
SDATA (fig. 2)
V+
MC145406
14 U11A 3
RN 1.5
DRDY (fig. 2)
47 k 12 U11B
5
P6
DATA 3
CTS
5
10 U11C 7
DSR 6
DCD 8
13 U11D 4 RTS 4
11 U11E 6
DTR 20
V+
0.1 µF
1
15
16
U11F
2
9
V-
8
0.1 µF
Figure 4. RS-232 Port
7
NC
1
Sub-D
25 pin
addition, an appropriate baud clock needs to be
input to the CS5501. See AC (Asynchronous
Communication) mode mentioned earlier for an
explanation of the baud rate clock generator and
the data format of the output data in the AC
mode.
The DRDY output from the CS5501 signals the
CTS (Clear To Send) line of the RS-232 interface
when data is available. The Decimation Counter
can be used to determine how frequently output
data is to be transmitted.
The RS-232 interface on the evaluation card is
functionally adequate but it is not compliant with
the EIA RS-232 standard. When the MC145406
RS-232 receiver/driver chip is operated off of ± 5
volt supplies rather than ± 6 volts (see the
MC145406 data sheet for details) its driver output
swing is reduced below the EIA specified limits.
In practical applications this signal swing limita-
tion only reduces the length of cable the circuit is
capable of driving.
DS31DB43
DECIMATION COUNTER
Each time a data word is available for output
from the CS5501/CS5503, the DRDY line goes
low, provided the output port was previously
emptied. If the DRDY line is directly tied to the
CS input of the CS5501/CS5503, the converter
will output data every time a data word is pre-
sented to the output pin. In some applications it is
desirable to reduce the output word rate. The rate
Decimation Counter Accumulates 2n+1 DRDY Pulses Before CS is
Enabled.
P-4
2n+1
0
2
1
4
2
8
3
16
4
32
5
64
6
128
7
256
8
512
9
1024
10
2048
11
4096
P-9
DC Output to CS
NC
No Connection
DC
Decimation Counter
Table 4. Decimation Counter Control
can be reduced by lowering the rate at which the
CS line to the chip is enabled. The
CDB5501/CDB5503 evaluation board uses a
counter, IC U3 for this purpose. It is known as a
decimation counter (see Figure 2). The outputs of
the counter are available at connector P4. The
counter accumulates 2n+1 counts (n = 0, 2, …11)
at which time the selected output enables the CS
input to the CS5501/CS5503 (if the jumper in P9
is in the DC, Decimation Counter, position). The
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