Interface Solutions

Interface Design Resources:

• LVDS Owner's Manual (4th Ed)
• Design Guides
• Evaluation Boards
• Broadcast Video Owner's Manual
• SDI/SDV Evaluation/Demo Boards
• PHYTER® Ethernet Integrity Utility Tool

Interface Application Notes:

• Application Notes - Interface
• Application Notes - FPD Link/OpenLDI
• SDI Application Notes
  

WEBENCH® Interface Designer

• Interface

Transmission Line RAPIDESIGNER® Tools:

• English Units
• Metric Units
• RAPIDESIGNER Operation and Applications Guide (AN-905) (pdf 133KB)

Interface Packaging:

• SOIC Narrow
• TSSOP
• TQFP
• LQFP
• CSP
• Other Packaging

National's 3 Gbps SDI SerDes Wins EDN Innovation of the Year Award - LMH0340 Serializer and LMH0341 Deserializer Selected for Outstanding Innovation in Mixed-Signal ASSP

• LMH0303
  LMH0307
  3G/HD/SD SDI cable drivers with cable detect (single/dual output)
• LMH0356
  3G/HD/SD SDI reclocker with 4:1 input mux and FR4 EQs
• DS64EV400
  DS32EV400
  DS64EV100
  DS32EV100
  Quad and single equalizers optimized for datarates at 6.4 Gbps and 3.2 Gbps
• DS10BR254
  DS25BR204
  1.5 and 3.125 Gbps 1 to 4 LVDS repeaters with redundant inputs and featuring equalization and pre-emphasis
• DS90UR241
  DS90UR124
  5-43MHz DC- Balanced 24-Bit LVDS Serializer and Deserializer
• DS90C241
  DS90C124
  5-35MHz DC-Balanced 24-Bit LVDS Serializer and Deserializer
• LMK01000
  has a mix of three low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) and five low-voltage positive-emitter-coupled logic (LVPECL) outputs
• LMK01010
  is offered with eight LVDS outputs to address low-power applications

Online LVDS Education:

• Analog University® (Brochure)
  Sample LVDS lessons: Basics of LVDS and LVDS Bus Configurations
• LVDS Online Seminars

Interface  - Analog University:

• Ethernet Basics
• Basics of Flat Panel Display Interface
• Designing with Flat Panel Display Interface

Interface Articles and Whitepapers:

• Using a step response test is used to characterize a digital communication channel, Dr. Howard Johnson
  • Part 1: Step Response Test
  • Part 2: Confirm the Diagnosis
• How to tell if your interconnect has adequate bandwidth, Dr. Howard Johnson
• Signal Path Designer #113: A 3 Gbps SDI Connectivity Solution Supporting Uncompressed 1080p60 Video
• Timing is Everything - National's Signal Path Designer (pdf 504KB)
• IEEE 1588 and the need for Ethernet Clock Synchronisation (Alexander Tan, Industrial Ethernet Book, Sept 2007)
• Deploying Industrial Networks (Bradley Kennedy, Network Systems DesignLine, May 2007)

Press Releases

Links to Industry Standards

3.125 Gbps Serializers and Deserializers with
Easy FPGA Interface

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