MT8888C
Data Sheet
receiver will tolerate signal interruptions (drop out) too short to be considered a valid pause. This facility, together
with the capability of selecting the steering time constants externally, allows the designer to tailor performance to
meet a wide variety of system requirements.
VDD
MT8888C
VDD
St/GT
ESt
C1
Vc
R1
tGTA = (R1C1) In (VDD / VTSt)
tGTP = (R1C1) In [VDD / (VDD-VTSt)]
Figure 5 - Basic Steering Circuit
5.0 Guard Time Adjustment
The simple steering circuit shown in Figure 5 is adequate for most applications. Component values are chosen
according to the following inequalities (see Figure 7):
tREC ≥ tDPmax+tGTPmax - tDAmin
tREC ≤ tDPmin+tGTPmin - tDAmax
tID ≥ tDAmax+tGTAmax - tDPmin
tDO ≤ tDAmin+tGTAmin - tDPmax
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