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Evaluates: MAX14890E
MAX14890E Evalution Kit
Mode Selection
The MAX14890E operates in either pin-control or SPI
mode. The MAX14890E EV kit is designed to operate as
a stand-alone board in pin-control mode, but can also be
evaluated in SPI mode. Pin-control mode is the default
state of the board.
Ensure that all switches are in the off state (to the left) for
pin-control mode.
To evaluate the board in SPI mode, set all of the
switches on the S1 switch to the on state (to the right).
The MAX14890E EV kit has been designed to connect
directly to an Arduino or mbed LPC1549Xpress board
for easy software evaluation. See Maxim Integrated’s
website for sample code and application notes.
Pin-Control Mode
Conguring the RxA, RxB, RxZ, and RxY
Receivers
On-board jumpers are available for pin-control mode
configuration. J12 sets the SNGL/CLK input. J13 sets the
TTL/SDI input. J8 sets the DI/TTLY input. See Table 2 for
receiver configuration settings.
Conguring the RxD2 and RxD3 Receivers
On-board jumpers are used to set the DI/TTL2 (J9) and
DI/TTL3 (J10) inputs in pin-control mode. These inputs
configure the D2 and D3 receivers, respecitively (Table 3).
Cable Termination
Transmission line termination is required for RS-422,
HTL, and TTL high-speed signals on long cables. The
EV kit includes selectable termination for each of the the
RxA, RxB, RxZ, and RxY receivers. For HTL signals,
100pF/270Ω AC-termination with a series RC is available.
For RS-422 and TTL signal levels, close the associated
jumper (Table 4) to enable the on-board 200Ω termination
for each receiver.
Fault Indicators
The MAX14890E detects common RS-422/HTL/TTL/DI
faults. These faults include low differential input signals,
open-wire, short-circuits, and inputs voltages that are
outside the normal operating voltage range (below -18V
and +18V). The EV kit includes on-board LEDs for visual
indicators when a fault condition occurs on any of the
RxA, RxB, RxZ, RxY, RxD2, and RxD3 receivers. LEDs
turn on when a fault condition occurs.
Table 2. RxA, RxB, RxZ, RxY Receiver Mode Settings (Pin-Control Mode)
Table 3. RxD2/RxD3 Receiver Input Modes Table 4. Enable Receiver Input
Termination
DI/TTL2 RxD2 MODE OF
OPERATION
L TTL
H DI
JUMPER RECEIVER
J4 RxA
J5 RxB
J6 RxZ
J7 RxY
INPUTS RECEIVER OPERATION
SINGL TTL DI/TTLY RxA, RxB, RxZ RxY
L L L D-HTL TTL
L L H D-HTL DI
L H L RS-422 RS-422
L H H RS-422 DI
H L L SE-HTL TTL
H L H SE-HTL DI
H H L TTL TTL
H H H TTL DI