TLK2701

1.6 TO 2.7 GBPS TRANSCEIVER

SLLS429B – AUGUST 2000 – REVISED MAY 2002

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8-bit/10-bit encoder (continued)

The 8-bit/10-bit encoder converts 8-bit wide data to a 10-bit wide encoded data character to improve its

transmission characteristics. Since the TLK2701 is a 16-bit wide interface, the data is split into two 8-bit wide

bytes for encoding. Each byte is fed into a separate encoder. The encoding is dependant upon two additional

input signals, the TKMSB and TKLSB.

Table 1. Transmit Data Controls

TKLSB

TKMSB

DECODED 20 BIT OUTPUT

0

0

Valid data on TXD(0–7),

Valid data TXD(8–15)

0

1

Valid data on TXD(0–7),

K code on TXD(8–15)

1

0

K code on TXD(0–7),

Valid data on TXD(8–15)

1

1

K code on TXD(0–7),

K code on TXD(8–15)

PRBS generator

forced high, the PRBS test is enabled. A PRBS is generated and fed into the 10-bit parallel-to-serial converter

input register. Data from the normal input source is ignored during the PRBS mode. The PRBS pattern is then

fed through the transmit circuitry as if it were normal data and sent out to the transmitter. The output can be sent

to a BERT (bit error rate tester), the receiver of another TLK2701, or can be looped back to the receive input.

Since the PRBS is not really random but a predetermined sequence of ones and zeroes, the data can be

captured and checked for errors by a BERT.

parallel-to-serial

The parallel-to-serial shift register takes in the 20-bit wide data word multiplexed from the two parallel 8-bit/10-bit

encoders and converts it to a serial stream. The shift register is clocked on both the rising and falling edge of

the internally generated bit clock, which is 10 times the GTX_CLK input frequency. The LSB (D0) is transmitted

first.

high-speed data output

The high-speed data output driver consists of a current-mode logic (CML) differential pair that can be optimized

for a particular transmission line impedance and length. The line can be directly-coupled or ac-coupled. Refer

to Figure 15 and Figure 16 for termination details.

receive interface

The receiver portion of the TLK2701 accepts 8-bit/10-bit encoded differential serial data. The interpolator and

clock recovery circuit will lock to the data stream and extract the bit rate clock. This recovered clock is used to

retime the input data stream. The serial data is then aligned to two separate 10-bit word boundaries, 8-bit/10-bit

decoded and output on a 16-bit wide parallel bus synchronized to the extracted receive clock.