DS110DF111
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Feature Description (continued)
To make configuration of these settings easier, the DS110DF111 is designed to determine the correct settings
for the CTLE autonomously by automatically adapting these equalizations to the input transmission medium. The
automatic adaptation takes place when a signal is first detected at the input to the DS110DF111, immediately
after the DS110DF111 acquires phase lock.
The automatic adaptation is also triggered whenever the CDR circuitry is reset. The DS110DF111 uses its
internal eye monitor to generate a figure of merit for the adaptation. The DS110DF111 adjusts its CTLE boost
settings in a systematic way to optimize this figure of merit. When 8b/10b encoding is used and the input
channels has more than 15 dB of loss, the CTLE table and or adaption algorithm needs to be modified so as to
prevent CTLE mal-adaption. This scenario occurs when the CTLE boost is insufficient at lower settings to cause
regeneration of the high-frequency content of the K28.5 pattern. As boost is increased, the adaption Figure of
Merit (FOM) temporarily observes eye closure as the EQ boost begins to restore the high-frequency content. If
the FOM does not improve within the look-beyond counter depth, the CTLE will settle at a lower boost, which is
insufficient to equalize the signal and provide good BER.
The 5-tap DFE discriminates against input noise and random jitter as well as against crosstalk at the input to the
DS110DF111. The DFE tap weights and polarities are adaptive and operate in conjunction with the CTLE to
achieve an acceptable BER with more severe channel impairments.
7.3.1.2 Clock And Data Recovery
The DS110DF111 performs its clock and data recovery function by detecting the bit transitions in the incoming
data stream and locking its internal VCO to the clock represented by the mean arrival times of these bit
transitions. This process produces a recovered clock with greatly reduced jitter at jitter frequencies outside the
bandwidth of the CDR Phase-Locked Loop (PLL). This is the primary benefit of using the DS110DF111 in a
system. It significantly reduces the jitter present in the data stream, in effect resetting the jitter budget for the
system.
7.3.1.3 PRBS Pattern Generator
Each channel in the DS110DF111 can be configured to generate and output its own pseudo random bit
sequence (PRBS). The DS110DF111 pattern generators support the following PRBS sequences:
• PRBS-9, 2
9
- 1
• PRBS-31, 2
31
- 1
7.3.1.4 Datapath Multiplexer and Output Driver
The DS110DF111 datapath multiplexer is used to control which internal signal will be presented to the output
driver block. Inputs to this multiplexer include raw equalized data without clock recovery, retimed data, PRBS
patterns, and Loopback data from the other datapath.
The DS110DF111 output driver is used to control specific signal characteristics to enhance transmission quality.
The output driver is used to control the following signal features
• Amplitude
• De-Emphasis
• Edge Rate
• Polarity
The DS110DF111 is commonly used in applications where lossy transmission media exist both at the input and
the output of the DS110DF111. The CTLE compensates for lossy transmission media at the input to the
DS110DF111. The output de-emphasis compensates for the lossy transmission medium at the output of the
DS110DF111.
When there is a transition in the output data stream, the output differential voltage reaches its configured
maximum value within the configured rise/fall time of the output driver. Following this, the differential voltage
rapidly falls off until it reaches the configured VOD level minus the configured de-emphasis level. This
accentuates the high-frequency components of the output driver signal at the expense of the low frequency
components. The pre-distorted DS110DF111 output signal, with high-frequency components emphasized relative
to its low frequency components, exhibits less inter-symbol interference after traveling down a dispersive
transmission medium than an undistorted output signal.
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