ZHCSCX2E January 2014 – October 2017 LM15851
PRODUCTION DATA.
The LM15851 maximum DC input voltage is limited to the range 0 to 2 V to prevent damage to the device. To help maintain these limits, an active input clamping circuit is incorporated which sources or sinks input currents up to ±50 mA. The clamping circuit is enabled by default and is controlled via the Input_Clamp_EN bit (register 0x034, bit 5). The protection provided by this circuit is limited as follows:
With these limitations in mind, analysis has been done to determine the allowable input signal levels as a function of input frequency when the Input Clamp is enabled, assuming the source impedance matches the input impedance of the device (100-Ω differential). This information is incorporated in the Absolute Maximum Ratings table.