ZHCSDJ6E February 2015 – June 2018 LMH1218
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The LMH1218 is a 11.88Gbps/5.94Gbps/2.97Gbps/1.485Gbps/0.27Gbps/10GbE multi-rate serial digital video data cable driver with integrated reclocker intended for equalizing, reclocking, and driving data compatible to the SMPTE standards, proposed ST-2081/2, and 10GbE specifications. It is a 2-input, 2-output single-core chip, enabling 1:2 fan-out or 2:1 MUX operation. Each input has a 100-Ω continuous time linear equalizer (CTLE) at the front-end, intended to compensate for loss over STP coax, fiber, or FR-4 backplane. OUT1 is a 100-Ω driver compatible to 10GbE SFF-8431 optical module requirements. The LMH1218 OUT0 is a 75-Ω cable driver compatible to the SMPTE and proposed ST-2081/2 requirements.
The referenceless Clock-and-Data Recovery (CDR) circuit selects between the two inputs based on user choice. The reclocked output can be driven to one or two outputs. One of the outputs supports 100-Ω differential cable connection, while the other output can drive a 75-Ω SMPTE specified cable while meeting transmitter requirements as specified in SMPTE standard. The LMH1218 locks to all required SDI data rates, including 270Mbps, 1.485 Gbps, 1.4835 Gbps, 2.97 Gbps, 2.967 Gbps, 5.94 Gbps, 5.934 Gbps, 11.88 Gbps, and 11.868 Gbps as well as 10.3125 Gbps. The LMH1218 is assembled in a 4 mm × 4 mm 24-pin QFN package. The chip can be programmed using SPI or SMBus interface.