ZHCSCU3C January 2014 – September 2019 TCA5013
PRODUCTION DATA.
The TCA5013 has an internal LDO that generates a stable supply for the internal circuits. The input to the internal LDO is VDD. The output of the internal LDO is connected to the LDOCAP pin. A 1 uF decoupling capacitor shall be connected to the LDOCAP pin to ensure proper device operation. The internal LDO voltage is typically 2.65 V but can be lower if VDD is not sufficient.
In addition to the internal LDO, the TCA5013 has a dedicated LDO per card interface to generate the VCC for that card interface (here on forth, these LDOs are referred to as card LDOs). The card LDOs provide the power supply for smartcard operation. During the normal operation of the smartcard, the LDO output is subject to load transients. The EMV4.3 standard defines a load transient envelope shown in Figure 19. The card LDOs are able to handle these transients, while keeping VCC within limits defined in Electrical Characteristics—Card VCC. An external 200 nF capacitor shall be connected to their card VCC pins (VCCUC, VCCCS1, VCCS2, VCCS3) to ensure proper load transient response by the card LDOs.
The card LDOs are enabled only when the card interface is activated (see Active Mode). The output voltage is determined by the card interface settings registers (Reg 0x01, Reg 0x11, Reg 0x21, Reg 0x31). At the start of the activation sequence, the card LDO is enabled and starts to ramp to the voltage defined in the corresponding card interface settings register. Once the LDO has been enabled, any changes to the card interface settings registers will not have any effect on the LDO output voltage. The card also LDOs also have short circuit protection. When the current drawn exceeds ~150 mA (typ.) the LDO automatically shuts down and the card interface is deactivated (see Deactivation Sequence).