
Differences between LPT-10 and LPT-11 Link Power
Transceivers
The following sections discuss the functional differences between the LPT-10
and LPT-11 transceivers, as well as differences in form, plus address the
modifications required for migrating from the LPT-10 to the LPT-11.
Functional Differences
The LPT-11 transceiver is approximately 10 times more immune to high
frequency common mode noise than the LPT-10. The LPT-11 transceiver can
operate reliably in the presence of 10Vrms common mode noise. This enables
properly designed devices to meet the European EN 61000-4-6 Level 3
specifications.
The LPT-11 transceiver does not support a Wake-Up Timer feature. The
wake-up timer was provided to “wake” the Neuron Chip from SLEEP mode
periodically to sample inputs/outputs and communicate with the network.
Note:
If there are designs in which LEDs have been connected to
TXEN/RX_ACTIVE pins, such an implementation will no longer be feasible.
This implementation was not previously supported by Echelon.
The LPT-11 transceiver does not support operation at 1.25MHz.
The LPT-11 transceiver supports operation at 20MHz.
Differences In Form
The LPT-11 transceiver has 2 less pins than the LPT-10: 14 pins on the LPT-
11 transceiver versus 16 pins on the LPT-10 transceiver. The 2 pins that have
been eliminated are # 15 WAKEUP-OUT and #16 RX_ACTIVE
The WAKEUP-OUT pin on the LPT-10 transceiver was eliminated since the
wake up timer feature is no longer supported. The RX_ACTIVE pin is no
longer needed since a physical layer repeater configuration can now be
supported without the need for RX_ACTIVE.
Certain other pins have been designated No Connect (NC) pins, i.e., these pins
are not connected internally. The newly designated NC pins should not affect
existing LPT-10 transceiver designs when they migrate to the LPT-11
transceiver. Pin changes are as follows:
•
Pin # 8 CLKSEL0 becomes a NC.
•
Pin # 9 TXD/CLKSEL1 becomes TXD.
B-2 Appendix B - Differences Between LPT-10 and LPT-11