Channel Link Evaluation Kit User Manual
National Semiconductor Corporation
Interface Products
LIT# CLINK3V28BT-85-UM
Rev 2.1
Date: 10/12/2005
Page 2 of 28
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 3
CONTENTS OF DEMO KIT............................................................................................ 4
APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 4
FEATURES AND EXPLANATIONS.................................................................................
T
RANSMITTER
................................................................................................................ 6
R
ECEIVER
................................................................................................................... 11
HOW TO HOOK UP THE DEMO BOARDS (OVERVIEW) ............................................ 5
TRANSMITTER BOARD ................................................................................................ 6
S
ELECTABLE
J
UMPER
S
ETTINGS FOR THE
T
X
B
OARD
........................................................ 6
LVDS M
APPING BY
IDC C
ONNECTOR
............................................................................. 6
T
X
O
PTIONAL
: P
ARALLEL
T
ERMINATION FOR
T
X
IN........................................................... 9
BOM (B
ILL OF
M
ATERIALS
) .......................................................................................... 10
RECEIVER BOARD ..................................................................................................... 11
S
ELECTABLE
J
UMPER
S
ETTINGS FOR THE
R
X
B
OARD
..................................................... 12
LVDS M
APPING BY
IDC C
ONNECTOR
........................................................................... 13
R
X
O
PTIONAL
: S
ERIES
T
ERMINATION FOR
R
X
O
UT
......................................................... 14
BOM (B
ILL OF
M
ATERIALS
) .......................................................................................... 15
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................. 19
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...................................................................................... 20
A
PPLICATION
N
OTES
.................................................................................................... 20
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................... 21
26-M
INI
D
CABLE AND CONNECTOR
............................................................................... 21
T
RANSMITTER AND
R
ECEIVER
S
CHEMATICS
................................................................... 28