Rainbow Electronics MAX3983 User Manual

Max3983 quad copper-cable signal conditioner, General description, Applications

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General Description

The MAX3983 is a quad copper-cable signal conditioner
that operates from 2.5Gbps to 3.2Gbps. It provides com-
pensation for 4x copper InfiniBand and 10Gbase-CX4
Ethernet links, allowing spans of 20m with 24AWG and
15m with 28AWG. The cable driver section provides four
selectable preemphasis levels. The input to the cable
driver compensates for up to 0.5m of FR4 circuit board
material. The cable receiver section provides additional
fixed input equalization while offering selectable preem-
phasis to drive FR4 circuit boards up to 0.5m.

The MAX3983 also features signal detection on all eight
inputs and internal loopback that allows for diagnostic
testing. It is packaged in a 10mm x 10mm, 68-pin QFN
and operates from 0°C to +85°C.

Applications

4x InfiniBand (4 x 2.5Gbps)

10Gbase-CX4 Ethernet (4 x 3.125Gbps)

10G Fibre Channel XAUI (4 x 3.1875Gbps)

4x Copper-Cable or Backplane Transmission
(1Gbps to 3.2Gbps)

Features

Link Features

Span 20m with 24AWG, 15m with 28AWG
Span 0.5m of FR4 on Each Host
1.6W Total Power with 3.3V Supply
Loopback Function

Cable Driver Features

Selectable Output Preemphasis
FR4 Input Equalization
Signal Detect for Each Channel
Output Disable

Cable Receiver Features

Selectable FR4 Output Preemphasis
Cable Input Equalization
Signal Detect for Each Channel
Output Disable

MAX3983

Quad Copper-Cable Signal Conditioner

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1

MAX3983

RX_SD1

RX_SD2

RX_SD3

RX_SD4

TX_SD1

TX_SD2

TX_SD3

TX_SD4

TX_OUT1

TX_OUT2

TX_OUT3

TX_OUT4

RX_IN1

RX_IN2

RX_IN3

RX_IN4

TX_IN1

TX_IN2

TX_IN3

TX_IN4

RX_OUT1

RX_OUT2

RX_OUT3

RX_OUT4

4.7k

4.7k

3V TO 5.5V

3V TO 5.5V

TO HOST

TX_ENABLE

RX_ENABLE

TX_PE0

RX_PE

TX_PE1

SERDES

TX

RX

≤0.5m

V

CC

[1:4]

3.3V

GND

POR

LOOPBACK

TO HOST

0.01

µF

0.01

µF

TO MAX3983

4x COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY

≤20m (24AWG)

≤15m (28AWG)

V

CC

OR

GND

C

POR

Typical Application Circuit

Ordering Information

19-2928; Rev 0; 7/03

For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim/Dallas Direct! at
1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.

PART

TEMP RANGE

PIN-
PACKAGE

PKG CODE

MAX3983UGK

0°C to +85°C

68 QFN

G6800-4

Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.

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