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01/14/05 12:53
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#84972 - Incompatible?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Alberto said:
Yes, both are tolerant at 5V input, but with a high risk, and they are not capable to drive TTL inputs, stop it !!! TTL and 3.3V logic are INCOMPATIBLE.


Let's have a look at a chip that is 5V tolerant:

http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/74/74VHC244.pdf

When running at 3.0V output voltages are VOHmin = 2.48V @ IOH = -4mA and VOLmax = 0.44V @ IOL = 4mA at -40°C...+85°C. This is very well suited to drive a TTL-input!
With 3.3V supply voltage things are even better.

What about inputs?
At 3.0V supply voltage VIHmin = 2.1V and VILmax = 0.9V at -40°C...+85°C. So, the input is very well suited to be driven by a TTL-output.
With 3.3V supply voltage situation looks a bit different: VIHmin = 2.3V and VILmax = 1.0V at -40°C...+85°C. So, VIHmin is farer away from TTL-standard (2.0V). But, there's a simple way to accomplish TTL-compatibility, by the introduce of pull-up resistor!

How must this be designed?
Stray capacitance from input to ground must driven fast enough to fullfill slew rate limitations of to be driven chip. For the 74VHC244 a maximum rise time of 100nsec/V must be guaranteed. This yields 300nsec for a 3V step and if we assume a time constant of 100nsec then we are safe: A stray capacitance of 50pF would need a 2k pull-up resistor per input, while a 100pF stray capacitance would need a 1k pull-up. If very little stray capacitance is involved, let's say only 10pF, then even 10k pull-up is enough.

So, you see that these 5V tolerant chips are very well suited to be directly connected to 5V systems: They can drive 5V systems and can be driven by 5V systems. And by introducing pull-ups noise margins can even be improved.

The only danger, namely the latch-up possibility, is anyway eliminated by avoiding any input clamp diode circuitry to Vcc, just by design.

Kai

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            That's right            01/01/70 00:00      
            should most often be used            01/01/70 00:00      
            3.3 Volts logic with 5V input ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               LPC9xx has it !!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  OK TTL is now =xxV            01/01/70 00:00      
                     LPC9xx and 5V            01/01/70 00:00      
                     not beginners but ignorami            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Begginers or not            01/01/70 00:00      
               well, look here            01/01/70 00:00      
               latchup            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RTFM            01/01/70 00:00      
               Cygnal Has It !!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Cygnal and LPC9xx            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Incompatible?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Inconpatible ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               5V tolerant            01/01/70 00:00      
                  5V tolerant.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Relax!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        OK is only for Rigo            01/01/70 00:00      
   No more logic levels            01/01/70 00:00      
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         Only one answer possible.            01/01/70 00:00      
            this guy is crazy ....            01/01/70 00:00      

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