NCN5150NGEVB
NCN5150 Evaluation Board
User's Manual
Introduction
The NCN5150SOICGEVB and NCN5150QFNGEVB
evaluation boards demonstrate the NCN5150 M-BUS
transceiver in SOIC and QFN package respectively. These
evaluation boards include all external components needed
for operating NCN5150 and demonstrate the small PCB
surface area such an implementation requires.
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• Integrated 3.3 V VDD LDO Regulator with Extended
Overview
The NCN5150 is a single-chip integrated slave
transceiver for use in two-wire Meter Bus (M-BUS) slave
devices and repeaters. The transceiver provides all of the
functions needed to satisfy the European Standards EN
13757−2 and EN 1434−3 describing the physical layer
requirements for M-BUS. It includes a programmable
power level of up to 2 (SOIC version) or 6 (NQFP version)
unit loads, which are available for use in external circuits
through a 3.3 V LDO regulator. The NCN5150 can provide
communication up to the maximum M-BUS
communication speed of 38,400 baud (half-duplex).
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Multi-energy Utility Meters
Water
Gas
Electricity
Heating Systems
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Features
• Single-chip MBUS Transceiver
• UART Communication Speeds Up to 38,400 baud
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Peak Current
Capability of 15 mA
Supports Powering Slave Device from the Bus or from
External Power Supply
Adjustable I/O Levels
Adjustable Constant Current Sink up to 2 or 6 Unit
Loads Depending on the Package
Low Bus Voltage Operation
Extended Current Budget for External Circuits:
minimum 0.8 mA
Polarity Independent
Power-Fail Function
Fast Startup − No External Transistor Required on STC
Pin
Industrial Ambient Temperature Range of −40°C to
+85°C
Available in:
♦ 16-pin SOIC (Pin-to-Pin Compatible with
TSS721A)
♦ 20-pin QFN
These are Pb-free Devices
Figure 1. The NCN5150NGEVB Evaluation Boards
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Table 1. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NCN5150SOICGEVB AND NCN5150QFNGEVB BOARD
Value
Symbol
Parameter / Condition
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Bus Voltage
12
36
42
V
1.3
1.5
mA
3.3
3.6
V
Bus Voltage
VBUS
Current Drawn from the Bus
IBUS
1 UL
Output Voltage
VDD
LDO output
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NCN5150 DESCRIPTION
connected through a 0R resistor to 3.3 V on the evaluation
boards.
A constant current regulator that will draw a fixed current
from the bus, expressed in unit loads (UL). This current is
made available to the application through a low-dropout
3.3 V regulator. The NCN5150 will detect when the bus is
disconnected and provide an early warning to the
microcontroller that the 3.3 V supply is about to collapse
through the PFb pin.
A thermal shutdown protects the device against high
junction temperatures.
The NCN5150 provide a complete transceiver for the
Metering Bus (M-BUS). It consists of a transmit block
which will translate the logic level uart input to current level
signaling on the bus, and a receive block which will translate
the voltage-level signaling on the bus to a logic-level uart
output. The device includes an echo function which will
echo the uart input on the uart output, provided the device is
powered. This can be used by the software stack to monitor
if the message was transmitted. The high voltage level of the
microcontroller interface can be changed by connecting the
desired voltage to the VIO pin. By default, this pin is
NCN5150SOICGEVB DESCRIPTION
General Overview
We will cover the different sections below as well as possible
alternatives. A drawing of the board where the different
sections are indicated is shown below.
The NCN5192NGEVB evaluation board demonstrates
the external components required for the operation of the IC.
Loop I/F
NCN5150
UART I/F
Loop I/F
Test I/F
STC Capacitor
Figure 2. Board Drawing with Indication of Different Sections
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BOM List
Table 2. NCN5150SOICGEVB BILL OF MATERIALS
Quantity
Reference
Part
Footprint
Comments
Manufacturer
Product Code
1
1
C1
1u
C2
DNP
C0603
6V3
Multicomp
MCCA000515
C0603
DNP
−
−
5
R3, R5, R9, R12,
R13
DNP
R0603
DNP
−
−
1
C3
100n
C0603
50 V
Multicomp
MCCA000256
1
C4
220u
Case E
10 V
AVX
TAJD227K010RNJ
1
D1
1SMA40CAT3G
SMA
ON Semiconductor
1SMA40CAT3G
2
J1,J5
CON2
DNP
IMO Precision
21.95MH/2
3
J2,J3,J4
CON10A
DNP
Multicomp
2214S−10SG−85
2
Q1,Q2
DNP
SOT−23
DNP
−
−
4
R1, R4, R10, R15
0R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0603WG00000T5E−TR
6
R2, R6, R8, R11,
R14, R17
100R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%100RFR
2
R7, R16
220R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%220RFR
1
R18
30K
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%30KFR
1
TP1
GND
DNP
−
−
1
TP2
3V3
DNP
−
−
1
U1
NCN5150
DNP
ON Semiconductor
NCN5150DR2G
SOIC16
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Schematic Diagram
Figure 3. Schematic of NCN5150SOICGEVB
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NCN5150QFNGEVB DESCRIPTION
General Overview
below as well as possible alternatives. A drawing of the
board where the different sections are indicated is shown
below.
The
NCN5150QFNGEVB
evaluation
board
demonstrates the external components required for the
operation of the IC. We will cover the different sections
Test I/F
Loop I/F
NCN5150
UART I/F
Loop I/F
Test I/F
STC Capacitor
Figure 4. Board Drawing with Indication of Different Sections
BOM List
Table 3. NCN5150QFNGEVB BILL OF MATERIALS
Quantity
Reference
Part
Footprint
Comments
Manufacturer
Product Code
1
C1
1u
C0603
6.3 V
Multicomp
MCCA000515
1
C2
DNP
C0603
DNP
−
−
1
C3
100n
C0603
50 V
Multicomp
MCCA000256
1
C4
220u
Case E
10 V
AVX
TAJD227K010RNJ
1
C5
DNP
Case E
DNP
−
−
4
D1, D2, D4, D5
DNP
SOD−123
DNP
−
−
1
D3
1SMA40CAT3G
SMA
ON Semiconductor
1SMA40CAT3G
4
J1, J3, J4, J5
CON10A
DNP
IMO Precision
21.95MH/2
2
J2, J6
CON2
DNP
Multicomp
2214S−10SG−85
2
Q1, Q2
DNP
DNP
−
−
10
R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,
R8,R11,R13,R15,
R18
DNP
DNP
−
−
6
R7,R9,R12,R16,
R19,R22
100R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%100RFR
4
R6,R14,R17,R20
0R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0603WG00000T5E−TR
2
R10, R21
220R
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%220RFR
1
R23
30K
R0603
62.5 mW
Multicomp
MC0.063W06031%30KFR
1
TP1
GND
DNP
−
−
1
TP2
3V3
DNP
−
−
1
U1
NCN5150
ON Sample
ON Semiconductor
NCN5150MNTWG
SOT−23
QFN20
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Schematic Diagram
Figure 5. Schematic of NCN5150QFNGEVB
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Power Supply
Table 4. UL, RIDD VALUES, STC CAPACITANCE
The NCN5150 provides power to be used in the
application. To do this, the NCN5150 draws a fixed current
from the bus. The amount of current drawn is fixed at a
number of unit loads (intervals of 1.5 mA) and can be set by
changing the value of the RIDD resistor. The SOIC version
can support up to 2 UL, while the QFN version can support
up to 6 UL. The required resistors for are shown in table xx.
Also shown in table xx is the maximum amount of
capacitance allowed on the STC pin. This limit will ensure
that the transceiver will start up in less than 3 s as required
by the M-BUS standard. Using a smaller capacitor on STC
is allowed, and will result in faster start-up, but also in a
faster shutdown, reducing the time between the early
warning PFb toggling (when the bus is removed) and the
point where the 3.3V VDD voltage can no longer be
maintained. The minimum allowed capacitance on STC is
10 times the capacitance on the VDD pin. The minimum
required capacitance on the VDD pin is 1 mF.
Number of
Unit Loads
RIDD
Value
Maximum STC
Capacitor Value
Min. Available Current
1
30 kW
330 mF
0.88 mA
2
13 kW
820 mF
2.10 mA
3
8.45 kW
1200 mF
3.10 mA
4
6.19 kW
1500 mF
4.20 mA
5
4.87 kW
2200 mF
5.30 mA
6
4.02 kW
2700 mF
6.50 mA
Shown in Figure 6 is the startup sequence of the device.
Note that the NCN5150 does not require any external
(PMOS) transistor on the STC pin for proper startup. The
yellow waveform is the bus voltage, the purple waveform
the STC voltage, the green waveform the VDD output, and
the blue waveform the TX output.
Figure 6. NCN5150 Startup Sequence
Shown in Figure 7 is the shutdown sequence of the device.
The green waveform is the bus voltage, the blue waveform
is the VDD output, the purple waveform is the PFb output,
and the yellow waveform is the TX output.
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Figure 7. NCN5150 Shutdown Sequence
UART Interface IDC1
VRX
The interface between the transceiver and an external
microcontroller is a standard uart interface consisting of the
TX and RX. Alternatively, inverted signals, TXI and RXI,
which are active high, are also available. Only one signal
from TX and TXI, or from RX and RXI can be used at the
same time. The uart pins can handle communication up to
38400 baud. The M-BUS standard requires communication
with 1 start bit, 8 data-bits, 1 even parity bit and 1 stop bit.
Also available on the same connector is the VIO
connection, PFb indication and 3V3 VDD output.
VIO
t
VRXI
VIO
t
IBUS
ISPACE = IMARK + 15 mA
IMARK = N unit loads
t
Table 5. MICROCONTROLLER INTERFACE
Figure 8. Output Waveforms
Pin
number
Signal
Type
1
PFb
Output
Bus failure indication
2
VIO
Power
IO voltage level
3
RX
Input
UART input
5
RXI
Input
UART input, inverted
7
TX
Output
UART output
9
TXI
Output
UART output, Inverted
4, 6, 8
GND
Power
Ground
10
VDD
Power
3V3 Output
Description
Receiver
The receiver will compare the bus voltage level with the
mark level stored on the SC capacitor minus the threshold
level (typically 6 V). It will translate these voltage levels to
low voltage communication on the TX and TXI pins. The
high voltage of these pins is determined by the VIO voltage.
VBUS
VMARK = [21V, 42V]
VT = VMARK – 6V
VSPACE = VMARK − 12V
t
VTX
VIO
Transmitter
The M-Bus transmitter translated the RX or RXI voltage
levels to current levels on the bus. Typically, 15 mA is added
when transmitting a space.
t
VTXI
VIO
t
Figure 9. Receive Waveforms
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APPENDIX
Evaluation Board Layout
Figure 10. Top Layer Layout (SOIC)
Figure 11. Bottom Layer Layout (SOIC)
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Figure 12. Top Layer Layout (QFN)
Figure 13. Bottom Layer Layout (QFN)
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