Si84xxISO-EVB UG
Si84 XX ISO E VALUATION B OAR D U SER ’ S G UIDE
1. Introduction
The Si84xxISO evaluation board allows designers to evaluate Silicon Lab's family of CMOS ultra-low-power
isolators. These isolators are CMOS devices employing RF coupler technology to transmit digital information
across an isolation barrier. Very high speed operation at low power levels is achieved. These products are based
on Silicon Laboratories’ proprietary RF isolation technology and offer shorter propagation delays, lower power
consumption, improved noise immunity, smaller installed size, and more stable operation with temperature and age
versus opto couplers. The Si841x/2x/3x/4x/5x/6x include up to six unidirectional isolated channels, permitting data
transmission up to 150 Mbps. The Si840x isolator series consists of single-package galvanic isolation solutions for
I2C, SMBus, and PMBus serial port applications. For more information, refer to the respective family data sheets.
A summary of the benefits provided by the Silicon Laboratories Si84xx CMOS Digital Isolator family includes:
Robust Noise Tolerance:
5.0
kV, 2.5 kV, and 1.0 kV Isolation Ratings
to 50 V/m Electric-field immunity
> 1000 A/m Magnetic-field immunity
25 kV/µs CMTI
FCC Class B Compliant
Up
Class-leading ESD Performance:
4
kV HBM, 2 kV CDM, 400 V MM
Ultra Low Power Operation:
<
1.4 mA/Channel @ 1 Mbps
µA standby mode
200
High Speed Operation:
DC–150
<
Mbps from –40 to 125 °C
250 ps (peak) Jitter
Precise Timing:
1.5
ns pulse width distortion
ns channel-channel matching
2 ns pulse width skew
0.5
I2C Compatible Isolators:
Bidirectional
isolated Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Clock
Rates up to 1.7 Mbps
35 mA open drain I/O
Data
Flexible Packaging Options:
NB
SOIC-8, WB SOIC-16, NB SOIC-16
compliant
RoHS
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Copyright © 2010 by Silicon Laboratories
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2. Kit Contents
The Si84xxISO Evaluation Kit contains the following items:
Si84xxISO based evaluation board (Si84xxISO-EVB or Si84xx5kVISO-EVB) shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Si8400, Si8421, Si8442, Si8463, Si8420 (5 kV), and Si8422 (5 kV) CMOS digital isolators installed on the
evaluation board
Figure 1. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Overview
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Figure 2. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Overview
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3. Hardware Overview and Setup
The Si84xxISO evaluation board comes populated with an Si8400 (isolated I2C), Si8421 (2-channel digital isolator,
one forward, one reverse), Si8442 (4-channel digital isolator, two forward, two reverse), and Si8463 (6-channel
digital isolator, three forward, three reverse) installed. The Si84xx5kVISO-EVB adds the Si8420 and Si8422 5 kV
family members. The board is designed to be powered from two separate 5 V supplies (500 mA) that power all the
isolators on the board. Power is applied to the board before evaluating any isolated channel. Power is applied to
the Si84xxISO-EVB by connecting 5 V supplies to the topmost supply terminals (VDD1 and GND1, VDD2 and
GND2). Power is applied to the Si84xx5kVISO-EVB by applying 5 V supplies to the topmost and middle power
terminals (VDD1 and GND1, VDD2 and GND2). The top power terminals power the 2.5 kV isolators. The middle
power terminals power the 5 kV isolators. Supplies as low as 2.7 V can be used. If a user wants to evaluate an
isolator other than the ones populated, this can be accomplished by removing the footprint-compatible device
installed on the evaluation board and replacing it with the desired isolator device. Figures 3 and 5 provide
silkscreen overviews of the boards.
Figure 3. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Silkscreen
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Figure 4. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Silkscreen
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3.1. Digital Isolator Considerations
The Si84xxISO evaluation board (see Figure 1 on page 2) provides a means to evaluate the Si841x,2x,3x,4x,5x,6x
digital isolator families as well as the Si8400 isolated I2C family. After power has been supplied to the board,
connect a digital input signal (5 Vpeak max, with desired clock frequency up to 150 Mbps) to the desired input
channel. To view the isolated channel’s data transmission, connect a scope probe to the output channel of interest.
There are various inputs and outputs on either side of the board depending on the device one chooses to evaluate,
as indicated by the silk screen. The board can be used to measure propagation delay, pulse-width distortion,
channel-channel matching, pulse-width skew, and various other parameters.
The nominal output impedance of an isolator driver channel is approximately 50 , ±40%, which is a combination
of the values of the on-chip series termination resistor and the channel resistance of the output driver FET. When
driving loads where transmission line effects will be a factor, output pins should be terminated with 50 controlled
impedance PCB traces.
Figure 5 illustrates the Si8421 transmitting a 500 kHz (5 Vpeak) signal through the Si8421. VDD1 and VDD2 were
powered from 5 V. Channel 1 illustrates the input, and Channel 2 illustrates the output.
Figure 5. 500 kHz (5 V Peak) Signal
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3.2. I2C Isolator Considerations
After power has been supplied to the board, connect a digital square wave input (5 Vpeak max, with desired clock
frequency up to 1.7 MHz) to the desired input channel. The Si8400 I2C isolator has 1 k pull-up resistors already
installed. If these resistors are redundant with another board that is being used to evaluate the Si8400, the user
should remove the redundant pull-up resistors to accommodate adequate drive current for the test being
performed. Moreover, note that the Si8463 can be replaced with an Si8405 (Bidirectional I2C Isolator with two
unidirectional digital channels). Pull-up resistors of 1 k are already installed to accommodate the Si8405’s
evaluation. Pull-up jumpers J1, J2, J3, and J4 need to be installed to evaluate the Si8405. They will need to be
removed or not installed (default from factory) to evaluate the Si8463.
Figure 6 illustrates Side B Pulling Up, with Side A following for the Si8400. The Si8400 was powered from 5 V on
both sides with a 100 kHz input test signal.
Figure 6. Side B Pulling Up, Side A Following
Note: The test points in front of each device have 1 mm spacing. If desired, the test points can be replaced with a 1 mm
spacing terminal block to assist in evaluation.
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R4
1K
R1
1K
TP17
TP39
TP33
TP27
Si8400
ASCL
ASDA
3
2
Si8421
A2
A1
U2
C7
1uF
VDD1(5V)
Si8400 Populated
3
2
U1
Si8421 Populated
TP18
TP15
TP7
1
AVDD
AGND
4
C3
1uF
1
VDD1
8
BVDD
BGND
VDD1(5V)
GND1
4
8
VDD2
B2
B1
6
7
BSCL
BSDA
C8
1uF
6
7
C4
1uF
VDD2(5V)
VDD2(5V)
5
GND2
5
TP40
TP34
TP28
TP19
TP16
TP10
R3
1K
J3
JUMPER
R5
1K
J1
JUMPER
R6
1K
2
TP37
TP35
TP31
TP29
TP25
TP23
7
6
5
4
3
Si8442
EN1
A4
A3
A2
A1
U3
Si8463
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
Si8463 Populated
7
6
5
4
3
2
U4
C5
1uF
VDD1(5V)
Si8442 Populated
TP41
TP21
TP13
TP11
TP8
TP5
TP3
Figure 7. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Schematic
TP20
R2
1K
TP2
2
1
1
VDD1
GND1
1
1
GND1
GND1
8
2
VDD1
16
VDD2
8
TP1
ISOLATION
GND2
GND2
C1
1uF
ISOLATION
9
15
10
11
12
13
14
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
10
11
12
13
14
TP14
TP12
TP9
TP6
TP4
TP42
TP22
C6
1uF
15
C2
1uF
VDD2(5V)
EN2
B4
B3
B2
B1
VDD2(5V)
VDD2
16
GND2
9
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TP38
TP36
TP32
TP30
TP26
TP24
2
1
8
J2
JUMPER
R7
1K
2
1
VDD1(5V)
J4
JUMPER
R8
1K
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4. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Schematic
ISOLATION
ISOLATION
R4
1K
R1
1K
3
2
ASCL
ASDA
3
2
A2
A1
Si8421
TP39
WHITE Si8421 Populated
TP33
WHITE
U2
C7
1uF
VDD1(5V)
TP18
Si8400
WHITE
Si8400 Populated
TP27
WHITE
TP17
WHITE
TP15
WHITE
TP7
WHITE
U1
1
AVDD
AGND
4
C3
1uF
1
VDD1
8
BVDD
BGND
VDD1(5V)
GND1
4
8
VDD2
B2
B1
C8
1uF
6
7
TP40
WHITE
TP34
WHITE
TP28
TP19
WHITE
TP16
WHITE
TP10
WHITE
TP20
WHITE
R2
1K
R3
1K
TP2
WHITE
J3
JUMPER
R5
1K
J1
JUMPER
R6
1K
2
7
6
5
4
3
Si8442
EN1
A4
A3
A2
A1
U3
TP37
WHITE
TP35
WHITE
TP31
WHITE
TP29
WHITE
TP25
WHITE
TP23
WHITE
Si8463
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
TP41
WHITE Si8463 Populated
7
6
5
4
3
2
U4
C5
1uF
VDD1(5V)
TP21
WHITE Si8442 Populated
TP13
WHITE
TP11
WHITE
TP8
WHITE
TP5
WHITE
TP3
WHITE
10
11
12
13
14
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
10
11
12
13
14
TP14
WHITE
TP12
WHITE
TP9
WHITE
TP6
WHITE
TP4
WHITE
TP42
WHITE
TP22
WHITE
C6
1uF
15
C2
1uF
VDD2(5V)
EN2
B4
B3
B2
B1
VDD2(5V)
Figure 8. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Schematic (1 of 2)
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7
BSCL
BSDA
C4
1uF
VDD2(5V)
VDD2(5V)
5
GND2
5
2
1
1
VDD1
GND1
1
1
GND1
GND1
8
2
VDD1
16
VDD2
TP1
WHITE
ISOLATION
GND2
GND2
9
15
8
16
VDD2
C1
1uF
ISOLATION
GND2
9
TP38
WHITE
TP36
WHITE
TP32
WHITE
TP30
WHITE
TP26
WHITE
TP24
WHITE
2
1
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J2
JUMPER
R7
1K
2
1
ISOLATION
ISOLATION
VDD1(5V)
J4
JUMPER
R8
1K
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5. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Schematics
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10
C9
1uF
VDD1(5V)_5kV
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C11
1uF
VDD1(5V)_5kV
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Si8422
NC
GND1
NC
A2
A1
VDD1
NC
GND1
U6
Si8420
NC
GND1
NC
A2
A1
VDD1
NC
GND1
U5
GND2
NC
NC
B2
B1
VDD2
NC
GND2
GND2
NC
NC
B2
B1
VDD2
NC
GND2
16
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
TP44
WHITE
TP54
WHITE
TP59
WHITE
TP58
WHITE
TP56
WHITE
C12
1uF
VDD2(5V)_5kV
TP49
WHITE
TP48
WHITE
TP46
WHITE
C10
1uF
VDD2(5V)_5kV
TP51
WHITE
Figure 9. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Schematic (2 of 2)
TP60
WHITE Si8422 Populated
TP57
WHITE
TP55
WHITE
TP53
WHITE
TP50
TP52
WHITE Si8420 Populated
WHITE
TP47
WHITE
TP45
WHITE
TP43
WHITE
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6. Bill of Materials
Table 1. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Bill of Materials
Item
Qty
Reference
Value
Mfr Part Number
Mfr
1
8
C1,C2,C3,C4,
C5,C6,C7,C8
1 µF
C0603X5R250-105K
Venkel
2
4
J1,J2,J3,J4
Jumper
TSW-102-07-T-S
Samtec
3
8
R1,R2,R3,R4,
R5,R6,R7,R8
1 k
CR0603-10W-1001F
Venkel
4
42
TP1,TP2,TP3,TP4,
TP5,TP6,TP7,TP8,
TP9,TP10,TP11,
TP12,TP13,TP14,
TP15,TP16,TP17,
TP18,TP19,TP20,
TP21,TP22,TP23,
TP24,TP25,TP26,
TP27,TP28,TP29,
TP30,TP31,TP32,
TP33,TP34,TP35,
TP36,TP37,TP38,
TP39,TP40,TP41,
TP42
White
151-201-RC
Kobiconn
5
1
U1
Si8400
Si8400AB-A-IS
Silicon Labs
6
1
U2
Si8421
Si8421AB-C-IS1
Silicon Labs
7
1
U3
Si8442
Si8442BB-C-IS
Silicon Labs
8
1
U4
Si8463
Si8463BB-A-IS1
Silicon Labs
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Table 2. Si84xx5kVISO Evaluation Board Bill of Materials
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Item
Qty
Reference
Value
Mfr Part Number
Mfr
1
12
C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C7,
C8,C9,C10,C11,C12
1uF
C0603X5R250-105K
Venkel
2
4
J1,J2,J3,J4
JUMPER
TSW-102-07-T-S
Samtec
3
8
R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8
1 k
CR0603-10W-1001F
Venkel
4
60
TP1,TP2,TP3,TP4,TP5,
TP6,TP7,TP8,TP9,TP10,
TP11,TP12,TP13,TP14,
TP15,TP16,TP17,TP18,
TP19,TP20,TP21,TP22,
TP23,TP24,TP25,TP26,
TP27,TP28,TP29,TP30,
TP31,TP32,TP33,TP34,
TP35,TP36,TP37,TP38,
TP39,TP40,TP41,TP42,
TP43,TP44,TP45,TP46,
TP47,TP48,TP49,TP50,
TP51,TP52,TP53,TP54,
TP55,TP56,TP57,TP58,
TP59,TP60
WHITE
151-201-RC
Kobiconn
5
1
U1
Si8400
Si8400AB-A-IS
Silicon Labs
6
1
U2
Si8421
Si8421AB-C-IS1
Silicon Labs
7
1
U3
Si8442
Si8442BB-C-IS
Silicon Labs
8
1
U4
Si8463
Si8463BB-A-IS1
Silicon Labs
9
1
U5
Si8420
Si8420BD-A-IS
Silicon Labs
10
1
U6
Si8422
Si8422BD-B-IS
Silicon Labs
11
6
Standoff
12
6
Standoff
screw
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7. Ordering Guide
Table 3. Si84xxISO Evaluation Board Ordering Guide
Ordering Part Number (OPN)
Description
Si84XXISO-KIT
Si84xx CMOS digital isolator evaluation board kit (2.5 kV, 5 kV)
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DOCUMENT CHANGE LIST
Revision 0.1 to Revision 0.2
Added Si84xx5kVISO-EVB descriptive details
throughout.
Added
Figure 2 on page 3.
Figure 4 on page 5.
Added Figure 8 on page 9.
Added Figure 9 on page 10.
Added Table 2.
Added
Revision 0.2 to Revision 0.3
Replaced “ISOpro” with “CMOS” in text.
Added "7. Ordering Guide" on page 13.
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