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MAX9249
Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link
Serializer with LVDS System Interface
*Negative preemphasis levels denote deemphasis.
Preemphasis Driver
The serial line driver in the MAX9249 employs cur-
rent-mode logic (CML) signaling. The driver can be
programmed to generate a preemphasized waveform
according to the cable length and characteristics. There
are 13 preemphasis settings, as shown in Table 4.
Negative preemphasis levels are deemphasis levels in
which the swing is the same as normal, but the no-tran-
sition data is deemphasized. Program the preemphasis
levels through register 0x05 D[3:0] of the MAX9249. This
preemphasis function compensates the high-frequency
loss of the cable and enables reliable transmission over
longer link distances. Additionally, a lower power-drive
mode can be entered by programming CMLLVL bits
(0x05 D[5:4]) to reduce the driver strength down to
75% (CMLLVL = 10) or 50% (CMLLVL = 01) from 100%
(CMLLVL = 11, default).
Spread Spectrum
To reduce the EMI generated by the transitions on the
serial link and outputs of the GMSL deserializer, both
the MAX9249 and GMSL deserializer support spread
spectrum. Turning on spread spectrum on the MAX9249
spreads the serial data and the GMSL deserializer out-
puts. Do not enable spread for both the MAX9249 and
GMSL deserializer. The six selectable spread-spectrum
rates at the MAX9249 serial output are ±0.5%, ±1%,
±1.5%, ±2%, ±3%, and ±4% (Table 5). Some spread-
spectrum rates can only be used at lower RXCLKIN_
frequencies (Table 6). There is no RXCLKIN_ frequency
limit for the 0.5% spread rate.
Set the MAX9249 SSEN input high to select 0.5% spread
at power-up and SSEN input low to select no spread at
power-up. The state of SSEN is latched upon power-up
or when resuming from power-down mode. Whenever
the MAX9249 spread spectrum is turned on or off, the
serial link automatically restarts and remains unavailable
while the GMSL deserializer relocks to the serial data.
Turning on spread spectrum on the MAX9249 or GMSL
deserializer does not affect the audio data stream.
Changes in the MAX9249 spread settings only affect
the GMSL deserializer MCLK output if it is derived from
RXCLKIN_ (MCLKSRC = 0).
Table 4. CML Driver Strength (Default Level, CMLLVL = 11)
Table 5. Serial Output Spread
PREEMPHASIS LEVEL
(dB)*
PREEMPHASIS
SETTING
(0x05, D[3:0])
I
CML
(mA)
I
PRE
(mA)
SINGLE-ENDED VOLTAGE SWING
MAX
(mV)
MIN
(mV)
-6.0 0100 12 4 400 200
-4.1 0011 13 3 400 250
-2.5 0010 14 2 400 300
-1.2 0001 15 1 400 350
0 0000 16 0 400 400
1.1 1000 16 1 425 375
2.2 1001 16 2 450 350
3.3 1010 16 3 475 325
4.4 1011 16 4 500 300
6.0 1100 15 5 500 250
8.0 1101 14 6 500 200
10.5 1110 13 7 500 150
14.0 1111 12 8 500 100
SS SPREAD (%)
000
No spread spectrum.
Power-up default when SSEN = low.
001
Q0.5% spread spectrum.
Power-up default when SSEN = high.
010
Q1.5% spread spectrum
011
Q2% spread spectrum
100 No spread spectrum
101
Q1% spread spectrum
110
Q3% spread spectrum
111
Q4% spread spectrum
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