Datasheet
MAX9273
22-Bit GMSL Serializer with Coax or
STP Cable Drive
2Maxim Integrated
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Description ............................................................................ 1
Applications .................................................................................. 1
Benefits and Features .......................................................................... 1
Absolute Maximum Ratings ...................................................................... 6
Package Thermal Characteristics.................................................................. 6
DC Electrical Characteristics ..................................................................... 6
Typical Operating Characteristics ................................................................ 10
Pin Configuration ............................................................................. 11
Pin Description ............................................................................... 11
Functional Diagram ........................................................................... 13
Detailed Description........................................................................... 18
Register Mapping ...........................................................................18
Input Bit Map...............................................................................18
Serial Link Signaling and Data Format ...........................................................23
Reverse Control Channel .....................................................................23
Data-Rate Selection .........................................................................23
Control Channel and Register Programming ......................................................23
UART Interface .............................................................................23
Interfacing Command-Byte-Only I
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C Devices with UART..........................................26
UART Bypass Mode.......................................................................26
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C Interface ...............................................................................27
START and STOP Conditions................................................................27
Bit Transfer ..............................................................................27
Acknowledge ............................................................................27
Slave Address ...........................................................................29
Bus Reset...............................................................................29
Format for Writing.........................................................................29
Format for Reading .......................................................................30
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C Communication with Remote-Side Devices .................................................30
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C Address Translation ......................................................................30
Control-Channel Broadcast Mode ..............................................................31
GPO/GPI Control............................................................................31
Pre/Deemphasis Driver .......................................................................31
Spread Spectrum ...........................................................................31
Manual Programming of the Spread-Spectrum Divider ..............................................32
Additional Error Detection and Correction ........................................................33
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) ............................................................33










