Featured Products

1A Micropower Step-
Down Switching
Regulator

The LT3682 from Linear

Technology is an adjustable
frequency (250kHz to 2.2MHz)
monolithic buck switching
regulator that accepts input
voltages up to 36V. A high
efficiency 0.5Ω switch is included
on the device along with a boost
diode and the necessary oscillator,
control, and logic circuitry.

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Exar
IDT

Datacom
Micrel

Development Tools
Xilinx

Memory
Micron

Power & Battery Management

Linear Technology

Wireless
CEL

February 2009
 New for ZigBee®:
Low cost, high performance
Wireless

System-on-Chip Transceiver ICs

CEL’s new ZIC2410 delivers the industry’s best link budget, plus data rates to 1 Mbps
and an on-board Voice CODEC
CEL’s new ZIC2410 combines a powerful, ZigBee-compliant RF transceiver with an industry-workhorse, 8051-based 8-bit
microprocessor. It’s designed to help simplify your radio designs, shrink their size, lower power consumption, and reduce overall
system cost. Available in QFN48 and VFBGA72 packages, the ZIC2410 is ideal for applications like remote sensing, AMR/AMI,
home and building automation, and security networks. The ZIC2410 joins CEL’s broad line of IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver modules.
Compact and easy to implement, CEL modules are FCC, IC and CE certified, which eliminates the costly, time-consuming
certification of your designs.

Key Features

ZIC2410 System-on-Chip Transceiver Integrated ZigBee Radio Modules

 Integrated RF transceiver, baseband modem,  Broad choice of transceiver platforms

hardware MAC and 8051 microcontroller
 Industry’s best output power: +8dBm
 Industry’s best link budget: 106dB
 Scalable data rates: 250kbps to 1Mbps
 On-board Voice CODEC
 Part Numbers:
- ZIC2410QN48 48 Pin QFN pkg
- ZIC2410FG72 72 Pin VFBGA pkg
- ZIC2410-EDK-1 Eval Kit
 8, 16 and 32 bit processors
 High output power, low power consumption
 2000 to over 4000 feet of range
 Integrated PCB antenna,
optional support for
external antenna available
 FCC, IC and CE certified

CEL
CEL ZigBee
ZIGBEERadio
RADIOModules
MODULES

Apex Apex LT FreeStar Matrix 10mW Matrix 100mW

Transceiver Ember EM250 Ember EM260 Freescale MC13192 TI CC2430 TI CC2430
Chipset 16 bit, XAP2b Network processor 8 bit, HCS08 8 bit, 8051 8 bit, 8051

Network Mesh Mesh Mesh, Point-to-Point, Mesh, Point-to-Point, Mesh, Point-to-Point,

Point-to-Multipoint Point-to-Multipoint Point-to-Multipoint

Software/ Znet Pro 3.1 Znet Pro 3.1 LSR STAR Protocol LSR STAR Protocol LSR STAR Protocol
ZigBee Stack (ZigBee Pro Certfied) (ZigBee Pro Certfied) BeeStack™ Z-Stack™ Z-Stack™

Tx Power Output +20 dBm +20dBm +20dBm +10 dBm +20d Bm

Rx Sensitivity -97dBm -97dBm -92 dBm -92 dBm -92 dBm
Range > 4000 ft > 4000ft 4000 ft 2000 ft 4000 ft
Vcc 2.1V - 3.6V 2.1V - 3.6V 2.4 V - 3.6 V 2.1 V - 3.6V 2.1 V - 3.6V
Rx Current 37 mA 37mA 42 mA 27 mA 27 mA
Tx Current 170 mA 170mA 150 mA 50 mA 130 mA
Standby Current 5µA 5µA 5 µA 5 µA 5 µA

PART NO. ZAXM-201-1 ZALM-301-1 ZFSM-101-1 ZMXM-400-1 ZMXM-401-1

High-Performance Low Voltage UARTs

Bus Interface
with 16/32/64-Byte FIFOs
Smallest and Fastest Single-Channel
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
(UART) Series
The XR16M58x/68x/78x series are part of the enhanced Universal
Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter (UART) family with 16, 32
and 64 bytes of transmit and receive FIFOs. These devices have
selectable or programmable transmit and receive FIFO trigger levels,
automatic hardware and software flow control, and compatible with
the Intel, Motorola, or VLIO bus interface.

Features Benefits
 Intel, Motorola or VLIO Bus Interface  Highest Performance at Lower Supply Voltages
 20Mbps Maximum Data Rate  Overall System Cost Reduction
 Selectable or Programmable TX/RX trigger levels  Shorter Time-to-Market

 TX/RX FIFO Level Counters

Applications
 Independent TX/RX Baud Rate Generator
 Fractional Baud Rate Generator  Smart Phones
 Auto RS-485 Half-Duplex Direction Control  Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
 Battery-Operated Devices
 Multidrop Mode w/ Auto Address Detect  Global Positioning System (GPS)
 PowerSave Mode  Bluetooth
 Point-of-Sales (POS) Systems
 1.62V-3.63V Supply Voltage
 Gaming Systems
 Automatic Hardware/Software Flow Control  Industrial Controls

VCC VCC
PwrSave PwrSave
(1. 62 to 3. 63 V) (1.62 to 3.63 V)
A2:A0 LLA#
GND GND
D7:D0 TX AD7:AD0 TX
IOR# BRG 64 Byte TX FIFO IOR# BRG 64 Byte TX FIFO
IOW# (R/W#) TX , RX, TX, RX,
IOW#
UART RTS #, CTS #, UART RTS#, CTS#,
CS# IR TX & CS# IR TX &
DTR #, DSR#, DTR#, DSR#,
Regs ENDEC RX ENDEC RX
INT/IRQ# RI #, CD # Regs RI#, CD#
INT
Intel or VLIO Bus
RESET Motorola RX RX
64 Byte RX FIFO RESET# Interface 64 Byte RX FIFO
(RESET#) BRG BRG
Bus
Interface
16/68#
XTAL 1 XTAL1
Crystal Osc / Buffer Crystal Osc/Buffer
XTAL 2 XTAL2

XR16M780 Block Diagram XR16M781 Block Diagram

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 PCI EXPRESS® SWITCHING SOLUTIONS
industry’s broadest and most comprehensive offering
Bus Interface

of high performance, low power, small footprint

PCI Express® switches
IDT I/O Expansion Switching Solutions
The IDT® family of PCIe® switches for I/O expansion is the broadest,
most targeted set of solutions aimed at providing high-performance
“aggregation” or “fan-out” switching to fill the connectivity gap
created by north bridge devices with limited high performance I/O
expansion. The family offers the most comprehensive set of solutions
with configurations ranging from 3 to 48 lanes and 3 to 12 ports.

Key benefits Features

 Industry’s first Gen2 switches
 Industry’s first 12-port switch
Delivers high performance and scalability
 Cut-through switching architecture for low system latency
 Support for a large number of flow control credits
 2 Kbyte maximum payload size (MPS)
 Low power, 20% to 50% lower than competitive offerings
Simplifies thermal management
 Reduces or eliminates heat sinks, air flow requirements
Saves board space  Small footprint, up to 40% smaller than competitive offerings

IDT System Interconnect Solutions

IDT introduced the industry’s first PCI Express Gen1 and Gen2 system interconnect solutions. Consisting of a broad family of
configurations for control, data and services plane traffic, the solutions provide deterministic, non-blocking, line rate performance and
advanced support for inter-processor communications and peripheral sharing in bladed and large-scale embedded applications.

Key benefits Features

 Industry’s first 64-lane devices offer 64 GBps (Gen2) and 32 GBps (Gen1) capacity
Delivers high performance and scalability
 Industry’s first 16-port device increases system scalability
 Multi-root partitionable architecture
Enables flexible system scaling and optimal
 Dynamic system resource allocation and I/O sharing
resource utilization
 Industry’s first PCIe switches to support PCIe multicast
 Advanced failover support
Ensures high RAS and security
 End point security and isolation

Applications

 Servers
 Storage
 Communications
 Consumer

®
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 Power & Battery Management
LT3682 - 1A Micropower Step-Down
Switching Regulator
36VIN (60V Transient Protection) 1A,
Micropower Step Down Converter
Modern automobile, industrial and telecomm environments continue to include increasingly complex electronic systems. Additionally,
these electrical and physical environments continue to be very harsh for any type of electronics. Wide operating voltage requirements
coupled with large transient voltages and wide temperature variations combine to make life difficult on electronic systems. High efficiency
is of paramount importance as it minimizes thermal design considerations while also maximizing battery run time. Equally important is
very low quiescent current which minimizes the power drawn from a battery when the IC is in a standby mode. Many of these applications
operate from batteries, or utilize back-up batteries, in which a voltage rail must be maintained with no load current for an extended period
of time. Therefore, it is important to keep the quiescent current as low as possible. Common applications are automotive GPS, security
and environmental control systems as well as a
myriad of industrial applications. Additionally, as
manufacturers increase the electronic content of
their systems, the space requirements continue
to shrink demanding smaller and more efficient
power solutions.

The New Direction:

Linear Technology adds the LT3682 to its existing
family of high voltage Micropower monolithic
step-down converters to specifically address
these requirements. The LT3682 provides an
extremely compact 36VIN step-down solution
with transient protection to 60V. The device
provides improved performance in all key areas
including size, efficiency, ease of design, as well
as excellent thermal performance.

Features Applications
 Wide input voltage range of 3.6V to 36V, with transient protection to 60V  Automotive Battery Regulation
 Up to 1A of continuous output current  Automotive Entertainment Systems
 Up to 90% efficiency  Industrial Supplies
 Only 75μA of quiescent current  Power for Portable Products
 Adjustable, Synchronizable switching frequency: 250kHz to 2.2MHz  Distributed Supply Regulation
 DA pin to permit the OVLO at any operating frequency
 Output is adjustable down to 0.8V
 Soft-start capability
 Power Good Flag
 Tiny 3mm x 3mm DFN-12
 Embedded USB Mass Storage Drive
MTFDCAE001SAF, MTFDCAE002SAF,
Memory

MTFDCAE004SAF, MTFDCAE008SAF
Micron’s RealSSD™ embedded universal serial bus
(USB) mass storage drives provide 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or
8GB of USB 2.0-compatible memory storage in a small
form factor.
High performance, reliability, and easy implementation make Micron’s
RealSSD embedded USBs an ideal storage solution. To consistently
deliver the best possible performance, the embedded USB uses only
SLC NAND Flash, and all densities use two x8 NAND channels to the
controller. In addition to being fast, SLC NAND Flash offers solid reliability, coupled with ECC and wear-leveling. The USB
system interface is widely available in many system designs and is easy to implement, enabling rapid time to market.

The embedded USB consists of two TSOP-packaged Micron NAND Flash components, a USB controller, and a 10-pin
USB connector on a PCB. Different densities are available depending on the number of die in each package and the density
of each NAND Flash die. The drive operates at 5V ±5%. It uses industry-standard 10-pin connectors and supports USB
Specification, Revision 2.0. It is also backward compatible with Revision 1.1 and can be used with operating systems that
support USB Mass Storage Class Specification, Revision 1.0.

Features Benefits
 Micron® SLC NAND Flash  Ease of implementation
 USB 2.0 Interface  USB is a widely available interface allowing for
 High Performance reduced time-to-market product designs
 Sequential READ: 33 MB/s  Bad block management, wear leveling, and ECC
 Sequential WRITE: 22 MB/s are invisible to the host controller
 Commercial and Industrial Temperature Options  Small footprint
 Smaller than 1.8” hard drives and CompactFlash
 Space Saving Design
cards used for low density storage today, allowing
 Extreme Shock and Vibration Resistance for smaller end product designs
 High Reliability: 4 million operating hours mean time  Lower cost-per-unit than a hard drive
between failures (MTBF)
 Endurance: useful operating life of at least 5 years
under the following conditions: Applications
 8760 power-on hours per year
 Active 100% of power-on hours  Any application with a need for low density storage or
dedicated boot drive functionality
 Typical operating conditions:1
 Servers
▪ 1GB module—8 GB/day  Industrial computing systems
▪ 2GB module—16 GB/day  Point of Sale (POS) terminals
▪ 4GB module—32 GB/day  Networking Equipment
▪ 8GB module—64 GB/day  Set-top box
 Static and dynamic wear-levelinge  Thin clients
 8-symbol error correction code (ECC)  Personal computers (PC caching)
 Password Protection
 Capacity-selectable secure partition
 Reliability Reporting
 Bad block count USB protocol
USB
connector
 Erase count
 Spare block count
 Read Flash ID NAND data bus
Micron
Channel 1
Note: 1. Assumes that 70% of total usable drive capacity contains static files. NAND Flash
USB
controller
NAND command
Channel 1

NAND data bus

Channel 2 Micron
NAND Flash
Single-port 10/100/1000Base-T
Gigabit Transceiver

Datacom
KSZ9021GQ
KSZ9021RL
The KSZ9021GQ and KSZ9021RL are single-port 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit transceivers,
supporting data transfer over standard CAT-5 unshielded twisted pair cable. This device offers
robust performance and low power consumption. On-chip integration of termination resistors and
LDO controller, along with built-in diagnostic features, significantly reduces the cost and the complexity of Gigabit Ethernet applications.
This device is ideal for enabling Gigabit Ethernet performance in SOHO and SMB networking applications, such as media converter,
GEPON ONU router, wired/wireless Gigabit SOHO/SMB router, and VoIP gateway. The device is available in two RoHS-compliant
package options - 128-pin QFP (KSZ9021GQ, supporting GMII/MII) and 64-pin E-LQFP (KSZ9021RL, supporting RGMI). Industrial
grade is also available.

Features Benefits
Standard compliance ensures to work with other standard
10/100/1000Base-T IEEE 802.3 compliance
compliant, already deployed devices.
Flexible MAC interfaces (GMII/MII for KSZ9021GQ and RGMII
GMII, RGMII, and MII MAC interfaces for KSZ9021RL) support direct connection to MACs in Ethernet
processors and switches at various data rates.
On-chip termination (eliminating 8 external resistors) not only
Integration of termination resistors on the chip simplifies PCB design and reduces system BOM, but also
improves overall signal integrity and EMI emission.
Integration of a LDO controller permits a low cost MOSFET to
Integration of a LDO controller on the chip supply the 1.2V core, which reduces board cost and simplifies
board layout.
Built-in LinkMD® diagnostics helps identification of common
LinkMD® TDR-based cable diagnostics cabling problems, including those not addressed by IEEE. It
simplifies network deployment and reduces network downtime.

Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover for IEEE 802.3 and EIA/ Auto-MDI/MDIX eliminates the need for cross-over cable,
TIA 568 standards at all speeds of operation thus reduces installation costs. Easy to use.

PM A
Applications TX10/100/1000
C lo ck
C onfigurations
R eset
 Wired/wireless Gigabit SOHO/SMB Router
PM A
 SOHO Media Center R X 1000
P C S 1000
 Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) Gateway M E D IA
IN TE R FA C E
 Network Attached Storage PM A G M II/RG M II/M II
 Laser Printers and Projectors R X 100 P C S 100 Interface

 GEPON ONU Router

 Media Converter PM A P C S 10
R X 10
 VPN/Firewall based SMB/SME Router
 Gigabit Ethernet LAN on Motherboard A U TO
LE D
D R IV E R S
 Integrated Broadband CPE (ADSL/VDSL/FTTH) Block Diagram
N EG O TIA TIO N
Router

LinkMD is a registered trademark of Micrel, Inc.

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 Nu Horizons Spartan™-3A DSP Evaluation Kit
Development Tools

This low cost evaluation kit from Nu Horizons is

designed to help evaluate the new Spartan 3ADSP
FPGAs from Xilinx. Peripherals include memory, analog
circuitry, and a short range RF link.

Key Features:
 XC3SD1800A-4FGG646C Spartan-3A DSP FPGA
 16 MB DDR2 SDRAM
 16 MB SPI Flash
Featured Suppliers:
 10/100 Ethernet PHY
 14 bit Analog to Digital Converter
 Radio Transceiver 2x20 Display 8 LEDs Pushbuttons
 Stereo DAC
 Video DAC
16 MB DDR2 14 bit ADC
 20x2 character LCD Display SDRAM
LTC FastDAAC
Includes: 10/100
Ethernet Phy
Connector
 Evaluation Board XC3SD1800A
CS484
 Documentation 16 MB SPI Flash RF Radio

 Power Supply Video DAC

Stereo DAC
Ordering Info:
 NH-SPAR3ADSP-EVL RS-232 Crystal

Price:
 $199.99

Nu Horizons Virtex™-5 FXT Evaluation Platform

The Virtex-5 FXT Platform FPGA is optimized for high-performance

logic with low-power serial connectivity. This kit includes one of
SPF and 8 SMA connectors for easy evaluation of MGT designs.

Key Features:
 5VFX30T FPGA
 10/100/1G Marvell Ethernet Phy
 LTC1326 – Linear Tech micropower precision triple supply monitor
Featured Suppliers:  LTC3026 – Linear Tech 1.5A low input voltage VLDO linear regulator
 LTC3412 – Linear Tech 3A, 4MHz, monolithic synchronous step-
®
down regulator
 LTC3418 – Linear Tech 8A, 4MHz, monolithic synchronous step-
2x16
Character Display 8 LEDs Pushbuttons
down regulator
 LTM4601 – Linear Tech 12A DC/DC µModule power supply
Linear Tech
 2x16 Tianma display
Video DAC Acquisition Header  Micron DDR2 SDRAM
Marvell Headers
 1 SFP connector
Ethernet Phy Xilinx Virtex
LXT50
 8 SMA connectors
64 MB DDR JTAG Header

NAND Flash Ordering Info:

Platform Flash
 NH-5VFXT-EVL
RS-232 Crystal 8 SMAs 1 SFP
Price:
 $849

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 Development Tools
Nu Horizons High Brightness LED Demo Board
The Nu Horizons High-Brightness LED (HB-LED) Demo
Board brings together world-class components from
suppliers committed to lighting applications. The
demo board was designed to show the newest and
brightest HB-LEDs with high-current drivers. Dynamic
illumination is supported using an on board MCU. The
board includes capabilities for future expansion to
showcase leading edge technology such as the Digital
Automatic Lighting Interface (DALI) standard, Nordic
SPI RF wireless remote control and a serial interface to
a GUI-based computer.

Key Features: Featured Suppliers:

 9 OSRAM Diamond Dragon LEDs
 Linear Technology LT3755-1 LED Driver
 Renesas R5F21276SDFP MCU OSRAM Diamond Dragon LEDs
OptoSemiconductor
 OSRAM SFH 5711 Ambient Light Sensor SFH 9201 Warm White
 OSRAM SFH 9201 Reflective Sensors Reflective Sensors White
Ultra White
 LEDiL lenses LD1-RS and LD1-REC
Red
OSRAM Linear
OptoSemiconductor Technology Amber
SFH 5711 LT3755
Ordering Info: Ambient Light LED
Yellow

Sensor Driver True Green

 NH-DIAMOND-EVL Blue
Deep Blue

Price:
PWM
Renesas Technology
 $499.99 R8C Tiny MCU 1000:1

TFT-LCD Direct-Drive Demo Kit YLCDRSK2378

Renesas Development Kit for H8S/2378

A Renesas 16-bit or 32-bit microcontroller with the supplied LCD-specific

software API accelerates the development of applications that can
show animated images on virtually any LCD panel. Simple commands
and configuration steps eliminate the need to master microcontroller
operation. Complex, flicker-free images can be generated using API
function calls.

Includes:
 Renesas H8S or H8SX series microcontrollers
 RSK LCD daughter card with QVGA TFT-LCD panel
 LCD touch-screen connectivity and supporting hardware/software
 DC power supply
 Input:100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 0.6A
 Output: 5V DC, 2.6A
 Serial connectivity to download custom images and program files
 Quickstart guide
 Software license agreement

Ordering Info:
 YLCDRSK2378

View a short video tutorial on this demo kit by visiting Price:

www.nuhorizons.com/labcam  $499

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