Objective:

After completing this chapter you will be able to:
Identify each of the three (3) basic LVDS bus configurations:

• Point-to-Point          
• Multidrop          
• Multipoint

State advantages and disadvantages of each of these basic configurations.
State key features of Bus LVDS (BLVDS) and how it differs from LVDS.

Online Seminar:

BLVDS (Bus Low Voltage Differential Signaling), July 12, 2001 -  Learn about the latest in National's BLVDS (Bus LVDS) technology, highlighting the core features of BLVDS and the system benefits.  Secondly, the presentation will unveil several application-optimized products.

Reading Assignment:

The Many Flavors of LVDS
This article provides general information and key parameters for the original LVDS standard and the new flavors of LVDS that are in the market place today.

Additional Resources:

Backplane Design Considerations and Bus LVDS (pdf)

Research Assignment:

Look in the Application Information section of the DS92LV16 datasheet (pdf) to find the answer to this question:

• What are the two steps in the initialization of the DS92LV16?  How do you know that it is complete? check answer

Program Coordinator/Professor

John Goldie
John Goldie is a graduate of San Francisco State University, holding a BS in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Design and Industry. John joined National in 1988 and has worked on LVDS, BLVDS, CML, ECL, GTL, BTL, RS-xxx and other interface technologies for data transmission and display applications. He has also authored over 30 articles and has chaired the TIA TR30.2.1 Electrical Standards committee, which authored LVDS and M-LVDS.

Quiz:

Take a quiz to check your understanding of this subject. Click here.
Answer all questions correctly to receive a certificate from Dean Bob Pease.