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LMH1218

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12G SDI cable driver with integrated reclocker

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LMH1218

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Function Cable driver, Cable driver with reclocker, Reclocker Supply voltage (V) 2.5 Power consumption (mW) 300 Data rate (max) (Mbps) 11880 Control interface SMBus, SPI Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
Function Cable driver, Cable driver with reclocker, Reclocker Supply voltage (V) 2.5 Power consumption (mW) 300 Data rate (max) (Mbps) 11880 Control interface SMBus, SPI Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
WQFN (RTW) 24 16 mm² 4 x 4
  • Supports ST-2082 (Proposed), ST-2081 (Proposed), SMPTE 424M, 344M, 292M, 259M, DVB-ASI, SFF-8431 (SFP+) and 10GbE Ethernet for SMPTE 2022-5/6
  • Locks to Rates 11.88 Gbps, 5.94 Gbps, 2.97 Gbps, 1.485 Gbps, or Divided by 1.001 Sub-Rates, DVB-ASI (270 Mbps) and 10GbE (10.3125 Gbps)
  • Reference-Free Operation With Fast Lock Time Covering All Supported or Selected Data Rates
  • 75-Ω and 100-Ω Transmitter Outputs
  • Integrated 2:1 Mux Input, 1:2 Demux/Fanout Outputs
  • Automatic Slew Rate Based on Input Rate Detect
  • On-Chip Eye Monitor
  • Low 300-mW Power Consumption With Automatic Power Down on Loss of Input Signal
  • Programmable Through SPI or SMBus Interface
  • Single 2.5-V Supply Operation
  • Small 4-mm × 4-mm 24-Pin WQFN Package
  • –40°C to +85°C Operating Temperature Range
  • Supports ST-2082 (Proposed), ST-2081 (Proposed), SMPTE 424M, 344M, 292M, 259M, DVB-ASI, SFF-8431 (SFP+) and 10GbE Ethernet for SMPTE 2022-5/6
  • Locks to Rates 11.88 Gbps, 5.94 Gbps, 2.97 Gbps, 1.485 Gbps, or Divided by 1.001 Sub-Rates, DVB-ASI (270 Mbps) and 10GbE (10.3125 Gbps)
  • Reference-Free Operation With Fast Lock Time Covering All Supported or Selected Data Rates
  • 75-Ω and 100-Ω Transmitter Outputs
  • Integrated 2:1 Mux Input, 1:2 Demux/Fanout Outputs
  • Automatic Slew Rate Based on Input Rate Detect
  • On-Chip Eye Monitor
  • Low 300-mW Power Consumption With Automatic Power Down on Loss of Input Signal
  • Programmable Through SPI or SMBus Interface
  • Single 2.5-V Supply Operation
  • Small 4-mm × 4-mm 24-Pin WQFN Package
  • –40°C to +85°C Operating Temperature Range

The LMH1218 device is a low-power cable driver with integrated reclocker to drive serial video data compatible to SMPTE-SDI, SMPTE 2022-5/6, 10GbE Ethernet, and DVB-ASI standards. The LMH1218 supports up to 11.88 Gbps to enable Ultra High Definition Video for 4K/8K applications. With 75-Ω and 50-Ω transmitter outputs, the LMH1218 enables multiple media options such as coax, fiber, and FR-4 PCB.

The integrated 2-to-1 MUX on the input of the LMH1218 enables selection between two video sources, while the programmable equalizer compensates for the printed-circuit board loss to extend signal reach. With a wide range clock-and-data recovery (CDR) circuit, the on-chip reclocker automatically detects and locks to serial data from 270 Mbps to 11.88 Gbps without the need for an external reference clock and loop filter component, thereby simplifying board design and lowering system cost. The reclocked serial data can be routed to either the 75-Ω or 50-Ω transmitter output, or both simultaneously (1-to-2 fanout mode). The output voltage swing is compatible to SFF-8431 (SFP+), ST-2082/1 (Proposed), SMPTE 424M, 344M, 292M, and 259M standards.

A non-disruptive eye monitor allows for real-time measurement of serial data to simplify system start-up or field tuning. The LMH1218 can be programmed using SPI or SMBus Interface.

The LMH1218 device is a low-power cable driver with integrated reclocker to drive serial video data compatible to SMPTE-SDI, SMPTE 2022-5/6, 10GbE Ethernet, and DVB-ASI standards. The LMH1218 supports up to 11.88 Gbps to enable Ultra High Definition Video for 4K/8K applications. With 75-Ω and 50-Ω transmitter outputs, the LMH1218 enables multiple media options such as coax, fiber, and FR-4 PCB.

The integrated 2-to-1 MUX on the input of the LMH1218 enables selection between two video sources, while the programmable equalizer compensates for the printed-circuit board loss to extend signal reach. With a wide range clock-and-data recovery (CDR) circuit, the on-chip reclocker automatically detects and locks to serial data from 270 Mbps to 11.88 Gbps without the need for an external reference clock and loop filter component, thereby simplifying board design and lowering system cost. The reclocked serial data can be routed to either the 75-Ω or 50-Ω transmitter output, or both simultaneously (1-to-2 fanout mode). The output voltage swing is compatible to SFF-8431 (SFP+), ST-2082/1 (Proposed), SMPTE 424M, 344M, 292M, and 259M standards.

A non-disruptive eye monitor allows for real-time measurement of serial data to simplify system start-up or field tuning. The LMH1218 can be programmed using SPI or SMBus Interface.
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* Data sheet LMH1218 Low Power Ultra HD Cable Driver With Integrated Reclocker datasheet (Rev. E) PDF | HTML 12 Jun 2018
Application note LMH121x 12G SDI PCB Layout Guidelines 19 Feb 2020
Application note LMH12xx MADI Compatibility Application Note PDF | HTML 30 Aug 2018
User guide LMH1218 Programming Guide (Rev. B) 12 Jun 2018
Technical article Three reasons why a bidirectional I/O will simplify your next 4K video design 06 Sep 2017
Technical article Three reasons why a bidirectional I/O will simplify your next 4K video design PDF | HTML 06 Sep 2017
Technical article Three things to consider when upgrading to 4K Ultra HD 12G-SDI interfaces 13 Apr 2016
Technical article Three things to consider when upgrading to 4K Ultra HD 12G-SDI interfaces PDF | HTML 13 Apr 2016
Technical article SigCon Architect: The keys to your high-speed design 27 Oct 2015
Technical article SigCon Architect: The keys to your high-speed design PDF | HTML 27 Oct 2015
Application note SDI Video Bit Rate Calculation 10 Apr 2015
EVM User's guide LMH1218EVM User's Guide (Rev. A) 24 Mar 2015

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Evaluation board

LMH1218EVM — LMH1218 Evaluation Module

The LMH1218EVM evaluation module provides a complete high bandwidth platform to evaluate the SDI/UHD and 10 GbE signal conditioning features of the Texas Instruments LMH1218 UHD Cable Driver with Integrated Reclocker. The LMH1218EVM can be used for standard compliance testing, performance (...)

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PCIe, SAS & SATA ICs
DS125BR111 — 12.5-Gbps 2-channel redrivers with input equalization DS125BR401 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 4-lane PCI Express redriver with equalization & De-Emp DS125BR401A — 12-Gbps 4-lane redriver with equalization DS125BR800A — 12.5-Gbps 8-channel redriver with input CTLE and output De-Emphasis DS125BR820 — 12-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with equalization DS160PR412 — PCIe® 4.0, 16-Gbps, 4-channel linear redrivers with integrated 1:2 demux DS160PR421 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 4-channel linear redrivers with integrated 2:1 mux DS160PR810 — PCIe® 4.0, 16 Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver DS160PR822 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint mux DS160PT801 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 8-Lane (16-Channel) retimer DS160UP822 — UPI 2.0 16-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint mux DS320PR810 — PCIe® 5.0, 32-Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver DS320PR822 — PCIe® 5.0, 32-Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint multiplexers DS80PCI102 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 1-lane PCI Express redriver with equalization and De-Emphasis DS80PCI800 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-channel PCI Express redriver with equalization & De-Emphasis DS80PCI810 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with equalization SN75LVPE3410 — PCIe® 3.0 8-Gbps 4-Channel Linear Redriver TMUXHS4412 — 4-Channel 20-Gbps differential 2:1/1:2 mux/demux
Ethernet retimers, redrivers & mux-buffers
DS100BR111 — 10.3-Gbps ultra low power 2-ch redriver with input equalization and output de-emphasis DS100BR111A — 10.3-Gbps ultra low power 2-channel redriver with input equalization DS100BR210 — 10.3-Gbps low power 2-ch redriver w/ input equalization and output de-emphasis DS100KR800 — 10.3-Gbps 8 channel (uni-directional) redriver with EQ and DE DS125BR800 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-ch PCIe redriver with de-emphasis DS125MB203 — 12.5-Gbps dual port mux and fanout buffer DS64BR111 — 6.4-Gbps ultra low power 2-channel redriver with input equalization and output de-emphasis
Serial digital interface (SDI) ICs
LMH0318 — 3G HD/SD SDI reclocker with integrated cable driver LMH1218 — 12G SDI cable driver with integrated reclocker
Hardware development
GUI for evaluation module (EVM)
SIGCONARCHITECT — SigCon Architect utility tool
Evaluation board
DS100BR111EVK — DS100BR111EVK Evaluation Module DS100BR210EVK — DS100BR210EVK Evaluation Module DS100DF410EVK — DS100DF410EVK evaluation board DS100KR800EVK — DS100KR800EVK evaluation board DS110DF111EVM — DS110DF111EVM: 8.5-11.3 Gbps Retimer Evaluation Module DS110DF410EVM — DS110DF410EVM: 8.5 to 11.3 Gbps Quad Channel Retimer with Adaptive EQ, CDR and DFE Evaluation Module DS125BR111EVM — DS125BR111EVM 12 Gbps 2-Channel Repeater with Equalization Evaluation Module DS125BR401AEVM — DS125BR401AEVM: 12-Gbps 4-Lane Repeater With Equalization Evaluation Module DS125BR820EVM — DS125BR820EVM: 12.5 Gbps 8-Channel Repeater with Equalization Evaluation Module DS125DF111EVM — DS125DF111EVM: 9.8-12.5 Gbps Retimer Evaluation Module DS125DF410EVM — DS125DF410EVM: 9.8 to 12.5 Gbps Quad Channel Retimer with Adaptive EQ, CDR and DFE Evaluation Module DS80PCI102EVK — DS80PCI102 SMA Evaluation Kit DS80PCI800EVK — DS80PCI800EVK Evaluation Module DS80PCI810EVM — DS80PCI810 Evaluation Module LMH1218EVM — LMH1218 Evaluation Module USB2ANY — USB2ANY interface adapter
Interface adapter
DPS-DONGLE-EVM — Interface adapter board for repeaters, retimers & SDI products evaluation module
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Supported products & hardware

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Products
PCIe, SAS & SATA ICs
DS125BR111 — 12.5-Gbps 2-channel redrivers with input equalization DS125BR401 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 4-lane PCI Express redriver with equalization & De-Emp DS125BR401A — 12-Gbps 4-lane redriver with equalization DS125BR800A — 12.5-Gbps 8-channel redriver with input CTLE and output De-Emphasis DS125BR820 — 12-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with equalization DS160PR412 — PCIe® 4.0, 16-Gbps, 4-channel linear redrivers with integrated 1:2 demux DS160PR421 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 4-channel linear redrivers with integrated 2:1 mux DS160PR810 — PCIe® 4.0, 16 Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver DS160PR822 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint mux DS160PT801 — PCIe® 4.0 16-Gbps 8-Lane (16-Channel) retimer DS160UP822 — UPI 2.0 16-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint mux DS320PR810 — PCIe® 5.0, 32-Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver DS320PR822 — PCIe® 5.0, 32-Gbps, 8-channel linear redriver with four 2x2 crosspoint multiplexers DS80PCI102 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 1-lane PCI Express redriver with equalization and De-Emphasis DS80PCI800 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-channel PCI Express redriver with equalization & De-Emphasis DS80PCI810 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-channel linear redriver with equalization SN75LVPE3410 — PCIe® 3.0 8-Gbps 4-Channel Linear Redriver TMUXHS4412 — 4-Channel 20-Gbps differential 2:1/1:2 mux/demux
Ethernet retimers, redrivers & mux-buffers
DS100BR111 — 10.3-Gbps ultra low power 2-ch redriver with input equalization and output de-emphasis DS100BR111A — 10.3-Gbps ultra low power 2-channel redriver with input equalization DS100BR210 — 10.3-Gbps low power 2-ch redriver w/ input equalization and output de-emphasis DS100KR800 — 10.3-Gbps 8 channel (uni-directional) redriver with EQ and DE DS125BR800 — 2.5/5.0/8.0-Gbps 8-ch PCIe redriver with de-emphasis DS125MB203 — 12.5-Gbps dual port mux and fanout buffer DS64BR111 — 6.4-Gbps ultra low power 2-channel redriver with input equalization and output de-emphasis
Serial digital interface (SDI) ICs
LMH0318 — 3G HD/SD SDI reclocker with integrated cable driver LMH1218 — 12G SDI cable driver with integrated reclocker
Hardware development
GUI for evaluation module (EVM)
SIGCONARCHITECT — SigCon Architect utility tool
Evaluation board
DS100BR111EVK — DS100BR111EVK Evaluation Module DS100BR210EVK — DS100BR210EVK Evaluation Module DS100DF410EVK — DS100DF410EVK evaluation board DS100KR800EVK — DS100KR800EVK evaluation board DS110DF410EVM — DS110DF410EVM: 8.5 to 11.3 Gbps Quad Channel Retimer with Adaptive EQ, CDR and DFE Evaluation Module DS125BR111EVM — DS125BR111EVM 12 Gbps 2-Channel Repeater with Equalization Evaluation Module DS125BR401AEVM — DS125BR401AEVM: 12-Gbps 4-Lane Repeater With Equalization Evaluation Module DS125BR820EVM — DS125BR820EVM: 12.5 Gbps 8-Channel Repeater with Equalization Evaluation Module DS125DF410EVM — DS125DF410EVM: 9.8 to 12.5 Gbps Quad Channel Retimer with Adaptive EQ, CDR and DFE Evaluation Module DS250DF810EVM — 25 Gbps multi-rate 8-channel retimer evaluation module DS280BR820EVM — DS280BR820 28 Gbps 8-channel linear repeater evaluation module DS280MB810EVM — DS280MB810 28 Gbps 8-Channel Linear Repeater With Crosspoint Evaluation Module DS80PCI102EVK — DS80PCI102 SMA Evaluation Kit DS80PCI800EVK — DS80PCI800EVK Evaluation Module DS80PCI810EVM — DS80PCI810 Evaluation Module LMH1218EVM — LMH1218 Evaluation Module
Interface adapter
DPS-DONGLE-EVM — Interface adapter board for repeaters, retimers & SDI products evaluation module
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TINA-TI provides all the conventional DC, transient and frequency domain analysis of SPICE and much more. TINA has extensive post-processing capability that allows you to format results the way you want them. Virtual instruments allow you to select input waveforms and probe circuit nodes voltages (...)
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Reference designs

TIDA-00428 — 12-Gbps SDI and Video Over IP Repeater With Reclocking Function

This verified reference design is a 12G SDI and Video over IP repeater with reclocking function compatible with SMPTE (ST-2082, ST-2081, ST-424, ST-292, and ST-259) and 10 GbE electrical requirements. This design is applicable to either coax or optical cable applications.
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