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Features
Complete DTMF transmitter/receiver
Low voltage operation (2.7-3.6V)
Pin for pin compatible with existing MT8880,
MT8888 and MT8889 devices
Adaptive micro interface enables compatibility
with Intel and Motorola processors
DTMF transmitter/receiver power-down via
register control
Adjustable guard time
Automatic tone burst mode
Call progress tone detection to -30dBm
Applications
Credit card systems
Paging systems
Repeater systems/mobile radio
Interconnect dialers
Pay phones
Remote monitor/Control systems
Description
The MT88L89 is a monolithic DTMF transceiver with
call progress filter. It is fabricated in CMOS
technology offering low power consumption and high
reliability.
The receiver section is based upon the industry
standard MT8870 DTMF receiver. The transmitter
utilizes a switched capacitor D/A converter for low
distortion, high accuracy DTMF signalling. Internal
counters provide a burst mode such that tone bursts
can be transmitted with precise timing. A call
progress filter can be selected allowing a
microprocessor to analyze call progress tones.
The MT88L89 utilizes an adaptive micro interface,
which allows the device to be connected to a number
of popular microcontrollers with minimal external
logic. The MT88L89 provides enhanced power-down
features. The transmitter and receiver may
independently be powered down via register control.
Ordering Information
MT88L89AE
20 Pin Plastic DIP
MT88L89AS
20 Pin SOIC
MT88L89AN
24 Pin SSOP
MT88L89AP
28 Pin PLCC
-40
C to +85
C
Figure 1 - Functional Block Diagram
TONE
IN+
IN-
GS
OSC1
OSC2
V
DD
V
Ref
V
SS
ESt
St/GT
D0
D1
D2
D3
IRQ/CP
DS/RD
CS
R/W/WR
RS0
D/A
Converters
Row and
Column
Counters
Transmit Data
Register
Data
Bus
Buffer
Tone Burst
Gating Cct.
+
-
Oscillator
Circuit
Bias
Circuit
Control
Logic
Digital
Algorithm
and Code
Converter
Control
Logic
Steering
Logic
Status
Register
Control
Register
A
Control
Register
B
Receive Data
Register
Interrupt
Logic
I/O
Control
Low Group
Filter
High Group
Filter
Dial
Tone
Filter
DS5033
ISSUE 3
January 1999
MT88L89
3V Integrated DTMF Transceiver with
Adaptive Micro Interface
MT88L89
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Figure 2 - Pin Connections
Pin Description
Pin #
Name
Description
20
24
28
1
1
1
IN+
Non-inverting
op-amp input.
2
2
2
IN-
Inverting
op-amp input.
3
3
4
GS
Gain Select
. Gives access to output of front end differential amplifier for connection of
feedback resistor.
4
4
6
V
Ref
Reference Voltage
output (V
DD
/2).
5
5
7
V
SS
Ground (0V).
6
6
8
OSC1
Oscillator
input. This pin can also be driven directly by an external clock. CMOS
compatible.
7
7
9
OSC2
Oscillator
output. A 3.579545 MHz crystal connected between OSC1 and OSC2
completes the internal oscillator circuit. Leave open circuit when OSC1 is driven
externally.
8
10
12
TONE
Output from internal DTMF transmitter. High impedance when TOUT bit in Control
Register A (CRA) is set to low. Requires resistive termination to V
SS
.
9
11
13
R/W
(
WR
)
(Motorola)
Read/Write
or (Intel)
Write
microprocessor input. CMOS compatible.
10
12
14
CS
Chip Select
input must be gated externally by either address strobe (AS), valid memory
address (VMA) or address latch enable (ALE) signal, depending on processor used.
See Figure 12. Must not be tied low. CMOS compatible.
11
13
15
RS0
Register Select
input. Refer to Table 3 for bit interpretation. CMOS compatible.
12
14
17
DS
(
RD) (Motorola)
Data Strobe
or (Intel)
Read
microprocessor input. Activity on this input is
only required when the device is being accessed. CMOS compatible.
13
15
18
IRQ/CP
Interrupt Request/Call Progress
(open drain) output. In interrupt mode, this output
goes low when a valid DTMF tone burst has been transmitted or received. In call
progress mode, this pin will output a rectangular signal representative of the input signal
applied at the input op-amp. The input signal must be within the bandwidth limits of the
call progress filter. See Figure 10.
14-
17
18-
21
19-
22
D0-D3
Microprocessor data bus. High impedance when CS = 1 or DS =0 (Motorola) or RD = 1
(Intel). CMOS compatible.
18
22
26
ESt
Early Steering
output. Presents a logic high once the digital algorithm has detected a
valid tone pair (signal condition). Any momentary loss of signal condition will cause ESt
to return to a logic low.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
IN+
IN-
GS
VRef
VSS
OSC1
OSC2
TONE
R/W/WR
CS
VDD
St/GT
ESt
D3
D2
D1
D0
IRQ/CP
DS/RD
RS0
NC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
IN+
IN-
GS
VRef
VSS
OSC1
OSC2
NC
TONE
R/W/WR
CS
VDD
St/GT
ESt
D3
D2
D1
D0
NC
NC
IRQ/CP
DS/RD
RS0
24 PIN SSOP
20 PIN /PLASTIC DIP/SOIC
28 PIN PLCC
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
GS
NC
VRef
VSS
OSC1
OSC2
NC
DS/RD
3
2
1
28
27
26
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
NC
IN-
IN+
VDD
St/GT
EST
TONE
R/W
/WR
C
S
RS0
NC
I
R
Q
/CP
NC
NC
NC
D3
D2
D1
D0
NC
MT88L89
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Functional Description
The MT88L89 Integrated DTMF Transceiver consists
of a high performance DTMF receiver with an
internal gain setting amplifier and a DTMF generator,
which employs a burst counter to synthesize precise
tone bursts and pauses. A call progress mode can
be selected so that frequencies within the specified
passband can be detected. The adaptive micro
interface allows various microcontrollers to access
the MT88L89 internal registers.
Power-Down
The MT88L89 provides enhanced power-down
functionality to facilitate minimization of supply
current consumption. DTMF transmitter and receiver
circuit blocks can be independently powered down
via register control. When asserted, RxEN control bit
powers down all analog and digital circuitry
associated solely with the DTMF and Call Progress
receiver. The TOUT control bit is used to disable the
transmitter and put all circuitry associated only with
the DTMF transmitter in power-down mode. With the
TOUT control bit is set to zero, the TONE output pin
is held in a high impedance (floating) state. When
both transmitter and receiver circuits are powered
down, circuits utilized by both the DTMF transmitter
and receiver are also powered down. This power-
down control disables the crystal oscillator, and the
V
Ref
generator. In addition, the IRQ, TONE output
and DATA pins are held in a high impedance state.
Input Configuration
The input arrangement of the MT88L89 provides a
differential-input operational amplifier as well as a
bias source (V
Ref
), which is used to bias the inputs at
V
DD
/2. Provision is made for connection of a
feedback resistor to the op-amp output (GS) for gain
adjustment.
For applications which are required to meet a
guaranteed RX input level of -29dBm over the full
temperature and supply voltage range, a unity gain
input configuration as shown in Figures 3 and 4 can
be used.
For applications which require signal detection lower
than -29dBm, the external resistors can be
configured to give adequate gain. For example, if the
application requires tone detection of -31dBm, the
input gain can be set to +2dB with the external
resistors (see Figures 13 and 14 for value of
resistors). However, when +2dB gain is used, the
corresponding maximum input signal level must not
exceed -6dBm.
Receiver Section
Separation of the low and high group tones is
achieved by applying the DTMF signal to the inputs
of two sixth-order switched capacitor bandpass
filters, the bandwidths of which correspond to the low
and high group frequencies (see Table 1). The filters
also incorporate notches at 350 Hz and 440 Hz for
exceptional dial tone rejection. Each filter output is
followed by a single order switched capacitor filter
section, which smooths the signals prior to limiting.
Limiting is performed by high-gain comparators
which are provided with hysteresis to prevent
detection of unwanted low-level signals. The outputs
of the comparators provide full rail logic swings at the
frequencies of the incoming DTMF signals.
19
23
27
St/GT
Steering Input/Guard Time
output (bidirectional). A voltage greater than V
TSt
detected
at St causes the device to register the detected tone pair and update the output latch. A
voltage less than V
TSt
frees the device to accept a new tone pair. The GT output acts to
reset the external steering time-constant; its state is a function of ESt and the voltage
on St.
20
24
28
V
DD
Positive power supply (3V typ.).
Pin Description
Pin #
Name
Description
20
24
28
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Figure 3 - Single-Ended Input Configuration
Figure 4 - Differential Input Configuration
0= LOGIC LOW, 1= LOGIC HIGH
Table 1 - Functional Encode/Decode Table
Following the filter section is a decoder employing
digital counting techniques to determine the
frequencies of the incoming tones and to verify that
they correspond to standard DTMF frequencies. A
complex averaging algorithm protects against tone
simulation by extraneous signals such as voice while
providing tolerance to small frequency deviations
and variations. This averaging algorithm has been
developed to ensure an optimum combination of
immunity to talk-off and tolerance to the presence of
interfering frequencies (third tones) and noise. When
the detector recognizes the presence of two valid
tones (this is referred to as the "signal condition" in
some industry specifications) the "Early Steering"
(ESt) output will go to an active state. Any
subsequent loss of signal condition will cause ESt to
assume an inactive state.
Steering Circuit
Before registration of a decoded tone pair, the
receiver checks for a valid signal duration (referred to
as character recognition condition). This check is
performed by an external RC time constant driven by
ESt. A logic high on ESt causes v
c
(see Figure 5) to
rise as the capacitor discharges. Provided that the
signal condition is maintained (ESt remains high) for
the validation period (t
GTP
), v
c
reaches the threshold
(V
TSt
) of the steering logic to register the tone pair,
latching its corresponding 4-bit code (see Table 1)
into the Receive Data Register. At this point the GT
output is activated and drives v
c
to V
DD
. GT continues
to drive high as long as ESt remains high. Finally,
after a short delay to allow the output latch to settle,
the delayed steering output flag goes high, signalling
that a received tone pair has been registered. The
status of the delayed steering flag can be monitored
by checking the appropriate bit in the status register.
If Interrupt mode has been selected, the IRQ/CP
pin will pull low when the delayed steering flag is
active.
The contents of the output latch are updated on an
active delayed steering transition. This data is
presented to the four bit bidirectional data bus when
the Receive Data Register is read. The steering
circuit works in reverse to validate the interdigit
pause between signals. Thus, as well as rejecting
signals too short to be considered valid, the receiver
will tolerate signal interruptions (drop out) too short
to be considered a valid pause. This facility, together
with the capability of selecting the steering time
constants externally, allows the designer to tailor
performance to meet a wide variety of system
requirements.
F
LOW
F
HIGH
DIGIT
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
0
697
1209
1
0
0
0
1
697
1336
2
0
0
1
0
697
1477
3
0
0
1
1
770
1209
4
0
1
0
0
770
1336
5
0
1
0
1
770
1477
6
0
1
1
0
852
1209
7
0
1
1
1
852
1336
8
1
0
0
0
852
1477
9
1
0
0
1
941
1336
0
1
0
1
0
941
1209
*
1
0
1
1
941
1477
#
1
1
0
0
697
1633
A
1
1
0
1
770
1633
B
1
1
1
0
852
1633
C
1
1
1
1
941
1633
D
0
0
0
0
C
R
IN
R
F
IN+
IN-
GS
V
Ref
VOLTAGE GAIN
(A
V
) = R
F
/ R
IN
MT88L89
C1
C2
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
IN+
IN-
GS
V
Ref
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT AMPLIFIER
C1 = C2
R1 = R4
R3 = (R2R5)/(R2 + R5)
VOLTAGE GAIN
(A
V
diff) = R5/R1
INPUT IMPEDANCE
(Z
IN
diff) = 2
R1
2
+ (1/
C)
2
MT88L89
FOR UNITY GAIN
R5=R1
MT88L89
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Figure 5 - Basic Steering Circuit
Guard Time Adjustment
The simple steering circuit shown in Figure 5 is
adequate for most applications. Component values
are chosen according to the following inequalities
(see Figure 7):
t
REC
t
DPmax
+ t
GTPmax
- t
DAmin
t
REC
t
DPmin
+ t
GTPmin
- t
DAmax
t
ID
t
DAmax
+ t
GTAmax
- t
DPmin
t
DO
t
DAmin
+ t
GTAmin
- t
DPmax
The value of t
DP
is a device parameter (see AC
Electrical Characteristics) and t
REC
is the minimum
signal duration to be recognized by the receiver. A
value for C1 of 0.1
F is recommended for most
Figure 6 - Guard Time Adjustment
V
DD
V
DD
St/GT
ESt
C1
Vc
R1
MT88L89
t
GTA
= (R1C1) In (V
DD
/ V
TSt
)
t
GTP
= (R1C1) In [V
DD
/ (V
DD
-V
TSt
)]
V
DD
St/GT
ESt
V
DD
St/GT
ESt
C1
R1
R2
C1
R1
R2
t
GTA
= (R1C1) In (V
DD
/V
TSt
)
t
GTP
= (R
P
C1) In [V
DD
/ (V
DD
-V
TSt
)]
R
P
= (R1R2) / (R1 + R2)
t
GTA
= (R
p
C1) In (V
DD
/V
TSt
)
t
GTP
= (R1C1) In [V
DD
/ (V
DD
-V
TSt
)]
R
P
= (R1R2) / (R1 + R2)
a) decreasing
t
GTP
; (
t
GTP
<
t
GTA
)
b) decreasing
t
GTA
; (
t
GTP
>
t
GTA
)
8,9
16,
17
3,5,
10-
11
16
23-
25
NC
No Connection.
Pin Description
Pin #
Name
Description
20
24
28
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