ML4664

The fully pin-compatible ML4664/ML4669 pair provide conversion from 10BASE-T copper media to 10BASE-FL fiber media in a single chip. They are compliant with Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 10BASE-FL standards. The ML4664/69 uses a single 5V supply, and requires no crystal or clock.

Their 10BASE-FL transmitter ML4664 offers a current drive output that directly drives a fiber optic LED transmitter. Their receiver offers a highly stable fiber optic data quantizer capable of accepting input signals as low as 2mVP-P with a 55dB dynamic range.

The 10BASE-T portion of the pair contains current driven transmitter ML4664 outputs that offer superior performance because their switching is highly symmetric, resulting in lowered RFI noise and jitter. By changing one external resistor the pair easily interfaces to 100W unshielded twisted pair, 150W shielded twisted pair, or a range of other characteristic impedances.

The ML4664 does not pass along disconnect information, while the ML4669 does. A loss of light at the optical inputs does not stop link pulses from being sent at the twisted pair transmitter in the ML4664, but in the ML4669 the link pulses stop. Also, a loss of link at the twisted pair inputs will not stop the optical transmitter from sending idle in the ML4664, but the ML4669 stops sending idle.