
AS8530
LIN Transceiver with Integrated Voltage Regulator and
MCU Interface for Automotive Applications
1 General Description
The AS8530 is a general purpose companion IC for sensor and
actuator LIN slaves offering LIN transceiver and low drop voltage
regulator.
It also provides a 2-wire microcontroller interface through shared EN
and TX pins to access a window watchdog with RC oscillator, control
registers, backup registers and monitoring information.
The IC is fabricated in a high voltage CMOS technology which is
able to withstand voltages up to 42V.
The product is available in ep-SOIC8 package.
2 Key Features
Operating voltage 6V to 18V
Linear, low-drop voltage regulator: VCC = 5V ±5% or 3.3V ±5%
as a factory programming option
50mA load current
Operating modes: Normal and Standby or Normal and Sleep as
a factory option
Typically 45A quiescent current in standby mode,
Typically 35A quiescent current in sleep mode
Under voltage reset with factory options
LIN bus transceiver l conforming to LIN 2.1, TX time out fail
safe feature, over temperature warning and shut down
Window watchdog if factory enabled
Micro controller 2-wire interface through shared pins for
watchdog trigger, monitoring, register read /write
Chip ID for traceability and module ID
8 Backup registers to store data during VCC shut down
ep-SOIC8 package
-40C to +125C ambient operating temperature
3 Applications
The AS8530 is a System Basis Chip for automotive LIN networked
sensor or actuator slaves.
VSUP
EN
VCC
Temperature
Limiter
TSHD
RESET
LIN
30k
RX
Receiver
VSUP
VCC
TX
Transmitter
GND
POR-VSUP
RESET_VSUP_N
15k
2-Wire
Interface
Window
Watchdog
(WWD)
LIN
Wakeup
Control
Signals
LIN Transceiver
RESET_VSUP_N
RESET_VCC_N
WWD Output
LDO
Mode
Control
POR-VCC
Reset
Block
Slew
Control
AS8530
Figure 1. AS8530 LIN Transceiver Block Diagram