QUICK START GUIDE FOR DEMONSTRATION CIRCUIT 709
LTC4557
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®4557 provides power conversion and signal
level translation needed for 2.5G and 3G cellular tele-
phones to interface with 1.8V or 3V subscriber iden-
tity modules (SIMs). The part meets all requirements
for 1.8V and 3V SIMs. The part contains LDO regula-
tors to power 1.8V or 3V SIM cards from a 2.7V to
5.5V input. The output voltages can be set using the
two voltage selection pins and up to 50mA of load
current can be supplied. Internal level translators al-
low controllers operating with supplies as low as 1.2V
to interface with 1.8V or 3V smart cards. Battery life
is maximized by a low operating current of less than
100µA and a shutdown current of less than 1µA.
Design files for this circuit board are available. Call
the LTC factory.
LTC is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation
DUAL SIM/SMART CARD POWER SUPPLY AND INTERFACE
QUICK START PROCEDURE
The QuickEval
TM
(ltcqev.exe) software can be run
from the supplied CD-ROM or by downloading it
from www.linear.com. Follow the DC590A Quick
1.
2.
Start Procedure for software installation instruc-
tions.
Plug the supplied USB cable into your computer
and then into the DC590A controller board.
Run the ltcqev.exe program and the window be-
low should appear.
3.
4.
Make certain that the three jumpers on the
DC709 are set to “INT.”
Attach the Ribbon cable from the DC590A to the
DC709. Pin 1 is identified on the ribbon cable by
a red mark. See photo below.
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The QuickEval
TM
software will detect the DC709
and load the LTC4557 program (shown on page
3).
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RUNNING THE APPLICATION
The program consists of an enable button (ENA)
used to bring the part out of shutdown, mode con-
trol buttons to select the desired channel and volt-
age level, a reset button (RST), a button to apply
the selected settings and a button to request an An-
swer-To-Reset (ATR).
Card/Voltage
– These buttons are used to select the
desired card socket and voltage level. The follow-
ing table lists the
M1
and
M0
values and their re-
sulting card and voltage settings:
Apply Settings –
This button will set the inputs to
the LTC4557 to the values selected by the
M0, M1,
ENA
and
RST
pins. The values sent to the LTC4557
will not change until this button is pressed.
Get ATR –
Pressing this button will send a reset to
the selected card socket, and display the ATR in the
box representing the selected card. This button is
independent of the
RST
button and does not require
RST
to be set to “1.” A valid card must be inserted
into the card socket for an ATR to be displayed.
STANDALONE OPERATION
M1
0
0
1
1
M0
0
1
0
1
Selected
Card/Voltage
Card A/1.8V
Card A/3V
Card B/1.8V
Card B/3V
The DC709 may be used independently of the
DC590A This is particularly useful for evaluation of
the LTC4557’s electrical specifications and activa-
tion/deactivation sequences. The LTC4557 demo
program cannot be used without the DC590A in this
mode, however.
To use the DC709 as a standalone evaluation board,
set the three jumpers on the board to “EXT.” This
will enable the user to power the circuit via the
power supply terminals. Connect a power supply to
the
EXT VBATT, EXT DVCC
and
GND
terminals on
the board.
An external clock signal may be applied to the
EXT
CLK
terminal.
M1, M0, ENABLE
and
RSTIN
may be
set by supplying signals directly to the testpoints on
the board.
ENA
– This button brings the LTC4557 out of shut-
down mode. The selected card socket will be pow-
ered per the startup sequence when
ENA
is set to
“1” and the
Apply Settings
button is pressed.
RST
– Setting this button to “1” will send a reset
signal to the selected card socket when the
Apply
Settings
button is pressed.
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