6N137

2002-09-25 1
TOSHIBA Photocoupler GaAAs Ired & Photo IC
6N137

Degital Logic Isolation
TeleCommunication
Analog Data Equipment Control


The TOSHIBA 6N137 consist of a high emitting diode and a one chip
photo IC. This unit is 8lead DIP package.

LSTTL / TTL compatible: 5V Supply
Ultra high speed: 10MBd
Guaranteed performance over temperature: 0C to 70C
High isolation voltage: 2500Vrms min.
UL recognized: UL1577, file no. E67349



Truth Table
Input Enable Output
H H L
L H H
H L H
L L H

V
CC
V
O
V
E

GND
I
CC

I
E

I
O

7
I
F

V
F

2
3
5
6
8










Pin Configurations (top view)


8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
1 : N.C.
2 : Anode
3 : Cathode
4 : N.C.
5 : GND
6 : Output(Open collector)
7 : Enable
8 : V
CC

8




Unit in mm



TOSHIBA 1110C4
Weight: 0.54g
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Maximum Ratings
Characteristic Symbol Rating Unit
Forward current I
F
20 mA
Pulse forward current (Note 1) I
FP
40 mA
L
E
D

Reverse voltage V
R
5 V
Output current I
O
50 mA
Output voltage V
O
7 V
Supply voltage (1 minute maximum) V
CC
7 V
Enable input voltage
(not to exceed V
CC
by more than 500mV)
V
EH
5.5 V
D
e
t
e
c
t
o
r

Output collector power dissipation P
O
85 mW
Operating temperature range T
opr
0~70 C
Storage temperature range T
stg
55~125 C
Lead solder temperature (10 s) (Note 2) T
sol
260 C
(Note 1) 50% duty cycle, 1ms pulse width.
(Note 2) Soldering portion of lead: Up to 2mm from the body of the device.

Recommended Operating Conditions
Characteristic Symbol Min. Max. Unit
Input current, low level each channel I
FL
0 250 A
Input current, high level each channel I
FH
7 20 mA
High level enable voltage V
EH
2.0 V
CC
V
Low level enable voltage (output high) V
EL
0 0.8 V
Supply voltage, output V
CC
4.5 5.5 V
Fan out (TTL load) N 8
Operating temperature Ta 0 70 C

Precaution
Please be careful of the followings.
A ceramic capacitor(0.1F)should be connected from pin 8 to pin 5 to stabilize the operation of the high gain
linear amplifier. Failure to provide the bypassing may impair the switching property. The total lead length
between capacitor and coupler should not exceed 1cm.

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Electrical Characteristics
Over Recommended Temperature (Ta = 0~70C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. (**)Typ. Max. Unit
High level output current I
OH

V
CC
=5.5V, V
O
=5.5V
I
F
=250A, V
E
= 2.0V
1 250 A
Low level output voltage V
OL

V
CC
=5.5V, I
F
=5mA
V
EH
=2.0V
I
OL
(sinking)=13mA
0.4 0.6 V
High level enable current I
EH
V
CC
=5.5V, V
E
=2.0V 1.0 mA
Low level enable current I
EL
V
CC
=5.5V, V
E
=0.5V 1.6 2.0 mA
High level supply current I
CCH
V
CC
=5.5V, I
F
=0, V
E
=0.5V 7 15 mA
Low level supply current I
CCL

V
CC
=5.5V, I
F
=10mA
V
E
=0.5V
12 18 mA
Resistance (inputoutput
(Note 3)
R
IO

V
I

O
=500V, Ta=25C
R.H.60%
10
12
9
Capacitance (inputoutput
(Note 3)
C
IO
f=1MHz, Ta=25C 0.6 pF
Input forward voltage V
F
I
F
=10mA, Ta=25C 1.65 1.75 V
Input reverse breakdown
voltage
BV
R
I
R
=10A, Ta=25C 5 V
Input capacitance C
IN
V
F
=0, f=1MHz 45 pF
Current transfer ratio CTR I
F
=5.0mA, R
L
=1009 1000 %
(**) All typical values are at V
CC
=5V, Ta=25C
(Note 3) Pins 1, 2, 3 and 4 shorted together and pins 5, 6, 7 and 8 shorted together.

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Switching Characteristics (Ta = 25C, V
CC
= 5V)
Characteristic Symbol
Test
Circuit
Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Propagation delay time to high
output level
t
p
LH 1
R
L
=3509, C
L
=15pF
I
F
=7.5mA
60 75 ns
Propagation delay time to
low output level
t
p
HL 1
R
L
=3509, C
L
=15pF
I
F
=7.5mA
60 75 ns
Output risefall time
(1090%)
t
r
, t
f

R
L
=3509, C
L
=15pF
I
F
=7.5mA
30 ns
Propagation delay time of
enable from V
EH
to V
EL

t
ELH
2
R
L
=3509, C
L
=15pF
I
F
=7.5mA
V
EH
=3.0V
V
EL
=0.5V
25 ns
Propagation delay time of
enable from V
EL
to V
EH

t
EHL
2
R
L
=3509, C
L
=15pF
I
F
=7.5mA
V
EH
=3.0V
V
EL
=0.5V
25 ns
Common mode transient
immunity at logic high
output level
CM
H
3
V
CM
=10V
R
L
=3509
V
O(min.)
=2V
I
F
=0mA
200 V / s
Common mode transient
Immunity at logic low
output level
CM
L
3
V
CM
=10V
R
L
=3509
V
O(max.)
=0.8V
I
F
=5mA
500 V / s


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Test Circuit 1.

C
L
is approximately 15pF which includes probe and stray wiring capacitance.


Test Circuit 2.















C
L
is approximately 15pF which includes prove and stray wiring capacitance.


Test Circuit 3.
Transient immunity and typical waveforms



VOL
350mV(IF = 7.5mA)
Monitoring
175mV(IF = 3.75mA)
VOH
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
8
5V
CL
By-
pass
VCC
4
7

IF
Pulse
generator
ZO = 50
tr = 5ns
Node
R
L
Output
V
O

monitor-
ing
node
0.1F
GND
1.5V
Output V
O

Input
t
pHL
and t
pLH

t
pHL

t
pLH

VOL
VOH
7.5mA
I
F
dc
Pulse
generator
ZO = 50
tr = 5ns
CL
By-
pass
R
L
Output
monitor-
ing
node
0.1F
V
O
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
8
5V
VCC
GND
Input V
E
Monitoring node
3.0V
1.5V
1.5V
Output V
O

Input V
E

t
EHL
and t
ELH

t
EHL

t
ELH

VOL
VO
Switching at B : IF = 5mA
5V
VO
0V
tf
10%
tr
Switch at A : IF = 0mA
90%
90%
10%
10V
5V
V
O
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
8
By-
pass
VCC
R
L
0.1F
GND
Pulse gen.
Z
O
= 50. VCM
A
V
FF
IF
B
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I
F
V
F

Forward voltage V
F
(V)

F
o
r
w
a
r
d

c
u
r
r
e
n
t


I
F


(
m
A
)

0.01
100
1.0
10
1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
1
0.1
Ta = 25C

V
F
/ Ta I
F

Forward current I
F
(mA)

F
o
r
w
a
r
d

v
o
l
t
a
g
e

t
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e

c
o
e
f
f
i
c
i
e
n
t

V
F

/

t
a


(
m
V

/

C

)

-1.6
-2.6
0.1
-2.4
-2.2
-2.0
-1.8
0.3 1 3 10
-1.4
30

I
OH
- Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (C)

H
i
g
h

l
e
v
e
l

o
u
t
p
u
t

c
u
r
r
e
n
t



I
O
H


(

A
)

10
3
0.5
0.3
80 60 40 20 0
0.1
1
5
VF = 1V
VCC = 5.5V
VO = 5.5V

V
O L
Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (C)
0 20 40 60 80
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
IF = 5mA
VCC = 5.5V
VE = 2V
12.8mA
9.6mA
6.4mA
IOL = 16mA

L
o
w

l
e
v
e
l

o
u
t
p
u
t

v
o
l
t
a
g
e



V
O
L


(
V
)

Forward current I
F
(mA)


O
u
t
p
u
t

v
o
l
t
a
g
e


V
O


(
V
)


V
O
I
F

6 5 4 3 2 1 0
8
6
4
2
0
VCC = 5V
RL = 350
RL = 4k
0C
Ta = 70C

V
O
I
F

Forward current I
F
(mA)


O
u
t
p
u
t

v
o
l
t
a
g
e


V
O


(
V
)

8
2
6
4
0 1 3 4 5
0
6 2
VCC = 5V
Ta = 25C
RL =
350
1k
4k
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Ambient temperature Ta (C)

P
r
o
p
a
g
e
a
t
i
o
n

d
e
l
a
y

t
i
m
e



t
p
H
L
,


t
p
L
H



(
n
s
)

120
0
80
60
40
20
10 20 30 40 50
0
60
VCC = 5V
IF = 7.5mA
70
100

t
pHL,
t
pLH
- Ta
tpLH
tpLH
tpHL
1k
4k
350
1k
350
RL =
4k

t
r,
t
f
T
a

Ambient temperature Ta (C)

R
i
s
e
,

f
a
l
l

t
i
m
e


t
r
,

t
f


(
n
s
)

300
80
40
0
0
320
60
280
20
VCC = 5V
IF = 7.5mA
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
RL
= 4k
tf
tf
1k
350
tf
tr 350
1k
4k
Ambient temperature Ta (C)

t
EHL,
t
ELH
- T
a


E
n
a
b
l
e

p
r
o
p
a
g
a
t
i
o
n

d
e
l
a
y

t
i
m
e


t
E
H
L
,

t
E
L
H


(
n
s
)

70 20 30 50 40 10 60
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
VCC = 5V
VEH = 3V
IF = 7.5mA
tEHL
tELH
tELH
1k
350
350
1k
4k
tELH
RL
= 4k

P
r
o
p
a
g
e
a
t
i
o
n

d
e
l
a
y

t
i
m
e



t
p
H
L
,


t
p
L
H



(
n
s
)


t
pHL,
t
pLH
- I
F

Forward current I
F
(mA)
120
100
17
19
20
0
15 13 11 9 7 5
40
80
60
Ta = 25C
VCC = 5V
350
350
tpLH
RL = 4k
tpLH 1k
tpHL tpLH
1k
4k
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