USB Peripheral/Host Controller with SPI Interface

The MAX3421E USB peripheral/host controller contains the digital logic and analog circuitry necessary to implement a full-speed USB peripheral or a full-/low-speed host compliant to USB specification rev 2.0. A built-in transceiver features ±15kV ESD protection and programmable USB connect and disconnect. An internal serial interface engine (SIE) handles low-level USB protocol details such as error checking and bus retries. The MAX3421E operates using a register set accessed by an SPI interface that operates up to 26MHz. Any SPI master (microprocessor, ASIC, DSP, etc.) can add USB peripheral or host functionality using the simple 3- or 4-wire SPI interface.

The MAX3421E makes the vast collection of USB peripherals available to any microprocessor, ASIC, or DSP when it operates as a USB host. For point-to-point solutions, for example, a USB keyboard or mouse interfaced to an embedded system, the firmware that operates the MAX3421E can be simple since only a targeted device is supported.

Internal level translators allow the SPI interface to run at a system voltage between 1.4V and 3.6V. USB-timed operations are done inside the MAX3421E with interrupts provided at completion so an SPI master does not need timers to meet USB timing requirements. The MAX3421E includes eight general-purpose inputs and outputs so any microprocessor that uses I/O pins to implement the SPI interface can reclaim the I/O pins and gain additional ones.

The MAX3421E operates over the extended -40°C to +85°C temperature range and is available in a 32-pin TQFP package (5mm x 5mm) and a 32-pin TQFN package (5mm x 5mm).

FAQs: MAX3421E

Applications

* Cameras

* Custom USB Devices

* Desktop Routers

* Embedded Systems

* Instrumentation

* Medical Devices

* Microprocessors and DSPs

* MP3 Players

* PDAs

* PLCs

* Set-Top Boxes

* Microprocessor-Independent USB Solution

* Software Compatible with the MAX3420E USB Peripheral Controller with SPI Interface

* Complies with USB Specification Revision 2.0 (Full-Speed 12Mbps Peripheral, Full-/Low-Speed 12Mbps/1.5Mbps Host)

* Integrated USB Transceiver

* Firmware/Hardware Control of an Internal D+ Pullup Resistor (Peripheral Mode) and D+/D- Pulldown Resistors (Host Mode)

* Programmable 3- or 4-Wire, 26MHz SPI Interface

* Level Translators and VL Input Allow Independent System Interface Voltage

* Internal Comparator Detects VBUS for Self-Powered Peripheral Applications

* ESD Protection on D+, D-, and VBCOMP

* Interrupt Output Pin (Level- or Programmable-Edge) Allows Polled or Interrupt-Driven SPI Interface

* Eight General-Purpose Inputs and Eight General-Purpose Outputs

* Interrupt Signal for General-Purpose Input Pins, Programmable Edge Polarity

* Intelligent USB SIE

* Automatically Handles USB Flow Control and Double Buffering

* Handles Low-Level USB Signaling Details

* Contains Timers for USB Time-Sensitive Operations so SPI Master Does Not Need to Time Events

* Space-Saving Lead-Free TQFP and TQFN Packages (5mm x 5mm)