DEVICE OVERVIEW

The MCP2122 is a stand-alone IrDA standard encoder/decoder device that is pinout-compatible with the Agilent® HSDL-7000 encoder/decoder.

Features

• Pinout compatible with HSDL-7000

• Compliant with IrDA® Standard Physical Layer Specification (version 1.3)

• UART to IrDA Standard Encoder/Decoder

- Interfaces with IrDA Standard Compliant Transceiver

• Baud Rates:

- Up to IrDA Standard 115.2 Kbaud Operation

• Transmit/Receive Formats (Bit Width) Supported:

- 1.63 µs

• Low-power Mode (2 µA at 1.8V, +125°C)

• Pb-free packaging

CMOS Technology

• Low-voltage operation

• Extended temperature range

• Low power consumption

Applications

Some applications where an IR interface (MCP2122) could be used include:

• Data-Logging/Data Exchange

• System Setup

• System Diagnostic Read Out

• Manufacturing Configuration

• Host Controller Firmware Updates

• System Control