lvds_ch5Chapter 5 Backplane design considerations and Bus LVDS Many high-speed applications require more than just the ability to run point-to-point or from one driver to multiple receivers. Multiple driver(s) and/or receiver(s) on one interconnect is an efficient and common bus application. This requires a double termination of the interconnect to properly terminate the signal at both ends of the bus. Multipoint configurations offer an efficient balance between interconnect density and throughput. LVDS drivers are not intended for double termination loads, thus an enhanced family of devices was invented by National to bring the advantages of LVDS to bus applications. For multidrop (with the driver located in the middle) and multipoint applications, the bus normally requires termination at both en……