The MCP2150 is a cost effective, low pin count (18-pin), easy to use device for implementing IrDA standard wireless connectivity. The MCP2150 provides support for the IrDA standard protocol “stack” plus bit encoding/decoding.

Features

• Implements the IrDA® standard including:

- IrLAP

- IrLMP

- IAS

- TinyTP

- IrCOMM (9-wire “cooked” service class)

• Provides IrDA standard physical signal layer support including:

- Bidirectional communication

- CRC implementation

- Data communication rates up to 115.2 kbaud

• Includes UART to IrDA standard encoder/decoder functionality:

- Easily interfaces with industry standard UARTs and infrared transceivers

• UART interface for connecting to Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) systems

• Transmit/Receive formats (bit width) supported:

- 1.63 µs

• Hardware baud rate selection for UART:

- 9.6 kbaud

- 19.2 kbaud

- 57.6 kbaud

- 115.2 kbaud

• Infrared baud rates supported:

- 9.6 kbaud

- 19.2 kbaud

- 38.4 kbaud

- 57.6 kbaud

- 115.2 kbaud

• 64 Byte Data Packet Size

• Programmable Device ID String

• Operates as Secondary Device

CMOS Technology

• Low power, high-speed CMOS technology

• Fully static design

• Low voltage operation

• Industrial temperature range

• Low power consumption

- < 1 mA @ 3.3 V, 11.0592 MHz (typical)

- 3 µA typical @ 5.0 V when disabled