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January 29, 2025
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VIL Noise margin of STM32G491MCT series controller

  • January 29, 2025
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Hi @Peter BENSCH 

Greetings of the day!

I am using the controller STM32G491MCT for one of my development project. It is given in the datasheet that the VIL of the FT pin is 0.25*VDD & 0.3*VDD. My input signal fall within the range of 0.753V to 3.83V.

Considering the worst case 0.25*3.3 which is 0.825V. When estimating noise margin, 0.825-0.753 equals 0.072mV.

Could someone clarify whether the 72mV is sufficient to pull the logic low?

Anticipating the earliest response.

Thanks & Regards

Mahalakshmi S

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    Best answer by Igor Cesko

      Dear Mahalakshmisudhakar

    The FT_xx pins (except FT_c) have VIL threshold 0.3xVDD (standard guaranteed) but the exact design level is 0.39xVDD-0.06V.
    For the FT_c pins is the VIL level (in dependency from VDD used):
    for  2.7 V < VDD < 3.6 V    : VIL < 0.3xVDD
    for 1.62 V < VDD < 2.7 V    : VIL < 0.25xVDD

    If your VDD is 3.3V then you can calculate with VIL < 0.3xVDD . This value is quite safe (VIL<1V) for your low level input signal (0.752V).

     There are missing conditions (in the datasheet) for the two levels of VIL for FT_c pins (as written above) - this will be corrected in new datasheet revision (already detected this mistake).

    Regards

                                 Igor

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    ST Employee
    January 29, 2025

      Dear Mahalakshmisudhakar

    The FT_xx pins (except FT_c) have VIL threshold 0.3xVDD (standard guaranteed) but the exact design level is 0.39xVDD-0.06V.
    For the FT_c pins is the VIL level (in dependency from VDD used):
    for  2.7 V < VDD < 3.6 V    : VIL < 0.3xVDD
    for 1.62 V < VDD < 2.7 V    : VIL < 0.25xVDD

    If your VDD is 3.3V then you can calculate with VIL < 0.3xVDD . This value is quite safe (VIL<1V) for your low level input signal (0.752V).

     There are missing conditions (in the datasheet) for the two levels of VIL for FT_c pins (as written above) - this will be corrected in new datasheet revision (already detected this mistake).

    Regards

                                 Igor

    Explorer II
    January 29, 2025

    Hi @Igor Cesko 

    Thanks for the confirmation.