You didn't mention how many data lines you need to translate, or the bandwidth is needed, but I've used the 74LVC2T45 from NXP when I need to translate bi-directional I2C lines over various supply voltages. It does have a direction control pin that you have to manage, but that may already exist in your design, or you can create a DIR pin with one of your uc port pins and a bit of code. http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/74LVC_LVCH2T45.pdf Either side can operate between 1.2 and 5.5V with bandwidth up to 420Mbps depending on the A-side/B-side supply voltage differences. Gary Morrell Solidus Technologies, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sunil bharadwaz > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:53 AM > To: SI LIST > Subject: [SI-LIST] Level Shifter > > > Hi , > I'am doing an application where a Microcontroller interacts > with the rest of the digital > circuitry working at 3.3 Volts (LVTTL). > > The Microcontroller can operate from 2.0 Volts to 3.6 Volts. > > The Supply to the Microcontroller can be any thing from 2.0 > Volts to 3.6 Volts , where > as the rest of the circuitry operates at a fixed 3.3 Volts. > > There is a bi-directional data flow between the uc & rest of > the digital logic. > > The max logic high I/P, the uc can tolerate is 2.5 Volts , > when operated at 2.0 Volts supply (Supply + 0.5 Volts).The > logic high O/P of the rest of the circuitry is at almost 3.3 > Volts.We require a level shifter to bring down the level of > this signal which is I/P to uc. > > Similarly , the VIH of the rest of circuitry is 2.0 Volts.The > VOH of uc at 2.0 Volts supply > is only about 1.8 Volts or less.This requires a level shifter > to shift to a higher level. > > The problem here is a variable supply to uc , which can be > any value from 2.0 Volts > to 3.6 Volts. > > Pls suggest a proper level shifter here.Are there any > bi-directional level shifters for > these types of applications ? > > Thanks in Advance !! > > Regards > Sunil.B > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu