ANALOG DEVICES ADF 7020 BCPZ Datasheet

FSK/ASK Transceiver IC

Data Sheet

ADF7020

Rev. D

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Tx/Rx

CONTROL

AGC

CONTROL

FSK/ASK

DEMODULATOR

DATA

SYNCHRONIZER

RSSI

7-BIT ADC

GAIN

DIV R

SERIAL

PORT

RFOUT

OFFSET

CORRECTION

OFFSET

CORRECTION

LNA

VCO

PFD

CP

AFC

CONTROL

OSC1

OSC2

DIVIDERS/

MUXING

N/N + 1DIV P

MUX

TEMP

SENSOR

OSC

CLK

DIV

CLKOUT

TEST MUX

VCOIN CPOUT

LDO(1:4)

MUXOUTADCINRSET CREG[1:4]

R

LNA

RFIN

RFINB

SLE SDATA

CE DATA CLK

SREAD SCLK

INT/LOCK

DATA I/O

FSK MOD

CONTROL

GAUSSIAN

FILTER

Σ-Δ

MODULATOR

05351-001

IF FILTER

ADF7020

FEATURES

Low power, low IF transceiver Frequency bands

431 MHz to 478 MHz 862 MHz to 956 MHz

Data rates supported

0.15 kbps to 200 kbps, FSK

0.15 kbps to 64 kbps, ASK

2.3 V to 3.6 V power supply Programmable output power

−16 dBm to +13 dBm in 0.3 dBm steps

Receiver sensitivity

−119 dBm at 1 kbps, FSK

−112 dBm at 9.6 kbps, FSK

−106.5 dBm at 9.6 kbps, ASK

Low power consumption

19 mA in receive mode

26.8 mA in transmit mode (10 dBm output)

−3 dBm IIP3 in high linearity mode

High Performance, ISM Band,

On-chip VCO and fractional-N PLL On-chip 7-bit ADC and temperature sensor Fully automatic frequency control loop (AFC) compensates

for ±25 ppm crystal at 862 MHz to 956 MHz or±50 ppm at

431 MHz to 478 MHz Digital RSSI Integrated Tx/Rx switch Leakage current of <1 µA in power-down mode

APPLICAT ION S

Low cost wireless data transfer Remote control/security systems Wireless metering Keyless entry Home automation Process and building control Wireless voice

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

Figure 1.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features .............................................................................................. 1

Applications ....................................................................................... 1

Functional Block Diagram .............................................................. 1

Revision History ............................................................................... 3

General Description ......................................................................... 4

Specifications ..................................................................................... 5

Timing Characteristics ..................................................................... 8

Timing Diagrams .......................................................................... 8

Absolute Maximum Ratings .......................................................... 10

ESD Caution ................................................................................ 10

Pin Configuration and Function Descriptions ........................... 11

Typical Performance Characteristics ........................................... 13

Frequency Synthesizer ................................................................... 15

Reference Input ........................................................................... 15

Choosing Channels for Best System Performance ................. 17

Trans mitter ...................................................................................... 18

RF Output Stage .......................................................................... 18

Modulation Schemes .................................................................. 18

Receiver ............................................................................................ 20

RF Front End ............................................................................... 20

RSSI/AGC .................................................................................... 21

FSK Demodulators on the ADF7020 ....................................... 21

FSK Correlator/Demodulator ................................................... 21

Linear FSK Demodulator .......................................................... 23

AFC .............................................................................................. 23

Automatic Sync Word Recognition ......................................... 24

Applications Information .............................................................. 25

LNA/PA Matching ...................................................................... 25

Image Rejection Calibration ..................................................... 26

Transmit Protocol and Coding Considerations ..................... 27

Device Programming after Initial Power-Up ......................... 27

Interfacing to Microcontroller/DSP ........................................ 27

Power Consumption and battery lifetime calculations ......... 28

Serial Interface ................................................................................ 31

Readback Format ........................................................................ 31

Registers ........................................................................................... 32

Register 0—N Register ............................................................... 32

Register 1—Oscillator/Filter Register ...................................... 33

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (ASK/OOK

Mode) ........................................................................................... 34

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (FSK Mode) ..... 35

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (GFSK/GOOK

Mode) ........................................................................................... 36

Register 3—Receiver Clock Register ....................................... 37

Register 4—Demodulator Setup Register ............................... 38

Register 5—Sync Byte Register ................................................. 39

Register 6—Correlator/Demodulator Register ...................... 40

Register 7—Readback Setup Register ...................................... 41

Register 8—Power-Down Test Register .................................. 42

Register 9—AGC Register ......................................................... 43

Register 10—AGC 2 Register .................................................... 44

Register 11—AFC Register ....................................................... 44

Register 12—Test Register ......................................................... 45

Register 13—Offset Removal and Signal Gain Register ....... 46

Outline Dimensions ....................................................................... 47

Ordering Guide .......................................................................... 47

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Data Sheet ADF7020

REVISION HISTORY

8/12—Rev. C to Rev. D

Added EPAD Notation ................................................................... 11

Changed CP-48-3 Package to CP-48-5 Package .......................... 47

Updated Outline Dimensions ........................................................ 47

Changes to Ordering Guide ........................................................... 47

5/11—Rev. B to Rev. C

Added Exposed Pad Notation to Outline Dimensions .............. 47

Changes to Ordering Guide ........................................................... 47

8/07—Rev. A to Rev. B

Changes to Features .......................................................................... 1

Changes to General Description ..................................................... 4

Changes to Table 1 ............................................................................ 5

Changes to Table 2 ............................................................................ 8

Changes to Reference Input Section ............................................. 15

Changes to N Counter Section ...................................................... 16

Changes to Choosing Channels for Best Performance Section 17

Changes to Table 5 .......................................................................... 20

Changes to FSK Correlator Register Settings Section ................ 22

Added Image Rejection Calibration Section ............................... 26

Added Figure 41 .............................................................................. 30

Changes to Readback Format Section .......................................... 31

Changes to Register 9—AGC Register Comments Section ....... 43

Added Register 12—Test Register Comments Section .............. 45

4/06—Rev. 0 to Rev. A

Changes to Features .......................................................................... 1

Changes to Table 1 ............................................................................ 5

Changes to Figure 24 ...................................................................... 17

Changes to the Setting Up the ADF7020 for GFSK Section ..... 19

Changes to Table 6 .......................................................................... 21

Changes to Table 9 .......................................................................... 23

Changes to External AFC Section................................................. 23

Deleted Maximum AFC Range Section ....................................... 23

Added AFC Performance Section ................................................. 24

Changes to Internal Rx/Tx Switch Section .................................. 25

Changes to Figure 32 ...................................................................... 25

Changes to Transmit Protocol and Coding Considerations

Section .............................................................................................. 26

Added Text Relating to Figure 37 ................................................. 27

Changes to Figure 41 ...................................................................... 31

Changes to Register 1—Oscillator/Filter Register

Comments ........................................................................................ 31

Changes to Figure 42 ...................................................................... 32

Changes to Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register

(FSK Mode) Comments ................................................................. 33

Changes to Figure 44 ...................................................................... 34

Changes to Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register

(GFSK/GOOK Mode) Comments ................................................ 34

Changes to Register 4—Demodulator Setup Register

Comments ........................................................................................ 36

Changes to Figure 51 ...................................................................... 41

Changes to Figure 53 ...................................................................... 42

Changes to Ordering Guide ........................................................... 45

6/05—Revision 0: Initial Version

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ADF7020 is a low power, highly integrated FSK/ASK/OOK transceiver designed for operation in the license-free ISM bands at 433 MHz, 868 MHz, and 915 MHz, as well as the proposed Japanese RFID band at 950 MHz. A Gaussian data filter option is available to allow either GFSK or G-ASK modulation, which provides a more spectrally efficient modulation. In addition to these modulation options, the ADF7020 can also be used to perform both MSK and GMSK modulation, where MSK is a special case of FSK with a modulation index of 0.5. The modulation index is calculated as twice the deviation divided by the data rate. MSK is spectrally equivalent to O-QPSK modulation with half-sinusoidal Tx baseband shaping, so the ADF7020 can also support this modulation option by setting up the device in MSK mode.

This device is suitable for circuit applications that meet the European ETSI-300-220, the North American FCC (Part 15), or the Chinese Short Range Device regulatory standards. A complete transceiver can be built using a small number of external discrete components, making the ADF7020 very suitable for price-sensitive and area-sensitive applications.

The transmitter block on the ADF7020 contains a VCO and low noise fractional-N PLL with an output resolution of <1 ppm. This frequency agile PLL allows the ADF7020 to be used in frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) systems. The VCO operates at twice the fundamental frequency to reduce spurious emissions and frequency-pulling problems.

The transmitter output power is programmable in 0.3 dB steps from −16 dBm to +13 dBm. The transceiver RF frequency, channel spacing, and modulation are programmable using a simple 3-wire interface. The device operates with a power supply range of 2.3 V to 3.6 V and can be powered down when not in use.

A low IF architecture is used in the receiver (200 kHz), minimizing power consumption and the external component count and avoiding interference problems at low frequencies. The ADF7020 supports a wide variety of programmable features, including Rx linearity, sensitivity, and IF bandwidth, allowing the user to trade off receiver sensitivity and selectivity against current consumption, depending on the application. The receiver also features a patent-pending automatic frequency control (AFC) loop, allowing the PLL to track out the frequency error in the incoming signal.

An on-chip ADC provides readback of an integrated temperature sensor, an external analog input, the battery voltage, or the RSSI signal, which provides savings on an ADC in some applications. The temperature sensor is accurate to ±10°C over the full operating temperature range of −40°C to +85°C. This accuracy can be improved by doing a 1-point calibration at room temperature and storing the result in memory.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

Frequency Ranges (Direct Output)

862 870

MHz

VCO adjust = 0, VCO bias = 10

Frequency Ranges (Divide-by-2 Mode)

431 440

MHz

VCO adjust = 0, VCO bias = 10

OOK/ASK

0.15 641

kbps

GFSK/FSK Frequency Deviation

2, 3

1 110

kHz

PFD = 3.625 MHz

ASK Modulation Depth

30

dB

Third Harmonic

−21 dBc

54 + j94

Ω FRF = 433 MHz

Sensitivity at 1 kbps

−119.2

dBm

FDEV = 5 kHz, high sensitivity mode7

SPECIFICATIONS

VDD = 2.3 V to 3.6 V, GND = 0 V, TA = T All measurements are performed using the EVAL-ADF7020DBZx using the PN9 data sequence, unless otherwise noted.

Table 1.

Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions

RF CHARACTERISTICS

902 928 MHz VCO adjust = 3, VCO bias = 10 928 956 MHz VCO adjust = 3, VCO bias = 12, VDD = 2.7 V to 3.6 V

440 478 MHz VCO adjust = 3, VCO bias = 12 Phase Frequency Detector Frequency RF/256 24 MHz

TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS

Data Rate

FSK/GFSK 0.15 200 kbps

OOK/ASK 0.3 100 kbaud Using Manchester encoding

Frequency Shift Keying

4.88 620 kHz PFD = 20 MHz Deviation Frequency Resolution 100 Hz PFD = 3.625 MHz Gaussian Filter BT 0.5

Amplitude Shift Keying

MIN

to T

, unless otherwise noted. Typical specifications are at VDD = 3 V, TA = 25°C.

MAX

PA Off Feedthrough in OOK Mode −50 dBm Transmit Power4 −20 +13 dBm VDD = 3.0 V, TA = 25°C Transmit Power Variation vs.

Temperature Transmit Power Variation vs. VDD ±1 dB From 2.3 V to 3.6 V at 915 MHz, TA = 25°C Transmit Power Flatness ±1 dB From 902 MHz to 928 MHz, 3 V, TA = 25°C Programmable Step Size

−20 dBm to +13 dBm 0.3125 dB Integer Boundary −55 dBc 50 kHz loop BW Reference −65 dBc

Harmonics

VCO Frequency Pulling, OOK Mode 30 kHz rms DR = 9.6 kbps Optimum PA Load Impedance5 39 + j61 Ω FRF = 915 MHz 48 + j54 Ω FRF = 868 MHz

RECEIVER PARAMETERS

FSK/GFSK Input Sensitivity At BER = 1E − 3, FRF = 915 MHz,

OOK Input Sensitivity At BER = 1E − 3, FRF = 915 MHz

Second Harmonic −27 dBc Unfiltered conductive

All Other Harmonics −35 dBc

Sensitivity at 9.6 kbps −112.8 dBm FDEV = 10 kHz, high sensitivity mode

Sensitivity at 200 kbps −100 dBm FDEV = 50 kHz, high sensitivity mode

Sensitivity at 1 kbps −116 dBm High sensitivity mode

Sensitivity at 9.6 kbps −106.5 dBm High sensitivity mode

±1 dB From −40°C to +85°C

LNA and PA matched separately

6

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

High Sensitivity Mode

−24 dBm

F2 = FRF + 6 MHz, maximum gain

AFC

(Offset = ±3 × IF Filter BW Setting)

Image Channel Rejection

30 dB

Image at FRF = 400 kHz

Wideband Interference Rejection

70 dB

Swept from 100 MHz to 2 GHz, measured as channel

LNA Input Impedance

24 − j60

Ω FRF = 915 MHz, RFIN to GND

65 MHz/V

433 MHz, VCO adjust = 0

Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions

LNA and Mixer, Input IP37

Enhanced Linearity Mode −3 dBm Pin = −20 dBm, 2 CW interferers Low Current Mode −5 dBm FRF = 915 MHz, F1 = FRF + 3 MHz

Rx Spurious Emissions8 −57 dBm <1 GHz at antenna input

−47 dBm >1 GHz at antenna input

Pull-In Range at 868 MHz/915 MHz ±50 kHz IF_BW = 200 kHz Pull-In Range at 433 MHz ±25 kHz IF_BW = 200 kHz Response Time 48 Bits Modulation index = 0.875 Accuracy 1 kHz

CHANNEL FILTERING Desired signal 3 dB above the input sensitivity level,

Adjacent Channel Rejection

(Offset = ±1 × IF Filter BW Setting)

Second Adjacent Channel Rejection

(Offset = ±2 × IF Filter BW Setting)

Third Adjacent Channel Rejection

(Uncalibrated) Image Channel Rejection (Calibrated) 50 dB Image at FRF = 400 kHz

CO-CHANNEL REJECTION −2 dB

CW interferer power level increased until BER = 10 image channel excluded

27 dB IF filter BW settings = 100 kHz, 150 kHz, 200 kHz

50 dB IF filter BW settings = 100 kHz, 150 kHz, 200 kHz

55 dB IF filter BW settings = 100 kHz, 150 kHz, 200 kHz

−3

,

rejection

BLOCKING Desired signal 3 dB above the input sensitivity level,

±1 MHz 60 dB ±5 MHz 68 dB ±10 MHz 65 dB ±10 MHz (High Linearity Mode) 72 dB Saturation (Maximum Input Level) 12 dBm FSK mode, BER = 10−3

26 − j63 Ω FRF = 868 MHz 71 − j128 Ω FRF = 433 MHz RSSI

Range at Input −110 to

−24 Linearity ±2 dB Absolute Accuracy ±3 dB Response Time 150 µs

PHASE-LOCKED LOOP

VCO Gain 65 MHz/V 902 MHz to 928 MHz band,

130 MHz/V 860 MHz to 870 MHz band, VCO adjust = 0

Phase Noise (In-Band) −89 dBc/Hz PA = 0 dBm, VDD = 3.0 V, PFD = 10 MHz,

Phase Noise (Out-of-Band) −110 dBc/Hz 1 MHz offset Residual FM 128 Hz From 200 Hz to 20 kHz, FRF = 868 MHz PLL Settling 40 µs Measured for a 10 MHz frequency step to within

dBm

CW interferer power level increased until BER = 10

See the

RSSI/AGC section

VCO adjust = 0, VCO_BIAS_SETTING = 10

FRF = 915 MHz, VCO_BIAS_SETTING = 10

5 ppm accuracy, PFD = 20 MHz, LBW = 50 kHz

−2

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Data Sheet ADF7020

Chip Enabled to Regulator Ready

10 µs

C

REG

= 100 nF

INH/IINL

OUT

VDD

2.3 3.6 V All VDD pins must be tied together

Low Power Sleep Mode

0.1 1 µA

Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions

REFERENCE INPUT

Crystal Reference 3.625 24 MHz External Oscillator 3.625 24 MHz Load Capacitance 33 pF See crystal manufacturer’s specification sheet Crystal Start-Up Time 2.1 ms 11.0592 MHz crystal, using 33 pF load capacitors

1.0 ms Using 16 pF load capacitors Input Level CMOS levels

ADC PARAMETERS

INL ±1 LSB From 2.3 V to 3.6 V, TA = 25°C DNL ±1 LSB From 2.3 V to 3.6 V, TA = 25°C

TIMING INFORMATION

See the

Reference Input section

Chip Enabled to RSSI Ready 3.0 ms Tx to Rx Turnaround Time 150 µs +

(5 × T

BIT

Time to synchronized data out, includes AGC settling;

)

See

Tab le 11 for more details

see the

AGC Information and Timing section

LOGIC INPUTS

Input High Voltage, V

0.7 ×

INH

V

VDD

Input Low Voltage, V

0.2 ×

INL

V

VDD

Input Current, I

±1 µA Input Capacitance, CIN 10 pF Control Clock Input 50 MHz

LOGIC OUTPUTS

Output High Voltage, VOH DVDD −

V IOH = 500 µA

0.4 Output Low Voltage, VOL 0.4 V IOL = 500 µA CLK

Rise/Fall 5 ns

CLK

Load 10 pF

OUT

TEMPERATURE RANGE, TA −40 +85 °C POWER SUPPLIES

Voltage Supply

Transmit Current Consumption FRF = 915 MHz, VDD = 3.0 V,

PA is matched to 50 Ω

−20 dBm 14.8 mA Combined PA and LNA matching network as on

−10 dBm 15.9 mA 0 dBm 19.1 mA

EVAL-ADF7020DBZx boards VCO_BIAS_SETTING = 12

10 dBm 28.5 mA 10 dBm 26.8 mA PA matched separately with external antenna

switch, VCO_BIAS_SETTING = 12

Receive Current Consumption

Low Current Mode 19 mA High Sensitivity Mode 21 mA

Power-Down Mode

1

Higher data rates are achievable, depending on local regulations.

2

For the definition of frequency deviation, see the Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (FSK Mode) section.

3

For the definition of GFSK frequency deviation, see the Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (GFSK/GOOK Mode) section.

4

Measured as maximum unmodulated power. Output power varies with both supply and temperature.

5

For matching details, see the LNA/PA Matching section and the AN-764 Application Note.

6

Sensitivity for combined matching network case is typically 2 dB less than separate matching networks.

7

See Table 5 for a description of different receiver modes.

8

Follow the matching and layout guidelines to achieve the relevant FCC/ETSI specifications.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

TIMING CHARACTERISTICS

VDD = 3 V ± 10%, VGND = 0 V, TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted. Guaranteed by design, not production tested.

Table 2.

Parameter Limit at T

t

>10 ns SDATA to SCLK setup time

1

t2 >10 ns SDATA to SCLK hold time t3 >25 ns SCLK high duration t4 >25 ns SCLK low duration t

>10 ns SCLK to SLE setup time

5

t

>20 ns SLE pulse width

6

t

<25 ns SCLK to SREAD data valid, readback

8

t

<25 ns SREAD hold time after SCLK, readback

9

t

>10 ns SCLK to SLE disable time, readback

10

TIMING DIAGRAMS

SCLK

MIN

to T

Unit Test Conditions/Comments

MAX

t

3

t

4

SDATA

SLE

t

1

DB31 (MSB) DB30 DB2

t

2

Figure 2. Serial Interface Timing Diagram

DB1

(CONTROL BIT C2)

DB0 (LSB)

(CONTROL BIT C1)

t

5

t

6

05351-002

SCLK

SDATA

SLE

SREAD

t

1

R7_DB0

(CONTROL BIT C1)

t

2

t

3

X RV16 RV15 RV2 RV1

t

8

9

Figure 3. Readback Timing Diagram

t

10

05351-003

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Data Sheet ADF7020

A

±1 × DATA RATE/32 1/DATA RATE

RxCLK

RxDAT

DATA

05351-004

Figure 4. RxData/RxCLK Timing Diagram

1/DATA RATE

TxCLK

TxDAT

NOTES

1. TxCLK ONLY AVAILABL E IN GFSK MODE.

SAMPLEFETCH

DATA

5351-005

Figure 5. TxData/TxCLK Timing Diagram

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

Maximum Junction Temperature

150°C

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.

Table 3.

Parameter Rating

VDD to GND1 −0.3 V to +5 V Analog I/O Voltage to GND −0.3 V to AVDD + 0.3 V Digital I/O Voltage to GND −0.3 V to DVDD + 0.3 V Operating Temperature Range

Industrial (B Version) −40°C to +85°C

Storage Temperature Range −65°C to +125°C

MLF θJA Thermal Impedance 26°C/W Reflow Soldering

Peak Temperature 260°C Time at Peak Temperature 40 sec

1

GND = GND1 = RFGND = GND4 = VCO GND = 0 V.

Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational section of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.

This device is a high performance RF integrated circuit with an ESD rating of <2 kV, and is ESD sensitive. Proper precautions should be taken for handling and assembly.

ESD CAUTION

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Data Sheet ADF7020

K

PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

CVCO

GND1

GND

VCO GND

GND

VDD

CPOUT

CREG3

VDD3

OSC1

OSC2

48

47

43

42

46

45

41

44

MUXOUT

40

39

38

37

24 CE

CLKOUT

36

DATA CL

35

DATA I/O

34

INT/LOCK

33

VDD2

32

CREG2

31

ADCIN

30

GND2

29

SCLK

28

SREAD

27

SDATA

26

SLE

25

5351-006

VCOIN

1 2

CREG1

3

VDD1

4

RFOUT

5

RFGND

6

RFIN

7

RFINB

R

8

LNA

9

VDD4

10

RSET

11

CREG4

12

GND4

NOTES

1. EXPOSED PAD MUST BE CONNECTED TO GROUND.

13

14

MIX_I

ADF7020

TOP VIEW

(Not to Scale)

15

16

17

18

FILT_I

MIX_Q

19

20

21

22

23

GND4

FILT_Q

TEST_A

Figure 6. Pin Configuration

Table 4. Pin Function Descriptions

Pin No. Mnemonic Description

1 VCOIN

The tuning voltage on this pin determines the output frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The higher the tuning voltage, the higher the output frequency.

2 CREG1

Regulator Voltage for PA Block. A 100 nF in parallel with a 5.1 pF capacitor should be placed between this pin and ground for regulator stability and noise rejection.

3 VDD1

Voltage Supply for PA Block. Decoupling capacitors of 0.1 μF and 10 pF should be placed as close as possible to this pin. All VDD pins should be tied together.

4 RFOUT

The modulated signal is available at this pin. Output power levels are from −20 dBm to +13 dBm. The output should be impedance matched to the desired load using suitable components. See the Transmitter

section. 5 RFGND Ground for Output Stage of Transmitter. All GND pins should be tied together. 6 RFIN

LNA Input for Receiver Section. Input matching is required between the antenna and the differential LNA

input to ensure maximum power transfer. See the LNA/PA Matching section. 7 RFINB Complementary LNA Input. See the LNA/PA Matching section. 8 R

External bias resistor for LNA. Optimum resistor is 1.1 kΩ with 5% tolerance.

LNA

9 VDD4 Voltage Supply for LNA/MIXER Block. This pin should be decoupled to ground with a 10 nF capacitor. 10 RSET

External Resistor to Set Charge Pump Current and Some Internal Bias Currents. Use 3.6 kΩ with 5%

tolerance. 11 CREG4

Regulator Voltage for LNA/MIXER Block. A 100 nF capacitor should be placed between this pin and GND

for regulator stability and noise rejection. 12 GND4 Ground for LNA/MIXER Block. 13 to 18

MIX_I, MIX_I MIX_Q, MIX_Q FILT_I, FILT_I

,

Signal Chain Test Pins. These pins are high impedance under normal conditions and should be left

unconnected.

,

19, 22 GND4 Ground for LNA/MIXER Block. 20, 21, 23

FILT_Q, FILT_Q TEST_A

24 CE

,

Signal Chain Test Pins. These pins are high impedance under normal conditions and should be left

unconnected.

Chip Enable. Bringing CE low puts the ADF7020 into complete power-down. Register values are lost when

CE is low, and the part must be reprogrammed once CE is brought high. 25 SLE

Load Enable, CMOS Input. When LE goes high, the data stored in the shift registers is loaded into one of

the fourteen latches. A latch is selected using the control bits. 26 SDATA

Serial Data Input. The serial data is loaded MSB first with the two LSBs as the control bits. This pin is a high

impedance CMOS input.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

Serial Clock Input. This serial clock is used to clock in the serial data to the registers. The data is latched into 29

GND2

Ground for Digital Section.

frequency. Other signals include Regulator_Ready, which is an indicator of the status of the serial interface

Regulator Voltage for Charge Pump and PLL Dividers. A 100 nF in parallel with a 5.1 pF capacitor should be 48

CVCO

A 22 nF capacitor should be placed between this pin and CREG1 to reduce VCO noise.

Pin No. Mnemonic Description

27 SREAD Serial Data Output. This pin is used to feed readback data from the ADF7020 to the microcontroller. The

SCLK input is used to clock each readback bit (AFC, ADC readback) from the SREAD pin.

28 SCLK

the 24-bit shift register on the CLK rising edge. This pin is a digital CMOS input.

30 ADCIN Analog-to-Digital Converter Input. The internal 7-bit ADC can be accessed through this pin. Full scale is 0 V

to 1.9 V. Readback is made using the SREAD pin.

31 CREG2 Regulator Voltage for Digital Block. A 100 nF in parallel with a 5.1 pF capacitor should be placed between

this pin and ground for regulator stability and noise rejection.

32 VDD2 Voltage Supply for Digital Block. A decoupling capacitor of 10 nF should be placed as close as possible to

this pin.

33 INT/LOCK Bidirectional Pin. In output mode (interrupt mode), the ADF7020 asserts the INT/ LOCK pin when it has

found a match for the preamble sequence. In input mode (lock mode), the microcontroller can be used to lock the demodulator threshold when a valid preamble has been detected. Once the threshold is locked,

NRZ data can be reliably received. In this mode, a demodulation lock can be asserted with minimum delay. 34 DATA I/O Transmit Data Input/Received Data Output. This is a digital pin, and normal CMOS levels apply. 35 DATA C LK In receive mode, the pin outputs the synchronized data clock. The positive clock edge is matched to the

center of the received data. In GFSK transmit mode, the pin outputs an accurate clock to latch the data

from the microcontroller into the transmit section at the exact required data rate. See the Gaussian

Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) section. 36 CLKOUT A Divided-Down Version of the Crystal Reference with Output Driver. The digital clock output can be

used to drive several other CMOS inputs, such as a microcontroller clock. The output has a 50:50 mark-

space ratio. 37 MUXOUT This pin provides the Lock_Detect signal, which is used to determine if the PLL is locked to the correct

regulator. 38 OSC2 The reference crystal should be connected between this pin and OSC1. A TCXO reference can be used by

driving this pin with CMOS levels and disabling the crystal oscillator. 39 OSC1 The reference crystal should be connected between this pin and OSC2. 40 VDD3 Voltage Supply for the Charge Pump and PLL Dividers. This pin should be decoupled to ground with a

0.01 µF capacitor.

41 CREG3

placed between this pin and ground for regulator stability and noise rejection. 42 CPOUT Charge Pump Output. This output generates current pulses that are integrated in the loop filter. The

integrated current changes the control voltage on the input to the VCO. 43 VDD Voltage Supply for VCO Tank Circuit. This pin should be decoupled to ground with a 0.01 µF capacitor. 44 to 47 GND, GND1,

VCO GND

EP Exposed Pad. The exposed pad must be connected to ground.

Grounds for VCO Block.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

05351-007

10MHz

10.0000kHz

–87.80dBc/Hz

CARRIER POW E R –0.28dBm ATTEN 0.00dB MKR1 REF –70.00dBc/Hz

10.00 dB/DIV

1kHz FREQUENCY OFFSET

1

05351-008

FREQUENCY (MHz)

913.38913.28 913.30 913.32 913.36

SIGNAL LEVEL (dBm)

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

PRBS PN9 DR = 7.1kbps FDEV = 4.88kHz RBW = 300kHz

FSK

GFSK

05351-009

IF FREQ (kHz)

600–400 –300 –200

–100 0 100 200 300 400 500

550–350 –250 –150 –50 50 150 250 350 450

ATTENUATION LEVEL (dB)

0

–5 –10 –15 –20 –25 –30 –35 –40 –45 –50 –55 –60 –65 –70

200kHz FILTER BW

150kHz FILTER BW

100kHz FILTER BW

05351-010

STOP 10. 000GHz

SWEEP 16. 52ms ( 601pts)

MKR4 3.482GHz

SWEEP 16. 52ms ( 601pts)

START 100MHz RES BW 3MHz

REF 10dBm PEAK log 10dB/DIV

VBW 3MHz

ATTEN 20dB

1

3

4

REF LEVEL

10.00dBm

05351-011

STOP 5. 000GHz

SWEEP 5. 627s ( 601pts)

Δ Mkr1 1.834GHz

–62.57dB

START 800MHz #RES BW 30kHz

REF 15dBm ATTEN 30dB

VBW 30kHz

NORM

log

10dB/DIV

LgAv

W1 S2

S3 FC

AA

£(f): FTun Swp

1R

1

MARKER

Δ

1.834000000GHz –62.57dB

05351-012

FREQUENCY (MHz)

900.80899.60 900.00899.80 900.20 900.40 900.60

SIGNAL LEVEL (dBm)

10

0

–10

–20

–30

–40

–50

OOK

GOOK

ASK

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Figure 7. Phase Noise Response at 868.3 MHz, VDD = 3.0 V, ICP = 1.5 mA

Figure 8. Output Spectrum in FSK and GFSK Modulation

Figure 10. Harmonic Response, RF

Matched to 50 Ω, No Filter

OUT

Figure 11. Harmonic Response, Murata Dielectric Filter

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Figure 9. IF Filter Response

Figure 12. Output Spectrum in ASK, OOK, and GOOK Modes, DR = 10 kbps

ADF7020 Data Sheet

05351-013

PA SETTING

1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61

PA OUTPUT POWER

20

10

15

0

5

–10

–5

–20

–15

–25

11µA

9µA

5µA

7µA

05351-014

FREQUENCY OF INTERFERER (MHz)

1100

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

600

650

700

750

800

850

900

950

1000

1050

LEVEL OF REJECTION (dB)

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

–10

05351-015

20–120 –100 –80 –60 –40 –20 0

20

–20

–60

0

–40

–80

–100

–120

ACTUAL INPUT LEVEL

RSSI READBACK LE V E L

RF INPUT ( dB)

RSSI LEVEL (dB)

05351-016

RF INPUT LEVEL (dBm)

–114

–113

–112

–111

–110

–109

–108

–107

–106

–124

–123

–122

–121

–120

–119

–118

–117

–116

–115

0

–1

–2

–3

–5

–4

–6

–7

–8

3.6V, –40°C

2.4V, +85°C

3.0V, +25° C

DATA RATE = 1kbps FSK IF BW = 100kHz DEMOD BW = 0. 77kHz

BER

05351-017

RF INPUT LEVEL (dBm)

–90

–122

–121

–120

–119

–118

–117

–116

–115

–114

–113

–112

–111

–110

–109

–108

–107

–106

–105

–104

–103

–102

–101

–100

–99

–98

–97

–96

–95

–94

–93

–92

–91

BER

0

–1

–2

–4

–5

–3

–6

–7

–8

9.760k DATA RATE

200.8k DATA RATE

1.002k

DATA RATE

05351-018

FREQUENCY E RROR (kHz)

110

–110

–90

–70

–50

–30

–10

10

30

50

70

90

100

–100

–80

–60

–40

–20

0

20

40

60

80

SENSITIVITY (dBm)

–60

–70

–75

–65

–80

–85

–90

–95

–100

–105

–110

LINEAR AFC OFF

LINEAR AFC ON

CORRELATOR

AFC OFF

CORRELATOR

AFC ON

Figure 13. PA Output Power vs. Setting

Figure 16. BER vs. VDD and Temperature

Figure 14. Wideband Interference Rejection; Wanted Signal (880 MHz)

at 3 dB above Sensitivity Point

Interferer = FM Jammer (9.76 kbps, 10 kHz Deviation)

Figure 15. Digital RSSI Readback Linearity

Figure 17. BER vs. Data Rate (Combined Matching Network)

Separate LNA and PA Matching Paths Typically

Improve Performance by 2 dB

Figure 18. Sensitivity vs. Frequency Error with AFC On/Off

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Data Sheet ADF7020

OSC1

CP1CP2

OSC2

05351-019

PCB

L

C

CP2CP

C +

+

=

1

DV

DD

CLKOUT ENABLE BIT

CLKOUTOSC1

DIVIDER

1 TO 15

05351-020

÷2

REGULATOR READY

DIGITAL LOCK DETECT

ANALOG L OCK DETECT

R COUNTER OUTPUT N COUNTER OUTPUT

PLL TEST MODES

Σ-Δ TEST MODES

MUX CONTROL

DGND

DV

DD

MUXOUT

05351-021

FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER

REFERENCE INPUT

The on-board crystal oscillator circuitry (see Figure 19) can use an inexpensive quartz crystal as the PLL reference. The oscillator circuit is enabled by setting R1_DB12 high. It is enabled by default on power-up and is disabled by bringing CE low. Errors in the crystal can be corrected using the automatic frequency control (see the AFC section) feature or by adjusting the fractional-N value (see the N Counter section). A single-ended reference (TCXO, CXO) can also be used. The CMOS levels should be applied to OSC2 with R1_DB12 set low.

Figure 19. Oscillator Circuit on the ADF7020

Two parallel resonant capacitors are required for oscillation at the correct frequency; their values are dependent on the crystal specification. They should be chosen so that the series value of capacitance added to the PCB track capacitance adds up to the load capacitance of the crystal, usually 20 pF. PCB track capacitance values might vary from 2 pF to 5 pF, depending on board layout. Thus, CP1 and CP2 can be calculated using:

R Counter

The 3-bit R counter divides the reference input frequency by an integer ranging from 1 to 7. The divided-down signal is presented as the reference clock to the phase frequency detector (PFD). The divide ratio is set in Register 1. Maximizing the PFD frequency reduces the N value. Every doubling of the PFD gives a 3 dB benefit in phase noise, as well as reducing occurrences of spurious components. The R register defaults to R = 1 on power-up.

PFD [Hz] = XTAL/R

MUXOUT and Lock Detect

The MUXOUT pin allows the user to access various digital points in the ADF7020. The state of MUXOUT is controlled by Bits R0_DB[29:31].

Regulator Ready

Regulator ready is the default setting on MUXOUT after the transceiver has been powered up. The power-up time of the regulator is typically 50 µs. Because the serial interface is powered from the regulator, the regulator must be at its nominal voltage before the ADF7020 can be programmed. The status of the regulator can be monitored at MUXOUT. When the regulator ready signal on MUXOUT is high, programming of the ADF7020 can begin.

Where possible, choose capacitors that have a low temperature coefficient to ensure stable frequency operation over all conditions.

CLKOUT Divider and Buffer

The CLKOUT circuit takes the reference clock signal from the oscillator section, shown in Figure 19, and supplies a divideddown 50:50 mark-space signal to the CLKOUT pin. An even divide from 2 to 30 is available. This divide number is set in R1_DB[8:11]. On power-up, the CLKOUT defaults to divide-by-8.

To disable CLKOUT, set the divide number to 0. The output buffer can drive up to a 20 pF load with a 10% rise time at

4.8 MHz. Faster edges can result in some spurious feedthrough to the output. A small series resistor (50 Ω) can be used to slow the clock edges to reduce these spurs at f

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Figure 20. CLKOUT Stage

CLK

Figure 21. MUXOUT Circuit

Digital Lock Detect

Digital lock detect is active high. The lock detect circuit is located at the PFD. When the phase error on five consecutive cycles is less than 15 ns, lock detect is set high. Lock detect remains high until 25 ns phase error is detected at the PFD. Because no external components are needed for digital lock detect, it is more widely used than analog lock detect.

Analog Lock Detect

This N-channel open-drain lock detect should be operated with an external pull-up resistor of 10 kΩ nominal. When a lock has been detected, this output is high with narrow low going pulses.

.

ADF7020 Data Sheet

Voltage Regulators

The ADF7020 contains four regulators to supply stable voltages to the part. The nominal regulator voltage is 2.3 V. Each regulator should have a 100 nF capacitor connected between CREGx and GND. When CE is high, the regulators and other associated circuitry are powered on, drawing a total supply current of 2 mA. Bringing the chip-enable pin low disables the regulators, reduces the supply current to less than 1 μA, and erases all values held in the registers. The serial interface operates off a regulator supply; therefore, to write to the part, the user must have CE high and the regulator voltage must be stabilized. Regulator status (CREG4) can be monitored using the regulator ready signal from MUXOUT.

Loop Filter

The loop filter integrates the current pulses from the charge pump to form a voltage that tunes the output of the VCO to the desired frequency. It also attenuates spurious levels generated by the PLL. A typical loop filter design is shown in Figure 22.

CHARGE

PUMP OUT

Figure 22. Typical Loop Filter Configuration

VCO

05351-022

In FSK, the loop should be designed so that the loop bandwidth (LBW) is approximately one and a half times the data rate. Widening the LBW excessively reduces the time spent jumping between frequencies, but it can cause insufficient spurious attenuation.

For ASK systems, a wider LBW is recommended. The sudden large transition between two power levels can result in VCO pulling and can cause a wider output spectrum than is desired. By widening the LBW to more than 10 times the data rate, the amount of VCO pulling is reduced, because the loop settles quickly back to the correct frequency. The wider LBW can restrict the output power and data rate of ASK-based systems compared with FSK-based systems.

Narrow-loop bandwidths can result in the loop taking long periods of time to attain lock. Careful design of the loop filter is critical to obtaining accurate FSK/GFSK modulation.

For GFSK, it is recommended that an LBW of 1.0 to 1.5 times the data rate be used to ensure that sufficient samples are taken of the input data while filtering system noise. The free design tool ADI SRD Design Studio™ can be used to design loop filters for the ADF7020. It can also be used to view the effect of loop filter bandwidth on the spectrum of the transmitted signal for different combinations of modulation type, data rates, and modulation indices.

N Counter

The feedback divider in the ADF7020 PLL consists of an 8-bit integer counter and a 15-bit Σ-Δ fractional-N divider. The integer counter is the standard pulse-swallow type common in PLLs. This sets the minimum integer divide value to 31. The fractional divide value gives very fine resolution at the output, where the output frequency of the PLL is calculated as

__NFractional

OUT

REFERENCE IN

4÷R

 



PFD/

CHARGE

PUMP

Figure 23. Fractional-N PLL

NIntegerPFDf



THIRD-ORDER

Σ-∆ MODULATOR

2

 

15



VCO

4÷N

INTEGER-NFRACTIONAL -N

05351-023

The maximum N divide value is the combination of the Integer_N (maximum = 255) and the Fractional_N (maximum = 32767/32768) and puts a lower limit on the minimum usable PFD.

PFD

[Hz] = Maximum Required Output Frequency/(255 + 1)

MIN

For example, when operating in the European 868 MHz to 870 MHz band, PFD

equals 3.4 MHz. In the majority of

MIN

cases, it is advisable to use as high a value of PFD as possible to obtain best phase noise performance.

Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)

To minimize spurious emissions, the on-chip VCO operates from 1724 MHz to 1912 MHz. The VCO signal is then divided by 2 to give the required frequency for the transmitter and the required LO frequency for the receiver.

The VCO should be recentered, depending on the required frequency of operation, by programming the VCO Adjust Bits R1_DB[20:21].

The VCO is enabled as part of the PLL by the PLL Enable bit, R0_DB28.

A further frequency divide-by-2 block is included to allow operation in the lower 433 MHz and 460 MHz bands. To enable operation in these bands, R1_DB13 should be set to 1. The VCO needs an external 22 nF between the VCO and the regulator to reduce internal noise.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

VCO

LOOP FILTER

MUX

VCO SELECT BIT

TO PA

VCO BIAS

R1_DB[16:19]

220µF

05351-024

CVCO PIN

÷2

TO N

DIVIDER

VCO Bias Current

VCO bias current can be adjusted using Bit R1_DB19 to Bit R1_DB16. To ensure VCO oscillation, the minimum bias current setting under all conditions is 0xA.

Figure 24. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)

CHOOSING CHANNELS FOR BEST SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

The fractional-N PLL allows the selection of any channel within 868 MHz to 956 MHz (and 433 MHz using divide-by-2) to a resolution of <300 Hz. This also facilitates frequency-hopping systems.

Careful selection of the XTAL frequency is important to achieve best spurious and blocking performance. The architecture of fractional-N causes some level of the nearest integer channel to couple directly to the RF output. This phenomenon is often referred to as integer boundary spurious. If the desired RF channel and the nearest integer channel are separated by a frequency of less than the PLL loop bandwidth (LBW), the integer boundary spurs are not attenuated by the loop.

Integer boundary spurs can be significantly reduced in amplitude by choosing XTAL values that place the wanted RF channel away from integer multiples of the PFD.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

TRANSMITTER

RF OUTPUT STAGE

The PA of the ADF7020 is based on a single-ended, controlled current, open-drain amplifier that has been designed to deliver up to 13 dBm into a 50 Ω load at a maximum frequency of 956 MHz.

The PA output current and, consequently, the output power are programmable over a wide range. The PA configurations in FSK/GFSK and ASK/OOK modulation modes are shown in Figure 25 and Figure 26, respectively. In FSK/GFSK modulation mode, the output power is independent of the state of the DATA I/O pin. In ASK/OOK modulation mode, it is dependent on the state of the DATA I/O pin and Bit R2_DB29, which selects the polarity of the TxData input. For each transmission mode, the output power can be adjusted as follows:

 FSK/GFSK

The output power is set using Bits R2_DB[9:14].

 ASK

The output power for the inactive state of the TxData input is set by Bits R2_DB[15:20]. The output power for the active state of the TxData input is set by Bits R2_DB[9:14].

 OOK

The output power for the active state of the TxData input is set by Bits R2_DB[9:14]. The PA is muted when the TxData input is inactive.

R2_DB[30:31]

2

IDAC

6

R2_DB[9:14]

The PA is equipped with overvoltage protection, which makes it robust in severe mismatch conditions. Depending on the application, one can design a matching network for the PA to exhibit optimum efficiency at the desired radiated output power level for a wide range of different antennas, such as loop or monopole antennas. See the LNA/PA Matching section for details.

PA Bias Currents

Control Bits R2_DB[30:31] facilitate an adjustment of the PA bias current to further extend the output power control range, if necessary. If this feature is not required, the default value of 7 μA is recommended. The output stage is powered down by resetting Bit R2_DB4. To reduce the level of undesired spurious emissions, the PA can be muted during the PLL lock phase by toggling this bit.

MODULATION SCHEMES

Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)

Frequency shift keying is implemented by setting the N value for the center frequency and then toggling this with the TxData line. The deviation from the center frequency is set using Bits R2_DB[15:23]. The deviation from the center frequency in Hz is

FSK

DEVIATION

]Hz[





where Modulation Number is a number from 1 to 511 (R2_DB[15:23]).

Select FSK using Bits R2_DB[6:8].

NumberModulationPFD

14

2

RFOUT

RFGND

DATA I/O

RFOUT

RFGND

+

FROM VCO

Figure 25. PA Configuration in FSK/GFSK Mode

R2_DB29

R2_DB[30:31]

IDAC

+

FROM VCO

ASK/OOK MODE

6

Figure 26. PA Configuration in ASK/OOK Mode

R2_DB4

R2_DB5

DIGITAL LOCK DETECT

6

R2_DB[9:14]

6

R2_DB[15:23]

0

R2_DB4

R2_DB5

DIGITAL LOCK DETECT

05351-025

05351-026

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FSK DEVIATIO N

TxDATA

FREQUENCY

–

f

DEV

+

f

DEV

4R

PFD/

CHARGE

PUMP

Figure 27. FSK Implementation

THIRD-ORDER

Σ-∆ MODULATOR

PA STAGE

VCO

÷N

INTEGER-NFRACTIONAL- N

05351-027

Data Sheet ADF7020

2

COUNTERINDEXFACTORDIVIDER

PFD

DR__]bps[×=

Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)

Gaussian frequency shift keying reduces the bandwidth occupied by the transmitted spectrum by digitally prefiltering the TxData. A TxCLK output line is provided from the ADF7020 for synchronization of TxData from the microcontroller. The TxCLK line can be connected to the clock input of a shift register that clocks data to the transmitter at the exact data rate.

Setting Up the ADF7020 for GFSK

To set up the frequency deviation, set the PFD and the modulation control bits.

m

2

PFD

×

GFSK

DEVIATION

]Hz[

=

12

where m is GFSK_Mod_Control, set using R2_DB[24:26].

To set up the GFSK data rate,

The INDEX_COUNTER variable controls the number of intermediate frequency steps between the low and high frequency. It is usually possible to achieve a given data rate with various combinations of DIVIDER_FACTOR and INDEX_COUNTER. Choosing a higher INDEX_COUNTER can help in improving the spectral performance.

Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)

Amplitude shift keying is implemented by switching the output stage between two discrete power levels. This is accomplished by toggling the DAC, which controls the output level between two 6-bit values set up in Register 2. A 0 TxData bit sends Bits R2_DB[15:20] to the DAC. A high TxData bit sends Bits R2_DB[9:14] to the DAC. A maximum modulation depth of 30 dB is possible.

On-Off Keying (OOK)

On-off keying is implemented by switching the output stage to a certain power level for a high TxData bit and switching the output stage off for a zero. For OOK, the transmitted power for a high input is programmed using Bits R2_DB[9:14].

Gaussian On-Off Keying (GOOK)

Gaussian on-off keying represents a prefiltered form of OOK modulation. The usually sharp symbol transitions are replaced with smooth Gaussian filtered transitions, the result being a reduction in frequency pulling of the VCO. Frequency pulling of the VCO in OOK mode can lead to a wider than desired BW, especially if it is not possible to increase the loop filter BW > 300 kHz. The GOOK sampling clock samples data at the data rate (see the Setting Up the ADF7020 for GFSK section).

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

T

RECEIVER

RF FRONT END

The ADF7020 is based on a fully integrated, low IF receiver architecture. The low IF architecture facilitates a very low external component count and does not suffer from power lineinduced interference problems.

Figure 28 shows the structure of the receiver front end. The many programming options allow users to trade off sensitivity, linearity, and current consumption against each other in the way best suitable for their applications. To achieve a high level of resilience against spurious reception, the LNA features a differential input. Switch SW2 shorts the LNA input when transmit mode is selected (R0_DB27 = 0). This feature facilitates the design of a combined LNA/PA matching network, avoiding the need for an external Rx/Tx switch. See the LNA/PA Matching section for details on the design of the matching network.

x/Rx SELECT

RFIN

(R0_DB27)

RFINB

LNA MODE

(R6_DB15)

LNA CURRENT (R6_DB[16:17])

LNA GAIN

(R9_DB[20:21])

LNA/MIXER E NABLE

(R8_DB6)

SW2 LNA

Figure 28. ADF7020 RF Front End

The LNA is followed by a quadrature down conversion mixer, that converts the RF signal to the IF frequency of 200 kHz. It is important to consider that the output frequency of the synthesizer must be programmed to a value 200 kHz below the center frequency of the received channel.

I (TO FILTER)

LO

Q (TO FILTER)

MIXER LINE ARITY (R6_DB18)

05351-028

The LNA has two basic operating modes: high gain/low noise mode and low gain/low power mode. To switch between these two modes, use the LNA_Mode bit, R6_DB15. The mixer is also configurable between a low current and an enhanced linearity mode using the mixer_linearity bit, R6_DB18.

Based on the specific sensitivity and linearity requirements of the application, it is recommended to adjust control bits LNA_Mode (R6_DB15) and Mixer_Linearity (R6_DB18), as outlined in Table 5.

The gain of the LNA is configured by the LNA_Gain field, R9_DB[20:21], and can be set by either the user or the automatic gain control (AGC) logic.

IF Filter Settings/Calibration

Out-of-band interference is rejected by means of a fourth-order Butterworth polyphase IF filter centered around a frequency of 200 kHz. The bandwidth of the IF filter can be programmed between 100 kHz and 200 kHz by using Control Bits R1_DB[22:23] and should be chosen as a compromise between interference rejection, attenuation of the desired signal, and the AFC pull-in range.

To compensate for manufacturing tolerances, the IF filter should be calibrated once after power-up. The IF filter calibration logic requires that the IF filter divider in Bits R6_DB[20:28] be set as dependent on the crystal frequency. Once initiated by setting Bit R6_DB19, the calibration is performed automatically without any user intervention. The calibration time is 200 μs, during which the ADF7020 should not be accessed. It is important not to initiate the calibration cycle before the crystal oscillator has fully settled. If the AGC loop is disabled, the gain of IF filter can be set to three levels using the Filter_Gain field, R9_DB[20:21]. The filter gain is adjusted automatically, if the AGC loop is enabled.

Table 5. LNA/Mixer Modes

Receiver Mode

LNA Mode (R6_DB15)

LNA Gain Value (R9_DB[20:21])

Mixer Linearity (R6_DB18)

Sensitivity (DR = 9.6 kbps, f

= 10 kHz)

DEV

Rx Current Consumption (mA)

Input IP3 (dBm)

High Sensitivity Mode (Default) 0 30 0 −110.5 21 −24 RxMode2 1 10 0 −104 20 −13.5 Low Current Mode 1 3 0 −94 19 −5 Enhanced Linearity Mode 1 3 1 −88 19 −3 RxMode5 1 10 1 −98 20 −10 RxMode6 0 30 1 −107 21 −20

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Data Sheet ADF7020

1

FWR

NOTES

1. FWR = FULL WAVE RECTIFIER

FWR

FWR FWR

LATCHA A A

R

CLK

ADC

OFFSET

CORRECTION

RSSI ASK DEMOD

FSK DEMOD

05351-029

XTAL

CLKSEQDELAYAGC

TimeWaitAGC

__

×

=

RSSI/AGC

The RSSI is implemented as a successive compression log amp following the baseband channel filtering. The log amp achieves ±3 dB log linearity. It also doubles as a limiter to convert the signal-to-digital levels for the FSK demodulator. The RSSI itself is used for amplitude shift keying (ASK) demodulation. In ASK mode, extra digital filtering is performed on the RSSI value. Offset correction is achieved using a switched capacitor integrator in feedback around the log amp. This uses the baseband offset clock divide. The RSSI level is converted for user readback and digitally controlled AGC by an 80-level (7-bit) flash ADC. This level can be converted to input power in dBm.

Figure 29. RSSI Block Diagram

RSSI Thresholds

When the RSSI is above AGC_HIGH_THRESHOLD, the gain is reduced. When the RSSI is below AGC_LOW_THRESHOLD, the gain is increased. A delay (AGC_DELAY) is programmed to allow for settling of the loop. The user programs the two threshold values (recommended defaults of 30 and 70) and the delay (default of 10). The default AGC setup values should be adequate for most applications. The threshold values must be chosen to be more than 30 apart for the AGC to operate correctly.

Offset Correction Clock

In Register 3, the user should set the BB offset clock divide bits R3_DB[4:5] to give an offset clock between 1 MHz and 2 MHz.

BBOS_CLK (Hz) = XTAL/(BBOS_CLK_DIVIDE)

where BBOS_CLK_DIVIDE can be set to 4, 8, or 16.

AGC Information and Timing

AGC is selected by default, and operates by selecting the appropriate LNA and filter gain settings for the measured RSSI level. It is possible to disable AGC by writing to Register 9 if entering one of the modes listed in Table 5 is desired, for example. The time for the AGC circuit to settle and, therefore, the time to take an accurate RSSI measurement is typically 150 µs, although this depends on how many gain settings the AGC circuit has to cycle through. After each gain change, the AGC loop waits for a programmed time to allow transients to settle.

This wait time can be adjusted to speed up this settling by adjusting the appropriate parameters.

AGC Settling = AGC_Wait_Time × Number of Gain Changes

Thus, in the worst case, if the AGC loop has to go through all 5

gain changes, AGC_Delay =10, SEQ_CLK = 200 kHz, AGC

Settling = 10 × 5 µs × 5 = 250 µs. Minimum AGC_Wait_Time

needs to be at least 25 µs.

RSSI Formula (Converting to dBm)

Input_Power [dBm] = −120 dBm + (Readback_Code + Gain_Mode_Correction) × 0.5

where: Readback_Code is given by Bit RV7 to Bit RV1 in the readback register (see the Readback Format section).

Gain_Mode_Correction is given by the values in Tabl e 6.

LNA gain and filter gain (LG2/LG1, FG2/FG1) are also obtained from the readback register.

Table 6. Gain Mode Correction

LNA Gain (LG2, LG1)

Filter Gain (FG2, FG1) Gain Mode Correction

H (1,1) H (1,0) 0 M (1,0) H (1,0) 24 M (1,0) M (0,1) 45 M (1,0) L (0,0) 63 L (0,1) L (0,0) 90 EL (0,0) L (0,0) 105

An additional factor should be introduced to account for losses in the front-end matching network/antenna.

FSK DEMODULATORS ON THE ADF7020

The two FSK demodulators on the ADF7020 are

• FSK correlator/demodulator

• Linear demodulator

Select these using the demodulator select bits, R4_DB[4:5].

FSK CORRELATOR/DEMODULATOR

The quadrature outputs of the IF filter are first limited and then fed to a pair of digital frequency correlators that perform bandpass filtering of the binary FSK frequencies at (IF + f (IF − f from each of the two correlators. The performance of this frequency discriminator approximates that of a matched filter detector, which is known to provide optimum detection in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise (AWG N).

). Data is recovered by comparing the output levels

DEV

) and

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

R

I

LIMITERS

Q

FREQUENCY CORRE LATO

IF

IF –

f

IF +

DEV

R6_DB[4:13]

R6_DB[14]

Figure 30. FSK Correlator/Demodulator Block Diagram

f

DEV

SLICE

RxDATA

POST

DEMOD FILTER

0

DATA

SYNCHRONIZER

R3_DB[8:15]

RxCLK

Postdemodulator Filter

A second-order, digital low-pass filter removes excess noise from the demodulated bit stream at the output of the discriminator. The bandwidth of this postdemodulator filter is programmable and must be optimized for the user’s data rate. If the bandwidth is set too narrow, performance is degraded due to intersymbol interference (ISI). If the bandwidth is set too wide, excess noise degrades the receiver’s performance. Typically, the 3 dB bandwidth of this filter is set at approximately 0.75 times the user’s data rate, using Bits R4_DB[6:15].

Bit Slicer

The received data is recovered by the threshold detecting the output of the postdemodulator low-pass filter. In the correlator/ demodulator, the binary output signal levels of the frequency discriminator are always centered on 0. Therefore, the slicer threshold level can be fixed at 0, and the demodulator performance is independent of the run-length constraints of the transmit data bit stream. This results in robust data recovery, which does not suffer from the classic baseline wander problems that exist in the more traditional FSK demodulators.

Frequency errors are removed by an internal AFC loop that measures the average IF frequency at the limiter output and applies a frequency correction value to the fractional-N synthesizer. This loop should be activated when the frequency errors are greater than approximately 40% of the transmit frequency deviation (see the AFC section).

Data Synchronizer

An oversampled digital PLL is used to resynchronize the received bit stream to a local clock. The oversampled clock rate of the PLL (CDR_CLK) must be set at 32 times the data rate. See the Register 3—Receiver Clock Register Comments section for a definition of how to program. The clock recovery PLL can accommodate frequency errors of up to ±2%.

FSK Correlator Register Settings

To enable the FSK correlator/demodulator, Bits R4_DB[5:4] should be set to 01. To achieve best performance, the bandwidth of the FSK correlator must be optimized for the specific deviation frequency that is used by the FSK transmitter.

The discriminator BW is controlled in Register 6 by Bit R6_DB[4:13] and is defined as

_

KCLKDEMOD

_

BWtorDiscrimina

10800



3

where:

DEMOD_CLK is as defined in the Register 3—Receiver Clock

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Register section, second comment.

K = Round(200 × 10

3

/FSK Deviation)

To optimize the coefficients of the FSK correlator, two additional bits, R6_DB14 and R6_DB29, must be assigned. The value of these bits depends on whether K (as defined above) is odd or even. These bits are assigned according to Table 7 and Tabl e 8 .

Table 7. When K Is Even

K K/2 R6_DB14 R6_DB29

Even Even 0 0 Even Odd 0 1

Table 8. When K Is Odd

K (K + 1)/2 R6_DB14 R6_DB29

Odd Even 1 0 Odd Odd 1 1

Postdemodulator Bandwidth Register Settings

The 3 dB bandwidth of the postdemodulator filter is controlled by Bits R4_DB[6:15] and is given by

Postdemod_BW_Setting

where f

is the target 3 dB bandwidth in Hz of the post-

CUTOFF

10



f

π22



CUTOFF

CLKDEMOD

_

demodulator filter. This should typically be set to 0.75 times the data rate (DR).

Some sample settings for the FSK correlator/demodulator are

DEMOD_CLK = 5 MHz DR = 9.6 kbps

= 20 kHz

f

DEV

Therefore,

f

= 0.75 × 9.6 × 103 Hz

CUTOFF

Postdemod_BW_Setting = 2

11

π 7.2 × 103 Hz/(5 MHz)

Postdemod_BW_Setting = Round(9.26) = 9

and

K = Round(200 kHz)/20 kHz) = 10 Discriminator_BW = (5 MHz × 10)/(800 × 10

3

) = 62.5 = 63

(rounded to the nearest integer)

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Data Sheet ADF7020

R

Table 9. Register Settings1

Setting Name Register Address Value

Postdemod_BW_Setting R4_DB[6:15] 0x09 Discriminator_BW R6_DB[4:13] 0x3F Dot_Product R6_DB14 0 RxData_Invert R6_DB29 1

1

The latest version of the ADF7020 configuration software can aid in

calculating register settings.

LINEAR FSK DEMODULATOR

Figure 31 shows a block diagram of the linear FSK demodulator.

MUX 1

ADC RSSI OUTPUT

LEVEL

I

LIMITE Q

LINEAR DISCRIM I NAT O R

Figure 31. Block Diagram of Frequency Measurement System and

IF

FREQUENCY

ASK/OOK/Linear FSK Demodulator

7

FILTER

AVERAGING

R4_DB[6:15]

This method of frequency demodulation is useful when very short preamble length is required, and the system protocol cannot support the overhead of the settling time of the internal feedback AFC loop settling.

A digital frequency discriminator provides an output signal that is linearly proportional to the frequency of the limiter outputs. The discriminator output is then filtered and averaged using a combined averaging filter and envelope detector. The demodulated FSK data is recovered by threshold-detecting the output of the averaging filter, (see Figure 31). In this mode, the slicer output shown in Figure 31 is routed to the data synchronizer PLL for clock synchronization. To enable the linear FSK demodulator, set Bits R4_DB[4:5] to 00.

The 3 dB bandwidth of the postdemodulation filter is set in the same way as the FSK correlator/demodulator, which is set in R4_DB[6:15] and is defined as

10

22



where

SettingBWPostdemod

__

f

is the target 3 dB bandwidth in Hz of the

CUTOFF



postdemodulator filter. DEMOD_CLK is as defined in the Register 3—Receiver Clock Register section, second comment.

ENVELOPE

f

CUTOFF

CLKDEMOD

_

SLICER

FREQUENCY READBACK

DETECTOR

AND AFC LOOP

RxDATA

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ASK/OOK Operation

ASK/OOK demodulation is activated by setting Bits R4_DB[4:5] to 10.

Digital filtering and envelope detecting the digitized RSSI input via MUX 1, as shown in Figure 31, performs ASK/OOK demodulation. The bandwidth of the digital filter must be optimized to remove any excess noise without causing ISI in the received ASK/OOK signal.

The 3 dB bandwidth of this filter is typically set at approximately

0.75 times the user data rate and is assigned by R4 _DB[6:15] as

where f

10

SettingBWPostdemod

__

is the target 3 dB bandwidth in Hz of the

CUTOFF



f

22



CUTOFF

CLKDEMOD

_

postdemodulator filter.

It is also recommended to adjust the peak response factor to 6 in Register 10 for robust operation over the full input range. This improves the receiver’s AM immunity performance.

AFC

The ADF7020 supports a real-time AFC loop, which is used to remove frequency errors that can arise due to mismatches between the transmit and receive crystals. This uses the frequency discriminator block, as described in the Linear FSK Demodulator section (see Figure 31). The discriminator output is filtered and averaged to remove the FSK frequency modulation, using a combined averaging filter and envelope detector. In FSK mode, the output of the envelope detector provides an estimate of the average IF frequency.

Two methods of AFC, external and internal, are supported on the ADF7020 (in FSK mode only).

External AFC

The user reads back the frequency information through the ADF7020 serial port and applies a frequency correction value to the fractional-N synthesizer’s N divider.

The frequency information is obtained by reading the 16-bit signed AFC_READBACK, as described in the Readback Format section, and applying the following formula:

FREQ_RB [Hz] = (AFC_READBACK × DEMOD_CLK)/2

Note that while the AFC_READBACK value is a signed number, under normal operating conditions, it is positive. The frequency error can be calculated from

FREQ_Error [Hz] = FREQ_RB (Hz) − 200 kHz

Thus, in the absence of frequency errors, the FREQ_RB value is equal to the IF frequency of 200 kHz.

15

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

Internal AFC

The ADF7020 supports a real-time internal automatic frequency control loop. In this mode, an internal control loop automatically monitors the frequency error and adjusts the synthesizer N divider using an internal PI control loop.

The internal AFC control loop parameters are controlled in Register 11. The internal AFC loop is activated by setting R11_DB20 to 1. A scaling coefficient must also be entered, based on the crystal frequency in use. This is set up in Bits R11_DB[4:19] and should be calculated using

AFC_Scaling_Coefficient = (500 × 2

Therefore, using a 10 MHz XTAL yields an AFC scaling coefficient of 839.

24

)/XTAL

AFC Performance

The improved sensitivity performance of the Rx when AFC is enabled and in the presence of frequency errors is shown in Figure 18. The maximum AFC frequency range is ±50 kHz, which corresponds to ±58 ppm at 868 MHz. This is the total error tolerance allowed in the link. For example, in a point-topoint system, AFC can compensate for two ±29 ppm crystals or one ±50 ppm crystal and one ±8 ppm TCXO.

AFC settling typically takes 48 bits to settle within ±1 kHz. This can be improved by increasing the postdemodulator bandwidth in Register 4 at the expense of Rx sensitivity.

When AFC errors have been removed using either the internal or external AFC, further improvement in the receiver’s sensitivity can be obtained by reducing the IF filter bandwidth using Bits R1_DB[22:23].

AUTOMATIC SYNC WORD RECOGNITION

The ADF7020 also supports automatic detection of the sync or ID fields. To activate this mode, the sync (or ID) word must be preprogrammed into the ADF7020. In receive mode, this preprogrammed word is compared to the received bit stream and, when a valid match is identified, the external pin INT/LOCK is asserted by the ADF7020.

This feature can be used to alert the microprocessor that a valid channel has been detected. It relaxes the computational requirements of the microprocessor and reduces the overall power consumption. The INT/LOCK is automatically deasserted again after nine data clock cycles.

The automatic sync/ID word detection feature is enabled by selecting Demodulator Mode 2 or Demodulator Mode 3 in the demodulator setup register. Do this by setting Bits R4_DB[25:23] = 010 or 011. Bits R5_DB[4:5] are used to set the length of the sync/ID word, which can be 12, 16, 20, or 24 bits long. The transmitter must transmit the MSB of the sync byte first and the LSB last to ensure proper alignment in the receiver sync byte detection hardware.

For systems using forward error correction (FEC), an error tolerance parameter can also be programmed that accepts a valid match when up to three bits of the word are incorrect. The error tolerance value is assigned in Bits R5_DB[6:7].

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Data Sheet ADF7020

V

A

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

LNA/PA MATCHING

The ADF7020 exhibits optimum performance in terms of sensitivity, transmit power, and current consumption only if its RF input and output ports are properly matched to the antenna impedance. For cost-sensitive applications, the ADF7020 is equipped with an internal Rx/Tx switch that facilitates the use of a simple combined passive PA/LNA matching network. Alternatively, an external Rx/Tx switch, such as the Analog Devices ADG919, can be used. It yields a slightly improved receiver sensitivity and lower transmitter power consumption.

External Rx/Tx Switch

Figure 32 shows a configuration using an external Rx/Tx switch. This configuration allows an independent optimization of the matching and filter network in the transmit and receive path and is, therefore, more flexible and less difficult to design than the configuration using the internal Rx/Tx switch. The PA is biased through Inductor L1, while C1 blocks dc current. Both elements, L1 and C1, also form the matching network, which transforms the source impedance into the optimum PA load impedance, Z

ANTENNA

Rx/Tx – SELECT

Z

_PA depends on various factors, such as the required

OPT

output power, the frequency range, the supply voltage range, and the temperature range. Selecting an appropriate Z helps to minimize the Tx current consumption in the application. Application Note AN-767 contains a number of Z

_PA values for representative conditions. Under certain

OPT

conditions, however, it is recommended that a suitable Z value be obtained by means of a load-pull measurement.

Due to the differential LNA input, the LNA matching network must be designed to provide both a single-ended-to-differential conversion and a complex conjugate impedance match. The network with the lowest component count that can satisfy these requirements is the configuration shown in Figure 32, which consists of two capacitors and one inductor.

_PA.

OPT

BAT

L1

ADG919

OPTIONAL

LPF

OPTIONAL

BPF

(SAW)

C

C1

Z Z

A

ZIN_RFIN

B

OPT IN

L

A

PA_OUT

_PA

_RFIN

RFIN

RFINB

ADF7020

Figure 32. ADF7020 with External Rx/Tx Switch

LNA

OPT

PA

_PA

OPT

_PA

05351-032

A first-order implementation of the matching network can be obtained by understanding the arrangement as two L type matching networks in a back-to-back configuration. Due to the asymmetry of the network with respect to ground, a compromise between the input reflection coefficient and the maximum differential signal swing at the LNA input must be established. The use of appropriate CAD software is strongly recommended for this optimization.

Depending on the antenna configuration, the user may need a harmonic filter at the PA output to satisfy the spurious emission requirement of the applicable government regulations. The harmonic filter can be implemented in various ways, such as a discrete LC pi or T-stage filter. Dielectric low-pass filter components, such as the LFL18924MTC1A052 (for operation in the 915 MHz and 868 MHz band) by Murata Manufacturing, Co., Ltd., represent an attractive alternative to discrete designs. AN-917 describes how to replace the Murata dielectric filter with an LC filter if desired.

The immunity of the ADF7020 to strong out-of-band interference can be improved by adding a band-pass filter in the Rx path. Apart from discrete designs, SAW or dielectric filter components, such as the SAFCH869MAM0T00 or SAFCH915MAL0N00, both by Murata, are well suited for this purpose. Alternatively, the ADF7020 blocking performance can be improved by selecting the high linearity mode, as described in Table 5.

Internal Rx/Tx Switch

Figure 33 shows the ADF7020 in a configuration where the internal Rx/Tx switch is used with a combined LNA/PA matching network. This is the configuration used in the

ADF7020-XDBX evaluation boards. For most applications, the

slight performance degradation of 1 dB to 2 dB caused by the internal Rx/Tx switch is acceptable, allowing the user to take advantage of the cost saving potential of this solution. The design of the combined matching network must compensate for the reactance presented by the networks in the Tx and the Rx paths, taking the state of the Rx/Tx switch into consideration.

BAT

L1

NTENNA

C1

OPTIONAL

BPF OR LPF

Z Z

C

A

L

A

ZIN_RFIN

C

B

Figure 33. ADF7020 with Internal Rx/Tx Switch

OPT IN

_PA

_RFIN

PA_OUT

RFIN

RFINB

ADF7020

PA

LNA

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

05351-059

EXTERNAL

SIGNAL

SOURCE

RFIN

RFINB

MATCHING

ADF7020

LNA

4

PHASE ADJUSTMENT

QI

FROM LO

GAINADJUST

POLYPHASE

IF FILTER

SERIAL

INTERFACE

PHASE ADJUST

REGIST E R 10 RSSI READBACK

GAINADJUST

REGIST E R 10

RSSI/

LOGAMP

7-BIT ADC

I/Q GAIN/PHASEADJUST AND

RSSI MEASUREMENT

ALGORITHM

MICROCONTROLLER

The procedure typically requires several iterations until an acceptable compromise is reached. The successful implementation of a combined LNA/PA matching network for the ADF7020 is critically dependent on the availability of an accurate electrical model for the PC board. In this context, the use of a suitable CAD package is strongly recommended. To avoid this effort, however, a small form-factor reference design for the ADF7020 is provided, including matching and harmonic filter components. Gerber files and schematics are available at www.analog.com.

IMAGE REJECTION CALIBRATION

The image channel in the ADF7020 is 400 kHz below the desired signal. The polyphase filter rejects this image with an asymmetric frequency response. The image rejection performance of the receiver is dependent on how well matched the I and Q signals are in amplitude, and how well matched the quadrature is between them (that is, how close to 90º apart they are.) The uncalibrated image rejection performance is approximately 30 dB. However, it is possible to improve this performance by as much as 20 dB by finding the optimum I/Q gain and phase adjust settings.

Calibration Procedure and Setup

The image rejection calibration works by connecting an external RF signal to the RF input port. The external RF signal should be set at the image frequency and the filter rejection measured by monitoring the digital RSSI readback. As the image rejection is improved by adjusting the I/Q Gain and phase, the RSSI reading reduces.

The magnitude of the phase adjust is set by using the IR_PHASE_ ADJUST bits (R10_DB[24:27]). This correction can be applied to either the I channel or Q channel, by toggling bit (R10_DB28).

The magnitude of the I/Q gain is adjusted by the IR_GAIN_ ADJUST bits (R10_DB[16:20]). This correction can be applied to either the I or Q channel using bit (R10_DB22), while the GAIN/AT T ENUATE bit (R10_DB21) sets whether the gain adjustment defines a gain or attenuation adjust.

The calibration results are valid over changes in the ADF7020 supply voltage. However, there is some variation with temperature. A typical plot of variation in image rejection over temperature after initial calibrations at +25°C, −40°C, and +85°C is shown in Figure 35. The internal temperature sensor on the ADF7020 can be used to determine if a new IR calibration is required.

Figure 34. Image Rejection Calibration Using the Internal Calibration Source and a Microcontroller

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Data Sheet ADF7020

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

–60 –40 –20 0 20 40 60 80 100

V

DD

= 3.0V

IF BW = 25kHz WANTED SI GNAL:

RF FREQ = 430M Hz MODULATION = 2FSK DATA RATE = 9.6kbps, PRBS9

f

DEV

= 4kHz

LEVEL= –100dBm

INTERFE RE R S IGNAL: RF FREQ = 429.8MHz MODULATION = 2FSK DATA RATE = 9.6kbps, PRBS11

f

DEV

= 4kHz

05351-058

TEMPERATURE (°C)

IMAGE REJE CTION (dB)

CAL AT +25°C

CAL AT +85°C

CAL AT –40°C

05351-034

PREAMBLE

SYNC

WORDIDFIELD DATA FIELD CRC

Reg. 0

MISO

ADuC84x

ADF7020

MOSI

SCLOCK

SS

P3.7

P3.2/INT0

P2.4 P2.5

DATA I/O

DATA CLK

CE INT/LOCK SREAD

SLE P2.6 P2.7

SDATA

SCLK

GPIO

05351-035

MOSI

ADSP-BF533

ADF7020

MISO

PF5

RSCLK1

DT1PRI

DR1PRI

RFS1

PF6

SDATA

SLE

DATA I/O

INT/LOCK

CE

V

DDEXT

GND

VDD

GND

SCK SCLK

SREAD

DATA CLK

05351-036

DEVICE PROGRAMMING AFTER INITIAL POWER-UP

Table 10 lists the minimum number of writes needed to set up the ADF7020 in either Tx or Rx mode after CE is brought high. Additional registers can also be written to tailor the part to a particular application, such as setting up sync byte detection or enabling AFC. When going from Tx to Rx or vice versa, the user needs to write only to the N Register to alter the LO by 200 kHz and to toggle the Tx/Rx bit.

Table 10. Minimum Register Writes Required for Tx/Rx Setup

Mode Register

Tx Reg. 0 Reg. 1 Reg. 2

Figure 35. Image Rejection Variation with Temperature after Initial

Calibrations at +25°C, −40°C, and +85°C

TRANSMIT PROTOCOL AND CODING CONSIDERATIONS

Figure 36. Typical Format of a Transmit Protocol

A dc-free preamble pattern is recommended for FSK/GFSK/ ASK/OOK demodulation. The recommended preamble pattern is a dc-balanced pattern such as a 10101010… sequence. Preamble patterns with longer run-length constraints such as 11001100… can also be used. However, this results in a longer synchronization time of the received bit stream in the receiver.

The remaining fields that follow the preamble header do not have to use dc-free coding. For these fields, the ADF7020 can accommodate coding schemes with a run-length of up to several bytes without any performance degradation, for example several bytes of 0x00 or 0xFF. To help minimize bit errors when receiving these long runs of continuous 0s or 1s, it is important to choose a data rate and XTAL combination that minimizes the error between the actual data rate and the on-board CDR_CLK/32. For example, if a 9.6 kbps data rate is desired, then using an 11.0592 MHz XTAL gives a 0% nominal error between the desired data rate and CDR_CLK/32. AN-915 gives more details on supporting long run lengths on the ADF7020.

The ADF7020 can also support Manchester-encoded data for the entire protocol. Manchester decoding needs to be done on the companion microcontroller, however. In this case, the ADF7020 should be set up at the Manchester chip or baud rate, which is twice the effective data rate.

Rx (OOK) Reg. 0 Reg. 1 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 6 Rx (G/FSK) Reg. 0 Reg. 1 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 6 Tx ↔Rx

Figure 39 and Figure 40 show the recommended programming sequence and associated timing for power-up from standby mode.

INTERFACING TO MICROCONTROLLER/DSP

Low level device drivers are available for interfacing the ADF7020 to the Analog Devices ADuC84x analog microcontrollers, or the Blackfin® ADSP-BF53x DSPs, using the hardware connections shown in Figure 37 and Figure 38.

Figure 37. ADuC84x to ADF7020 Connection Diagram

Figure 38. ADSP-BF533 to ADF7020 Connection Diagram

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

POWER CONSUMPTION AND BATTERY LIFETIME CALCULATIONS

Average Power Consumption can be calculated using

Average Power Consumption = (t I

PowerDown

)/(tON + t

A

19mA TO

22mA

14mA

3.65mA

)

OFF

D D

I 0

2

0

7 F D

XTAL

× I

ON

t

0

AVG_ON

+ t

OFF

×

Using a sequenced power-on routine like that illustrated in Figure 39 can reduce the I

current and, hence, reduce the

AVG _O N

overall power consumption. When used in conjunction with a large duty-cycle or large t

, this can result in significantly

OFF

increased battery life. Analog Devices, Inc.’s free design tool,

ADI SRD Design Studio, can assist in these calculations.

2.0mA

AFC

t

10

REG.

READY

t

1

WR0

t

WR1

t

2

VCO

3

t

WR3

WR4

4

t

5

AGC/

RSSI

WR6

t

6

7

t

ON

CDR

t

8

9

Rx

DATA

t

11

t

OFF

TIME

Figure 39. Rx Programming Sequence and Timing Diagram

Table 11. Power-Up Sequence Description

Parameter Value Description Signal to Monitor

t0 2 ms

Crystal starts power-up after CE is brought high. This typically depends

CLKOUT pin

on the crystal type and the load capacitance specified.

t1 10 μs

Time for regulator to power up. The serial interface can be written to after

MUXOUT pin

this time.

t2, t3, t5,

, t7

t

6

t4 1 ms

32 × 1/SPI_CLK Time to write to a single register. Maximum SPI_CLK is 25 MHz.

The VCO can power-up in parallel with the crystal. This depends on the

CVCO pin CVCO capacitance value used. A value of 22 nF is recommended as a trade-off between phase noise performance and power-up time.

t8 150 μs

This depends on the number of gain changes the AGC loop needs to cycle through and AGC settings programmed. This is described in more detail

Analog RSSI on TEST_A pin

(Available by writing 0x3800 000C) in the AGC Information and Timing section.

t9 5 × Bit_Period

This is the time for the clock and data recovery circuit to settle. This typically requires 5-bit transitions to acquire sync and is usually covered by the preamble.

t10 48 × Bit_Period

This is the time for the automatic frequency control circuit to settle. This typically requires 48-bit transitions to acquire lock and is usually covered by an appropriate length preamble.

t11 Packet Length Number of bits in payload by the bit period.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

15mA TO

30mA

14mA

3.65mA

2.0mA

D D

I 0

2

0

7 F D A

REG.

READY

t

1

WR0

WR1

t

2

XTAL + VCO

3

t

4

WR2

t

TxDATA

5

t

ON

t

12

t

OFF

TIME

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Figure 40. Tx Programming Sequence and Timing Diagram

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

A

C

LOOP FILTER

XTAL

REFERENCE

CVCO

CAP

VDD

NTENNA ONNECTION

T-S TAGE LC

FILTER

MATCHING

VDD

RLNA

RESISTOR

RSET RESISTOR

Figure 41. Application Circuit

4847464544434241403938

VDD

GND

GND1

1

VCOIN

2

CREG1

3

VDD1

4

RFOUT

5

RFGND VDD

6

RFIN

7

RFINB

8

R

9

VDD4

10

RSET

11

CREG4

12

GND4

CVCO

LNA

MIX_I

13141516171819

PIN 1 INDICATOR

MIX_I

MIX_Q

CPOUT

VCO GND

ADF7020

TOP VIEW

(Not to Scale)

MIX_Q

FILT_I

GND4

2021222324

CREG3

FILT_Q

VDD3

FILT_Q

OSC1

GND4

37

OSC2

CLKOUT

MUXOUT

DATA CLK

DATA I/O

INT/LOCK

TEST_A

CE

VDD2

CREG2

ADCIN

GND2 SCLK

SREAD

SDATA

SLE

36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25

MICROCONTROLLER

Tx/Rx SIGNAL

INTERFACE

TO

MICROCONTROLLER

CONFIGURATION

INTERFACE

TO

TO MICROCONTRO LLER

CHIP ENABLE

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Data Sheet ADF7020

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READBACK MODE

AFC READBACK

DB15

RV16

X

RV16

0

RSSI READBACK

BATTERY VOLTAGE/ADCIN/ TEMP. S E NS OR READBACK

SILICON REVISION

FILT E R CAL READBACK

READBACK VALUE

DB14

RV15

X

RV15

0

DB13

RV14

X

RV14

0

DB12

RV13

X

RV13

0

DB11

RV12

X

RV12

0

DB10

RV11

LG2

X

RV11

0

DB9

RV10

LG1

X

RV10

0

DB8

RV9

FG2

X

RV9

0

DB7

RV8

FG1

X

RV8

DB6

RV7

DB5

RV6

DB4

RV5

DB3

RV4

DB2

RV3

DB1

RV2

DB0

RV1

SERIAL INTERFACE

The serial interface allows the user to program the fourteen 32-bit registers using a 3-wire interface (SCLK, SDATA, and SLE). Signals should be CMOS compatible. The serial interface is powered by the regulator and, therefore, is inactive when CE is low.

Data is clocked into the register, MSB first, on the rising edge of each clock (SCLK). Data is transferred to one of fourteen latches on the rising edge of SLE. The destination latch is determined by the value of the four control bits (C4 to C1). These are the bottom four LSBs, DB3 to DB0, as shown in the timing diagram in Figure 3.

READBACK FORMAT

The readback operation is initiated by writing a valid control word to the readback register and setting the readback enable bit (R7_DB8 = 1). The readback can begin after the control word has been latched with the SLE signal. SLE must be kept high while the data is being read out. Each active edge at the SCLK pin clocks the readback word out successively at the SREAD pin (see Figure 42), starting with the MSB first. The data appearing at the first clock cycle following the latch operation must be ignored. The last (eighteenth) SCLK edge puts the SREAD pin back in three-state.

AFC Readback

The AFC readback is valid only during the reception of FSK signals with either the linear or correlator demodulator active. The AFC readback value is formatted as a signed 16-bit integer comprising Bit RV1 to Bit RV16 and is scaled according to the following formula:

FREQ_RB [Hz] = (AFC_READBACK × DEMOD_CLK)/2

In the absence of frequency errors, the FREQ_RB value is equal to the IF frequency of 200 kHz. Note that, for the AFC readback to yield a valid result, the down-converted input signal must not fall outside the bandwidth of the analog IF filter. At low input signal levels, the variation in the readback value can be improved by averaging.

15

RSSI Readback

The RSSI readback operation yields valid results in Rx mode with ASK or FSK signals. The format of the readback word is shown in Figure 42. It comprises the RSSI level information (Bit RV1 to Bit RV7), the current filter gain (FG1, FG2), and the current LNA gain (LG1, LG2) setting. The filter and LNA gain are coded in accordance with the definitions in Register 9. With the reception of ASK modulated signals, averaging of the measured RSSI values improves accuracy. The input power can be calculated from the RSSI readback value as outlined in the RSSI/AGC section.

Battery Voltage/ADCIN/Temperature Sensor Readback

These three ADC readback values are valid by just enabling the ADC in Register 8 without writing to the other registers. The battery voltage is measured at Pin VDD4. The readback information is contained in Bit RV1 to Bit RV7. This also applies for the readback of the voltage at the ADCIN pin and the temperature sensor. From the readback information, the battery, ADCIN voltage or temperature can be obtained using

V

= (Battery_Voltage_Readback)/21.1

BAT TERY

V

= (ADCIN_Voltage_Readback)/42.1

ADCIN

Temperature =

−40°C + (68.4 − Temperature_Sensor_Readback) × 9.32

Silicon Revision Readback

The silicon revision word is coded with four quartets in BCD format. The product code (PC) is coded with three quartets extending from Bit RV5 to Bit RV16. The revision code (RV) is coded with one quartet extending from Bit RV1 to Bit RV4. The product code for the ADF7020 should read back as PC = 0x200. The current revision code should read as RV = 0x8.

Filter Calibration Readback

The filter calibration readback word is contained in Bit RV1 to Bit RV8 and is for diagnostic purposes only. Using the automatic filter calibration function, accessible through Register 6, is recommended. Before filter calibration is initiated, decimal 32 should be read back as the default value.

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Figure 42. Readback Value Table

ADF7020 Data Sheet

TR1

TRANSMIT/ RECEIVE

0 TRANSMIT

RECEIVE

1

M3 M2 M1 MUXOUT 0 REGULATOR READY (DEF AULT)

0

R DIVIDER O UTPUT

0 N DIVIDE R OUTPUT 0 DIGITAL LOCK DETECT 1 ANALOG LOCK DETECT 1 THREE-STATE 1 PLL TEST MODES 1

0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Σ-Δ TEST MODES

PLE1 PLL ENABLE 0 PLL OFF

1 PLL ON

05351-040

N8 N7 N6 N5 N4 N3 N2 N1

N COUNTER DIVIDE RAT IO

0 31 0 32 . . . 1 253

1 254

1

0 0 . . . 1

1

0 1 . . .

. . .

1

1 0

1

. . .

1 0

1

. . .

1 0

1

. . .

1 0

0

1

. . .

1 0

1

0

1 255

15-BIT FRACTIONAL-N8-BIT INTEGER-N

Tx/Rx

PLL

ENABLE

MUXOUT

ADDRESS

BITS

N5

N4

N8

M5

M6

M7

M8

M12

M13

M15

N1

N2

N3

M14

M9

M10

M11

M4

M3

TR1

PLE1

M1

M3

M2

C2(0)

C1(0)

C3(0)

C4(0)

M1

M2

N7

N6

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

FRACTIONAL DIVIDE RAT IO

0 1 2 . . . 32,764 32,765 32,766 32,767

M15 0

0 0 . . . 1 1 1 1

M14 0

0 0 . . . 1 1 1 1

M13 0

0 0 . . . 1 1 1 1

. .

. . . . . . . . .

M3 0

0 0 . . . 1 1 1 1

M2 0

0 1 . . . 0 0 1 1

M1 0

1 0 . . . 0 1 0 1

)

2

_

_(

15

NFractional

NInteger

R

XTAL

f

OUT

+×=

REGISTERS

REGISTER 0—N REGISTER

Register 0—N Register Comments

• The Tx/Rx bit (R0_DB27) configures the part in Tx or Rx mode and controls the state of the internal Tx/Rx switch.

•

• If operating in 433 MHz band, with the VCO Band bit set, the desired frequency, f

operating frequency, due to removal of the divide-by-2 stage in the feedback path.

Figure 43. Register 0—N Register

Rev. D | Page 32 of 48

, should be programmed to be twice the desired

OUT

Data Sheet ADF7020

R3 R2 R1

RF R COUNTER

DIVIDE RAT IO 0 0 . . . 1

1

2

.

7

1 0 . . . 1

0 1 . . . 1

X1 XTAL OSC 0 OFF 1 ON

VA2 VA1

FREQUENCY

OF OPERATION 0 850 TO 920 0 860 TO 930 1 870 TO 940 1

0 1 0 1 880 TO 950

D1

XTAL DOUBLER

0 DISABLE

ENABLED

1

V1

VCO Band

(MHz) 0 862 TO 956 1 431 TO 478

CP2 CP1 ICP(mA) 0 0 0.3

0 1 0.9 1 0 1.5 1 1 2.1

VB4 VB3 VB2 VB1

VCO BIAS CURRENT

0 0.375mA 0 0.625mA . 1

1 0 . 1

0 1 . 1

0

0 0.125mA000

0 . 1 3.875mA

IR2 IR1

FILTER

BANDWIDTH 0 100kHz 0 150kHz 1 200kHz 1

0 1 0 1 NOT USED

CL4 CL3 CL2 CL1

CLKOUT DIVIDE RAT IO

0

OFF 0 0 . . . 1

0 1 0 . . . 1

2

4

.

0 0 1 . . . 1

0 0 0 . . . 1

30

VCO BIAS

CP

CURRENT

VCO BAND

XOSC

ENABLE

CLOCKOUT

DIVIDE

ADDRESS

BITS

R COUNTER

XTAL

DOUBLER

VCO

ADJUST

IF FILTER BW

IR2

IR1

CL1

CL2

CL3

CL4

CP2

VB1

VB3

VB4

VA1

VA2

VB2

X1

V1

CP1

D1

R3

C2(0)

C1(1)

C3(0)

C4(0)

R1

R2

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

05351-041

REGISTER 1—OSCILLATOR/FILTER REGISTER

Figure 44. Register 1—Oscillator/Filter Register

Register 1—Oscillator/Filter Register Comments

• The VCO Adjust Bits R1_DB[20:21] should be set to 0 for operation in the 862 MHz to 870 MHz band and set to 3 for operation in

the 902 MHz to 928 MHz band.

• The VCO bias setting should be 0xA for operation in the 862 MHz to 870 MHz and 902 MHz to 928 MHz bands. All VCO gain

numbers are specified for these VCO Adjust and Bias settings.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

P6 0

0 0 0 . . 1

. .

. . . . . .

. .

. . . . . 1

P2 X

0 0 1 . . 1

P1 X

0 1 0 . . 1

POWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT HIGH LEVEL

PA OFF –16.0dBm –16 + 0.45dBm –16 + 0.90dBm . . 13dBm

D6 X

0 0 0 0 . . 1

. .

. . . . . . .

D5 X

X 0 0 . . . 1

D2 X

X 0 0 1 . . 1

D1 X

X 0 1 0 . . 1

POWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT LOW LEVEL

OOK MODE PA OFF –16.0dBm –16 + 0.45dBm –16 + 0.90dBm . . 13dBm

DI1 0

1

TxDATA TxDATA

MODULATION PARAMETE R

POWER AMPLIFIER

GFSK MOD

CONTROL

INDEX

COUNTER

TxDATA

INVERT

PA BIAS

MODULATION

SCHEME

ADDRESS

BITS

PA

ENABLE

MUTE PA

UNTIL LOCK

PE1 0

1

POWER AMPLIFIER OFF

ON

MP1 0

1

MUTE PA UNTIL LOCK DETECT HIGH

OFF ON

PA2 0

0 1 1

PA1 0

1 0 1

PA BIAS 5µA

7µA 9µA 11µ

A

IC2XIC1XMC3XMC2XMC1

X

S3

0

1

S2 0

0 1 1 1

MODULATION SCHEME FSK

GFSK ASK OOK GOOK

S1 0

1 0 1 1

05351-042

D9

D8

MC3

S3

P1

P2

P3

D1

D2

D4

D5

D6

D7

D3

P4

P5

P6

S2

S1

IC1

IC2

DI1

PA2

PA1

C2(1)

C1(0)

C3(0)

C4(0)

PE1

MP1

MC2

MC1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

REGISTER 2—TRANSMIT MODULATION REGISTER (ASK/OOK MODE)

Figure 45. Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (ASK/OOK Mode)

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (ASK/OOK Mode) Comments

• See the Tra ns mitter section for a description of how the PA bias affects the power amplifier level. The default level is 9 µA.

If maximum power is needed, program this value to 11 µA.

• See Figure 13.

• D7, D8, and D9 are don’t care bits.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

MODULATION PARAMETE R POWER AMPLIFI ER

GFSK MOD

CONTROL

INDEX

COUNTER

TxDATA

INVERT

PA BIAS

MODULATION

SCHEME

ADDRESS

BITS

PA

ENABLE

MUTE PA

UNTIL LOCK

D9

D8

MC3

S3

P1

P2

P3

D1

D2

D4

D5

D6

D7

D3

P4

P5

P6

S2

S1

IC1

IC2

DI1

PA2

PA1

C2(1)

C1(0)

C3(0)

C4(0)

PE1

MP1

MC2

MC1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

DI1 0

1

TxDATA TxDATA

PA2 0

0 1 1

PA1 0

1 0 1

PA BIAS 5µA

7µA 9µA 11µA

IC2XIC1XMC3XMC2XMC1

X

D9 0

0 0 0 . 1

D3 0

0 0 0 . 1

. .

. . . . .

D2 0

0 1 1 . 1

D1 0

1 0 1 . 1

FOR FSK MODE,

F DEVIATION PLL MODE

1 ×

f

STEP

2 ×

f

STEP

3 ×

f

STEP

. 511 ×

f

STEP

P6 0

0 0 0 . . 1

. .

. . . . . .

. .

. . . . . 1

P2 X

0 0 1 . . 1

P1 X

0 1 0 . . 1

POWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT LEVEL

PA OFF –16.0dBm –16 + 0.45dBm –16 + 0.90dBm . . 13dBm

PE1 0

1

POWER AMPLIFIER OFF

ON

MP1 0

1

MUTE PA UNTIL LOCK DETECT HIGH

OFF ON

S3 0

0 0 0 1

S2 0

0 1 1 1

MODULATION SCHEME FSK

GFSK ASK OOK GOOK

S1 0

1 0 1 1

05351-043

REGISTER 2—TRANSMIT MODULATION REGISTER (FSK MODE)

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (FSK Mode) Comments

• f

• When operating in the 431 MHz to 478 MHz band, f

• PA bias default = 9 µA.

= PFD/214.

STEP

Figure 46. Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (FSK Mode)

= PFD/215.

STEP

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

MODULATION PARAMETE R POWER AMPLIF I ER

GFSK MOD

CONTROL

INDEX

COUNTER

TxDATA

INVERT

PA BIAS

MODULATION

SCHEME

ADDRESS

BITS

PA

ENABLE

MUTE PA

UNTIL LOCK

D9

D8

MC3

S3

P1

P2

P3

D1

D2

D4

D5

D6

D7

D3

P4

P5

P6

S2

S1

IC1

IC2

DI1

PA2

PA1

C2(1)

C1(0)

C3(0)

C4(0)

PE1

MP1

MC2

MC1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

DI1 0

1

TxDATA TxDATA

PA2 0

0 1 1

PA1 0

1 0 1

PA BIAS 5µA

7µA 9µA 11µA

IC2 0

0 1 1

IC1 0

1 0 1

INDEX_COUNTER 16

32 64 128

D9 0

0 1 1

D8 0

1 0 1

GAUSSIAN – O OK MODE

NORMAL MO DE OUTPUT BUFFER ON BLEED CURRENT ON BLEED/BUF FER ON

05351-044

MC3 0

0 . 1

MC2 0

0 . 1

GFSK_MOD_CONTROL 0

1 . 7

MC1 0

1 . 1

D7 0

0 0 0 . 1

D3 0

0 0 0 . 1

. .

. . . . .

D2 0

0 1 1 . 1

D1 0

1 0 1 . 1

DIVIDER_FACTOR INVALID

1 2 3 . 127

PE1 0

1

POWER AMPLIFIER OFF

ON

MP1 0

1

MUTE PA UNTIL LOCK DETECT HIGH

OFF ON

S3 0

0 0 0 1

S2 0

0 1 1 1

MODULATION SCHEME FSK

GFSK ASK OOK GOOK

S1 0

1 0 1 1

P6 0

0 0 0 . . 1

. .

. . . . . .

. .

. . . . . 1

P2 X

0 0 1 . . 1

P1 X

0 1 0 . . 1

POWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT LEVEL

PA OFF –16.0dBm –16 + 0.45dBm –16 + 0.90dBm . . 13dBm

REGISTER 2—TRANSMIT MODULATION REGISTER (GFSK/GOOK MODE)

Figure 47. Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (GFSK/GOOK Mode)

GFSK_MOD_CONTROL

× PFD)/212.

Register 2—Transmit Modulation Register (GFSK/GOOK Mode) Comments

• GFSK_DEVIATION = (2

• When operating in the 431 MHz to 478 MHz band, GFSK_DEVIATION = (2

• Data Rate = PFD/(INDEX_COUNTER × DIVIDER_FACTOR).

• PA Bias default = 9 µA.

Rev. D | Page 36 of 48

GFSK_MOD_CONTROL

× PFD)/213.

Data Sheet ADF7020

FS8 0

0 . 1 1

FS7 0

0 . 1 1

FS3 0

0 . 1 1

. .

. . . .

FS2 0

1 . 1 1

FS1 1

0 . 0 1

CDR_CLK_DIVIDE 1

2 . 254 255

BK2 0

0 1

BK1 0

1 x

BBOS_CLK_DIVIDE 4

8 16

SK8 0

0 . 1 1

SK7 0

0 . 1 1

SK3 0

0 . 1 1

. . . . . .

SK2 0

1 . 1 1

SK1 1

0 . 0 1

SEQ_CLK_DIVIDE 1

2 . 254 255

OK2 0

0 1 1

OK1 0

1 0 1

DEMOD_CLK_DIVIDE 4

1 2 3

SEQUENCER CL OCK DIVIDE CDR CLOCK DIVIDE

BB OFFSET

CLOCK DIVIDE

DEMOD

CLOCK DIVIDE

ADDRESS

BITS

SK8

SK7

FS1

FS2

FS3

FS4

FS8

SK1

SK3

SK4

SK5

SK6

SK2

FS5

FS6

FS7

OK2

OK1

C2(1)

C1(1)

C3(0)

C4(0)

BK1

BK2

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

05351-045

DIVIDECLKBBOS

XTAL

CLKBBOS___ =

DIVIDECLKDEMOD

XTAL

CLKDEMOD___ =

DIVIDECLKCDR

CLKDEMOD

CLKCDR

__

_

_ =

DIVIDECLKSEQ

XTAL

CLKSEQ___ =

REGISTER 3—RECEIVER CLOCK REGISTER

Register 3—Receiver Clock Register Comments

• Baseband offset clock frequency (BBOS_CLK) must be greater than 1 MHz and less than 2 MHz, where

• The demodulator clock (DEMOD_CLK) must be <12 MHz for FSK and <6 MHz for ASK, where

• Data/clock recovery frequency (CDR_CLK) should be within 2% of (32 × data rate), where

Note that this can affect your choice of XTAL, depending on the desired data rate.

• The sequencer clock (SEQ_CLK) supplies the clock to the digital receive block. It should be close to 100 kHz for FSK and close to

40 kHz for ASK.

Figure 48. Register 3—Receiver Clock Register

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

DEMODULATOR LOCK SETTING POS TDEMODULAT OR BW

DEMOD

SELECT

DEMOD LO CK/

SYNC WORD MATCH

ADDRESS

BITS

DL8

DL7

DW3

DW4

DW5

DW6

DW10

DL1

DL3

DL4

DL5

DL6

DL2

DW7

DW8

DW9

DW2

DW1

C2(0)

C1(0)

C3(1)

C4(0)

DS1

DS2

LM2

LM1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DS2 0

0 1 1

DS1 0

1 0 1

DEMODULATOR TYPE

LINEAR DEMODULATOR CORRELATOR/DEMODULATOR ASK/OOK INVALID

LM2 0

0 0 0 1 1

DEMOD MODE 0

1 2 3 4 5

LM1 0

0 1 1 0 1

DEMOD LO CK/SYNC WORD MATCH SERIAL PORT CONTRO L – FREE RUNNING

SERIAL PORT CONTROL – LOCK THRESHOLD SYNC WORD DETECT – FREE RUNNING SYNC WORD DETECT – LOCK THRESHOLD INTERRUPT /LOCK PIN LOCKS THRESHOLD DEMOD LO CKE D AFTER DL8–DL1 BITS

INT/LOCK PIN –

– OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT –

DL8 0

1 0 1 X DL8

DL7 0

0 0 . 1 1

DL8 0

0 0 . 1 1

DL3 0

0 0 . 1 1

. . . . . .

DL2 0

0 1 . 1 1

DL1 0

1 0 . 0 1

LOCK_THRESHOLD_TIMEOUT 0

1 2 . 254 255

05351-046

MODE5 ONL Y

DEMOD_CLK

××

11

REGISTER 4—DEMODULATOR SETUP REGISTER

Register 4—Demodulator Setup Register Comments

• Demodulator Mode 1, Demodulator Mode 3, Demodulator Mode 4, and Demodulator Mode 5 are modes that can be activated to

• Postdemod_BW =

• For Mode 5, Timeout Delay to Lock Threshold = (LOCK_THRESHOLD_SETTING)/SEQ_CLK

Figure 49. Register 4—Demodulator Setup Register

allow the ADF7020 to demodulate data-encoding schemes that have run-length constraints greater than 7, when using the linear demodulator.

f

π2

CUTOFF

where the cutoff frequency (f

where SEQ_CLK is defined in the Register 3—Receiver Clock Register section.

) of the postdemodulator filter should typically be 0.75 times the data rate.

CUTOFF

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Data Sheet ADF7020

PL2 0

0 1 1

PL1 0

1 0 1

SYNC BYTE LENGTH

12 BITS 16 BITS 20 BITS 24 BITS

MT2 0

0 1 1

MT1 0

1 0 1

MATCHING TOLERANCE

0 ERRORS 1 ERROR 2 ERRORS 3 ERRORS

SYNC BYTE SEQUENCE

CONTROL

BITS

SYNC BYTE

LENGTH

MATCHING

TOLERANCE

MT2

MT1

C2(0)

C1(1)

C3(1)

C4(0)

PL1

PL2

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

05351-047

REGISTER 5—SYNC BYTE REGISTER

Figure 50. Register 5—Sync Byte Register

Register 5—Sync Byte Register Comments

• Sync byte detect is enabled by programming Bits R4_DB[25:23] to 010 or 011.

• This register allows a 24-bit sync byte sequence to be stored internally. If the sync byte detect mode is selected, then the INT/LOCK

pin goes high when the sync byte is detected in Rx mode. Once the sync word detect signal goes high, it goes low again after nine data bits.

• The transmitter must transmit the MSB of the sync byte first and the LSB last to ensure proper alignment in the receiver sync byte

detection hardware.

• Choose a sync byte pattern that has good autocorrelation properties, for example, 0x123456.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

DISCRIMI NATOR BWIF FILTER DIVIDER

LNA

CURRENT

LNA MODE

DOT

PRODUCT

RxDATA

INVERT

IF FILTER

CAL

MIXER

LINEARITY

Rx

RESET

ADDRESS

BITS

FC4

FC3

FC7

TD5

TD6

TD7

TD8

LG1

LI1

ML1

CA1

FC1

FC2

LI2

TD9

TD10

DP1

TD4

TD3

FC8

FC9

RI1

C2(1)

C1(0)

C3(1)

C4(0)

TD1

TD2

FC6

FC5

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

RI1 0

1

RxDATA INVERT

RxDATA RxDATA

CA1 0

1

FILTER CAL NO CAL

CALIBRATE

0 1

RxRESET NORMAL OPPERATION

DEMOD RESET

0 1

RxRESET NORMAL OPPERATION

CDR RESET

ML1 0

1

MIXER LINEARITY DEFAULT

HIGH

DP1 0

1

DOT PRODUCT CROSS PRODUCT

DOT PRODUCT

LG1 0

1

LNA MODE DEFAULT

REDUCED GAIN

FC3 0

0 . . . . 1

FC1 1

0 . . . . 1

FILTER CLOCK DIVIDE RAT IO

1 2 . . . . 511

FC2 0

1 . . . . 1

FC9 0

0 . . . . 1

FC6 0

0 . . . . 1

. .

. . . . . .

FC5 0

0 . . . . 1

FC4 0

0 . . . . 1

LI20LI10LNA BIAS

800µA (DEF AULT)

05351-048

REGISTER 6—CORRELATOR/DEMODULATOR REGISTER

Figure 51. Register 6—Correlator/Demodulator Register

Register 6—Correlator/Demodulator Register Comments

• See the FSK Correlator/Demodulator section for an example of how to determine register settings.

• Nonadherence to correlator programming guidelines results in poorer sensitivity.

• The filter clock is used to calibrate the IF filter. The filter clock divide ratio should be adjusted so that the frequency is 50 kHz.

The formula is XTAL/FILTER_CLOCK_DIVIDE.

• The filter should be calibrated only when the crystal oscillator is settled. The filter calibration is initiated every time Bit R6_DB19

is set high.

• Discriminator_BW = (DEMOD_CLK × K)/(800 × 10

• When LNA Mode = 1 (reduced gain mode), the Rx is prevented from selecting the highest LNA gain setting. This can be used when

linearity is a concern. See Tabl e 5 for details of the different Rx modes.

3

). See the FSK Correlator/Demodulator section. Maximum value = 600.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

AD1AD2RB1RB2

RB3

DB8

DB7

DB6 DB5 DB4 DB3 DB2

C2(1) C1(1)

CONTROL

BITS

DB1 DB0

C3(1)C4(0)

READBACK

SELECT

ADC

MODE

AD2 0

0 1 1

AD1 0

1 0 1

ADC MODE MEASURE RSSI

BATTERY VOLTAGE TEMP SENSOR TO EXTERNAL PIN

RB2 0

0 1 1

RB1 0

1 0 1

READBACK MODE AFC WORD

ADC OUTPUT FILTER CAL SILICON REV

RB3 0

1

READBACK DISABLED

ENABLED

05351-049

REGISTER 7—READBACK SETUP REGISTER

Figure 52. Register 7—Readback Setup Register

Register 7—Readback Setup Register Comments

• Readback of the measured RSSI value is valid only in Rx mode. To enable readback of the battery voltage, the temperature sensor, or

the voltage at the external pin in Rx mode, AGC function in Register 9 must be disabled. To read back these parameters in Tx mode, the ADC must first be powered up using Register 8 because this is off by default in Tx mode to save power. This is the recommended method of using the battery readback function because most configurations typically require AGC.

• Readback of the AFC word is valid in Rx mode only if either the linear demodulator or the correlator/demodulator is active.

• See the Readback Format section for more information.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

PD1PD2PD3PD4

PD5

DB8

DB7

DB6 DB5 DB4

DB3 DB2

C2(0) C1(0)

CONTROL

BITS

DB1 DB0

C3(0)C4(1)

LOG AMP/

RSSI

SYNTH

ENABLE

VCO

ENABLE

LNA/MIXER

ENABLE

FILTER

ENABLE

ADC

ENABLE

DEMOD

ENABLE

INTERNAL Tx/Rx

SWITCH E NABLE

PA ENABLE

Rx MODE

PD7

DB13

DB12 DB11

LR1

PD6

DB10 DB9

LR2SW1

PD7 0

1

PA (Rx MODE) PA OFF

PA ON

SW1 0

1

Tx/Rx SWITCH DEFAULT ( ON)

OFF

PD6 0

1

DEMOD ENABLE DEMOD OFF

DEMOD ON

PD5 0

1

ADC ENABLE ADC OFF

ADC ON

LR2 X

X

LR1 0

1

RSSI MODE RSSI OFF

RSSI ON

PD4 0

1

FILTER ENABLE FILTER OFF

FILTER ON

PD3 0

1

LNA/MIX E R E NABLE LNA/MIXER OFF

LNA/MIXER ON

PLE1 (FROM REG 0)

0 0 0 0 1

PD2 0

0 1 1 X

LOOP CONDITION

VCO/PLL OFF PLL ON VCO ON PLL/VCO ON PLL/VCO ON

PD1 0

1 0 1 X

05351-050

REGISTER 8—POWER-DOWN TEST REGISTER

Figure 53. Register 8—Power-Down Test Register

Register 8—Power-Down Test Register Comments

• For a combined LNA/PA matching network, Bit R8_DB12 should always be set to 0. This is the power-up default condition.

• It is not necessary to write to this register under normal operating conditions.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

AGC HIGH T HRE S HOLD

LNA

GAIN

FILTER

GAIN

DIGITAL TEST IQ

AGC

SEARCH

GAIN

CONTROL

FILTER

CURRENT

AGC LOW THRESHOLD

ADDRESS

BITS

FG2

FG1

GL5

GL6

GL7

GH1

GH5

GH6

GS1

GC1

LG1

LG2

GH7

GH2

GH3

GH4

GL4

GL3

C2(0)

C1(1)

C3(0)

C4(1)

GL1

GL2

FI1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

FI1 0

1

FILT E R CURRE NT LOW

HIGH

GS1 0

1

AGC SEARCH AUTO AGC

HOLD SETTING

GC1 0

1

GAIN CONT ROL AUTO

USER

FG2 0

0 1 1

FG1 0

1 0 1

FILTER GAIN 8

24 72 INVALID

LG2 0

0 1 1

LG1 0

1 0 1

LNA GAIN <1

3 10 30

GL3 0

0 0 1 . . . 1 1 0

GL1 1

0 1 0 . . . 0 1 0

AGC LOW THRESHOLD

1 2 3 4 . . . 78 79 80

GL2 0

1 1 0 . . . 1 1 0

GL7 0

0 0 0 . . . 1 1 1

GL6 0

0 0 0 . . . 0 0 0

GL5 0

0 0 0 . . . 0 0 1

GL4 0

0 0 0 . . . 1 1 0

GH3 0

0 0 1 . . . 1 1 0

GH1 1

0 1 0 . . . 0 1 0

AGC HIGH THRESHOLD

1 2 3 4 . . . 78 79 80

GH2 0

1 1 0 . . . 1 1 0

GH7 0

0 0 0 . . . 1 1 1

GH6 0

0 0 0 . . . 0 0 0

GH5 0

0 0 0 . . . 0 0 1

GH4 0

0 0 0 . . . 1 1 0

05351-051

REGISTER 9—AGC REGISTER

Figure 54. Register 9—AGC Register

Register 9—AGC Register Comments

• This register does not need to be programmed in normal operation. Default AGC_Low_Threshold = 30, default

AGC_High_Threshold = 70. See the RSSI/AGC section for details. Default register setting = 0xB2 31E9.

• AGC high and low settings must be more than 30 apart to ensure correct operation.

• LNA gain of 30 is available only if LNA mode, R6_DB15, is set to 0.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

AGC DELAYI/Q GAIN ADJUST LEAK F ACTOR

I/Q PHASE

ADJUST

GAIN/ATTENUATE

RESERVED

SELECT

I/Q

SELECT

I/Q

PEAK RESPONSE

ADDRESS

BITS

R1

SIQ1

PH3

GL4

GL5

GL6

GL7

DH4

GC1

GC3

GC4

GC5

UD1

GC2

DH1

DH2

DH3

PR4

PR3

PH4

SIQ2

C2(1)

C1(0)

C3(0)

C4(1)

PR1

PR2

PH2

PH1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

SIQ2 0

1

SELECT IQ PHASE TO I CHANNEL

PHASE TO Q CHANNEL

SIQ2 0

1

SELECT IQ GAIN TO I CHANNEL

GAIN TO Q CHANNEL

DEFAULT = 0xA DEFAULT = 0x2

DEFAULT = 0xA

05351-052

IF DB21 = 0, T HE N GAIN IS SELECTED. IF DB21 = 1, T HE N ATTENUATE IS SELECTED

AFC SCALING COEFFICIENT

CONTROL

BITS

AFC ENABLE

M4

M5

M6

M7

M8

M9

M10

M11

M12

M13

M14

M15

M16

AE1

M3

C2(1)

C1(1)

C3(0)

C4(1)

M1

M2

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

AE1 0

1

INTERNAL AFC

OFF ON

05351-053

REGISTER 10—AGC 2 REGISTER

Figure 55. Register 10—AGC 2 Register

Register 10—AGC 2 Register Comments

• This register is not used under normal operating conditions.

• For ASK/OOK modulation, the recommended settings for operation over the full input range are peak response = 2, leak factor = 10

(default), and AGC delay =10 (default). Bit DB31 to Bit DB16 should be cleared. For bit-rates below 4kbps the AGC_Wait_time can be increased by setting the AGC_Delay to 15. The SEQ_CLK should also be set at a minimum.

REGISTER 11—AFC REGISTER

Figure 56. Register 11—AFC Register

Register 11—AFC Register Comments

• See the Internal AFC section to program the AFC scaling coefficient bits.

• The AFC scaling coefficient bits can be programmed using the following formula:

AFC_Scaling_Coefficient = Round((500 × 2

24

)/XTAL)

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Data Sheet ADF7020

COUNTER

RESET

DIGITAL

TEST MODES

Σ-Δ

TEST MODES

ANALOG TEST

MUX

MANUAL FILTER CAL

OSC TEST

FORCE

LD HIGH

SOURCE

PRESCALER

PLL TEST MODES

ADDRESS

BITS

SF6

SF5

T5

T6

T7

T8

SF1

SF2

SF3

SF4

T9

T4

T3

PRE

C2(0)

C1(0)

C3(1)

C4(1)

T1

T2

QT1

CS1

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

P 0

1

PRESCALER 4/5 (DEFAUL T)

8/9

CR1 0

1

COUNTER RESE T DEFAULT

RESET

CS1 0

1

CAL SOURCE INTERNAL

SERIAL I F BW CAL

DEFAULT = 32. INCREASE NUMBER TO I NCRE AS E BW IF USER CAL ON

05351-054

CR1

REGISTER 12—TEST REGISTER

Figure 57. Register 12—Test Register

Register 12—Test Register Comments

This register does not need to be written to in normal operation. The default test mode is 0x0000 000C, which puts the part in normal operation.

Using the Test DAC on the ADF7020 to Implement Analog FM Demodulation and Measuring of SNR

The test DAC allows the output of the postdemodulator filter for both the linear and correlator/demodulators (see Figure 30 and Figure 31) to be viewed externally. It takes the 16-bit filter output and converts it to a high frequency, single-bit output using a second-order Σ-Δ converter. The output can be viewed on the CLKOUT pin. This signal, when filtered appropri ately, can then be used to

• Monitor the signals at the FSK/ASK postdemodulator filter

output. This allows the demodulator output SNR to be measured. Eye diagrams can also be constructed of the received bit stream to measure the received signal quality.

• Provide analog FM demodulation.

While the correlators and filters are clocked by DEMOD_CLK, CDR_CLK clocks the test DAC. Note that although the test DAC functions in a regular user mode, the best performance is achieved when the CDR_CLK is increased up to or above the frequency of DEMOD_CLK. The CDR block does not function when this condition exists.

Programming the test register, Register 12, enables the test DAC. In correlator mode, this can be done by writing to Digital Test Mode 7 or 0x0001C00C.

To vi e w the test DAC output when using the linear demodulator, the user must remove a fixed offset term from the signal using Register 13. This offset is nominally equal to the IF frequency. The user can determine the value to program by using the frequency error readback to determine the actual IF and then programming half this value into the offset removal field. It also has a signal gain term to allow the usage of the maximum dynamic range of the DAC.

Setting Up the Test DAC

• Digital test modes = 7: enables the test DAC, with no offset

removal (0x0001 C00C).

• Digital test modes = 10: enables the test DAC, with offset

removal (needed for linear demodulation only, 0x02 800C).

The output of the active demodulator drives the DAC, that is, if the FSK correlator/demodulator is selected, the correlator filter output drives the DAC.

The evaluation boards for the ADF7020 contain land patterns for placement of an RC filter on the CLKOUT line. This is typically designed so that the cut-off frequency of the filter is above the demodulated data rate.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

KPKI

CONTROL

BITS

PULSE

EXTENSION

TEST DAC G AIN TEST DAC OFFSET REMOVAL

PE1

PE2

PE3

PE4

C2(0)

C1(1)

C3(1)

C4(1)

DB16

DB15

DB14

DB17

DB20

DB19

DB18

DB21

DB13

DB12

DB11

DB10

DB9

DB8

DB7

DB6

DB5

DB4

DB22

DB23

DB24

DB26

DB27

DB28

DB25

DB1

DB0

DB2

DB3

DB29

DB30

DB31

PE4 0

0 0 . . . 1

PE3 0

0 0 . . . 1

PE2 0

0 1 . . . 1

PULSE EXTENSION NORMAL PUL S E WIDTH

2 × PULSE WIDTH 3 × PULSE WIDTH . . . 16 × PULSE WIDTH

PE1 0

1 0 . . . 1

05351-055

KI DEFAULT = 3 KP DEFAULT = 2

REGISTER 13—OFFSET REMOVAL AND SIGNAL GAIN REGISTER

Figure 58. Register 13—Offset Removal and Signal Gain Register

Register 13—Offset Removal and Signal Gain Register Comments

• Because the linear demodulator’s output is proportional to frequency, it usually consists of an offset combined with a relatively low

signal. The offset can be removed, up to a maximum of 1.0, and gained to use the full dynamic range of the DAC:

DAC_Input = (2

Test_DAC_Gain

) × (Signal − Test_DAC_Offset_Removal/4096)

• Ki (default) = 3. Kp (default) = 2.

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Data Sheet ADF7020

OUTLINE DIMENSIONS

PIN 1

INDICATOR

7.00

BSC SQ

0.50

BSC

0.30

0.23

0.18

37

36

EXPOSED

PAD

48

1

P I

4.25

4.10 SQ

3.95

N

1

I

R

C

I

A

O

T

N

D

12

13

0.20 MIN

FOR PROPER CONNECTION OF THE EXPOSED PAD, REFER TO THE PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS SECTION OF THIS DATA SHEET.

08-16-2010-B

0.80

0.75

0.70

SEATING

PLANE

25

TOP VIEW

COMPLIANT TO JEDEC STANDARDS MO-220-WKKD.

0.45

0.40

0.35

0.20 REF

24

0.05 MAX

0.02 NOM COPLANARITY

0.08

BOTTOM VIEW

Figure 59. 48-Lead Lead Frame Chip Scale Package [LFCSP_WQ]

7 mm × 7 mm Body, Very Very Thin Quad

(CP-48-5)

Dimensions shown in millimeters

ORDERING GUIDE

Model1 Temperature Range Package Description Package Option2

ADF7020BCPZ −40°C to +85°C 48-Lead Lead Frame Chip Scale Package [LFCSP_WQ] CP-48-5 ADF7020BCPZ-RL −40°C to +85°C 48-Lead Lead Frame Chip Scale Package [LFCSP_WQ] CP-48-5 EVAL-ADF70xxMBZ Control Mother Board EVAL-ADF70xxMBZ2 Evaluation Platform EVAL-ADF7020DBZ1 902 MHz to 928 MHz Daughter Board EVAL-ADF7020DBZ2 860 MHz to 870 MHz Daughter Board EVAL-ADF7020DBZ3 430 MHz to 445 MHz Daughter Board

1

Z = RoHS Compliant Part.

2

Formerly CP-48-3 package.

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ADF7020 Data Sheet

NOTES

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ANALOG DEVICES ADF 7020 BCPZ Datasheet

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

FEATURES

APPLICAT ION S

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

REVISION HISTORY

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

SPECIFICATIONS

TIMING CHARACTERISTICS

TIMING DIAGRAMS

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

ESD CAUTION

PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

REGULATOR READY

DIGITAL LOCK DETECT

ANALOG L OCK DETECT

FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER

REFERENCE INPUT

R Counter

MUXOUT and Lock Detect

CLKOUT Divider and Buffer

Voltage Regulators

Loop Filter

N Counter

Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)

VCO Bias Current

CHOOSING CHANNELS FOR BEST SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

TRANSMITTER

RF OUTPUT STAGE

PA Bias Currents

MODULATION SCHEMES

Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)

Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)

Setting Up the ADF7020 for GFSK

Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)

On-Off Keying (OOK)

Gaussian On-Off Keying (GOOK)

RECEIVER

RF FRONT END

IF Filter Settings/Calibration

RSSI/AGC

RSSI Thresholds

Offset Correction Clock

AGC Information and Timing

RSSI Formula (Converting to dBm)

FSK DEMODULATORS ON THE ADF7020

FSK CORRELATOR/DEMODULATOR

Postdemodulator Filter

Bit Slicer

Data Synchronizer

FSK Correlator Register Settings

Postdemodulator Bandwidth Register Settings

LINEAR FSK DEMODULATOR

ASK/OOK Operation

External AFC

Internal AFC

AFC Performance

AUTOMATIC SYNC WORD RECOGNITION

APPLICATIONS INFORMATION

LNA/PA MATCHING

External Rx/Tx Switch

Internal Rx/Tx Switch

IMAGE REJECTION CALIBRATION

Calibration Procedure and Setup

DEVICE PROGRAMMING AFTER INITIAL POWER-UP

TRANSMIT PROTOCOL AND CODING CONSIDERATIONS

INTERFACING TO MICROCONTROLLER/DSP

POWER CONSUMPTION AND BATTERY LIFETIME CALCULATIONS

AFC READBACK

RSSI READBACK

SERIAL INTERFACE

READBACK FORMAT

Battery Voltage/ADCIN/Temperature Sensor Readback

Silicon Revision Readback

Filter Calibration Readback

REGISTERS

REGISTER 0—N REGISTER