2-5
RF2938
Rev A8 010418
11
TRANSCEIVERS
Pin Function Description Interface Schematic
1NC
No internal connection. May be grounded or connected on adjacent
signal or left floating. Connect to ground for best results.
2NC
No internal connection. May be grounded or connected on adjacent
signal or left floating. Connect to ground for best results.
3PD
This pin is used to power up or down the transmit and receive baseband sections. A logic h igh powers up the quad demod mixers, TX and
RX GmC LPF’s, baseband VGA amps, data amps, and IF LO buffer
amp/ phase splitter. A logic low powers down the entire IC for sleep
mode. Also, see State Decode Table.
4RXEN
Enable pin for the receiver 15dB gain IF amp and the RX VGA amp.
Powers up all receiver functions when PD is high, turns off the receiver
IF circuits w hen low. Also, see State Decode Table.
See pin 3.
5TXEN
This pin is used to enable the transmit upconverter, buffer amps, 15db
IF amp, quad mod mixers, TX LO buffer, TX VGA, and PAdriver.TX EN
is active low, when TX EN <1V,the transmit circuit is active if PD is
high. A logi c high (TX EN >2V) disables the transmit IF/RF circuitry and
quad mod. Also, see State Decode Table.
See pin 3.
6VCC1
Power supply for RX VGA amplifier, IC logic and RX references.
7RXIFIN
IF input for receiver section. Must have DC blocking cap. The capacitor
value should be appropriate for the IF frequency. External matching to
50Ω recommended. For half duplex operation, connect RX IF IN and
TX IF IN signals together after the DC blocking caps, then run a transmission line from the output of the IF SAW.AC coupling capacito r must
be less than 150pF to prevent delay in switching RX to TX/TX to RX.
See pin 8.
8TXIFIN
Input for the TX IF signal after SAW filter. E xternal DC blocking cap
required. External matching to 50Ω recommended. For half duplex
operation, connect RX IF IN and TX IF IN signals together after the DC
blocking caps, then run a transmission line from the output of the IF
SAW. AC coupling capacitor must be less than 150pF to prevent delay
in switching RX to TX/TX to RX.
9VCC9
Power supply for the TX 15dB gain amp and TX VGA.
10 TX VGC
Gain control setting for the transmit VGA. Positive slope.
11 IF LO
IF LO input. Must have DC blocking cap. The capacitor value should be
appropriate for the IF frequency. LO frequency=2xIF. Quad mod/
demod phase accuracy requires low harmonic content from IF LO, so it
is recommended to use an n=3 LPF between the IF VCO and IF LO.
This is a high impedance input and the recommended matching
approach is to simply add a 100Ω shunt r esistor at this input to constrain the mismatch. This pin r equires a 6.5µA DC bias current. This
can be accomplished wit h a 270kΩ resistor to V
CC
for 3.3V operation.
12 VCC8
Power supply for IF LO buffer and quadrature phase network.
13 NC
No internal connection. May be grounded or connected on adjacent
signal or left floating. Connect to ground for best results.
14 RF OUT
This is the output transistor of the power amp stag e. It is an open collector output. The output match is formed by an inductor to V
CC
,which
supplies DC and a series cap.
15 RF OUT
This is the output transistor of the power amp stag e. It is an open collector output. The output match is formed by an inductor to V
CC
,which
supplies DC and a series cap.
See pin 14.
16 VCC6
Power supply for the PA driver amp. This inductance to ground via
decoupling, along w ith an internal series capacitor,forms the interstage
match.
See pin 14.
10k
Ω
ESD
VCC
To Logic
Pins
3, 4, 5
DC Block
50Ωµstrip
IF
SAW
Filter
Pin 7
Pin 8
IF VC O
C2
150 pF
IF LO
Pin 11
Recomm ended M atching
Network for IF LO
100
Ω
270 k
Ω
V
CC
From
TX RF
Image Filter
Bias
VCC6
Pin16
V
CC
C
BYP
22 nF
V
CC
C
BYP
22 nF
PA OUT
Pin14
PA OUT
Pin15
PA IN
Pin18
Power
Amp
Output
34mA14mA
µstrip
Bias