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SP5658
The output of the preamplifier is fed to the 2/1 selectable
prescaler and then to the 17 bit fully programmable divider,
which is of MN+A architecture. The M counter is 13 bit and the
A counter 4. If bit DE is set to a 0 the prescaler is disabled; Note
that the control function DE cannot be used dynamically.
The output of the programmable divider is fed to the phase
comparator where it is compared in both phase and frequency
domain with the comparison frequency. This frequency is
derived either from the on board crystal controlled oscillator or
from an external source. In both cases the reference
frequency is divided down to the comparison frequency by the
reference divider which is programmable into 1 of 8 ratios as
described in Table 1.
The output of the phase comparator feeds the charge
pump and loop amplifier section, which when used with an
external high voltage transistor and loop filter integrates the
current pulses into the varactor line voltage. The charge pump
can be disabled to a high impedance state by the DISABLE
input. The varactor drive output can also be disabled by the OS
bit within the data word, so switching the external transistor
‘OFF’ and allowing an external voltage to be written to the
varactor line for tuner alignment purposes.
The phase comparator also drives the lock detect circuit
which generates a lock flag. ‘In–lock’ is indicated by a high
impedance state on the lock output.
The programmable divider output divided by 2, F pd /2 and
the comparison frequency, F comp can be switched to ports P0
and P1 respectively by switching the device into test mode.
The test modes are described in Table 2.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
All voltages are referred to V EE at 0V
Characteristics Pin Min Max Units Conditions
(SP5658S)
Supply voltage, V
CC
12 –0.3 7 V
RF input voltage 13, 14 2.5 V
p–p
AC coupled as per application
RF input DC offset 13, 14 –0.3 VCC +0.3 V
Port voltage 7 – 10 –0.3 14 V Port in off state
7 – 10 –0.3 6 V Port in on state
Total port current 7 – 10 50 mA
Lock output DC offset 11 –0.3 V
CC
+0.3 V
Charge pump DC offset 1 –0.3 V
CC
+0.3 V
Drive DC offset 16 –0.3 VCC +0.3 V
Crystal DC offset 2 –0.3 VCC +0.3 V
Data, Clock, Enable & Disable DC 3 – 6 –0.3 V
CC
+0.3 V
offset
Storage temperature –55 +125 °C
Junction temperature 150 °C
MP14 Thermal Resistance
Chip to ambient 123 °C/W
Chip to case 45 °C/W
MP16 Thermal Resistance
Chip to ambient 111 °C/W
Chip to case 41 °C/W
Power consumption at V
CC
=5.5V 407 mW All ports off, prescaler enabled
ESD protection ALL 2 kV MIL–STD 883 TM 3015
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The SP5658 contains all the elements necessary, with the
exception of a frequency reference, loop filter and external
high voltage transistor, to control a varicap tuned local
oscillator, so forming a complete PLL frequency synthesised
source. The device allows for operation with a high
comparison frequency and is fabricated in high speed logic,
which enables the generation of a loop with good phase noise
performance. The RF preamplifier contains a selectable
divide by two for operation above 2.0GHz. Up to 2GHz the RF
input interfaces directly with the programmable divider, so
eliminating degradation in phase noise due to the prescaler
action. The block diagram is shown in Fig.2.
The SP5658 is controlled by a standard 3–wire bus
comprising data, clock and enable inputs. The programming
word for the 16 pin variant contains 28 bits, four of which are
used for port selection, 18 to set the programmable divider
ratio and enable/disable the prescaler, bit DE, three bits to
select the reference division ratio, bits R0–R2, one bit to set
charge pump current, bit C0, and the remaining two bits to
access test modes, bit T0, and to disable the varactor drive,
bit OS. The data word for 14 pin variant is identical to 16 pin
except 26 bits only are required, two of which are used for port
selection. The programming format is shown in Fig. 3.
The clock input is disabled by an enable low signal, data
is therefore only clocked into the internal shift registers during
an enable high and is loaded into the controlling buffers by an
enable high to low transition. This load is also synchronised
with the programmable divider so giving smooth fine tuning.
The RF signal is fed to an internal preamplifier, which
provides gain and reverse isolation from the divider signals.