The TDA18271HD is a Silicon Tuner IC designed mainly for terrestrial analog and digital
TV reception. The TDA18271HD integrates the overall tuning function, including
selectivity.
The TDA18271HD is compatible with all analog and digital TV standards and delivers a
low IF signal to a demodulator (for analog TV) and/or channel decoder (for digital TV).
This specification is based on software version 3.4.
2.Features
n Fully integrated RF tracking filters for unwanted signal suppression
n Fully integrated IF selectivity (no need for external SAW filters)
n Worldwide multistandard terrestrial (all analog and digital worldwide terrestrial
n Integrated loop-through and slave tuner output for straightforward multi-silicon tuner
n Fully integrated oscillators with no external components
n Alignment free
n Integrated wide-band gain control
n Single 3.3 V power supply
n Low power consumption
n Crystal oscillator output buffer (16 MHz) for single crystal applications
n I2C-bus interface compatible with 3.3 V and 5 V microcontrollers
n Three Standby modes
n RoHS packaging
3.Applications
3.1 Target applications
n Hybrid (analog and digital TV) for PCTV, DVD-R and TV applications
n Application optimization is described in application notes
standards supported)
application
AN602,AN604
and
AN605
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3.2 Key benefits
n The TDA18271HD is a Silicon Tuner targeting digital and analog TV applications. The
aim is to match the performance of conventional Can tuners while reducing the sizeof
the tuner function. Additionally, the following benefits are provided:
u Easy on-board integration
u Easy dual tuner configuration
u Drastic size reduction of the tuner function and power consumption
4.Quick reference data
Table 1.Quick reference data
Symbol ParameterConditionsMinTypMaxUnit
f
RF(STO)
NF
ϕ
n
Ppower dissipation-780-mW
V
i(max)
α
image
S
dig
S
a
RF frequency on pin
STO
tuner noise figuremaximum gain-5.5-dB
tun
phase noise1 kHz and 10 kHz-−89-dBc/Hz
maximum input voltage 1dBgain compression,
image rejection-65-dB
digital sensitivityDVB-T (64 QAM2⁄3);
analog sensitivity50 dB video SNR
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slave tuner output45-864MHz
-103-dBµV
oneanalog TVsignalat
RF input (−5 dBm)
[1]
BER = 2.10
weighted 22 dBµV
(color loss)
−4
-−82-dBm
[2]
-58-dBµV
[1] Measured with TDA10048HN channel decoder.
[2] Measured with TDA8295 IF modulator.
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Table 3.Pin description
SymbolPinDescription
LT13loop-through output
GND14ground
STO15slave tuner output
VCC163.3 V supply voltage
CAPREGVCO17VCO supply decoupling
VCC183.3 V supply voltage
MASTERSYNC19synchronization signalfor dual tuner applications; leaveopen for
CAPFILTVCO20VCO reference decoupling
VT_COARSE21LO tuning voltage input
VT_FINE22LO tuning voltage input
GND23ground
CP_LO24charge pump of the local synthesizer
GND25ground
XTALP26crystal oscillator input
XTALN27crystal oscillator input
FREEZE28synchronization signal for multi tuner applications; leave open
XTOUT_MS29XTOUT mode and master/slave selection
XTOUTP30crystal oscillator output buffer
XTOUTN31crystal oscillator output buffer
AS32I
VCC333.3 V supply voltage
CP_CAL34charge pump of the calibration synthesizer
VT_CAL35tuning voltage of the calibration synthesizer
GND36, 37ground
SCL38I
SDA39I
CAPREG1840internal regulator decoupling
GND41ground
CAPREG2842internal regulator decoupling
GND43ground
VCC443.3 V supply voltage
IFOUTN45IF output
IFOUTP46IF output
V_IFAGC47IF gain control input
GND48 to 50ground
VSYNC51verticalsynchronization input for analogapplications; connectto
CAPREGFILTRF52internal regulator decoupling
GND53 to 64ground
GNDexposed die ground
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single tuner applications
for single tuner applications
2
C-bus address selection input
2
C-bus clock input
2
C-bus data input/output
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8.Functional description
The RF input signal is driven to a low-noise amplifier. It is then band-pass filtered,
amplified and fedto the image rejection mixer. The mixerdownconverts the RF signal to a
low IF depending on the channel bandwidth.
Standard IF filters are implemented for 1.5 MHz, 6 MHz, 7 MHz and 8 MHz channel
bandwidths; see Table 43.
The Silicon Tuner can be used either as TV receiver or FM radio receiver.
The TDA18271HD requires a single 16 MHz crystal for clock generation. When bit
XTOUT_ON = 1, a clock signal is available on pins XTOUTP and XTOUTN to drive a
second tuner, achannel decoder oran IF demodulator (TDA8295) for analogTV reception
and FM radio.
Remark: Most recent video decoders from NXP Semiconductors include a low IF
demodulation function.
8.1 TV and FM reception
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The Silicon Tuner can be used in two modes, selectable via the I2C-bus:
• TV reception: the RF signal must be connected to pin RF_IN
• FM reception: the RF signal must be connected to pin FM_IN or RF_IN
The RF_IN input pin can also be used for FM reception at the cost of software
modification. The FM_IN input pin can only receive signals in the FM frequency range.
8.2 Master and slave operation
The TDA18271HD allows easy dual-tuner configuration.
Each individual tuner has to be set either to Master mode or Slave mode by applying a
specific DC voltage to the XTOUT_MS pin; see Table 4. This will decide whether the
crystal oscillator part is used as negative impedance connected to the crystal part or as a
current buffer.
Table 4.Master/slave selection
Voltage on pin XTOUT_MSTuner typeCrystal oscillator function
0 V to 0.1V
0.4V
In dual tuner applications:
to 0.6V
CC
CC
CC
masternegative impedance presented to the crystal
slavecurrent input buffer
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8.3 Tuner outputs
The tuner provides a slave tuner output (pin STO) and a loop-through output (pin LT).
These outputs are used to transmit the antenna signal to other tuners. Each output has its
own characteristics (see Table 58 and Table 59).
8.3.1 Loop-through output
The gain between the antenna connector and the loop-through pin (pin LT) equals 0 dB.
This pin can be connected to any consumer electronic equipment.
8.3.2 Slave tuner output
In dual tuner applications the slave tuner output (pin STO) must be connected to the RF
input of the slave tuner TDA18271HD.
The gain between the antenna connector and the slave tuner output can change
according to the input level. The slave tuner will automatically compensate for the gain
change, using the MASTERSYNC and FREEZE signals.
8.4 Crystal input mode
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The TDA18271HD requires a 16 MHz crystal reference. The chosen crystal must
withstand at least 100 µW drive level andan additional shunt capacitor witha typical value
of 5.6 pF as shown in Figure 1 is also needed. The quartz references for which the
performances are guaranteed are:
• NDK NX5032
• Siward SX-5032
• TXC 9C series
• Chungho Elcom HC49S profile
Clock reference:
• In Master mode, the clock reference must be provided bya 16 MHz crystal connected
between pins XTALP and XTALN of the master tuner
• In Slave mode, the clock reference must be provided by pins XTOUTP and XTOUTN
of the tuner in Master mode to pins XTALP and XTALN of the tuner in Slave mode
8.5 Crystal output mode
Pins XTOUTP and XTOUTN deliver a symmetrical sine waveform to drive the channel
decoder and/or IF demodulator. The load on these outputs should be made similar to
ensure optimum performances. If only one crystal output is used, the unused output
should be loaded by an equivalent capacitance.
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9.Control interface
9.1 I2C-bus format, Write/Read mode
Remark: The I2C-bus read in the TDA18271HD must read the entire I2C-bus map, with
required subaddress 00h. The number of bytes read is 16, or 39 in extended register
mode; see Table 7. Reading write-only bits can return values that are different from the
programmed values.
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Table 7.I
Address Byte SymbolDescriptionReference
08hCPD CAL_POST_DIV[7:0]calibration synthesizer post-dividerTable 20
09hCD1CAL_DIV[22:16]calibration synthesizer main divider bits
0AhCD2CAL_DIV[15:8]
0BhCD3CAL_DIV[7:0]
0ChMPD IF_NOTCHadds a DC notch in IF for a better adjacent channels rejection;
0DhMD1 MAIN_DIV[22:16]LO synthesizer main divider bits
0EhMD2 MAIN_DIV[15:8]
0FhMD3 MAIN_DIV[7:0]
Extended bytes
10hEB1CALVCO_FORLONdetermines which VCO is used during Normal mode operations
13hEB4LO_FORCESRCEforces the main PLL charge pump to source current to the main PLL
16hEB7CAL_FORCESRCEforces the calibration PLL charge pump to source current to the
17hEB8CID_ALARMindicates that signal sensed by the power detector used during
19hEB10 CID_GAIN[5:0]calibration power detector output
1BhEB12 PD_AGC1_DETpower-down of AGC1 detector
1ChEB13 RFC_K[2:0]parameter used during the RF tracking filter calibration
1DhEB14 RFC_CPROG[7:0]tuning word of the RF tracking filters
21hEB18 AGC1_LOOP_OFFturns off the AGC1 loop
23hEB20 FORCE_LOCKforces the internal PLLs lock indicator to logic 1
24hEB21 AGC2_LOOP_OFFturns off the AGC2 loop
25hEB22 RF_TOP[2:0]Take-Over Point (TOP) of the RF AGC, detection in RF
26hEB23 FORCELP_FC2_ENFM filter selection
C-bus register bits explanation
MAIN_POST_DIV[6:0] LO synthesizer post-divider bits
AGC1_ALWAYS_
MASTERN
AGC1_FIRSTNdetermines which AGC (1 or 2) will be detected when detectors 1
PD_AGC2_DETpower-down of AGC2 detector
RFC_M[1:0]parameter used during the RF tracking filter calibration
AGC1_GAIN[1:0]AGC1 gain
AGC2_GAIN[1:0]AGC2 gain
IF_TOP[3:0]TOP of the RF AGC, detection in IF
LP_FC
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Table 21
Table 22
depends on standards
Table 23
Table 24
enables AGC1 normal operation whatever the tuner type (master or
slave)
and 2 are up
loop filter
calibration PLL loop filter
calibrations is out of range
9.3.1 I2C-bus address selection
The programmable module address bits MA[1:0] allow up to four tuners to be addressed
in one system. Bits MA1 and MA0 are programmed by a specific voltage (VAS) applied to
pin AS. The relationship between the status of bits MA[1:0] and the voltage applied to pin
AS is shown in Table 8.
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9.3.4 Description of power level byte (read mode)
There are 9 power level bits sent in power level bytes 2 and 3. They indicate the
composite voltage gain of the LNA, the loaded attenuator voltage gains, and the level at
the input of the RF AGC.
Table 12. PL - Power level (address 02h and 03h) bit description
Legend: * power-on reset value.
Address Register BitSymbolAccess Value Description
03hEP17POWER_LEVEL[8]RAGC2 gain, attenuator voltage gain including load,
02hPL7POWER_LEVEL[7]
00−15 dB
01−12 dB
10−9 dB
11−6 dB
6 to 5 POWER_LEVEL[6:5] RAGC1 gain, LNA voltage gain, the LNA voltage gain
006 dB
019 dB
1012 dB
1115 dB
4 to 0 POWER_LEVEL[4:0] Rsensed level at the input of the RF AGC, detector
7 to 5 RF_BAND[2:0]R/W110*RF tracking filter band selection (see
4 to 0 GAIN_TAPER[4:0] R/Wgain taper value (see
9.3.7 Description of Easy prog byte 3
The TDA18271HDhas three different Standbymodes. Two Standby modes are dedicated
to special applicationdemands; the third Standby modeis called ‘device-off’. It represents
the smallest achievable power consumption.
7FM_RFNR/Wselection which input is fed to RF filter
6XTOUT_ONR/W1*16 MHz on pins XTOUT
5-R/W1*must be set to logic 1
4 to 2 IF_LEVEL[2:0]R/WIF output level selection and attenuation with regard to
1 to 0 CAL_MODE[1:0] R/Wcalibration mode selection
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EP3[4:3]
16 MHz signal; for analog reception, when no synchronization signal is available for VSYNC pin, the
internal reference may be used.
[1]
1FM input (RF LNA on; FM LNA on)
0*RF input (RF LNA on; FM LNA off)
0not 16 MHz on pins XTOUT
2 V (p-p)
000*2 V (p-p); 0 dB
0011.25 V (p-p); 4 dB
0101 V (p-p); 6 dB
0110.8 V (p-p); 8 dB
100not used
101not used
1100.6 V (p-p); 10.4 dB
1110.5 V (p-p); 12 dB
All calibrations require a precise set of sequential operations, therefore it is mandatory to
follow the flowcharts described in Section 9.4.
The TDA18271HD has two calibration modes: one for the image rejection calibration and
one for the RF tracking filter calibration.
The image rejection calibration optimizes tunable parameters inside the mixer using a set
of internal measurements to ensure a 65 dB typical value of image rejection. The internal
signal used during this phase is generated by the PLL calibration (CAL PLL).
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The RF tracking filters central frequency can be adjusted with the tuning word
RFC_CPROG. The RF tracking filter calibration (RFCAL) uses an internal tone at the
input of the tracking filters (generated by CAL PLL) and finds the RFC_CPROG that
corresponds to the maximum transmitted power.The RFCAL is just a small part of a more
complex algorithm fully described in the flowcharts in Section 9.4.
The Power detection mode is a Normal mode in which the detector used for the
calibrations is switched ON. This special mode enables power sensing at the input of the
TDA18271HD and makes the power scan algorithm possible (see Section 9.4.8
6 to 4 IR_GSTEP[2:0]R/W011*gain step for image rejection calibration
3-R/W0*must be set to logic 0
2 to 0 IR_MEAS[2:0]R/W000*image rejection measurement frequency range
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1extended register (10h to 26h)
0*limited register (00h to 0Fh); only 1 byte can
be programmed after address 0Fh within 1
transmission
Table 53)
(see
9.3.10 Description of Cal post-divider byte
Table 20. CPD - Cal post-divider byte (subaddress 08h) bit description
Legend: * power-on reset value.
BitSymbolAccessValueDescription
7 to 0CAL_POST_DIV[7:0]R/W00h*calibration synthesizer post-divider (see
9.3.11 Description of Cal divider bytes 1, 2 and 3
Table 21. CD1, CD2 and CD3 - Cal divider bytes 1, 2 and 3 (address 09h, 0Ah and 0Bh) bit
description
Legend: * power-on reset value.
Address Register BitSymbolAccess Value Description
09hCD17-R/W0*must be set to 0
6 to 0 CAL_DIV[22:16] R/W00h*calibration synthesizer main
0AhCD27 to 0 CAL_DIV[15:8]R/W00h*
0BhCD37 to 0 CAL_DIV[7:0]R/W00h*
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Table 24. EB1 to EB23 - Extended bytes 1 to 23 (address 10h to 26h) bit description
…continued
Legend: * power-on reset value.
AddressRegisterBitSymbolAccessValueDescription
13hEB47 to 6EB4[7:6]R/W01*extended byte 4
5LO_FORCESRCER/W1forces the main PLL charge pump to
source current to the main PLL loop
filter
0*no force
4 to 0EB4[4:0]R/W0 0001*extended byte 4
14hEB57 to 0EB5[7:0]R/W0000 0001*extended byte 5
15hEB67 to 0EB6[7:0]R/W1000 0100*extended byte 6
16hEB77 and 6 EB7[7:6]R/W01*extended byte 7
5CAL_FORCESRCE R/W1forces the CAL PLL charge pump to
source current to the CAL PLL loop
filter
0*no force
4 to 0EB7[4:0]R/W0 1000*extended byte 7
17hEB87CID_ALARMRsignal sensed by the power detector
used during calibrations
1out of range
0*in range
6 to 4EB8[6:4]R/W111 0101*extended byte 8
3EB8[3]R
2 to 0EB8[2:0]R/W
18hEB97 to 0EB9[7:0]W0000 0000*extended byte 9
19hEB107 and 6 EB10[7:6]R00*extended byte 10
5 to 0CID_GAIN[5:0]R-calibration power detector output
1AhEB117 to 0EB11[7:0]R/W1000 0110*extended byte 11
1BhEB127 and 6 EB12[7:6]R00*extended byte 12
5PD_AGC1_DETR/WAGC1 detector
1power down
0*no power down
4PD_AGC2_DETR/WAGC2 detector
1power down
0*no power down
3 to 0EB12[3:0]R/W0111*extended byte 12
1ChEB137EB13[7]R/W1*extended byte 13
6 to 4RFC_K[2:0]R/W100*parameters used during the RF
3 and 2 RFC_M[1:0]R/W00*
1 to 0EB13[1:0]R/W10*extended byte 13
1DhEB147 to 0RFC_CPROG[7:0]R/W0000 0000*tuning word of the RF tracking filters
1EhEB157 to 4EB15[7:4]R/W1000 XXXX*extended byte 15
3 to 0EB15[3:0]R
1FhEB167 to 0EB16[7:0]W000X XX00*extended byte 16