MAXIM MAX3580

19-0611; Rev 6; 11/08
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Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
♦ I and Q Baseband Outputs Eliminate All IF-SAW
Filters
♦ Integrated RF Tracking Filters
♦ Tunable Baseband Lowpass Filters
♦ Full-Band VHF-III and UHF Tuning
♦ +38dB Digital ACPR, +47dB Analog ACPR
♦ Low Noise Figure: 4.7dB (typ)
♦ Frac-N Synthesizer for -90dBc/Hz Close-In
Phase Noise
♦ +3.1V to +3.5V Supply Voltage Range
♦ Ultra-Small, 5mm x 5mm Thin QFN Package
Pin Configuration/
Functional Diagram
MUX
GND_PLL
VCC_SYN
GND_CP
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
CHARGE
PUMP
24 CP
MAX3580
SCL 2
23 LDO
SERIAL INTERFACE, CONTROL,
AND
SYNTHESIZER
RFIN2 3
Automotive Televisions
USB Peripherals
22 GND_TUNE
LO
RFIN 4
LO
18 BBI+
LEXT 8
17 BBI-
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
BBQ+
VCC_RF 7
BBQ-
*EP = Exposed paddle.
+Denotes a lead-free/RoHS-compliant package.
T = Tape-and-reel package.
90
VCC_BB
32 TQFN-EP*
0
OVLD_DET
32 TQFN-EP*
-40°C to +85°C
TRACKING
FILTER
N.C.
-40°C to +85°C
MAX3580ETJ+T
19 BB_AGC
GND_LNA 6
IND2
MAX3580ETJ+
20 VCC_VCO
ADDR2 5
IND1
PIN-PACKAGE
21 VTUNE
RF_AGC
Ordering Information
TEMP RANGE
32
+
SDA 1
Digital Televisions
Digital Terrestrial Set-Tops
Laptop Televisions
PART
REF_BUFF
Applications
VCC_XTAL
TOP VIEW
XB
The MAX3580 communicates using a 2-wire serial bus.
The device operates from a typical +3.3V power supply
and dissipates 650mW. The MAX3580 is available in a
small 32-pin thin QFN package (5mm x 5mm) with an
exposed paddle. Electrical performance is guaranteed
over the extended -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
♦ 650mW Power Dissipation (at VCC = +3.3V)
XE
The MAX3580 fully integrated, direct-conversion TV tuner
is designed for Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
(DVB-T) applications. The integrated tuner covers a
170MHz to 230MHz input frequency range for the VHF-III
band and 470MHz to 878MHz for the UHF band.
The MAX3580 direct-conversion tuner integrates an RF
input switch and a multiband tracking filter, allowing
low-power tuner-on-board applications without the cost
and power-dissipation issues of dual-conversion tuner
solutions. The zero-IF architecture eliminates the need
for SAW filters by providing baseband I and Q outputs
directly to the demodulator. In addition, DC-offset cancellation is implemented on-chip using a mixed-signal
architecture to improve the second-order distortion performance and the dynamic range of the downstream
digitizer and demodulator.
The MAX3580 features dynamic gain control of more
than 76dB and a typical midband noise figure of 4.7dB
referred to the LNA input. The VCO architecture optimizes both in-band and wideband phase noise for
OFDM applications where sensitivity to both 1kHz
phase noise and wideband phase noise related to
strong adjacents can be a problem.
Features
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For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642,
or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.
1
MAX3580
General Description
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
VCC_ _ to GND......................................................-0.3V to +3.6V
SDA, SCL, ADDR2, MUX, REF_BUFF,
BB_AGC, RF_AGC to GND ................................-0.3V to +3.6V
All Other Pins to GND ..............................-0.3V to (+VCC + 0.3V)
RF Input Power ...............................................................+10dBm
Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C
Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +165°C
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C)
(derate 21.3mW/°C above +70°C) ..............................1702mW
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
CAUTION! ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(MAX3580 EV kit, VCC = +3.1V to +3.5V, GND = 0V, BB_AGC = RF_AGC = +2.85V, RF input terminated into a 75Ω load, BBI_ and
BBQ_ are open, no input signal, VCO active, registers set according to the specified default register conditions, TA = -40°C to +85°C,
unless otherwise specified. Typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA =+25°C, unless otherwise specified.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
3.5
V
197
225
mA
SUPPLY VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
VCC
ICC
3.1
Active
Shutdown mode
<100
µA
RF_AGC AND BB_AGC
Input Bias Current
IAGC
RF and Baseband AGC Control
Voltage
VAGC
VAGC at +0.5V and +2.85V
-50
Maximum gain
2.85
+50
Minimum gain
0.5
µA
V
SERIAL INTERFACE AND MUX OUTPUT (SCL, SDA, MUX)
Input Logic-Level Low
VIL
Input Logic-Level High
VIH
0.3 x
VCC
0.7 x
VCC
SDA, SCL Input Current
-10
Output Logic-Level Low
VOL
Sink current = 0.3mA
Output Logic-Level High
VOH
Source current = 0.3mA
2
V
0.05 x
VCC
Input Hysteresis
V
VCC 0.5
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V
+10
µA
0.4
V
V
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
(MAX3580 EV kit, VCC = +3.1V to +3.5V, GND = 0V. RF_AGC = BB_AGC = +2.85V, RF input terminated into a 75Ω load, BBI_ and
BBQ_ loaded by RL greater than 2kΩ and CL less than 10pF, VCO active, registers are set according to the recommended default
register conditions, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise
noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
Operating Frequency Range
SYMBOL
fRF
Overall Voltage Gain (Note 2)
CONDITIONS
Gain specification met across this
frequency band
470
878
RF_AGC = BB_AGC = +2.85V
74
RF_AGC = BB_AGC = +0.5V
Within each VHF-III and UHF band (Note 10)
Worst case across band selected, 75Ω system
Input 3rd-Order Intercept Point
NF
IIP2
IIP3
RF 1dB Desense
LO Harmonic Reception
-3
5.4
4.7
858MHz
6.5
Broadband (Notes 4, 5)
> 26
Broadband (Notes 4, 6)
> -4
Broadband, RF_AGC adjusted for 49dB of gain
> 12
Narrowband (Notes 4, 7)
+16
PDESIRED = -78dBm and converted to
3.75MHz, PTONE 10MHz higher (Note 4)
-22
RF_AGC adjusted for 49dB of gain,
PDESIRED = -55dBm
+1
> -60
RF input range of 960MHz to 1400MHz
> -40
I/Q phase error at 1MHz
I/Q amplitude error at 1MHz
-1
dBm
dBc
+1
-3
-1.5
+3
Degrees
+1.5
dB
-50
-20
470MHz to 878MHz
-50
-35
< -50
-20
At 1kHz to 10kHz (Note 3)
-80
-90
At 100kHz (Note 3)
-94
-107
dB
dBc
50MHz to 470MHz
At 1MHz
dB
dBm
> 60
878MHz to 1732MHz
ΦN
dB
dBm
RF input range of 170MHz to 960MHz (Note 8)
DC to 30MHz, RF input to baseband output,
relative to desired channel
MHz
dB
-6
Narrowband, RF_AGC adjusted for 49dB of
gain (Note 7)
UNITS
dB
15
Broadband, RF_AGC adjusted for 49dB of gain
Isolation
Phase Noise (Single-Sideband,
Closed Loop)
+3
7
470MHz
8MHz RF channel at baseband, tested at
169MHz and 469MHz
Spurious at the RF Input (Note 3)
26
230MHz
RF Channel Flatness
Quadrature Accuracy
MAX
230
Input Return Loss
Input 2nd-Order Intercept Point
TYP
170
RF Gain Flatness
Noise Figure (DSB) (Notes 3, 4)
MIN
dBmV
dBc/Hz
-130
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MAX3580
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
(MAX3580 EV kit, VCC = +3.1V to +3.5V, GND = 0V. RF_AGC = BB_AGC = +2.85V, RF input terminated into a 75Ω load, BBI_ and
BBQ_ loaded by RL greater than 2kΩ and CL less than 10pF, VCO active, registers are set according to the recommended default
register conditions, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise
noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
27
MHz
SIGMA-DELTA FRACTIONAL-N SYNTHESIZER
REFERENCE OSCILLATOR
Frequency
fREF
Input Impedance
ZIN
4
Voltage Gain
Output Impedance
ZOUT
Buffered Output
10kΩ || 10pF load
0.7
RF N Divider Ratio
(Notes 12, 13)
12
RF R Divider Ratio
VHF band operation requires R divider = 2
1
10
kΩ
30
V/V
15
Ω
VP-P
DIVIDERS
Fractional-N Resolution
251
2
20
—
—
Bits
LO PHASE DETECTOR AND CHARGE PUMP
Phase-Detector Frequency
Charge-Pump Current
4
ICP
600
Gain = 1
1200
Charge-Pump Tri-State Current
Charge-Pump Compliance
Range
27
Gain = 0
Charge-pump positive to negative current
matching of ≤ ±5%
MHz
µA
-10
+10
µA
0.4
VCC 0.4
V
2160
4400
MHz
4
16
—
LOCAL OSCILLATOR
Tuning Frequency Range
fOSC
Tank Frequency
VCO Dividers
BASEBAND STAGE
Nominal Output Voltage
1dB Output Compression Point
(Note 2)
P1dB
Differential voltage at 3MHz
Output Impedance
Differential
Passband AGC Range
BB_AGC = 0.5V to 2.85V
Passband Cutoff Attenuation
At 3.8MHz (UHF Mode);
at 3.325MHz (VHF Mode)
Passband Differential Gain Error
2MHz to 3.8MHz, I channel vs. Q channel
(UHF mode)
Passband Group Delay
From DC to 3.8MHz over any 1.1kHz band
(UHF mode)
Group Delay Mismatch
From 0.1MHz to 3.8MHz, I channel vs. Q
channel (UHF mode) (Note 9)
4
1.6
30
1
VP-P
2
VP-P
60
Ω
50
dB
2
-0.45
5
dB
+0.45
dB
5
ns
<2
ns
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Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
(MAX3580 EV kit, VCC = +3.1V to +3.5V, GND = 0V. RF_AGC = BB_AGC = +2.85V, RF input terminated into a 75Ω load, BBI_ and
BBQ_ loaded by RL greater than 2kΩ and CL less than 10pF, VCO active, registers are set according to the recommended default
register conditions, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise
noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
Rejection Ratio
CONDITIONS
MIN
At 5.25MHz (UHF mode)
23
At 4.75MHz (VHF mode)
23
At 13.25MHz (UHF mode)
63
At 11.75MHz (VHF mode)
62
VCM
Common mode (Note 11)
Output DC Offset
BB_AGC = 2.85V
Baseband Highpass Cutoff
Programmable
AGC Gain Slope
BB_AGC = 0.5V to 2.85V
Ratio of Passband to Stopband
Noise
BB_AGC = 2.85V, 10kHz to 3.8MHz vs.
16.2MHz to 23.8MHz
MAX
UNITS
dB
84
At > 16.2MHz
DC Output Voltage
TYP
0.485 x VCC
-70
VDC
+70
mV
35
dB/V
20 to 200
14
Hz
15
dB
2-WIRE INTERFACE
Clock Rate
Note 1:
Note 2:
Note 3:
Note 4:
Note 5:
Note 6:
Note 7:
Note 8:
Note 9:
Note 10:
Note 11:
Note 12:
Note 13:
400
kHz
Min and Max limits are guaranteed by test above TA = +25°C and are guaranteed by design and characterization at
TA = -40°C. The default register settings are not production tested. Load registers no sooner than 100µs after power-up.
The specified overall voltage gain is suitable to amplify -93dBm to -20dBm to 1VP-P at the baseband output.
Guaranteed by design characterization over the specified operating conditions. Not production tested.
BB_AGC adjusted for gain = 72dB with RF_AGC at 2.85V.
Two tones at a) 230MHz and 431MHz with IM measured at 201MHz and b) 230MHz and 701MHz with IM measured at
471MHz.
Two tones at 499MHz and 689MHz with IM measured at 879MHz.
IM3 measured with two tones within the adjacent channel at a) 205.75MHz and 210.5MHz with IM measured at 201MHz
and b) 475.25MHz and 479.5MHz with IM measured at 471MHz.
Measured at RF = 171MHz with harmonics at 511MHz (3rd harmonic) and 851MHz (5th harmonic).
Delay of 2ns equal 2.74° phase error.
UHF rolloff of 4dB in addition to gain flatness specification.
Production tested at VCC = +3.5V to limits of 1.7V -0.12/+0.1V.
Operation in the VHF band requires the R-divider = 2.
Operation of the N-divider at values below 12 is not tested or guaranteed.
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MAX3580
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
Performance to Standards
The following is selected overall performance data for the
MAX3580 + digital demodulator.
NorDig refers to standard Unified 1.0.2 available from
www.nordig.org.
Table 1 shows the typical overall performance as measured using the MAX3580 and one current production
DVB-T demodulator. This reference design is available
in NIM card form factor upon request.
MBRAI refers to standard MBRAI 04-102 IEC 62002-1
available from www.ansi.org.
Modulation of wanted and interfering channel(s) is 8k
mode, 16 QAM, C/R = 3/4, GI = 1/4, sensitivity or
immunity Reference Bit Error Rate is 2 x 10e-4, unless
stated otherwise.
Table 1. Selected Typical MBRAI and NorDig Performance
TEST SCENARIO
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COMMENTS
SPEC MINIMUM
MAX3580 TYPICAL
MBRAI S2
Immunity/ACPR for N ±1 adjacent ch.
29dB
40dB
MBRAI S2
Immunity/ACPR N ±2 alternate ch.
40dB
43dB
MBRAI L3
Linearity/crossmod. with N+2 and N+4 ch.
40dB
47dB
NorDig 16 QAM 2/3
Sensitivity at channel 21 (470 MHz)
-84.1dBm
-85.1dBm
NorDig QPSK 1/2
Sensitivity at channel 42 (642 MHz)
-92.1dBm
-94.8dBm
NorDig 64 QAM 7/8
Sensitivity at channel 59 (778 MHz)
-74.7dBm
-76dBm
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Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
100
110
MAX3580 toc02
110
MAX3580 toc01
110
80
TA = +55°C
TA = +25°C
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
TA = +85°C
80
TA = -40°C
90
TA = 0°C
90
BB_AGC = 2.85V
100
100
TA = +25°C
GAIN (dB)
VOLTAGE GAIN
vs. RF_AGC CONTROL VOLTAGE
UHF BAND VOLTAGE GAIN
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX3580 toc03
VHF-III BAND VOLTAGE GAIN
vs. FREQUENCY
TA = 0°C
90
70
60
TA = +25°C, +55°C
50
TA = +85°C
40
80
TA = +85°C
30
TA = +55°C
20
70
10
150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250
450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
-90
220MHz
-100
2.0
2.5
3.0
15
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
620MHz
-80
1.5
NOISE FIGURE vs. UHF FREQUENCY
15
-70
1.0
20
MAX3580 toc05
MAX3580 toc04
20
TA = +85°C
TA = +55°C
10
10
TA = +25°C
TA = +85°C
TA = +55°C
TA = -40°C
5
5
TA = -40°C TA = +25°C
-110
1
10
100
OFFSET FREQUENCY (kHz)
1000
175
200
225
FREQUENCY (MHz)
250
450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900
FREQUENCY (MHz)
VHF MODE NOISE FIGURE
vs. VOLTAGE GAIN
30
25
MAX3580 toc07
0.1
0
0
150
-120
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
PHASE NOISE (dBm/Hz)
-60
0.5
RF_AGC CONTROL VOLTAGE (V)
NOISE FIGURE vs. VHF FREQUENCY
PHASE NOISE vs. OFFSET FREQUENCY
-50
0
MAX3580 toc06
70
TA = +85°C
20
15
TA = -40°C
10
TA = +25°C, +55°C
5
fRF = 220MHz
BB_AGC = 2.85V
0
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
VOLTAGE GAIN (dB)
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MAX3580
Typical Operating Characteristics
(MAX3580 Evaluation Kit, typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX3580 Evaluation Kit, typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
UHF MODE NOISE FIGURE
vs. VOLTAGE GAIN
VOLTAGE GAIN
vs. BB_AGC CONTROL VOLTAGE
TA = -40°C
70
TA = +25°C, +55°C
60
50
TA = +85°C
40
-20
-30
-40
-50
-70
fRF = 620MHz
BB_AGC = 2.85V
0
65
70
75
80
85
-90
10
-100
90
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
BB_AGC CONTROL VOLTAGE (V)
NORMALIZED BASEBAND FREQUENCY
RESPONSE
NORMALIZED BASEBAND FREQUENCY
RESPONSE
-5
TA = +25°C
-5
TA = 0°C
-10
TA = +85°C
GAIN (dB)
-15
0
-20
-25
TA = +25°C
-15
-5
-10
TA = +85°C
-20
-25
-15
-25
-30
-30
-35
-35
-40
-40
-45
1
2
3
4
0
5
TA = +25°C
-50
-50
0
TA = 0°C
-40
BB_BW<3:0> = "1001"
7MHz CHANNEL MODE
-45
-50
TA = +85°C
-20
-35
BB_BW<3:0> = "1011"
8MHz CHANNEL MODE
1
2
3
4
0
5
5
10
5
BB_BW <3:0> = "1001"
7MHz CHANNEL MODE
-5
MAX3580 toc14
NORMALIZED BASEBAND FREQUENCY
RESPONSE
0
GAIN (dB)
-10
-15
TA = +25°C
-20
TA = +85°C
-25
TA = 0°C
-30
-35
-40
-45
0
5
10
15
FREQUENCY (MHz)
15
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
8
20
BB_BW<3:0> = "1011"
8MHz CHANNEL MODE
0
-30
-45
10
15
FREQUENCY (MHz)
5
GAIN (dB)
TA = 0°C
5
NORMALIZED BASEBAND FREQUENCY
RESPONSE
5
MAX3580 toc11
0
NOISE LIMITED
0
3.0
VOLTAGE GAIN (dB)
5
-10
20
MAX3580 toc12
60
VHF INPUT
-80
30
5
UHF INPUT
-60
MAX3580 toc13
TA = +25°C
-10
REJECTION RATIO (dB)
GAIN (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
80
20
10
TA = -40°C
MAX3580 toc10
90
TA = +55°C
15
RF_AGC = 2.85V
100
0
MAX3580 toc09
TA = +85°C
25
BASEBAND FILTER REJECTION RATIO
110
MAX3580 toc08
30
GAIN (dB)
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
20
25
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20
25
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
BB_BW <3:0> = "1011"
8MHz CHANNEL MODE
-65
20
TA = +55°C
15
TA = +85°C
10
5
BB_BW <3:0> = "1001"
7MHz CHANNEL MODE
30
40
TA = -40°C
TA = +25°C
TA = +25°C
0
0
50
TA = +85°C
10
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
0
3.0
0.5
1.0
0
MAX3580 toc18
35
2.5
3.0
RF INPUT RETURN LOSS
vs. UHF FREQUENCY
RF PORT-TO-PORT ISOLATION
40
2.0
BB_AGC VOLTAGE (V)
BB_AGC VOLTAGE (V)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
1.5
MAX3580 toc19
20
Zo = 75Ω
25
RETURN LOSS (dB)
30
GAIN (dB)
RFIN2 TO RFIN
20
15
RFIN TO RFIN2
10
-5
-10
5
0
-15
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
525
600
675
750
UHF FREQUENCY (MHz)
RF INPUT RETURN LOSS
vs. VHF FREQUENCY
SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
Zo = 75Ω
825
200
TA = +25°C
TA = 0°C
-5
900
MAX3580 toc21
0
450
FREQUENCY (MHz)
MAX3580 toc20
195
TA = -40°C
ICC (mA)
10
RETURN LOSS (dB)
0
TA = +55°C
15
5
TA = -40°C
MAX3580 toc17
20
0
-75
620MHz
RF_AGC = 2.85V
25
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
-55
220MHz
RF_AGC = 2.85V
25
30
MAX3580 toc16
30
MAX3580 tpc15
-45
STOPBAND NOISE (dBm)
UHF MODE NOISE FIGURE
vs. BB_AGC VOLTAGE
VHF MODE NOISE FIGURE
vs. BB_AGC VOLTAGE
STOPBAND NOISE vs. FREQUENCY
-10
190
TA = +85°C
-15
TA = +55°C
185
-20
150
175
200
225
VHF FREQUENCY (MHz)
250
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
VCC (V)
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MAX3580
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX3580 Evaluation Kit, typical values are at VCC = +3.3V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
MAX3580
Pin Description
10
PIN
NAME
1
SDA
Serial-Data Input Line. Requires a pullup resistor to VCC.
FUNCTION
2
SCL
Serial-Clock Input. Requires a pullup resistor to VCC.
3
RFIN2
Second RF Input
4
RFIN
First RF Input
5
ADDR2
6
GND_LNA
7
VCC_RF
8
LEXT
9
RF_AGC
10
IND1
11
IND2
VHF Inductor Pin 2. Keep traces to inductor as short as possible.
12
N.C.
No Connection
13
OVLD_DET
14
VCC_BB
15
BBQ-
16
BBQ+
17
BBI-
In-Phase, Inverted Baseband Output
18
BBI+
In-Phase, Noninverted Baseband Output
Address Line. Sets the 3rd LSB of the device address. Connect to ground to set for “0” or VCC to set
for “1.”
Not Internally Connected. Connect to ground.
DC Supply for RF LNA. Connect as close as possible a 100pF capacitor from this pin to GND.
External Bias Inductor. Connect to VCC with a 270nH inductor.
Gain Control Input for RF VGA.
VHF Inductor Pin 1. Keep traces to inductor as short as possible.
Overload Detector Output. No connection required to this pin.
DC Supply for Baseband Filter. Connect as close as possible a 10nF capacitor from this pin to ground.
Quadrature Inverted Baseband Output
Quadrature Noninverted Baseband Output
19
BB_AGC
20
VCC_VCO
Gain Control Input for Baseband VGAs
21
VTUNE
22
GND_TUNE
23
LDO
24
CP
25
GND_CP
Ground for the Charge Pump
26
VCC_SYN
DC Supply for Synthesizer and Serial-Interface Control. Connect as close as possible a 10nF
capacitor from this pin to ground.
27
GND_PLL
Ground for the PLL
28
MUX
29
REF_BUFF
Buffered Output of Reference Oscillator
30
VCC_XTAL
DC Supply for Reference Oscillator. Connect as close as possible a 10nF capacitor from this pin to ground.
31
XB
Reference Input. Connect to a parallel resonant mode XTAL through a load-matching capacitor, or
can also be used as a reference clock input pin.
32
XE
Reference Oscillator Feedback. Connect to a capacitive divider when used in self-oscillating mode.
—
EP
Exposed Paddle. Internally connected to ground. Solder EP to the board’s ground plane to achieve
the lowest possible impedance path and optimum RF performance.
DC Supply for the VCO. Connect as close as possible a 100pF capacitor from this pin to ground.
VCO Tuning Voltage Input. Connect the PLL loop filter output directly to this pin.
Ground Reference for the Tuning Voltage. Connect to ground of the loop filter.
VCO LDO Output. Connect a 0.1µF capacitor to ground.
Charge-Pump Output. Connect the charge-pump output to the PLL loop filter input.
Multiplex Output Line. Can be used as a PLL lock-detector output.
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REF_BUFF
32
31
30
28
29
GND_CP
VCC_SYN
VCC
GND_PLL
MUX
VCC_XTAL
XE
XB
VCC
26
27
CHARGE
PUMP
1
SDA
25
24
CP
MAX3580
2
SCL
RFIN2
RFIN
ADDR2
GND_LNA
VCC
VCC_RF
23
SERIAL INTERFACE, CONTROL,
AND
SYNTHESIZER
3
22
LO
4
21
5
20
LDO
GND_TUNE
VTUNE
VCC_VCO
VCC
19
6
TRACKING
FILTER
0
90
BB_AGC
LO
7
18
8
17
BBI+
I CHANNEL
14
15
BBI-
16
BBQ+
13
BBQ-
12
VCC_BB
11
OVLD_DET
10
N.C.
RF_AGC
9
IND2
LEXT
IND1
VCC
VCC
Q CHANNEL
RF_AGC
RF_AGC
BB_AGC
MAX3580
3.3V
1nF
10kΩ
1kΩ
39kΩ
1kΩ
Rohm
2SA1037AK
DEMODULATOR
PWM
1μF
100nF
Figure 1. Single-Loop AGC Schematic
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MAX3580
Typical Application Circuit
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
Detailed Description
Programmable Registers
The MAX3580 includes thirteen write/read registers and
three read-only registers. See Table 2 for register configuration and the Register Description section. The
register configuration of Table 2 shows each bit name
and the bit usage information for all registers. “U”
labeled under each bit name indicates that the bit
value is user defined to meet specific application
requirements. A “0” or “1” indicates that the bit must be
set to the defined “0” or “1” value for proper operation.
Operation is not tested or guaranteed if these bits are
programmed to other values and is only for
factory/bench evaluation. For field use, always program
to the defined operational state. Note that all registers
must be written after and no earlier than 100µs after
device power-up.
Note: To correctly tune the VCO during a channel
change, first write to Register 0x05, continuing through
Register 0x06 to Register 0x12, and then write to
Register 0x00 through Register 0x04.
Table 2. Register Configuration
8-BIT DATA
REGISTER
ADDRESS
12
REGISTER SETTINGS
REGISTER
NAME
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
OPERATION
DEFINED
DEFAULT
SETTINGS
(POR)
0x00
N7
U
N6
U
N5
U
N4
U
N3
U
N2
U
N1
U
N0
U
—
H17
N-Divider Integer
0x01
MP
0
LI1
0
LI0
0
INT
U
F19
U
F18
U
F17
U
F16
U
—
h18
N-Divider Frac2
0x02
F15
U
F14
U
F13
U
F12
U
F11
U
F10
U
F9
U
F8
U
—
h00
N-Divider Frac1
0x03
F7
U
F6
U
F5
U
F4
U
F3
U
F2
U
F1
U
F0
U
—
h00
N-Divider Frac0
0x04
TFS<7>
U
TFS<6>
U
TFS<5>
U
TFS<4>
U
TFS<3>
U
TFS<2>
U
TFS<1>
U
TFS<0>
U
—
hDB
Tracking Filter
Series Caps
0x05
VCO_DIV1
U
VCO_DIV0
U
RFS
U
TF_BS
U
TFP<3>
U
TFP<2>
U
TFP<1>
U
TFP<0>
U
—
h7C
Tracking Filter
Parallel Cap
0x06
RDIV
U
ICP
U
CPS
U
ADLY1
0
ADLY0
1
LF_DIV2
U
LF_DIV1
U
LF_DIV0
U
—
h0A
PLL Configuration
0x07
CP_TST2
0
CP_TST1
0
CP_TST0
0
X
0
TURBO
1
LD_MUX2
U
LD_MUX1
U
LD_MUX0
U
—
h08
Test Functions
0x08
X
0
SHDN_BG
U
SHDN_PD
1
SHDN_REF
U
SHDN_SYN
U
SHDN_MX
U
SHDN_BB
U
SHDN_RF
U
—
h00
Shutdown Control
0x09
VCO1
U
VCO0
U
BS2
U
BS1
U
BS0
U
VAS
1
ADL
0
ADE
0
—
hC0
VCO Control
0x0A
BB_BW3
U
BB_BW2
U
BB_BW1
U
BB_BW0
U
X
0
PD_TH2
U
PD_TH1
U
PD+TH0
U
—
h87
Baseband Control
0x0B
BB_BIA
0
DC_DAC8
0
DC_MO1
1
DC_MO0
1
DC_SP1
1
DC_SP0
0
DC_TH1
0
DC_TH0
0
h38
h40
DC Offset Control
0x0C
DC_DAC7
0
DC_DAC6
0
DC_DAC5
0
DC_DAC4
0
DC_DAC3
0
DC_DAC2
0
DC_DAC1
0
DC_DAC0
0
h00
h00
DC Offset DAC
0x0D
X
0
FUSE_TH
0
X
0
WR
0
TFA<3>
U
TFA<2>
U
TFA<1>
U
TFA<0>
U
—
h00
ROM Table
Address
0x0E
TFD<7>
0
TFD<6>
0
TFD<5>
0
TFD<4>
0
TFD<3>
0
TFD<2>
0
TFD<1>
0
TFD<0>
0
h00
h00
ROM Table Fuse
Data
0x0F
X
0
X
0
X
0
X
0
MX_HR<3>
0
MX_HR<2>
0
MX_HR<1>
0
MX_HR<0>
0
h00
h00
Mixer Harmonic
Rejection
0x10
TFR<7>
TFR<6>
TFR<5>
TFR<4>
TFR<3>
TFR<2>
TFR<1>
TFR<0>
N/A
ROM Table Data
Read Back
0x11
POR
VASA
VASE
LD
DC_LO
DC_HI
GKT
PD_OVLD
N/A
N/A
Chip Status Read
Back
0x12
VCO1A
VCO0A
BS2A
BS1A
BS0A
ADC2
ADC1
ADC0
N/A
N/A
Autotuner Read
Back
N/A
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N-Divider Integer (Register Address 0x00)
N<7:0>: VCO Integer-N Divider Ratio
N-Divider Frac2 (Register Address 0x01)
MP: Minimum CP Pulse Width. Always set to 0
(factory use only).
LI1, LI0; CP Linearity Control. Always set to 00
(factory use only).
INT: Integer Mode ON/OFF. Set to 0 for normal
operation.
F<19:16>: MSB of Main Divider Fractional Divide Ratio
N-Divider Frac1, Frac0
(Register Address 0x02, 0x03)
F<15:0> 16 LSB of Main Divider Fractional Divide
Ratio
Tracking Filter Series Capacitor
(Register Address 0x04)
TFS<7:4>: Tracking Filter Parallel Capacitor.
TFS<3:0>: Tracking Filter Series Capacitor.
See the RF tracking filter description in the Applications
Information section.
Tracking Filter Parallel Capacitor and VCO Control
(Register Address 0x05)
VCO_DIV1, VCO_DIV0: VCO Post Divider
00 = Divide by 4 use for RF frequencies of 540 to
868 MHz
01 = Divide by 8 use for RF frequencies of 470 to
550 MHz
10 = Divide by 16 use for RF frequencies of 170 to
230 MHz
11 = Divide by 32 is not used
RFS: RF Input Select
0 = RFIN2 selected
1 = RFIN selected
TF_BS: Tracking Filter Band Select
1 = VHF band
0 = UHF band
TFP<4:0>: Tracking Filter Shunt Capacitor
See the RF tracking filter description in the Applications
Information section.
PLL Configuration (Register Address 0x06)
LF_DIV2, LF_DIV1, LF_DIV0: Prescaler for Internal
Low Frequency Clocks
000 - 110 = Divided by 8 to 14 for REF crystal frequencies of 15MHz to 28MHz
111 = Divide by 2 for REF crystal frequencies of
4MHz
ADLY1, ADLY0: VCO Autotuner Delay Selection
CPS: Charge-Pump Current Mode
0 = Controlled by ICP bit
1 = Controlled by VCO autotuner
ICP: Charge-Pump Current
0 = 600µA
1 = 1200µA
RDIV: PLL Reference Divider Ratio
0 = Divide by 1
1 = Divide by 2
Test Functions (Register Address 0x07)
CP_TST<2:0>: Charge-Pump Test Modes
000 = Normal operation
100 = Low impedance*
101 = Source
110 = Sink
111 = High impedance
LD_MUX: Lock-Detector Mode
000 = Normal operation: high = PLL locked,
low = unlocked
001 = Monitor N-divider output, post-divided by 2
010 = Monitor R-divider output*
011 = Modulator test vector output
(factory use only)
1XX = Bias current trim (factory use only)
*Not production tested.
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Register Descriptions
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
Shutdown Control (Register Address 0x08)
SHDN_BG: Main Bandgap
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
The main bandgap can and will be shut down
once all other blocks are shut down (i.e., all bits in this
shutdown register and bits VCO_ in the VCO
Control Register and bits DC_MO_ in the DC
Offset Control Register are shut down).
SHDN_PD: Baseband Power Detector
For factory use only.
Set to 1 at all times.
SHDN_RF: RF LNA/VGA:
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
SHDN_MIX: I/Q Mixer and LO Drivers
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
SHDN_BB: Baseband Filters and VGA
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
SHDN_SYN: Fractional PLL
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
VAS: VCO Band Autoselect
0 = VCO band select controlled by bits VCO<1:0>
1 = Controlled by autotuner
ADL: VCO ADC Latch Enable Bit
1 = Latches ADC value
0 = Default
ADE: Enable VCO Tune Voltage DAC Read
1 = Enables ADC read
0 = Default
Baseband Control (Register Address 0x0A)
PD_TH<2:0>: Detection Threshold for Baseband
Power Detector
BB_BW<3:0>: Baseband Filter Bandwidth. Optimum
values for 7MHz and 8MHz wide RF channels can
be taken from the ROM table.
DC Offset Control (Register Address 0x0B)
DC_TH<1:0>: DC Offset Correction Thresholds.
Keeps output within:
00 = Output within ±0.55V of balanced state
11 = Output within ±0.75V of balanced state
DC_SP<1:0>: DC Offset Correction Speed (or Highpass
Corner Frequency).
11 = Fast (~500Hz)
01 = Slow (~20Hz)
SHDN_REF: Controls the Crystal Oscillator Buffered
Output
00 = Off/hold DAC values
DC_MO<1:0>: Mode of Operation
0 = Enabled
1 = Disabled
The XTAL oscillator activation results from the
SHDN_SYN, SHDN_REF bits: If either one is on,
the XTAL oscillator runs. The XTAL oscillator is
shut down only if both bits are off.
00 = Off
10/01 = Sets I/Q channel DACs direct from register
11 = Normal operation
DC_DAC<8>: MSB for DC Offset DAC
VCO Control (Register Address 0x09)
VCO<1:0>: Selects 1 of 3 VCO Bands. 00 turns off
VCO block completely.
BS<2:0>: Selects 1 of 8 VCO Sub-Bands
BB_BIA: Baseband Filter Op-Amp Bias Settings
0 = Low
1 = High
*Not production tested.
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Tracking Filter ROM Address
(Register Address 0x0D)
TFA<3:0>: Tracking Filter ROM Address. See Table 3.
Tracking Filter Write Data (Register Address 0x0E)
TFD<7:0>: Tracking Filter Data for ROM
Tracking Filter ROM Read Back (Read Only)
(Register Address 0x10)
TFR<7:0>: Tracking Filter ROM Data Read Back
Status (Read Only, for Factory Use Only)
(Register Address 0x11)
POR: Power-On Reset*
0 = Power has not been reset since the last read.
1 = Power has been reset since the last read. Gets
reset after reading back address 8’h0C.
VASA, VASE: VCO Autotuner Status*
LD: PLL Lock Detector
0 = PLL unlocked
1 = PLL locked
DC_HI: DC Offset Correction Detected Positive Signal
Excursion in Either I or Q Channel*
DC_LO: DC Offset Correction Detected Negative Signal
Excursions in Either I or Q Channel*
PD_OVLD: Baseband Power Detector
0 = Baseband signal below threshold
1 = Baseband signal above threshold
Autotuner Read Back (Read Only, for Factory Use
Only) (Register Address 0x12)
VCOA<1:0> VCO Tank Selected by Autotuner*
BSA<1:0> Sub-Band VCO Selected by Autotuner*
ADC<2:0> VCO Tank Voltage ADC*
*Not production tested.
Table 3. MAX3580 Fuse Table
BYTE
7
00
6
5
4
3
Unused
2
1
0
Bias
DESCRIPTION
Bias trim
01
VHF (200MHz) parallel cap
VHF (200MHz) series cap
VHF high series cap
02
Unused
VHF (200MHz) shunt cap
VHF shunt cap
03
UHF low (470MHz) parallel cap
UHF low (470MHz) series cap
UHF low series cap low
04
UHF high (860MHz) shunt cap
UHF low (470MHz) shunt cap
UHFhigh/low parallel cap
05
UHF high (860MHz) parallel cap
UHF high (860MHz) series cap
06
Baseband filter UHF (8MHz) coefficient.
Baseband filter VHF (7MHz) coefficient.
BB filter bandwidth
X
Read only
07
X
X
X
X
X
X
UHF high series cap
RO
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MAX3580
DC Offset DAC (Register Address 0x0C)
DC_DAC<7:0>: Value to Program to I/Q DC Offset
DAC. Note that the MSB is located in the previous register.
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
To Read Back Fuses
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When reading other addresses
than 8’h00 (the system trim bits), it is possible that the
data going to the bias cells will be disturbed due to the
architecture of the fuse bank. This means the bias current could change while reading back fuse data.
1) Write 8’hXX to TFA. XX is the address of the fuse column you want to read.
2) Read 8’hXX from TFR. TFR is the Tracking Filter
Read Register.
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 for other addresses.
2-Wire Serial Interface
The MAX3580 uses a 2-wire I2C-compatible serial interface consisting of a serial-data line (SDA) and a serialclock line (SCL). The serial interface allows
communication between the MAX3580 and the master
at clock frequencies up to 400kHz. The master initiates
a data transfer on the bus and generates the SCL signal to permit data transfer. The MAX3580 behaves as
slave devices that transfer and receive data to and from
the master. Pull SDA and SCL high with external pullup
resistors (1kΩ or greater) for proper bus operation.
One bit is transferred during each SCL clock cycle. A
minimum of nine clock cycles are required to transfer a
byte in or out of the MAX3580 (8 bits and an ACK/NACK).
The data on SDA must remain stable during the high period of the SCL clock pulse. Changes in SDA while SCL is
high and stable are considered control signals (see the
START and STOP Conditions section). Both SDA and
SCL remain high when the bus is not busy.
START and STOP Conditions
The master initiates a transmission with a START condition (S), which is a high-to-low transition on SDA while
SCL is high. The master terminates a transmission with
a STOP condition (P), which is a low-to-high transition
on SDA while SCL is high.
Acknowledge and Not-Acknowledge Conditions
Data transfers are framed with an acknowledge bit
(ACK) or a not-acknowledge bit (NACK). Both the master and the MAX3580 (slave) generate acknowledge
bits. To generate an acknowledge, the receiving device
must pull SDA low before the rising edge of the
acknowledge-related clock pulse (ninth pulse) and
keep it low during the high period of the clock pulse.
To generate a not-acknowledge condition, the receiver
allows SDA to be pulled high before the rising edge of
the acknowledge-related clock pulse, and leaves SDA
high during the high period of the clock pulse.
Monitoring the acknowledge bits allows for detection of
unsuccessful data transfers. An unsuccessful data
transfer happens if a receiving device is busy or if a
system fault has occurred. In the event of an unsuccessful data transfer, the bus master must reattempt
communication at a later time.
Slave Address
The MAX3580 has a 7-bit slave address that must be
sent to the device following a START condition to initiate communication. The slave address is determined
by the state of the ADDR2 pin and is equal to
11000[ADDR2]0 (see Table 4). The eighth bit (R/W) following the 7-bit address determines whether a read or
write operation will occur.
The MAX3580 continuously awaits a START condition
followed by its slave address. When the device recognizes its slave address, it acknowledges by pulling the
SDA line low for one clock period; it is ready to accept
or send data depending on the R/W bit (Figure 2).
Table 4. Address Configuration
ADDRESS (WRITE/READ)
ADDR2
C0/C1HEX
0
C4/C5 HEX
1
SLAVE ADDRESS
S
1
1
0
0
0
ADDR2
0
R/ W
ACK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDA
SCL
Figure 2. MAX3580 Slave Address Byte
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START
WRITE DEVICE
ADDRESS
R/ W
1100000
0
ACK
WRITE REGISTER
ADDRESS
ACK
Read Cycle
When addressed with a read command, the MAX3580
allows the master to read back a single register or multiple successive registers.
A read cycle begins with the bus master issuing a
START condition followed by the 7 slave address bits
and a write bit (R/W = 0). The MAX3580 issues an ACK if
the slave address byte is successfully received. The bus
master must then send the address of the first register it
wishes to read. The slave acknowledges the address.
Then a START condition is issued by the master, followed by the 7 slave address bits and a read bit (R/W =
1). The MAX3580 issues an ACK if the slave address
byte is successfully received. The MAX3580 starts sending data MSB first with each SCL clock cycle. At the 9th
clock cycle, the master can issue an ACK, and continue
to read successive registers, or the master terminate the
transmission by issuing a NACK. The read cycle does
not terminate until the master issues a STOP condition.
Figure 4 illustrates an example in which Registers 0
through 2 are read back.
WRITE DATA TO
REGISTER 0x00
ACK
WRITE DATA TO
REGISTER 0x01
ACK
WRITE DATA TO
REGISTER 0x02
ACK
STOP
0x00
0x0E
0xE1
0xD8
Figure 3. Example: Write Registers 0 through 2 with 0x0E, 0xD8 and 0xE1, respectively.
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
R/ W
11000000
0
A
C
K
REGISTER
ADDRESS
00000000
A
C
K
S
T
A
R
T
DEVICE
ADDRESS
R/ W
11000000
1
A
C
K
REG 00
DATA
xxxxxxxx
A
C
K
REG 01
DATA
xxxxxxxx
A
C
K
REG 02
DATA
xxxxxxxx
N
A
C
K
S
T
O
P
Figure 4. Example: Receive data from read registers.
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MAX3580
Write Cycle
When addressed with a write command, the MAX3580
allows the master to write to a single register or to multiple successive registers.
A write cycle begins with the bus master issuing a
START condition followed by the seven slave address
bits and a write bit (R/W = 0). The MAX3580 issues an
ACK if the slave address byte is successfully received.
The bus master must then send to the slave the
address of the first register it wishes to write to. If the
slave acknowledges the address, the master can then
write one byte to the register at the specified address.
Data is written beginning with the most significant bit.
The MAX3580 again issues an ACK if the data is successfully written to the register. The master can continue to write data to the successive internal registers with
the MAX3580 acknowledging each successful transfer,
or it can terminate transmission by issuing a STOP condition. The write cycle does not terminate until the master issues a STOP condition.
Figure 3 illustrates an example in which Registers 0
through 2 are written with 0x0E, 0xD8, and 0xE1,
respectively.
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
Applications Information
Band Selection
The MAX3580 is designed to be suitable for operation
in the 170MHz to 230MHz VHF-III band and in the
470MHz to 878MHz UHF band.
RF Inputs
A switch selects either RFIN or RFIN2 as the input to the
single-ended broadband matched LNA. This switch is
programmed through the RFS bit (bit 5) of register 0x05.
The LNA provides a continuous gain control range of
typically 50dB before the signal is downconverted.
For optimal matching above 600MHz, add a 5nH to
6nH inductor in series with a capacitor at either of the
RF input. Application Note: Front End Diplexer Filter for
MAX3580 is available, detailing the implementation of a
UHF and VHF simple diplexer. This simple diplexer
improves strong-signal-handling capabilities of the
MAX3580.
DC-Offset Cancellation
The MAX3580 features an on-chip fast-settling, DC-offset cancellation circuitry that requires no off-chip components. Note that the offset correction circuit is not
enabled when the device is powered up. To enable the
offset correction circuit, program the DC-Offset Control
Register to the recommended default setting.
When active, the offset correction circuit creates a highpass characteristic in the signal path with a typical corner frequency of 200Hz, and the residual DC offset can
be as high as ±70mV.
Baseband Power Detector
Maxim recommends disabling this feature. See explanation in the Shutdown Control (Register Address 0x08)
section and Table 2 (address 0x08, bit D5). For singleloop AGC control, see Figure 1.
Synthesizer Loop Filters
A second-order lowpass loop filter is used to connect
the PLL to the RF local oscillator. A loop filter bandwidth
of 30kHz is optimal for fractional PLL spurs and integrated LO phase noise. Refer to the EV kit data sheet for the
recommended loop-filter component values.
Crystal-Oscillator Interface
The MAX3580 reference oscillator circuitry can be used
either as a high-impedance reference input driven by
an external source, or be configured as a crystal oscillator. In the latter case, the resulting frequency can be
used to drive the digital demodulator chip through the
buffered reference output of the MAX3580. When using
an external reference oscillator, drive the XB input
through an AC-coupling capacitor with amplitude of
approximately 1.5V P-P , and leave XE unconnected.
Note that the phase noise of the external reference
needs to exceed -140dBc/Hz at offsets of 1kHz to
100kHz. When connecting directly to a crystal, see the
Typical Application Circuit for the required topology.
For particular capacitor values, possible changes to
accommodate for different crystal frequencies, crystal
load-capacitance requirements, and crystal power-dissipation requirements, refer to the EV kit data sheet.
Gain Control
The MAX3580 features two VGA circuits that can be
used to achieve the optimum SNR. The two circuits can
be driven independently by the baseband controller,
which allows balancing the gain based on SNR measurements in the digital demodulator. If only one gain control
voltage can be provided by the digital demodulator, see
Figure 1. See the Baseband Power Detector section. In
this operation mode, the baseband gain is set by an
amplitude detector in the digital demodulator.
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When tuning the MAX3580 to a given Rx frequency, the
correct capacitor value has to be calculated using the
following linear formulas and written to the appropriate
registers. This is in addition to programming the PLL
with the desired frequency.
The formulas differ for VHF and UHF bands but are the
same for all three capacitor values. Since the factory
calibration coefficients stored on the MAX3580 can differ for each capacitor, the calculations have to be executed for all three capacitor values separately.
VHF: Capacitor = ROM_value_VHF (RX_frequency_in_MHz - 200MHz ) / 10MHz
In other words, the capacitor values to be written to the
MAX3580 decrease 1 count per 10MHz above 200MHz
and increase accordingly below 200MHz.
UHF: Capacitor = ROM_value_UHF_lo (ROM_value_UHF_lo - ROM_value_UHF_hi)
x (RX_frequency_in_MHz - 470MHz ) / 390MHz
This means the capacitor values stored in the UHF_lo
entries of the MAX3580 ROM table are the correct values
for 470MHz reception and the UHF_hi values for 860MHz
reception. For any frequency in between, the capacitor
values are obtained by a simple linear interpolation.
Note: When tuning to frequencies above 860MHz
channel center frequency, do not use the formula
above, but rather keep programming the tracking filter
with the coefficients obtained for 860MHz.
Examples: Assuming the MAX3580 ROM table entries
are CSERIES VHF = 8, CSERIES UHF_lo = 15, CSERIES
UHF_hi = 3
208MHz: CSERIES = 8 - round ( ( 208-200 ) / 10 ) = 7
(floating point division, round to nearest
integer after division)
8 - floor ( ( 208 - 200 + 5) / 10 ) = 7
(all calculations using signed integer values,
truncate result of division)
677MHz: CSERIES = 15 - round ( (15-3) x (677 - 470) /
390 ) = 9 (floating point division, round to
nearest integer after division) 15 - floor
( ( ( 15-3) x (677-470) + 195 ) / 390 ) = 9
(all calculations using signed integer values,
truncate result of division)
Power-Supply Layout
To minimize coupling between different sections of the
IC, the ideal power-supply layout is a star configuration,
which has a large decoupling capacitor at the central
VCC node. The VCC traces branch out from this node,
with each trace going to separate V CC pins of the
MAX3580. Next to each VCC pin is a bypass capacitor
with a low impedance to ground at the frequency of
interest. Use at least one via per bypass capacitor for a
low-inductance ground connection.
The three ground pins (GND_PLL, GND_CP,
GND_TUNE) must be connected to the ground plane
by separate via holes and must not be directly connected to the exposed paddle.
Chip Information
PROCESS: BiCMOS
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MAX3580
RF Tracking Filter
The MAX3580 utilizes two narrowband RF tracking filters,
one for VHF and one for UHF. Each filter is comprised of
a fixed inductor and three digitally controlled variable
capacitors named series, shunt, and parallel capacitors.
The integrated RF tracking filters uses an external inductor between IND1 and IND2 pins to set the filter’s center
frequency. The inductor value must be 68nH ±2% in
order to achieve the corner frequency response. The variable capacitors are factory calibrated to this particular
inductor value. The value of each capacitor is also set to
compensate for process variation of each individual part
and to receive the desired RF channel.
The process variation is factory calibrated by determining the best capacitor values for three discrete frequencies, which are stored in the on-chip ROM table. Upon
power-up these values (6 bytes total) have to be read
out of the MAX3580 ROM table and stored in the microprocessor local memory.
MAX3580
Direct-Conversion TV Tuner
Package Information
For the latest package outline information and land patterns, go to www.maxim-ic.com/packages.
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PACKAGE TYPE
PACKAGE CODE
DOCUMENT NO.
32 TQFN-EP
T3255-5
21-0140
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REVISION
NUMBER
REVISION
DATE
0
8/06
Initial release
1
5/07
Various changes
2
8/07
Various changes
2, 5
3
10/07
Various changes
3, 20, 21
4
3/08
Updated AC Electrical Characteristics, corrected Pin Description, added Figure 1,
updated Figure references, various other changes
1, 2, 5, 7–13,
15, 17–19
5
8/08
Restricted PLL N-divider range and widened I/Q output DC common mode range
3, 5, 15
6
11/08
Added note to Programmable Registers section to avoid mistuning the VCO
during a channel change
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