RF6569 RF65693.1V to 4.0V, 915MHz Transmit/Receive Module 3.1V TO 4.0V, 915MHz TRANSMIT/RECEIVE MODULE ANT 4 BAL_IN 3 GND GND ASW_RX 2 GND NC GND 1 28 27 26 25 24 23 Features 19 GND GND 6 17 GND GND 7 16 GND GND 8 10 C_TX Wireless Alarm Systems 9 Portable Battery Powered Equipment 11 12 13 14 VCC Rx Insertion Loss: 1dB RXn TX Wireless Automated Metering 20 18 RXp 5 Applications 21 GND VRerg GND Optional 100 Rx Differential Transceiver Interface GND Separate 50 Tx/Rx Transceiver Interface C_RX Tx Output Power: 30dBm NC 22 BALUN GND GND Package: LGA, 28-Pin, 5.5mm x 5.0mm 15 GND Functional Block Diagram Smart Energy Product Description 868MHz/900MHz ISM Band Application This module is intended for 868MHz and 915MHz AMR solutions. The FEM provides separate ports for Rx/Tx paths, single-ended Tx and single-ended Rx or Rx differential port, and single port antenna connection. The PA section provides a nominal output power of 30dBm. The device is provided in a 5.5mm x 5.0mm, 28pin package. Single Chip RF Front End Module Ordering Information RF6569SB RF6569SQ RF6569SR RF6569TR7 RF6569TR13 RF6569PCK-410 Standard 5-piece bag Standard 25-piece bag Standard 100-piece reel Standard 750-piece reel Standard 2500-piece reel Fully Assembled Evaluation Board and 5-piece bag Optimum Technology Matching® Applied GaAs HBT GaAs MESFET InGaP HBT SiGe BiCMOS Si BiCMOS SiGe HBT GaAs pHEMT Si CMOS Si BJT GaN HEMT BiFET HBT SOI RF MICRO DEVICES®, RFMD®, Optimum Technology Matching®, Enabling Wireless Connectivity™, PowerStar®, POLARIS™ TOTAL RADIO™ and UltimateBlue™ are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012, RF Micro Devices, Inc. DS120807 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 1 of 8 RF6569 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Rating Unit Battery Voltage 5 V RF Port Impedance 50 Operating Temperature -40 to 85 °C Storage Temperature -40 to 85 °C ESD, HBM (RF pins) 500 V ESD, HBM (All pins) 500 V ESD, CDN (RF pins) 500 V 500 V ESD, CDM (all pins) MSL Caution! ESD sensitive device. Exceeding any one or a combination of the Absolute Maximum Rating conditions may cause permanent damage to the device. Extended application of Absolute Maximum Rating conditions to the device may reduce device reliability. Specified typical performance or functional operation of the device under Absolute Maximum Rating conditions is not implied. The information in this publication is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by RF Micro Devices, Inc. ("RFMD") for its use, nor for any infringement of patents, or other rights of third parties, resulting from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of RFMD. RFMD reserves the right to change component circuitry, recommended application circuitry and specifications at any time without prior notice. RFMD Green: RoHS compliant per EU Directive 2002/95/EC, halogen free per IEC 61249-2-21, < 1000ppm each of antimony trioxide in polymeric materials and red phosphorus as a flame retardant, and <2% antimony in solder. MSL 3 Maximum Input Power to PA Parameter Frequency +20 dBm Min. Specification Typ. 868 902 to 928 Max. Unit Condition MHz RF Port Impedance 50 Total Leakage Current 1 A VCC = 3.6V, VREG = 0V 500 V RF pins 500 V All other pins 500 V RF pins 500 V All other pins ESD, HBM ESD, CDM VCC = 3.6V, VREG = 3.4V, C_TX = 3.4V, C_RX = 0V, Temperature = 25°C; POUT = 30dBm. Unless otherwise specified. PA Section CW POUT Saturation 30 31 Large Signal Gain 12 15 Thermal Resistance 23 2Fo -40 32 dBm dB °C/W -35 3Fo to 10Fo -75 Input Return Loss 18 VCC = 3.6V, VREG = 3.4V, C_TX = 3.4V, C_RX = 0V, TREF = 85°C, POUT = 30dBm dBc -72 dBc dB Battery Voltage 3.3 3.6 4.0 V Battery Current 550 680 850 mA VCC Quiescent Current 200 mA No RF Power Down Current 0.3 2 A VCC = 3.6, VREG = 0V 3.4 3.8 V VCC to 0.2V 3 4 mA VREG 3.1 VREG Current VCC = 3.6V, VREG = 0V, C_TX = 0V, C_RX = 3.4V, Temperature = 25°C; Unless otherwise specified. RX Section Noise Figure Input IP3 0.7 12 18 1 dB dBm Input Return Loss 10 dB Output Return Loss 10 dB 2 of 8 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS120807 RF6569 Parameter Specification Typ. Min. Max. Unit Condition Antenna Switch Section Isolation 20 dB Any used port to any unused port Logic Voltage, High 3.1 3.4 3.8 V All Logic I/Os, VBAT to 0.2V Logic Voltage, Low 0.0 0.2 0.4 V All Logic I/Os Logic Current, High 5 15 A All Logic I/Os Logic Current, Low 0.4 A All Logic I/Os Operating Mode Module Logic Truth Table C_TX C_RX TX-ANT 1 0 RX-ANT 0 1 NOTES: *Switch Control Logic High = Min 3.1V to Max 3.8V *Switch Control Logic Low = Min 0.0V to Max 0.4V DS120807 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 3 of 8 RF6569 Pin Names and Descriptions Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 of 8 Name GND NC GND ANT GND GND GND GND C_TX NC C_RX GND VREG VCC GND GND GND TX GND RFn RXp GND BAL_IN GND ASW_RX GND GND GND Description Ground Ground Antenna Connect Port Ground Ground Ground Ground Transmit Selection Control Line Receive Selection Control Line Ground Power Amplifier Bias Control. VCC to 0.2V = ON, 0V = OFF Power Amplifier Supply Voltage Ground Ground Ground Transmit Port Ground Receive Port neg Receive Port pos Ground Input to Balun Ground Antenna Switched Rx Output Ground Ground Ground 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS120807 RF6569 Package Drawing All units in m. PCB Design Requirements DS120807 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 5 of 8 RF6569 Application Schematic J3 ASW RX 28 27 26 25 J4 BAL IN 24 23 1 22 2 21 J5 RX_P Differential Pair 100 J1 ANT 3 20 4 19 5 18 6 17 7 16 8 C_TX 7 C_TX 6 C_RX 5 VREG J2 TX 15 9 P1 J2 RX_N 10 11 C_RX 12 13 14 VREG L1 16 nH C2 180 pF 4 3 2 1 VCC C1 1.0 µF HDR_1X7 6 of 8 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS120807 RF6569 Typical Performance PAGain(dB)versusPOUT (dBm) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,C_TX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V Freq=902MHz,915MHz,and928MHz,Temp=25C° 25 25 20 20 15 40°C 25°C 10 Gain(dB) Gain(dB) PAGain(dB)versusPOUT (dBm) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,C_TX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V Freq=915MHz,Temp= 30C°,25C°,and70C° 85°C 5 15 902MH 915MH 10 928MH 5 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 POUT (dBm) TxGain(dB)versusFrequency(MHz) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,CTX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V POUT =30dBm 16.8 30 1000 900 16.4 800 16.2 700 600 16 40°C 15.8 25°C ICC (mA) Gain(dB) 25 OperatingCurrent(mA)versusOutputPower(dBm) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,CTX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V Freq=915MHz,Temp=30C°,25C°,and70C° 16.6 40°C 500 25°C 400 85°C 15.6 85°C 300 15.4 200 15.2 100 0 15 900 905 910 915 920 925 0 930 5 10 15 20 25 30 PO (dBm) Frequency(MHz) PIN (dBm)versusPOUT (dBm) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,CTX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V Freq=902MHz,915MHz,and928MHz,Temp=25C° POUT (dBm)versusPIN (dBm) VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,CTX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V Freq=915MHz,Temp=30C°,25C°,and70C° 35 35 30 30 25 25 20 40°C 15 25°C POUT (dBm) POUT (dBm) 20 POUT (dBm) 20 902MHz 15 915MHz 928MHz 85°C 10 10 5 5 0 0 20 15 10 5 0 PIN (dBm) DS120807 5 10 15 20 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 PIN (dBm) 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 7 of 8 RF6569 Typical Performance RxInsertionloss(dB)versusFrequency(MHz) VCC =3.6V,VREG =0.2V,CTX=0.2V,CRX=3.4V InputPower=20dBm 0.5 0 0.6 5 0.7 Gain(dB) Insertionloss(dB) 0.4 ReceiveSPlots VCC =3.6V,VREG =0.2V,CTX=0.2V,CRX=3.4V 5 40°C S11 10 S12 25°C 0.8 S21 15 85°C S22 20 0.9 1 25 900 905 910 915 920 925 0 930 500 FrequĞncy(MHz) 1000 1500 2000 2500 Frequency(MHz) TransmitSPlots VCC =3.6V,VREG =3.4V,CTX=3.4V,CRX=0.2V 20 Gain(dB) 0 20 S11 S12 40 S21 S22 60 80 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Frequency(MHz) 8 of 8 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 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