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PT4501
Sub-1 GHz Wideband FSK Transceiver
DESCRIPTION
The PT4501 is a highly integrated wideband FSK
multi-channel half-duplex transceiver operating in
sub-1 GHz license-free ISM bands. The PT4501 is
supplied in a small 4 mm x 4 mm QFN-24 package,
offers low power consumption, and is specified to
operate in the consumer –40°C to +85°C temperature
range. The receive part utilizes a fully integrated
low-IF architecture. Direct PLL modulation with the
fractional-N synthesizer is used for FSK transmission.
The device supports data rates up to 50 Kb/s in
Manchester, bi-phase and other coding formats in
transparent mode and provides a typical output power
of +10 dBm into a 50 Ω load at 433.92 MHz, and +9
dBm at 915 MHz and achieves typical sensitivities of –
113 dBm at 433.92 MHz and –110 dBm at 915 MHz for
FSK data.
The PT4501 is suitable for wireless applications in
unlicensed (ISM) bands and requires few external
components due to its high level of integration.
APPLICATIONS
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Remote Control / Remote Sensing
Remote Metering
2-Way Remote Keyless Entry
Home Automation
Local Telemetry Systems
Wireless Modem
FEATURES
 Carrier frequency range: 300 MHz to 960 MHz
 Supply voltage range: 1.9 V to 3.6 V
 Low current consumption: frequency band: 14.5
mA for receive-mode and 30 mA for transmit-mode
(+9 dBm at 915 MHz and +10 dBm at 433.92 MHz)
 Programmable RF output power with 20 dB power
control range
 Programmable channel-select filter bandwidth of
200 KHz / 300 KHz / 400 KHz
 Excellent FSK sensitivity: –113 dBm (300 KHz
channel bandwidth and 0.1% BER) at 433.92 MHz
and –110 dBm 915 MHz
 > 25 dB image-rejection
 Few external components
 50 dB RSSI range
 Power down function (< 1 μA current consumption
in power-down mode)
 4-wire SPI interface
 2 separate TX and RX FIFOs (32 bytes each)
 QFN-24 package (4 mm × 4 mm)
BENEFITS
 Low system cost due to high system integration
level
 Extended battery life because of the low power
consumption and the minimum supply voltage
down to 1.9 V
 Merged RF input/output matching to save the
external T/R switch
 Single-ended RF interface with high isolation of
PLL/VCO from PA and the power supply allows for
easy incorporation of dipole or loop antenna
Tel: 886-66296288‧Fax: 886-29174598‧ http://www.princeton.com.tw‧2F, No. 233-1, Baociao Rd., Sindian Dist., New Taipei City 23145, Taiwan
PT4501
CSF_
VTUNE
RSSI
CWTHRE
CE
23
22
21
20
Regulator
AGC
2
RXIN
3
Limiter
LNA
I
Q
90o
Frequency
Synthesizer
I/Q
Generator
0o
TXOUT
RX FIFOs
19
SCLK
18
MOSI
17
MISO
16
SS
15
GIO
14
RFSEL
13
TXRXHW
Channel Select
BPF
4
PA
Digital Control Interface
VSSLNA
RSSI
Image-Rejection
Mixer
Enhanced Baseband Engine
1
24
FSK Modulator/
Demodulator
VRF
VIF
BLOCK DIAGRAM
TX FIFOs
XOSC
VDDTX
6
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10
11
12
TVDD
VD
VVCO
9
XO
8
Regulator
XI
7
AVDD
Regulator
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CE
SCLK
23
22
21
20
19
CSF_
VTUNE
RSSI
CWTHRE
CE
SCLK
APPLICATION CIRCUIT
C8
R1
R2
VIF
U1 24
VRF
2
VSSLNA
3
RXIN
4
TXOUT
5
NC
6
VDDTX
C9
VDDTX
8
9
10
11
X1
17
MISO
SS
16
SS
GIO
15
GIO
RFSEL
14
TXRXHW
13
12
C7
C4
C10
MOSI
MISO
VD
7
AVDD
R4
TVDD
VDDTX
R3
VVCO
VDD_3V
L3
AVDD
C3
18
PT4501
ANT
L2
MOSI
TVDD
C2
1
XI
L1
XO
C1
R5
AVDD
C5
C11
C6
R6
TVDD
C13
C12
BILL OF MATERIALS
Part
Value
315 MHz
434 MHz
470 MHz
868 MHz
915 MHz
Unit
C1/C4/C7/C10/C13
10n
10n
10n
10n
10n
F
C2
2.7p
1.5p
1.5p
1.2p
1.5p
F
C3
220p
220p
220p
680p
680p
F
C5/C6
33p/33p
33p/33p
33p/33p
33p/33p
33p/33p
F
C8
680p
680p
680p
680p
680p
F
C9
10μ
10μ
10μ
10μ
10μ
F
C11/C12
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
F
L1
39n
6.8n
33n
10n
8.2n
H
L2
47n
6.8n
6.8n
5.6n
5.6n
H
L3
18n
22n
22n
33n
39n
H
R1
68K
68K
68K
68K
68K
Ω
R2
150K
150K
150K
150K
150K
Ω
R3
0
0
0
0
0
Ω
R4/R5/R6
10
10
10
10
10
Ω
X1 (crystal)
20
MHz
U1
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Notes:
1.
L1/L2/L3 and C2/C3 are the components for input matching network. They may need to be adjusted for different PCB layout
and antenna requirements.
2.
R1 is used for adjusting the threshold voltage of carrier sense window.
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ORDER INFORMATION
Valid Part Number
PT4501
Package Type
24 Pins, QFN
Top Code
PT4501
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VIF
CSF_
VTUNE
RSSI
CWTHRE
CE
SCLK
24
23
22
21
20
19
PIN CONFIGURATION
VRF
1
18
MOSI
VSSLNA
2
17
MISO
RXIN
3
16
SS
TXOUT
4
15
GIO
NC
5
14
RFSEL
VDDTX
6
13
TXRXHW
7
8
9
10
11
12
AVDD
VVCO
XI
XO
TVDD
VD
Ground
Paddle
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PIN DESCRIPTION
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Pin No.
Pin Name
I/O
Description
1
VRF
P
Regulated 1.8V voltage for RF domain of receive chain
2
VSSLNA
G
Ground for low noise amplifier (LNA)
3
RXIN
I
Receiver RF input, connected to antenna through matching
circuit
4
TXOUT
O
Transmitter RF output, connected to antenna through
matching circuit
5
NC
—
No connection
6
VDDTX
P
External supply voltage for transmit and LO chains, 3 V
input
7
AVDD
P
External supply voltage for analog domain, 3 V input
8
VVCO
P
Regulated 1.8V supply voltage for VCO
9
XI
I
Crystal oscillator input
10
XO
O
Crystal oscillator output
11
TVDD
P
External supply voltage for digital domain, 3 V input
12
VD
P
Regulated 1.8V supply voltage for digital domain
13
TXRXHW
I
TX/RX hardware control pin
14
RFSEL
I
RF frequency band (433.92/915 MHz) select pin
15
GIO
I/O
16
SS
I
4-wire SPI interface low active slave select, 3 V logic
17
MISO
O
4-wire SPI interface serial data output, 3 V logic
18
MOSI
I
4-wire SPI interface serial data input, 3 V logic
19
SCLK
I
20
CE
I
4-wire SPI interface serial clock, 3 V logic
Chip-enable control pin, 3 V logic
(CE = H = chip enable; CE = L = chip disable)
21
CWTHRE
I/O
Threshold voltage for carrier sense window
General purpose input/output, 3 V logic
22
RSSI
O
Received signal strength indicator voltage
23
CSF_VTUNE
I/O
Tuning voltage for channel select filter
24
VIF
P
Regulated 1.8V voltage for analog domain of receive chain
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The PT4501 is a low power, wideband FSK single-chip radio transceiver intended primarily for sub-GHz frequency
bands, including 304–316, 430–440, 470–510, 860–880, and 900–930 MHz. The PT4501 operates as a time division
duplex (TDD) transceiver where the device alternately transmits and receives data. Both transparent mode (data stream
through GIO pin), or packet mode (data packet through FIFOs) are supported. Designed with a high level of integration
and typically paired with a microcontroller while requiring few external passive components, the PT4501 works over a
supply voltage range from 1.9 to 3.6 V and its low current consumption is well-suited for portable applications.
A single high precision local oscillator (LO) is used for both transmit and receive modes since the transmitter and receiver
do not operate simultaneously. The LO signal is generated with a monolithic VCO and  fractional-N PLL synthesizer
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with a maximum frequency resolution of fREF/2 Hz.
The transmit chain is based on direct synthesis of the transmit frequency by the fractional-N synthesizer (in-loop
modulation of the FSK data). The transmit chain contains a power amplifier (PA) that provides an output power up to +10
dBm with a power control range of 20 dB. The PA output is single-ended to allow for easy antenna matching since no
transformer is needed.
The receive chain consists of a low noise amplifier to suppress the noise of succeeding stages for optimal sensitivity, a
down-conversion mixer to convert the modulated RF signal to a low IF frequency, a channel select filter (CSF) to provide
selectivity, a limiting amplifier followed by a digital FSK demodulator, baseband filter and data slicer to recover the
received data. The PT4501 supports data rates up to 50 Kb/s in Manchester, bi-phase and other coding formats when
operated in transparent mode.
POWER-DOWN AND TX/RX MODE CONTROL
The PT4501 provides four distinct operating modes: (1) fully active, (2) stand-by, (3) doze, and (4) sleep and includes
both hardware (CE pin) and software (PWDN<1:0> bits in the MAIN (0x00h) control register) power-down mode control.
The setting of the hardware power-down pin, CE, overrides the software-controlled power-saving modes when CE is tied
to logic LOW. When the CE pin is tied to logic HIGH, the PWDN<1:0> bits set the operating state of the chip. Gray
coding has been used for the PWDN<1:0> bits in order to minimize glitches while switching from one operating mode to
the other. When switching from doze to fully active mode, stand-by should be selected first.
In the fully-active mode, the PT4501 is set to operate in transmit or receive mode according to a combination of the
HTRC control bit and either the TXRXHW pin or the TXRX control bit. When the HTRC bit is logic HIGH (default), the
TX/RX select hardwire control pin (TXRXHW) is active. When the HTRC bit is set to logic LOW, the TXRX control bit is
active.
The relationships among the CE and TXRXHW control pins and the PWDN<1:0> and TXRX register bits and the
PT4501’s operating state are described in the table below.
CE
Pin
PWDN<1:0>
fully-active
(receive)
fully-active
(transmit)
HIGH
10
stand-by
HIGH
doze
sleep
HIGH
LOW
Operating Mode
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Hardwire TX/RX Control
Software TX/RX Control
(HTRC = HIGH)
(HTRC = LOW)
Description
TXRX
TXRXHW
Pin
TXRX
TXRXHW
Pin
×
LOW
LOW
×
all receiver circuits active
×
HIGH
HIGH
×
all transmit circuits active
11
×
×
×
×
0×
××
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
6
SPI active; reference oscillator
active
SPI data retained
all circuits disabled
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FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER
The fully-integrated,  fractional-N PLL synthesizer provides coverage for several sub-GHz frequency bands listed
previously. Use of the  fractional-N synthesizer allows for flexibility in channel frequency and channel spacing
selection. For a nominal 20 MHz crystal reference frequency (fREF), the frequency resolution is 305 Hz for the 900–930
MHz band. The fully-monolithic VCO output drives a divider with selectable modulus (determined by the BSEL<2:0>
setting) which divides the VCO signal down to the desired output frequency band. Transmit FSK modulation is achieved
by directly programming the N-divider modulus under the closed-loop control of the fractional-N synthesizer.
REFERENCE INPUT
The PT4501 supports both 16 and 20 MHz reference frequencies according to the FREF control bit setting. The on-chip
amplitude-regulated Pierce reference oscillator circuit may utilize an inexpensive quartz crystal to operate as a reliable
PLL reference. The reference oscillator is enabled by default upon chip power-up and is disabled in either (1)
power-down mode by setting the CE pin to logic LOW or (2) doze mode by setting the control bits PWDN<1:0> to 01 b.
Errors in the crystal frequency in receive mode may be corrected by adjusting the FEC<11:0> bits.
N-DIVIDER
The synthesized VCO output frequency is controlled thru the integer (NK<23:16>) and fractional (NK<15:0>) divider
control registers. The VCO output frequency is also determined by the modulator dither control setting (PLLNS<1:0>)
according to the table below. Note that the general NK<23:0> frequency control word refers to the specific names which
include suffixes in the configuration register tables according to whether the PT4501 is operating in receive or transmit
mode (e.g. NKRX<23:0> or NKTX<23:0>).
Dither mode
Low noise
Low noise/low spur 1
Low noise/low spur 2
Low spur
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PLLNS<1:0>
00
01
10
11
VCO Frequency (fVCO)
16
fREF × (NK<23:16> + K<15:0>/2 )
16
fREF × (NK<23:16> + (2 × K<15:1>)/2 )
16
fREF × (NK<23:16> + K<15:0>/2 )
16
fREF × (NK<23:16> + (2 × K<15:0> + 0.5)/2 )
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LOCK DETECT
The synthesizer includes a digitally-filtered lock detect function which is implemented by comparing the phase error
between the inputs to the PLL’s phase/frequency detector to an R-C generated delay of 15 ns. To enter the locked state,
the phase error must be less than 15 ns for sixteen (16) consecutive comparison cycles. To exit the locked state, the
phase error must exceed 30 ns. A flow chart representing the operation of the lock detect circuit is given below.
The lock detect circuit asserts a logic HIGH when the PLL is phase-locked and is LOW when the PLL is not phase-locked.
When the PLL is in stand-by mode, the lock detect output is forced LOW. The lock detect output may be observed on the
GIO pin when the GIO<1:0> setting is 00b and the FMUX<2:0> setting is 011b.
REFERENCE OSCILLATOR STABLE DETECT
Additionally, the synthesizer may be configured to generate a reference oscillator stable output flag. The oscillator stable
flag is initially set to logic LOW and is set to logic HIGH once the reference oscillator output voltage swing is sufficiently
large and stable to drive digital logic. The oscillator stable flag may be observed on the GIO pin when the GIO<1:0>
setting is 00b and the FMUX<2:0> setting is 010b.
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TRANSMIT CHAIN
RF OUTPUT STAGE
The PA is a high-efficiency, single-ended open-drain amplifier capable of providing up to +10 dBm of output power into a
50 Ohm load at a maximum frequency of 960 MHz. The PA output power is programmable over a range from –10 to +10
dBm thru the PA<2:0> control bit settings. Use of an appropriate external output matching network helps to suppress
carrier harmonics and transforms the antenna impedance to an optimal impedance at the TXOUT pin.
The following plot shows the PA output power and transmit mode current consumption vs. PA<2:0> control bit setting at
915 MHz.
FSK MODULATION
The PT4501 utilizes a fully-integrated, fractional-N PLL to achieve in-loop modulation of the transmit FSK data. The
transmit carrier frequency is set using the TXFREQH<7:0>, TXFREQM<7:0>, TXFREQL<7:0> control bits and the peak
deviation from the carrier center frequency is set using the FDEV<10:0> bits according to the equation
Peak frequency deviation 
fREF  (FDEV  10 : 0 )dec
1

[Hz] ,
2  MQ
216
where MQ is the quadrature generator modulus determined from the BSEL<2:0> setting.
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RECEIVE CHAIN
The received RF signal is amplified by the internal LNA before being down-converted by the image-reject quadrature
mixer, eliminating the need for a costly front-end SAW filter in many applications. The mixer is followed by an on-chip
channel-select filter, 5-stage ac-coupled IF limiting amplifier, digital FSK demodulator, data filter, and data slicer.
RF FRONT END
The LNA is a wideband, resistively-loaded cascode design that may be input-matched using two external components to
cover various sub-GHz bands. The RXIN input pin is connected to the LNA input thru an internal ac-coupling capacitor.
The doubly-balanced quadrature mixer relies on a high-side LO frequency (fLO = fRF + fIF) to down-convert the RF input to
an IF of 1 MHz and achieves image-rejection greater than 20 dB utilizing an R-C poly-phase filter topology. The LNA and
mixer combination includes two-state gain control circuitry offering a total of over 40 dB of gain control to extend the
receiver’s input dynamic range.
CHANNEL-SELECT FILTER
The mixer’s differential IF outputs drive the fully-integrated channel-select filter. The center frequency of the bandpass
filter is set to 1 MHz using a master-slave automatic-tuning circuit based on a tuning clock signal derived from the
reference oscillator. The bandwidth of the programmable channel-select filter is user-selectable according to the
FBS<1:0> setting (see table below). The bandwidth should be chosen as a compromise between interference rejection
and attenuation of the desired signal.
00b
01b
Channel-select Filter
Bandwidth (KHz)
200
300
1×b
400
FBS<1:0>
A plot of the channel-select filter’s normalized frequency response vs. FBS<1:0> setting is shown below.
RSSI/AGC
Following the channel-select filter, the IF signal is amplified by a 5-stage ac-coupled logarithmic amplifier which provides
a successive detection-based RSSI and which also serves as an IF limiting amplifier for the succeeding FSK
demodulator. The RSSI circuitry produces DC levels used by both the AGC loop and carrier-sense functions. The
average RSSI slope is approximately 9 mV/dB.
The AGC loop is enabled by default (control bit AGCEN is logic HIGH) and monitors the RSSI voltage. When the RSSI
voltage is above the fixed “high” threshold voltage (Vhigh), the RF front-end gain is reduced and the RSSI voltage
subsequently drops. When the RSSI voltage further decreases and remains below the fixed “low” threshold voltage
(Vlow), the RF front-end gain is increased after a delay of 512 s, which is used to prevent AGC loop instability.
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The AGC loop may be disabled by setting AGCEN is logic LOW. When the AGC loop is disabled, the RF front-end gain
may be manually controlled by the RFLGC control bit. The default value for the RFLGC bit is logic LOW (high-gain
mode).
A plot of the RSSI response is shown in the figure below.
FSK DEMODULATION
The fully-integrated FSK demodulator, data filter, and data slicer convert the data contained in the frequency modulated,
limited IF signal into a bit stream.
The frequency discriminator function of the FSK demodulator is implemented as a digital logic quadri-correlator. The
post-demodulator data filter removes excess noise from the demodulated bit stream. The bandwidth of this data filter is
programmable according to the DFSEL<2:0> setting (see table below) and must be optimized for each particular data
rate. If the bandwidth is set too narrow, receiver performance may be degraded due to inter-symbol interference (ISI). If
the bandwidth is set too wide, receiver performance may be degraded due to excess noise.
DFSEL<2:0>
000b
001b
010b
011b
100b
101b
110b
111b
Data Filter –3-dB
Bandwidth (KHz)
102.4
51.2
25.6
12.8
6.4
3.2
1.6
0.8
The data slicer converts the analog output from the data filter into a full-swing digital output with balanced rise and fall
times. The slicer includes a Schmitt trigger stage with built-in hysteresis to eliminate output “chattering” when the slicer
input signal is noisy near the transition threshold between logic levels.
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ENHANCED BASEBAND ENGINE
Forward Error Correction (FEC) is a technique that allows the receiver to correct a certain amount of errors in the
received message. This is achieved by letting a FEC encoder add redundancy to the data message at the transmitter
according to certain prescribed rules. The FEC decoder at the receiver uses the knowledge of these rules to identify and,
if possible, correct any errors that have appeared.
The PT4501 implements a rate r = 1/2 convolutional, non-recursive encoder. Convolutional coding works best if the
erroneous bits are evenly (or at least randomly) spaced throughout the received coded sequence. Unfortunately, due to
the bursty nature of many radio interference sources and the characteristics of the demodulator, it is more likely that
erroneous bits will clump together. To combat this problem, so-called interleaving of the coded data is performed after
encoding in the transmitter and de-interleaving before decoding in the receiver. The purpose of interleaving is to ensure
that adjacent symbols in the coded sequence are spaced out in the transmitted sequence, so that any clumps of bit
errors in the received sequence are spread out more uniformly by the de-interleaver, letting the decoder work under
optimum conditions. The PT4501 employs a 4x4 matrix interleaver with 2 bits (one encoder output symbol) per cell as
shown below.
Packet
Engine
FEC
Encoder
Modulator
The decoder in the PT4501 implements a Viterbi algorithm that works on 3-bit soft-decision values from the demodulator.
The Viterbi algorithm conceptually compares the received coded sequence with the encoded sequences resulting from
encoding of all possible input message sequences, calculates a deviation value for each and then selects the most likely
one (the one with the lowest deviation).
The PT4501 FEC implementation appends 00001011b to the data input to the encoder/interleaver when an odd number
of data bytes is transmitted and 00001011 00001011b when an even number of data bytes is transmitted. The first three
zeros of these sequences are used to terminate the trellis and the rest are used to fill up the last interleaver block. (The
reason that not all zeros are transmitted is to ensure that there are some symbol transitions in the output of the
interleaver to facilitate clock recovery.)
8 x n bits
16/32 bits
8 bits
8 bits
Data Field
8 x n bits
CRC-16
Syncword
Address field
Preamble bits
(1010...1010)
Length field
PACKET FORMAT
16bits
CRC16: optional
Data Field Length: variable
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BIT SYNCHRONIZATION
The bit synchronization algorithm extracts the clock from the incoming symbols. The algorithm requires that the expected
data rate is programmed. Re-synchronization is performed continuously to adjust for error in the incoming symbol rate.
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Syncword
8 x n bits
The number of PREAMBLE BYTES is user-selectable.
Setting
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of PREAMBLE BYTES
2
3
4
6
8
12
16
24
BYTE SYNCHRONIZATION
Byte synchronization is achieved by a continuous sync word search. The sync word is a 16/32 bit configurable field that
is automatically inserted at the start of the packet by the modulator in transmit mode.
Setting
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of PREAMBLE BYTES
No Preamble/Sync
14/16 sync word bits detected
15/16 sync word bits detected
16/16 sync word bits detected
29/32 sync word bits detected
30/32 sync word bits detected
31/32 sync word bits detected
32/32 sync word bits detected
The synchronization pattern must be chosen wisely to minimize errors (e.g. PN16: EB22 or PN32: F3485762).
DATA WHITENING
The data often contains long sequences of ones and zeros. The PT4501 improves the performance by whitening the
data before transmitting and de-whitening the data in the receiver. The whitening/de-whitening process will be done
automatically in PT4501. Expect the preamble and PN9 sync word, PT4501 uses a 9-bit pseudo-random (PN9)
sequence for whitening before the data is transmitted. At the receiver end, the data will be de-whitened with the same
pseudo-random sequence and the original data appears in the receiver.
WAKE ON RADIO
The digital baseband logic is generally idle until a received SYNCH enables the gate clock.
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DATA FIFO
The PT4501 contains two 64 byte FIFOs, one for received data and one for data to be transmitted. The SPI interface is
used to read from the RX FIFO and write to the TX FIFO.
The 64-byte TX FIFO and the 64-byte RX FIFO are accessed through a fixed address. The TX FIFO is accessed when
the R/W¯ bit is zero and the RX FIFO is accessed when the R/W¯ bit is one. The TX FIFO is write-only, while the RX
FIFO is read-only.
The burst bit is used to determine if the FIFO access is a single byte access or a burst access. The single byte access
method expects a header byte with the burst bit set to zero and one data byte. After the data byte, a new header byte is
expected; hence, CSn can remain low. The burst access method expects one header byte and then consecutive data
bytes until terminating the access by setting CSn high.
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CONFIGURATION REGISTERS
4-WIRE SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE
A Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) system consists of one master device and one or more slave devices. The master is
defined as a microcontroller providing the SPI clock and the slave as any integrated circuit receiving the SPI clock from
the master. The PT4501 always operates as a slave device in master-slave operation mode.
The SPI has a 4-wire synchronous serial interface. Data communication is enabled with a low active Slave Select (SS).
Data is transmitted with a 3-wire interface consisting of wires for serial data input (MOSI), serial data output (MISO) and
serial clock (SCK).
SS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
SCLK
DATA IN
MOSI
7
6
5
HIGH IMPEDANCE
3
2
1
0
3
2
1
0
DATA OUT
MISO
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7
15
6
5
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REGISTER OVERVIEW
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Address
Name
Description
0x00h
MAIN
Main transceiver control
0x01h
PLLA
Phase-locked loop control A
0x02h
PLLB
Phase-locked loop control B
0x03h
RXFREQH
Receive frequency control A
0x04h
RXFREQM
Receive frequency control B
0x05h
RXFREQL
Receive frequency control C
0x06h
TXFREQH
Transmit frequency control A
0x07h
TXFREQM
Transmit frequency control B
0x08h
TXFREQL
Transmit frequency control C
0x09h
FECH
Receive frequency error correction control A
0x0Ah
FECL
Receive frequency error correction control B
0x0Bh
DEVIATIONH
Transmit frequency deviation control A
0x0Ch
DEVIATIONL
Transmit frequency deviation control B
0x0Dh
VCO
VCO control
0x0Eh
RXA
Receive chain control A
0x0Fh
RXB
Receive chain control B
0x10h
TX
Transmit chain control
0x11h
MACA
Media access control A
0x12h
MACB
Media access control B
0x13h
MACC
Media access control C
0x14h
MACD
Media access control D
0x15h
MACE
Media access control E
0x16h
MACF
Media access control F
0x17h
MACG
Media access control G
0x1Eh
FIFOA
Single byte access to TX FIFO
0x1Fh
FIFOB
Burst access to TX FIFO
0x3Eh
FIFOC
Single byte access to RX FIFO
0x3Fh
FIFOD
Burst access to RX FIFO
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PT4501 TRANSCEIVER CONTROL BIT DEFINITIONS
Default values are set for the 915 MHz frequency band, i.e. fRF = 915 MHz, fLO = 916 MHz, fIF = 1 MHz and fREF = 20 MHz.
Bit
Default
Location
Value
MAIN(0x00): MAIN TRANSCEIVER CONTROL
7:6
Bit Name
Description
Reserved
General purpose input/output pin
00b = PLL FMUX output
01b = Maskable interrupt output (IRQ), used when HTRC = LOW
10b
GIO<1:0>
5:4
10b = Serial output RX recovered data (stream mode)
11b = Serial input TX data bypassing the enhanced baseband
engine (stream mode)
Note: GIO<1:0> = 11b sets the GIO pin as an input pin
Gray-coded power-down mode select (while EN pin is logic HIGH)
00b = sleep
PWDN<1:0>
3:2
10b
01b = doze
11b = stand-by
10b = fully-active
Hardware/Software T/R control select
HTRC
1
HIGH
LOW = Software control thru MAIN (0x00) <0>
HIGH = Hardware control thru TXRXHW pin
Transmit/receive mode select (HTRC has to be set to LOW)
TXRX
0
LOW
LOW = receive mode
HIGH = transmit mode
PLLA (0x01): PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CONTROL A
7:2
Reserved
Charge pump mode select
00b = normal operation
CPMODE<1:0>
1:0
00b
01b = pump-down only
10b = pump-up only
11b = high-Z state
PLLB (0x02): PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CONTROL B
7:6
Reserved
Reference frequency select
FREF
5
HIGH
LOW = 16 MHz
HIGH = 20 MHz
SDM dither mode select
00b = normal mode (low noise)
PLLNS<1:0>
4:3
01b
01b = fractional word (K) LSB set to 1
10b = initial condition set on SDM 1st-stage DPA
11b = LFSR LSB dither mode (low spur)
Test multiplexer output
000b = logic LOW
001b = logic HIGH
010b = Crystal oscillator stable flag
FMUX<2:0>
2:0
000b
011b = PLL lock detector output
100b = Feedback divider output
101b = Reference buffer output
110b = PFD up output
111b = PFD down output
RXFREQH (0x03): RX FREQUENCY CONTROL A
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Bit Name
Bit
Location
NKRX<23:16>
7:0
Default
Value
Description
8 MSBs of receive VCO frequency control word
01011011b
minimum divide ratio = 64
(91dec)
maximum divide ratio = 255
RXFREQM (0x04): RX FREQUENCY CONTROL B
NKRX<15:8>
7:0
10011001b Bits 15 to 8 of receive VCO frequency control word
RXFREQL (0x05): RX FREQUENCY CONTROL C
NKRX<7:0>
7:0
10011001b 8 LSBs of receive VCO frequency control word
TXFREQH (0x06): TX FREQUENCY CONTROL A
NKTX<23:16>
7:0
8 MSBs of transmit VCO frequency control word
01011011b
minimum divide ratio = 64
(91dec)
maximum divide ratio = 255
TXFREQM (0x07): TX FREQUENCY CONTROL B
NKTX<15:8>
7:0
10000000b Bits 15 to 8 of transmit VCO frequency control word
TXFREQH (0x08): TX FREQUENCY CONTROL C
NKTX<7:0>
7:0
00000000b 8 LSBs of transmit VCO frequency control word
FECH (0x09): RX FREQUENCY ERROR CORRECTION CONTROL A
7:4
Reserved
FEC<11:8>
3:0
0000b
4 MSBs of receive VCO frequency error correction 2’s complement
control word
FECL (0x0A): RX FREQUENCY ERROR CORRECTION CONTROL B
8 LSBs of receive VCO frequency error correction 2’s complement
control word [Hz]
FEC<7:0>
7:0
00000000b
Frequency error correction 
fREF  (FEC  11 : 0 )dec
1

[Hz]
MQ
216
DEVIATIONH (0x0B): TX FREQUENCY DEVIATION CONTROL A
7:4
Reserved
FSKPOL
3
LOW
Transmit DATA invert select
LOW = TXDATA
HIGH = TXDATA
FDEV<10:8>
2:0
001b
3 MSBs of non-negative transmit frequency deviation control word
DEVIATIONL (0x0C): TX FREQUENCY DEVIATION CONTROL B
8 LSBs of non-negative transmit frequency deviation control word
[Hz] (MQ is quadrature generator modulus according to BSEL<2:0>)
FDEV<7:0>
7:0
01001000b
Peak frequency deviation 
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fREF  (FDEV  10 : 0 )dec
1

[Hz]
2  MQ
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Bit
Location
VCO (0x0D): VCO CONTROL
Bit Name
Default
Value
Description
VCO frequency band select (MQ is quadrature generator modulus)
BSEL<2:0>
7:5
011b
BSEL
<2:0>
MQ
VCO Frequency
Range (MHz)
Output Frequency
Range (MHz)
000b
001b
101b
010b
011b
6
4
4
2
2
1824 – 1896
1720 – 1760
1880 – 2040
1720 – 1760
1800 – 1860
304 – 316
430 – 440
470 – 510
860 – 880
900 – 930
VCOCUR<3:0>
4:1
1000b
VCO nominal bias current select
0000b = 0
0001b = 0.46 mA
0010b = 0.50 mA
0011b = 0.82 mA
0100b = 0.86 mA
0101b = 1.11 mA
0110b = 1.14 mA
0111b = 1.34 mA
1000b = 1.37 mA
1001b = 1.54 mA
1010b = 1.56 mA
1011b = 1.71 mA
1100b = 1.73 mA
1101b = 1.85 mA
1110b = 1.87 mA
1111b = 1.98 mA
VCOENB
0
LOW
VCO disable input
LOW = VCO is enabled
HIGH = VCO is disabled
RXA (0x0E): RECEIVE CHAIN CONTROL A
FTS<2:0>
7:5
011b
Channel-select filter (CSF) test mode
001b = for CSF trimming 1
010b = for CSF trimming 2
011b = for CSF trimming 3
100b = for CSF trimming 4
Channel-select filter bandwidth select
FBS<1:0>
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4:3
01b
19
FBS<1:0>
Channel-select Filter
Bandwidth (KHz)
00b
01b
1xb
200
300
400
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Bit Name
DFSEL<2:0>
Bit
Location
2:0
Default
Value
101b
RXB (0x0F): RECEIVE CHAIN CONTROL B
7:4
-
Description
Data filter (-3-dB) bandwidth select
000b = BW -3-dB is 102.4 KHz
001b = BW -3-dB is 51.2 KHz
010b = BW -3-dB is 25.6 KHz
011b = BW -3-dB is 12.8 KHz
100b = BW -3-dB is 6.4 KHz
101b = BW -3-dB is 3.2 KHz
110b = BW -3-dB is 1.6 KHz
111b = BW -3-dB is 0.8 KHz
Reserved
AGC enable input
LOW = AGC is disabled (conversion voltage gain of RF front-end will
be set by RXC(0x0F) <7>)
HIGH = AGC is enabled
AGCEN
3
HIGH
RFLGC
2
LOW
RF front-end low-gain control input (AGCEN has to be set to LOW)
LOW = RF front-end is set to high-gain mode
HIGH = RF front-end is set to low-gain mode
CWEN
1
HIGH
Carrier sense enable input
LOW = disable carrier sense function
HIGH = enable carrier sense function
RXDPOL
0
LOW
Receive DATA polarity select
LOW = RXDATA
HIGH = RXDATA
TX (0x10): TRANSMIT CHAIN CONTROL
7:3
-
PA<2:0>
2:0
011b
Reserved
Transmit output power select
000b = –10 dBm
001b = –6 dBm
010b = –3 dBm
011b = 0 dBm
100b = +3 dBm
101b = +6 dBm
110b = +8 dBm
111b = +10 dBm
MACA (0x11): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL A
DRSEL
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7:5
001b
Date rate select
000b = 1 Kb/s
001b = 2 Kb/s
010b = 4 Kb/s
011b = 5 Kb/s
100b = 10 Kb/s
101b = 20 Kb/s
110b = 50 Kb/s
111b = 100 Kb/s
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Bit Name
Bit
Location
Default
Value
LCDET
4
LOW
Leader code detection enable input
LOW = leader code detection function is not used.
HIGH = enable leader code detection function.
HIGH
Data recovery enable input
LOW = bypass mode. Input signal passes through (unchanged).
HIGH = enable data recovery function (using bit decision for
recovering the data).
DRECEN
3
Description
Forward error correction (FEC) enable input
FECEN
2
LOW
LOW = FEC is disabled. Thus, data whitening, CRC and Auto-ACK
function will be invalid.
HIGH = FEC is enabled
Data whitening/de-whitening (PN9) on/off
WHITEEN
1
HIGH
LOW = Whitening/de-whitening is turned-off
HIGH = Whitening/de-whitening is turned-on
Cyclic redundancy check (CRC16) enable input
CRCEN
0
HIGH
MACB (0x12): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL B
7:6
-
PREAM<2:0>
SYNC<2:0>
5:3
2:0
Reserved
010b
Preamble bytes select
000b = 2 bytes preamble
001b = 3 bytes preamble
010b = 4 bytes preamble
011b = 6 bytes preamble
100b = 8 bytes preamble
101b = 12 bytes preamble
110b = 16 bytes preamble
111b = 24 bytes preamble
001b
Synchronization (sync word search) select
PN16: AF12; PN32: F3485762
000b = reserved
001b = 14/16 sync word bits detected
010b = 15/16 sync word bits detected
011b = 16/16 sync word bits detected
100b = 29/32 sync word bits detected
101b = 30/32 sync word bits detected
110b = 31/32 sync word bits detected
111b = 32/32 sync word bits detected
MACC (0x13): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL C
7:6
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LOW = CRC is disabled
HIGH = CRC is enabled
Reserved
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Bit Name
Bit
Location
Default
Value
Description
Set the threshold for RX FIFO.
RXFIFOTHR
<2:0>
5:3
RXFIFOTHR<3:0>
Bytes in RX FIFO
000b
001b
010b
011b
100b
101b
110b
111b
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
011b
Set the threshold for TX FIFO.
TXFIFOTHR
<2:0>
2:0
TXFIFOTHR<3:0>
Bytes in TX FIFO
000b
001b
010b
011b
100b
101b
110b
111b
29
25
21
17
13
9
5
1
011b
MACD (0x14): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL D (READ ONLY)
7
Reserved
Receive CRC pass
Check whether CRC is correct when both CRCEN and
CRCPASS
6
LOW
PACKET_RDONE are set to HIGH.
LOW = CRC is incorrect
HIGH = CRC is correct
PACKET_RDONE
PACKET_TDONE
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4
LOW
RX packet done
PACKET_RDONE will be set to HIGH after a packet was completely
received. It will be not cleared off until RESTART signal is coming.
LOW
TX packet done
PACKET_TDONE will be set to HIGH after a packet was completely
transmitted. It will be not cleared off until RESTART signal is
coming.
RXDO
3
LOW
TXDU
2
HIGH
RXFULL
1
LOW
Data Overflow RX FIFO flag (RX FIFO threshold is reached).
Asserted when new data arrives RX FIFO.
LOW = Write data to RX FIFO
HIGH = RX FIFO overflow
Data Underflow TX FIFO flag (TX FIFO threshold is reached).
Asserted when packet transmitted on TX.
LOW = Write data to TX FIFO
HIGH = TX FIFO underflow
RX FIFO full flag
LOW = Available locations in RX FIFO
HIGH = RX FIFO full
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Bit Name
Bit
Location
Default
Value
Description
TX FIFO empty flag
TXEMPTY
0
HIGH
LOW = Available data in TX FIFO
HIGH = TX FIFO EMPTY
MACE (0x15): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL E
PACKET_RDONE_IRQEN
7
LOW
IRQ enable control when PACKET_RDONE = HIGH
LOW = disable IRQ when PACKET_RDONE = HIGH
HIGH = enable IRQ when PACKET_RDONE = HIGH
PACKET_TDONE_IRQEN
6
LOW
IRQ enable control when PACKET_TDONE = HIGH
LOW = disable IRQ when PACKET_TDONE = HIGH
HIGH = enable IRQ when PACKET_TDONE = HIGH
RXDO_IRQEN
5
LOW
IRQ enable control when RXDO = HIGH
LOW = disable IRQ when RXDO = HIGH
HIGH = enable IRQ when RXDO = HIGH
TXDU_IRQEN
4
LOW
RXFIFOCLR
3
LOW
TXFIFOCLR
2
LOW
GCLKEN
1
HIGH
RESTART
0
LOW
IRQ enable control when TXDU = HIGH
LOW = disable IRQ when TXDU = HIGH
HIGH = enable IRQ when TXDU = HIGH
RX FIFO pointer clearance
LOW = normal operation
HIGH = clear RX FIFO pointer
TX FIFO pointer clearance
LOW = normal operation
HIGH = clear TX FIFO pointer
Gating clock enable control for power saving
LOW = disable gating clock
HIGH = enable gating clock
FEC restart control (write only)
RESTART must be set to HIGH after a packet was completely
received or transmitted and wait the next packet. Reset by itself.
When FEC is failed, set RESTART to HIGH could reset FEC block.
LOW = receive/transmit data
HIGH = FEC restart
MACF (0x16): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL F
LCRDET<7:0>
7:0
8 MSBs of leader code re-detect time control word
01100010b
minimum divide ratio = 81
(98dec)
maximum divide ratio = 255
MACG (0x17): MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL G
LCTOUT<7:0>
7:0
8 MSBs of leader code time-out control word
10000010b
(130dec) minimum value = 93
maximum value = 255
FIFOA (0x1E): SINGLE BYTE ACCESS to TX FIFO
STXFIFO<7:0>
7:0
00000000b Write only
FIFOB (0x1F): BURST ACCESS to TX FIFO
BTXFIFO<7:0>
7:0
00000000b Write only
FIFOC (0x3E): SINGLE BYTE ACCESS to RX FIFO
SRXFIFO<7:0>
7:0
–
Read only
FIFOD (0x3F): BURST ACCESS to RX FIFO
BRXFIFO<7:0>
7:0
–
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Read only
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PLL FREQUENCY PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE
RECEIVE MODE
For a specific RF input frequency (fRF) and intermediate frequency (fIF), the PT4501 IC’s LO frequency (fLO) may be given
by the expression fLO = fRF + fIF.
Given an fRF of 433.92 MHz and for the system-specified fIF of 1 MHz,
fLO = 433.92 + 1.00 = 434.92 [MHz].
Now, to generate the desired fLO for the 433.92 MHz band, the required VCO frequency (fVCO) may be calculated using
the expression fVCO = 4 × fLO. For fLO = 434.92 MHz, the required synthesized fVCO = 4 × 434.92 MHz = 1739.68 MHz.
Given a reference oscillator frequency (fREF) = 20 MHz, the on-chip PLL’s feedback divider modulus (N.K) required to
fVCO 1739.68

 86.984 . The integer
synthesize the desired fVCO = 1739.68 MHz is given by the expression N.K 
fREF
20
portion of the divider modulus is represented as N. Here, N = 86. The fractional portion of the divider modulus is
represented by K. Here, K = 0.984.
From the register table definition, the receive frequency control word is NKRX<23:0>. The 8 MSBs (NKRX<23:16>) of
the receive frequency control word are used to represent the integer portion of the divider modulus. Hence, for N = 86,
NKRX<23:16> = 1010 1100b = 56h.
The 16 LSBs (NKRX<15:0>) of the receive frequency control word are used to represent the fractional portion of the
16
divider modulus and are nominally related to K by the expression NKRX<15:0> = K × 2 . For K = 0.984, NKRX<15:0>
= 0.984 × 65536 = 64487 = 1111 1011 1110 0111b = FB E7h.
Note that the final phase-locked VCO frequency is also dependent upon the dither mode setting (PLLNS<1:0>) as
explained in the FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION section.
TRANSMIT MODE
For a transmit RF carrier frequency (fTX), the PT4501 IC’s required VCO frequency (fVCO) may be calculated using the
expression fVCO = MQ × fTX, where MQ (quadrature generator modulus) is given in the VCO (0x0Dh) section of the PT4501
TRANSCEIVER CONTROL BIT DEFINITIONS table. For fTX = 433.92 MHz, MQ = 4 and the required synthesized fVCO =
4 × 433.92 MHz = 1735.68 MHz.
Given a reference oscillator frequency (fREF) = 20 MHz, the on-chip PLL’s feedback divider modulus (N.K) required to
fVCO 1735.68

 86.784 . The integer
synthesize the desired fVCO = 1735.68 MHz is given by the expression N.K 
fREF
20
portion of the divider modulus is represented as N. Here, N = 86. The fractional portion of the divider modulus is
represented by K. Here, K = 0.784.
From the register table definition, the transmit frequency control word is NKTX<23:0>. The 8 MSBs (NKTX<23:16>) of
the transmit frequency control word are used to represent the integer portion of the divider modulus. Hence, for N = 86,
NKTX<23:16> = 1010 1100b = 56h.
The 16 LSBs (NKTX<15:0>) of the transmit frequency control word are used to represent the fractional portion of the
16
divider modulus and are nominally related to K by the expression NKTX<15:0> = K × 2 . For K = 0.784, NKTX<15:0> =
0.784 × 65536 = 51380 = 1100 1000 1011 0100b = C8 B4h.
Note that the final phase-locked VCO frequency is also dependent upon the dither mode setting (PLLNS<1:0>) as
explained in the FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION section.
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RECOMMENDED REGISTER VALUES
For stream mode, data rate = 2 Kb/s and frequency deviation = ±50 KHz.
Address
Recommended Register Values (hexadecimal)
0x01h
315 MHz
29hex/28hex
(TX/RX)
10hex
433.92 MHz
29hex/28hex
(TX/RX)
10hex
470 MHz
29hex/28hex
(TX/RX)
10hex
868 MHz
29hex/28hex
(TX/RX)
10hex
915 MHz
29hex/28hex
(TX/RX)
10hex
0x02h
28hex
28hex
28hex
28hex
28hex
0x03h
5Ehex
56hex
5Ehex
56hex
5Bhex
0x04h
CChex
FBhex
33hex
E6hex
99hex
0x05h
CDhex
E7hex
33hex
67hex
9Ahex
0x06h
5Ehex
56hex
5Ehex
56hex
5Bhex
0x07h
80hex
C8hex
00hex
CChex
80hex
0x08h
00hex
B4hex
00hex
CDhex
00hex
0x09h
00hex
00hex
00hex
00hex
00hex
0x0Ah
00hex
00hex
00hex
00hex
00hex
0x0Bh
03hex
02hex
02hex
01hex
01hex
0x0Ch
D8hex
90hex
90hex
48hex
48hex
0x0Dh
10hex
30hex
B0hex
50hex
70hex
0x0Eh
EDhex
EDhex
EDhex
EDhex
EDhex
0x0Fh
0Ahex
0Ahex
0Ahex
0Ahex
0Ahex
0x10h
07hex
07hex
07hex
07hex
07hex
0x11h
2Bhex
2Bhex
2Bhex
2Bhex
2Bhex
0x00h
0x12h
0x13h
0x14h
0x15h
0x16h
0x17h
Not be used in stream mode
0x1Eh
0x1Fh
0x3Eh
0x3Fh
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PT4501
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Parameter
Supply Voltage Range
Operating Temperature Range
Storage Temperature Range
Symbol
Min.
Max.
Unit
VDD
TA
TSTG
–0.5
–40
–40
3.6
+85
+125
V
°C
°C
PACKAGE THERMAL CHARACTERISTIC
Parameter
From Chip Conjunction Dissipation to
External Environment
From Chip Conjunction Dissipation to
Package Surface
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Symbol
Condition
Rja
Min.
Typ.
Max.
-
37.15
-
-
1
1.8
TA = 27°C
Rjc
26
Unit
°C/W
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Nominal conditions: VDD = 3.3 V, VSS = 0 V, CE = HIGH, TA = +27°C, fRF= 915 MHz, fREF = 20 MHz
Parameter
Symbol
Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
General Characteristics
Supply Voltage
VDD
1.9
3.3
3.6
V
Standby Current
ISTBY
–
–
1
μA
300
–
960
MHz
for 915 MHz
13
14.5
16
mA
for 915 MHz
-112
-110
-108
dBm
for 433.92 MHz
-115
-113
-111
dBm
DRate
–
2
50
Kb/s
PIN,MAX
–
-20
-10
dBm
–
–
–65
dBm
RLIN,RX
–
-8
–6
dB
Conversion Voltage Gain of RF
Front-End
GRF
45
49
53
dB
Noise Figure
NFRX
4.0
4.5
5.0
dB
for 868/915 MHz
25
–
–
dB
Image Rejection Ratio
IRR
for 315/433.92 MHz
28
–
–
dB
FBS<1:0> = 00b
–
200
–
KHz
FBS<1:0> = 01b
–
300
–
KHz
FBS<1:0> = 1× b
–
400
–
KHz
AGC = OFF
50
55
60
dB
< 1 GHz
–
–
–57
dBm
> 1 GHz
–
–
–47
dBm
PA<2:0> = 111b, 433.92 MHz
–
+10
+12
dBm
PA<2:0> = 111b, 915 MHz
–
+9
+10
dBm
PA<2:0> from 000b to 111b at
915 MHz
–
20
–
dB
PA<2:0> = 111b, 433.92 MHz
–
33
–
mA
PA<2:0> = 111b, 915 MHz
–
30
–
mA
22.5
50
125
KHz
< 1 GHz
–
–
–30
dBm
> 1 GHz
–
–
–36
dBm
–
–
–25
dBc
Operating Frequency Range
CE = LOW
fRF
Receiver Section
RX Current Consumption
Note 1
Receiver Sensitivity
Data Rate
Receiver Maximum Input Power
LO Leakage
IDD,RX
SRX
LLO
Input Return Loss (S11)
Receiver Bandwidth
BW RX
RSSI Dynamic Range
DRRSSI
RX Spurious Emission
SpurRX
measured at antenna input
Transmitter Section
TX Output Power
Note 2
POUT
TX Output Power Control Range
POUT
TX Current Consumption
IDD,TX
Binary FSK Frequency Deviation
TX Spurious Emission
nd
2 Harmonic
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Note4
Note3
fDEV
SpurTX
HP2ND
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Parameter
rd
3 Harmonic
Note4
Symbol
Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
–
–
–30
dBc
FREF<0> = LOW
–
16
–
MHz
FREF<0> = HIGH
–
20
–
MHz
–
–
2
msec
at 100 KHz offset
–
–72
–67
dBc/Hz
at 200 KHz offset
–
–75
–70
dBc/Hz
at 1 MHz offset
–
–105
–100
dBc/Hz
–
150
–
KHz
–
±100
–
μA
HP3RD
VCO and Phase-Locked Loop
Reference Frequency
Crystal Oscillator Start-Up Time
LO SSB Phase Noise
fREF
TStart,XOSC
PNLO
PLL Loop Bandwidth
BW PLL
Charge Pump Current
ICP
CPCUR<2:0> = 100b
Digital Inputs / Outputs
Logic Input / Output HIGH Level
VHI / VHO
0.7
–
1
VDD
Logic Input / Output LOW Level
VLI / VLO
0
–
0.3
VDD
SPI Interface Clock Frequency
CKSPI
–
–
100
KHz
Notes:
1. Channel BW=300 KHz; BER < 1e-3; Data Rate = 2 Kb/s and Frequency Deviation = ±50 KHz in FSK mode.
2. Depends on the matching network..
3. Using antenna matching network.
4. Using antenna matching network and RLoad = 50 
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PACKAGE INFORMATION
24 PINS, QFN (BODY SIZE: 4X4MM)
Symbol
A
A1
A3
b
D
E
D2
E2
e
L
Min.
Dimensions
Nom.
0.70
0.75
0.00
0.18
0.02
0.20 REF.
0.25
4.00BSC
4.00BSC
2.50
2.50
2.65
2.65
2.80
2.80
0.35
0.50 BSC
0.40
0.45
Max.
0.80
0.05
0.30
Notes:
1. All dimensions refer to JEDEC MO-220 WGGD-6
2. All dimensions are in millimeter.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Princeton Technology Corporation (PTC) reserves the right to make corrections, modifications, enhancements,
improvements, and other changes to its products and to discontinue any product without notice at any time.
PTC cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in a PTC product. No
circuit patent licenses are implied.
Princeton Technology Corp.
2F, 233-1, Baociao Road,
Sindian Dist., New Taipei City 23145, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-66296288
Fax: 886-2-29174598
http://www.princeton.com.tw
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