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MGCM01
TDMA/AMPS Baseband Interface
DS2497
ISSUE 3.3
Features
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December 2002
Ordering Information
MGCM01/KG/TP1N
IS136 TDMA/AMPS Compatible
Channel Filtering (30kHz)
FM Demodulator
RSSI Output
Dual IF Synthesisers
Flexible Power Control
Fully Programmable via Serial Bus
3 Volt operation
48-pin TQFP package
Applications
The inputs for the receive path are I and Q signals at an IF
of 60kHz. The I and Q signals are filtered by a 60kHz
switched capacitor bandpass filter and are then
demodulated to give baseband I and Q signals. The
MGCM01 also provides voltage gain so that the baseband
outputs can be input directly to an A to D converter.
● Dual Mode TDMA/AMPS Mobile Telephones
● Dual Band (PCS1900/900) TDMA/AMPS
The internal FM discriminator can be used for demodulating
AMPS signals; the receive path also provides RSSI.
Mobile Telephones
Description
Transmit I and Q baseband signals from D to A converters
can be input directly to the MGCM01, which provides
reconstruction filters and a variable gain buffer.
The MGCM01 provides channel filtering for IS136 TDMA/
AMPS mobile telephones.
The two PLL synthesisers are used for generation of the
receive and transmit IF LO signals.
● PCS 1900 TDMA Mobile Telephones
RECEIVE SECTION
RXI IP1/2
13/14
RXQ IP1/2
15/16
4/3
S
SCLK
SDAT
SLATCH
RESET
PCA
60kHz
90°
ATTENUATOR
2/1
10
43
39
FM
DISCRIMINATOR
CONTROL
44
9
11
7
46
RSSI
TXQ IP1/2
RX VCO
UHF LOCK
TX VCO
RXQ OP1/2
AUDIO FB
AUDIO
RSSI FB
RSSI
45
28
TXI IP1/2
RXI OP1/2
ATTENUATOR
33/32
36/35
20
TRANSMIT
SECTION
SYNTHESISERS
TXI OP1/2
26/27
TXQ OP1/2
18
RX PD
RX
LOCK
SELECT
25
22
TX FM
29/30
TX
Figure 1 - MGCM01 block diagram
38
LOCK DET
24
TX PD
GND
RSSI FB
AUDIO FB
AUDIO
GND
RSSI
VDD
GND
RXI OP1
RXI OP2
RXQ OP1
RXQ OP2
MGCM01
PIN 1
PIN 48
RXI IP1
RXI IP2
RXQ IP1
RXQ IP2
VDD
RX PD
GND
RX VCO
GND
TX VCO
VDD
TX PD
RTUNE
VBG
RESET
PCA
SLATCH
SCLK
GND
VDD
TCXO
SDAT
LOCKDET
GND
UHF LOCK
TXQ OP1
TXQ OP2
TX FM
TXI OP1
TXI OP2
VDD
TXI IP2
TXI IP1
GND
TXQ IP2
TXQ IP1
MGCM01
TP48
Figure 2 - Pin connections - top view
Pin
Name
Type
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
RXQ OPRXQ OP+
RXI OPRXI OP+
GND
VDD
RSSI
GND
AUDIO
AUDIO FB
RSSI FB
GND
RXI IP+
RXI IPRXQ IP+
RXQ IPVDD
RX PD
GND
RX VCO
GND
TX VCO
VDD
TX PD
O
O
O
O
GND
PWR
O
GND
O
I
I
GND
I
I
I
I
PWR
O
GND
I
GND
I
PWR
O
Description
Baseband receive Q outputBaseband receive Q output+
Baseband receive I outputBaseband receive I output+
Ground (substrate connection)
Power - RSSI/demodulator
RSSI output
Ground - RSSI/demodulator
Demodulator audio/data output
Demodulator feedback
RSSI feedback
Ground - receive section
Receive I Input+
Receive I InputReceive Q Input+
Receive Q InputPower - receive section
Rx PLL charge pump output
Ground (substrate connection)
Receive IF PLL input
Ground - synthesiser
Transmit IF PLL input
Power - synthesiser
Tx PLL charge pump output
Pin
Name
Type
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
UHF LOCK
TXQ OP+
TXQ OPTX FM
TXI OP+
TXI OPVDD
TXI IPTXI IP+
GND
TXQ IPTXQ IP+
GND
LOCK DET
SDAT
TCXO
VDD
GND
SCLK
SLATCH
PCA
RESET
VBG
RTUNE
I
O
O
O
O
O
PWR
I
I
GND
I
I
GND
O
I
I
PWR
GND
I
I
I
I
O
I
Description
UHF synthesiser lock input
Transmit Q output+
Transmit Q outputTransmit FM output
Transmit I output+
Transmit I outputPower - transmit section
Transmit I inputTransmit I input+
Ground TX channel
Transmit Q inputTransmit Q input+
Ground (substrate connection)
Synthesiser lock detect output
Serial interface, serial data in
19·44MHz reference from TCXO
Power supply - digital
Ground - digital
Serial interface clock
Serial interface latch
Power control assert
Chip master reset (active low)
Bandgap reference decoupling
Bias Ref. - connect 100kΩ to GND
Table 1 Pin descriptions
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Supply voltage (VDD )
Voltage applied to any pin
Operating temperature
2
-0·3V to +3·9V
-0·3V to V DD +0·3V
-30°C to +100°C
Storage temperature
Max. junction temperature
ESD (Human Body Model)
-55°C to +150°C
+150°C
2kV
MGCM01
Electrical Characteristics
TAMB = -30°C to +85°C, VDD = 3V ±10%, VEE = 0V. These characteristics are guaranteed by either production test
or design. They apply within the specified ambient temperature and supply voltage ranges unless otherwise stated.
Value
Characteristic
Min.
Supply Current
Sleep
Power down
Receive section (I/Q)
Receive section (FM)
Receive section (I/Q)
Receive section (FM)
Transmit section (I/Q)
Transmit section (FM)
Logic Inputs
Input voltage high, VIH
Input voltage low, VIL
Input current
Input capacitance
Logic Outputs
Output voltage low, VOL
Output voltage high, VOH
Output current
Serial Control Timing
SDATA set up time, t1
SDATA hold time, t2
SCLK pulse width t3
SLATCH set up time, t4
SLATCH pulse width, t5
SCLK period, t6
Switch on/off times
TX turn on/turn off time
RX turn on/turn off time
TCXO Input
Input resistance
Input capacitance
Input sensitivity
Frequency
Typ.
Max.
20
550
10
9
100
5·2
2·8
12·5
12
14
14
8
5·5
µA
µA
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
0·2VDD
10
10
V
V
nA
pF
0·8VDD
0·4
0·6VDD
±1
Conditions
Units
Reference circuits active
At 25°C and VDD = 3·0V
At 25°C and VDD = 3·0V
VIN = 0V to VDD
V
V
mA
See Figure 3
20
20
50
20
50
100
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0·5
1·0
10
10
0·5
2
19·44
ms
ms
kΩ
pF
Vp-p
MHz
AC coupled
cont…
t1
t3
SLCK
t2
SDATA
BIT 23
t6
BIT 22
BIT 21
BIT 0
t4
t5
SLATCH
Figure 3 - Serial bus timing diagram
3
MGCM01
Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Value
Characteristic
Receive - General
Input impedance
Output impedance
Input voltage RXI, RXQ
Output voltage RXI, RXQ
Out of band 60kHz 1dB
compression
Out of Band 120 kHz 1dB
compression
Input IP3
Receive (I/Q Mode)
Input signal
Gain
I/Q gain matching
I/Q quadrature accuracy
l/Q bandwidth Matching
Group delay ripple
Gain ripple
Noise
Output 1dB compression
LO breakthrough
Other spurious signals
Receive (FM Mode)
Input signal
Audio output
Receive Filter (Bandpass)
Centre frequency
3dB bandwidth
Stop band attenuation
0 to 3kHz
3 kHz to 10kHz
10 kHz to 22kHz
38kHz
82kHz
98kHz to 110kHz
110kHz to 117kHz
117kHz to 123kHz
123kHz to 1·36MHz
1·36MHz to 1·52MHz
1·52MHz to 10MHz
Image attenuation
0 to -10kHz
-10kHz to -42kHz
-42kHz to -78kHz
-78kHz to -105kHz
-105kHz to -1·36MHz
-1·36MHz to -1·52MHz
-1·52M Hz to -10MHz
Gain Ripple
Min.
Typ.
Max.
10
2
VDD/2
VDD-1·6 VDD -1·4 VDD-1·2
125
13
0·65
54
-0·5
1·0
0·53
56
TBD
0·5
14
1·5
mV
Note 2
V
Note 3
500
µV
mV
±18
kHz
kHz
30
60
±16
Differential
Differential
Input normally AC coupled
22
-4 0
3
10
kΩ
kΩ
V
V
mV
mV
dB
dB
deg
%
µs p-p
dB p-p
µV
V p-p
mV
dB
58·5
0·5
TBD
2
16
2·2
17
Conditions
Units
Note 2
Differential (gain = 56dB)
See Table 6
0 to 12·5kHz
0 to 12·5kHz
10Hz to 100kHz referred to input
Differential
60kHz
Output SINAD = 12dB
Defined by external components
Note 4
Figure 5
Relative to signal at 60kHz
67
61
48
18
18
48
61
68
71
36
71
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
69
63
51
20
20
50
63
70
73
48
73
Note 5
Note 5
Figure 6
61
40
25
40
61
36
61
28
48
1·0
1·5
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
cont…
4
MGCM01
Electrical Characteristics (continued)
Value
Characteristic
RSSI
Dynamic range
Accuracy
RSSI slope
Input signal
Input signal
RSSI output level
Attenuator gain
Attenuator switch-in level
Attenuator switch-out level
RSSI output impedance
Transmit (I/Q and FM)
Gain
Input DC voltage
Output DC voltage
Input signal range
Output signal range
Output amplitude balance
Output phase balance
Output DC offset
3dB filter bandwidth
Gain ripple
Group delay variation
Stop band attenuation
Noise, in band
Noise 20 to 45kHz
Noise 45 to 60 kHz
Noise >= 60 kHz
Synthesisers
Input frequency
Input sensitivity
Charge pump current, IO
Charge pump output compliance
Min.
Typ.
70
-3
17
0·024
0·024
VDD /2-1·2
-31·5
73
11
8·5
5·5
2·5
-0·5
1·0
20
-32·5
4·5
2·25
1
12
9
6
3
0
0·8
1·2
-0·3
22
20
25
Max.
dB
dB
+3
mV/dB
23
mV
110
mV
20
V
VDD/2+1·2
dB
-33·5
mV
mV
kΩ
13
9·5
6·5
3·5
0·5
1·4
2
2
+0·3
0·7
30
29
1
10
30
40
- 50
- 60
- 75
- 85
1
100
400
140
75
13
0·5
115
496
176
96
16
600
210
115
19
VDD-0·5
Conditions
Units
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
V
V
Vp-p
Vp-p
dB
deg
mVp-p
kHz
dB
µs
dB
dB
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
MHz
mV
µA
µA
µA
µA
V
Internal attenuator enabled
Internal attenuator disabled
Input referred
Input referred
See Table 9
See Table 9
See Table 9
See Table 9
See Table 9
Note 6
Note 6
0 to 12·5kHz
0 to 12·5kHz
100kHz to 2 MHz
>2MHz
Note 7
BW = 300Hz
BW = 300Hz
BW = 300Hz
Default mode, see Table 12
See Table 12
See Table 12
See Table 12
IO ±15%
NOTES
1. All signal voltages are RMS unless stated otherwise.
2. Level of out of band blocking signal to cause 1dB compression of in band wanted signal.
3. Measured with unmodulated blocking signals at 60 and 120kHz.
4. These filter characteristics are for the 60kHz bandpass filter. This provides all the filtering in FM mode. There is additional filtering
in l/Q mode provided by the baseband low pass filters. Details are shown in Figure 4.
5. Extrapolate linearly between 22kHz-38kHz, 82kHz-98kHz.
6. The input and output signal ranges are the maximum available. For example if the input signal is 2V pk-pk then the programmed
gain must only be 0dB.
7. Noise relative to full scale signal.
5
MGCM01
OPERATING DESCRIPTION
Further information on using MGCM01 in FM mode is
provided in application note "MGCM01 in AMPS
environment".
Receive
TDMA IS136 mode
The receive path filtering is shown in more detail in Figure 4.
The inputs to the MGCM01 are I and Q signals at an IF
of 60 kHz. These can be generated by a quadrature
demodulator circuit such as the Zarlink Semiconductor
MGCR01 (Saturn) AGC amplifier and demodulator. This
device is normally used for mixing direct to baseband but
can also mix down to low IF quadrature signals. The I and
Q signals are passed through anti-alias filters to prevent
spurious responses in the subsequent switched capacitor
filter. The anti-alias filter is a third order Butterworth with a
230kHz cutoff. The I and Q signals are then combined
and passed through a switched capacitor bandpass filter.
This filter is a tenth order Chebychev. The advantage of
using a switched capacitor filter is that it gives very stable
performance and no calibration is required. The circuit also
provides rejection of the image frequency following the
down conversion to 60kHz.
Following the bandpass filter the signal is mixed down to
baseband I and Q and is output from differential outputs.
There is additional baseband filtering to remove spurious
signals from the down converters and clock breakthrough
from the switched capacitor filters. Further detail of the
filtering in the the MGCM01 receive path is shown in
Figure 4. The baseband outputs can be fed directly into
A to D converters in a baseband circuit.
AMPS FM Mode
Demodulation can be performed using the I and Q
baseband signals. However, the MGCM01 also includes
a limiting amplifier and an FM discriminator. The FM
discriminator consists of a shift register acting as a delay
line. The output of the discriminator is a digital signal which
must be filtered to recover the audio signal. The
discriminator output is routed through the cascaded
baseband I and Q low pass smoothing filters and finally
through an output buffer stage. External components can
be used to optimise the gain and frequency response of
the output amplifier.
RSSI
The MGCM01 also contains RSSI circuitry. This would
normally be used when using the FM discriminator to
provide the received signal strength to the phone’s
microcontroller. The RSSI circuit has over 70dB dynamic
range. In the presence of strong signals the RSSI circuit
switches in a 32dB attenuator in the IF I and Q input stages
to optimise dynamic range. The RSSI circuit will not normally
be used in I/Q mode except if required to monitor base station
signal strength.
A block diagram of the RSSI circuit is shown in Figure 7.
The switched capacitor filter has a limited dynamic range
of approximately 50dB due to aliased noise from the
sampling process used. In order to enable the RSSI to
operate over a larger dynamic range the RSSI output is
input to a comparator. The output of the comparator then
switches a 32·5dB attenuator in the 60kHz I and Q input
stages and enables a larger dynamic range for the RSSI.
Hysteresis is built in to prevent oscillation when close to
the threshold level. Figure 8 shows the RSSI characteristic.
At low signal levels the RSSI output increases with signal level;
however, at high signal level when the attenuator is switched
in the input path, the RSSI output is mirrored around VDD/2
and decreases with increasing signal level. The slope is the
same at high level as at low level but is, of course, negative.
The actual slope (or gain) and settling time for the RSSI are
set by external components as shown in Figure 7.
The RSSI output from the MGCM01 will normally be input
into an A to D converter. This, together with the baseband
controller can convert the RSSI signal to a monotonic digital
output as required by the IS136 specifications.
Calibration will be required to determine the slope and offset
at low and high signal levels, and the threshold level of the
RSSI characteristic. For example if the RSSI output is less
than VDD/2 then the RSSI slope is positive; if greater than
VDD/2 then the RSSI slope is negative.
I
60kHz
I
ANTI-ALIAS
BANDPASS
LOWPASS
LOWPASS
SWITCHED
CAPACITOR
SWITCHED
CAPACITOR
LOWPASS
CHEBYCHEV
CHEBYCHEV
BUTTERWORTH
n = 10
BW = 660kHz
n=3
BW = 37·5kHz
n=3
BW = 60kHz
Q
60kHz
BUTTERWORTH
n=3
BW = 230kHz
TO FM DISCRIMINATOR AND RSSI
Figure 4 - Receive path filters
6
SMOOTHING
FILTER
Q
MGCM01
0
ATTENUATION (dB)
20
40
60
80
100
0
30
60
90
120
150
FREQUENCY (kHz)
Figure 5a - Filter response
0
ATTENUATION (dB)
5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
70
FREQUENCY (kHz)
80
90
Figure 5b Passband detail
Figure 5 - Bandpass filter response
7
MGCM01
0
ATTENUATION (dB)
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
30
60
90
120
150
FREQUENCY (kHz)
Figure 6 - Bandpass filter image response
27k
RSSI
EXTERNAL
COMPONENTS
1·4n
RSSI FB
11
I
ATT.
32·5dB
ANTI-ALIAS
AND
BANDPASS
FILTERS
60kHz
Q
RSSI
DETECTOR
ATT.
32·5dB
RSSI
STATE
MACHINE
RSSI OUTPUT (V)
Figure 7 - RSSI block diagram
VDD
2
INPUT SIGNAL (dBm)
Figure 8 - RSSI characteristic
8
7
VTH
MGCM01
TRANSMIT
TDMA IS136 Mode I/Q Modulation
The inputs to the MGCM01 are derived from baseband D
to A converters. These signals are passed through variable
gain buffers. The gain of the buffers can be programmed
from 0 to 12 dB in 3 dB increments, as shown in Table 9,
allowing compatibility with a number of baseband and
transmit modulator devices.
Table 11, followed by an 11-bit programmable counter
and 7-bit swallow counter to control the 2-modulus
prescaler. The reference divider is a fully programmable
15-bit counter. The reference frequency is a 19·44MHz
TCXO.
The synthesiser charge pumps can be programmed to
four current levels, as shown in Table 12, to drive the
appropriate loop filters.
The buffers are followed by reconstruction filters to remove
spurious responses from preceding D to A converters.
These filters are third order Butterworth with 25kHz cut off
frequency. The filters contain automatic calibration to set
the cut off frequency. This can be controlled via the serial
programming bus.
The synthesisers also provide lock detect outputs. There
is also a UHF LOCK input, pin 25, which can be connected
to the system UHF synthesiser and is then gated with
MGCM01 lock detect to give a combined output to the
baseband controller via LOCK DETECT output, pin 38.
This logic can use either the receive or transmit lock detect
as selected via the serial bus.
All inputs and outputs are differential
PROGRAMMING
AMPS FM Mode
The MGCM01 features very flexible programming via the
3-wire serial bus. Data is clocked in 24-bit words with a
latch pulse following the final data bit. The latch input must
be held low at all other times.
In this mode the input can be either a single ended or
differential signal from a baseband D to A converter. The
output is a single ended signal and is used to directly
modulate the transmit IF. The signal path is the same as
for l/Q mode but with only the I channel active and the
Q channel powered down. The l+, Q+ outputs are switched
high and the l-, Q- outputs are switched low to set the
modulator in the Zarlink Semiconductor MGCT02 (Moon)
chip to FM mode.
SYNTHESISERS
Two VHF PLL synthesisers are included for the generation
of receive and transmit IF LO signals. The synthesisers
are compatible with the VCO and prescaler circuits on the
Zarlink Semiconductor MGCT02 and MGCR01 devices.
The two synthesisers are identical.
The synthesisers include 2-modulus prescalers with
programmable division ratio from 8/9 to 128/129, as detailed in
The serial bus not only programs the modes of operation but
also enables unused sections of the chip to be powered on
and off as required. This is particularly important in a TDMA
system when the phone does not receive or transmit all of the
time. An added feature is the PCA (Power Control Assert), pin
45, which allows the MGCM01 to alternate between receive
and transmit modes without reloading cammands via the serial
bus and give more accurate timing.
Details of the serial bus are shown in Table 4. A total of
8 words can be programmed but some of these are for
test purposes only and are not required in normal
applications.
The programming is described in more detail in the
following sections. Serial bus timing is shown in the
Electrical Characteritics and Figure 3.
9
MGCM01
Word
Bit
23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
X
X
X
RXDIV<17:0>
0
0
0
2
X
X
X
TXDIV<17:0>
0
0
1
3
X
X
X
0
TLI RLI
REFRX<14:0>
0
1
0
4
X
X
X
0
0 TPP
REFTX<14:0>
0
1
1
5
X
X
X RPP 0
0
1
0
0
6
X
X
X
X
X
X
1
0
1
7
X
X
X
0
0
0
TPR<2:0>
X
X
X
PCS<2:0>
RPR<2:0>
0
TXG<2:0>
X
X RSS RX
CALCO<7:0>
8
TTC RTC TCP<1:0> RCP<1:0> LDC 0
TXC TX<1:0>
X
X
0
TC<3:0>
CONT<3:0>
TEST
0
X
X
X
1
1
0
X
X
X
1
1
1
Table 4 Serial bus details
X
RXDIV<17:0>
TXDIV<17:0>
REFRX<14:0>
REFTX<14:0>
RCP, TCP<1:0>
RTC, TTC
RPR, TPR<2:0>
RPP, TPP
TLI, RLI
LDC
TX<1:0>
PCS<2:0>
RX
TXG<2:0>
RSS
CONT<3:0>
TXC
TC<3:0>
CALCO<7:0>
Not used
Receive synthesiser (LO2) division ratio
Transmit synthesiser division ratio
Receive synthesiser reference division ratio
Transmit synthesiser reference division ratio
Receive/Transmit synthesiser charge pump current control
Receive/Transmit synthesiser charge pump tristate control
Receive/Transmit synthesiser prescaler ratio
Receive/Transmit synthesiser phase detector polarity
Receive/Transmit lock detect invert
Lock detect select
Transmit control
Power Control system
Receive mode
Transmit gain
RSSI control
Receive control
Transmit calibrate
Transmit calibrate control - set to 1000
Sets transmit cut off frequency - set to 00001100 for standard 25kHz cutoff
Receive Programming
The MGCM01 has two basic receive modes:
1. I/Q mode. The 60 kHz IF signal is mixed down to
baseband I and Q signals. This mode is used for IS136
TDMA and may also be used for AMPS.
2. FM mode. The baseband l/Q path is powered down
and the MGCM01 discriminator is used for demodulation. This mode can be used for AMPS.
These modes are selected by the RX mode bit, Word 7,
Bit 11 as shown in Table 5.
RX
Mode
0
1
I/Q
FM
Table 5
10
Additional control is provided by the receive control bits,
Word 7 Bits 9:6 (CONT<3:0>). CONT<2> sets the
bandwidth of the 60 kHz bandpass filter. The low bandwidth
mode (CONT<2> = 1 ) should be used for FM mode.
However, the higher bandwidth mode (±20 kHz) may be
used in TDMA operation.
The input attenuator control CONT<3> is active with RSS
set to 1 and inactive if RSS is set to 0, as described in the
next section.
CONT<3:0>
X
X
X
0
1
X
0
1
X
X
0
X
X
X
X
Mode
0
X
X
X
X
Table 6
56dB gain (default)
±20kHz bandwidth
±16kHz bandwidth
Attenuator enabled
Attenuator disabled
MGCM01
RSS Word 7 Bit 12 allows manual control of the input
attenuator in conjunction with CONT<3>.
RSS
Operation
0
1
Normal attenuator mode
Manual attenuator
Table 7
Synthesiser Programming
The receive and transmit synthesisers are of a similar
design and use identical programming. Each synthesiser
includes a dual modulus (N, N+1) prescaler followed by
A and M counters giving a total division ratio of MN+A,
where
M is an 11-bit number
A is a 7-bit number
N is the prescaler modulus; this can also be programmed.
Transmit Programming
The value of A must be less than N.
MGCM01 has two basic transmit modes.
1. I/Q mode. I and Q signals from baseband digital to
analog converter are filtered and buffered. This mode
is used for IS136 TDMA.
2. FM mode. This is used for direct FM modulation of
transmit IF oscillator.
These modes are controlled by TX <1:0>, Word 6
Bits 9 to 8, as shown in Table 8.
TX<1:0>
Mode
0
1
TDMA
FM
0
0
Table 8
A calibration of the transmit filters can be initialised by setting TXC, Word 6 Bit 10 to 1. After calibration the internal
register for this bit is reset to 0.
The A and M values are combined to give the RXDIV,
TXDIV values in Words 1 and 2.
Receive Synthesiser
The M value is programmed in Word 1 Bits 20 to10;
the A value is programmed in Word 1 Bits 9 to 3
The reference divider REFRX, a 15-bit number, is
programmed in Word 3 bits 17 to 3. The dual modulus
prescaler is programmed by RPR<2:0>, Word 5 Bits 14:12,
as shown in Table 10
RPR<2:0>
0
1
1
1
1
X
0
0
1
1
Prescaler ratio
X
0
1
0
1
8/9
16/17
32/33
64/65
128/129
Table 10
The transmit gain can be programmed by TXG<2:0>, Word
6 Bits 13 to 11, as shown in Table 9.
TXG<2:0>
X
0
0
1
1
X
0
1
0
1
Gain (dB)
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
9
12
Table 9
Transmit Calibration
This is initiated by setting TXC, Word 6 Bit 10 high.
Calibration takes approximately 0.6ms. In order for the
calibration to give the required cutoff, CALCO<7:0> Word 8
Bits 23 to 16, must be set to 00001100. The calibration
code is then stored in TC<3:0>, Word 6 Bits 6 to 3 and
TXC is reset low. If TC<3:0> is overwritten then a further
calibration is required.
Transmit Synthesiser
The M value is programmed in Word 2 Bits 20 to
10; the A value is programmed in Word 2 Bits 9 to 3.
The reference divider REFTX, a 15-bit number, is
programmed in Word 4 Bits 17 to 3.
The dual modulus prescaler is programmed by TPR<2:0>,
Word 5 Bits 17 to 15, as shown in Table 11.
TPR<2:0>
0
1
1
1
1
X
0
0
1
1
Prescaler ratio
X
0
1
0
1
8/9
16/17
32/33
64/65
128/129
Table 11
11
MGCM01
Synthesiser Control
The transmit and receive synthesiser control programming
is independent but has the same format.
UHF RX/TX LOCK
lock lock DET
Charge Pump Current
Four charge pump currents for each synthesiser can be
programmed using RCP<1:0> and TCP<1:0>, Word 5 Bits
7 to 6 and Bits 9 to 8 respectively, as shown in Table 12.
This allows additional flexibility when optimising loop filters
and overall synthesiser performance.
Current (µA)
RCP/TCP<1:0>
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
The gating for the total lock detect function is shown in
Table 17. The RLI and TLI bits should be set to 0. The
combined lock detect output is available on Pin 38.
496
176
96
16
Table 12
Charge Pump Output control
The charge pump can be inverted using RPP, Word 5 Bit
20 for the receive synthesiser and TPP, Word 4 Bit 18 for
the transmit synthesiser as shown in Table 13.
RPP/TPP
Mode
0
1
Normal
Inverted
Table 13
The charge pump outputs can also be put into a high
impedance inactive state using RTC and TTC, word 5 Bits
11 and 10 respectively as shown in Table 14.
0
1
1
X
0
1
0
0
1
Mode
UHF unlocked
UHF locked, TX or RX unlocked
All PLLs locked
Table 17
Power Control
The MGCM01 features flexible power control using the
PCS<2:0> Word 7, Bits 17 to 15 (see Table 18), using the
serial bus in conjunction with the PCA pin.
PCS<2:0>
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Mode
Deep Sleep
Sleep
TX
RX
Duplex
Alt RX/TX
RSSI on
RSSI off
Table 18
Description of Power Control Modes
Deep Sleep In this mode all circuitry is powered down
except the power control circuits.
Sleep As deep sleep but voltage reference circuits active.
RTC/TTC
Mode
0
1
Normal
High impedance
Table 14
TX Transmit Channel powered on. Operates in conjunction
with TX mode control.
Lock Detect Output Polarity
The Lock detect output polarity can be inverted using RLI/ TLI,
Word 3 Bits 18 and 19, respectively as shown in Table 15. In
normal operation lock detect outputs are high when locked.
RLI/TLI
Mode
0
1
Normal
Invert
Table 15
Lock Detect Output Control
The receive or transmit lock detect output can be selected
for gating with the UHF LOCK input using the LDC bit,
Word 5 Bit 5, as shown in Table 16.
LDC
Mode
0
1
Rx lock
Tx lock
Table 16
12
RX Receive Channel powered on. Operates in conjunction
with RX mode control.
Duplex Receive and Transmit channels active.
Alt RX/TX Receive and transmit under control of PCA. Receive
on when PCA = 0, Transmit on when PCA = 1
RSSI On RSSI circuitry is activated when receive mode
subsequently selected. This mode must be selected if RSSI
or FM mode is required before setting RX or Duplex mode.
RSSI Off RSSI circuitry off when receive mode selected.
These power control modes are activated by the PCA pin.
The PCA pin must normally be held high whilst a power
control instruction is loaded via the serial bus. The
exception is the Alt RX/TX mode which is loaded while
PCA is low. The receive and transmit modes can then be
toggled with the PCA pin.
MGCM01
Application
The MGCM01 requires a minimal number of external
components in a typical application. The TCXO input should
be AC coupled using a 10nF capacitor. Internal currents in
the device are set by a reference resistor connected
from pin 48 to ground. The recommended value for this
resistor is 100kΩ. External components on the
discriminator and RSSI pins control the output
characteristics of these functions. The recommended
components are shown in Figures 9 and 10.
9
MGCM01
10
DISCRIMINATOR
OUTPUT
AUDIO
47p
13k
Figure 9 - Discriminator output components
RSSI
MGCM01
11
RSSI OUTPUT
1·5n
In TDMA mode the AGC should maintain the MGCM01
input signals at typically 0·5mV. The MGCM01 then
provides filtering, amplification and finally quadrature
modulation down to baseband I and Q signals, which are
directly coupled to baseband analog to digital converters.
This mode can also be used for FM if l/Q demodulation is
being used.
130k
AUDIO FB
100n
7
This oscillator normally operates at twice the required LO
frequency: an on-chip prescaler divides the oscillator
frequency by 4; the prescaler output is used with the
MGCM01 PLL.
27k
The on-chip limiting amplifier and discriminator can be used
for AMPS FM demodulation. In this mode MGCR01 AGC
is fixed to give an input to MGCM01 of typically 0·1 mV.
The 60 kHz I and Q signals are filtered and then combined
and passed through the limiting amplifier and discriminator.
The components shown in Figure 9 provide feedback
around the audio output amplifier and are effectively a
bandpass filter. An RSSI output is also generated: the
external components shown in Figure 10 set the slope
and response time for the RSSI characteristic. These
component values are recommended as they provide
optimum response time and hysteresis.
RSSI FB
Figure 10 - RSSI output components
Figure 11 shows The MGCM01 operating in a typical IS136
mobile telephone application. This application uses the
MGCR01 IF amplifier with AGC and the MGCT02
quadrature modulator and transmit up converter. These
devices are part of Zarlink Semiconductor’s Planet chipset.
The output from the IF filter is amplified in the MGCR01 IF
amplifier which also down-converts to 60kHz differential I and Q
signals which are then capacitively coupled to the MGCM01.
Gain control for MGCR01 is provided from the baseband
controller. MGCR01 includes an oscillator to provide the local
oscillator for the quadrature down conversion.
In the transmit path modulated I and Q signals from baseband
digital to analog converters are buffered and filtered. For TDMA
mode these are output as I and Q signals to the quadrature
modulator inputs of the MGCT02. This modulates an
intermediate frequency which is then up-converted to the
required RF transmit frequency. For FM mode a single ended
output is provided which can be used to directly modulate the
MGCT02 oscillator tank circuit.
The transmit IF is generated by an oscillator on Moon with
an external tank circuit. For IS136 applications this oscillator
normally runs at twice the IF frequency and is divided by 2
to generate the IF. A divide by eight prescaler divides the
oscillator frequency and provides an output which together
with the transmit synthesiser on the MGCM01
controls the IF.
13
IF FILTER
30kHZ BW
IOUT
IOUT
QOUT
QOUT
VHF_BUF
RXI IP1
RXI IP2
RXQ IP1
RXQ IP2
RXVCO
MGCR01
MATCHING
FROM
RF
MIXER
MATCHING
MGCM01
CDMA_IF
CDMA_IF
VHF_RES
LOOP FILTER
AND TANK
TO UHF
SYNTHESISER
RXPD
TCXO
1900MHz
PA
SAW
836MHz
SAW
1880MHz
MATCHING
900MHz
PA
MATCHING
19·44MHz
VCO
TANK
LOOP FILTER
AND TANK
RF900
RF900
VCO_OP
IIN
MGCT02 IIN
QIN
RF1900
QIN
RF1900
LO1GHz
LO2GHz
Figure 11 - Typical IS136 application
14
TXFM
TXPD
TXVCO
TXI OP1
TXI OP2
TXQ OP1
TXQ OP2
MGCM01
RXI OP1
RXI OP2
RXQ OP1
RXQ OP2
AUDIO
RSSI
TXI IP1
TXI IP2
TXQ IP1
TXQ IP2
%
TO
BASEBAND
ADCs
%
FROM
BASEBAND
DACs
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