AN RFMD® REFERENCE MANUAL 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Used for the RF6569 Front End Module with Si446x Transceiver RFMD Multi-Market Products Group 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 1 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design REVISION HISTORY Version Date Description of change(s) Author(s) 0.1 13-Mar-12 Review and Revision Eric Schonthal 0.0 24-Feb-12 Initial Draft Greg Durham 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 2 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design CONTENTS 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2. 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design PCB Layout ........................................................................................................................ 5 3. Software Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 4. Licensing ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 5. Reference Design Testing .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 6. Transmission Test Data........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 7. Packet Error Rate Test ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 3 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 1. INTRODUCTION The 4463-TCE30E915R-EK reference design is a complete 902‐928MHz AMR solution. This reference design combines the RFMD RF6569 Front End Module (FEM) with the Silicon Labs Si446x Transceiver. Silicon Laboratories’ Si446x devices are high-performance, low-current transceivers covering the sub-GHz frequency bands from 119MHz to 1050MHz. The radios are part of the EZRadioPRO family, which includes a complete line of transmitters, receivers, and transceivers, and covers a wide range of applications. All parts offer outstanding sensitivity of -126 dBm while achieving extremely low active and standby current consumption. The Si446x includes optimal phase noise, blocking, and selectivity performance for narrowband and licensed-band applications. The Si446x radio transceiver is housed in a 4.0mm x 4.0mm, QFN20 Pb-free package. RFMD presents a world-class Front End Module (FEM) the RF6569 which provides a single TDD access for Rx and Tx paths with the option of Rx differential port and share a common antenna port. The RF6569 provides 30dBm output power and incorporates harmonic filtering. The RF6569 is housed in a 5.5mm x 5.0mm, 28-pin LGA package. This document will briefly describe the 4463-TCE30E915R-EK reference design and how it is setup and configured for Engineering Evaluation of the RFMF RF6569 FEM and SiLabs Si446x transceiver. Availability The joint Silicon Labs and RFMD reference design kit files are available for download. The 4463TCE30E915R-EK test card based upon the reference design can be ordered by contacting a Silicon Labs sales representative or authorized distributor. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 4 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 2. 4463-TCE30E915R-EK REFERENCE DESIGN PCB LAYOUT Figure 1. Top Metal 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 5 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 2. Bottom Metal 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 6 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 3. Assembly Top 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 7 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 4. PCB Dimensions 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 8 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Schematic *This schematic shows the interconnection for the RF6569 FEM and the Si446x transceiver. Figure 5. Schematic 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 9 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Evaluation Board Bill of Materials (BOM) Qty Reference Designator Value Description 2 C0, CM 3.9pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C1 33pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 2 C2, C9 100pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 2 C3, C10 100nF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C4 2.2µF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 3 C5, C7, CM3 N.F. Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C6 180pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C8 1µF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C11 N.F. Ceramic Chip Capacitor 2 C12, C13 12pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C14 470pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 C15 33µF Polarized Surface Mount Capacitor 1 C16 68µF Polarized Surface Mount Capacitor 1 C23 100nF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 CM2 2.7pF Ceramic Chip Capacitor 1 CS1 CON40 2X20 PIN Header 1 D1 DL4001-TP SURFACE MOUNT DIODE, MELF 1 IC4 LP3965EMP IC REG LDO 1.5A ADJ SOT223-5 1 J1 N.F. 2x6 PIN Header, Dual Row, Vertical 1 L0 9.5nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 2 LC1, LC2 51nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 1 LC3 3.9nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 1 LF 0R Chip Resistor 1 LM1 11nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 1 LM3 15nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 1 LR1 16nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 2 LR2, LR3 18nH Wirewound Ceramic Chip Inductor 1 Q1 30MHz Crystal 1 Q2 32.768kHz SMD Tuning Fork Crystal 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 10 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 1 R1 4R7 Chip Resistor 2 R4, R10 100k Chip Resistor 1 R11 8k2 Chip Resistor 1 R12 4k7 Chip Resistor 1 R13 4k3 Chip Resistor 1 R14 5k6 Chip Resistor 6 SJ1, SJ2, SJ3, SJ5, SJ7, SJ8 1X2 Pin Solderable Jumper 1 SJ4 Solderable jumper 1 TRX SMA Female SMA Connector 1 U1 Si4463 ISM TRANSCEIVER 1 U2 25AA080C 8K SPI Bus Serial EEPROM 1 U4 RF6569 915 and 868MHz PA, Tx filtering, Tx/Rx SPDT switch. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 11 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design For this guide, the 4463-TCE30E915R-EK reference design is evaluated using the Si4463-915-DK. The Si4463-915-DK is interfaced to the host PC via the USB port. The 4463-TCE30E915R-EK reference design and Si4463-915-DK are powered via the USB cable connected to the host PC. Figure 6. 4463-TCE30E915R-EK and Si4463-915-DK 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 12 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1. Hardware and Software Requirements Windows XP or later Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 or later Silicon Labs CP210x VCP driver MCR v7.14 or later (Matlab compiler runtime for the modem calculator) WDS v3.1.4.0 or later The lack of the .NET framework and VCP driver are recognized during the WDS installation. The install wizard will prompt for the installation of the missing components. 2. Download WDS WDS can be obtained from the Silicon Labs website and is free of cost: http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/Software/WDS3-Setup.exe As features are enhanced, device firmware updates may be needed. When WDS is installed it will automatically prompt for a FW update if it detects an older version. 3. Installation Steps Note: Before installing this software, local administration rights must be obtained from a network administrator. 1. Insert the installation media or download the latest WDS release from the Silicon Labs web site. 2. Double-click the WDS setup icon. 3. Follow the step-by-step instructions on the screen. 4. Click "Next" to start the installation process, or click "Cancel" to abort the installation and close the installer package. Some screen images may differ slightly between software revisions. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 13 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 7. WDS Installation Wizard Screen * After clicking on the "Next" button, the software license agreement screen shown in Figure 8 appears. In order to install WDS, this license must be accepted by clicking the check box. Once accepted, the Next button is made available, and installation can continue. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 14 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 8. WDS License Agreement Screen After accepting the license, installer options are made available. Determine where the application should be installed on the computer; Silicon Labs recommends using the default directory: C:\Program Files\Silabs\WDS3 New installations of the WDS Chip Configurator may overwrite historical WDS data. Customers are advised to back up any data they may have. Project files may be found in: C:\ProgramFiles\Silabs\WDS3\Project_Configurations 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 15 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 9. WDS Installation Options Screen Note: Disk space is highlighted for convenience. When the settings are confirmed, click Install to continue. If an existing installation is found, the WDS installer will display its actions before continuing. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 16 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 10. WDS Uninstall Detection Screen Depending on system configuration, the installation time may vary. When the installer has completed, the following screen appears. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 17 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 11. WDS Installation Completed Screen 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 18 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 4. LICENSING Some of the WDS features are license-protected when they are in development phase or when certain features and products are not yet released to the public website. If a license to use WDS is required, please follow the instructions shown in the figures 12 and 13. Figure 12. WDS About Screen 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 19 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Figure 13. WDS License Manager Screen 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 20 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 5. REFERENCE DESIGN TESTING Before applying any power to the reference design it is highly recommended that the AN632 WDS user guide is read in conjunction with the Si446x and RF6569 datasheet. Below are screen images of what will be displayed once the 4463-TCE30E915R-EK reference design board is connected properly and the WDS application is running. Also screen images of the various menu options that configure the reference design board accordingly for transmit and receive testing are shown below. If you have any additional questions please contact SiLabs. Figure 14. WDS Control Panel Screen Rx Mode Transmit Test setup 1. From the Configuration tab select the desired RF frequency to transmit and enter it in MHz. 2. From the Configuration tab select the TX radio bullet in the mode selection area 3. Connect the RF cable to the Antenna. Note: At this point you are ready to transmit, for this application note the default settings are used for a lot of these setting. Depending on your application you may need to adjust these setting to fit your needs that why it is highly recommend that you also read the AN632 WDS user guide in conjunction with the Si446x and RF6569 datasheet. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 21 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 4. In the lower right corner click on the update button. Figure 15. WDS Control Panel Screen Tx Mode Note: At this time you should see a signal on the spectrum analyzer connected to the antenna and if you have a power meter connected you should see a power level shown as well. 5. If you wish to adjust the input power to the RF6569 you can adjust the output of the Si446x by adjusting the PA power level. Hit the update button after your adjustment to send the command to the Si446x 6. To stop transmitting simply change the mode to Standby. 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 22 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design Transmission Test Data Tx DATA TABLES MHz 902 915 928 POUT (dBm) at -40° C 29.9 29.9 29.8 POUT (dBm) at 25° C 30.1 30.1 30.0 POUT (dBm) at 85° C 30.5 30.5 30.5 Tx Harmonic Data 2nd Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 2fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 2fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 2fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -25.3 -25.0 -26.2 915 -25.2 -29.0 -26.7 928 -25.2 -32.9 -27.4 3rd Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 3fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 3fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 3fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -47.5 -47.0 -49.4 915 -47.4 -46.5 -49.8 928 -47.4 -46.5 -48.3 4th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 4fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 902 -49.4 4fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C -47.5 4fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C -46.4 915 -49.3 -47.7 -46.8 928 -49.2 -47.8 -46.3 5th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 5fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 5fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 5fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -45.4 -44.5 -44.9 915 -45.3 -44.1 -44.8 928 -45.1 -44.1 -44.2 6th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 6fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 902 -59.5 6fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C -60.5 6fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C -61.4 915 -59.5 -60.1 -60.9 928 -59.8 -59.7 -60.6 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 23 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 7th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 7fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 7fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 7fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -59.9 -60.8 -61.3 915 -59.8 -60.5 -60.9 928 -59.5 -60.4 -60.5 8th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 8fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 902 -59.5 -60.8 -61.5 915 -59.5 -60.5 -60.7 928 -59.8 -60.2 -60.4 MHz 8fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 8fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 9th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT 9fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 9fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 9fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -59.5 -60.7 -61.1 915 -59.5 -60.5 -60.9 928 -59.8 -60.1 -60.5 10th Harmonic over Temperature at 30dBm POUT MHz 10fo (dBm/MHz) at -40°C 10fo (dBm/MHz) at 25°C 10fo (dBm/MHz) at 85°C 902 -59.1 -60.9 -61.4 915 -58.9 -60.7 -60.8 928 -58.7 -60.4 -60.3 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 24 of 25 4463-TCE30E915R-EK Reference Design 6. PACKET ERROR RATE TEST There are two basic tests for the receiver. The first one is Bit Error Rate (BER) and the other is Packet Error Rate (PER). Using WDS, it is possible to configure the Si446x transceiver in receive mode and output received data and bit clock on two GPIOs. This can be used to measure BER with any signal generator with a built in BER test. Note that the FEM does not include an LNA in the receive path but does have a balun. Please refer to AN632 on the Silicon Labs website for details on WDS usage and the Si446x datasheet for BER sensitivity at different data rates. Rx Sensitivity Performance Frequency (MHz) 915 Data Rate 40kbps Deviation BER Sensitivity (1e-3) 20kHz -106dBm Packet Error Rate tests require specific test code to be run on a Silicon Labs MCU which computes and provides accurate PER information on the LCD display of the motherboard. This code can be loaded onto the motherboard using WDS. This will be released in a future version of the WDS release from Silicon Labs. For any Si446x related questions, please contact Silicon Labs support at: https://www.silabs.com/support/pages/contacttechnicalsupport.aspx 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. 120313 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421.·For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 25 of 25