STMICROELECTRONICS MTC20154

MTC20154
INTEGRATED ADSL CMOS ANALOG FRONT-END CIRCUIT
Features
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Fully integrated AFE for ADSL
Overall 12 bit resolution, 1.1MHz signal
bandwidth
8.8 MS/s ADC
8.8 MS/s DAC
THD: -60 dB @ full scale
1V full scale input
Differential analog I/O
Accurate continuous-time channel filtering
TQFP64
(10 x 10 1.4mm)
ORDERING NUMBER:
MTC10154TQ-C (Temp.: 0 to 70°C)
3rd & 4th order tunable continuous time LP
Filters
64 pin TQFP package
350mW power consumption
intended to be used with the MTC20156/
MTC20147 DMT/ATM processors as part of the
MTK20150/MTK20141 chipsets, but may also be
used to support other xDSL signal processors.
Applications
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ADSL Front-end for all full rate and Lite
standards
DESCRIPTION
The MTC20154 is the fifth generation Analog
Front End (AFE) designed for DMT based ADSL
(Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) modems
compliant with ANSI T1.413 category 2 standard.
It includes one 12 bit DAC and one 13 bit ADC.It is
The MTC20154 provides programmable low pass
filters for each of the two channels and automatic
gain control. A configuration pin allows the filters to
be switched from ATU-R mode to ATU-C mode.
The pipeline ADC architecture provides 13 bit dynamic range and a signal bandwith of 1.1 MHz.
The device consumes only 0.35 Watt in full operation and has a power down mode for standby. It is
housed in a compact 64 pin thin plastic quad flat
package.
Figure 1. Block Diagram
I/V - Ref
Xtal-driver
VCXO DAC
ICCQ
Calibration
ADC
G= -9..6dB
1dB step
CTRL/TST
ifce
Error
Correction
Tuning
circuit
MUX
4bits
13bits
Digital interface
TXP
TXN
AGCtx
1.1MHz
HC/DS
A = -15..0dB, 5dB step
G = -0..31dB, 1dB step
138KHz
SC/US
MUX
DAC
12bits
RXP
4bits
RXN
AACrx AGCrx
February 2004
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Functional Description
The MTC20154 chip can be used on the ATU-C side (LT), and on the ATU-R (NT) side (defined by LTNT
pin). The selection consists mainly of a filter interchange between the RX and TX path. The filters (with a
programmable cutoff frequency) use automatic continuous time tuning to avoid time varying phase characteristics which can be of dramatic consequence for DMT modems. It requires few external components,
uses a 3.3 V supply and is packaged in a 64 pins TQFP in order to reduce PCB area.
The Receiver (RX)
The DMT signal coming from the line to the MTC20154 is first filtered by the two following external filters:
– POTS HP filter: Attenuation of speech and POTS signalling.
– Channel filter: Attenuation of echo signal to improve RX dynamic.
The signal is amplified by a low noise gain stage (-15..+31 dB) then low-pass filtered to avoid anti-aliasing
and to ease further digital processing by removing unwanted high frequency out-of-band noise.
A 12 bits A/D converter samples the data at 8.832 MS/s, transforms the signal into a digital representation
and sends it to the DMT signal processor via the digital interface.
The Transmitter (TX/TXE)
The 12 bits data at 8.832 Ms coming from the DMT signal processor through the digital interface are transformed by a D/A converter into an analog signal. This signal is then filtered to decrease DMT sidelobes
levels and meet the ANSI transmitter spectral response but also to reduce the out-of-band noise (which
can be echoed to the RX path) to an acceptable level. The pre-driver buffers the signal for the external
line driver and in case of short loops provide attenuation provision (-9..+6 dB).
The VCXO
The VCXO is divided in a XTAL driver and an auxilliary 8 bits DAC for timing recovery.
The XTAL driver is able to operate at 35.328 MHz or 17.664 MHz. An internal PLL will be used to double
the frequency in the 17.664 MHz case. It also provides an amplitude regulation mechanism to avoid temperature/-supply/technology dependent frequency pulling.
The DAC which is driven by the CTRLIN pin provides a current output with 8 bits resolution and can be
used to tune the XTAL frequency with the help of external components. A time constant between DAC
input and VCXO output can be introduced (via the CTRLIN interface) and programmed with the help of an
external capacitor (on VCOCAP pin).
The Digital Interface
The digital part of the MTC20154 can be divided into two parts: The data interface converts the multiplexed
data from/to the DMT signal processor into a valid representation for the TX DAC and RX ADC. The control interface allows the board processor to configure the MTC20154 paths (RX/TX gains, filter band, ...)
or settings.
Package
The MTC20154 is housed in a 64-pin TQFP package.
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Pin Assignement
Table 1. Pinning Description MTC20154 AFE
Pin
Name
Description
Connection
Type
Dir.
Main
characteristics
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
Digital interface
64
DVSS
Negative supply for input I/Os + core
Dig supply
Direct
1
TX3
Transmit data bus bit 3 (MSB)
MTC20156/146/147
Schmitt In
high Z
2
TX2
Transmit data bus bit 2
MTC20156/146/147
Schmitt In
high Z
3
TX1
Transmit data bus bit 1
MTC20156/146/147
Schmitt In
high Z
4
TX0
Transmit data bus bit 0 (LSB)
MTC20156/146/147
Schmitt In
high Z
5
CTRLIN
Serial control interface input
MTC20156/146/147
Schmitt In
high Z
6
DVDD
Positive supply for input I/Os + core
Dig supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
7
DVDD
Positive supply for output I/Os
Dig supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
8
CLKM
Master clock output
System
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
9
CLKWD
Word clock output
System
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
10
RX3
Receive data bus bit 3 (MSB)
MTC20156/146/147
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
11
RX2
Receive data bus bit 2
MTC20156/146/147
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
12
RX1
Receive data bus bit 1
MTC20156/146/147
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
13
RX0
Receive data bus bit 0 (LSB)
MTC20156/146/147
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
14
PD
General power down
System
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
15
DVSS
Negative supply for output I/Os
Dig supply
Direct
Z=0≅Ω
16
RESET
General reset (active low)
System
Schmitt In
High Z
Z=0≅Ω
Bi
Analog interface
17
AVSSADC
ADC analog negative supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
18
DRVSD
External TX driver shutdown
TX driver
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
19
DRV1
External TX driver bias control MSB
TX driver
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
20
DRV0
External TX driver bias control LSB
TX driver
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
22
VREF
ADC virtual ground decoupling
C network
Analog
NoDC current
Bi
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Table 1. Pinning Description MTC20154 AFE (continued)
Pin
Name
Description
Connection
Type
Dir.
Main
characteristics
23
VRAN
ADC negative reference decoupling
C network
Analog
Bi
NoDC current
24
VRAP
ADC positive reference decoupling
C network
Analog
Bi
NoDC current
25
AVDDADC
ADC analog positive supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
29
AVDD
TXDRV
Internal TX pre--driver positive
supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
30
TXN
Analog TX signal negative output
(diff)
TX output
Analog
Out
V com = VDD/2
31
TXP
Analog TX signal positive output (diff) TX output
Analog
Out
V com = VDD/2
32
AVSS
TXDRV
Internal pre--driver negative supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
33
GP3
Analog general purpose control pin
Board
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
34
GP2
Analog general purpose control pin
Board
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
35
GP1
Analog general purpose control pin
Board
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
36
GP0
Analog general purpose control pin
Board
Tristate Out
Imax = 4 mA
Cmax = 100 pF
39
AVDDFILT
Filter analog positive supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
40
AGND
Analog virtual ground
C network
Analog
Bi
NoDC current
43
AVSSFILT
Filter analog negative supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
44
AVSSLNA
LNA analog negative supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
48
AVDDLNA
LNA analog positive supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
50
RXN
Analog RX signal negative input (diff) RX input
Analog
In
V com forced at
VDD/2
51
RXP
Analog RX signal positive input (diff)
RX input
Analog
In
V com forced at
VDD/2
52
XTAL
bypass
Crystal oscillator bypass selection
pin
Strap
Schmitt In
High Z
53
PLL
PLL enable/disable selection pin
Strap
Schmitt In
High Z
54
DACVREF
DAC voltage reference decoupling
C network
Analog
Bi
NoDC current
55
AVDDDAC
DAC analog positive supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
56
AVDD XTAL Crystal driver analog positive supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
57
XTALO
Crystal driver connection 1
Crystal
Analog
Bi
X cap sensitive
58
XTALI
Crystal driver connection 2
Crystal
Analog
Bi
X cap sensitive
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Table 1. Pinning Description MTC20154 AFE (continued)
Pin
Name
Description
Connection
Type
Dir.
Main
characteristics
59
AVSS
XTAL
Crystal driver analog negative supply Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
60
AVSSDAC
DAC analog negative supply
Ana supply
Direct
Bi
Z=0≅Ω
61
IVCO
VCO steering current reference
VCO
Analog
Bi
DC current
62
VCOcap
VCO external capacity connection
Capacity
Analog
Bi
No Dc current
63
VCXOI
VCO steering current output
VCO
Analog
Bi
DC current
Mode selection interface
26
LTNT
Mode selection: LT or NT (static)
Strap
Schmitt In
high Z
27
TEST
Test mode selection (static)
Strap
Schmitt In
high Z
Analog test access interface
41
T2N
Neg. diff input/output test access
Test
Analog
Bi
V com = VDD/2
42
T2P
Pos. diff. input/output test access
Test
Analog
Bi
V com = VDD/2
46
T1P
Pos. diff output test access
Test
Analog
Out
V com = VDD/2
47
T1N
Neg. diff output test access
Test
Analog
Out
V com = VDD/2
Figure 2. MTC20154 Grounding and Decoupling Networks
AVDD
each pin
must have
its own
capacitor
Analog VDD
10µF
100nF
10µF
VRAP pin
25
VREF pin
100nF
100nF
10µF
10µF
100nF
VRAN pin 26
100nF
OAC VREF
DAC
38
AGND pin
AVDD
AVOD
10µF
100nF
100nF
VCOcap pin
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DVSS
VCXOI
VCOcap
IVCO
AVSSDAC
AVSSXTAL
XTALI
XTALO
AVDDXTAL
AVDDAC
DACVREF
PLL
XTALbypass
RXP
RXN
N.C.
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
Figure 3. Pin connection (Top view)
TX3
1
48
AVDDLNA
TX2
2
47
T1N
TX1
3
46
T1P
TX0
4
45
N.C.
CTRLIN
5
44
AVSSLNA
DVDD
6
43
AVSSFILT
DVDD
7
42
T2P
CLKM
8
41
T2N
CLKWD
9
40
AGND
RX3
10
39
AVDDFILT
RX2
11
38
N.C.
RX1
12
37
N.C.
RX0
13
36
GP0
PWD
14
35
GP1
DVSS
15
34
GP2
16
33
GP3
ADSL
25
26
27
28
AVDDADC
LTNT
TEST
N.C.
32
24
VRAP
AVSSTXDRV
23
VRAN
31
22
VREF
TXP
21
N.C.
30
20
DRV0
TXN
19
DRV1
29
18
AVDDTXDRV
17
DRVSD
Analog Front End
AVSSADC
RESETN
MTC20154-TQ
ELECTRICAL RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Operation of the device beyond these limits may cause permanent damage. It is not implied that more than
one of these conditions can be applied simultaneously.
Table 2. Electrical Characteristics
Symbol
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Parameter
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
VDD
Any VDD supply voltage, related to substrate
-0,5
5
Vhh
Vin
Voltage at any input pin
-0,5
VDD +0.5
V
Tstg
Storage Temperature
-40
125
°C
TL
Lead Temperature (10 second soldering)
Pd
Power Dissipation
350
Tj
Junction Temperature
-40
350
300
°C
500
mW
110
°C
MTC20154
Operating Conditions
Unless specified, the characteristic limits of ’Static characteristics’ in this document apply for the following
operating conditions:
Table 3. Operating conditions
Symbol
Parameter
Min.
Max.
Unit
V
AVDD
AVDD supply voltages, related to substrate
3.0
3.6
DVDD
DVDD supply voltages, related to substrate
2.7
3.6
V
0
VDD
V
Vin, Vout
Voltage at any input and output pin
Tamb
Ambient Temperature - I version
-40
85
°C
Tamb
Ambient Temperature - C version
0
70
°C
Static Characteristics
Digital Inputs
Schmitt-trigger inputs: TXi, CTRLIN, PDOWN, LTNT, RESETN, TEST
Table 4. Digital Inputs
Symbol
Parameter
VIL
Low level input voltage
VIH
High level input voltage
VH
Hysteresis
Cinp
Min.
Max.
Unit
0.2*DVDD
V
1.3
V
3
pF
Max.
Unit
.15*DVDD
V
0.8*DVDD
1.0
Input capacitance
V
Digital Outputs
Hard driven outputs: RXi, CLKWD, GPI, DRVI, DRVSD
Table 5. Digital Outputs
Symbol
Parameter
Test Condition
VOL
Low level output voltage
Iout = -4 mA
VOH
High level output voltage
Iout = 4mA
Cload
Load capacitance
Min.
.85*DVDD
V
30
pF
Max.
Unit
.15*DVDD
V
Clock Driver output: CLKM
Table 6. Clock Driver output
Symbol
Parameter
Test Condition
VOL
Low level output voltage
Iout = -4 mA
VOH
High level output voltage
Iout = 4mA
Cload
Load capacitance
Dcycle
Duty cycle
Min.
.85*DVDD
45
V
30
pF
55
%
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Analog TX/RX Signals
The reference impedance for all power calculations is 100Ω.
DMT Signal
A DMT signal is basically the sum of N independently QAM modulated signals, each carried over a distinct
carrier. The frequency separation of each carrier is 4.3125 KHz with a total number of 256 carriers (ANSI).
For large N, the signal can be modelled by a gaussian process with a certain amplitude probability density
function. Since the maximum amplitude is expected to arise very rarely, the signal is clipped to trade-off
the resulting SNR loss against AD/DA dynamic range.
A clipping factor (Vpeak/Vrms = ”crest factor”) of 5 is used resulting in a maximum SNR of 75 dB. ADSL
DMT signals are nominally sent at -40 dBm/Hz +/- 3 dB (-3.65 dBm/carrier) with a maximal power of 100
mW for downlink transmitter and 4.5 mW for uplink transmitter.
The minimum SNR+D needed for DMT carrier demodulation is about (3*N+20) dB with a minimum of 38
dB where N is the constellation size of a carrier (in bits).
Table 7. Signal Levels (on the line)
LT side
Description
RX
NT side
TX
RX
TX
Max level
839 mVpdif
15.8 Vpdif
3.95 Vpdif
3.4 Vpdif
Max RMS level
168 Vrms
3.16 Vrms
791 mVrms
671 mVrms
Min level
54 mVpdif
3.95 Vpdif
42 mVpdif
839 mVpdif
Min RMS level
11 mVrms
791 mVrms
8 mVrms
168 mVrms
Table 8. Total Signal Level (on the line)
Description
Max level for receiver
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LT side
NT side
RX
RX
4 Vpdif (Long line)
4.2 Vpdif (Short line)
MTC20154
ATU-C Side Block Diagram
The transformer at the ATU-C side has a 1:2 ratio. The termination resistors are 12.5Ω in case of 100Ω
lines. The hybrid bridge resistors should be < 2.5 kΩ for low-noise.
An HP filter must be used on the TX path to reduce DMT sidelobes and out-of-band noise influence on the
receiver.
On the RX path, a LP filter must be used in order to reduce the echo signal level and to avoid saturation
of the input stage of the receiver.
The POTS filter is used in both directions to reduce crosstalk between ADSL signals and POTS speech
and signalling.
Figure 4. ATU-C AFE Schematics (For detailed schematics see MTB-20150-EBC reference design.)
LINE
Zo=100
POTS
LP
Pots Filter
2:1
VCXOI
35.328 MHz or 17.664 MHz
Pots Filter
Master clock 35.328 MHz
RXT2
VCODAC
-15.. 31db
13bits
8.832 MS/s
4.416 MS/s
LNA
LP 138 KHz
D/A
convertor
4
CTRLIN
RXN [0:1]
LTNT=1
RESETN
MTC-20154
Gtx
line driver
Interface to
MTC-20146/147/156
12.5
L
P
F
2R
12.5
Nibbles 17.664 MHz
Word 8.832/4.416 MHz
RXP [0:1]
2R
VCXO
R
R
RXT1
-g..+6db
TXP
4
H
P
F
P.D.
TXN
LP 1.1 MHz
D/A
convertor
12bits
8.832 MS/s
4.416 MS/s
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ATU-R Side Block Diagram
The ATU-R side block diagram is equal to the ATU-C side block diagram with the following differences:
- The transformer ratio is 1:1
- Termination resistors are 50Ω for 100Ω lines.
An LP filter may be used on the TX path to reduce DMT sidelobes and out-of-band noise influence on the
receiver.
On the RX path, a HP filter must be used in order to reduce the echo signal level and to avoid saturation
of the input stage of the receiver.
The POTS filter is used in both directions to reduce crosstalk between ADSL signals and POTS speech
and signalling.
Figure 5. ATU-R AFE Schematics (For detailed schematics see MTB-20141-EBR reference design.)
LINE
Zo=100
POTS
VCXO
LP
Pots Filter
2:1
VCXOI
35.328 MHz or 17.664 MHz
Pots Filter
Master clock 35.328 MHz
RXT2
VCODAC
0.. 31db
13bits
8.832 MS/s
4.416 MS/s
LNA
LP 1.1 MHz
D/A
convertor
4
CTRLIN
RXN [0:1]
LTNT= 0
RESETN
MTC-20154
Gtx
line driver
-g..+6db
TXP
4
H
P
F
P.D.
TXN
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LP 138 KHz
D/A
convertor
12bits
8.832 MS/s
4.416 MS/s
Interface to
MTC-20146/147/156
50
L
P
F
2R
50
Nibbles 17.664 MHz
Word 8.832/4.416 MHz
RXP [0:1]
2R
VCXO
R
R
RXT1
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MTC20154 RX PATH
Speech Filter
An external bidirectional LP filter for up and downstream POTS service splits out the speech signal to the
analog telephone circuit on both the NT and LT sides of the line. The ADSL analog front end integrated
circuit does not contain any circuitry for the POTS service but guarantees that the POTS bandwidth is not
disturbed by spurious signals from the ADSL spectrum.
Channel Filters
The purpose of these external analog circuits is to provide partial echo cancellation by analog filtering of
the receive signal for both ATU-R (reception of downstream channel) and ATU-C (reception of upstream
channel). This is feasible because the upstream and the downstream data can be modulated on separate
carriers (FDM).
Signal Attenuator (ATT) and Low Noise Amplifier
The attenuator needs to be DC decoupled from the external circuitry. In fact, it is also used to internally fix
the LNA input common mode voltage at the nominal value: AVDD/2. This is done by the use of an internal
biasing circuit. It is therefore mandatory to decouple the MTC20154 input from any external DC biasing
system. The Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) placed after the ATT will be used in combination with the attenuation block. The goal is to obtain a range of RX path input level varying from –15 dB to 31 dB, while maintaining the noise contribution negligible.
Figure 6. Signal Attenuator (ATT) and Low Noise Amplifier
Attenuation
2
RXP
Gain
5
LNA
Vref
RXN
Attenuator
MTC-20154
The input attenuator will have the following characteristics
Table 9. Attenuator Characteristics
Data
Input type
Min
AC only, DC decoupled
Typical
Max
Unity
–
Common mode voltage (forced)
–
VDD/2
–
V
Maximum input differential voltage
–
VDD
VDD+1Vd
Vpdiff
Input impedance
10
14.47
19
KOhms
Attenuation step
–
5
–
dB
Attenuation range
0
–
–15
dB
Maximum attenuation error
–
.05
–
dB
Digital interface
–
2
–
bits
Digital code
‘11’ –> 0 dB attenuation
’00’ –> –15 dB attenuation
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Table 10. LNA characteristics
Data
Min
Typical
Max
Unity
Input common mode voltage
–
AVDD/2
–
V
Input differential voltage
–
1
–
Vpdiff
Vpdiff
Maximum peak input differential voltage
–
1
–
Output common mode voltage
–
AVDD/2
–
V
Maximum peak output differential voltage
–
1
–
Vpdiff
Amplification step
0.7
1
1.3
dB
Amplification range
0
–
+31
dB
Input refered noise at max gain,
5.5
6.5
8
nV/√Hz
min atten. (over a 36 kHz to 1.1 MHz band)
Power consumption
–
32
–
mW
Digital interface
–
5
–
bits
Digital code
’00000’
–> 0 dB
amplification
’11111’
–> +31 dB
amplification
RX Filters
The combination of the external filter (an LC ladder filter typically) with the integrated lowpass filter provides:
– echo reduction to improve dynamic range
– DMT sidelobe and out of band (anti-aliasing) attenuation.
– Anti alias filter (60 dB rejection @ image freq.)
ATU-R-RX filters
The integrated filter characteristics are shown in table 6.
ATU-C-RX Filter
This filter is the same as the one used for ATU-R_TX.
Linearity of RX
Linearity of the RX analog path is defined by the IM3 product of two sinusoidal signals with frequencies f1
and f2 and each with 0.5 Vpd amplitude (total _1 Vpd) at the output of the RX-AGC amplifier (i.e: before
the ADC) for the case of minimal AGC setting.
Table 11. Integrated filter characteristics ATU-R-RX
Description
Value/Units
Type
4th order butterworth
Cut-off frequency
1.104 MHz (f0)
Max. in-band ripple
0-2 dB
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Table 12. Linearity of ATU-R-RX
f1 (0.5 Vpd)
f2 (0.5 Vpd)
300 kHz
200 kHz
500 kHz
400 kHz
700 kHz
600 kHz
S/IM3
(AGC = 0 dB)
59.5 dB @100 kHz
53.5 dB @400 kHz
43.5 dB @700 kHz
42.5 dB @800 kHz
59.5 dB @300 kHz
48.0 dB @600 kHz
48.0 dB @500 kHz
42.5 dB @800 kHz
Table 13. Linearity of ATU-C-RX
f1 (0,5 Vpd)
80 kHz
f2 (0,5 Vpd)
70 kHz
S/IM3
56.5 dB @60 kHz
(AGC = 20 dB)
56.5 dB @90 kHz
A/D Converter
A pipeline architecture is used for the A/D converter.
Table 14. A/D Converter specifications
Number of bits:
13 bits
Minimum resolution of the A/D converter
11 bits
Linearity error of the A/D converter (range: -6 dB FS)
< 4 LSB (out of 13 bits)
Full scale input range:
1.1 Vpdif (+- 5 % @ 3.3 V)
Sampling rate:
8.832 MHz
Maximum attenuation at 1.1 MHz:
< 0.5 dB without in-band ripple
Latency:
5 sampling clock periods
Power Supply Rejection
The noise on the power supplies for the RX-path must be lower than the following: < 50 mVrms in-band
white noise for any AVDD.
Figure 7. Power Supply Rejection
dB
-40
-50
-60
-70
Hz
1k
10k 100k 1M 10M
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TX Pre-driver Capability
The pre-driver drives an external line power amplifier which transmits the required power to the line.
Table 15. Pre-driver characteristics
TX drive level to the external line driver for max AGC setting
External line driver input impedance:
2 Vpdif
resistive
> 200 Ω
capacitive
< 30 pF
Pre-driver characteristics:
gain range:
-9 dB...6 dB with step = 1 dB
common mode voltage:
AVDB/2
output common mode voltage:
30 nV/Hz
TX Filter
The TX filters act not only to suppress the DMT sidebands but also as smoothing filters on the D/A converter’s output to suppress the image spectrum. For this reason they are realised in a time continuous approach.
ATU-R-TX Filter
The purpose of this filter is to remove out-of-band noise of the ATU-R-TX path echoed to the ATU-R-RX
path. In order to meet the transmitter spectral response, additional filtering is (digitally) performed. The
integrated filter has nominal characteristics shown in table 11:
Table 16. ATU-R-TX filter characteristics
Description
Input refered noise
Value/Units
94 nV/ Hz
Max. input level
1 Vpd
Max. output level
1 Vpd
Type
4th order chebychef
Cut-off frequency
138 KHz (f0)
Max. in-band ripple
0.5 dB
ATU-C-TX Filter
Same filter as ATU-R-RX. Its purpose is now is to remove image frequency of the transmitted signal according the ANSI definition.
Table 17. D/A Converter
Description
Value/Units
Number of bits:
12 bits
Minimum resolution of the D/A converter
11 bits
Linearity error of the D/A converter
< 1 LSB (out of 12 bits)
Full scale output range:
1 Vpdif +- 5%
Sampling Rate:
8.832 MHz (or 4.416 in alternative mode)
Latency:
1 sampling clock period
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Linearity of ATU-C-TX
Linearity of the TX is defined by the IM3 product of two sinusoidal signals with frequencies f1 and f2 and
each with 0.25 Vpd amplitude (-6 dB FS) at the output of the pre-driver for the case of a total AGC = 0 dB.
Table 18. Linearity of ATU-C-TX
f1 (0.25 Vpd)
f2 (0.25 Vpd)
300 kHz
200 kHz
500 kHz
400 kHz
700 kHz
600 kHz
S/IM3
(AGC = 0 dB)
59.5 dB @100 kHz
53.5 dB @400 kHz
43.5 dB @700 kHz
42.5 dB @800 kHz
59.5 dB @300 kHz
45.0 dB @600 kHz
48.0 dB @500 kHz
42.5 dB @800 kHz
Table 19. Linearity of ATU-R-TX
f1 (0.25 Vpd)
80 k
f2 (0.25 Vpd)
70 k
S/IM3 (AGC = 0 dB)
59.5 dB (60 k/90 k)
Power Supply Rejection
The noise on the power supplies for the TX-path must be lower than the following: < 50 mVrms in band
white noise for AVDD.
< 15 mVrms in band white noise for Pre-driver AVDD.
Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator
A voltage controlled crystal oscillator driver is integrated in the MTC20154. Two nominal frequencies can
be used: 35.328 MHz or 17.664 MHz. The quartz crystal is connected between the pins XTALI and XTALO.
The principle of the VCXO control is depicted on the figure beside.
Figure 8. Principle of the VCXO control (ATU-R)
AVDD
AVDD
Rref
VCOCAP
AVDD/22 -> AVDD/2
IVCO
MTC-20154
500kΩ
+/- 30%
8
DAC
VCXOUT
CTRLIN
Ron=200Ω
XTAL0
Freq.
doubler
AGND
Ct
MUX
R1
XTAL1
-15V
Clock
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The crystal’s exact oscillation frequency can be tuned around the nominal frequency. This is needed in
order to allow the system to minimize the clock phase shift between the LT and the NT modems. The information coming from the digital processor via the CTRLIN path is used to drive a 8 bits DAC (resistor
ladder architecture) which generates a control current. This current is externally converted and filtered to
generate the required control voltage for the varicap. The VCXO characteristics are given in the following
table.
Table 20. VCXO characteristics
Min
Typical
Max
Unity
Needed crystal accuracy
Data
50
–
–
ppm
Needed crystal frequency tuning range
100
–
–
ppm
DAC resolution
-
8
-
bit
DAC output voltage range
–
AVDD/2
–
V
DAC differential non linearity error
–
–
1.5
LSB
DAC integrated non linearity error
–
–
4
LSB
VCXO nominal output current
(Rref = 16.5 K AVDD = 3.3 V)
95
100
105
mA
Power consumption
–
.225
–
mW
PLL Based Frequency Doubler
Dual crystal frequency can now be used needed when a 17.644 MHz crystal with the MTC20154 on–board
crystal is used. A frequency doubler, build driver. However, a master clock up around a Phase Locked
Loop (PLL), frequency of 35.328 MHz is still
will then be used.
Digital Interface
Control Interface
The digital code setting for the MTC20154 configuration is sent over a serial line (CTRLIN) using the word
clock (CLWD). The data burst is composed of 16 bits from which the first bit is used as start bit (’0’), the
three LSBs being used to identify the data contained in the 12 remaining bits. Test related data are latched
but they are overruled by the normal settings if the TEST pin is low.
Control Interface Timing
The control interface bits are considered valid on each positive edge of the master clock (CLKM). They
will be sampled at this moment. The stop bit will trigger the internal data validation. The timing requirements are depicted in the following figure and table:
Figure 9. Control Interface Timing diagram
CLKM
CLKWD
CTRLIN
Start
bit
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Ts
ctrl data bits
ctrl cmd bits 1 stop bit (high)
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Table 21. Receive / Transmit Protocol
Symbol
Parameters
min
typ
max
Ts
Setup Time
7 ns
–
–
Th
Hold time
0.2 ns
–
–
TDv
Data Valid
0.5 ns
–
4 ns
Remarks
Data set up and hold time are specified versus rising edge of CLKM
Receive / Transmit Interface
The digital interface is based on a 4 * 8.832 MHz (35.328 MHz) clock. The 8.832MHz 12 bits A/D output
signal or the D/A input signal are SIPO multiplexed over 4 parallel 35.328 MHz data lines in the following
table.
If OSR = 2 bit is selected, CLKNIB is used as nibble clock (17.664 MHz, disabled in normal mode), and
all the RXi, TXi, CLKWD periods are twice as long as in normal mode.
Table 22. Receive / Transmit Protocol
N0
N1
N2
N3
RXD0 / TXD0 will contain
b0
b4
b8
b12
RXD1 / TXD1 will contain
b1
b5
b9
b13
RXD2 / TXD2 will contain
b2
b6
b10
b14
RXD3 / TXD3 will contain
b3
b7
b11
b15
TX / TXE Signal Dynamic Range
The dynamic range of the signal for both DACs is 12 bits extracted from the available signed 16 bit representation coming from the digital processor. The maximal positive number is 214-1, the most negative
number is -214, the 3 LSBs are ignored. Any signal exceeding these limits is clamped to the maximal value.
Figure 10. TX/TXE Bit Map
sign
sign
b10
b9
b8
b7
b6
b5
b4
b3
b2
b1
b0
n.u.
n.u.
n.u.
RX Signal Dynamic Range
The dynamic range of the signal from the ADC is limited to 13 bits. Those bits are converted to a signed
representation with a maximal positive number of 2 14-1 and a most negative number of 2 14. The 2 LSBs
are filled with ’0’.
Figure 11. RX Bit Map
sign
b12
b11
b10
b9
b8
b7
b6
b5
b4
b3
b2
b1
b0
0
0
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Receive / Transmit Interface Timing
This interface is a triple (RX,TX, TXE) nibble-serial interface running at 8.8 MHz sampling (normal mode).
The data are represented in 16 bits format, and transferred in groups of 4 bits (nibbles). The LSBs are
transferred first. The MTC20154 generates a nibble clock (= master clock in normal mode, CLKNIB in
OSR = 2 mode) and word signals shared by the three interfaces.
Data is transmitted on the rising edge of the master clock (CLKM/CLKNIB) and sampled on the low going
edge of CLKM/CLKNIB. This holds for the data stream from MTC20154 and from the digital processor.
Data, CLWD setup and hold times are 5 ns with reference to the falling edge of CLKM/CLKNIB.
RXD is sampled with CLKM rising edge.
Figure 12. TX/TXE/RX Digital Interface Timing
CLKM
35.328 MHz
CLWD
8.832 MHz
TXDx/RXDx
N0
N1
N2
N3
CLKNIB
17.664 MHz
CLWD
4.416 MHz
TXDx/RXDx
N0
N1
N2
N3
OSR=2
Power Down
The MTC20154 is placed in power-down mode when the PD pin is high. The system specifications are
requiring different behavior of the MTC20154 under power down mode according to the fact that the
MTC20154 is used at the LT or the NT side. The chip status is depicted in the following table:
Table 23. Power Down
Power down LT side
CLKM pin is replicating the XTALO input clock
(no crystal used at LT side). System clock available
CLKWD is generated.
Digital blocks active
Analog TX path is in powerdown
External driver is forced to power UP
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Power down NT side
Crystal driver + VCODAC are active
CLKWD is generated.
Digital blocks active, except for RX–I/O’s – they are at low lovel
Analog RX & TX are in powerdown
External driver is forced to power DOWN
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Reset Function
The MTC20154 is placed in reset mode when the RESETN pin is pulled to ground (active low signal). The
system specifications are requiring different behavior of the MTC20154 under reset mode according to the
fact that the MTC20154 is used at the LT or the NT side. The chip status is depicted in the following table:
Table 24. Reset Function (N.B. The reset signal is dominant over the powerdown signal.)
Reset LT side
CLKM pin is replicating the XTALO input clock
(no crystal used at LT side). System clock available
CLKWD is not generated. The pin stays at high level.
Digital blocks are in reset: no activity
Analog blocks are in powerdown
External driver is forced to powerdown
Reset NT side
Crystal driver in power down: no CLKM signal available.
No system clock avail-able.
CLKWD is not generated. The pin stays at high level
Digital blocks are in reset: no activity
Analog blocks are in powerdown
External driver is forced to powerdown
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mm
inch
DIM.
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
A
MIN.
TYP.
1.60
0.063
A1
0.05
A2
1.35
B
0.17
C
0.09
D
11.80
12.00
12.20
0.464
0.472
0.480
D1
9.80
10.00
10.20
0.386
0.394
0.401
0.15
0.002
1.40
1.45
0.053
0.22
0.27
0.006
0.055
0.057
0.0066 0.0086 0.0086
0.0035
D3
7.50
0.295
e
0.50
0.0197
E
11.80
12.00
12.20
0.464
0.472
0.480
E1
9.80
10.00
10.20
0.386
0.394
0.401
E3
7.50
L
OUTLINE AND
MECHANICAL DATA
MAX.
0.45
0.295
0.60
L1
0.75
0.0177 0.0236 0.0295
1.00
K
0.0393
TQFP64 (10 x 10 x 1.4mm)
0˚ (min.), 3.5˚ (min.), 7˚(max.)
ccc
0.080
0.0031
D
D1
A
D3
A2
A1
48
33
49
32
0.08mm ccc
E
E1
E3
B
B
Seating Plane
17
64
1
16
C
L
L1
e
K
TQFP64
0051434 E
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