AD AD6432AST

a
GSM 3 V Transceiver IF Subsystem
AD6432
FEATURES
Fully Compliant with Standard and Enhanced GSM
Specification
DC-350 MHz RF Bandwidths
80 dB Gain Control Range
I/Q Modulation and Demodulation
Onboard Phase Locked Tunable Oscillator
On-Chip Noise Roofing IF Filters
Ultralow Power Design
2.7 V–3.6 V Operating Voltage
User-Selectable Power-Down Modes
Small 44-Lead TQFP Package
Interfaces Directly with AD20msp410 and AD20msp415
GSM Baseband Chipsets
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
BP
SAW
PLO
IF
SYNTH
RF
SYNTH
PA
AD6432
OP AMP
APPLICATIONS
I/Q Modulated Digital Wireless Systems
GSM Mobile Radios
GSM PCMCIA Cards
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD6432 IF IC provides the complete transmit and receive
IF signal processing, including I/Q modulation and demodulation, necessary to implement a digital wireless transceiver such
as a GSM handset. The AD6432 may also be used for other
wireless TDMA standards using I/Q modulation.
The AD6432’s receive signal path is based on the proven architecture of the AD607 and the AD6459. It consists of a mixer,
gain-controlled amplifiers, integrated roofing filter and I/Q
demodulators based on a PLL. The low noise, high-intercept
variable-gain mixer is a doubly-balanced Gilbert-cell type. It has
a nominal –13 dBm input-referred 1 dB compression point and
a 0 dBm input-referred third-order intercept.
This reference signal is normally provided by an external
VCTCXO under the control of the radio’s digital signal
processor. The transmit path consists of an I/Q modulator
and buffer amplifier, suitable for carrier frequencies up to
300 MHz and provides an output power of –17.5 dBm in
a 50 Ω system. The quadrature LO signals driving the
I and Q modulator are generated internally by dividing by
two the frequency of the signal presented at the differential
LO port of the AD6432. In both the transmit and receive
paths, onboard filters provide 30 dB of stopband attenuation.
The AD6432 comes in a 44-lead plastic thin quad flatpack
(TQFP) surface mount package.
The gain-control input accepts an external control voltage input
from an external AGC detector or a DAC. It provides an 80 dB
gain range with 27.5 mV/dB gain scaling, where the mixer and
the IF gains vary together.
The I and Q demodulators provide inphase and quadrature
baseband outputs to interface with Analog Devices’ AD7015
and AD6421 (GSM, DCS1800, PCS1900) baseband converters. An onboard quadrature VCO, externally phase-locked to
the IF signal, drives the I and Q demodulators. The quadrature
phase-locked oscillator (QPLO) requires no external components for frequency control or quadrature generation, and demodulates signals at standard GSM system IFs of 13 MHz, or
26 MHz with a reference input frequency of 13 MHz; or, in
general, 1X or 2X the reference frequency. Maximum reference
frequency is 25 MHz.
REV. 0
Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and
reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog Devices for its
use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties
which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or
otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices.
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© Analog Devices, Inc., 1997
AD6432–SPECIFICATIONS (T = +258C, V = 3.0 V, GREF = 1.25 V unless otherwise noted)
A
Parameter
RX RF MIXER
RF Input Frequency
AGC Conversion Gain Variation
Input 1 dB Compression Point
Input Third-Order Intercept
SSB Noise Figure
RX IF AMPLIFIER
AGC Gain Variation
Input Resistance
Operating Frequency Range
GAIN CONTROL
Total Gain Control Range
Control Voltage Range at GAIN
Gain Scaling
Gain Law Conformance
Bias Current at GREF
Input Resistance at Gain
INTEGRATED IF FILTER
BPF Center Frequency
IFS0 = 1
IFS0 = 0
BPF –3 dB BW
IFS0 = 1
IFS0 = 0
I AND Q DEMODULATOR
Demodulation Gain
Output Voltage Range
Output Voltage Common-Mode Level
Output Offset Voltage
Error in Quadrature
Amplitude Match
I/Q Output BW
Output Resistance
QUADRATURE IF PLL
Operating Frequency Range
Reference Frequency Voltage Level
Reference Frequency Range
Acquisition Time
TRANSMIT MODULATOR
Carrier Output Frequency
Output Power
Input 1 dB Compression Point
I/Q Input Signal Amplitude
I/Q Input Signal Required DC Bias
I/Q Input BW
I/Q Input Resistance
I/Q Phase Balance
P
Conditions
Min
Max
Units
350
ZIN = 150 Ω: 0.2 V < VGAIN < 2.4 V
At VGAIN = 2.4 V, ZIN = 150 Ω
At VGAIN = 0.2 V, RFIN = –25 dBm
At ZIN = 150 Ω, FRF = 246 MHz,
FLO = 272 MHz, VGAIN = 0.2 V
–3 to +15
–13
0
MHz
dB
dBm
dBm
10
dB
0.2 V < VGAIN < 2.4 V
at VGAIN = 0.2 V
–14 to 48
5
dB
kΩ
MHz
10
Mixer+IF+Demod, 0.2 V < VGAIN < 2.4 V
50
80
27.5
± 0.1
–0.5
20
dB
V
mV/dB
dB
µA
kΩ
13
26
MHz
MHz
5
10
MHz
MHz
0.2
fREF = 13 MHz
“0” = Connect to Ground, “1” = Connect to VP
“0” = Connect to Ground, “1” = Connect to VP
fREF = 13 MHz
“0” = Connect to Ground, “1” = Connect to VP
“0” = Connect to Ground, “1” = Connect to VP
2.4
17
Differential
Not Power Supply Independent
Differential, VGAIN = GREF
Differential from I to Q, IF = 13 MHz
0.3
VPOS – 0.2
1.5
–150
1
0.25
3
4.7
CLOAD = 10 pF
Each Pin
10
+150
3.5
50
200
25
Using 1 kΩ, 1 nF Loop Filter
80
300
RLOAD = 150 Ω, Power at Final 50 Ω,
FIF = 272 MHz
RLOAD = 150 Ω (Differential)
Differential
Output Harmonic Content
Carrier Feedthrough
Sideband Suppression
FCARRIER = 272 MHz
I and Q Inputs Driven In Quadrature
–2–
dB
V
V
mV
Degrees
dB
MHz
kΩ
MHz
mV p-p
MHz
µs
MHz
–17.5
14
2.056
1.2
1
dBm
dBm
V p-p
V
MHz
kΩ
± 1.5
Degrees
± 0.1
–45 (3rd)
–65 (5th)
–33
–37
dB
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
100
With LOs 2nd Harmonic 30 dBc
Bellow Fundamental
With LOs 2nd Harmonic 30 dBc
Bellow Fundamental
RLOAD = 150 Ω
I/Q Amplitude Balance
Typ
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AD6432
Parameter
Conditions
LO PORT (LOLO and LOHI)
Input Frequency
Input Signal Voltage Range
Input Resistance
Differential
Input Pull-Up Resistors to VPOS (Each Pin)
AUXILIARY OP AMPLIFIER
Small Signal –3 dB Bandwidth
Input Signal Voltage Range
Input Offset Voltage
Input Bias Current
Output Signal Voltage Range
Min
Typ
200
200
Max
Units
600
MHz
mV p-p
Ω
500
50
0.1
With RLOAD > 4 kΩ
POWER CONSUMPTION
Supply Voltage
Transmit Mode
Receive Mode
Sleep Mode
VPOS – 2.1
±4
–150
0.1
VPOS – 0.2
2.7
3
13
13
<5
At VGAIN = 1.2 V
OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE
–25
MHz
V
mV
nA
V
3.6
V
mA
mA
µA
+85
°C
NOTES
All reference to dBm is relative to 50 Ω.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS 1
VPPC
PCAO
PCAM
GND
PCAP
TXPU
QTXN
QTXP
VPTX
ITXP
ITXN
PIN CONFIGURATION
Supply Voltage VPDV, VPPX, VPDM, VPFL, VPPC, VPRX,
to CMTX, CMRX, CMIF, CMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +3.6 V
Internal Power Dissipation2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 mW
Operating Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . –25°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . –65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature, Soldering (60 sec) . . . . . . . . . . . +300°C
44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34
1
NOTES
1
Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional operation of the
device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational
section of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating
conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
2
Thermal Characteristics: 44-lead TQFP package: θJA = 126°C.
GND
MODO 2
33
FREF
32
GND
VPDV 3
31
IFS0
CMTX 4
30
CMDM
LOLO 5
AD6432
29
FLTR
LOHI 6
TOP VIEW
(Pins Down)
28
VPFL
27
VPDM
26
IRXP
25
IRXN
RFHI 10
24
QRXP
GND 11
23
QRXN
CMRX 7
GND 8
RFLO 9
ST-44
GND
IFHI
IFLO
GREF
44-Pin Plastic
TQFP
GAIN
–25°C to +85°C
RXPU
AD6432AST
CMIF
Package
Option*
CMIF
Package
Description
MXLO
Temperature
Range
VPRX
Model
MXHI
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
ORDERING GUIDE
*ST = Thin Quad Flatpack.
CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection.
Although the AD6432 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may
occur on devices subjected to high energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD
precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
REV. 0
–3–
WARNING!
ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
AD6432
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
Pin
Label
Description
Function
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
GND
MODO
VPDV
CMTX
LOLO
LOHI
CMRX
GND
RFLO
RFHI
GND
VPRX
MXHI
MXLO
CMIF
IFLO
IFHI
CMIF
RXPU
GAIN
GREF
GND
QRXN
QRXP
IRXN
IRXP
VPDM
VPFL
FLTR
CMDM
IFS0
GND
FREF
VPPC
PCAO
GND
PCAM
PCAP
TXPU
QTXN
QTXP
ITXN
ITXP
VPTX
PCB Ground
TX Modulator Output
LO2 Divided by 2 Supply Voltage
On-Chip TX Mixer Common
Differential RX Mixer LO2 Input Negative
Differential RX Mixer LO2 Input Positive
On-Chip RX Mixer Common
PCB Ground
Differential RX Mixer IF1 Input Negative
Differential RX Mixer IF1 Input Positive
PCB Ground
RX Section Supply Voltage
Differential RX IF1/IF2 Mixer Output Positive
Differential RX IF1/IF2 Mixer Output Negative
On-Chip RX IF2 Common
Differential RX IF2 Input Negative
Differential RX IF2 Input Positive
On-Chip RX IF2 Common
RX Enable (Power-Up)
RX VGA Gain Control Input
RX VGA Reference Voltage
PCB Ground
Differential Demodulator Q Output Negative
Differential Demodulator Q Output Positive
Differential Demodulator I Output Negative
Differential Demodulator I Output Positive
Demodulator Supply Voltage
I/Q LO PLL Filter Cap. Supply Voltage
I/Q LO PLL Filter
On-Chip Demodulator Common
IF2 Frequency Select Bit
PCB Ground
Reference Input (13 MHz for GSM)
Auxiliary Op Amp Supply Voltage
Auxiliary Op Amp Output
PCB Ground
Differential Auxiliary Op Amp Input Negative
Differential Auxiliary Op Amp Input Positive
TX Enable (Power-Up)
Differential Modulator Q Input Negative
Differential Modulator Q Input Positive
Differential Modulator I Input Negative
Differential Modulator I Input Positive
TX Section Supply Voltage
Not Bonded to IC
AC Coupled, Drives 150 Ω into 50 Ω
VPOS
Ground
AC Coupled, VPOS to VPOS – 100 mV
AC Coupled, VPOS – 100 mV to VPOS
Ground
Not Bonded to IC
AC Coupled
AC Coupled
Not Bonded to IC
VPOS
See Figure 30
See Figure 30
Ground
AC Coupled
AC Coupled
Ground
Off = Low < 0.6 V, On = High > 2.5 V
0.2 V–2.4 V Using 3 V Supply. Max Gain at 0.2 V
1.2 V typ
Not Bonded to IC
Internal 4.7 kΩ Resistor in Series with the Output
Internal 4.7 kΩ Resistor in Series with the Output
Internal 4.7 kΩ Resistor in Series with the Output
Internal 4.7 kΩ Resistor in Series with the Output
VPOS
To VPOS with Good Decoupling
Referenced to VPFL
Ground
“0” = Low < 0.6 V, “1” = High > 2.5 V
Not Bonded to IC
AC Coupled. Use 200 mV p-p Input Signal
VPOS
Active when TXPU Is High
Not Bonded to IC
0.1 V to VPOS – 2.1 V
0.1 V to VPOS – 2.1 V
Low < 0.6 V, High > 2.5 V
DC Coupled, 1.2 V ± 514 mV
DC Coupled, 1.2 V ± 514 mV
DC Coupled, 1.2 V ± 514 mV
DC Coupled, 1.2 V ± 514 mV
VPOS
–4–
REV. 0
AD6432
R30
49.9Ω
PCAP
C9
0.1 F
TXPU
R11
1kΩ
QTXN
R10
500Ω
VS1
QTXP
PCAM
R39
OPEN
ITXN
R12
0Ω
VS1
C28
0.1 F
VPTX
DECOUPLING
R25
1kΩ
C5
0.01 F
R34
0Ω
PCAO
R8
0Ω
ITXP
VS2
C11
0.01 F
C29
0.1 F
6
LOLO
T1
C18
0.1 F
1
2
4
3
C14
0.01 F
R14
249Ω
PCAO
FREF
32
GND
VPDV 3
CMTX 4
31
IFS0
30
CMDM
29
FLTR
28
VPFL
AD6432
TOP VIEW
(Pins Down)
27
VPDM
GND 8
26
IRXP
RFLO 9
25
IRXN
RFHI 10
24
QRXP
GND 11
23
QRXN
RFHI
C2
100pF
VPPC
DECOUPLING
VPPC
GND
PCAM
PCAP
GND
MODO 2
LOHI 6
C32
0.1 F
C36
1000pF
33
CMRX 7
R3
49.9Ω
TXPU
44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34
1
LOLO 5
C1
100pF
QTXN
C15
100pF
VS1
VPDV
DECOUPLING
VPTX
R23
123Ω
QTXP
R9
84Ω
R2
0Ω
ITXP
ITXN
MODO
FREF
C10
R1
1000pF 1kΩ
R32
49.9Ω
IFS0
R7
0Ω
VS1
C23
0.01 F
R6
0Ω
C41
0.01 F
C17
0.1 F
GND
GREF
GAIN
RXPU
CMIF
IFHI
IFLO
CMIF
MXLO
MXHI
VPRX
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
IRXP
C6
47pF
IRXN
J1
TXPU
GREF
VS2
C7
4.7 F
C39
0.01 F
VS1
C30
0.1 F
R31
0Ω
GAIN
J3
MXHI
J4
RXPU
VS1
C7
4.7 F
C40
0.01 F
C43
0.047 F
GREF
IFS0
GAIN
J5
GND
RXPU
C44
0.047 F
MXLO
C7
0.047 F
C4
0.047 F
IFHI
IFLO
R5
49.9Ω
R4
49.9Ω
Figure 1. Characterization Board
REV. 0
QRXP
C3
0.01 F
–5–
C8
47pF
QXRN
AD6432
QTXN
QTXP
R9 R10
25Ω 10kΩ
R2
10kΩ
QTX
R1
10kΩ
R22
50Ω
VDC
ITX
R3
20kΩ
R8
20kΩ
R4
20kΩ
R6
20kΩ
R21
50Ω
1
14
2
13
3
12
R11
10kΩ
R15 R20
10kΩ 25Ω
C2 1pF
AD824
C1 0.1µF
4 VP
VN
11
VP
R7
10kΩ
R17
10kΩ
R5
10kΩ
5
10
6
9
7
8
R14
10kΩ
R18
10kΩ
R12 R13
25Ω 10kΩ
VDC
VDC
R16 R19
10kΩ 25Ω
VN
ITXP
VGREF
VP
R29
10kΩ
ITXN
1 V+
AD1580
C13
0.1µF
NC 3
VN
2 V–
R23
50Ω
C4
0.1µF
INTERFACE BOX TO TEST INSTR
IFIN
QTX
FREF
MODO
IRX
VP
VN
R24
50Ω
QRX
LOIP
C3
0.1µF
C5
0.1µF
PCAP
MXOUT
PCAO
VS1
VS2
2
VP
VN
TXPU
3
R25
50Ω
1
GND
VN
C6
0.1µF
C8
0.1µF
2
RXPU
VP
3
GAIN
A=1
Gm
8 VP
5 VN
6
AD830
A=1
Gm
8 VP
5 VN
6
1
C7
0.1µF
AD830
INTERFACE BOX TO CHAR BOARD
A=1
RFHI
IRXP
ITXN
MXHI
IRXN
3
4
IFIN
QTXP
MXLO
QRXP
QTXN
IFLO
QRXN
MODO
IFHI
FREF
VS2
GND
TXPU
IFS0
GAIN
RXPU
GREF
VS1
GND
IRXP
3
2
QRXN
1
QRXP
3
1
PCAO
4
NOTES:
VP = +5V
VN = –5V
MXLO
MXHI
1
8
Gm
C9
0.1µF
VP
R27
50Ω
IFHI
7
A=1
Gm
6
5
AD830
Gm
VP 8
2
PCAP
R30
20kΩ
R31
20kΩ
C11
0.1µF
C10
0.1µF
VN
VP
R28
50Ω
IFLO
7
A=1
Gm
AD830
6
VN 5
J1
IFS1
1
R26
50Ω
3
LOIP
IRXN
2
Gm
2
ITXP
2
4
Gm
8 VP
1
3
4
Gm
7
MXOUT
VP
4
Gm
7
QRX
RFHI
6
AD830
7
IRX
ITX
5 VN
C12
0.1µF
VN
VP
IFS0
Figure 2. Characterization Test Set
–6–
REV. 0
20
11
10.5
10
9.5
RIN = 50Ω, IF = 45MHz
9
8.5
8
RIN = 50Ω, IF = 13MHz
RIN = 400Ω, IF = 13MHz
10
VGAIN = 1.5V
5
7.5
0
7
VGAIN = 2.4V
6.5
–5
6
150
200
250
300
350
RF FREQUENCY – MHz
400
10
450
900
CS
VGAIN = 0.2V
600
CS
VGAIN = 1.2V
RS
VGAIN = 0.2V
500
4.0
3.5
400
CS
VGAIN = 2.4V
300
3.0
50
100
150
200
250 300 350 400
FREQUENCY – MHz
450
500
46
42
50
40
30
20
MIXER, VPOS = 2.7V TO 3.6V
200
100
30
38
26
34
IF FREQUENCY – MHz
50
GAIN – dB
RS
VGAIN = 1.2V
700
22
AMP/DEMOD, VPOS = 2.7V TO 3.6V
60
4.5
SHUNT CAPACITANCE – pF
800
18
70
5.0
RS
VGAIN = 2.4V
14
Figure 6. Mixer Conversion Gain vs. IF Frequency,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V, FRF = 250 MHz
Figure 3. Rx Mixer Noise Figure vs. RF Frequency,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V, VGAIN = 0.2 V
SHUNT RESISTANCE – Ω
VGAIN = 0.2V
15
RIN = 50Ω, IF = 26MHz
GAIN – dB
SINGLE SIDEBAND Rx MIXER NOISE FIGURE – dB
AD6432
10
–40 –30 –20 –10
2.5
550
0
10 20 30 40 50
TEMPERATURE – C
60
70
80
90
Figure 7. Rx Mixer Conversion Gain and IF Amplifier/
Demodulator Gain vs. Temperature, VGAIN = 0.2 V,
VGREF = 1.2 V, FIF = 26 MHz, FRF = 250 MHz
Figure 4. Rx Mixer Input Impedance vs. RF Frequency,
VPOS = 3 V, TA = +25 °C, VGREF = 1.2 V
–10
16
INPUT – dBm (REFERRED TO 50Ω)
14
VGAIN = 0.2V
12
10
GAIN – dB
8
6
4
VGAIN = 1.5V
2
0
–2
–11
VPOS = 2.7V, TA = +85 C
–12
VPOS = 2.7V, TA = +25 C
–13
VPOS = 3.6V, TA = +85 C
VPOS = 2.7V, TA = –25 C
–14
–15
VPOS = 3.6V, TA = –40 C
–4
–6
150
VGAIN = 2.4V
175
200
225
275
250
RF FREQUENCY – MHz
300
–16
325
350
0.5
1.0
1.5
VGAIN – Volts
2.0
2.5
Figure 8. Rx Mixer Input 1 dB Compression Point vs.
VGAIN, VGREF = 1.2 V, FRF = 250 MHz, FIF = 26 MHz
Figure 5. Rx Mixer Conversion Gain vs. RF Frequency,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V, FIF = 26 MHz
REV. 0
0
–7–
AD6432
0.4
70
VGAIN = 0.2V
60
VGAIN = 0.5V
GAIN ERROR – dB
IF AMP/DEMOD GAIN – dB
0.3
50
40
30
VGAIN = 1.5V
20
MIXER
0
–0.1
VGAIN = 2.4V
–10
10
–0.2
15
20
25
30
35
INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY – MHz
40
0
45
4.0
12000
3.8
RS
VGAIN = 2.4V
CS
VGAIN = 0.2V
10000
3.4
3.2
CS
VGAIN = 1.2V
9000
8000
7000
CS
VGAIN = 2.4V
6000
3.6
3.0
2.8
RS
VGAIN = 1.2V
2.6
CAPACITANCE – pF
11000
DEMODULATOR QUADRATURE ERROR – Degrees
13000
2.4
5000
RS
VGAIN = 0.2V
4000
3000
10
15
20
2.2
25
30
35
40
IF INPUT FREQUENCY – MHz
45
0.5
1.0
1.5
VGAIN – Volts
2.0
2.5
Figure 12. Gain Error vs. Gain Control Voltage, TA = +25 °C,
VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V, FRF = 250 MHz, FIF = 26 MHz
Figure 9. IF Amplifier and Demodulator Gain vs. IF
Frequency, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V
RESISTANCE – Ω
IF AMP/DEMOD
0.1
10
0
2.0
50
Figure 10. IF Amplifier Input Impedance vs. Frequency,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, VGREF = 1.2 V
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
–0.2
–0.4
–0.6
–0.8
–1.0
–1.2
–1.4
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
DEMODULATOR VCO FREQUENCY – MHz
45
Figure 13. Demodulator Quadrature Error vs. FREF
Frequency, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V
0
–80
–10
–85
PHASE NOISE – dBc/Hz
IF INPUT 1dB COMPRESSION REFERRED
TO 50 OHMS – dBm
0.2
–20
–30
–40
–90
IF = 26MHz
–95
–100
–50
–105
–60
–110
0.1
IF = 13MHz
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
VGAIN – Volts
2.0
2.5
1.0
10
100
FREQUENCY OFFSET – kHz
1000
Figure 14. PLL Phase Noise vs. Frequency, VPOS = 3 V,
CFLTR =1 nF, RFLTR =1 kΩ, FREF = 13 MHz
Figure 11. IF Amplifier/Demodulator Input 1 dB
Compression Point vs. VGAIN , FIF = 26 MHz,
VGREF = 1.2 V, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V
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16
0
14
12
CONVERSION GAIN – dB
FILTER PIN VOLTAGE
REFERENCED TO VPOS – Volts
–0.2
–0.4
TA = –40 C
–0.6
TA = +25 C
–0.8
TA = +85 C
–1.0
10
8
6
4
2
0
–1.2
–2
–1.4
10
–4
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
0
50
0.5
FREQUENCY OF VCO – MHz
–10
70
–20
60
–30
–40
–50
–60
–70
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
GAIN VOLTAGE – Volts
2.0
50
40
30
20
10
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
VGAIN – Volts
2.0
2.5
Figure 19. IF Amplifier/Demodulator Gain vs. VGAIN,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, FRF = 250 MHz, FIF = 26 MHz,
VGREF = 1.2 V
80
0
70
–10
60
–20
SYSTEM GAIN – dB
SYSTEM INPUT IP3
REFERRED TO 50 OHMS – dBm
2.5
0
2.5
Figure 16. System (Mixer + IF LC Filter + IF Amplifier +
Demodulator) 1 dB Compression Point vs. VGAIN, TA = +25 °C,
VPOS = 3 V, FRF = 250 MHz, FIF = 26 MHz, VGREF = 1.2 V
–30
–40
50
40
30
–50
20
–60
10
0
–70
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
0
2.5
GAIN VOLTAGE – Volts
Figure 17. System (Mixer + IF LC Filter + IF Amplifier +
Demodulator) IP3 vs. VGAIN, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V,
FIF = 26 MHz, FRF = 250 MHz, VGREF = 1.2 V
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2.0
Figure 18. Rx Mixer Conversion Gain vs VGAIN, TA = +25 °C,
VPOS = 3 V, FRF = 250 MHz, FIF = 26 MHz, VGREF = 1.2 V
IF AMP/DEMODULATOR GAIN – dB
INPUT 1dB COMPRESSION POINT
REFERRED TO 50 OHMS – dBm
Figure 15. PLL Loop Voltage at FLTR Pin (KVCO) vs.
Frequency
1.0
1.5
VGAIN – Volts
0.5
1.0
1.5
GAIN VOLTAGE – Volts
2.0
2.5
Figure 20. System (Mixer + IF LC Filter + IF Amplifier +
Demodulator) Gain vs. VGAIN, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V,
FIF =26 MHz, FRF = 250 MHz, VGREF = 1.2 V
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TRANSMIT DESIRED SIDEBAND GAIN – dB
–16.0
–35.0
–35.5
TYPICAL UNDESIRED
SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION – dBc
–16.5
–17.0
–17.5
–18.0
–18.5
–19.0
–19.5
–20.0
–40
–36.0
–36.5
–37.0
–37.5
–38.0
–38.5
–39.0
–39.5
–20
0
20
40
60
TEMPERATURE – C
80
–40.0
100
100
Figure 21. Tx Desired Sideband Gain vs. Temperature,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V, FCARRIER = 280 MHz, I and Q Inputs
Driven in Quadrature
SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
–15.0
–15.5
–16.0
–16.5
–17.0
–17.5
–18.0
300
VPOS = 2.7V, TA = +85 C
VPOS = 3.6V, TA = +25 C
18
VPOS = 3V, TA = +25 C
VPOS = 2.7V, TA = +25 C
16
14
VPOS = 3.6V
TA = –40 C
12
VPOS = 2.7V
TA = –40 C
–18.5
120
140
160 180 200 220 240 260
CARRIER FREQUENCY – MHz
280
10
300
Figure 22. Tx Desired Sideband Gain vs. FCARRIER,
TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
GAIN VOLTAGE – Volts
2.0
2.5
Figure 25. Rx Mode Supply Current vs. VGAIN, VGREF = 1.2 V
–35.0
15.0
–35.5
14.5
Tx MODE SUPPLY CURRENT – mA
TYPICAL UNDESIRED
SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION – dBc
280
VPOS = 3.6V, TA = +85 C
20
–14.5
–36.0
–36.5
–37.0
–37.5
–38.0
–38.5
–39.0
VPOS = 3.6V
14.0
13.5
VPOS = 3V
13.0
VPOS = 2.7V
12.5
12.0
11.5
11.0
–39.5
–40.0
–40
160 180 200 220 240 260
CARRIER FREQUENCY – MHz
22
–14.0
–19.0
100
140
Figure 24. Tx Typical Undesired Sideband Suppression
vs. FCARRIER, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V
–13.5
TRANSMIT DESIRED SIDEBAND GAIN – dB
120
–20
0
20
40
60
TEMPERATURE – C
80
10.5
–40
100
Figure 23. Tx Typical Undesired Sideband Suppression
vs. Temperature, TA = +25 °C, VPOS = 3 V
–20
0
20
40
60
TEMPERATURE – C
80
100
Figure 26. Tx Mode Supply Current vs. Temperature
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Figure 27 shows the main sections of the AD6432. In the receive path, it consists of a variable-gain UHF mixer and linear
two-stage IF strip, both of which together provide a calibrated
voltage-controlled gain range of more than 80 dB, followed by a
tunable IF bandpass filter and dual quadrature demodulators.
These are driven by inphase and quadrature clocks generated
by a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) locked to a corrected external
reference. In the transmit path it consists of a quadrature modulator followed by a low-pass filter. The quadrature modulator is
driven by quadrature frequencies that are generated internally
by dividing the external local oscillator frequency by two. A
CMOS-compatible power-down interface completes the AD6432.
The AD6432 provides most of the active circuitry required to
realize a complete low power, single-conversion superheterodyne time division transceiver, or the latter part of a doubleconversion transceiver, at input receive frequencies up to
350 MHz with an IF from 10 MHz to 50 MHz and transmit
frequencies up to 300 MHz. The internal I/Q demodulators,
with their associated phase-locked loop and the internal I/Q
modulator, support a wide variety of modulation modes, including n-PSK, n-QAM, and GMSK. A single positive supply voltage of 3 V is required (2.7 V minimum, 3.6 V maximum) at a
typical supply current of 13 mA at midgain in receive mode and
13 mA in transmit mode. In the following discussion, VPOS will
be used to denote the power supply voltage, which will be assumed to be 3 V.
4.7kΩ
25 IRXN
RFHI
RFLO
MXOP
10
9
14
MXOM
4.7kΩ
IFIP
13
16
LC
BANDPASS
FILTER
3MHz
26 IRXP
4.7kΩ
23 QRXN
17
IFIM
4.7kΩ
90
0
24 QRXP
QUADRATURE
VCO
DIVIDE BY
1 OR 2
PHASE
DETECTOR
21 GREF
0
2
LOLO 5
90
33 FREF
29 FLTR
20 GAIN
GAIN TEMP. COMPENSATION
LOHI 6
31 IFS0
AD6432
RX, TX
BIAS
19 RXPU
39 TXPU
42 ITXN
43 ITXP
MODO 2
40 QTXN
41 QTXP
38 PCAP
PCAO 35
37 PCAM
Figure 27. Functional Block Diagram
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Receive Mixer
250Ω
The UHF mixer is an improved Gilbert-cell design that can
operate from low frequencies (it is internally dc-coupled) up to
an RF input of 350 MHz. The dynamic range at the input of the
mixer is determined, at the upper end, by the maximum input
signal level of ± 71 mV (–13 dBm in 50 Ω between RFHI and
RFLO) up to which the mixer remains linear and, at the lower
end, by the noise level. It is customary to define the linearity of
a mixer in terms of the 1 dB gain-compression point and thirdorder intercept, which for the AD6432 are –13 dBm and 0 dBm,
respectively, in a 50 Ω system.
The mixer’s RF input port is differential, that is, pin RFLO is
functionally identical to RFHI, and these nodes are internally
biased. The RF port can be modeled as a parallel RC circuit as
shown in Figure 29. The local oscillator input of the receive
mixer is internally provided by the LO divided by two.
MXOP
VPRX
250Ω
MXOM
Figure 30. Mixer Output Port
IF Amplifier
Most of the gain in the AD6432 receive section is provided by
the IF amplifier strip, which comprises two stages. Both are fully
differential and each has a gain span of 31 dB for the AGC voltage range of 0.2 V to 2.4 V. Thus, in conjunction with the variable gain of the mixer, the total gain span is 80 dB. The overall IF
gain varies from –14 dB to +48 dB for the nominal AGC voltage of
0.2 V to 2.4 V. Maximum gain is at VGAIN = 0.2 V.
The IF input is differential, at IFHI and IFLO. Figure 32 shows
a simplified schematic of the IF interface modeled as parallel
RC network.
RFHI
RSH
CSH
The operative range of the IF amplifier is approximately 50 MHz
from IFHI and IFLO through the demodulator.
RFLO
IFHI
Figure 28. Mixer Port Modeled as a Parallel RC Network
At V GAIN = 1.2 V and F RF = 250 MHz, C SH = 3.5 pF and
RSH = 400 Ω (See Figure 4)
The output of the mixer is differential. The nominal conversion
gain is specified for operation into a 26 MHz LC IF bandpass
filter, as shown in Figure 29 and Table I.
C1
IFIP
MXOP
CSH
RSH
IFLO
Figure 31. IF Amplifier Port Modeled as a Parallel RC
Network for VGAIN = 1.2 V and F IF = 26 MHz, CSH = 3 pF,
RSH = 8.5 kΩ (See Figure 10)
Gain Scaling
C2
L1
C1
IFIM
MXOM
Figure 29. Suggested IF Filter Inserted Between the
Mixer’s Output Port and the Amplifier’s Input Port
The conversion gain is measured between the mixer input and
the input of this filter, and varies between –3 dB and +15 dB.
Table I. Filter Component Values for Selected Frequencies
Frequency
C1
L1
C2
13 MHz
26 MHz
27 pF
22 pF
0.82 µH
0.39 µH
180 pF
82 pF
The maximum permissible signal level between MXOP and
MXOM is determined by the maximum gain control voltage.
The mixer output port, having pull-up resistors of 250 Ω to
VPRX, is shown in Figure 30.
The overall gain of the AD6432, expressed in decibels, is linear
with respect to the AGC voltage VGAIN at Pin GAIN. The gain
of all sections is maximum when VGAIN is 0.2, and falls off as the
bias is increased to VGAIN = 2.4 V and is independent of the
power supply voltage. The gain of all stages changes simultaneously. The AD6432’s gain scaling is also temperaturecompensated. Note that GAIN pin of the AD6432 is an input
driven by an external low impedance voltage source, normally a
DAC, under the control of radio’s digital processor.
The gain-control scaling is directly proportional to the reference
voltage applied to the Pin GREF and is independent of the
power supply voltage. When this input is set to the nominal
value of 1.2 V, the scale is nominally 27.5 mV/dB (36.4 dB/V).
Under these conditions, 80 dB of gain range (mixer plus IF)
corresponds to a control voltage of 0.2 V < = VG < = 2.4 V. The
final centering of this 2.2 V range depends on the insertion losses of
the IF filters used.
Pin GREF can be tied to an external voltage reference, VREF,
provided, for example, by a AD1580 (1.21 V) voltage reference.
When using the Analog Devices AD7013 (IS54, TETRA and
satellite receiver applications) and AD7015 or AD6421 (GSM,
DCS1800, PCS1900) baseband converters, the external reference may also be provided by the reference output of the
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baseband converters. The interface between the AD6432 and
the AD6421 baseband converter is shown in Figure 35. The
AD7015 baseband converter provides a VR of 1.23 V; an auxiliary DAC in the AD7015 can be used to generate the AGC
voltage. Since it uses the same reference voltage, the numerical
input to this DAC provides an accurate RSSI value in digital
form, no longer requiring the reference voltage to have high
absolute accuracy.
Tunable Filter and I/Q Demodulators
The demodulators (I and Q) receive their inputs internally from
the IF amplifier through a two-pole tunable-frequency bandpass
filter. This filter is centered on the IF frequency and its bandwidth is approximately equal to forty per cent of the IF frequency. The filter attenuates the amount of noise present at the
input of the demodulators.
Each demodulator comprises a full-wave synchronous detector
followed by a 3 MHz, two-pole low-pass filter, producing differential outputs at pins IRXP and IRXN, and QRXP and QRXN.
Using the I and Q demodulators for IFs above 50 MHz is precluded by the 10 MHz to 50 MHz range of the PLL used in the
Demodulator section.
The I and Q outputs are differential and can swing up to 2 V p-p
at the low supply voltage of 2.7 V. They are nominally centered
at 1.5 V independent of power supply. They can therefore
directly drive the receive ADCs in the AD7015 or AD6421
baseband converters, which require an amplitude of 1.23 V to
fully load them when driven by a differential signal. The conversion gain of the I and Q demodulators is 17 dB.
A simple 1-pole RC filter at the I and Q outputs, with its corner
above the modulation bandwidth is sufficient to attenuate undesired outputs. The design of the RC filter is eased by the
4.7 kΩ resistor integrated into each I and Q output pin.
Phase-Locked Loop
The demodulators are driven by quadrature signals that are
provided by a variable-frequency quadrature oscillator (VFQO),
phase-locked to the reference frequency. This frequency is equal
or double the frequency of the signal applied to Pin FREF.
When the quadrature signals are at the IF, inphase and quadrature baseband outputs are generated at the I output (IRXP
and IRXN) and Q output (QRXP and QRXN), respectively.
The quadrature accuracy of the VFQO is typically within ± 1° at
26 MHz. A simplified diagram of the FREF input is shown in
Figure 32.
VPOS
5kΩ
20kΩ
FREF
integral sample-hold system ensures that the frequencycontrol voltage on Pin FLTR remains held during powerdown, so reacquisition of the carrier occurs in less than
80 µs.
In practice, the probability of a phase mismatch at powerup is high, so the worst-case linear settling period to full
lock needs to be considered in making filter choices. This
is typically < 80 µs for a locking error of ± 3° at an IF of
26 MHz. Note that the VFQO always provides quadrature
between its own I and Q outputs, but the phasing between
it and the reference carrier will swing around the final value
during the PLL’s settling time.
I and Q Transmit Modulator
The transmit modulator uses two standard mixer cells
whose linear inputs are the differential voltages at the input
Pins ITXP/ITXN and QTXP/QTXN, respectively and whose
local oscillator inputs are derived from a divide-by-two cell,
driven from the input applied to pins LOHI/LOLO. The
outputs of the mixers are summed and converted to singlesided form. The output stage also filters the higher harmonics, minimizing the need for filtering before this signal is
presented to the up-converter in a typical transmitter
configuration.
The I and Q inputs are intended to be driven using a
fully-differential drive (for example from an AD7015 or
AD6421) and need to be biased to a common-mode dc
level of 1.2 V, with a typical differential amplitude of
± 1.028 V (that is, ± 514 mV at each input). Some small
variation in the drive conditions is allowable, but will result
in nonoptimal performance. The minimum instantaneous
input should not go below 0.6 V and the maximum voltage
should not exceed 1.8 V using a 2.7 V supply (in general,
VP – 0.9 V). The impedance at these inputs is several MΩ
in parallel with approximately 1 pF; the bias currents flow
out of the pins and are ~100 nA. These conditions permit
the use of a high impedance low-pass filter if desired ahead
of the modulator inputs.
The dc modulator output is at a constant dc level of 1.5 V,
independent of temperature and supply voltage. It is designed to drive a 150 Ω load and should either be matched
into a 50 Ω load, using a simple LC network, or padded to
150 Ω with a series 100 Ω resistor (Figure 33). The output
is short-circuit-proof. The output modulated signal at pin
MODO has a power of –16 dBm when driving a 50 Ω load
with a 100 Ω series resistor, as shown in Figure 33. This
power is specified at a carrier frequency of 272 MHz with a
maximum dc differential signal applied to the I or Q channel while the other channel has no differential signal applied. The transmit modulator is enabled only when the
TXPU input (Pin 39) is taken HI.
5kΩ
100pF
100Ω
MODO
50 A PTAT
50Ω
Figure 32. Simplified Schematic of the FREF Interface
Figure 33. Output Impedance of Pin MODO Is
Designed to Drive a 50 Ω Load with a 100 Ω Series
Resistor
The VFQO is controlled by the voltage between VPOS and
FLTR. In normal operation, a series RC network, forming the
PLL loop filter, is connected from FLTR to VPOS. The use of an
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Local Oscillator Input
USING THE AD6432
The Local Oscillator (LO) input port is differential and consists
of two functionally identical pins, LOHI and LOLO. It accepts
a signal of 200 mV p-p at a frequency between 200 MHz and
600 MHz. Inputs LOHI and LOLO are internally biased to the
positive supply (Pin 3) through 500 Ω resistors. While not usually needed, these inputs may be driven through a simple matching network to lower the LO power required from a 50 Ω source.
Single-sided drives are not recommended. The most noticeable
effects will be degradation of phase balance and an increase in
phase noise.
In this section, we will focus on a few areas of special importance through the real life example of interfacing the AD6432
to the AD6421 Base Band converter. As is true of any wideband
high gain components, great care is needed in PC board layout.
The location of the particular grounding points must be considered
with due regard for the possibility of unwanted signal coupling.
This signal is fed internally to a divider by two that generates the
mixing signals for the receive mixer and the transmit modulator.
In order to meet the phase and amplitude balance of the transmit quadrature modulator, as stated in the specification table,
the duty cycle of the LO signal must be such that the second
harmonic is at least 30 dBc below the fundamental.
I/Q Convention
The AD6432 is a complete IF subsystem. Although not a requirement for using the AD6432, most applications will use a
high side LO injection on the receive mixer. The I and Q convention on the receive section is such that when a spectrum with
I leading Q is presented to the input of the receive mixer and a
high side LO is presented to the receive mixer, I still leads Q at
the baseband output of the AD6432.
Likewise, the I and Q convention on the transmit section is
such that when a spectrum with I leading Q is presented at the
baseband input of the modulator, I still leads Q at the output of
the modulator.
Auxiliary Op Amp
An auxiliary operational amplifier is available although it is important to remember that it is active only when TXPU is high.
The positive and negative input terminals are PCAP and PCAM
with PCAO being the output pin. The inputs are the bases of
PNP transistors with a typical bias current of approximately
150 nA. The input offset voltage is typically < 4 mV and the
open loop gain of the amplifier is 60 dB. The amplifier is unity
gain stable with a –3 dB Bandwidth greater than 40 MHz. The
input signal voltage range is from 0.1 V to VPOS – 2.1 V.
Bias System
The AD6432 operates from a single supply, VPOS, usually 3 V, at
a typical supply current in receive mode of 13 mA at midgain
and TA = +25°C, corresponding to a power consumption of
39 mW. Any voltage from 2.7 V to 3.6 V may be used.
The high sensitivity of the AD6432 leads to the possibility
that unwanted local EM signals may have an effect on the performance. During system development, carefully-shielded test
assemblies should be used. The best solution is to use a fully
enclosed box enclosing all components, with the minimum
number of needed signal connectors (RF, LO, I and Q outputs)
in miniature coax form.
Interfacing the AD6432 to the AD6421 Baseband Converter
The AD6421 Baseband Converter contains all the necessary
elements to drive the AD6432.
Receive Interface
The interface between the two devices provides for quadrature
I and Q channels that can be driven either differentially or in the
single-ended configuration. Figure 35 shows the interface between the AD6432 and the AD6421 for the differential configuration. The respective pins (IRXP, IRXN, QRXP and QRXN)
are dc coupled through 4.7 kΩ resistors, which are integrated
within the AD6432. Balanced coupling may be used with a
single 50 pF capacitor between the complementary signals as
illustrated in Figure 35. This low-pass filter is the only external
filter required to prevent aliasing of the baseband analog signal
prior to sampling within the AD6421.
The AD6421 has an external autocalibration mode that can
calibrate out any offsets resulting from the IF demodulation
circuitry.
Transmit Interface
The corresponding transmit (ITXP, ITXN, QTXP and QTXN)
pins of the AD6421 and AD6432 are directly connected as these
have compatible bias levels for dc coupling. To meet the more
stringent phase two filter mask requirements, an external lowpass filter may be required, depending on the filtering capabilities of the radio section. A passive second order low-pass
filter network with a cutoff frequency to 600 kHz is suggested
as shown in Figure 34. Resistor values should range from
1.5 kΩ–3.0 kΩ to minimize AD6432 offsets.
The bias system includes a fast-acting active high CMOS-compatible power-up switch, allowing the part to idle at less than
100 µA when disabled. Biasing is generally proportional-toabsolute temperature (PTAT) to ensure stable gain with temperature. Other special biasing techniques are used to ensure
very accurate gain, stable over the full temperature range.
ITXP
ITXP
ITXN
ITXN
QTXP
QTXP
QTXN
QTXN
AD6432
AD6421
Figure 34. GSM Phase II Transmit Interface
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Gain Control
The AD6432 contains a Gain TC Compensation circuit that
provides a nominal 80 dB dynamic range of automatic gain
control. The GAIN input pin of the gain circuit is driven by
the AD6421 Automatic Gain Control DAC (AGCDAC), an
integrated auxiliary DAC of the AD6421, controllable by the
radio’s digital processor. This connection should be made
through a single pole RC to reduce high frequency noise into
the gain control circuit. The values shown in Figure 35 provide
a –3 dB point at approximately 1 MHz, sufficient for the gain
control.
Phase-Lock Loop Control
The AD6432 PLL/QVCO circuits require an external frequency
reference for coherent modulation and demodulation of the
baseband and IF signal. The external frequency reference control for the AD6432 PLL/QVCOs is typically generated through
a 13 MHz voltage controlled temperature compensated crystal
oscillator (VCTCXO). The control voltage for the VCTCXO is
generated by an auxiliary DAC in the AD6421 designated as
the Automatic Frequency Control DAC (AFCDAC). The PLL
loop is closed through the radio’s algorithm signal processor,
which drives the AD6421 AFCDAC.
The AD6432 FREF pin provides the VCTCXO reference signal to the AD6432 RX quadrature VCO (QVCO) circuit.
The AD6432 FREF input must be an ac coupled signal
200 mV p-p or greater. The reference for the UHF TX QVCO
and RX IF down converter is synthesized from the VCTCXO
output reference signal through an external frequency synthesizer and VCO. This UHF reference is an ac coupled input into
AD6432 LOHI and LOLO pins.
An external series RC network connected between FLTR (Pin
29) and the VPOS supply pin provides the proper loop filter for
the VCO/PLL as shown in Figure 35.
ITXP
ITXN
QTXP
QTXP
QTXN
QTXN
IRXP
IRXP
50pF
AD6432
IRXN
IRXN
QRXP
QRXN
QRXN
MCLK
1nF
LOLO
AFCDAC
100nF
FREQUENCY
SYNTHESIZER
GREF
IFHI
IFLO
BREFCAP
0.1 F
BREFOUT
160Ω
GAIN
MXLO
MXHI
1kΩ
VCTCXO
FREF
LOHI
AD6421
QRXP
50pF
Gain control scaling is directly proportional to the reference
voltage applied to Pin GREF and is independent of the power
supply voltage. A nominal 1.2 V reference for GREF can be
provided by the AD6421 through BREFOUT. BREFOUT is
a buffered output version of BREFCAP reference. This reference output feature is enabled on the AD6421 by setting Bit 2
in control register BCRB (BCRB2). See AD6421 data sheet.
The VGAIN input range for this control signal is 0.2 V– 2.4 V where
gain is maximum at 0.2 V and falls off as VGAIN is increased to
2.4 V. To avoid saturating the input to the baseband converter,
the automatic gain control function of the receiver must limit
the output signal swing of the AD6432 to ± 1.2 V, the full signal
range of the input.
ITXP
ITXN
AGCDAC
1nF
POWER CONTROL
RAMDAC
LC
BANDPASS
FILTER
Figure 35. AD6432 to AD6421 Interface
Transmit Power Control
A general purpose amplifier is available on the AD6432, which
may be useful as part of an automatic control circuit for the
power amplifier. Open ended, this amplifier will swing full scale
from rail to rail. It is recommended that this amplifier be connected in the unity feedback configuration when not being used
by connecting PCAO to PCAM.
AD6432 EVALUATION BOARD
The AD6432 Evaluation Board is designed to enable measurements of key parameters on the AD6432 IFIC, a device that
provides the complete transmit and receive IF signal processing,
including I/Q modulation and demodulation, necessary to implement a digital wireless transceiver.
Many of the signal paths into and out of the AD6432 are differential, which is the preferred interface to and from single supply
CODECS. To facilitate an interface to traditional lab equipment, the following interface circuitry is included on the board.
A 20-pin Berg strip for bias, gain and Inphase and Quadrature
signal interface. End Launch SMA connectors for RF, LO,
MODO and FREF signals and provisions for breaking out
MXOP and IFHI with RF transformers.
A single-ended to differential RF transformer provides a balanced LO drive.
An onboard 1.2 V dc reference IC is provided for application to
GREF.
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AD6432
1
J21
U1
J26
J24
T1
J23
Q1
J22
RFHI
AD6432 EVAL.
REV. B
MXOP
RXPU
GAIN
GREF
QRXN
QRXP
IRXN
IRXP
GND
IFS0
PCAO
VS1
VS2
PCAP
PCAM
TXPU
QTXN
Figure 37. Evaluation Board Interface Connector
FREF
LOINP
OPTLO
BOARD
EDGE
J25
INTERFACE CONNECTOR
MODO
GND
A 20-pin Berg strip connector provides the external power and
dc signal interface, which includes power-up, gain and external
reference bias options. The various high frequency IF, LO, TX
Modulation output (MODO) and the Demodulator Reference
(FREF) are brought in and out of the board via end-launch
SMA connectors. Appropriate terminations are provided for
each signal. Several hardware jumpers are provided for bias and
IF selection options. Figure 36 shows the placement of the
different connectors used on the evaluation board.
QTXP
Building up a simple IDC connector/ribbon cable breakout to a
vector board or box with banana plugs will facilitate testing.
Figure 37 shows the signal’s placement and Table II describes
each signal.
ITXN
Interface Connector (Berg Strip) Pin Description
This four layer board demonstrates both the transmit and
receive functions of the AD6432. The top internal layer is a
ground plane and the bottom internal layer is a strategically
partitioned power plane with DUT power and bipolar support
device power.
ITXP
Evaluation Board Description
IFIP
Figure 36. Evaluation Board Layout (Top View)
Note: MXOP, IFHI, OPTLO are optional SMA connectors not
supplied with the evaluation board.
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Table II. Connector Signal Description
Pin
Name
GND
ITXP
ITXN
QTXP
QTXN
TXPU
PCAM
PCAP
VS2
VS1
PCAO
IFS0
IRXP
IRXN
QRXP
QRXN
GREF
GAIN
RXPU
Description
Analog and Power Ground.
I Channel Transmit Plus Modulation Input.
I Channel Transmit Minus Modulation Input.
Q Channel Transmit Plus Modulation Input.
Q Channel Transmit Minus Input.
Transmit Section Power-Up. This function is
also jumper selectable with J21.
Auxiliary Op Amp Minus Input.
Auxiliary Op Amp Plus Input.
Power control op amp supply 2.7 V dc–3.6 V dc.
The jumper, J26, connects VS1 and VS2 together.
AD6432 main supply 2.7 V dc–3.6 V dc.
Auxiliary Op Amp Output.
Selects IF Pin. This function is also jumper programmable with J25.
I Channel Receive Plus Modulation Output.
I Channel Receive Minus Modulation Output.
Q Channel Receive Plus Modulation Output.
Q Channel Receive Plus Modulation Output.
The AD6432 gain reference bias which is optimized
for 1.2 V dc. This may be externally supplied; or by
shorting J23, supplied directly from the AD1580
SOT-23 onboard, 1.2 V reference.
Max RX gain occurs at 0.2 V dc. Minimum gain
occurs at 2.4 V dc.
Receive Section Power-Up. This function is also
jumper selectable with J22.
Table III. SMA End-Launch Connectors
SMA
Connector Description
MODO
Transmit Modulator Output. This pin, which is
designed to drive a 150 Ω filter, has been resistively
matched (loss) onboard to drive a 50 Ω instrument
such as a spectrum analyzer.
Local Oscillator Input pin. This is actually fed with
twice the LO frequency from a generator for both
transmit and receive. The nominal LO level is
–16 dBm (50 Ω).
Optional differential minus local oscillator input
(transformer can be removed).
RF input
Mixer Output (optional output that may be converted
to single ended output with an RF transformer).
IF Input (optional single ended input that may be
converted to differential with an RF transformer).
Frequency Reference for phase locked receive demodulator. The internal VCO frequency is equal to
FREF in the 1X mode and equal to two times FREF
in the 2X mode.
LOIP
OPTLO
RFHI
MXOP
IFHI
FREF
Power Requirements
The evaluation board uses two supplies, VS1 and VS2.
VS1—2.7 V dc–3.6 V dc, 13 mA typical. This is the main supply for the AD6432.
VS2—2.7 V dc–3.6 V dc, 2 mA typical. This is the supply for
the on-chip op amp which is normally used in RF power control
circuits.
The op amp is active only in the Transmit mode.
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AD6432
TXPU
VS1
PCAP
R19
20kΩ
J21
R30
1kΩ
QTXN
PCAM
QTXP
R39
OPEN
ITXN
ITXP
R34
0Ω
R25
1kΩ
R12
0Ω
PCAO
VS1
VPTX
DECOUPLING
R8
0Ω
C5
0.01 F
C28
0.1 F
VS2 VS1
C11
0.01 F
J26
C32
0.1 F
MODO
R9
84Ω
C29
0.1 F
VPDV
DECOUPLING
6
LOIP
T1
R35
125Ω
1
C14
0.01 F
C18
0.1 F
3
4
OPTLO
VPPC
PCAO
PCAM
GND
PCAP
TXPU
FREF
32
GND
VPDV 3
31
IFS0
4
30
CMDM
29
FLTR
28
VPFL
27
VPDM
26
IRXP
LOHI 6
TOP VIEW
(Pins Down)
CMRX 7
GND 8
25
IRXN
RFHI 10
24
QRXP
GND 11
23
QRXN
RFLO 9
RFHI
R3
49.9Ω
QTXN
33
AD6432
C2
100pF
R18
20kΩ
C36
1nF
GND 1
MODO 2
LOLO 5
C1
100pF
R21
0Ω
J24
44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34
CMTX
R14
125Ω
QTXP
C15
100pF
2
R20
OPEN
VPTX
R2
0Ω
VS1
ITXP
ITXN
FREF
R23
123Ω
IFS1
J25
C10 R1
1nF 1kΩ
VS1
C23
0.01 F
R6
0Ω
C41
0.01 F
C17
0.1 F
IRXP
C6
47pF
GND
GREF
GAIN
RXPU
CMIF
IFHI
IFLO
CMIF
MXLO
MXHI
VPRX
GND
R7
0Ω
IFS0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
TX
R17
20kΩ
IRXN
QRXP
ITXP
C8
47pF
GREF
ITXN
RXPU
R31
0Ω
QTXP
VS1
C3
0.01 F
C30
0.1 F
QTXP
QXRN
C21
0.1 F
J23
Q1
GAIN
C44
0.01 F
J22
TXPU
R15
20kΩ
PCAM
R16 TP1580
10kΩ
VS1
PCAP
VS1
VS2
C50
4.7 F
C12
4.7 F
VS1
L2
SHORT
C16
22pF
L3
SHORT
C19
22pF
PCAO
GND
R6
OPEN
L1
OPEN
C18
OPEN
IFS0
IRXP
C20
82pF
R13
OPEN
L4
0.39 H
C43
0.01 F
C42
0.01 F
IRXN
1
QRXP
2
3
1
QRXN
6
4
3
6
4
IFIP
MXOP
GREF
2
T3
T2
GAIN
RXPU
20A 20B
Figure 38. Evaluation Board Schematics
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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
Dimensions shown in inches and (mm).
44-Lead Plastic Thin Quad Flatpack (TQFP)
(ST-44)
0.063 (1.60)
MAX
0.472 (12.00) SQ
0.030 (0.75)
0.018 (0.45)
33
23
34
22
SEATING
PLANE
0.394
(10.0)
SQ
TOP VIEW
(PINS DOWN)
44
12
1
0.006 (0.15)
0.002 (0.05)
0.057 (1.45)
0.053 (1.35)
REV. 0
11
0.031 (0.80)
BSC
–19–
0.018 (0.45)
0.012 (0.30)
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PRINTED IN U.S.A.
C3061–12–4/97