MAXIM MAX2769ETI

19-5875; Rev 0; 5/11
EVALUATION KIT AVAILABLE
MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
General Description
Features
The MAX2769B is a next-generation Global Navigation
Satellite System (GNSS) receiver covering GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo, and Compass navigation satellite systems on
a single chip. This single-conversion GNSS receiver is
designed to provide high performance for industrial and
automotive applications.
S AEC-Q100 Automotive Qualified
Designed on Maxim’s advanced, low-power SiGe BiCMOS
process technology, the MAX2769B offers the highest
performance and integration at a low cost. Incorporated
on the chip is the complete receiver chain, including a
dual-input LNA and mixer, followed by the image-rejected
filter, PGA, VCO, fractional-N frequency synthesizer,
crystal oscillator, and a multibit ADC. The total cascaded
noise figure of this receiver is as low as 1.4dB.
S Fractional-N Synthesizer with Integrated VCO
Supports Wide Range of Reference Frequencies
S No External IF SAW or Discrete Filters Required
S Programmable IF Frequency
S Dual-Input Uncommitted LNA for Separate Passive
and Active Antenna Inputs
S 1.4dB Cascade Noise Figure
S Integrated Crystal Oscillator
S Integrated Active Antenna Sensor
S 2.7V to 3.3V Supply Voltage
S Small, 28-Pin, RoHS-Compliant, Thin QFN LeadFree Package (5mm x 5mm)
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
CLKOUT
XTAL
19
18
17
16
15
PLL
MAX2769B
IDLE 24
Location-Enabled Mobile Handsets
Telematics (Asset Tracking, Inventory
Management)
PGM 26
LNA2
VCO
LNA1 27
3-WIRE
INTERFACE
LNA2 25
0
PNDs (Personal Navigation Devices)
Marine/Avionics Navigation
LNA1
Software GPS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ANTBIAS
VCC_RF
MIXIN
LD
SHDN
+
LNAOUT
For related parts and recommended products to use with this part,
refer to www.maxim-ic.com/MAX2769B.related.
N.C. 28
ANTFLAG
Laptops and Netbooks
14
VCCD
13
VCC_CP
12
CPOUT
11
VCC_VCO
10
CS
9
SCLK
8
SDATA
FILTER
90
Automotive Navigation Systems
Q1
VCC_IF 23
Q0
Applications
20
ADC
N.C. 22
21
ADC
The MAX2769B is packaged in a 5mm x 5mm, 28-pin thin
QFN package with an exposed paddle.
VCC_ADC
Block Diagram
I0
The MAX2769B is the most flexible receiver on the market. The integrated delta-sigma fractional-N frequency
synthesizer allows programming of the IF frequency
within a ±30Hz (fXTAL = 32MHz) accuracy while operating with any reference or crystal frequencies that are
available in the host system. The ADC outputs CMOS
logic levels with 1 or 2 quantized bits for both I and Q
channels, or up to 3 quantized bits for the I channel. I and
Q analog outputs are also available.
S 40pF Output Clock Drive Capability
I1
The MAX2769B completely eliminates the need for external IF filters by implementing on-chip monolithic filters
and requires only a few external components to form a
com­plete low-cost GPS RF receiver solution.
S GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/Compass Systems
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MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
VCC_ to Ground.....................................................-0.3V to +4.2V
Other Pins Except LNA_, MIXIN, XTAL, and LNAOUT to
Ground............................. -0.3V to +(Operating VCC_ + 0.3V)
Maximum RF Input Power.............................................. +15dBm
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70NC)
TQFN (derates 27mW/NC above +70NC)....................2500mW
Operating Temperature Range........................... -40NC to +85NC
Junction Temperature......................................................+150NC
Storage Temperature Range............................. -65NC to +150NC
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s).................................+300NC
Soldering Temperature (reflow).......................................+260NC
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute
maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
CAUTION! ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40NC to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
2.7
2.85
3.3
V
Default mode, LNA1 is active (Note 2)
18
27
31
Default mode, LNA2 is active (Note 2)
15
25
30.5
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
mA
5
Idle ModeK, IDLE = low, SHDN = high
Shutdown mode, SHDN = low
200
FA
Voltage Drop at ANTBIAS from
VCC_RF
Sourcing 20mA at ANTBIAS
0.2
V
Short-Circuit Protection Current at
ANTBIAS
ANTBIAS is shorted to ground
57
mA
Active Antenna Detection Current
To assert logic-high at ANTFLAG
1.1
mA
DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT
Digital Input Logic-High
Measure at the SHDN pin
Digital Input Logic-Low
Measure at the SHDN pin
1.5
V
0.4
V
Idle Mode is a trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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*The parametric values (min, typ, max limits) shown in the Electrical Characteristics table supersede values quoted elsewhere in this data sheet.
MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS*
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40NC to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
CASCADED RF PERFORMANCE
RF Frequency
L1 band
1575.42
LNA1 input active, default mode (Note 3)
Noise Figure
Out-of-Band 3rd-Order Input
Intercept Point
MHz
1.4
LNA2 input active, default mode (Note 3)
2.7
Measured at the mixer input
10.3
-7
dBm
In-Band Mixer Input Referred 1dB
Measured at the mixer input
Compression Point
-85
dBm
Mixer Input Return Loss
10
dB
Image Rejection
25
dB
Spurs at LNA1 Input
Maximum Voltage Gain
Measured at the mixer input (Note 4)
dB
LO leakage
-101
Reference harmonics leakage
-103
Measured from the mixer to the baseband analog output
Variable Gain Range
91
96
55
59
dBm
103
dB
dB
FILTER RESPONSE
FBW = 00
Passband Center Frequency
Passband 3dB Bandwidth
Lowpass 3dB Bandwidth
Stopband Attenuation
4
FBW = 10
4
FBW = 01
9.27
FBW = 00
2.5
FBW = 10
4.2
FBW = 01
9.66
FBW = 11
9
3rd-order filter, bandwidth = 2.5MHz, measured at 4MHz offset
5th-order filter, bandwidth = 2.5MHz, measured at 4MHz offset
30
40
49.5
MHz
MHz
MHz
dB
LNA
LNA1 INPUT
Power Gain
19
Noise Figure
dB
0.83
dB
-1.1
dBm
Output Return Loss
10
dB
Intput Return Loss
8
dB
Input IP3
(Note 5)
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*The parametric values (min, typ, max limits) shown in the Electrical Characteristics table supersede values quoted elsewhere in this data sheet.
MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS* (continued)
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40NC to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
LNA2 INPUT
Power Gain
13
Noise Figure
dB
1.14
dB
1
dBm
Output Return Loss
19
dB
Input Return Loss
11
dB
Input IP3
(Note 5)
FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER
LO Frequency Range
0.2V < VTUNE < (VCC_ - 0.3V)
1550
LO Tuning Gain
1610
57
MHz
MHz/V
Reference Input Frequency
8
44
MHz
Main Divider Ratio
36
32,767
—
1023
—
Reference Divider Ratio
Charge-Pump Current
1
ICP = 0
0.5
ICP = 1
1
mA
TCXO INPUT BUFFER/OUTPUT CLOCK BUFFER
Frequency Range
8
Output Logic-Level High (VOH)
With respect to ground, IOH = 10FA (DC-coupled)
Output Logic-Level Low (VOL)
With respect to ground, IOL = 10FA (DC-coupled)
Capacitive Slew Current
32
2
V
0.8
Load = 10kW + 40pF, fCLKOUT = 32MHz
Output Load
Reference Input Level
Sine wave
0.5
Clock Output Multiply/Divide
Range
/4, /2, /1
(x2, max input frequency of 16MHz)
÷4
MHz
V
11
mA
10||40
kI||pF
VP-P
x2
—
ADC
ADC Differential Nonlinearity
AGC enabled, 3-bit output
Q0.1
LSB
ADC Integral Nonlinearity
AGC enabled, 3-bit output
Q0.1
LSB
Note 1: MAX2769B is production tested at TA = +25NC and +85NC. All min/max specifications are guaranteed by design and characterization from -40NC to +85NC, unless otherwise noted. Default register settings are not production tested or guaranteed. User must program the registers upon power-up.
Note 2: Default, low-NF mode of the IC. LNA choice is gated by the ANT_FLAG signal. In the normal mode of operation without an
active antenna, LNA1 is active. If an active antenna is connected and ANT_FLAG switches to 1, LNA1 is automatically disabled and LNA2 becomes active. PLL is in an integer-N mode with fCOMP = fTCXO/16 = 1.023MHz and ICP = 0.5mA. The
complex IF filter is configured as a 5th-order Butterworth filter with a center frequency of 4MHz and bandwidth of 2.5MHz.
Output data is in a 2-bit sign/magnitude format at CMOS logic levels in the I channel only.
Note 3: The LNA output connects to the mixer input without a SAW filter between them.
Note 4: Two tones are located at 12MHz and 24MHz offset frequencies from the GPS center frequency of 1575.42MHz at -60dBm/
tone. Passive pole at the mixer output is programmed to be 13MHz.
Note 5: Measured from the LNA input to the LNA output. Two tones are located at 12MHz and 24MHz offset frequencies from the
GPS center frequency of 1575.42MHz at -60dBm per tone.
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*The parametric values (min, typ, max limits) shown in the Electrical Characteristics table supersede values quoted elsewhere in this data sheet.
MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
Typical Operating Characteristics
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40°C to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.)
CASCADED GAIN AND NOISE FIGURE
vs. TEMPERATURE
TA = +85°C
AGC GAIN
1.0
105
NOISE FIGURE
100
0.5
95
40
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
10
35
60
85
0
-10
|S12|
-20
-30
-40
-50
90
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50
LNA1 GAIN AND NOISE FIGURE
vs. LNA1 BIAS DIGITAL CODE
LNA1 GAIN AND NOISE FIGURE
vs. TEMPERATURE
LNA1 INPUT 1dB COMPRESSION POINT
vs. LNA1 BIAS DIGITAL CODE
GAIN
15
0.8
NOISE FIGURE
0.4
10
0.2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
LNA BIAS DIGITAL CODE (DECIMAL)
19.6
19.4
19.2
1.0
19.0
0.8
18.8
0.6
18.6
18.4
0.4
5
0
LNA BIAS = 1000
1.2
20
1.0
MAX2769B toc05
1.4
25
NOISE FIGURE
GAIN
18.2
0.2
18.0
0
-40
-15
10
35
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
85
17.8
LNA1 GAIN (dB)
MAX2769B toc04
LNA1 INPUT 1dB COMPRESSION POINT (dBm)
FREQUENCY (GHz)
1.2
0.6
-15
10
TEMPERATURE (°C)
LNA1 GAIN (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
1.4
-40
20
PGA GAIN CODE (DECIMAL FORMAT)
1.6
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
110
|S21|
5.0
MAX2769B toc06
60
1.5
LNA1 |S21| AND |S12| (dB)
80
30
CASCADED GAIN
TA = +25°C
40
120
115
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
100
TA = -40°C
MAX2769B toc02
2.0
MAX2769B toc01
CASCADED RECEIVER GAIN (dB)
120
LNA1 |S21| AND |S12|
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX2769B toc03
CASCADED RECEIVER GAIN
vs. PGA GAIN CODE
2.5
0
-2.5
-5.0
-7.5
-10.0
-12.5
-15.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
LNA BIAS DIGITAL CODE (DECIMAL)
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MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40°C to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.)
-20
-30
13.2
1.4
1.2
13.0
1.0
12.8
0.8
NOISE FIGURE
0.6
12.6
GAIN
0.4
-40
12.4
0.2
-50
0
0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50
-40
-15
FREQUENCY (GHz)
10
35
85
60
-10
-20
-30
LNA2
-40
-50
12.2
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2
TEMPERATURE (°C)
FREQUENCY (GHz)
MIXER INPUT REFERRED IP1dB
vs. OFFSET FREQUENCY
LNA OUTPUT RETURN LOSS
vs. FREQUENCY
-5
LNA1
-10
-15
LNA2
0
MIXER INPUT REFERRED IP1dB (dB)
MAX2769B toc10
0
PGA GAIN = 32dB
-10
-20
-30
PGA GAIN = 51dB
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
PRF = -100dBm
-90
-20
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2
FREQUENCY (GHz)
MAX2769B toc09
LNA1
13.4
1.6
MAX2769B toc11
|S12|
0
13.6
LNA2 GAIN (dB)
0
-10
1.8
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
10
LNA OUTPUT RETURN LOSS (dB)
LNA2 |S21| AND |S12| (dB)
20
LNA BIAS = 10
LNA INPUT RETURN LOSS (dB)
|S21|
MAX2769B toc08
2.0
MAX2769B toc07
30
LNA INPUT RETURN LOSS
vs. FREQUENCY
LNA2 GAIN AND NOISE FIGURE
vs. TEMPERATURE
LNA2 |S21| AND |S12|
vs. FREQUENCY
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
OFFSET FREQUENCY (MHz)
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MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40°C to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.)
MIXER INPUT REFERRED NOISE FIGURE
vs. PGA GAIN
1dB CASCADED NOISE FIGURE DESENSITIZATION vs. JAMMER FREQUENCY
MAX2769B toc12a
-10
-15
-20
825
850
875
900
950 1800 1850
925
JAMMER FREQUENCY (MHz)
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
2000
2050
10
8
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
PGA GAIN (dB)
FBW = 00b
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-50
12
6
2100
0
MAGNITUDE (dB)
MAGNITUDE (dB)
10
MAX2769B toc14
FBW = 00b
1950
14
MIXER INPUT REFERRED GAIN
vs. PGA GAIN CODE
5TH-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER MAGNITUDE
RESPONSE vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY
3RD-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER MAGNITUDE
RESPONSE vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY
10
1900
MAX2769B toc15
800
100
MIXER INPUT REFERRED GAIN (dB)
JAMMER POWER (dBm)
-5
MAX2769B toc13
MIXER INPUT REFERRED NOISE FIGURE (dB)
16
80
TA = -40°C
MAX2769B toc16
0
MAX2769B toc12b
TA = +25°C
60
TA = +85°C
40
-60
-60
-70
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
BASEBAND FREQUENCY (MHz)
9
10
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
BASEBAND FREQUENCY (MHz)
9
10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
PGA GAIN CODE (DECIMAL FORMAT)
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MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40°C to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.)
-20
-30
-40
-50
-10
-20
-30
-40
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20
FREQUENCY (MHz)
5TH-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER
vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY (FBW = 10)
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
4
6
8
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20
FREQUENCY (MHz)
-40
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
2-BIT ADC TRANSFER CURVE
3-BIT ADC TRANSFER CURVE
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
-60
-30
10 12 14 16 18 20
3.0
CODE (DECIMAL VALUE)
0
2
3.5
MAX2769B toc20
10
-20
-60
0
CODE (DECIMAL VALUE)
2
-10
-50
-60
0
MAX2769B toc19
0
-50
-60
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (dB)
MAX2769B toc18
0
10
MAX2769B toc22
-10
3RD-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER
vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY (FBW = 10)
MAX2769B toc21
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (dB)
0
10
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (dB)
MAX2769B toc17
10
5TH-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER
vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY (FBW = 01)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (dB)
3RD-ORDER POLYPHASE FILTER
vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY (FBW = 01)
0
-0.5
-1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE (V)
-1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE (V)
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MAX2769B
Universal GPS Receiver
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2769B EV kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.3V, TA = -40°C to +85NC, PGM = Ground. Registers are set to the default power-up states. LNA
input is driven from a 50I source. All RF measurements are done in the analog output mode with ADC bypassed. PGA gain is set
to 51dB gain by serial-interface word GAININ = 111010. Maximum IF output load is not to exceed 10kI||7.5pF on each pin. Typical
values are at VCC_ = 2.85V and TA = +25NC, unless otherwise noted.)
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY
vs. DIGITAL TUNING CODE
DIGITAL OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL LOGIC
MAX2769B toc24
16,368.10
CLK
2V/div
CLK
1V/div
SIGN DATA
2V/div
SIGN+
1V/div
MAGNITUDE
DATA
2V/div
SIGN1V/div
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY (kHz)
MAX2769B toc23
16,368.05
MAX2769B toc25
DIGITAL OUTPUT CMOS LOGIC
TA = +25°C
16,368.00
TA = -40°C
16,367.95
TA = +85°C
16,367.90
16,367.85
20ns/div
0
40ns/div
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY
VARIATION vs. TEMPERATURE
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
MAX2769B toc27
8
CLOCK OUTPUT DRIVER WITH
40pF LOAD
MAX2769B toc28
2.0
TEMPERATURE SENSOR VOLTAGE (V)
10
TEMPERATURE SENSOR VOLTAGE
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX2769B toc26
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY VARIATION (ppm)
DIGITAL TUNING CODE (DECIMAL)
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
-10
-40
-15
10
35
TEMPERATURE (°C)
60
85
-40
-15
10
35
60
85
20ns/div
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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21
20
BASEBAND
CLOCK
19
18
17
C11
C10
XTAL
CLKOUT
Q1
C7
Q0
I0
I1
TOP VIEW
VCC_ADC
BASEBAND
OUTPUT
REFERENCE
INPUT
Typical Application Circuit
16
14
N.C.
ADC
PLL
VCO
90
26
27
+
2
LNAOUT
ANTFLAG
1
C5
CPOUT
3
4
C2
VCC_VCO
C4
LNA1
28
VCC_CP
5
6
C3
10
CS
9
SCLK
8
SDATA
SERIAL
INPUT
7
SHDN
LNA1
LNA2
11
3-WIRE
INTERFACE
C0
VCCD
C1
FILTER
25
LD
PGM
12
0
LNA2
24
MIXIN
C9
13
MAX2769B
VCC_RF
IDLE
23
ANTBIAS
VCC_IF
ADC
N.C. 22
C8
C6
15
C13
ACTIVE
ANTENNA BIAS
C12
Table 1. Component List
DESIGNATION
QUANTITY
C0, C9
2
0.47nF AC-coupling capacitors
DESCRIPTION
C1
1
27pF PLL loop filter capacitor
C2
1
0.47nF PLL loop filter capacitor
C3–C8
6
0.1FF supply voltage bypass capacitor
C10, C11
2
10nF AC-coupling capacitor
C12
1
0.47nF AC-coupling capacitor
C13
1
0.1nF supply voltage bypass capacitor
R1
1
20kI PLL loop filter resistor
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I1
I0
VCC_ADC
Q0
Q1
CLKOUT
XTAL
Pin Configuration
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
TOP VIEW
N.C. 22
14
VCCD
VCC_IF 23
13
VCC_CP
IDLE 24
12
CPOUT
11
VCC_VCO
10
CS
LNA2 25
MAX2769B
PGM 26
LNA1 27
EP
ANTFLAG
LNAOUT
ANTBIAS
4
5
6
7
SHDN
3
LD
2
MIXIN
1
VCC_RF
+
N.C. 28
9
SCLK
8
SDATA
TQFN
Pin Description
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
1
ANTFLAG
Active Antenna Flag Logic Output. A logic-high indicates that an active antenna is connected to the
ANTBIAS pin.
2
LNAOUT
LNA Output. The LNA output is internally matched to 50I.
3
ANTBIAS
Buffered Supply Voltage Output. Provides a supply voltage bias for an external active antenna.
4
VCC_RF
5
MIXIN
6
LD
7
8
SHDN
SDATA
9
SCLK
RF Section Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with 100nF and 100pF capacitors in parallel as close
as possible to the pin.
Mixer Input. The mixer input is internally matched to 50I.
Lock-Detector CMOS Logic Output. A logic-high indicates the PLL is locked.
Operation Control Logic Input. A logic-low shuts off the entire device.
Data Digital Input of 3-Wire Serial Interface
Clock Digital Input of 3-Wire Serial Interface. Active when CS is low. Data is clocked in on the rising
edge of the SCLK.
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Pin Description (continued)
PIN
NAME
FUNCTION
Chip-Select Logic Input of 3-Wire Serial Interface. Set CS low to allow serial data to shift in. Set CS
high when the loading action is completed.
10
CS
11
VCC_VCO
12
CPOUT
Charge-Pump Output. Connect a PLL loop filter as a shunt C and a shunt combination of series R and
C (see the Typical Application Circuit).
13
VCC_CP
PLL Charge-Pump Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to
the pin.
14
VCCD
Digital Circuitry Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the
pin.
15
XTAL
XTAL or Reference Oscillator Input. Connect to XTAL or a DC-blocking capacitor if TCXO is used.
16
CLKOUT
17
Q1
18
Q0
19
VCC_ADC
20
I0
21
I1
VCO Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
Reference Clock Output
Q-Channel Voltage Outputs. Bits 0 and 1 of the Q-channel ADC output or analog differential voltage
output.
ADC Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
I-Channel Voltage Outputs. Bits 0 and 1 of the I-channel ADC output or analog differential voltage
output.
22
N.C.
23
VCC_IF
No Connection. Leave this pin unconnected.
24
IDLE
Operation Control Logic Input. A logic-low enables the idle mode, in which the XTAL oscillator is
active, and all other blocks are off.
25
LNA2
LNA Input Port 2. This port is typically used with an active antenna. Internally matched to 50I.
26
PGM
Logic Input. Connect to ground to use the serial interface. A logic-high allows programming to 8
hard-coded by device states connecting SDATA, CS, and SCLK to supply or ground according to
Table 3.
27
LNA1
LNA Input Port 1. This port is typically used with a passive antenna. Internally matched to 50I (see
the Typical Application Circuit).
28
N.C.
No connection. Leave this pin open.
—
EP
IF Section Supply Voltage. Bypass to ground with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
Exposed Pad. Ultra-low-inductance connection to ground. Place several vias to the PCB ground
plane.
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Detailed Description
Integrated Active Antenna Sensor
The MAX2769B includes a low-dropout switch to bias an
external active antenna. To activate the antenna switch
output, set ANTEN in the Configuration 1 register to logic
1. This closes the switch that connects the antenna bias
pin to VCC_RF to achieve a low 200mV dropout for a
20mA load current. A logic-low in ANTEN disables the
antenna bias. The active antenna circuit also features
short-circuit protection to prevent the output from being
shorted to ground.
16
BASEBAND
CLOCK
CLKOUT
10nF
MAX2769B
15
XTAL
23pF
Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA)
The MAX2769B integrates two low-noise amplifiers.
LNA1 is typically used with a passive antenna. This LNA
requires an AC-coupling capacitor. In the default mode,
the bias current is set to 4mA, the typical noise figure and
IIP3 are approximately 0.8dB and -1.1dBm, respectively.
LNA2 is typically used with an active antenna. The LNA2
is internally matched to 50. and requires a DC-blocking
capacitor. Bits LNAMODE in the Configuration 1 register
control the modes of the two LNAs. See Table 6 and
Table 7 for the LNA mode settings.
Mixer
The MAX2769B includes a quadrature mixer to output
low-IF or zero IF I and Q signals. The quadrature mixer
is internally matched to 50I and requires a low-side LO
injection. The output of the LNA and the input of the mixer
are brought off-chip to facilitate the use of a SAW filter.
Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)
The MAX2769B integrates a baseband programmable
gain amplifier that provides 59dB of gain control range.
The PGA gain can be programmed through the serial
interface by setting bits GAININ in the Configuration
3 register. Set bits 12 and 11 (AGCMODE) in the
Configuration 2 register to 10 to control the gain of the
PGA directly from the 3-wire interface.
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
The MAX2769B provides a control loop that automatically
programs PGA gain to provide the ADC with an input
power that optimally fills the converter and establishes a
desired magnitude bit density at its output. An algorithm
Figure 1. Schematic of the Crystal Oscillator in the MAX2679B
EV Kit
operates by counting the number of magnitude bits over
512 ADC clock cycles and comparing the magnitude bit
count to the reference value provided through a control
word (GAINREF). The desired magnitude bit density is
expressed as a value of GAINREF in a decimal format
divided by the counter length of 512. For example, to
achieve the magnitude bit density of 33%, which is optimal for a 2-bit converter, program the GAINREF to 170,
so that 170/512 = 33%.
Baseband Filter
The baseband filter of the receiver can be programmed
to be a lowpass filter or a complex bandpass filter.
The lowpass filter can be configured as a 3rd-order
Butterworth filter for a reduced group delay by setting
bit F3OR5 in the Configuration 1 register to be 1 or a
5th-order Butterworth filter for a steeper out-of-band
rejection by setting the same bit to be 0. The two-sided
3dB corner bandwidth can be selected to be 2.5MHz,
4.2MHz, 9.66MHz, or by programming bits FBW in the
Configuration 1 register. When the complex filter is
enabled by changing bit FCENX in the Configuration 1
register to 1, the lowpass filter becomes a bandpass
filter and the center frequency can be programmed by
bits FCEN and FCENMSB in the Configuration 1 register.
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Table 2. Output Data Format
SIGN/MAGNITUDE
UNSIGNED BINARY
TWO’S COMPLEMENT BINARY
INTEGER
VALUE
1b
2b
3b
1b
2b
3b
1b
2b
3b
7
0
01
011
1
11
111
0
01
011
5
0
01
010
1
11
110
0
01
010
3
0
00
001
1
10
101
0
00
001
1
0
00
000
1
10
110
0
00
000
-1
1
10
100
0
01
011
1
11
111
-3
1
10
101
0
01
010
1
11
110
-5
1
11
110
0
00
001
1
10
101
-7
1
11
111
0
00
000
1
10
100
Synthesizer
The MAX2769B integrates a 20-bit sigma-delta fractionalN synthesizer allowing the device to tune to a required
VCO frequency with an accuracy of approximately
Q30Hz. The synthesizer includes a 10-bit reference
divider with a divisor range programmable from 1 to
1023, a 15-bit integer portion main divider with a divisor
range programmable from 36 to 32767, and also a 20-bit
fractional portion main divider. The reference divider is
programmable by bits RDIV in the PLL integer division
ratio register (see Table 11), and can accommodate reference frequencies from 8MHz to 32MHz. The reference
divider needs to be set so the comparison frequency falls
between 0.05MHz to 32MHz.
The PLL loop filter is the only external block of the synthesizer. A typical PLL filter is a classic C-R-C network
at the charge-pump output. The charge-pump output
sink and source current is 0.5mA by default, and the
LO tuning gain is 57MHz/V. As an example, see the
Typical Application Circuit for the recommended loopfilter component values for fCOMP = 1.023MHz and loop
bandwidth = 50kHz.
The desired integer and fractional divider ratios can be
calculated by dividing the LO frequency (fLO) by fCOMP.
fCOMP can be calculated by dividing the TCXO frequency
(fTCXO) by the reference division ratio (RDIV). For example, let the TCXO frequency be 20MHz, RDIV be 1, and
the nominal LO frequency be 1575.42MHz. The following
method can be used when calculating divider ratios supporting various reference and comparison frequencies:
f
20MHz
Comparison Frequency = TCXO =
= 20MHz
RDIV
1
f
1575.42MHz
LO Frequency Divider = LO =
= 78.771
fCOMP
20MHz
Integer Divider = 78(d) = 000 000 0100 1110 (binary)
Fractional Divider = 0.771 x 220 = 808452 (decimal) =
1100 0101 0110 0000 0100
In the fractional mode, the synthesizer should not be
operated with integer division ratios greater than 251.
Crystal Oscillator
The MAX2769B includes an on-chip crystal oscillator. A
parallel mode crystal is required when the crystal oscillator is being used. It is recommended that an AC-coupling
capacitor be used in series with the crystal and the XTAL
pin to optimize the desired load capacitance and to
center the crystal-oscillator frequency. Take the parasitic loss of interconnect traces on the PCB into account
when optimizing the load capacitance. For example, the
MAX2769B EV kit utilizes a 16.368MHz crystal that is
designed for a 12pF load capacitance. A series capacitor of 23pF is used to center the crystal oscillator frequency, see Figure 1. In addition, the 5-bit serial-interface
word, XTALCAP in the PLL Configuration register, can
be used to vary the crystal-oscillator frequency electronically. The range of the electronic adjustment depends on
how much the chosen crystal frequency can be pulled
by the varying capacitor. The frequency of the crystal
oscillator used on the MAX2769B EV kit has a range of
approximately 200Hz.
The MAX2769B provides a reference clock output. The
frequency of the clock can be adjusted to crystal-oscillator frequency, a quarter of the oscillator frequency, a half
of the oscillator frequency (fXTAL P 16MHz), or twice the
oscillator frequency, by programming bits REFDIV in the
PLL Configuration register.
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Universal GPS Receiver
ADC
data mapping. The variable T = 1 designates the location
of the magnitude threshold for the 2-bit case.
The MAX2769B features an on-chip ADC to digitize the
downconverted GPS signal. The maximum sampling
rate of the ADC is approximately 50Msps. The sampled
output is provided in a 2-bit format (1-bit magnitude and
1-bit sign) by default and also can be configured as a
1-bit or 2-bit in both I and Q channels, or 1-bit, 2-bit, or
3-bit in the I channel only. The ADC supports the digital
outputs in three different formats: the unsigned binary,
the sign and magnitude, or the two’s complement format
by setting bits FORMAT in Configuration register 2. MSB
bits are output at I1 or Q1 pins and LSB bits are output at
I0 or Q0 pins, for I or Q channel, respectively. In the case
of 3-bit, output data format is selected in the I channel
only, the MSB is output at I1, the second bit is at I0, and
the LSB is at Q1.
ADC Fractional Clock Divider
A 12-bit fractional clock divider is located in the clock
path prior to the ADC and can be used to generate the
ADC clock that is a fraction of the reference input clock.
In a fractional divider mode, the instantaneous division
ratio alternates between integer division ratios to achieve
the required fraction. For example, if the fractional output
clock is 4.5 times slower than the input clock, an average
division ratio of 4.5 is achieved through an equal series
of alternating divide-by-4 and divide-by-5 periods. The
fractional division ratio is given by:
fOUT/fIN = LCOUNT/(4096 - MCOUNT + LCOUNT)
where LCOUNT and MCOUNT are the 12-bit counter values programmed through the serial interface.
Figure 2 illustrates the ADC quantization levels for 2-bit
and 3-bit cases and also describes the sign/magnitude
011
01
010
001
00
000
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-1
100
101
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
T=1
110
11
111
Figure 2. ADC Quantization Levels for 2- and 3-Bit Cases
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DSP Interface
data, and so on. In this case, the serial clock must be at
least twice as fast as the ADC clock. If a 4-bit serialization
of bit0, bit1, bit2, and bit3 is chosen, the serial clock must
be at least four times faster than the ADC clock.
GPS data is output from the ADC as the four logic sig­nals
(bit0, bit1, bit2, and bit3) that represent sign/magnitude,
unsigned binary, or two’s complement binary data in
the I (bit0 and bit1) and Q (bit2 and bit3) channels. The
resolution of the ADC can be set up to 3 bits per channel.
For example, the 2-bit I and Q data in sign/magnitude
format is mapped as follows: bit0 = ISIGN, bit1 = IMAG,
bit2 = QSIGN, and bit3 = QMAG. The data can be serialized in 16-bit segments of bit0, followed by bit1, bit2, and
bit3. The number of bits to be serialized is controlled by
the bits STRMBITS in the Configuration 3 register. This
selects between bit0; bit0 and bit1; bit0 and bit2; and
bit0, bit1, bit2, and bit3 cases. If only bit0 is serialized, the
data stream consists of bit0 data only. If a serialization of
bit0 and bit1 (or bit2) is selected, the stream data pattern
consists of 16 bits of bit0 data followed by 16 bits of bit1
(or bit2) data, which, in turn, is followed by 16 bits of bit0
The ADC data is loaded in parallel into four holding
registers that correspond to four ADC outputs. Holding
registers are 16 bits long and are clocked by the ADC
clock. At the end of the 16-bit ADC cycle, the data is
transferred into four shift registers and shifted serially to
the output during the next 16-bit ADC cycle. Shift registers are clocked by a serial clock that must be chosen
fast enough so that all data is shifted out before the next
set of data is loaded from the ADC. An all-zero pattern
follows the data after all valid ADC data are streamed
to the output. A DATASYNC signal is used to signal the
beginning of each valid 16-bit data slice. In addition,
there is a TIME_SYNC signal that is output every 128 to
16,384 cycles of the ADC clock.
STRM_EN
PIN 21
I
OUTPUT
DRIVER
ADC
Q
REFDIV<1:0>
DATA_SYNC
TIME_SYNC
STRM_EN
L_CNT<11:0>
M_CNT<11:0>
CLK_IN
THROUGH
/2
/4
x2
DATA_OUT
CLK_SER
STRM_EN
STRM_START
STRM_STOP
STRM_COUNT<2:0>
DIEID<1:0>
STRM_BITS<1:0>
FRM_COUNT<27:0>
STAMP_EN
DAT_SYNCEN
TIME_SYNCEN
STRM_RST
CLK_ADC CLK_SER
CONTROL
SIGNALS
FROM 3-WIRE
INTERFACE
REF/XTAL
PIN 15
PIN 17
PIN 18
BIT 0
BIT 1
BIT 2
BIT 3
ADCCLK_SEL
PIN 20
CLK_OUT
FRCLK_SEL
SERCLK_SEL
Figure 3. DSP Interface Top-Level Connectivity and Control Signals
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Preconfigured Device States
When a serial interface is not available, the device can
be used in preconfigured states that don’t require programming through the serial interface. Connecting the
PGM pin to logic-high and SCLK, SDATA, and CS pins
to either logic-high or low sets the device in one of the
preconfigured states according to Table 3.
Power-On Reset (POR)
The MAX2769B incorporates power-on reset circuitry to
ensure that register settings are loaded upon power-up.
To ensure proper operation, the rising edge of PGM must
occur no sooner than when VCC_ reaches 90% of its final
nominal value; see Figure 4 for details.
Serial Interface, Address, and
Bit Assignments
A serial interface is used to program the MAX2769B for
configuring the different operating modes.
The serial interface is controlled by three signals: SCLK
(serial clock), CS (chip select), and SDATA (serial data).
The control of the PLL, AGC, test, and block selection
is performed through the serial-interface bus from the
baseband controller. A 32-bit word, with the MSB (D27)
being sent first, is clocked into a serial shift register when
the chip-select signal is asserted low. The timing of the
interface signals is shown in Figure 5 and Table 4 along
with typical values for setup and hold time requirements.
Table 3. Preconfigured Device States
REFERENCE
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
REFERENCE
DIVISION
RATIO
MAIN
DIVISION
RATIO
I AND Q OR I
ONLY
NUMBER OF
IQ BITS
I AND Q
LOGIC LEVEL
IF CENTER
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
IF FILTER
BW (MHz)
IF FILTER
ORDER
SCLK
DATA
CS
3-WIRE CONTROL PINS
DEVICE STATE
DEVICE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
0
16.368
16
1536
I
1
Differential
4.092
2.5
5th
0
0
0
1
16.368
16
1536
I
1
Differential
4.092
2.5
3rd
0
0
1
2
16.368
16
1536
I
2
CMOS
4.092
2.5
5th
0
1
0
3
32.736
32
1536
I
2
CMOS
4.092
2.5
5th
0
1
1
4
19.2
96
7857
I
2
CMOS
4.092
2.5
5th
1
0
0
5
27.456
26
1488
I
3
CMOS
4.092
4.2
5th
1
0
1
6
16.368
16
1536
I
3
CMOS
4.092
4.2
5th
1
1
0
7
27.456
26
1508
I
3
CMOS
9.27075
9.66
5th
1
1
1
VCC_
100%
90%
0%
TIME (s)
PGM
PGM = 0
PGM RISING EDGE ANYTIME
AFTER VCC_ HAS REACHED
90% OF ITS NOMINAL VALUE.
TIME (s)
Figure 4. VCC_ Power-On Reset
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CS
tCSH
tCSS
tCSW
SCLK
tDH
tDS
tCH
tCL
DATA
MSB
SDATA
DATA
LSB
ADDR
MSB
ADDR
LSB
Figure 5. 3-Wire Timing Diagram
Table 4. Serial-Interface Timing Requirements
SYMBOL
tCSS
PARAMETER
TYP VALUE
UNITS
Falling edge of CS to rising edge of the first SCLK time.
Data to serial-clock setup time.
10
ns
tDS
10
ns
tDH
Data to clock hold time.
10
ns
tCH
Serial clock pulse-width high.
25
ns
tCL
Clock pulse-width low.
25
ns
tCSH
Last SCLK rising edge to rising edge of CS.
10
ns
tCSW
CS high pulse width.
1
clock
Table 5. Default Register Settings Overview
REGISTER
NAME
ADDRESS
(A3:A0)
CONF1
0000
Configures RX and IF sections, bias settings for individual blocks.
CONF2
0001
Configures AGC and output sections.
CONF3
0010
Configures support and test functions for IF filter and AGC.
PLLCONF
0011
PLL, VCO, and CLK settings.
DIV
0100
PLL main and reference division ratios, other controls.
FDIV
0101
PLL fractional division ratio, other controls.
STRM
0110
DSP interface number of frames to stream.
DATA
CLK
0111
Fractional clock-divider values.
TEST1
1000
Reserved for test mode.
TEST2
1001
Reserved for test mode.
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Table 6. Default Register Settings
REGISTER ADDRESS
NAME
(A3:A0)
POWER-ON
RESET,
PGM = 0
(hex)
0
1
2
3
4
PRECONFIGURED DEVICE STATE, PGM = 1 (hex)
5
6
7
CONF1
0000
A2919A3
A2919A3
A2919A3
A2919A7
A2919A3
A2919A3
A293573
A293573
A29B26B
CONF2
0001
055028C
055121C
055028C
055121C
055028C
055028C
855030C
855030C
855030C
CONF3
0010
EAFE1DC
EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC EAFE1DC
PLLCONF
0011
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
9EC0008
DIV
0100
0C00080
0C00080
0C00080
0C00080
0C00100
3D62300
0BA00D0
0C00080 0BC80D0
FDIV
0101
8000070
8000070
8000070
8000070
8000070
8000070
8000070
8000070
STRM
0110
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
8000000
CLK
0111
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
10061B2
TEST1
1000
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
1E0F401
TEST2
1001
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
28C0402
7CC0403
8000070
Detailed Register Definitions
Table 7. Configuration 1 (Address: 0000)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
CHIPEN
27
1
Chip enable. Set 1 to enable the device and 0 to disable the entire device except the
serial bus.
Idle enable. Set 1 to put the chip in the idle mode and 0 for operating mode.
DESCRIPTION
IDLE
26
0
RESERVED
25:22
1000
—
RESERVED
21:20
10
—
RESERVED
19:18
10
—
RESERVED
17:16
01
MIXPOLE
15
0
—
Mixer pole selection. Set 1 to program the passive filter pole at mixer output at 36MHz, or
set 0 to program the pole at 13MHz.
LNAMODE
14:13
00
LNA mode selection, D14:D13 = 00: LNA selection gated by the antenna bias circuit, 01:
LNA2 is active; 10: LNA1 is active; 11: both LNA1 and LNA2 are off.
MIXEN
12
1
Mixer enable. Set 1 to enable the mixer and 0 to shut down the mixer.
ANTEN
11
1
Antenna bias enable. Set 1 to enable the antenna bias and 0 to shut down the antenna bias.
FCEN
10:5
001101
FBW
4:3
00
IF filter center bandwidth selection. D4:D3 = 00: 2.5MHz; 10: 4.2MHz; 01: 9.66MHz;
11: Reserved.
F3OR5
2
0
Filter order selection. Set 0 to select the 5th-order Butterworth filter. Set 1 to select the 3rdorder Butterworth filter.
FCENX
1
1
Polyphase filter selection. Set 1 to select complex bandpass filter mode. Set 0 to select
lowpass filter mode.
FGAIN
0
1
IF filter gain setting. Set 0 to reduce the filter gain by 6dB.
IF center frequency programming. Default for fCENTER = 3.092MHz, BW = 2.5MHz. The
MSB of FCEN is located in Register Test Mode 2 (Table 16).
001101 = 3.092MHz, 001011 = 4.092MHz, 010011 = 10.0MHz
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Table 8. Configuration 2 (Address: 0001)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
IQEN
27
0
GAINREF
26:15
170d
RESERVED
14:13
00
Reserved.
AGCMODE
12:11
00
AGC mode control. Set D12:D11 = 00: independent I and Q; 01: reserved; 10: gain is set
directly from the serial interface by GAININ; 11: reserved.
FORMAT
10:9
01
Output data format. Set D10:D9 = 00: unsigned binary; 01: sign and magnitude; 1X:
two’s complement binary.
BITS
8:6
010
Number of bits in the ADC. Set D8:D6 = 000: 1 bit, 001: reserved; 010: 2 bits;
011: reserved, 100: 3 bits.
DRVCFG
5:4
00
Output driver configuration. Set D5:D4 = 00: CMOS logic, 01: reserved; 1X: analog
outputs.
RESERVED
3
1
—
RESERVED
2
0
—
DIEID
1:0
00
Identifies a version of the IC.
DESCRIPTION
I and Q channels enable. Set 1 to enable both I and Q channels and 0 to enable I
channel only.
AGC gain reference value expressed by the number of MSB counts (magnitude bit
density). 10101010 = 234 magnitude bit density reference, 1010100 = 84 magnitude bit
density reference, 100111010 = 314 magnitude bit density reference.
Table 9. Configuration 3 (Address: 0010)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
DESCRIPTION
GAININ
27:22
111010
PGA gain value programming from the serial interface in steps of dB per LSB. 000000 =
PGA gain set to 0dB, 101011 = 42dB, 101100 = 43dB, 101110 = 45dB, 111010 = 57dB,
111111 = 62dB.
RESERVED
21
1
—
HILOADEN
RESERVED
20
0
Set 1 to enable the output driver to drive high loads.
RESERVED
19
1
—
18
1
—
17
1
—
16
1
—
FHIPEN
15
1
Highpass coupling enable. Set 1 to enable the highpass coupling between the filter
and PGA, or 0 to disable the coupling.
RESERVED
14
1
—
RESERVED
13
1
—
RESERVED
12
0
—
STRMEN
11
0
DSP interface for serial streaming of data enable. This bit configures the IC such that the
DSP interface is inserted in the signal path. Set 1 to enable the interface or 0 to disable
the interface.
RESERVED
RESERVED
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Table 9. Configuration 3 (Address: 0010) (continued)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
DESCRIPTION
STRMSTART
10
0
The positive edge of this command enables data streaming to the output. It also enables
clock, data sync, and frame sync outputs.
STRMSTOP
9
0
The positive edge of this command disables data streaming to the output. It also
disables clock, data sync, and frame sync outputs.
RESERVED
8:6
111
—
STRMBITS
5:4
01
Number of bits streamed. D5:D4 = 00: reserved; 01: 1 MSB, 1 LSB; 10: reserved, Q
MSB; 11: 1 MSB, 1 LSB, Q MSB, Q LSB.
STAMPEN
3
1
The signal enables the insertion of the frame number at the beginning of each frame. If
disabled, only the ADC data is streamed to the output.
TIMESYNCEN
2
1
This signal enables the output of the time sync pulses at all times when streaming is
enabled by the STRMEN command. Otherwise, the time sync pulses are available only
when data streaming is active at the output, for example, in the time intervals bound by
the STRMSTART and STRMSTOP commands.
DATSYNCEN
1
0
This control signal enables the sync pulses at the DATASYNC output. Each pulse is
coincident with the beginning of the 16-bit data word that corresponds to a given output
bit.
STRMRST
0
0
This command resets all the counters irrespective of the timing within the
stream cycle.
Table 10. PLL Configuration (Address: 0011)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
RESERVED
27
1
—
RESERVED
26
0
—
DESCRIPTION
RESERVED
25
0
—
REFOUTEN
24
1
Clock buffer enable. Set 1 to enable the clock buffer or 0 to disable the clock buffer.
RESERVED
23
1
—
REFDIV
22:21
11
Clock output divider ratio. Set D22:D21 = 00: clock frequency = XTAL frequency x 2;
01: clock frequency = XTAL frequency/4; 10: clock frequency = XTAL frequency/2;
11: clock frequency = XTAL.
IXTAL
20:19
01
Current programming for XTAL oscillator/buffer. Set D20:D19 = 00: reserved; 01: buffer
normal current; 10: reserved; 11: oscillator high current.
RESERVED
18:14
10000
—
LDMUX
13:10
0000
PLL lock-detect enable.
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Table 10. PLL Configuration (Address: 0011) (continued)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
DESCRIPTION
ICP
9
0
Charge-pump current selection. Set 1 for 1mA and 0 for 0.5mA.
PFDEN
8
0
Set 0 for normal operation or 1 to disable the PLL phase frequency detector.
RESERVED
7
0
—
RESERVED
6:4
000
—
INT_PLL
3
1
PLL mode control. Set 1 to enable the integer-N PLL or 0 to enable the fractional-N PLL.
PWRSAV
2
0
PLL power-save mode. Set 1 to enable the power-save mode or 0 to disable.
RESERVED
1
0
—
RESERVED
0
0
—
Table 11. PLL Integer Division Ratio (Address 0100)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
NDIV
27:13
1536d
RDIV
12:3
16d
PLL reference division ratio.
RESERVED
2:0
000
—
DESCRIPTION
PLL integer division ratio.
Table 12. PLL Division Ratio (Address 0101)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
FDIV
27:8
80000h
RESERVED
7:0
DESCRIPTION
PLL fractional divider ratio.
01110000 —
Table 13. Reserved (Address 0110)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
RESERVED
27:0
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
DESCRIPTION
8000000h —
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Table 14. Clock Fractional Division Ratio (Address 0111)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
L_CNT
27:16
256d
Sets the value for the L counter. 000100000000 = 256 fractional clock divider,
100000000000 = 2048 fractional clock divider.
M_CNT
15:4
1563d
Sets the value for the M counter. 011000011011 = 1563 fractional clock divider,
100000000 = 2048 fractional clock divider.
FCLKIN
3
0
Fractional clock divider. Set 1 to select the ADC clock to come from the fractional clock
divider, or 0 to bypass the ADC clock from the fractional clock divider.
ADCCLK
2
0
ADC clock selection. Set 0 to select the ADC and fractional divider clocks to come from
the reference divider/multiplier.
RESERVED
1
1
—
MODE
0
0
DSP interface mode selection.
DESCRIPTION
Table 15. Test Mode 1 (Address 1000)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
RESERVED
27:0
1E0F401
DESCRIPTION
—
Table 16. Test Mode 2 (Address 1001)
DATA BIT
LOCATION
DEFAULT
VALUE
(PGM = 0)
RESERVED
27:1
28C0402
FCENMSB
0
0
DESCRIPTION
—
When combined with FCEN, this bit represents the MSB of a 7-bit FCEN word.
Applications Information
The LNA and mixer inputs require careful consideration
in matching to 50I lines. Proper supply bypassing,
grounding, and layout are required for reliable performance from any RF circuit.
Layout Issues
The MAX2769B EV kit can be used as a starting point
for layout. For best performance, take into consideration
grounding and routing of RF, baseband, and powersupply PCB proper line. Make connections from vias
to the ground plane as short as possible. On the highimpedance ports, keep traces short to minimize shunt
capacitance. EV kit Gerber files can be requested at
www.maxim-ic.com.
Power-Supply Layout
To minimize coupling between different sections of the
IC, a star power-supply routing configuration with a large
decoupling capacitor at a central VCC_ node is recommended. The VCC_ traces branch out from this node,
each going to a separate VCC_ node in the circuit. Place
a bypass capacitor as close as possible to each supply
pin This arrangement provides local decoupling at each
VCC_ pin. Use at least one via per bypass capacitor for
a low-inductance ground connection. Do not share the
capacitor ground vias with any other branch.
Refer to Maxim’s Wireless and RF Application Notes
for more information.
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Chip Information
Package Information
Ordering Information
For the latest package outline information and land patterns
(footprints), go to www.maxim-ic.com/packages. Note that a
“+”, “#”, or “-” in the package code indicates RoHS status only.
Package drawings may show a different suffix character, but
the drawing pertains to the package regardless of RoHS status.
PROCESS: SiGe BiCMOS
PART
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
MAX2769ETI/V+
-40NC to +85NC
28 TQFN-EP*
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
*EP = Exposed pad.
/V denotes an automotive qualified part.
PACKAGE
TYPE
PACKAGE
CODE
OUTLINE
NO.
LAND
PATTERN NO.
28 TQFN-EP
T2855+3
21-0140
90-0023
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Revision History
REVISION
NUMBER
REVISION
DATE
0
5/11
DESCRIPTION
Initial release
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