Analog Devices Welcomes Hittite Microwave Corporation NO CONTENT ON THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT HAS CHANGED www.analog.com www.hittite.com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Typical Applications Features The HMC1197LP7FE is Ideal for: Very Low Noise Floor, -159.5 dBm/Hz * Multiband/Multi-standard Cellular BTS Diversity Transmitters Excellent Carrier & Sideband Suppression * Fixed Wireless or WLL High Output Power, +10.5 dBm Output P1dB * ISM Transceivers, 900 & 2400 MHz High Modulation Accuracy * GMSK, QPSK, QAM, SSB Modulators * Multiband Basestations & Repeaters Functional Diagram Very High Linearity, +28.5 dBm OIP3 Maximum Phase Detector Rate: 100 MHz Low Phase Noise: -110 dBc/Hz in Band Typical PLL FOM: -230 dBc/Hz Integer Mode, -227 dBc/Hz Fractional Mode < 180 fs Integrated RMS Jitter (1 kHz to 20 MHz) Differential Auxiliary LO output External LO Input Exact Frequency Mode: 0 Hz Fractional Frequency Error Programmable RF Output Phase Output Phase Synchronous Frequency Changes Output Phase Synchronization Internal LO Mute Function 48 Lead 7x7 mm QFN Package: 49 mm2 General Description The HMC1197LP7FE is a low noise, high linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator with Fractional-N PLL&VCO RFIC which is ideal for digital modulation applications from 0.1 to 4.0 GHz including; Cellular/3G, LTE/WiMAX/4G, Broadband Wireless Access & ISM circuits housed in a compact 7x7 mm (LP7) SMT QFN package, the HMC1197LP7FE RFIC requires minimal external components & provides a low cost alternative to more complicated double upconversion architectures. The RF output port is single-ended and matched to 50 Ohms with no external components. Auxiliary LO output (differential or single-ended), enables the HMC1197LP7FE to distribute identical frequency and phase signals to multiple destinations. Individual gain settings ensure optimal signal levels tailored to each output. External VCO input allows the HMC1197LP7FE to lock external VCOs, and enables cascaded LO architectures for MIMO radio applications. Two separate Charge Pump (CP) outputs enable separate loop filters optimized for both integrated and external VCOs, and seamless switching between integrated or external VCOs during operation. Programmable RF output phase feature can further phase adjust and synchronize multiple HMC1197LP7FEs enabling scalable MIMO and beam-forming radio architectures. Integrated programmable Low Pass Filter (LPF) on the modulator LO input ensures no LO harmonic contribution to modulator sideband rejection performance. Sixteen programmable LPF bands enable true wideband operation, eliminating the need for external band specific harmonic filtering hardware. Additional features include configurable LO output mute function. Exact Frequency Mode that enables the HMC1197LP7FE to generate fractional frequencies with 0 Hz frequency error and the ability to synchronously change frequencies without changing the phase of the output signal. 1 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Table 1. Electrical Specifications, See Test Conditions on page-4. Typ. Typ. Typ. Typ. 450-960 1700-2200 2200-2700 3400-4000 Units MHz Output Power -2.0 -1.1 -1.3 -3.2 dBm Conversion Voltage Gain -6.0 -5.1 -5.3 -7.2 dB Output P1dB +10.5 +10.5 +10 +9.5 dBm Output Noise Floor -159.5 -157.0 -156.5 -156.5 dBm/Hz Output IP3 +28.5 +26.5 +26.0 +23.5 dBm Carrier Feedthrough (uncalibrated) -40 -37.0 -33.5 -34.5 dBm Sideband Suppression (uncalibrated) 45 45 43 30.5 dBc 12.5 15 16 16 dB RF Port Return Loss Table 2. Electrical Specifications (Continued) Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units 4000 MHz RF Output RF Frequency Range 100 RF Return Loss 15 dB Baseband Input Port Baseband Input DC Voltage (Vbbdc) Baseband Input DC Bias Current (Ibbdc) Single-ended Baseband Input Capacitance +0.5 (+0.4 to +0.6) V Single-ended. 110 pA De-embed to the lead of the device. 4.5 pF TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Parameter Frequency Range, RF DC Power Supply Supply Voltage (VCC1, VCC2, VCC3, VDDLS, VDDCP, BIAS, IF1P) Supply Current of +5V Supply (ICC1) +4.75 +5.0 +5.25 V Modulator ON and PLL ON 320 Modulator OFF and PLL ON 152 mA Modulator OFF and PLL OFF 12 mA Supply Voltage (V3, DVDD, RVDD, VCCPD, VCCPS, VCCHF) 3.15 +3.3 mA 3.45 V Modulator ON and PLL ON 48 mA Modulator OFF and PLL ON 48 mA Modulator OFF and PLL OFF 1 mA EN High Level Modulator disabled 5 V EN Low Level Modulator enabled 0 V 400/400 ns -75 dBm Supply Current of +3.3V Supply (ICC2) Enable/Disable Interface Enable/Disable Settling Time LO Leakage Isolation EN_MOD=5V, LO=2.1GHz Logic Inputs Logic High 1.2 V Logic Low Input Current Input Capacitance 0.6 V +/- 1 uA 2 pF LO Output Characteristics LO Output Frequency VCO Frequency at PLL Input 50 4100 MHz 2000 4100 MHz For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 2 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Table 2. Electrical Specifications (Continued) Parameter Conditions Max. Units 2000 4100 MHz 1, 2, 4, .... 60, 62 1 62 Integer 16 524287 Fractional 20 524283 Fractional Mode DC 100 MHz Integer Mode DC 100 MHz VCO Fundamental Frequency Min. Typ. VCO Output Divider VCO Output Divider Range PLL RF Divider Characteristics 19-Bit N Divider Range Phase Detector (PD) PD Frequency Harmonics fo Mode at 4000 MHz 2nd / 3rd / 4th -30/-22/-32 dBc VCO Output Divider VCO RF Divider Range 1,2,4,6,8,...,62 1 62 Max = 219 - 1 16 524,287 Fractional nominal divide ratio varies (-3 / +4) dynamically max 20 524,283 AC Coupled 1 PLL RF Divider Characteristics 19-Bit N-Divider Range (Integer) 19-Bit N-Divider Range (Fractional) REF Input Characteristics Max Ref Input Frequency Ref Input Voltage 2 Ref Input Capacitance 14-Bit R-Divider Range 1 350 MHz 3.3 Vpp 5 pF 16,383 VCO Open Loop Phase Noise at fo @ 4 GHz 10 kHz Offset 100 kHz Offset -78 dBc/Hz -108 dBc/Hz 1 MHz Offset -134.5 dBc/Hz 10 MHz Offset -156 dBc/Hz 100 MHz Offset -171 dBc/Hz -83 dBc/Hz VCO Open Loop Phase Noise at fo @ 3 GHz/2 = 1.5 GHz 10 kHz Offset 100 kHz Offset -113 dBc/Hz 1 MHz Offset -139.5 dBc/Hz 10 MHz Offset -165.5 dBc/Hz 100 MHz Offset -167 dBc/Hz -230 dBc/Hz Figure of Merit 3 Floor Integer Mode Normalized to 1 Hz Floor Fractional Mode Normalized to 1 Hz -227 dBc/Hz Flicker (Both Modes) Normalized to 1 Hz -268 dBc/Hz For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units VCO Characteristics VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 3862 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 15 MHz/V VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 3643 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 14.5 MHz/V VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 3491 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 16.2 MHz/V VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 3044 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 14.6 MHz/V VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 2558 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 15.4 VCO Tuning Sensitivity at 2129 MHz Measured at 2.5 V 14.8 VCO Supply Pushing Measured at 2.5 V 2 MHz/V Table 3. Test Conditions: Unless Otherwise Specified, the Following Test Conditions Were Used Parameter Condition Temperature +25 C Baseband Input Frequency 200 kHz Baseband Input DC Voltage (Vbbdc) +0.5 V Baseband Input AC Voltage (Peak to Peak Differential, I and Q) 1.0 V Baseband Input AC Voltage for OIP3 Measurements (Peak to Peak Differential, I and Q) 500 mV per tone @ 150 & 250 KHz Baseband Input AC Voltage for Noise Floor Measurements (Peak to Peak Differential, I and Q) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Table 2. Electrical Specifications (Continued) no baseband input voltage Frequency Offset for Output Noise Measurements 20 MHz Supply Voltage (VCC1, VCC2, VCC3, VDDLS, VDDCP, BIAS) +5.0V Supply Voltage (V3, DVDD, RVDD, VCCPD, VCCPS, VCCHF) +3.3V LO Power Level Maximum Power Refer to HMC1197LP7FE Application Schematic Herein Mounting Configuration Sideband & Carrier Feedthrough Uncalibrated Table 4. Filter Bank Selection vs. Frequency Frequency (MHz) 500 600 700 800 900 1000/1100 1200 1300/1400/1500 1600 1700/1800 1900/2000 2000 Frequency (MHz) 500 600 700 800 900 1000/1100 1200 1300/1400/1500 1600 1700/1800 1900/2000 2000 Filter Bank Selection 0 1 5 7 8 0 7 8 9 10 11 15 Calibrated vs. Uncalibrated Test Results During the Uncalibrated Sideband and Carrier Suppression tests, care is taken to ensure that the I/Q signal paths from the Vector Signal Generator (VSG) to the Device Under Test (DUT) are equal. The "Uncalibrated" Sideband and Carrier Suppression plots were measured at T= -40 C, +25 C, and +85 C. The "Calibrated" Sideband Suppression data was plotted after a manual adjustment of the I/Q amplitude balance and I/Q phase offset (skew) at +25 C, 5V and 3.3V Vcc, LO maximum power level. The +25 C adjustment settings were held constant during tests over temperature. The "Calibrated" Carrier Suppression data was plotted after a manual adjustment of the IP/IN & QP/QN DC offsets at +25 C, 5V and 3.3V Vcc, LO maximum power level. The +25 C adjustment settings were held constant during tests over temperature. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 4 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 5 0 -5 -10 -15 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 OUTPUT P1dB (dBm), & OUTPUT IP3 (dBm) OUTPUT POWER (dBm) 10 Figure 2. RF Output IP3, P1dB & Noise Floor @ 20 MHz Offset vs. Frequency Over Temperature 40 -110 30 -120 20 -140 10 OUTPUT P1dB 0 -160 -10 -170 -20 SET-UP NOISE FLOOR -30 0 1000 -40C +25C 3000 4000 +85C -40C Figure 4. Calibrated Carrier Feedthrough vs. Frequency Over Temperature [1] 0 0 CARRIER FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) CARRIER FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -180 2000 FREQUENCY (MHz) +85C Figure 3. Uncalibrated Carrier Feedthrough vs. Frequency Over Temperature [1] -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -70 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 0 1000 +25C 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) +85C +25C -40C Figure 5. Uncalibrated Carrier Feedthrough vs. Frequency Over Temperature When Modulator is Disabled +85C -40C Figure 6. RF Return Loss vs. Frequency 0 -20 -30 -5 -40 RETURN LOSS (dB) CARRIER FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -150 NOISE FLOOR FREQUENCY (MHz) +25C -130 OUTPUT IP3 OUTPUT NOISE FLOOR @ 20 MHz (dBm/Hz) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Figure 1. RF Output Power vs. Frequency Over Temperature -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -10 -15 -20 -100 -110 -25 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) +25C +85C 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 FREQUENCY (GHz) -40C [1] See note titled "Calibrated vs. Uncalibrated test results" herein. 5 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz -5 -4 -20 -6 -35 -8 -50 SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION -65 -10 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 -110 40 OUTPUT IP3 30 -130 20 -140 10 OUTPUT P1dB 0 -170 -20 SET-UP NOISE FLOOR 1000 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) Low (0) High (2) Low (0) High (2) Medium (1) Max. (3) Medium (1) Max. (3) Figure 10. Calibrated Sideband Suppression vs. Frequency Over Temperature [1] 0 SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) -180 -30 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -70 0 1000 2000 3000 0 4000 1000 +85C +25C -40C -4 -20 -6 -35 -50 -8 SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION 2000 3000 -65 4000 -40C 5.0V 40 -110 30 -120 20 -130 OUTPUT IP3 -140 10 OUTPUT P1dB 0 -150 NOISE FLOOR -160 -10 -170 -20 SET-UP NOISE FLOOR -180 -30 0 FREQUENCY (MHz) 4.75V +85C 1000 2000 3000 4000 OUTPUT NOISE FLOOR @ 20 MHz (dBm/Hz) -5 SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) -2 1000 4000 10 OUTPUT POWER -10 3000 Figure 12. RF Output IP3, P1dB & NoiseFloor @ 20 MHz Offset vs. Frequency Over Supply Voltage Figure 11. RF Output Power & SBR vs. Frequency Over Supply Voltage OUTPUT P1dB (dBm), & OUTPUT IP3 (dBm) +25C 2000 FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) OUTPUT POWER (dBm) -150 -160 0 Figure 9. Uncalibrated Sideband Suppression vs. Frequency Over Temperature [1] 0 NOISE FLOOR -10 FREQUENCY (MHz) 0 -120 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs -2 SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) OUTPUT POWER (dBm) OUTPUT POWER OUTPUT NOISE FLOOR @ 20 MHz (dBm/Hz) 10 0 OUTPUT P1dB (dBm), & OUTPUT IP3 (dBm) Figure 8. RF Output IP3, P1dB & Noise Floor @ 20 MHz Offset vs. Frequency Over LO Power Figure 7. RF Output Power & SBR vs. Frequency Over LO Power FREQUENCY (MHz) 5.25V 4.75V 5.00V 5.25V [1] See note titled "Calibrated vs. Uncalibrated test results" herein. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 6 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 14. RF Output Noise @ 20 MHz Offset vs. Output Power Over LO Frequency 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 0.9 1 -140 OUTPUT NOISE @20 MHz (dBm/Hz) OUTPUT POWER (dBm) -145 -150 -155 -160 -165 2 3 4 -170 -10 5 -5 INPUT BASEBAND VOLTAGE (Vpp-diff) 0 5 OUTPUT POWER (dBm) LO=930MHz LO=1930MHz LO=2530MHz LO=3530MHz Figure 15. Normalized Baseband Frequency Response [1] BASEBAND FREQUENCY RESPONSE (dBc) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Figure 13. RF Output Power vs. Baseband Voltage @ 2100 MHz 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 1 10 100 1000 IF FREQUENCY (MHz) [1] I/Q input bandwidth normalized to gain at 1 MHz (fLO=1800 MHz). I/Q inputs are matched to 100 Ohms differentially. 7 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz -40 -80 -100 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) -60 -80 -120 -100 -120 -140 -140 -160 -160 -180 -180 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1 10 100 Div1 Div2 Div4 10000 100000 Div8 Div16 Div32 Div62 Figure 19. Auxiliary LO Output, Fractional Mode Closed Loop Phase Noise @4100 MHz with various divider ratios [1] Figure 18. Auxiliary LO Output, Open Loop Phase Noise @ 4100 MHz -40 -80 -60 -100 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) 1000 OFFSET (KHz) OFFSET (KHz) -80 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Figure 17. Auxiliary LO Output, Fractional Mode Closed Loop Phase Noise @3600 MHz with various divider ratios [1] Figure 16. Auxiliary LO Output, Open Loop Phase Noise @ 3600 MHz -120 -100 -120 -140 -140 -160 -160 -180 -180 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 OFFSET (KHz) OFFSET (KHz) Div1 Div2 Div4 Div8 Div16 Div32 Div62 Figure 20. Auxiliary LO Output, Fractional Mode Closed Loop Phase Noise @ 3300 MHz with various divider ratios [2] -80 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) -100 -120 -140 -160 -180 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 OFFSET (KHz) Div1 Div2 Div4 Div8 Div16 Div32 Div62 [1] Using 122.88 MHz clock input, 61.44 MHz PFD, 2.5 mA CP, 174 uA Leakage [2] Using 100 MHz clock input, 50MHz PFD, 2.5 mA CP, 174 uA Leakage For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 8 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz -100 -60 -110 -80 PHASE NOISE (dBc/Hz) PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) Figure 22. Auxiliary LO Output, Open Loop Phase Noise vs. Temperature -40 -100 -120 -140 -160 100 kHz Offset -120 -130 1 MHz Offset -140 -150 -160 -170 -180 100 MHz Offset -180 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 30 300 100 3862.4 MHz 3643.33 MHz 3491.74 MHz 3044 MHz 2558 MHz 2129.4 MHz 27 C Figure 23. Auxiliary LO Output Power vs Temperature [1] 85 C 0.3 INTEGRATED JITTER (ps) 10 5 0 -5 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 -10 100 0 1000 0 500 1000 OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) 85C 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) -40C 27C -40 C 27 C 85 C Figure 26. Reference Input Sensitivity, Square Wave, 50 [3] Figure 25. Typical VCO Sensitivity 80 -220 70 -222 60 -224 50 FOM (dBc/Hz) KVCO (MHz/V) -40 C Figure 24. Integrated RMS Jitter [2] 15 40 30 -226 -228 -230 20 -232 10 0 4000 1000 FREQUENCY (MHz) OFFSET (KHz) OUTPUT POWER (dBm) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Figure 21. Auxiliary LO Output, Open Loop Phase Noise vs. Frequency 0 1 2 3 4 5 TUNING VOLTAGE (V) ML core, Tuning Cap 15 H core, Tuning Cap 7 MH core, Tuning Cap 7 CL core, Tuning Cap 15 L core, Tuning Cap 15 CH core, Tuning Cap 15 -234 -15 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 3 REFERENCE POWER (dBm) 14 MHz Square Wave 25 MHz Square Wave 50 MHz Square Wave 100 MHz Square Wave [1] Both Aux. LO and MOD LO Gain Set to `3' (Max Level), both Aux. LO and MOD LO Buffer Enabled, measured from Auxiliary LO Port. [2] RMS Jitter data is measured in fractional mode using 50 MHz reference frequency, from 1 kHz to 100 MHz integration bandwidth. [3] Measured from a 50 source with a 100 external resistor termination. See PLL with Integrated RF VCOs Operating Guide Reference Input Stage section for more details. Full FOM performance up to maximum 3.3 Vpp input voltage. 9 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 27. Reference Input Sensitivity, Sinusoid Wave, 50 [1] Figure 28. Figure of Merit for PLL/VCO NORMALIZED PHASE NOISE (dBc/Hz) -205 FOM (dBc/Hz) -210 -215 -220 -225 -230 -15 -10 -5 0 Typ FOM vs Offset -220 FOM Floor FOM 1/f Noise -230 -240 2 10 -235 -20 -210 5 10 3 10 14 MHz sin 50 MHz sin 25 MHz sin 100 MHz sin 5 10 6 Figure 30. Fractional-N Spurious Performance @ 2646.96 MHz Exact Frequency Mode OFF [2] -40 -40 -60 -60 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) Figure 29. Fractional-N Spurious Performance @ 2646.96 MHz Exact Frequency Mode ON [2] -80 -100 -120 -140 -160 -80 -100 -120 -140 -160 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 -180 1 10 100 OFFSET (KHz) 1000 10000 100000 OFFSET (KHz) Figure 31. Forward Transmission Gain [3] Figure 32. Closed Loop Phase Noise With External VCO HMC384LP4E @ 2200 MHz -40 20 S21 EXT-IN LO OUT DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT 15 -60 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) FORWARD TRANMISSION GAIN (dB) 10 OFFSET (Hz) REFERENCE POWER (dBm) -180 4 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs -200 -200 -80 -100 10 -120 5 -140 0 S21 EXT-IN LO OUT SINGLE-ENDED OUTPUT -160 -180 -5 400 800 1200 1600 2000 OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) 2400 2800 1 10 100 1000 10000 OFFSET (KHz) [1] Measured from a 50 source with a 100 external resistor termination. See PLL with Integrated RF VCOs Operating Guide Reference Input Stage section for more details. Full FOM performance up to maximum 3.3 Vpp input voltage. [2] 122.88 MHz clock input, PFD = 61.44 MHz, Channel Spacing = 240 KHz. [3] S21 from Ext_VCO (pin 43, 44) in and LO (pin32, 33) out. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 10 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 34. Auxiliary LO Single Ended Output Return Loss 0 0 -5 -5 RETURN LOSS (dB) RETURN LOSS (dB) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Figure 33. Auxiliary LO Differential Output Return Loss -10 -15 -20 -25 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -30 100 1000 100 OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) 1000 OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) Table 5. Loop Filter Configuration Loop Filter BW (kHz) 156 11 C1 (pF) C2 (nF) C3 (pF) C4 (pF) R2 (k) R3 (k) R4 (k) 180 6.8 47 47 2.2 1 1 Loop Filter Design For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Table 6. Absolute Maximum Ratings VCC1, VCC2, VCC3, VDDLS, VDDCP, BIAS, IF1P, EN_MOD -0.3V to +5.5V V3, DVDD, RVDD, VCCPD, VCCPS, VCCHF -0.3V to +3.6V Baseband Input Voltage (AC + DC) (Reference to GND) -0.3V to + 1.3V Junction Temperature 150C Thermal Resistance (Rth) (junction to ground paddle) 4.5 C/W Storage Temperature -65 to +150 C Operating Temperature -40 to +85 C ESD Sensitivity (HBM) 1C ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE DEVICE OBSERVE HANDLING PRECAUTIONS Outline Drawing TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz NOTES: 1. PACKAGE BODY MATERIAL: LOW STRESS INJECTION MOLDED PLASTIC SILICA AND SILICON IMPREGNATED. 2. LEAD AND GROUND PADDLE MATERIAL: COPPER ALLOY. 3. LEAD AND GROUND PADDLE PLATING: 100% MATTE TIN. 4. DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES [MILLIMETERS]. 5. LEAD SPACING TOLERANCE IS NON-CUMULATIVE. 6. CHARACTERS TO BE HELVETICA MEDIUM, .025 HIGH, WHITE INK, OR LASER MARK LOCATED APPROX. AS SHOWN. 7. PAD BURR LENGTH SHALL BE 0.15mm MAX. PAD BURR HEIGHT SHALL BE 0.25mm MAX. 8. PACKAGE WARP SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.05mm 9. ALL GROUND LEADS AND GROUND PADDLE MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB RF GROUND. Table 7. Package Information 10. REFER TO HITTITE APPLICATION NOTE FOR SUGGESTED PCB LAND PATTERN. Part Number Package Body Material Lead Finish HMC1197LP7FE RoHS-compliant Low Stress Injection Molded Plastic 100% matte Sn MSL Rating MSL1 [1] Package Marking [2] H1197 XXXX [1] Max peak reflow temperature of 260 C [2] 4-Digit lot number XXXX For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 12 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Table 8. Pin Descriptions Pin Number Function Description 1 VDDCP Power Supply for charge pump analog section, 5.0V nominal. External bypass decoupling for precision bias circuits, 5.0V nominal. 2 BIAS 3,4 CP1,CP2 Charge Pump Outputs. 5 RVDD Reference Supply, 3.3V nominal. 6 XREFP Reference Input. DC bias is generated internally. Normally AC coupled externally. 7 DVDD DC Power Supply for Digital (CMOS) Circuitry, 3.3V nominal. 8, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 41, 42 N/C The pins are not connected internally; however, all data shown herein was measured with these pins connected to RF/DC ground externally. 9 EN_MOD This pin has a 10 Kohm pulldown resistor to GND. When connected to GND or left floating the chip is fully enabled. When connected to VCC the LO amplifiers and the mixers are disabled. 10 IF1P 11, 12 QN, QP Supply voltage for the LO and mixer stage, 5.0V nominal. Q channel differential baseband input.These are high impedance ports. The nominal recommended bias voltage is 0.45V (0.4V-0.5V)[1].The nominal recommended baseband input AC voltage is 1.3V peak-to-peak differential.By adjusting the DC offsets on ports QN & QP , the Carrier Suppression of the device can be optimized for a specific frequency band and LO power level. The typical offset voltege for optimization is less than 15 mV. The amplitude and phase difference between The I and Q inputs can be adjusted in order to optimize the Sideband Suppression for a specific frequency band and LO power level 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 GND These pins and package base must be connected to RF and DC ground. 19 RFOUT DC coupled and matched to 50 Ohms. Output requires an external DC blocking capacitor. 21 VCC3 25, 26 IP, IN Supply voltage for the output stages, 5.0V nominal. I channel differential baseband input. These are high impedance ports. The nominal recommended bias voltage is 0.45V (0.4V-0.5V). The nominal recommended baseband input AC voltage is 1.3V peak-topeak differential.By adjusting the DC offsets on ports IN & IP , the Carrier Suppression of the device can be optimized for a specific frequency band and LO power level. The typical offset voltege for optimization is less than 15 mV. The amplitude and phase difference between The I and Q inputs can be adjusted in order to optimize the Sideband Suppression for a specific frequency band and LO power level 13 27 V3 Supply pin for low pass filter, 3.3V nominal. 31 CHIP_EN Chip Enable. Connect to logic high for normal operation. 32, 33 LON, LOP LO outputs. AC coupled and matched to 50 Ohms single ended. Do not need external DC decoupling capacitors. The ports could be single-ended or differential. 34 VCC1 VCO analog supply 1, 5.0V nominal. 35 VCC2 VCO analog supply 2, 5.0V nominal. 36 VTUNE VCO Varactor. Tuning Port Input. 37 SEN PLL Serial Port Enable (CMOS) Logic Input. 38 SDI PLL Serial Port Data (CMOS) Logic Input. 39 SCK PLL Serial Port Clock (CMOS) Logic Input. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Pin Descriptions Pin Number Function Description 40 LD/SDO Lock Detect, or Serial Data, or General Purpose (CMOS) Logic Output (GPO). 43 EXT_N External VCO negative input. 44 EXT_P External VCO positive input. 45 VCCHF Analog supply, 3.3V nominal. 46 VCCPS Analog supply, Prescaler, 3.3V nominal. 47 VCCPD Analog supply, Phase Detector, 3.3 V nominal. 48 VDDLS Analog supply, Charge Pump, 5.0 V nominal. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 14 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Evaluation PCB The circuit board used in the application should use RF circuit design techniques. Signal lines should have 50 ohm impedance while the package ground leads and exposed paddle should be connected directly to the ground plane similar to that shown. A sufficient number of via holes should be used to connect the top and bottom ground planes. The evaluation circuit board shown is available from Hittite upon request. Evaluation PCB Schematic To view this Evaluation PCB Schematic please visit www.hittite.com and choose HMC1197LP7FE from the "Search by Part Number" pull down menu to view the product splash page. Table 9. Evaluation Order Information Item 15 Contents Part Number Evaluation PCB Only HMC1197LP7FE Evaluation PCB EVAL01-HMC1197LP7F Evaluation Kit HMC1197LP7FE Evaluation PCB USB Interface Board 6' USB A Male to USB B Female Cable CD ROM (Contains User Manual, Evaluation PCB Schematic, Evaluation Software, Hittite PLL Design Software) EKIT01-HMC1197LP7F For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 1.0 Theory of Operation TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs The block diagram of HMC1197LP7FE PLL with Integrated VCO is shown in Figure 35 Figure 35. HMC1197LP7FE PLL VCO Block Diagram 1.1 PLL Overview The PLL divides down the VCO output to the desired comparison frequency via the N-divider (integer value set in Reg 03h, fractional value set in Reg 04h), compares the divided VCO signal to the divided reference signal (reference divider set in Reg 02h) in the Phase Detector (PD), and drives the VCO tuning voltage via the Charge Pump (CP) (configured in Reg 09h) to the VCO subsystem. Some of the additional PLL subsystem functions include: * Delta Sigma configuration (Reg 06h) * Exact Frequency Mode (Configured in Reg 0Ch, Reg 06h,Reg 03h, and Reg 04h) * Lock Detect (LD) Configuration (Reg 07h to configure LD, and Reg 0Fh to configure LD_SDO output pin) * External CEN pin used as hardware enable pin. Typically, only writes to the divider registers (integer part Reg 03h, fractional part Reg 04h,VCO Divide Ratio part Reg 04h) are required for HMC1197LP7FE output frequency changes. Divider registers of the PLL (Reg 03h, and Reg 04h), set the fundamental frequency (2050 MHz to 4100 MHz) of the VCO. Output frequencies ranging from 33 MHz to 2050 MHz are generated by tuning to the appropriate fundamental VCO frequency (2050 MHz to 4100 MHz) by programming N divider (Reg 03h, and Reg 04h), and programming the output divider (divide by 1/2/4/6.../60/62, programmed in Reg 16h) in the VCO register. For detailed frequency tuning information and example, please see "1.3.7 Frequency Tuning" section. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 16 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.2 VCO Overview The VCO consists of a capacitor switched step tuned VCO and an output stage. In typical operation, the VCO is programmed with the appropriate capacitor switch setting which is executed automatically by the PLL AutoCal state machine if AutoCal is enabled (Reg 0Ah[11] = 0, see section "1.2.1 VCO Calibration" for more information). The VCO tunes to the fundamental frequency (2050 MHz to 4100 MHz), and is locked by the CP output from the PLL subsystem. The VCO controls the output stage of the HMC1197LP7FE enabling configuration of: * 1.2.1 * * * VCO Output divider settings configured in Reg 16h (divide by 2/4/6...60/62 to generate frequencies from 33 MHz to 2050 MHz, or divide by 1 to generate fundamental frequencies between 2050 MHz and 4100 MHz) Output gain settings (Reg 16h[7:6], Reg 16h[9:8]) Single-ended or differential output operation (Reg 17h[9:8]) Always Mute (Reg 16h[5:0]) * Mute when unlock (Reg 17h[7]) VCO Calibration 1.2.1.1 VCO Auto-Calibration (AutoCal) The HMC1197LP7FE uses a step tuned type VCO. A step tuned VCO is a VCO with a digitally selectable capacitor bank allowing the nominal center frequency of the VCO to be adjusted or `stepped' by switching in/out VCO tank capacitors. A step tuned VCO allows the user to center the VCO on the required output frequency while keeping the varactor tuning voltage optimized near the mid-voltage tuning point of the HMC1197LP7FE's charge pump. This enables the PLL charge pump to tune the VCO over the full range of operation with both a low tuning voltage and a low tuning sensitivity (kvco). The VCO switches are normally controlled automatically by the HMC1197LP7FE using the Auto-Calibration feature. The Auto-Calibration feature is implemented in the internal state machine. It manages the selection of the VCO sub-band (capacitor selection) when a new frequency is programmed. The VCO switches may also be controlled directly via register Reg 15h for testing or for other special purpose operation. To use a step tuned VCO in a closed loop, the VCO must be calibrated such that the HMC1197LP7FE knows which switch position on the VCO is optimum for the desired output frequency. The HMC1197LP7FE supports Auto-Calibration (AutoCal) of the step tuned VCO. The AutoCal fixes the VCO tuning voltage at the optimum mid-point of the charge pump output, then measures the free running VCO frequency while searching for the setting which results in the free running output frequency that is closest to the desired phase locked frequency. This procedure results in a phase locked oscillator that locks over a narrow voltage range on the varactor. A typical tuning curve for a step tuned VCO is shown in Figure 36.Note how the tuning voltage stays in a narrow range over a wide range of output frequencies such as fast frequency hopping. 17 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 4 3 2 1 fmin fmax 0 1900 2100 2300 2500 2700 2900 3100 3300 3500 3700 3900 4100 4300 VCO FREQUENCY(MHz) Calibrated at 85C, Measured at 85C Calibrated at 85C, Measured at -40C Calibrated at -40C, Measured at -40C Calibrated at -40C, Measured at 85C Calibrated at 27C, Measured at 27C Figure 36. Typical VCO Tuning Voltage After Calibration The calibration is normally run automatically once for every change of frequency. This ensures optimum selection of VCO switch settings vs. time and temperature. The user does not normally have to be concerned about which switch setting is used for a given frequency as this is handled by the AutoCal routine. The accuracy required in the calibration affects the amount of time required to tune the VCO. The calibration routine searches for the best step setting that locks the VCO at the current programmed frequency, and ensures that the VCO will stay locked and perform well over it's full temperature range without additional calibration, regardless of the temperature that the VCO was calibrated at. TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs TUNE VOLTAGE AFTER CALIBRATION (V) 5 Auto-Calibration can also be disabled allowing manual VCO tuning. Refer to section 1.2.1.5 for a description of manual tuning. 1.2.1.2.2 Auto-reLock on Lock Detect Failure It is possible by setting Reg 0Ah[17] to have the VCO subsystem automatically re-run the calibration routine and re-lock itself if Lock Detect indicates an unlocked condition for any reason. With this option the system will attempt to re-Lock only once. 1.2.1.3.3 VCO AutoCal on Frequency Change Assuming Reg 0Ah[11]=0, the VCO calibration starts automatically whenever a frequency change is requested. If it is desired to rerun the AutoCal routine for any reason, at the same frequency, simply rewrite the frequency change with the same value and the AutoCal routine will execute again without changing final frequency. 1.2.1.4.4 VCO AutoCal Time & Accuracy The VCO frequency is counted for Tmmt, the period of a single AutoCal measurement cycle. n Tmmt = Txtal * R * 2 (EQ 1) n is set by Reg 0Ah[2:0] and results in measurement periods which are multiples of the PD period, TxtalR. R is the reference path division ratio currently in use, Reg 02h Txtal is the period of the external reference (crystal) oscillator. The VCO AutoCal counter will, on average, expect to register N counts, rounded down (floor) to the nearest integer, every PD cycle. N is the ratio of the target VCO frequency, fvco, to the frequency of the PD, fpd, where N can For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 18 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz be any rational number supported by the N divider. TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs N is set by the integer (Nint = Reg 03h) and fractional (Nfrac = Reg 04h) register contents N = Nint + Nfrac / 2 24 (EQ 2) The AutoCal state machine runs at the rate of the FSM clock, TFSM, where the FSM clock frequency cannot be greater than 50 MHz. m TFSM = Txtal * 2 m (EQ 3) is 0, 2, 4 or 5 as determined by Reg 0Ah[14:13] The expected number of VCO counts, V, is given by n V = floor (N * 2 ) (EQ 4) The nominal VCO frequency measured, fvcom, is given by n fvcom = V * fxtal / (2 * R) (EQ 5) where the worst case measurement error, ferr , is: n+1 ferr fpd / 2 (EQ 6) Figure 37. VCO Calibration A 5-bit step tuned VCO, for example, nominally requires 5 measurements for calibration, worst case 6 measurements, and hence 7 VSPI data transfers of 20 clock cycles each. Total calibration time, worst case, is given by: n Tcal = k128TFSM + 6TPD 2 + 7 * 20TFSM (EQ 7) or equivalently n m Tcal = Txtal (6R * 2 + (140+(3 * 128)) * 2 ) (EQ 8) For guaranteed hold of lock, across temperature extremes, the resolution should be better than 1/8th the frequency step caused by a VCO sub-band switch change. Better resolution settings will show no improvement. 1.2.1.4.1.1 VCO AutoCal Example The HMC1197LP7FE must satisfy the maximum fpd limited by the two following conditions: a. N 16 (fint), N 20.0 (ffrac), where N = f VCO/ fpd b. fpd 100 MHz 19 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Suppose the HMC1197LP7FE output frequency is to operate at 2.01 GHz. Our example crystal frequency is fxtal = 50 MHz, R=1, and m=0 (Figure 37), hence TFSM = 20 ns (50 MHz). Note, when using AutoCal, the maximum AutoCal Finite State Machine (FSM) clock cannot exceed 50 MHz (see Reg 0Ah[14:13]). The FSM clock does not affect the accuracy of the measurement, it only affects the time to produce the result. This same clock is used to clock the 16 bit VCO serial port. If time to change frequencies is not a concern, then one may set the calibration time for maximum accuracy, and therefore not be concerned with measurement resolution. Using an input crystal of 50 MHz (R=1 and fpd=50 MHz) the times and accuracies for calibration using (EQ 6) and (EQ 8) are shown in Table 10 Where minimal tuning time is 1/8th of the VCO band spacing. Across all VCOs, a measurement resolution better than 800 kHz will produce correct results. Setting m = 0, n = 5, provides 781 kHz of resolution and adds 8.6 s of AutoCal time to a normal frequency hop. Once the AutoCal sets the final switch value, 8.64 s after the frequency change command, the fractional register will be loaded, and the loop will lock with a normal transient predicted by the loop dynamics. Hence as shown in this example that AutoCal typically adds about 8.6 s to the normal time to achieve frequency lock. Hence, AutoCal should be used for all but the most extreme frequency hopping requirements. Table 10. AutoCal Example with Fxtal = 50 MHz, R = 1, m = 0 Control Value Reg0Ah[2:0] n 2n Tmmt (s) Tcal (s) Ferr Max 0 0 1 0.02 4.92 25 MHz 1 1 2 0.04 5.04 12.5 MHz 2 2 4 0.08 5.28 6.25 MHz 3 3 8 0.16 5.76 3.125 MHz 4 5 32 0.64 8.64 781 kHz 5 6 64 1.28 12.48 390 kHz 6 7 128 2.56 20.16 195 kHz 7 8 256 5.12 35.52 98 kHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 1.2.1.5 Manual VCO Calibration for Fast Frequency Hopping If it is desirable to switch frequencies quickly it is possible to eliminate the AutoCal time by calibrating the VCO in advance and storing the switch number vs frequency information in the host. This can be done by initially locking the HMC1197LP7FE on each desired frequency using AutoCal, then reading, and storing the selected VCO switch settings. The VCO switch settings are available inReg 15h[8:1] after every AutoCal operation. The host must then program the VCO switch settings directly when changing frequencies. Manual writes to the VCO switches are executed immediately as are writes to the integer and fractional registers when AutoCal is disabled. Hence frequency changes with manual control and AutoCal disabled, requires a minimum of two serial port transfers to the HMC1197LP7FE, once to set the VCO switches, and once to set the PLL frequency. If AutoCal is disabled Reg 0Ah[11]=1, the VCO will update its registers with the value written via Reg 15h[8:1] immediately. 1.2.2 Registers required for Frequency Changes in Fractional Mode A large change of frequency, in fractional mode (Reg 06h[11]=1), may require Main Serial Port writes to: 1. The integer register intg, Reg 03h (only required if the integer part changes) 2. Manual VCO Tuning Reg 15h only required for manual control of VCO if Reg 0Ah[11]=1 (AutoCal disabled) For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 20 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 3. VCO Divide Ratio and Gain Register * Reg 16h[5:0] is required to change the VCO Output Divider value if needed. * Reg 16h[10:6] is required to change the Output Gain if needed. 4. The fractional register, Reg 04h. The fractional register write triggers AutoCal if Reg 0Ah[11]=0, and is loaded into the Delta Sigma modulator automatically after AutoCal runs. If AutoCal is disabled, Reg 0Ah[11]=1, the fractional frequency change is loaded into the Delta Sigma modulator immediately when the register is written with no adjustment to the VCO. Small steps in frequency in fractional mode, with AutoCal enabled (Reg 0Ah[11]=0), usually only require a single write to the fractional register. Worst case, 3 Main Serial Port transfers to the HMC1197LP7FE could be required to change frequencies in fractional mode. If the frequency step is small and the integer part of the frequency does not change, then the integer register is not changed. In all cases, in fractional mode, it is necessary to write to the fractional register Reg 04h for frequency changes. 1.2.3 Registers Required for Frequency Changes in Integer Mode A change of frequency, in integer mode (Reg 06h[11]=0), requires Main Serial Port writes to: 1. VCO register * Reg 15h only required for manual control of VCO if Reg 0Ah[11]=1 (AutoCal disabled) * Reg 16h is required to change the VCO Output Divider value if needed 2. The integer register Reg 03h. * In integer mode, an integer register write triggers AutoCal if Reg 0Ah[11]=0, and is loaded into the prescaler automatically after AutoCal runs. If AutoCal is disabled, Reg 0Ah[11]=1, the integer frequency change is loaded into the prescaler immediately when written with no adjustment to the VCO. Normally changes to the integer register cause large steps in the VCO frequency, hence the VCO switch settings must be adjusted. AutoCal enabled is the recommended method for integer mode frequency changes. If AutoCal is disabled (Reg 0Ah[11]=1), a prior knowledge of the correct VCO switch setting and the corresponding adjustment to the VCO is required before executing the integer frequency change. 1.2.4 VCO Output Mute Function The HMC1197LP7FE features an intelligent output mute function with the capability to disable the VCO output while maintaining the PLL and VCO subsystems fully functional. The mute function is automatically controlled by the HMC1197LP7FE, and provides a number of mute control options including: 1. Always mute (Reg 16h[5:0] = 0d). This mode is used for manual mute control. 2. Automatically mute the outputs during VCO calibration (Reg 17h[7] = 1) that occurs during output frequency changes. This mode can be useful in eliminating any out of band emissions during freqeuncy changes, and ensuring that the system emits only desired frequencies. It is enabled by writing Reg 17h[7] = 1. Typical isolation when the HMC1197LP7FE is muted is always better than 60 dB, and is ~ 30 dB better than disabling the output buffers of the HMC1197LP7FE via Reg 17h[5:4]. 21 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 1.3 PLL Overview 1.3.1 Charge Pump (CP) & Phase Detector (PD) The Phase detector (PD) has two inputs, one from the reference path divider and one from the RF path divider. When in lock these two inputs are at the same average frequency and are fixed at a constant average phase offset with respect to each other. We refer to the frequency of operation of the PD as fpd. Most formulae related to step size, delta-sigma modulation, timers etc., are functions of the operating frequency of the PD, fpd. fpd is also referred to as the comparison frequency of the PD. The PD compares the phase of the RF path signal with that of the reference path signal and controls the charge pump output current as a linear function of the phase difference between the two signals. The output current varies linearly over a full 2 radians (360) of input phase difference. 1.3.1.1 Charge Pump A simplified diagram of the charge pump is shown in Figure 38. The CP consists of 4 programmable current sources, two controlling the CP Gain (Up Gain Reg 09h[13:7], and Down Gain Reg 09h[6:0]) and two controlling the CP Offset, where the magnitude of the offset is set by Reg 09h [20:14], and the direction is selected by Reg 09h [21]=1 for up and Reg 09h [22]=1 for down offset. CP Gain is used at all times, while CP Offset is only recommended for fractional mode of operation. Typically the CP Up and Down gain settings are set to the same value (Reg 09h[13:7] = Reg 09h[6:0]). TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 38. Charge Pump Gain & Offset Control 1.3.1.2 Charge Pump Gain Charge pump Up and Down gains are set by Reg 09h[13:7] and Reg 09h[6:0] respectively. The current gain of the pump in Amps/radian is equal to the gain setting of this register divided by 2. Typical CP gain setting is set to 2 to 2.5 mA, however lower values can also be used. Values < 1 mA may result in degraded Phase Noise performance. For example, if both Reg 09h[13:7] and Reg 09h[6:0] are set to `50d' the output current of each pump will be 1 mA and the phase frequency detector gain kp = 1 mA/2 radians, or 159 A/rad. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 22 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.3.1.3 Charge Pump Phase Offset In Integer Mode, the phase detector operates with zero offset. The divided reference signal and the divided VCO signal arrive at the phase detector inputs at the same time. Integer mode does not require any CP Offset current. When operating in Integer Mode simply disable CP offset in both directions (Up and down), by writing Reg 09h[22:21] = `00'b and set the CP Offset magnitude to zero by writingReg 09h[20:14]= 0. In Fractional Mode CP linearity is of paramount importance. Any non-linearity degrades phase noise and spurious performance. In fractional mode, these non-linearities are eliminated by operating the PD with an average phase offset, either positive or negative (either the reference or the VCO edge always arrives first at the PD ie. leads). A programmable CP offset current source is used to add DC current to the loop filter and create the desired phase offset. Positive current causes the VCO to lead, negative current causes the reference to lead. The CP offset is controlled via Reg 09h[20:14]. The phase offset is scaled from 0 degrees, that is the reference and the VCO path arrive in phase, to 360 degrees, where they arrive a full cycle late. The specific level of charge pump offset current Reg 09h[20:14] is provided in (EQ 9). It is also plotted in Figure 39 vs. PD frequency for typical CP Gain currents. ( ) (EQ 9) Required CP Offset = min 4.3 x 10-9 x FPD x ICP ,0.25 x ICP where: FPD: Comparison frequency of the Phase Detector (Hz) ICP: is the full scale current setting (A) of the switching charge pump (set in Reg 09h[6:0], [13:7] RECOMMENDED OFFSET CURRENT (uA) 700 CP Current = 2.5 mA 600 500 CP Current = 2 mA 400 300 200 CP Current = 1 mA 100 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 PHASE DETECTOR FREQUENCY (MHz) Recommended CP offset current CP gain currents. Calculated using (EQ 9) vs PD frequency for typical The required CP offset current should never exceed 25 % of the programmed CP current. It is recommended to enable the Up Offset and disable the Down Offset by writing Reg 09h[22:21] = `10'b. Operation with CP offset influences the required configuration of the Lock Detect function. Refer to the description of Lock Detect function in section 1.3.5. When operating with PD frequency >=80MHz, the CP Offset current should be disabled for the frequency change and then re-enabled after the PLL has settled. If the CP Offset current is enabled during a frequency change it may not lock. 23 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Phase detector register Reg 0Bhallows manual access to control special phase detector features. Setting Reg 0Bh[5] = 0, masks the PD up output, which prevents the charge pump from pumping up. Setting (Reg 0Bh[6]) = 0, masks the PD down output, which prevents the charge pump from pumping down. Clearing both Reg 0Bh[5] and Reg 0Bh[6] tri-states the charge pump while leaving all other functions operating internally. PD Force UP Reg 0Bh[9] = 1 and PD Force DN Reg 0Bh[10] = 1 allows the charge pump to be forced up or down respectively. This will force the VCO to the ends of the tuning range which can be useful in VCO testing. 1.3.2 Reference Input Stage TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.3.1.4 Phase Detector Functions Figure 39. Reference Path Input Stage The reference buffer provides the path from an external reference source (generally crystal based) to the R divider, and eventually to the phase detector. The buffer has two modes of operation controlled by Reg 08h[21]. High Gain (Reg 08h[21] = 0), recommended below 200 MHz, and High frequency (Reg 08h[21] = 1), for 200 to 350 MHz operation. The buffer is internally DC biased, with 100 internal termination. For 50 match, an external 100 resistor to ground should be added, followed by an AC coupling capacitor (impedance < 1 ), then to the XREFP pin of the part. At low frequencies, a relatively square reference is recommended to keep the input slew rate high. At higher frequencies, a square or sinusoid can be used. The following table shows the recommended operating regions for different reference frequencies. If operating outside these regions the part will normally still operate, but with degraded reference path phase noise performance. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 24 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Table 11. Reference Sensitivity Table TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Square Input Reference Input Frequency (MHz) < 10 Slew > 0.5V/ns Sinusoidal Input Recommended Swing (Vpp) Recommended Power Range (dBm) Recommended Min Max Recommended Min Max YES 0.6 2.5 x x x 10 YES 0.6 2.5 x x x 25 YES 0.6 2.5 ok 8 15 50 YES 0.6 2.5 YES 6 15 100 YES 0.6 2.5 YES 5 15 150 ok 0.9 2.5 YES 4 12 200 ok 1.2 2.5 YES 3 8 Input referred phase noise of the PLL when operating at 50 MHz is between -148 and -150 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset depending upon the mode of operation. The input reference signal should be 10 dB better than this floor to avoid degradation of the PLL noise contribution. It should be noted that such low levels are only necessary if the PLL is the dominant noise contributor and these levels are required for the system goals. 1.3.3 Reference Path 'R' Divider The reference path "R" divider is based on a 14-bit counter and can divide input signals by values from 1 to 16,383 and is controlled via Reg 02h. 1.3.4 RF Path 'N' Divider The main RF path divider is capable of average divide ratios between 219-5 (524,283) and 20 in fractional mode, and 219-1 (524,287) to 16 in integer mode. 1.3.5 Lock Detect The Lock Detect (LD) function indicates that the HMC1197LP7FE is indeed generating the desired frequency. It is enabled by writing Reg 07h[11]=1. The HMC1197LP7FE provides LD indicator in one of two ways: * As an output available on the LD_SDO pin of the HMC1197LP7FE, (Configuration is required to use the LD_SDO pin for LD purpose, for more information please see "1.8 Serial Port Open Mode" and "1.3.5.3 Configuring LD_SDO Pin for LD Output" section). * Or reading from Reg 12h[1], where Reg 12h[1] = 1 indicates locked and Reg 12h[1] = 0 indicates an unlocked condition. The LD circuit expects the divided VCO edge and the divided reference edge to appear at the PD within a user specified time period (window), repeatedly. Either signal may arrive first, only the difference in arrival times is significant. The arrival of the two edges within the designated window increments an internal counter. Once the count reaches and exceeds a user specified value (Reg 07h[2:0]) the HMC1197LP7FE declares lock. Failure in registering the two edges in any one window resets the counter and immediately declares an un-locked condition. Lock is deemed to be reestablished once the counter reaches the user specified value (Reg 07h[2:0]) again. 1.3.5.1 Lock Detect Configuration Optimal spectral performance in fractional mode requires CP current and CP offset current configuration discussed in detail in section "1.3.1". 25 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz ICP Offset ( A) 1 + 2.66 x 10-9 ( sec ) + FPD ( Hz ) x ICP ( A) FPD ( Hz ) LD Window ( seconds ) = in Fractional Mode 2 1 LD Window ( seconds ) = in Integer Mode 2 x FPD (EQ 10) where: FPD: is the comparison frequency of the Phase Detector ICP Offset : is the Charge Pump Offset Current Reg 09h[20:14] ICP: is the full scale current setting of the switching charge pump Reg 09h[6:0], or Reg 09h[13:7] If the result provided by (EQ 10) is equal to 10 ns Analog LD can be used (Reg 07h[6] = 0). Otherwise Digital LD is necessary Reg 07h[6] = 1. Table 12 provides the required Reg 07h settings to appropriately program the Digital LD window size. From Table 12, simply select the closest value in the "Digital LD Window Size" columns to the one calculated in (EQ 10) and program Reg 07h[9:8] and Reg 07h[7:5] accordingly. Table 12. Typical Digital Lock Detect Window LD Timer Speed Reg07[9:8] Digital Lock Detect Window Size Nominal Value (ns) Fastest 00 6.5 8 11 17 29 53 100 195 01 7 8.9 12.8 21 36 68 130 255 10 7.1 9.2 13.3 22 38 72 138 272 Slowest 11 7.6 10.2 15.4 26 47 88 172 338 LD Timer Divide Setting Reg07[7:5] 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs These settings in Reg 09h impact the required LD window size in fractional mode of operation. To function, the required lock detect window size is provided by (EQ 10). 1.3.5.2 Digital Window Configuration Example Assuming, fractional mode, with a 50 MHz PD and * Charge Pump gain of 2 mA (Reg 09h[13:7] = 64h, Reg 09h[6:0] = 64h), * Down Offset (Reg 09h[22:21] = `10'b) * Offset current magnitude of +400 A (Reg 09h[20:14] = 50h) Applying (EQ 11), the required LD window size is: LD Window ( seconds ) 0.4 x10-3 ( A) 1 + 2.66 x 10-9 ( sec ) + 6 50 x 106 ( Hz ) x 2 x10-3 ( A) x 50 10 Hz ( ) = 13.33 nsec 2 (EQ 11) Locating the Table 12 value that is closest to the (EQ 11) result, in this case 13.3 13.33. To set the Digital LD window size, simply program Reg 07h[9:8] = `10'b and Reg 07h[7:5] = `010'b according to Table 12. There is always a good solution for the lock detect window for a given operating point. The user should understand however that one solution does not fit all operating points. As observed from (EQ 11), If charge pump offset or PD frequency are changed significantly then the lock detect window may need to be adjusted. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 26 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.3.5.3 Configuring LD_SDO Pin for LD Output Setting Reg 0Fh[4:0]=1 will display the Lock Detect Flag on LD_SDO pin of the HMC1197LP7FE. If locked, LD_SDO will be high. As the name suggests, LD_SDO pin is multiplexed between LD and SDO (Serial Data Out) signals. Hence LD is available on the LD_SDO pin at all times except when a serial port read is requested, in which case the pin reverts temporarily to the Serial Data Out pin, and returns to the Lock Detect Flag after the read is completed. LD can be made available on LD_SDO pin at all times by writing Reg 0Fh[6] = 1. In that case the HMC1197LP7FE will not provide any read-back functionality because the SDO signal is not available. 1.3.6 Cycle Slip Prevention (CSP) When changing VCO frequency and the VCO is not yet locked to the reference, the instantaneous frequencies of the two PD inputs are different, and the phase difference of the two inputs at the PD varies rapidly over a range much greater than 2 radians. Since the gain of the PD varies linearly with phase up to 2, the gain of a conventional PD will cycle from high gain, when the phase difference approaches a multiple of 2, to low gain, when the phase difference is slightly larger than a multiple of 0 radians. The output current from the charge pump will cycle from maximum to minimum even though the VCO has not yet reached its final frequency. The charge on the loop filter small cap may actually discharge slightly during the low gain portion of the cycle. This can make the VCO frequency actually reverse temporarily during locking. This phenomena is known as cycle slipping. Cycle slipping causes the pull-in rate during the locking phase to vary cyclically. Cycle Slipping increases the time to lock to a value greater than that predicted by normal small signal Laplace analysis. The HMC1197LP7FE PD features an ability to reduce cycle slipping during frequency tunning. The Cycle Slip Prevention (CSP) feature increases the PD gain during large phase errors. 1.3.7 Frequency Tuning HMC1197LP7FE VCO subsystem always operates in fundamental frequency of operation (2050 MHz to 4100 MHz). The HMC1197LP7FE generates frequencies below its fundamental frequency (33 MHz to 2050 MHz) by tuning to the appropriate fundamental frequency and selecting the appropriate Output Divider setting (divide by 2/4/6.../60/62) in Reg 16h[5:0]. The HMC1197LP7FE automatically controls frequency tuning in the fundamental band of operation, for more information see "1.2.1 VCO Calibration". To tune to frequencies below the fundamental frequency range (<2050 MHz) it is required to tune the HMC1197LP7FE to the appropriate fundamental frequency, then select the appropriate output divider setting (divide by 2/4/6.../60/62) in Reg 16h[5:0]. 1.3.7.1 Integer Mode The HMC1197LP7FE is capable of operating in integer mode. For Integer mode set the following registers a. Disable the Fractional Modulator, Reg 06h[11]=0 b. Bypass the Modulator circuit, Reg 06h[7]=1 In integer mode the VCO step size is fixed to that of the PD frequency. Integer mode typically has 3 dB lower phase noise than fractional mode for a given PD operating frequency. Integer mode, however, often requires a lower PD frequency to meet step size requirements. The fractional mode advantage is that higher PD frequencies can be used, hence lower phase noise can often be realized in fractional mode. Charge Pump offset should be disabled in integer mode Reg 09h[22:14] = 0h. 27 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz In integer mode the digital modulator is shut off and the N divider (Reg 03h) may be programmed to any integer value in the range 16 to 219-1. To run in integer mode configure Reg 06h as described, then program the integer portion of the frequency as explained by (EQ 12), ignoring the fractional part. a. Disable the Fractional Modulator, Reg 06h[11] = 0 b. Bypass the delta-sigma modulator Reg 06h[7] = 1 c. To tune to frequencies (<2050 MHz), select the appropriate output divider valueReg 16h[5:0]. 1.3.7.3 Fractional Mode The HMC1197LP7FE is placed in fractional mode by setting the following registers: a. Enable the Fractional Modulator, Reg 06h[11]=1 b. Connect the delta sigma modulator in circuit, Reg 06h[7]=0 1.3.7.4 Fractional Frequency Tuning This is a generic example, with the goal of explaining how to program the output frequency. Actual variables are dependant upon the reference in use. The HMC1197LP7FE in fractional mode can achieve frequencies at fractional multiples of the reference. The frequency of the HMC1197LP7FE, fvco, is given by fvco = fxtal R (Nint + Nfrac) = fint + ffrac fout = fvco / k (EQ 12) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.3.7.2 Integer Frequency Tuning (EQ 13) Where: fout is the output frequency after any potential dividers. k is 1 for fundamental, or k = 2,4,6,...58,60,62 depending on the selected output divider value (Reg 16h[5:0]) Nint is the integer division ratio, Reg 03h, an integer number between 20 and 524,284 Nfrac is the fractional part, from 0.0 to 0.99999...,Nfrac=Reg 04h/224 R is the reference path division ratio, Reg 02h fxtal is the frequency of the reference oscillator input fpd is the PD operating frequency, fxtal /R As an example: fout 1402.5 MHz k 2 fvco 2,805 MHz fxtal = 50 MHz R =1 fpd = 50 MHz Nint = 56 Nfrac = 0.1 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 28 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Reg 04h = round(0.1 x 224) = round(1677721.6) = 1677722 f VCO = 50e6 1 (56 + fout = f VCO 2 1677722 224 ) = 2805 MHz + 1.192 Hz error = 1402.5 MHz + 0.596 Hz error (EQ 14) (EQ 15) In this example the output frequency of 1402.5 MHz is achieved by programming the 19-bit binary value of 56d = 38h into intg_reg in Reg 03h, and the 24-bit binary value of 1677722d = 19999Ah into frac_reg in Reg 04h. The 0.596 Hz quantization error can be eliminated using the exact frequency mode if required. In this example the VCO output fundamental 2805 MHz is divided by 2 (Reg 16h[5:0] = 2h) = 1402.5 MHz. 1.3.7.5 Exact Frequency Tuning Due to quantization effects, the absolute frequency precision of a fractional PLL is normally limited by the number of bits in the fractional modulator. For example, a 24 bit fractional modulator has frequency resolution set by the phase detector (PD ) comparison rate divided by 224. The value 224 in the denominator is sometimes referred to as the modulus. Hittite PLLs use a fixed modulus which is a binary number. In some types of fractional PLLs the modulus is variable, which allows exact frequency steps to be achieved with decimal step sizes. Unfortunately small steps using small modulus values results in large spurious outputs at multiples of the modulus period (channel step size). For this reason Hittite PLLs use a large fixed modulus. Normally, the step size is set by the size of the fixed modulus. In the case of a 50 MHz PD rate, a modulus of 224 would result in a 2.98 Hz step resolution, or 0.0596 ppm. In some applications it is necessary to have exact frequency steps, and even an error of 3 Hz cannot be tolerated. Fractional PLLs are able to generate exact frequencies (with zero frequency error) if N can be exactly represented in binary (eg. N = 50.0,50.5,50.25,50.75 etc.). Unfortunately, some common frequencies cannot be exactly represented. For example, Nfrac = 0.1 = 1/10 must be approximated as round((0.1 x 224)/ 224 ) 0.100000024. At fPD = 50 MHz this translates to 1.2 Hz error. Hittite's exact frequency mode addresses this issue, and can eliminate quantization error by programming the channel step size to FPD/10 in Reg 0Ch to 10 (in this example). More generally, this feature can be used whenever the desired frequency, f VCO, can be exactly represented on a step plan where there are an integer number of steps (<224) across integer-N boundaries. Mathematically, this situation is satisfied if: fPD 24 2 fVCOk = mod fgcd 0= where fgcd gcd(fVCO1, fPD ) and fgcd (EQ 16) Where: gcd stands for Greatest Common Divisor fN = maximum integer boundary frequency < f VCO1 fPD = frequency of the Phase Detector and f VCOk are the channel step frequencies where 0 < k < 224-1, As shown in Figure 40. 29 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Figure 40. Exact Frequency Tuning Some fractional PLLs are able to achieve this by adjusting (shortening) the length of the Phase Accumulator (the denominator or the modulus of the Delta-Sigma modulator) so that the Delta-Sigma modulator phase accumulator repeats at an exact period related to the interval frequency (f VCOk - f VCO(k-1)) in Figure 40. Consequently, the shortened accumulator results in more frequent repeating patterns and as a result often leads to spurious emissions at multiples of the repeating pattern period, or at harmonic frequencies of f VCOk - f VCO(k-1). For example, in some applications, these intervals might represent the spacing between radio channels, and the spurious would occur at multiples of the channel spacing. TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz The Hittite method on the other hand is able to generate exact frequencies between adjacent integer-N boundaries while still using the full 24 bit phase accumulator modulus, thus achieving exact frequency steps with a high phase detector comparison rate, which allows Hittite PLLs to maintain excellent phase noise and spurious performance in the Exact Frequency Mode. 1.3.7.6 Using Hittite Exact Frequency Mode If the constraint in (EQ 16) is satisfied, HMC1197LP7FE is able to generate signals with zero frequency error at the desired VCO frequency. Exact Frequency Mode may be re-configured for each target frequency, or be set-up for a fixed fgcd which applies to all channels. 1.3.7.6.1.1 Configuring Exact Frequency Mode For a Particular Frequency 1. Calculate and program the integer register setting Reg 03h = NINT = floor(f VCO/fPD), where the floor function is the rounding down to the nearest integer. Then the integer boundary frequency fN = NINT fPD 2. Calculate and program the exact frequency register value Reg 0Ch = fPD/fgcd, where fgcd = gcd(f VCO,fPD) 24 3. Calculate and program the fractional register setting Reg 04h NFRAC = ceil is the ceiling function meaning "round up to the nearest integer." 2 ( fVCOk - fN ) fPD , where ceil Example: To configure the HMC1197LP7FE for exact frequency mode at f VCO = 2800.2 MHz where Phase Detector (PD) rate fPD = 61.44 MHz Proceed as follows: Check (EQ 16) to confirm that the exact frequency mode for this f VCO is possible. fPD 224 fgcd gcd(fVCO , fPD ) and fgcd = ( ) fgcd = gcd 2800.2 x 106 ,61.44 x 106 = 120 x 103 > 61.44 x 106 = 3750 224 Since (EQ 16) is satisfied, the HMC1197LP7FE can be configured for exact frequency mode at f VCO = 2800.2 MHz as follows: For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 30 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz f 2800.2 x 106 45 = = d 2Dh 61.44 x 106 1. NINT = Reg 03h = floor 2. Reg 0Ch = 3. To program Reg 04h, the closest integer-N boundary frequency fN that is less than the desired VCO frequency f VCO must be calculated. fN = fPD NINT. Using the current example: 1 VCO = floor fPD 61.44 x 106 61.44 x 106 d C00h = = = 3072 = 3 6 20000 gcd 100 x 10 ,61.44 x 10 gcd ( fVCOk +1 - fVCOk ) , fPD fPD ( ) ) ( fN =fPD x NINT =45 x 61.44 x 106 =2764.8 MHz. ) ( 24 224 f 2800.2 x 106 - 2764.8 x 106 2 VCO - fN = ceil = = d 938000h 9666560 fPD 61.44 x 106 ( Then= Reg04h ceil 1.3.7.6.2.2 ) Hittite Exact Frequency Channel Mode If it is desirable to have multiple, equally spaced, exact frequency channels that fall within the same interval (ie. fN f VCOk < fN+1) where f VCOk is shown in Figure 40 and 1 k 224, it is possible to maintain the same integer-N (Reg 03h) and exact frequency register (Reg 0Ch) settings and only update the fractional register (Reg 04h) setting. The Exact Frequency Channel Mode is possible if (EQ 16) is satisfied for at least two equally spaced adjacent frequency channels, i.e. the channel step size. To configure the HMC1197LP7FE for Exact Frequency Channel Mode, initially and only at the beginning, integer (Reg 03h) and exact frequency (Reg 0Ch) registers need to be programmed for the smallest fVCO frequency (f VCO1 in Figure 40), as follows: 1. Calculate and program the integer register setting Reg 03h = NINT = floor(f VCO1/fPD), where f VCO1 is shown in Figure 40 and corresponds to minimum channel VCO frequency. Then the lower integer boundary frequency is given by fN = NINT fPD. 2. Calculate and program the exact frequency register value Reg 0Ch = fPD/fgcd, where fgcd = gcd((f VCOk+1 - f VCOk),fPD) = greatest common divisor of the desired equidistant channel spacing and the PD frequency ((fVCOk+1 - f VCOk) and fPD). Then, to switch between various equally spaced intervals (channels) only the fractional register (Reg 04h) needs to be programmed to the desired VCO channel frequency f VCOk in the following manner: ( ) 224 f VCOk - fN f PD Reg 04h = NFRAC = ceil where fN = floor(f VCO1/fPD), and f VCO1, as shown in Figure 40, represents the smallest channel VCO frequency that is greater than fN. Example: To configure the HMC1197LP7FE for Exact Frequency Mode for equally spaced intervals of 100 kHz where first channel (Channel 1) = f VCO1 = 2800.200 MHz and Phase Detector (PD) rate fPD = 61.44 MHz proceed as follows: First check that the exact frequency mode for this f VCO1 = 2800.2 MHz (Channel 1) and f VCO2 = 2800.2 MHz + 100 kHz = 2800.3 MHz (Channel 2) is possible. fPD 224 = fgcd1 gcd(fVCO1, fPD ) and fgcd1 f and= fgcd2 gcd(fVCO2 , fPD ) and fgcd2 PD 224 ) ( =gcd ( 2800.3 x 10 ,61.44 x 10 ) =20 x 10 61.44 x 106 = 3750 224 6 61.44 x 10 > =3750 224 fgcd1 = gcd 2800.2 x 106 ,61.44 x 106 = 120 x 103 > fgcd 2 31 6 6 3 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 If (EQ 16) is satisfied for at least two of the equally spaced interval (channel) frequencies fVCO1,f VCO2 ,f VCO3 ,... f VCON, as it is above, Hittite Exact Frequency Channel Mode is possible for all desired channel frequencies, and can be configured as follows: 1. Reg 03h = 2. Reg 0Ch = 6 VCO 1 floor 2800.2 x 10= 45 = = d 2Dh fPD 61.44 x 106 f floor 61.44 x 106 61.44 x 106 d C00h = = = 3072 = 3 6 20000 gcd 100 x 10 ,61.44 x 10 gcd ( fVCOk +1 - fVCOk ) , fPD fPD ( ) ) ( where (f VCOk+1 - f VCOk) is the desired channel spacing (100 kHz in this example). 3. To program Reg 04h the closest integer-N boundary frequency fN that is less than the smallest channel VCO frequency f VCO1 must be calculated. fN = floor(f VCO1/fPD). Using the current example: 2800.2 x 106 =45 x 61.44 x 106 =2764.8 MHz 61.44 x 106 fN =fPD x floor Then 224 f ( VCO1 - fN ) for channel 1 where f Reg 04h ceil = = VCO1 2800.2 MHz f PD 24 2800.2 x 106 - 2764.8 x 106 2 d 938000h = ceil = = 9666560 61.44 x 106 ) ( 4. To change from channel 1 (f VCO1 = 2800.2 MHz) to channel 2 (f VCO2 = 2800.3 MHz), only Reg 04h needs to be programmed, as long as all of the desired exact frequencies f VCOk (Figure 40) fall between the same integer-N boundaries (fN < f VCOk < fN+1). In that case ( ) 24 2800.3 x 106 - 2764.8 x 106 2 = = d 93EAABh 9693867 61.44 x 106 Reg 04h = ceil 1.3.8 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz , and so on. Seed Register The start phase of the fractional modulator digital phase accumulator (DPA) may be set to any desired phase relative to the reference frequency, The phase is programmed in Reg 1Ah, and Exact Frequency Mode is required. Phase = 2 x Reg1Ah/(224) via the seed register Reg 1Ah[23:0]. The HMC1197LP7FE will automatically reload the start phase (seed value) into the DPA every time a new fractional frequency is selected. Certain zero or binary seed values may cause spurious energy correlation at specific frequencies. For most cases a random, or non zero, non-binary start seed is recommended. 1.4 Soft Reset & Power-On Reset The HMC1197LP7FE features a hardware Power on Reset (POR). All chip registers will be reset to default states approximately 250 s after power up. The PLL subsystem SPI registers may also be soft reset by an SPI write to register Reg 00h. 1.5 Power Down Mode Power down the HMC1197LP7FE by pulling CEN pin (pin 17) low (assuming no SPI overrides(Reg 01h[0]=1)). This will result in all analog functions and internal clocks disabled. Current consumption will typically drop below 10 A in Power Down state. The serial port will still respond to normal communication in Power Down mode. It is possible to ignore the CEN pin, by setting Reg 01h[0]=0. Control of Power Down Mode then comes from the serial port register Reg 01h[1]. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 32 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs It is also possible to leave various blocks on when in Power Down (see Reg 01h), including: a. Internal Bias Reference Sources Reg 01h[2] b. PD Block Reg 01h[3] c. CP Block Reg 01h[4] d. Reference Path Buffer Reg 01h[5] e. VCO Path buffer Reg 01h[6] f. Digital I/O Test pads Reg 01h[7] To mute the output but leave the PLL and VCO locked please refer to 1.2.4 section. 1.6 General Purpose Output (GPO) Pin The PLL shares the LD_SDO (Lock-Detect/Serial Data Out) pin to perform various functions. While the pin is most commonly used to read back registers from chip via the SPI, it is also capable of exporting a variety of signals and real time test waveforms (including Lock Detect). It is driven by a tri-state CMOS driver with ~200 Rout. It has logic associated with it to dynamically select whether the driver is enabled, and to decide which data to export from the chip. In its default configuration, after power-on-reset, the output driver is disabled, and only drives during appropriately addressed SPI reads. This allows it to share the output with other devices on the same bus. The pin driver is enabled if the chip is addressed - ie. The last 3 bits of SPI cycle = `000'b before the rising edge of SEN. If SEN rises before SCK has clocked in an `invalid' (non-zero) chip -address, the HMC1197LP7FE will start to drive the bus. The WIDEBAND DIRECT QUADRATURE MODULATOR w/ Fractional- N PLL & VCO will naturally switch away from the GPO data and export the SDO during an SPI read. To prevent this automatic data selection, and always select the GPO signal, set "Prevent AutoMux of SDO" (Reg 0Fh[6] = 1). The phase noise performance at this output is poor and uncharacterized. The GPO output should not be toggling during normal operation because it may degrade the spectral performance. Note that there are additional controls available, which may be helpful if sharing the bus with other devices: * To disable the driver completely, set Reg 08h[5] = 0 (it takes precedence over all else). * To disable either the pull-up or pull-down sections of the driver, Reg 0Fh[8] = 1 or Reg 0Fh[9] = 1 respectively. Example Scenarios: * Drive SDO during reads, tri-state otherwise (to allow bus-sharing) * No action required. * Drive SDO during reads, Lock Detect otherwise * Set GPO Select Reg 0Fh [4:0] = `00001'b (which is default) * Set "Prevent GPO driver disable" (Reg 0Fh[7] = 1) * Always drive Lock Detect * Set " Prevent AutoMux of SDO" Reg 0Fh[6] = 1 * Set GPO Select Reg 0Fh[4:0]= 00001 (which is default) * Set "Prevent GPO driver disable" (Reg 0Fh[7] = 1)) The signals available on the GPO are selected in Reg 0Fh[4:0]. 33 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Chip Identification The chip id information may be read by reading the content of read only register, chip_ID in Reg 00h. For HMC1197LP7FE, chip id is C7701Ah. 1.8 SERIAL PORT Overview The SPI protocol has the following general features: a. 3-bit chip address , enable the use of up to 8 devices connected to the serial bus b. Simultaneous Write/Read during the SPI cycle c. 5-bit address space d. 3 wire for Write Only capability, 4 wire for Read/Write capability Typical serial port operation can be run with SCLK at speeds up to 50 MHz. 1.8.1 Serial Port WRITE Operation AVDD = DVDD = 3V, AGND = DGND = 0V Table 13. SPI WRITE Timing Characteristics Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max Units t1 SDI setup time to SCLK Rising Edge 3 ns t2 SCLK Rising Edge to SDI hold time 3 ns t3 SEN low duration 10 ns t4 SEN high duration 10 ns t5 SCLK 32 Rising Edge to SEN Rising Edge 10 ns t6 Recovery Time 10 Max Serial port Clock Speed TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 1.7 ns 50 MHz A typical WRITE cycle is shown in Figure 41. a. The Master (host) places 24-bit data, d23:d0, MSB first, on SDI on the first 24 falling edges of SCLK. b. the slave (HMC1197LP7FE) shifts in data on SDI on the first 24 rising edges of SCLK c. Master places 5-bit register address to be written to, r4:r0, MSB first, on the next 5 falling edges of SCLK (25-29) d. Slave shifts the register bits on the next 5 rising edges of SCLK (25-29). e. Master places 3-bit chip address, a2:a0, MSB first, on the next 3 falling edges of SCLK (30-32). Hittite reserves chip address a2:a0 = 000 for HMC1197LP7FE. f. Slave shifts the chip address bits on the next 3 rising edges of SCLK (30-32). g. Master asserts SEN after the 32nd rising edge of SCLK. h. Slave registers the SDI data on the rising edge of SEN. i. Master clears SEN to complete the WRITE cycle. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 34 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 41. Serial Port Timing Diagram - WRITE 1.8.2 Serial Port READ Operation A typical READ cycle is shown in Figure 42. In general, the LD_SDO line is always active during the WRITE cycle. During any SPI cycle LD_SDO will contain the data from the current address written in Reg 00h[4:0]. If Reg 00h[4:0] is not changed then the same data will always be present on LD_SDO when an Open Mode cycle is in progress. If it is desired to READ from a specific address, it is necessary in the first SPI cycle to write the desired address to Reg 00h[4:0], then in the next SPI cycle the desired data will be available on LD_SDO. An example of the two cycle procedure to read from any address follows: a. The Master (host), on the first 24 falling edges of SCLK places 24-bit data, d23:d0, MSB first, on SDI as shown in Figure 42. d23:d5 should be set to zero. d4:d0 = address of the register to be READ on the next cycle. b. the slave (HMC1197LP7FE) shifts in data on SDI on the first 24 rising edges of SCK c. Master places 5-bit register address , r4:r0, (the READ ADDRESS register), MSB first, on the next 5 falling edges of SCK (25-29). r4:r0=00000. d. Slave shifts the register bits on the next 5 rising edges of SCK (25-29). e. Master places 3-bit chip address, a2:a0, MSB first, on the next 3 falling edges of SCK (30-32). Chip address is always `000'b. f. Slave shifts the chip address bits on the next 3 rising edges of SCK (30-32). g. Master asserts SEN after the 32nd rising edge of SCK. h. Slave registers the SDI data on the rising edge of SEN. i. Master clears SEN to complete the the address transfer of the two part READ cycle. j. If one does not wish to write data to the chip during the second cycle , then it is recommended to simply rewrite the same contents on SDI to Register zero on the READ back part of the cycle. k. Master places the same SDI data as the previous cycle on the next 32 falling edges of SCK. l. Slave (HMC1197LP7FE) shifts the SDI data on the next 32 rising edges of SCK. On these same edges, the slave places the desired read data (ie. data from the address specified in Reg 00h[4:0] of the first cycle) on LD_SDO which automatically switches to SDO mode from LD mode, disabling the LD output. m. Master asserts SEN after the 32nd rising edge of SCK to complete the cycle and revert back to Lock Detect on LD_SDO. 35 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Table 14. SPI Read Timing Characteristics Conditions Min. Typ. Max Units t1 SDI setup time to SCK Rising Edge 3 ns t2 SCK Rising Edge to SDI hold time 3 ns t3 SEN low duration 10 ns t4 SEN high duration 10 t5 SCK Rising Edge to SDO time t6 Recovery TIme 10 ns t7 SCK 32 Rising Edge to SEN Rising Edge 10 ns ns 8.2ns+0.2ns/pF ns For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Parameter 36 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Figure 42. Serial Port Timing Diagram - READ For more information on using the GPO pin while in SPI Mode please see section 1.8 Serial Port Overview 37 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 2.0 PLL Register Map 2.1 Reg 00h ID Register (Read Only) DEFAULT C7701A h Bit Type [23:0] RO 2.2 Name chip_ID Width Default 24 C7701A Description Chip ID Number Reg 00h Open Mode Read Address/RST Strobe Register (Write Only) Bit Type [4:0] WO Name Read Address Width Default 5 - Description (WRITE ONLY) Read Address for next cycle [5] WO Soft Reset 1 - (WRITE ONLY) Soft Reset - (set to 0 during operation) [23:6] WO Not Defined 18 - Not Defined (set to write 0h) 2.3 Reg 01h Chip Enable Register DEFAULT 3h Bit [0] Type R/W Name Chip Enable Pin Select Width 1 Default 1 Description 1 = Chip enable via CHIP_EN pin, Reg 01h[0]=1 and CHIP_EN pin low places the HMC1197LP7FE in Power Down Mode 0 = Chip enable via SPI - Reg 01h[0] = 0, CHIP_EN pin ignored (see Power Down Mode description for more details) [1] R/W SPI Chip Enable 1 1 Controls Chip Enable (Power Down) if Reg 01h[0] =0 Reg 01h[0]=0 and Reg 01h[1]=1 - chip is enabled, CHIP_ EN pin don't care Reg 01h[0]=0 and Reg 01h[1]=0 - chip disabled, CHIP_EN pin don't care (see Power Down Mode description for more information) [2] R/W Keep Bias On 1 0 keeps internal bias generators on, ignores Chip enable control [3] R/W Keep PFD Pn 1 0 keeps PFD circuit on, ignores Chip enable control [4] R/W Keep CP On 1 0 keeps Charge Pump on, ignores Chip enable control [5] R/W Keep Reference Buffer ON 1 0 keeps Reference buffer block on, ignores Chip enable control [6] R/W Keep VCO on 1 0 keeps VCO divider buffer on, ignores Chip enable control [7] R/W Keep GPO Driver ON 1 0 keeps GPO output Driver ON, ignores Chip enable control [9:8] R/W Reserved 2 0 reserved 2.4 Bit [13:0] 2.5 Bit TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Reg 02h REFDIV Register DEFAULT 1h Type R/W Name rdiv Width 14 Default 1 Description Reference Divider 'R' Value (EQ 8) min 1 max max 214-1 = 3FFFh = 16383d Reg 03h Frequency Register - Integer Part DEFAULT 19h Type Name Width Default Description Divider Integer part, used in all modes, see (EQ 10) [18:0] R/W Integer Setting 19 25d 19h Fractional Mode min 20d max 219 - 4 = 7FFFCh = 524,284d Integer Mode min 16d max 219-1 = 7FFFFh = 524,287d For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 38 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.6 Bit [23:0] Reg 04h Frequency Register - Fractional Part DEFAULT 0h Type R/W Name Width Fractional Setting 24 Default 0 Description Divider Fractional part (24 bit unsigned) see Fractional Frequency Tuning Fractional Division Value = Reg4[23:0]/2^24 Used in Fractional Mode only min 0 max 224-1 = FFFFFFh = 16,777,215d 2.7 Reg 05h Reserved Bit Type [23:0] R/W 2.8 Name Reserved Width Default 24 0 Description Reserved Reg 06h Delta Sigma Modulator Register DEFAULT 30F0Ah BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [1:0] R/W Reserved 2 2 Reserved, Program to 0h 2 Select the Delta Sigma Modulator Type 0: 1st order 1: 2nd Order 2: 3rd Order - Recommended 3: Reserved [3:2] R/W DSM Order 2 DESCRIPTION 0: Normal SPI Load - all register load on rising edge of SEN 1: Synchronous SPI - registers Reg 03h, Reg 04h , Reg 1Ah wait to load synchronously on the next internal clock cycle. Normally (When this bit is 0) SPI writes into the internal state machines/counters happen asynchronously relative to the internal clocks. This can create freq/phase disturbances if writing register 3, 4 or 1A. When this bit is enabled, the internal SPI registers are loaded synchronously with the internal clock. This means that the data in the SPI shifter should be held constant for at least 2 PFD clock periods after SEN is asserted to allow this retiming to happen cleanly. [4] R/W Synchronous SPI Mode 1 0 [5] R/W Exact Frequency Mode Enable 1 0 1: Exact Frequency Mode Enabled 0: Exact Frequency Mode Disabled [6] R/W Reserved 1 0 Reserved [7] R/W Fractional Bypass 1 0 0: Use Modulator, Required for Fractional Mode, 1: Bypass Modulator, Required for Integer Mode Note: When enabled fractional modulator output is ignored, but fractional modulator continues to be clocked if Reg 06h[11] =1. This feature can be used to test the isolation of the digital fractional modulator from the VCO output in integer mode. 1: loads the modulator seed (start phase) whenever the fractional 39 [8] R/W [10:9] register (Reg 04h) is written Autoseed EN 1 1 R/W Reserved 2 3 Reserved [11] R/W Delta Sigma Modulator Enable 1 1 0: Disable DSM, used for Integer Mode 1: Enable DSM Core, required for Fractional Mode [23:12] R/W Reserved 12 48d 30h 0: when fractional register (Reg 04h) write changes frequency, modulator starts at previous value (phase) Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Bit Reg 07h Lock Detect Register DEFAULT 200844 h Type Name Width Default Description [2:0] R/W lkd_wincnt_max 3 4 lock detect window sets the number of consecutive counts of divided VCO that must land inside the Lock Detect Window to declare LOCK 0: 5 1: 32 2: 96 3: 256 4: 512 5: 2048 6: 8192 7: 65535 [10:3] R/W Reserved 8 8 Reserved [11] R/W LD Enable 1 1 0: LD disable 1: LD enable [19:12] R/W Reserved 8 0 Reserved 0 to 1 transition triggers the training. Lock Detect Training is only required after changing Phase Detector frequency. [20] R/W Lock Detect Training 9 0 [21] R/W CSP Enable 1 1 Cycle Slip Prevention enable. When enabled, if the phase error becomes larger than approx 70% of the PFD period, the charge-pump gain is increased by approx 6mA for the duration of the cycle.. [23:22] R/W Reserved 2 0 Reserved 2.10 After changing PD frequency a toggle Reg 07h[20] from 0 to 1 retrains the Lock Detect. TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.9 Reg 08h Analog EN Register DEFAULT 1BFFF h Bit Type [4:0] R/W Name Reserved Width Default 5 31d Description Reserved 0 - Pin LD_SDO disabled [5] R/W GPO(General Purpose Output Pin Enable) 1 1d 1 - and RegFh[7]=1 , Pin LD_SDO is always driven, this is required for use of GPO port 1 - and RegFh[7]=0 LDO_SPI is off if chip address not equal to `000'b, allowing a shared SPI with other compatible parts [9:6] R/W Reserved 4 15d Reserved [10] R/W VCO Buffer and Prescaler Bias Enable 1 1d 0: VCO Buffer and Prescaler Bias Disable 1: VCO Buffer and Prescaler Bias Enable Only applies to External VCO [20:11] R/W Reserved 10 55d [21] R/W High Frequency Reference 1 0 Program to 1 for XTAL > 200 MHz, 0 otherwise [22] R/W SDO Output Level 1 0d Output Logic Level on LD/SDO pin 0: 1.8 V Logic Levels 1: DVDD3V Logic Level [23] R/W Reserved 1 0d Reserved Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 40 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 2.11 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Bit 41 [6:0] [13:7] [20:14] Reg 09h Charge Pump Register DEFAULT 547264 h Type R/W R/W R/W Name CP DN Gain CP UP Gain Offset Magnitude Width 7 7 7 Default Description 100d 64h Charge Pump DN Gain Control 20 Astep Affects fractional phase noise and lock detect settings 0d = 0 A 1d = 20 A 2d = 40 A ... 127d = 2.54mA Default 2mA 100d 64h Charge Pump UP Gain Control 20 A per step Affects fractional phase noise and lock detect settings 0d = 0 A 1d = 20 A 2d = 40 A ... 127d = 2.54mA Default 2mA 81d Charge Pump Offset Control 5 A/step Affects fractional phase noise and lock detect settings 0d = 0 A 1d = 5 A 2d = 10 A ... 127d = 635 A Default 405A [21] R/W Offset UP enable 1 0 Sets Direction of Reg 09h[20:14] Up, 0- UP Offset Off [22] R/W Offset DN enable 1 1 Sets Direction of Reg 09h[20:14] Down, 0- DN Offset Off [23] R/W HiK charge pump Mode 1 0 Only recommended with external VCOs and Active Loop Filters. When enabled the HMC1197LP7FE increases CP current by 3 mA, thereby improving phase noise performance, and increasing loop bandwidth For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Bit Reg 0Ah VCO AutoCal Configuration Register DEFAULT 2046 h Type Name Width Default Description [2:0] R/W Vtune Resolution 3 6d Used by internlan AutoCal state machine R Divider Cycles 0-1 1-2 2-4 3-8 4 - 32 5 - 64 6 - 128 7 - 256 div cycles for frequency measurement. Measurement should last > 4 sec. Note: 1 does not work if R divider = 1. [10:3] R/W Reserved 8 16d Reserved [11] R/W AutoCal Disable 1 0 [12] R/W Reserved 1 0 Reserved 0 = AutoCal Enabled 1 = AutoCal disabled [14:13] R/W FSM/VSPI Clock Select 2 1 Set the AutoCal FSM and VSPI Clock (50 MHz maximum) 0: Input Crystal Reference 1: Input Crystal Reference/4 2: Input Crystal Reference/16 3: Input Crystal Reference/32 [16:15] R/W Reserved 2 0 Reserved [17] R/W Auto relock - one Try 1 0 0: Does not attempt to relock if lock is lost 1: Attempts to relock if Lock Detect fails for any reason. Only tries once. [23:18] R/W Reserved 5 0 Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.12 42 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.13 TYPE NAME Width Default [3:0] R/W Reserved 4 1 Reserved DESCRIPTION [4] R/W PD Phase Select 1 0 Inverts the PD polarity (program to 0) 0- Use with a positive tuning slope VCO and Passive Loop Filter (default when using internal VCO) 1- Use with a Negative Slope VCO or with an inverting Active Loop Filter with a Positive Slope VCO (Only recommended when using an External VCO, and an active loop filter) [5] R/W PD Up Output Enable 1 1 Enables the PD UP output, see also Reg 0Bh[9] [6] R/W PD Down Output Enable 1 1 Enables the PD DN output, see also Reg 0Bh[10] [8:7] R/W Reserved 2 0 Reserved, Program to 0d. [9] R/W Force CP UP 1 0 Forces CP UP output on if CP is not forced down - Use for Test only [10] R/W Force CP DN 1 0 Forces CP DN output on if CP is not forced up - Use for Test only [11] R/W Force CP Mid Rail 1 0 Force CP MId Rail - Use for Test only (if Force CP UP or Force CP DN are enabled they have precedence) [23:12] R/W Reserved 12 120d 78h 2.14 BIT [23:0] 43 Reg 0Bh PD/CP Register DEFAULT 78061 h BIT Reserved. Reg 0Ch Exact Frequency Register TYPE R/W NAME Number of Channels per Fpd Width 24 Default DESCRIPTION 0 Comparison Frequency divided by the correction rate. Must be an integer. Frequencies at exactly the correction rate will have zero frequency error. Only works in modulator Mode B(3rd order recommended modulator type in Reg06[3:2]). Reg 0Ch must be 0 if using ohter DSM type 0: Disabled 1: Invalid 2 valid max 224-1 = FFFFFFh = 16,777,215d For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz BIT Reg 0Fh GPO Register TYPE NAME Width Default DESCRIPTION Select signal to be output to SDO pin when enabled DEFAULT LOCK DETECT 0: Data from Reg0F[5] 1: Lock Detect Output 2. Lock Detect Trigger 3: Lock Detect Window Output 4: Ring Osc Test 5. Pullup Hard from CSP 6. PullDN hard from CSP 7. Reserved 8: Reference Buffer Output 9: Ref Divider Output 10: VCO divider Output 11. Modulator Clock from VCO divider 12. Auxiliary Clock 13. Aux SPI Clock 14. Aux SPI Enable 15. Aux SPI Data Out 16. PD DN 17. PD UP 18. SD3 Clock Delay 19. SD3 Core Clock 20. AutoStrobe Integer Write 21. Autostrobe Frac Write 22. Autostrobe Aux SPI 23. SPI Latch Enable 24. VCO Divider Sync Reset 25. Seed Load Strobe 26.-29 Not Used 30. SPI Output Buffer En 31. Soft RSTB [4:0] R/W GPO 5 1 [5] R/W GPO Test Data 1 0 1 - GPO Test Data when GPO_Select = 0 [6] R/W Prevent Automux SDO 1 0 1- Outputs GPO data only 0- Automuxes between SDO and GPO data [7] R/W Reserved 1 0 [8] R/W Disable PFET 1 0 Program to 1 if external pull-ups are used on the SDO line (Prevents conflicts on the SPI bus) [9] R/W Disable NFET 1 0 Program to 1 if external pull-downs are used on the SDO line (Prevents conflicts on the SPI bus) [23:10] R/W Reserved 14 0 Reserved 2.16 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.15 Reserved Reg 10h Tuning Register DEFAULT 80 h BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [7:0] R VCO Tune Curve 8 16d 10h [8] R VCO Tuning Busy 1 0 DESCRIPTION VCO selection resulting from AutoCalibration. 0- maximum frequency `1111 1111'b- minimum frequency Indicates if the VCO tuning is in process 1- Busy 0- Not Busy For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 44 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz 2.17 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs BIT 45 Reg 11h SAR Register (Read Only) TYPE NAME Width Default 219 - DESCRIPTION [18:0] R SAR Error Magnitude Count 19 1d 7FFFFh [19] R SAR Error Sign 1 0 SAR Error Sign 0: positive 1: negative [23:20] R Reserved 4 0 Reserved 2.18 SAR Error Magnitude Count Reg 12h GPO/LD Register (Read Only) BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [0] R GPO Out 1 0 [1] R Lock Detect Out 1 0 Lock Detect Output [23:2] R Reserved 22 7h Reserved 2.19 DESCRIPTION GPO Output Reg 13h BIST Register (Read Only) BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [16:0] R Reserved 16 4697d 1259h DESCRIPTION Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Reg 14h Auxiliary SPI Register BIT TYPE NAME Width Default DESCRIPTION [0] R/W Aux SPI Mode 1 0 1- Use the 3 outputs as an SPI port 0- Use the 3 outputs as a static GPO port along with Reg 14h[3:1] [3:1] R/W Aux GPO Values 3 0 3 Output values can be set indivually when Reg [4] R/W Aux GPO 3.3 V 1 0 [8:5] R/W Reserved 4 1 10h [0] = 1 0- 1.8 V output out of the Auxiliary GPO pins when Reg 1- 3.3 V output out of the Auxiliary GPO pins when Reg 10h [0] = 1 10h [0] = 1 Reserved When set, CHIP_EN pin is used as a trigger for phase synchronization. Can be used to synchronize multiple [9] [11:10] R/W R/W Phase Sync Aux SPI GPO Output 1 2 1 HMC1197LP7FE, or to along with the Reg 1Ah value to phase step the output. (Exact Frequency Mode must be enabled) 0 Option to send GPO multiplexed data (ex Lock Detect) to one of the auxiliary outputs 0- None 1 - to [0] 2 - to [1] 3 - to [2] [13:12] R/W Aux SPI Outputs 2 0 When disabled: 0 - Outputs Hi Z 1 - Outputs stay driven 2 - Outputs driven to high 3 - Outputs driven to low [23:14] R/W Reserved 10 0 Reserved 2.21 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.20 Reg 15h Manual VCO Config Register Default F48A0 h BIT TYPE NAME Width Default DESCRIPTION [0] R/W Manual Calibration Mode 1 0 [5:1] R/W Capacitor Switch Setting 5 16d 10h [8:6] R/W Manual VCO Selection 3 2 selects the VCO core sub-band [9] R/W Manual VCO Tune Enable 1 0 1- Manual VCO tuning enabled 0- Manual VCO tuning disabled [15:10] R/W Reserved 6 18d 12h [16] R/W Enable Auto-Scale CP current 1 1 1 - Automatically scale CP current based on VCO frequency and capacitor setting 0- Don't scale CP current [23:17] R/W Reserved 7 7d Reserved 1- VCO subsystem manual calibration enabled 0- VCO subsystem manual calibration disabled capacitor switch setting Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 46 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.22 47 BIT Reg 16h Gain Divider Register Default 6C1 h TYPE NAME Width Default DESCRIPTION [5:0] R/W RF Divide Ratio 6 1 0 - Mute, VCO and PLL buffer On, RF output stages Off 1 - Fo 2 - Fo/2 3 - invalid, defaults to 2 4 - Fo/2 5 - invalid, defaults to 4 6 - Fo/6 ... 60 - Fo/60 61 - invalid, defaults to 60 62 - Fo/62 > 62 - invalid, defaults to 62 [7:6] R/W LO Output Buffer Gain Control 2 3 3 - Max Gain 2 - Max Gain - 3 dB 1 - Max Gain - 6 dB 0 - Max Gain - 9 dB [9:8] R/W LO2 Output Buffer gain Control 2 2 3 - Max Gain 2 - Max Gain - 3 dB 1 - Max Gain - 6 dB 0 - Max Gain - 9 dB [10] R/W Divider Output Stage Gain Control 1 1 1 - Max Gain 0 - Max Gain - 3 dB [23:11] R/W Reserved 13 0 Reserved For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Reg 17h Modes Register Default 1AB h BIT TYPE NAME Width Default DESCRIPTION [0] R/W VCO SubSys Master Enable 1 1 [1] R/W VCO Enable 1 1 [2] R/W External VCO Buffer Enable 1 0 External VCO Buffer to output stage enable. Only used when locking an external VCO. [3] R/W PLL Buffer Enable 1 1 PLL Buffer Enable. Used when using an internal VCO. Master enable for the entire VCO Subsystem 1 - Enable 0 - Disable Chip Enable is also required to set as enable mode. [4] R/W LO1 Output Buffer Enable 1 0 Enables LO1 (LO_P & LO_N pins) output buffer. [5] R/W LO2 Output Buffer Enable 1 1 Enables the LO2 (LO2_N & LO2_P pins) output buffer [6] R/W External Input Enable 1 0 Enables External VCO input [7] R/W Pre Lock Mute Enable 1 1 Mute both output buffers until the PLL is locked R/W LO1 Output Single-Ended Enable 1 Enables Single-Ended output mode for LO output 1- Single-ended mode, LO_N pin is enabled, and LO_P pin is disabled 0- Differential mode, both LO_N and LO_P pins enabled Please note that single-ended output is only available on LO_N pin. [8] 1 [9] R/W LO2 Output Single-Ended Enable 1 0 Enables Single-Ended output mode for LO2 output 1- Single-ended mode, LO2_N pin is enabled, and LO2_P pin is disabled 0- Differential mode, both LO2_N and LO2_P pins enabled Please note that single-ended output is only available on LO2_N pin. [10] R/W Reserved 1 0 Reserved [11] R/W Charge Pump Output Select 1 0 Connects CP to CP1 or CP2 output. 0: CP1 1: CP2 [23:12] R/W Reserved 12 0 Reserved 2.24 Reg 18h Bias Register Default 54C1 h BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [18:0] R/W Reserved 19 21697d 54C1h [19] R/W 1 0 External Input buffer BIAS bit0 [20] R/W 1 0 External Input buffer BIAS bit1 [23:21] R/W 3 0 Reserved 2.25 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.23 External Input buffer BIAS bit0 External Input buffer BIAS bit1 Reserved DESCRIPTION Reserved Reg 19h Cals Register Default AAA h BIT TYPE NAME Width Default [23:0] R/W Reserved 2 2730d AAAh DESCRIPTION Reserved. Program to AB2h. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 48 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 2.26 49 BIT [23:0] Reg 1Ah Seed Register Default B29D0Bh TYPE R/W NAME Delta Sigma Modulator Seed Width 24 Default DESCRIPTION 11705611d B29D0Bh Used to program output phase relative to the reference frequency. (Exact Frequency Mode required). When not using Exact Frequency Mode and Auto seed Enable Reg06h[8] =1, Reg1Ah sets the start phase of output signal. If AutoSeed disable Reg06h[8] =0, Reg1Ah is the start phase of the signal after every frequency changel. (LO Phase = 2 x Reg1Ah/(224) 2.27 Reg 21h Programmable Harmonic LPF Register Chip ID = 6h, Regaddress = 01h, (Reg01h) (Write Only)[1] BIT TYPE NAME W [15:0] W Harmonic LPF Band select 16 [23:16] W Reserved 8 DEFLT 15d Fh DESCRIPTION Low Pass Filter 3 dB bandwidth setting on the output of LO pins (LO_N & LO_P pins) 0: 970 MHz 1: 1000 MHz 2: 1030 MHz 3: 1055 MHzl 4: 1085 MHz 5: 1120 MHz 6: 1155 MHz 7: 1195 MHz 8: 2335 MHz 9: 2430 MHz 10: 2530 MHz 11: 2655 MHz 12: 2770 MHz 13: 2940 MHz 14: 3145 MHz 15: 3400 MHz Reserved A write of C1h is required every time bandwidth setting in Reg 21h [15:0] is changed. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Application Information 3.1 Principle of Operation TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 3.0 Figure 43. The HMC1197LP7FE Simplified Block Diagram The HMC1197LP7FE is a low-noise, high-linearity, Direct Quadrature Modulator with Fractional-N PLL&VCO RFIC designed for directly converting complex modulated baseband signals from zero IF or low IF to RF transmission levels from 100 MHz to 4 GHz. The HMC1197LP7FE's excellent noise and linearity performance makes it suitable for a wide range of transmission standards, including single and multicarrier CDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000, GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, and WiMAX/LTE applications. As shown in the simplified block diagram (Figure 43) the HMC1197LP7FE offers an easy-to-use, complete direct conversion solution in a highly compact 7 x 7 mm plastic package thereby reducing cost, area, and power consumption. The HMC1197LP7FE modulator consists of the following functional blocks: 1. PLL & VCO "1.0 Theory of Operation" 2. I/Q modulator: I and Q input differential voltage-to-current converters, I and Q upconverting mixers and the differential-to-single-ended converter, high Accuracy LO quadrature phase splitter and LO limiting amplifiers 3. Harmonic Low Pass Filter 3.2 I/Q Modulator The differential baseband inputs (QP, QN, IP, and IN) present a high impedance. The DC common-mode voltage at the baseband inputs sets the currents in the I and Q double-balanced mixers. The nominal baseband input DC common-mode voltage used in the characterization of the HMC1197LP7FE is 0.45V, which should be externally applied. The baseband input DC common-mode voltage can be varied between 0.4V and 0.5V to optimize overall modulator performance. It is not recommended to leave the baseband 50 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 inputs floating which generates excessive current flow that may cause damage to the IC. The baseband inputs should be pulled down to GND in shutdown mode. The nominal baseband input AC Voltage used in the characterization of the HMC1197LP7FE is 1.3Vpp differential. The baseband input AC voltage can be varied to optimize overall modulator performance. It is recommended to drive the baseband inputs differentially to reduce even-order distortion products and also use reconstruction filters at the baseband inputs to avoid aliasing I/Q modulator includes a LO quadrature phase splitter that generates two carrier signals in quadrature followed by LO limiting amplifiers which are used to drive the I and Q mixers with saturated signal levels. Therefore, the LO path is immune to large variations in the LO input signal level and the modulator performance does not vary much with LO input power. After upconversion, the outputs of the I and Q mixers are summed together differentially and converted to single- ended RF output. The single-ended RF output port is internally matched to 50 Ohms and does not require any external matching components. Only a standard DC-blocking capacitor is required at this interface. 3.3 Harmonic Low Pass Filter High LO harmonic content causes amplitude and phase mismatches and ultimately performance degradation in modulator sideband rejection. hmc701 Sweeper Plot 11:18:12 AM 3/19/2012 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz MODULATOR SIDEBAND REJECTION (dBc) 0 -10 Targeted minimum LO harmonic level -20 Targeted maximum modulator sideband rejection -30 -40 3rd LO Harmonic -50 -60 2nd LO Harmonic -70 -80 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 LO HARMONIC LEVEL (dBc) Figure 44. Typical impact of 2nd and 3rd LO harmonic on sideband rejection. As shown in Figure 44, in a typical modulator with 1xLO input both the 2nd and 3rd LO harmonics affect the modulator sideband rejection performance at levels > -20 dBc relative to the LO signal power. It also shows that the 3rd LO harmonic has greater impact on modulator sideband rejection performance than the 2nd, and that there is little effect of the 2nd LO harmonic on modulator sideband rejection once the 2nd LO harmonic is below -20 dBc levels, relative to the LO signal level. Figure 45 shows the typical insertion loss of the low pass filter. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 51 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 0 High Bands -5 INSERTION LOSS (dB) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Band 8 -10 -15 Band 0 -20 -25 Low Bands Band 15 -30 Band 7 -35 -40 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 FREQUENCY (MHz) 7000 8000 9000 Figure 45. Insertion loss of the low pass filter. LO harmonic filter's 16 user programmable bands enable the user to optimally attenuate 2nd and/or 3rd LO harmonics in order to maximize sideband rejection performance. Table 15. The frequency band selection for optimal 3rd harmonic attenuation. Frequency (MHz) 500 600 700 800 900/1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 Filter Bank Selection 0 1 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 15 Table 16. The frequency band selection for optimal 2nd harmonic attenuation. Frequency (MHz) Filter Bank Selection 700 800/900 1000 1100 1200/1300/1400 1500/1600/1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200/2300 2400/2500/2600 2700 0 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Uncalibrated sideband rejection can be further improved by empirically selecting the filter bank that provides the highest rejection for a given frequency . See Table 15, Table 16 and Figure 46 Table 17. Empirical filter band selection. 52 Frequency (MHz) 500 600 700 800 900 1000/1100 1200 Filter Bank Selection 0 1 5 7 8 0 7 1300/1400/1500 1600 1700/1800 1900/2000 8 9 10 11 >2000 15 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) 3rd Harmonic Suppression 2nd Harmonic Suppression Empirical Band Selection Figure 46.Sideband suppression vs. frequency for different filter band selections. The filter bank selection process for optimal sideband rejection performance also depends on the LO power level at the output of the PLL/VCO. LO power in this example set to maximum power level. 3.4 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs UNCALIBRATED SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Carrier Feedthrough Calibration Carrier feedthrough is related to the DC offsets at the differential baseband inputs of the modulator. If exactly the same DC common-mode voltage is applied to each of the baseband inputs, and there were no DC offsets at the differential baseband inputs, the LO leakage at the RF output would be perfectly suppressed. By adding small DC offset voltages at the differential baseband inputs, the carrier feedthrough can be optimized for a specific frequency band and LO power level. The carrier feedthrough can not be calibrated by the DC common-mode level at the I and Q baseband inputs. DC offsets at the differential I and Q baseband inputs should be iteratively adjusted until a minimum carrier feedthrough level is obtained. Externally available offset voltage step resolution and the modulator's noise floor limit the minimum achievable calibrated carrier feedthrough level. The typical offset voltages for optimization are less than 15mV. Figure 47 illustrates the typical calibrated carrier feedthrough performance of the HMC1197LP7FE. In this characterization of the HMC1197LP7FE, carrier feedthrough was calibrated with 500MHz LO frequency steps at 25C and external offset voltage settings were held constant during tests over temperature. For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 53 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 0 CARRIER FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) +25C +85C -40C Figure 47. The HMC1197LP7FE Calibrated Carrier Feedthrough 3.5 Sideband Suppression Calibration Sideband suppression is related to relative gain and relative phase offsets between the I-channel and Q-channel. The amplitude and phase difference between the I and Q inputs can be adjusted in order to optimize the sideband suppression for a specific frequency band and LO power level. The amplitude and phase offsets at the I and Q inputs should be iteratively adjusted until a minimum sideband suppression level is obtained. The externally available amplitude and phase steps and the modulator's noise floor limit the minimum achievable calibrated sideband suppression level. Figure 48 illustrates the typical calibrated sideband suppression performance of the HMC1197LP7FE. In this characterization of the HMC1197LP7FE, sideband suppression was calibrated at every 500MHz LO frequency steps at 25C and external amplitude and phase offset settings were held constant during tests over temperature. SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION (dBc) 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) +25C +85C -40C Figure 48.The HMC1197LP7FE Calibrated Sideband Suppression 54 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 3.6 Linearity Optimization Output IP3 (OIP3) of the HMC1197LP7FE depends on the DC common-mode level at the I and Q baseband inputs. The DC common-mode level at the I and Q baseband inputs can be adjusted in order to optimize the OIP3 for a specific frequency band. Figure 49 illustrates the typical relationship between OIP3 and the DC common-mode level at the I and Q baseband inputs for different LO frequencies. As shown in Figure 49, OIP3 of the HMC1197LP7FE can be optimized up to 35dBm. 45 40 OUTPUT IP3 (dBm) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz BASEBAND VOLTAGE (V) 450 MHz 900 MHz 1900 MHz 2600 MHz 3500 MHz Figure 49.The HMC1197LP7FE Linearity Optimization 3.7 GSM/EDGE Operation The HMC1197LP7FE is suitable for GSM/EDGE applications. The EVM performance of the HMC1197LP7FE in a GSM/EDGE environment is shown in Figure 50 6 5 EVM (%rms) 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -15 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 3 6 OUTPUT POWER (dBm) 900 MHz 1900 MHz Figure 50.The HMC1197LP7FE EVM vs. Output Power @ GSM/EDGE(8-PSK) For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 55 HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 3.8 W-CDMA Operation The HMC1197LP7FE is suitable for W-CDMA operation. Figure 51 shows the adjacent and alternate channel power ratios for the HMC1197LP7FE at an LO frequency of 2140 MHz. The HMC1197LP7FE is able to deliver about -72 dBc ACPR and -77 dBc AltCPR at an output power of -10 dBm. ACPR and AltCPR performances of the HMC1197LP7FE can be improved by adjusting the DC common-mode level on the I and Q baseband inputs. -30 ACPR and AltACPR (dB) -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 OUTPUT POWER (dBm) ACPR AltACPR Figure 51.The HMC1197LP7FE ACPR and AltCPR vs. Output Power @ WCDMA 3.9 LTE Operation The HMC1197LP7FE is suitable for LTE applications. The EVM performance of the HMC1197LP7FE in a LTE environment is shown in Figure 52 8 7 6 EVM (%rms) 5 4 3 2 1 0 -15 -12 -9 -6 -3 0 3 OUTPUT POWER (dBm) 700 MHz 1700 MHz Figure 52.The HMC1197LP7FE EVM vs. Output Power @ LTE Downlink 25RB QPSK 56 For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com HMC1197LP7FE v03.0314 Wideband Direct Quadrature Modulator w/ Fractional-N PLL & VCO, 100 - 4000 MHz Using an External VCO In order to configure HMC1197LP7FE to use with an external VCO, Register 17 needs to be configured to disable the on chip VCO and VCO to PLL path. Enable External Buffer, second CP link and External I/O switch. To make these changes Reg 17 [0:11] should be configured as 3157d. HMC1197LP7FE is configured as PLL alone used with External VCO HMC384LP4E. Loop Filter components are used as in Figure 53 TRANSCEIVERS - Rx RFICs 3.10 Figure 53.Loop filter components for HMC1197LP7FE is configured as PLL alone used with external VCO HMC384LP4E -40 PHASE NOISE(dBc/Hz) -60 -80 -100 -120 -140 -160 -180 1 10 100 1000 10000 OFFSET (KHz) Figure 54.Closed Loop Phase Noise with External HMC384LP4E VCO @ 2200 MHz. For detailed theory of operation of PLL/VCO, please refer to the "PLLs with Integrated VCOs - RF VCOs Operating Guide" For price, delivery, and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com 57 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Analog Devices Inc.: HMC1197LP7FETR EKIT01-HMC1197LP7F HMC1197LP7FE EVAL01-HMC1197LP7F