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3.18 Transmitter part
The GMSK transmitter supports power class 4 for GSM850 and GSM900 as well as power class 1 for DCS1800 and
PCS1900. The digital transmitter architecture is based on a very low power fractional-N Sigma-Delta synthesizer
without any external components (see Figure39). The analog I/Q modulation data from the baseband is
converted to digital, filtered and transformed to polar coordinates. The phase/frequency signal is further on
processed by the Sigma-Delta modulation loop. The output of its associated VCO is divided by four or two,
respectively, and connected via an output buffer to the appropriate single ended output pin. This configuration
ensures minimum noise level. The 8PSK transmitter supports power class E2 for GSM850 and GSM900 as well as
for DCS1800 and PCS1900. The digital transmitter architecture is based on a polar modulation architecture,
where the analog modulation data (rectangular I/Q coordinates) is converted to digital data stream and is
subsequently transformed to polar coordinates by means of a CORDIC algorithm. The resulting amplitude
information is fed into a digital multiplier for power ramping and level control. The ready processed amplitude
signal is applied to a DAC followed by a low pass filter which reconstructs the analog amplitude information. The
phase signal from the CORDIC is applied to the Sigma-Delta fractional-N modulation loop. The divided output of
its associated VCO is fed to a highly linear amplitude modulator, recombining amplitude and phase information.
The output of the amplitude modulator is connected to a single ended output RF PGA for digitally setting the
wanted transmit power. The PA interface of SMARTi-PM supports direct control of standard dual mode power
amplifiers (PA’s) which usually have a power control input VAPC and an optional bias
Figure 26 Transmitter part block diagram
control pin VBIAS for efficiency enhancement. In GMSK mode, the PA is in saturated high efficiency mode and is
controlled via its VAPC pin directly by the baseband ramping DAC. In this way both up- / down-ramping and
output power level are set. In 8PSK mode, the ramping functionality is assured by an on-chip ramping generator,
whereas output power is controlled by the PGA’s as described above.
