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Label Function
B
Use the
Frequency & N Parameters
section to change settings for the LO frequency after applying the initial settings in the
Initial Configuration
(Label A) section. This section includes the following:
Requested LO Frequency
and
VCO Frequency
: enter values in these two text boxes to trigger the INT, FRAC1, FRAC2, and
MOD2 calculations.
INT
,
FRAC1
,
FRAC2
, and
MOD2
: calculations based on the requested LO or VCO frequency. Changing these values directly
changes the actual LO and VCO frequency accordingly but does not change the requested LO and VCO frequency text boxes.
PFD Frequency
: calculation based on the
Reference Path
(Label C) section.
Actual LO Frequency
and
VCO Frequency
: the actual LO frequency and the actual VCO frequency are calculated from the PFD
frequency, INT, FRAC1, FRAC2, MOD1, and MOD2 parameters shown on the right side of the equation (see Figure 9).
Delta LO Frequency
and
VCO Frequency
: the delta is computed from the difference between the requested and actual
frequencies, which is useful for detecting if there is any residual frequency error due to limitations caused by synthesizer resolution.
Lock Detect Readback
: click the check button next to this option to check whether the PLL is locked.
Integer
and
Fractional
indication light: indicates if the chip is in integer or fractional mode.
C
Use the
Reference Path
section to change the reference parameters and PFD frequency after applying the initial settings in the
Initial Configuration
(Label A) section. This section includes the following:
PFD Frequency
: the calculated PFD frequency based on the equation on right (see Figure 9).
REF Frequency
: enter the reference input frequency.
Doubler
: click this button to enable or disable the doubler.
R Word
: scroll up and down to change the R word values, ranging from 1 to 32.
Div-by-2
: click this button to enable or disable the reference divide by 2 function.
D
Click the
Read
button in the
Core & Band
section to read back the chip core and band values.
E
Click the
Read
button in the
Temp ADC
section to read back the chip temperature sensor values.
F
I
and
Q
: scroll up and down to adjust the I and Q phase value in the
LO Phase
section.
G
Use the
Power Downs
section to configure the different blocks power conditions in the chip. This section includes the following:
RF BIAS PD
,
PLL PD
, and
VCO PD
: scroll up and down to power up or power down these blocks in the chip.
PD pin
: scroll up and down to select normal operation or to power down the chip.
RESET_N Pin
: scroll up and down to select normal operation or to reset the power-on state.
H
Use the
Mode Selection
section to select the mixer mode and configure the automatic gain control (AGC).
I
Use the
Baseband Settings
section to configure the dc settings for both IF and I/Q mode and the mixer common-mode
settings. This section includes the following:
DC Offset Target
: scroll up and down to set the target dc offset. Changing the values result in changes in
DC Offset I
and
DC
Offset Q
values accordingly.
DC Offset I, DC Offset Q
: bidirectional calculation associated with
DC Offset Target
. Scroll up and down to change these
values. The
DC Offset Target
changes accordingly.
MIXER_VCM
: scroll up and down to change the mixer common-mode voltage. The hexadecimal value is shown to the right.
IQ Mode
: scroll up and down to change the I/Q mode common-mode voltage (
VCM
).
Calc Error
light: this light illuminates if there is a calculation error when MIXER_VCM is changed to a value outside of the
nominal equations. Refer to the
data sheet and Register 0x103 for more details.
J
The
Other PLL Settings
section consists of the following:
ΣΔ
PD
: click the dropdown menu to power down or power up the Σ-Δ function. For integer mode, power
ΣΔ
PD
down. For
fractional mode, power
ΣΔ
PD
up.
Aux
ΣΔ
: click the dropdown menu to enable or disable this function.
AUTOCAL
: click the dropdown menu to enable or disable the auto calibration function.
Prescaler
: click the dropdown menu to select the prescaler.
PD Polarity
: click the dropdown menu to select the PD polarity.
CP Current
: click the dropdown menu to select the charge pump current.
CP Bleed
: click the dropdown menu to enable or disable the charge pump bleed.
MUXOUT
: click the dropdown menu to configure the MUXOUT signal, which can output to the SDO pin.