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July 6, 2010
AN1559.0
QHx220 Board Bill of Materials (for GPS)
GPS Optimization Setup (Static Coupling
Channel)
The following sections explain how to set up a static
coupling channel which is used to perform self
cancellation. The test setup in the following section is a
useful environment to become familiar with tuning the
device to the desired frequency the user would like to
cancel in the final application. It will also provide an
intuitive means of obtaining the starting I and Q values
for achieving cancellation in the GPS Application setup.
A network analyzer is used to show the frequency
response of the QHx220 while performing the
optimization to achieve cancellation. It is suggested to
perform the following setup of the network analyzer
before connecting it to the rest of the test setup.
1. Set the desired frequency bandwidth for the
application.
2. Change the output power to -45dBm. This provides
some margin for the -45dBm maximum input
requirement of the QHx220 since there is an
additional 6dB loss from the power splitter.
However, if pre-amplification is used (operating in
high gain or boost mode) then the power should be
reduced an additional 10dB to 15dB per gain stage.
3. Perform a 2 port calibration of the network analyzer.
4. Select the S21 measurement mode.
The power splitter connected to the output of the
network analyzer is used to divide the aggressor signal
into two separate paths. One path goes to the sampler
input of the QHx220 which samples the aggressor signal.
The other path is fed to what will later be used as part of
the receive path for the GPS receiver. An attenuator pad
is used in this path to set the coupling losses. This loss
represents the coupling loss between the aggressor
source and the GPS victim antenna. For the purpose of
this evaluation the attenuator should be roughly 10dB to
20dB for a typical coupling factor. Keep in mind that the
second power splitter adds an additional 6dB to the
coupling factor. Since the QHx220 has ~50dB dynamic
range, this range of attenuation should set the aggressor
power in the middle of the tuning range of the QHx220
when using the lowest gain setting of the QHx220.
Higher gain settings can be used for stronger coupling
factors or weaker noise sampling or tapping methods.
It is important to set the power level of the network
analyzer to -45dBm. This will ensure that the sampler
input maximum power level is not exceeded. The
measurement of interest is S21 in order to optimize the
TABLE 2. QHx220 GPS-SPECIFIC EVALUATION BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS
ITEM
QTY
REFERENCE
PART
VENDOR
VENDOR PART #
DISTRIBUTOR
1
3
C0, C2, C5
100pF
KEMET
C0402C101J3GACTU
Digikey_399_1022_1_ND
2
2
C3, C4
10nF
KEMET
C0402C103K3RACTU
Digikey_399_1278_1_ND
3
1
C1
DNP
4 1
C6
22pF
Murata
GRM0335C1E220JD01D
Digikey_490-1253-1-ND
5 1
C7
DNP
6 1
L0
6.2nH
MURATA
LQG15HS6N2SO2D
Digikey_490-2620-1
7 1
L1
5.6nH
Panasonic
ELJ-RE5N6JF2
Digikey_PCD1148CT
8 1
L3
0.0
Ω
ROHM
MCR01MZPJ000
Digikey_rhm0.0JCT-ND
9 2
L2,
L8
100nH
Panasonic
ELJ-RER10JF3
Digikey_PCD1201CT-ND
10
1
L4
DNP
11
2
L5, L7 (L or R)
10k
Ω
Yageo
9C04021A1001FLHF3
Digikey_311-1.00KLCT-ND
12
1
L6 (L or R)
14k
Ω
Yageo
RC0402FR-0714KL
Digikey_311-14KLRCT
13
1
D1
LED
Lumex
SML_LXT0805GW
Digikey_67_1553_1_ND
14 1
JP1
HD1x4
Waldom
87758_0416
Digikey_WM18833_ND
15 1
JP2
HD1x2
Waldom
22_28_4040
Digikey_WM6404_ND
16
3
J1, J2, J3
Hirose
Digikey_H9161-ND
17 1
R0
DNP
18 1
R1
DNP
19 1
R2
220
Ω
ROHM
RC04022FR-07220RL
Digikey_311-220LRCT-ND
20
3
R3, R4, R5
14k
Ω
ROHM
RC04022FR-0714KL
Digikey_311-14.0KLRCT
21
1
U1
QNX220
Intersil
QNX220
Application Note 1559