LMS6002D Quick Starter Manual for Evaluation Board
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Rev: 2.2
Last modified: 03/05/2012
6.4
Calibration Process Summary
There are several similarities between receive and transmit DC calibration process but one
fundamental difference. During the transmit calibration process no signal can be applied to the
input of the transmitter. An automated DC calibration is performed to ensure the BB stages
contribute no DC offset to the LO leakage calibration. Finally, an LO leakage calibration is
performed to minimise LO leakage. The transmit input must be zero so that the automated DC
calibration can find the correct minimum DC point. This DC calibration process provides
optimum transmitter performance.
In the receiver a similar DC calibration process is applied but in reverse order. When no signal is
applied at the input of the receiver, the resulting DC offsets at the receiver outputs are due to LO
leakage (multiplied by the RX gain) and the DC offsets in the LPFs and VGAs. The first step is
to calibrate the LO leakage contribution and minimise the DC offset due to LO leakage. After the
DC offset due to LO leakage has been removed then the automated DC offset calibration
routines can be run. These DC offset calibration routines will remove the DC offset contribution
from the LPFs and VGAs. This calibration process will result in minimum DC offset in the
receiver and optimum sensitivity and dynamic range.