Micrel
MICRF506BML/YML
Charge Pump
A6..A0
D7 D6
D5
D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
0000010 CP_HI SC_by ‘0’ PA_by OUTS3 OUTS2 OUTS1
OUTS1
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The charge pump current can be set to either 125
µ
A
or 500
µ
A by CP_HI (‘1’
→
500
µ
A). This will affect
the loop filter component values, see “PLL Filter”
section. In most cases, the low current is best suited.
For applications using phase detector frequency and
high PLL bandwidth, the 500
µ
A can be a better
choice.
PLL Filter
The design of the PLL filter will strongly affect the
performance of the frequency synthesizer. The PLL
filter is kept externally for flexibility. Input parameters
when designing the loop filter for the MICRF506 are
mainly the modulation method and the bit rate.
These choices will also affect the switching time and
phase noise.
The frequency modulation can be done in two
different ways with the MICRF506, either by VCO
modulation or by modulation with the internal
dividers (see chapter Frequency modulation for
further details). In the first case, the PLL needs to
lock on a new carrier frequency for every new data
bit. Now the PLL bandwidth needs to be adequately
high. It is recommended to use a third order filter to
suppress the phase detector frequency, as this is
not suppressed as much as when doing modulation
on the VCO with a lower bandwidth filter.
A schematic for a second (R2=0 and C3=NC) and
third order loop filter is shown in Figure 8.
C3
C1
Pin 27
CP_OUT
Pin 29
VARIN
C2
R2
R1
Figure 8. Second and Third Order Loop Filter
Table 9 shows three different loop filters, the two first
for VCO modulation and the last one for modulation
using the internal dividers. The component values
are calculated with RF frequency = 434MHz, VCO
gain = 32MHz/V and charge pump current = 125
µ
A.
Other settings are shown in the table. The varactor
pin capacitance (pin 29) of 5pF does not influence
on the component values for the two filters with
lowest bandwidth.
Baud Rate
(kbaud/sec)
PLL
BW
(kHz)
Phase
Margin(˚)
Phase
Detector
Freq.
(kHz)
C1 C2 R1 R2 C3
VCO >38.4
0.8
56 100
10nF
100nF 6.2k
Ω
0 NC
VCO >125
3,2
56 100
680pF
6.8nF
22k
Ω
0 NC
Divider <20 13 86 500
150pF
10nF
18k
Ω
82k
Ω
4.7pF
Table 9. Loop Filter Components Values
Lock Detect
A6..A0 D7
D6
D5
D4
D3 D2
D1 D0
0000001 Modulation1 Modulation0 ‘0’ ‘0’ RSSI_en LD_en PF_FC1 PF_FC0
A lock detector can be enabled by setting LD_en
= 1. When pin LD is high, it indicates that the
PLL is in lock.
Modes of Operation
A6..A0
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3 D2 D1 D0
0000000 LNA_by PA2 PA1 PA0 Sync_en Mode1 Mode0 Load_en
Mode1 Mode0
State
Comments
0
0
Power down
Keeps register configuration
0
1
Standby
Only crystal oscillator running
1 0 Receive
Full
receive
1
1
Transmit
Full transmit ex PA state