
Rev 1.1 | SC5520A & SC5521A
Hardware Manual
SignalCore, Inc.
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Register 0x04 RF_MODE (1 Byte)
This register controls the single fixed tone mode and sweep / list mode.
Bit Type Name
Width Description
[0]
WO
RF Mode
1
0 = Single fixed tone mode. This mode must be
set to change the frequency value via register
0x1A.
1 = Sweep / list mode. In this mode, writing to
register 0x10 will be unresponsive. This register
must be called first for sweep / list triggering to
function.
[7:1]
WO
Unused
7
Set all bits to zero.
Register 0x05 LIST_MODE_CONFIG (1 Byte)
This register controls the list mode configurations.
Bit Type Name
Width Description
[0]
WO
SSS Mode
1
0 = List mode. Device gets its frequency points
from the list buffer uploaded via the
LIST_BUFFER_WRITE register (0x0D).
1 = Sweep mode. The device computes the
frequency points using the Start, Stop, and Step
frequencies.
[1]
WO
Sweep Direction
1
0 = Forward. In the forward direction, the sweeps
start from the lowest start frequency or start at
the beginning of the list buffer.
1 = Reverse. In the reverse direction, the sweep
starts with the stop frequency and steps down
toward the start frequency or starts at the end
and steps toward the beginning of the buffer.
[2]
WO
Triangular
Waveform
1
0 = Sawtooth waveform. Frequency returns to
the beginning frequency upon reaching the end
of a sweep cycle.
1 = Triangular waveform. Frequency reverses
direction at the end of the list and steps back
towards the beginning to complete a cycle.