SBAS932 March   2024 DAC39RFS10-SEP

PRODMIX  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Device Comparison
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics - DC Specifications
    6. 6.6  Electrical Characteristics - AC Specifications
    7. 6.7  Electrical Characteristics - Power Consumption
    8. 6.8  Timing Requirements
    9. 6.9  Switching Characteristics
    10. 6.10 SPI and FRI Timing Diagrams
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics: Bandwidth and DC Linearity
    12. 6.12 Typical Characteristics: Single Tone Spectra
    13. 6.13 Typical Characteristics: Dual Tone Spectra
    14. 6.14 Typical Characteristics: Noise Spectral Density
    15. 6.15 Typical Characteristics: Power Dissipation and Supply Currents
    16. 6.16 Typical Characteristics: Linearity Sweeps
    17. 6.17 Typical Characteristics: Modulated Waveforms
    18. 6.18 Typical Characteristics: Phase and Amplitude Noise
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagrams
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 DAC Output Modes
        1. 7.3.1.1 NRZ Mode
        2. 7.3.1.2 RTZ Mode
        3. 7.3.1.3 RF Mode
        4. 7.3.1.4 DES Mode
      2. 7.3.2 DAC Core
        1. 7.3.2.1 DAC Output Structure
        2. 7.3.2.2 Full-Scale Current Adjustment
      3. 7.3.3 DEM and Dither
      4. 7.3.4 Offset Adjustment
      5. 7.3.5 Clocking Subsystem
        1. 7.3.5.1 SYSREF Frequency Requirements
        2. 7.3.5.2 SYSREF Position Detector and Sampling Position Selection (SYSREF Windowing)
      6. 7.3.6 Digital Signal Processing Blocks
        1. 7.3.6.1 Digital Upconverter (DUC)
          1. 7.3.6.1.1 Interpolation Filters
          2. 7.3.6.1.2 Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO)
            1. 7.3.6.1.2.1 Phase-Continuous NCO Update Mode
            2. 7.3.6.1.2.2 Phase-coherent NCO Update Mode
            3. 7.3.6.1.2.3 Phase-sync NCO Update Mode
            4. 7.3.6.1.2.4 NCO Synchronization
              1. 7.3.6.1.2.4.1 JESD204C LSB Synchonization
            5. 7.3.6.1.2.5 NCO Mode Programming
          3. 7.3.6.1.3 Mixer Scaling
        2. 7.3.6.2 Channel Bonder
        3. 7.3.6.3 DES Interpolator
      7. 7.3.7 JESD204C Interface
        1. 7.3.7.1  Deviation from JESD204C Standard
        2. 7.3.7.2  Transport Layer
        3. 7.3.7.3  Scrambler and Descrambler
        4. 7.3.7.4  Link Layer
        5. 7.3.7.5  Physical Layer
        6. 7.3.7.6  Serdes PLL Control
        7. 7.3.7.7  Serdes Crossbar
        8. 7.3.7.8  Multi-Device Synchronization and Deterministic Latency
          1. 7.3.7.8.1 Programming RBD
        9. 7.3.7.9  Operation in Subclass 0 Systems
        10. 7.3.7.10 Link Reset
      8. 7.3.8 Alarm Generation
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 DUC and DDS Modes
      2. 7.4.2 JESD204C Interface Modes
        1. 7.4.2.1 JESD204C Interface Modes
        2. 7.4.2.2 JESD204C Format Diagrams
          1. 7.4.2.2.1 16-bit Formats
          2. 7.4.2.2.2 12-bit Formats
          3. 7.4.2.2.3 8-bit Formats
      3. 7.4.3 NCO Synchronization Latency
      4. 7.4.4 Data Path Latency
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Using the Standard SPI Interface
        1. 7.5.1.1 SCS
        2. 7.5.1.2 SCLK
        3. 7.5.1.3 SDI
        4. 7.5.1.4 SDO
        5. 7.5.1.5 Serial Interface Protocol
        6. 7.5.1.6 Streaming Mode
      2. 7.5.2 Using the Fast Reconfiguration Interface
      3. 7.5.3 SPI Register Map
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 Startup Procedure for DUC/Bypass Mode
      2. 8.1.2 Startup Procedure for DDS Mode
      3. 8.1.3 Understanding Dual Edge Sampling Modes
      4. 8.1.4 Eye Scan Procedure
      5. 8.1.5 Pre/Post Cursor Analysis Procedure
      6. 8.1.6 Sleep and Disable Modes
      7. 8.1.7 Radiation Environment Recommendations
        1. 8.1.7.1 SPI Programming
        2. 8.1.7.2 JESD204C Reliability
        3. 8.1.7.3 NCO Reliability
          1. 8.1.7.3.1 NCO Frequency and Phase Correction (Strategy #1)
          2. 8.1.7.3.2 NCO Frequency Correction (Strategy No. 2)
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 S-Band Radar Transmitter
      2. 8.2.2 Design Requirements
      3. 8.2.3 Detailed Design Procedure
      4. 8.2.4 Detailed Clocking Subsystem Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.4.1 Example 1: SWAP-C Optimized
        2. 8.2.4.2 Example 2: Improved Phase Noise LMX2820 with External VCO
        3. 8.2.4.3 Example 3: Discrete Analog PLL for Best DAC Performance
        4. 8.2.4.4 10GHz Clock Generation
      5. 8.2.5 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 8.3.1 Power Up and Down Sequence
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines and Example
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 9.2 Support Resources
    3. 9.3 Trademarks
    4. 9.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 9.5 Glossary
  11. 10Revision History
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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8.2.4.2 Example 2: Improved Phase Noise LMX2820 with External VCO

An external VCO can significantly improve in-band and wideband noise, with best phase noise typically achieved with narrow band VCOs such as Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillators (VCXO), Voltage Controlled Surface Acoustic Wave Oscillators (VCSO) and Dielectric Resonance Oscillators (DRO). For this design, a Synergy Microwave 8GHz DRO (SDRO800-8), is used for the wideband noise (-170dBc/Hz) and low flicker noise corner (-160dBc/Hz at 1MHz). DROs are typically available from about 5 to over 25GHz.

Figure 8-8 shows a block diagram of the synthesizer. An external active loop filter is used to improve noise performance and extend the tuning voltage range required for the DRO (0 to 10V). The DROs output is split, with one output feeding back into the LMX2820 and the other being sent to the DAC clock distribution network.

GUID-20230306-SS0I-DQQM-M8VZ-7QRGBMNSDKP4-low.svg Figure 8-8 External LMX2820 with an External VCO

In this implementation, the loop bandwidth was set to around 24kHz, where the flicker noise of the PLL intersects the open loop noise of the DRO. This offers the best overall integrated phase noise. The noise floor is improved by about 10dB from the fully integrated example since the output buffers were not used and the DRO has exceptional broadband noise of around -170dBc/Hz.

As with the integrated VCO, the loop filter components can be designed using PLLatinumSim software.