SNAS739D June   2018  – May 2020 LMX2615-SP

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Simplified Schematic
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
      1.      CQFP Package (QFN) Pin Functions
  6. 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
    6. 6.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 6.7 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  Reference Oscillator Input
      2. 7.3.2  Reference Path
        1. 7.3.2.1 OSCin Doubler (OSC_2X)
        2. 7.3.2.2 Pre-R Divider (PLL_R_PRE)
        3. 7.3.2.3 Post-R Divider (PLL_R)
      3. 7.3.3  State Machine Clock
      4. 7.3.4  PLL Phase Detector and Charge Pump
      5. 7.3.5  N Divider and Fractional Circuitry
      6. 7.3.6  MUXout Pin
        1. 7.3.6.1 Serial Data Output for Readback
        2. 7.3.6.2 Lock Detect Indicator Set as Type “VCOCal”
        3. 7.3.6.3 Lock Detect Indicator Set as Type “Vtune and VCOCal”
      7. 7.3.7  VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator)
        1. 7.3.7.1 VCO Calibration
        2. 7.3.7.2 Watchdog Feature
        3. 7.3.7.3 RECAL Feature
        4. 7.3.7.4 Determining the VCO Gain
      8. 7.3.8  Channel Divider
      9. 7.3.9  Output Buffer
      10. 7.3.10 Powerdown Modes
      11. 7.3.11 Treatment of Unused Pins
      12. 7.3.12 Phase Synchronization
        1. 7.3.12.1 General Concept
        2. 7.3.12.2 Categories of Applications for SYNC
        3. 7.3.12.3 Procedure for Using SYNC
        4. 7.3.12.4 SYNC Input Pin
      13. 7.3.13 Phase Adjust
      14. 7.3.14 Fine Adjustments for Phase Adjust and Phase SYNC
      15. 7.3.15 SYSREF
        1. 7.3.15.1 Programmable Fields
        2. 7.3.15.2 Input and Output Pin Formats
          1. 7.3.15.2.1 SYSREF Output Format
        3. 7.3.15.3 Examples
        4. 7.3.15.4 SYSREF Procedure
      16. 7.3.16 Pin Modes
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Recommended Initial Power-Up Sequence
      2. 7.5.2 Recommended Sequence for Changing Frequencies
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1 Register Map
        1. 7.6.1.1  R0 Register (Offset = 0x0) [reset = X]
          1. Table 22. R0 Register Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.1.2  R1 Register (Offset = 0x1) [reset = 0x4]
          1. Table 23. R1 Register Field Descriptions
        3. 7.6.1.3  R8 Register (Offset = 0x8) [reset = X]
          1. Table 24. R8 Register Field Descriptions
        4. 7.6.1.4  R9 Register (Offset = 0x9) [reset = X]
          1. Table 25. R9 Register Field Descriptions
        5. 7.6.1.5  R11 Register (Offset = 0xB) [reset = 0x10]
          1. Table 26. R11 Register Field Descriptions
        6. 7.6.1.6  R12 Register (Offset = 0xC) [reset = 0x1]
          1. Table 27. R12 Register Field Descriptions
        7. 7.6.1.7  R14 Register (Offset = 0xE) [reset = 0x70]
          1. Table 28. R14 Register Field Descriptions
        8. 7.6.1.8  R16 Register (Offset = 0x10) [reset = 0x80]
          1. Table 29. R16 Register Field Descriptions
        9. 7.6.1.9  R19 Register (Offset = 0x13) [reset = 0xB7]
          1. Table 30. R19 Register Field Descriptions
        10. 7.6.1.10 R20 Register (Offset = 0x14) [reset = X]
          1. Table 31. R20 Register Field Descriptions
        11. 7.6.1.11 R31 Register (Offset = 0x1F) [reset = X]
          1. Table 32. R31 Register Field Descriptions
        12. 7.6.1.12 R34 Register (Offset = 0x22) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 33. R34 Register Field Descriptions
        13. 7.6.1.13 R36 Register (Offset = 0x24) [reset = 0x46]
          1. Table 34. R36 Register Field Descriptions
        14. 7.6.1.14 R37 Register (Offset = 0x25) [reset = 0x400]
          1. Table 35. R37 Register Field Descriptions
        15. 7.6.1.15 R38 Register (Offset = 0x26) [reset = 0xFD51]
          1. Table 36. R38 Register Field Descriptions
        16. 7.6.1.16 R39 Register (Offset = 0x27) [reset = 0xDA80]
          1. Table 37. R39 Register Field Descriptions
        17. 7.6.1.17 R40 Register (Offset = 0x28) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 38. R40 Register Field Descriptions
        18. 7.6.1.18 R41 Register (Offset = 0x29) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 39. R41 Register Field Descriptions
        19. 7.6.1.19 R42 Register (Offset = 0x2A) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 40. R42 Register Field Descriptions
        20. 7.6.1.20 R43 Register (Offset = 0x2B) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 41. R43 Register Field Descriptions
        21. 7.6.1.21 R44 Register (Offset = 0x2C) [reset = 0x1FA3]
          1. Table 42. R44 Register Field Descriptions
        22. 7.6.1.22 R45 Register (Offset = 0x2D) [reset = X]
          1. Table 43. R45 Register Field Descriptions
        23. 7.6.1.23 R46 Register (Offset = 0x2E) [reset = 0x1]
          1. Table 44. R46 Register Field Descriptions
        24. 7.6.1.24 R58 Register (Offset = 0x3A) [reset = X]
          1. Table 45. R58 Register Field Descriptions
        25. 7.6.1.25 R59 Register (Offset = 0x3B) [reset = 0x1]
          1. Table 46. R59 Register Field Descriptions
        26. 7.6.1.26 R60 Register (Offset = 0x3C) [reset = 0x9C4]
          1. Table 47. R60 Register Field Descriptions
        27. 7.6.1.27 R69 Register (Offset = 0x45) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 48. R69 Register Field Descriptions
        28. 7.6.1.28 R70 Register (Offset = 0x46) [reset = 0xC350]
          1. Table 49. R70 Register Field Descriptions
        29. 7.6.1.29 R71 Register (Offset = 0x47) [reset = 0x80]
          1. Table 50. R71 Register Field Descriptions
        30. 7.6.1.30 R72 Register (Offset = 0x48) [reset = 0x1]
          1. Table 51. R72 Register Field Descriptions
        31. 7.6.1.31 R73 Register (Offset = 0x49) [reset = 0x3F]
          1. Table 52. R73 Register Field Descriptions
        32. 7.6.1.32 R74 Register (Offset = 0x4A) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 53. R74 Register Field Descriptions
        33. 7.6.1.33 R75 Register (Offset = 0x4B) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 54. R75 Register Field Descriptions
        34. 7.6.1.34 R110 Register (Offset = 0x6E) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 55. R110 Register Field Descriptions
        35. 7.6.1.35 R111 Register (Offset = 0x6F) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 56. R111 Register Field Descriptions
        36. 7.6.1.36 R112 Register (Offset = 0x70) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 57. R112 Register Field Descriptions
        37. 7.6.1.37 R113 Register (Offset = 0x71) [reset = 0x0]
          1. Table 58. R113 Register Field Descriptions
        38. 7.6.1.38 R114 Register (Offset = 0x72) [reset = 0x26F]
          1. Table 59. R114 Register Field Descriptions
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
      1. 8.1.1 OSCin Configuration
      2. 8.1.2 OSCin Slew Rate
      3. 8.1.3 RF Output Buffer Power Control
      4. 8.1.4 RF Output Buffer Pullup
        1. 8.1.4.1 Resistor Pullup
        2. 8.1.4.2 Inductor Pullup
        3. 8.1.4.3 Combination Pullup
      5. 8.1.5 RF Output Treatment for the Complimentary Side
        1. 8.1.5.1 Single-Ended Termination of Unused Output
        2. 8.1.5.2 Differential Termination
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curve
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
    3. 10.3 Footprint Example on PCB Layout
    4. 10.4 Radiation Environments
      1. 10.4.1 Total Ionizing Dose
      2. 10.4.2 Single Event Effect
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
      2. 11.1.2 Development Support
    2. 11.2 Documentation Support
      1. 11.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Engineering Samples
    2. 12.2 Package Mechanical Information

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7.3.7.1 VCO Calibration

To reduce the VCO tuning gain and therefore improve the VCO phase-noise performance, the VCO frequency range is divided into several different frequency bands. The entire range, 7600 to 15200 MHz, covers an octave that allows the divider to take care of frequencies below the lower bound. This creates the need for frequency calibration to determine the correct frequency band given a desired output frequency. The frequency calibration routine is activated any time that the R0 register is programmed with the FCAL_EN = 1. It is important that a valid OSCin signal must present before VCO calibration begins.

The VCO also has an internal amplitude calibration algorithm to optimize the phase noise which is also activated any time the R0 register is programmed.

The optimum internal settings for this are temperature dependent. If the temperature is allowed to drift too much without being re-calibrated, some minor phase noise degradation could result. The maximum allowable drift for continuous lock, ΔTCL, is stated in the electrical specifications. For this device, a number of 125°C means the device never loses lock if the device is operated under recommended operating conditions.

The LMX2615 allows the user to assist the VCO calibration. In general, there are three kinds of assistance, as shown in Table 4:

Table 4. Assisting the VCO Calibration Speed

ASSISTANCE LEVEL DESCRIPTION VCO_SEL VCO_SEL_FORCE
VCO_CAPCTRL_FORCE
VCO_DACISET_FORCE		 VCO_CAPCTRL
VCO_DACISET
No assist User does nothing to improve VCO calibration speed. 7 0 Dont Care
Partial assist Upon every frequency change, before the FCAL_EN bit is checked, the user provides the initial starting VCO_SEL Choose by table 0 Don't Care
Full assist The user forces the VCO core (VCO_SEL), amplitude settings (VCO_DACISET), and frequency band (VCO_CAPCTRL) and manually sets the value. Choose by readback 1 Choose by readback

For the no assist method, just set VCO_SEL=7 and this is done. For partial assist, the VCO calibration speed can be improved by changing the VCO_SEL bit according to the frequency. Note that the frequency is not the actual VCO core range, but actually favors choosing the VCO. This is not only optimal for VCO calibration speed, but required for reliable locking.

Table 5. Minimum VCO_SEL for Partial Assist

fVCO VCO CORE (MIN)
7600 - 8740 MHz VCO1
8740 - 10000 MHz VCO2
10000 - 10980 MHz VCO3
10980 -12100 MHz VCO4
12100 - 13080 MHz VCO5
13080 - 14180 MHz VCO6
14180 - 15200 MHz VCO7

For fastest calibration time, it is ideal to use the minimum VCO core as recommended in the previous table. The following table shows typical VCO calibration times for this choice in bold as well as showing how long the calibration time is increased if a higher than necessary VCO core is chosen. Realize that these calibration times are specific to these fOSC and fPD conditions specified and at the boundary of two cores, sometimes the calibration time can be increased.

Table 6. Typical Calibration Times for fOSC = fPD = 100 MHz Based on VCO_SEL

fVCO VCO_SEL
VCO7 VCO6 VCO5 VCO4 VCO3 VCO2 VCO1
8.1 GHz 650 540 550 440 360 230 110
9.3 GHz 610 530 540 430 320 220 Invalid
10.4 GHz 590 520 530 430 240 Invalid
11.4 GHz 340 290 280 180 Invalid
12.5 GHz 270 170 120 Invalid
13.6 GHz 240 130 Invalid
14.7 GHz 160 Invalid