SNAS739E June   2018  – December 2025 LMX2615-SP

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Timing Requirements
    7. 5.7 Timing Diagrams
    8. 5.8 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1  Reference Oscillator Input
      2. 6.3.2  Reference Path
        1. 6.3.2.1 OSCin Doubler (OSC_2X)
        2. 6.3.2.2 Pre-R Divider (PLL_R_PRE)
        3. 6.3.2.3 Post-R Divider (PLL_R)
      3. 6.3.3  State Machine Clock
      4. 6.3.4  PLL Phase Detector and Charge Pump
      5. 6.3.5  N Divider and Fractional Circuitry
      6. 6.3.6  MUXout Pin
        1. 6.3.6.1 Serial Data Output for Readback
        2. 6.3.6.2 Lock Detect Indicator Set as Type “VCOCal”
        3. 6.3.6.3 Lock Detect Indicator Set as Type “Vtune and VCOCal”
      7. 6.3.7  VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator)
        1. 6.3.7.1 VCO Calibration
        2. 6.3.7.2 Watchdog Feature
        3. 6.3.7.3 RECAL Feature
        4. 6.3.7.4 Determining the VCO Gain
      8. 6.3.8  Channel Divider
      9. 6.3.9  Output Buffer
      10. 6.3.10 Powerdown Modes
      11. 6.3.11 Treatment of Unused Pins
      12. 6.3.12 Phase Synchronization
        1. 6.3.12.1 General Concept
        2. 6.3.12.2 Categories of Applications for SYNC
        3. 6.3.12.3 Procedure for Using SYNC
        4. 6.3.12.4 SYNC Input Pin
      13. 6.3.13 Phase Adjust
      14. 6.3.14 Fine Adjustments for Phase Adjust and Phase SYNC
      15. 6.3.15 SYSREF
      16. 6.3.16 Pin Modes
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
    5. 6.5 Programming
      1. 6.5.1 Recommended Initial Power-Up Sequence
      2. 6.5.2 Recommended Sequence for Changing Frequencies
    6. 6.6 Register Maps
      1. 6.6.1 Register Map
        1. 6.6.1.1  R0 Register (Offset = 0x0) [reset = 0x241C]
        2. 6.6.1.2  R1 Register (Offset = 0x1) [reset = 0x80C]
        3. 6.6.1.3  R2 Register (Offset = 0x2) [reset = 0x500]
        4. 6.6.1.4  R3 Register (Offset = 0x3) [reset = 0x642]
        5. 6.6.1.5  R4 Register (Offset = 0x4) [reset = 0xE43]
        6. 6.6.1.6  R5 Register (Offset = 0x5) [reset = 0x3E8]
        7. 6.6.1.7  R6 Register (Offset = 0x6) [reset = 0x7802]
        8. 6.6.1.8  R7 Register (Offset = 0x7) [reset = 0xB2]
        9. 6.6.1.9  R8 Register (Offset = 0x8) [reset = 0x2000]
        10. 6.6.1.10 R9 Register (Offset = 0x9) [reset = 0x1604]
        11. 6.6.1.11 R10 Register (Offset = 0xA) [reset = 0x10D8]
        12. 6.6.1.12 R11 Register (Offset = 0xB) [reset = 0x18]
        13. 6.6.1.13 R12 Register (Offset = 0xC) [reset = 0x5001]
        14. 6.6.1.14 R13 Register (Offset = 0xD) [reset = 0x4000]
        15. 6.6.1.15 R14 Register (Offset = 0xE) [reset = 0x1E70]
        16. 6.6.1.16 R15 Register (Offset = 0xF) [reset = 0x64F]
        17. 6.6.1.17 R16 Register (Offset = 0x10) [reset = 0x80]
        18. 6.6.1.18 R17 Register (Offset = 0x11) [reset = 0x12C]
        19. 6.6.1.19 R18 Register (Offset = 0x12) [reset = 0x64]
        20. 6.6.1.20 R19 Register (Offset = 0x13) [reset = 0x27B7]
        21. 6.6.1.21 R20 Register (Offset = 0x14) [reset = 0xF848]
        22. 6.6.1.22 R21 Register (Offset = 0x15) [reset = 0x401]
        23. 6.6.1.23 R22 Register (Offset = 0x16) [reset = 0x1]
        24. 6.6.1.24 R23 Register (Offset = 0x17) [reset = 0x7C]
        25. 6.6.1.25 R24 Register (Offset = 0x18) [reset = 0x71A]
        26. 6.6.1.26 R25 Register (Offset = 0x19) [reset = 0x624]
        27. 6.6.1.27 R26 Register (Offset = 0x1A) [reset = 0xDB0]
        28. 6.6.1.28 R27 Register (Offset = 0x1B) [reset = 0x2]
        29. 6.6.1.29 R28 Register (Offset = 0x1C) [reset = 0x488]
        30. 6.6.1.30 R29 Register (Offset = 0x1D) [reset = 0x318C]
        31. 6.6.1.31 R30 Register (Offset = 0x1E) [reset = 0x318C]
        32. 6.6.1.32 R31 Register (Offset = 0x1F) [reset = 0x43EC]
        33. 6.6.1.33 R32 Register (Offset = 0x20) [reset = 0x393]
        34. 6.6.1.34 R33 Register (Offset = 0x21) [reset = 0x1E21]
        35. 6.6.1.35 R34 Register (Offset = 0x22) [reset = 0x0]
        36. 6.6.1.36 R35 Register (Offset = 0x23) [reset = 0x4]
        37. 6.6.1.37 R36 Register (Offset = 0x24) [reset = 0x46]
        38. 6.6.1.38 R37 Register (Offset = 0x25) [reset = 0x404]
        39. 6.6.1.39 R38 Register (Offset = 0x26) [reset = 0xFD51]
        40. 6.6.1.40 R39 Register (Offset = 0x27) [reset = 0xDA80]
        41. 6.6.1.41 R40 Register (Offset = 0x28) [reset = 0x0]
        42. 6.6.1.42 R41 Register (Offset = 0x29) [reset = 0x0]
        43. 6.6.1.43 R42 Register (Offset = 0x2A) [reset = 0x0]
        44. 6.6.1.44 R43 Register (Offset = 0x2B) [reset = 0x0]
        45. 6.6.1.45 R44 Register (Offset = 0x2C) [reset = 0x1FA3]
        46. 6.6.1.46 R45 Register (Offset = 0x2D) [reset = 0xC8DF]
        47. 6.6.1.47 R46 Register (Offset = 0x2E) [reset = 0x7FD]
        48. 6.6.1.48 R47 Register (Offset = 0x2F) [reset = 0x300]
        49. 6.6.1.49 R48 Register (Offset = 0x30) [reset = 0x300]
        50. 6.6.1.50 R49 Register (Offset = 0x31) [reset = 0x4180]
        51. 6.6.1.51 R50 Register (Offset = 0x32) [reset = 0x0]
        52. 6.6.1.52 R51 Register (Offset = 0x33) [reset = 0x80]
        53. 6.6.1.53 R52 Register (Offset = 0x34) [reset = 0x420]
        54. 6.6.1.54 R53 Register (Offset = 0x35) [reset = 0x0]
        55. 6.6.1.55 R54 Register (Offset = 0x36) [reset = 0x0]
        56. 6.6.1.56 R55 Register (Offset = 0x37) [reset = 0x0]
        57. 6.6.1.57 R56 Register (Offset = 0x38) [reset = 0x0]
        58. 6.6.1.58 R57 Register (Offset = 0x39) [reset = 0x20]
        59. 6.6.1.59 R58 Register (Offset = 0x3A) [reset = 0x8001]
        60. 6.6.1.60 R59 Register (Offset = 0x3B) [reset = 0x1]
        61. 6.6.1.61 R60 Register (Offset = 0x3C) [reset = 0x9C4]
        62. 6.6.1.62 R61 Register (Offset = 0x3D) [reset = 0xA8]
        63. 6.6.1.63 R62 Register (Offset = 0x3E) [reset = 0x322]
        64. 6.6.1.64 R63 Register (Offset = 0x3F) [reset = 0x0]
        65. 6.6.1.65 R64 Register (Offset = 0x40) [reset = 0x1388]
        66. 6.6.1.66 R65 Register (Offset = 0x41) [reset = 0x0]
        67. 6.6.1.67 R66 Register (Offset = 0x42) [reset = 0x1F4]
        68. 6.6.1.68 R67 Register (Offset = 0x43) [reset = 0x0]
        69. 6.6.1.69 R68 Register (Offset = 0x44) [reset = 0x3E8]
        70. 6.6.1.70 R69 Register (Offset = 0x45) [reset = 0x0]
        71. 6.6.1.71 R70 Register (Offset = 0x46) [reset = 0xC350]
        72. 6.6.1.72 R71 Register (Offset = 0x47) [reset = 0x80]
        73. 6.6.1.73 R72 Register (Offset = 0x48) [reset = 0x1]
        74. 6.6.1.74 R73 Register (Offset = 0x49) [reset = 0x3F]
        75. 6.6.1.75 R74 Register (Offset = 0x4A) [reset = 0x0]
        76. 6.6.1.76 R75 Register (Offset = 0x4B) [reset = 0x800]
        77. 6.6.1.77 R76 Register (Offset = 0x4C) [reset = 0xC]
        78. 6.6.1.78 R77 Register (Offset = 0x4D) [reset = 0x0]
        79. 6.6.1.79 R78 Register (Offset = 0x4E) [reset = 0x64]
        80. 6.6.1.80 R79 - R104 Register (Offset = 0x4F - 0x68) [reset = 0x0]
        81. 6.6.1.81 R105 Register (Offset = 0x69) [reset = 0x4440]
        82. 6.6.1.82 R106 Register (Offset = 0x6A) [reset = 0x7]
        83. 6.6.1.83 R107 - R109 Register (Offset = 0x6B - 0x6D) [Read only]
        84. 6.6.1.84 R110 Register (Offset = 0x6E) [Read only]
        85. 6.6.1.85 R111 Register (Offset = 0x6F) [Read only]
        86. 6.6.1.86 R112 Register (Offset = 0x70) [Read only]
        87. 6.6.1.87 R113 Register (Offset = 0x71) [Read only]
        88. 6.6.1.88 R114 Register (Offset = 0x72) [reset = 0x26F]
  8. 7 Application and Implementation
    1. 7.1 Application Information
      1. 7.1.1 OSCin Configuration
      2. 7.1.2 OSCin Slew Rate
      3. 7.1.3 RF Output Buffer Power Control
      4. 7.1.4 RF Output Buffer Pullup
        1. 7.1.4.1 Resistor Pullup
        2. 7.1.4.2 Inductor Pullup
        3. 7.1.4.3 Combination Pullup
      5. 7.1.5 RF Output Treatment for the Complimentary Side
        1. 7.1.5.1 Single-Ended Termination of Unused Output
        2. 7.1.5.2 Differential Termination
    2. 7.2 External Loop Filter
    3. 7.3 Typical Application
      1. 7.3.1 Design Requirements
      2. 7.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 7.3.3 Application Curve
    4. 7.4 Power Supply Recommendations
    5. 7.5 Layout
      1. 7.5.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 7.5.2 Layout Example
      3. 7.5.3 Footprint Example on PCB Layout
      4. 7.5.4 Radiation Environments
        1. 7.5.4.1 Total Ionizing Dose
        2. 7.5.4.2 Single Event Effect
  9. 8 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 8.1 Device Support
      1. 8.1.1 Development Support
    2. 8.2 Documentation Support
      1. 8.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 8.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 8.4 Support Resources
    5. 8.5 Trademarks
    6. 8.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 8.7 Glossary
  10. 9 Revision History
  11. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 10.1 Engineering Samples

4 Pin Configuration and Functions

LMX2615-SP HBD Package 64-Pin CQFP Top View Figure 4-1 HBD Package 64-Pin CQFP Top View
Table 4-1 Pin Functions
PIN Type(1) DESCRIPTION
NO. NAME
1 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
2 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
3 FS0 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 0. This is the LSB.
4 FS1 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 1.
5 CAL I Chip Enable pin. Active High powers on the device.

In Pin mode, a Low-to-High transition to this pin activates a VCO calibration.
6 GND G Ground.
7 VbiasVCO BP VCO bias. Requires connecting 10µF capacitor to ground. Place close to pin.
8 GND G Ground.
9 SYNC I Phase synchronization SYNC signal input pin.
10 GND G Ground.
11 VccDIG P Digital supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 1µF decoupling capacitor to ground.
12 OSCinP I Reference input clock (+). High input impedance. Requires connecting series capacitor (1µF recommended).
13 OSCinM I Complementary pin to OSCinP.
14 VregIN BP Input reference path regulator decoupling. Requires connecting 1µF capacitor to ground. Place close to pin.
15 FS2 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 2.
16 FS3 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 3.
17 FS4 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 4.
18 FS5 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 5.
19 FS6 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 6.
20 FS7 I Pin mode parallel pin control bit 7. This is the MSB.

When this pin is Low, only RFoutA is active, otherwise both outputs are active.
21 VccCP P Charge pump supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 1µF decoupling capacitor to ground.
22 CPout O Charge pump output. Recommend connecting C1 of loop filter close to this pin.
23 GND G Ground.
24 GND G Ground.
25 VccMASH P Digital supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 1µF decoupling capacitor to ground.
26 SCK I SPI input clock.
27 SDI I SPI input data.
28 GND G Ground.
29 RFoutBM O Complementary pin to RFoutBP.
30 RFoutBP O Differential output B (+). Requires connecting a 50Ω resistor pullup to VCC as close as possible to pin. Can be used as a RF output or SYSREF output.
31 GND G Ground.
32 MUXout O Multiplexed output pin. Configurable as lock detect output, SPI read back data output or high-impedance (approximately 8kΩ to ground).
33 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
34 VccBUF P Output buffer supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 0.1µF decoupling capacitor to ground.
35 GND G Ground.
36 RFoutAM O Complementary pin to RFoutAP.
37 RFoutAP O Differential output A (+). Requires connecting a 50Ω resistor pullup to VCC as close as possible to pin.
38 GND G Ground.
39 CSB I SPI chip select.
40 GND G Ground.
41 VccVCO2 P VCO supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 1µF decoupling capacitor to ground. This pin and VccVCO pin must be tied to the same supply source.
42 VbiasVCO2 BP VCO bias. Requires connecting 1µF capacitor to ground.
43 SysRefReq I SYSREF request input for JESD204B support.
44 VrefVCO2 BP VCO supply reference. Requires connecting 10µF capacitor to ground.
45 RECAL_EN I Active High enables the automatic recalibration feature.

Internal 200kΩ pull-up.
46 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
47 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
48 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
49 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
50 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
51 GND G Ground.
52 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
53 VbiasVARAC BP VCO Varactor bias. Requires connecting 10µF capacitor to ground.
54 GND G Ground.
55 Vtune I VCO tuning voltage input. Connect a 1.5nF or more capacitor to ground.
56 VrefVCO BP VCO supply reference. Requires connecting 10µF capacitor to ground.
57 VccVCO P VCO supply. Connect to 3.3V with a low ESR 1µF decoupling capacitor to ground. This pin and VccVCO2 pin must be tied to the same supply source.
58 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
59 VregVCO BP VCO regulator node. Requires connecting 1µF capacitor to ground.
60 GND G Ground.
61 GND G Ground.
62 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
63 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
64 NC NC No connection. Pin can be grounded or left unconnected.
— DAP G Die Attach Pad. The metal lid, seal ring and DAP are internally connected to GND. Connect DAP to PCB ground plane using multiple vias for good thermal performance.
(1) The definitions below define the I/O type for each pin.
  • I = Input
  • O = Output
  • BP = Bypass
  • G = Ground
  • NC = No connect
  • P = Power supply