SNAU308A November   2024  – May 2025

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Get Started
  4.   Features
  5.   Applications
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  7. 1Evaluation Module Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Kit Contents
    3. 1.3 Specification
    4. 1.4 Device Information
  8. 2Hardware
    1. 2.1 Setup
      1. 2.1.1 Evaluation Setup Requirement
      2. 2.1.2 Connection Diagram
    2. 2.2 Jumper Information
    3. 2.3 Power Requirements
    4. 2.4 Reference Clock
    5. 2.5 Output Connections
    6. 2.6 Test Points
  9. 3Software
    1. 3.1 Software Description
    2. 3.2 Software Installation
    3. 3.3 USB2ANY Interface
  10. 4Implementation Results
    1. 4.1 Evaluation Setup
    2. 4.2 Performance Data and Results
      1. 4.2.1 RF Output
      2. 4.2.2 VCO Calibration
        1. 4.2.2.1 No Assist Operation
        2. 4.2.2.2 Full Assist Operation
      3. 4.2.3 SYSREF
        1. 4.2.3.1 SYSREF Clock Generation
        2. 4.2.3.2 SYSREF Pulse Generation
        3. 4.2.3.3 SYSREF Repeater Mode
      4. 4.2.4 Phase Adjustment
      5. 4.2.5 Phase Synchronization
        1. 4.2.5.1 Category 1b and Category 2 SYNC
        2. 4.2.5.2 Category 3 SYNC
      6. 4.2.6 Pin Mode
  11. 5Hardware Design Files
    1. 5.1 Schematics
    2. 5.2 PCB Layouts
    3. 5.3 Bill of Materials (BOM)
  12. 6Additional Information
    1. 6.1 Debug Information
    2. 6.2 Trademarks
  13. 7Revision History

4.2.2 VCO Calibration

Whenever the VCO frequency is change, a VCO calibration is required to select the right VCO core and band for the PLL to lock. In these LMX devices, there are 7 VCO cores and each core has 192 bands. Selection of the VCO core and band is done automatically whenever register R0 is programmed with FCAL_EN = 1. This is called No Assist operation. TICS Pro EVM default mode is setup for No Assist operation. If there is no requirement to the VCO switching time, using No Assist operation is recommended. However, if your application requires very fast VCO switching, these devices can be placed in Full Assist operation mode. In this case, VCO calibration is bypassed. See application note SNAA336 for VCO calibration details.