LMX2541 LMX2541 Ultra-Low Noise PLLatinum Frequency Synthesizer with Integrated VCO Literature Number: SNOSB31G LMX2541 Ultra-Low Noise PLLatinum Frequency Synthesizer with Integrated VCO General Description Features The LMX2541 is an ultra low noise frequency synthesizer which integrates a high performance delta-sigma fractional N PLL, a VCO with fully integrated tank circuit, and an optional frequency divider. The PLL offers an unprecedented normalized noise floor of -225 dBc/Hz and can be operated with up to 104 MHz of phase-detector rate (comparison frequency) in both integer and fractional modes. The PLL can also be configured to work with an external VCO. The LMX2541 integrates several low-noise, high precision LDOs and output driver matching network to provide higher supply noise immunity and more consistent performance, while reducing the number of external components. When combined with a high quality reference oscillator, the LMX2541 generates a very stable, ultra low noise signal. The LMX2541 is offered in a family of 6 devices with varying VCO frequency range from 1990 MHz up to 4 GHz. Using a flexible divider, the LMX2541 can generate frequencies as low as 31.6 MHz. The LMX2541 is a monolithic integrated circuit, fabricated in a proprietary BiCMOS process. Device programming is facilitated using a three-wire MICROWIRE interface that can operate down to 1.6 volts. Supply voltage ranges from 3.15 to 3.45 volts. The LMX2541 is available in a 36 pin 6x6x0.8 mm Lead-Free Leadless Leadframe Package (LLP). Very Low RMS Noise and Spurs Device VCO Frequency LMX2541SQ2060E 1990 - 2240 LMX2541SQ2380E 2200 - 2530 LMX2541SQ2690E 2490 - 2865 LMX2541SQ3030E 2810 - 3230 LMX2541SQ3320E 3130 - 3600 LMX2541SQ3740E 3480 - 4000 -- -225 dBc/Hz Normalized PLL Phase Noise -- Integrated RMS Noise (100 Hz - 20 MHz) 2 mrad (100 Hz - 20 MHz) at 2.1 GHz 3.5 mrad (100 Hz - 20 MHz) at 3.5 GHz Ultra Low-Noise Integrated VCO External VCO Option (Internal VCO Bypassed) VCO Frequency Divider 1 to 63 (all values) Programmable Output Power Up to 104 MHz Phase Detector Frequency Integrated Low-Noise LDOs Programmable Charge Pump Output Partially Integrated Loop Filter Digital Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) Modulation Pin Integrated Reference Crystal Oscillator Circuit Hardware and Software Power Down FastLock Mode and VCO-Based Cycle Slip Reduction Analog and Digital Lock Detect 1.6 V Logic Compatibility Target Applications Wireless Infrastructure (UMTS, LTE, WiMax) Broadband Wireless Wireless Meter Reading Test and Measurement System Diagram 30073322 (c) 2010 National Semiconductor Corporation 300733 www.national.com LMX2541 Ultra-Low Noise PLLatinum Frequency Synthesizer with Integrated VCO November 1, 2010 LMX2541 LMX2541 Frequency Coverage 2060E 2380E 2690E 3030E 3320E 3740E VCO _DIV Start Stop Start Stop Start Stop Start Stop Start Stop Start Stop 1 1990.0 2240.0 2200.0 2530.0 2490.0 2865.0 2810.0 3230.0 3130.0 3600.0 3480.0 4000.0 2 995.0 1120.0 1100.0 1265.0 1245.0 1432.5 1405.0 1615.0 1565.0 1800.0 1740.0 2000.0 3 663.3 746.7 733.3 843.3 830.0 955.0 936.7 1076.7 1043.3 1200.0 1160.0 1333.3 4 497.5 560.0 550.0 632.5 622.5 716.3 702.5 807.5 782.5 900.0 870.0 1000.0 5 398.0 448.0 440.0 506.0 498.0 573.0 562.0 646.0 626.0 720.0 696.0 800.0 6 331.7 373.3 366.7 421.7 415.0 477.5 468.3 538.3 521.7 600.0 580.0 666.7 7 284.3 320.0 314.3 361.4 355.7 409.3 401.4 461.4 447.1 514.3 497.1 571.4 8 248.8 280.0 275.0 316.3 311.3 358.1 351.3 403.8 391.3 450.0 435.0 500.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 31.6 35.6 34.9 40.2 39.5 45.5 44.6 51.3 49.7 57.1 55.2 63.5 All devices have continuous frequency coverage below a divide value of 8 (7 for most devices) down to their minimum frequency achievable with divide by 63. The numbers in bold show the upper end of this minimum continuous frequency range. For instance, the LMX2541SQ3740E option offers continuous frequency coverage from 55.2 MHz to 571.4 MHz and LMX2541SQ2060E offers continuous frequency coverage from 31.6 MHz to 280 MHz. If using the part in External VCO mode, all parts have roughly the same performance and any option will do. Determining the Best Frequency Option of the LMX2541 to Use When there are multiple devices that can satisfy the frequency requirement, performance characteristics can sometimes be used to make a decision. Consider the following example of where an output frequency of 1200 to 1250 MHz is desired with a channel spacing of 100 kHz. From the frequency table, Performance Characteristic the LMX2541SQ2380E could be used with with a divide value of 2, or the LMX2541SQ3740E option could be used with a divide value of 3. This raises the question: Which one has better performance? The following table is helpful in comparing the performance. What Makes it Better Why Fractional spurs at the VCO are independent of VCO frequency, but when the VCO frequency is divided down by a factor of VCO_DIV, the fractional spurs improve by a factor of 20*log Fractional Spurs (VCO_DIV). Also, the fractional channel spacing can be made wider at the VCO, which makes Larger Value and the fractional spurs farther from the carrier. of VCO_DIV Fraction Noise The fractional noise of the modulator is divided down in a similar way as fractional spurs. In applications where this is dominant, this larger division can have an impact. Consult the applications section for more information on the fractional phase noise. VCO Phase Noise Operating in the lower At the lower end of the tuning range, the VCO phase noise is less because the tuning gain is frequency less. This provides better phase noise, even accounting for the difference in frequency. range of the VCO Considering the fractional spurs and phase noise, the channel spacing at the 2380E VCO would be 200 kHz. When this is divided by two, the offset of these spurs does not change and the spurs at the VCO output would be reduced by a factor of 20*log(2) = 6 dB. The channel spacing at the 3740E VCO would be 300 kHz and these spurs would be reduced by a factor of 20*log(3) = 9.5 dB. So the spurs of the 3740E option would probably be better by virtue of the fact that they are farther from the carrier and easier to filter and also that they are divided down more by the VCO divider. The fractional phase noise would also be (9.5 - 6) = 3.5 dB better by the same reasoning. www.national.com Now consider the VCO phase noise. For the 3740E option, 1200 - 1250 MHz corresponds to a VCO frequency of 3600 3750 MHz, which is closer to the lower end of the tuning range for this device. For the 2380E option, this would correspond to 2400 - 2500 MHz, which is closer to the higher end of the tuning range.. To verify this, take the phase noise numbers from the electrical specifications, extrapolate them to the actual frequencies, and then subtract a factor of 20*log (VCO_DIV). For the 2380E option, this works out to -116 dBc/ Hz at 1200 MHz and -115.4 dBc/Hz at 1250 MHz. For the 3740E option, this works out to -117.4 dBc/Hz at 1200 MHz and -116.9 dBc/Hz at 1250 MHz. 2 LMX2541 Functional Block Diagram 30073301 Connection Diagram 36-Pin SQ Package (Top View) 30073302 3 www.national.com LMX2541 Pin Descriptions Pin # Name Type 0 GND GND Description The DAP pad must be grounded. 1 GND GND 2 VregRFout LDO Output LDO Output for RF output buffer. VccRFout Supply (LDO Input) Supply for the RF output buffer. 4 L1 NC Do not connect this pin. 5 Lmid NC Do not connect this pin. 6 L2 NC Do not connect this pin. 7 VccVCO Supply (LDO Input) Supply for the VCO. 8 VregVCO LDO Output LDO Output for VCO 9 VrefVCO LDO Bypass LDO Bypass 10 GND GND 11 CE CMOS 12 ExtVCOin RF Input 13 VccPLL1 Supply Power supply for PLL. 14 VccCP1 Supply Power supply for PLL charge pump. 15 Vtune High-Z Input 16 CPout Output Charge pump output. 17 FLout Output Fastlock output. 18 VccCP2 Supply Power supply for PLL charge pump. 19 VccPLL2 Supply Power supply for PLL. 20 Ftest/LD Output Software controllable multiplexed CMOS output. Can be used to monitor PLL lock condition. 21 OSCin High-Z Input Oscillator input signal. If not being used with an external crystal, this input should be AC coupled. 22 OSCin* High-Z Input Complementary oscillator input signal. Can also be used with an external crystal. If not being used with an external crystal, this input should be AC coupled. 23 VccOSCin Supply 24 RFoutEN Input 25 VccFRAC Supply (LDO Input) Power Supply for the PLL fractional circuitry. 26 VregFRAC LDO Output Regulated power supply used for the fractional delta-sigma circuitry. 3 Chip Enable. The device needs to be programmed for this pin to properly power down the device. Optional input for use with an external VCO. This pin should be AC coupled if used or left open if not used. Tuning voltage input to the VCO. Supply for the OSCin buffer. Software programmable output enable pin. 27 GND GND 28 VccDig Supply Supply for digital circuitry, such the MICROWIRE. 29 VccBias Supply Supply for Bias circuitry that is for the whole chip. 30 Bypass Bypass Put a cap to the VccBias pin. 31 VccDiv Supply Supply for the output divider 32 DATA High-Z Input MICROWIRE serial data input. High impedance CMOS input. 33 CLK High-Z Input MICROWIRE clock input. High impedance CMOS input. This pin is used for the digital FSK modulation feature. 34 LE High-Z Input MICROWIRE Latch Enable input. High impedance CMOS input. 35 NC NC 36 RFout RF Output www.national.com No connect. RF output. Must be AC coupled if used. 4 If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/ Distributors for availability and specifications. Parameter Power Supply Voltage Input Voltage to pins other than Vcc Pins (Note 4) Storage Temperature Range Symbol Vcc Ratings -0.3 to 3.6 Units V VIN -0.3 to (Vcc+0.3) VIN TSTG -65 to 150 C Lead Temperature (solder 4 sec.) TL + 260 C Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Power Supply Voltage (All Vcc Pins) Symbol Min Typ Max Units Vcc 3.15 3.3 3.45 V Ambient Temperature TA -40 +85 C Note 1: "Absolute Maximum Ratings" indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is intended to be functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits. For guaranteed specifications and test conditions, see the Electrical Characteristics. The guaranteed specifications apply only to for the test conditions listed. Note 2: This device is has a ESD rating of 2500 V Human Body Model (HBM), 1750 V Charged Device Model (CDM), and 400 V Machine Model (MM). It should only be assembled and handled in ESD-free workstations. Note 3: Stresses in excess of the absolute maximum ratings can cause permanent or latent damage to the device. These are absolute stress ratings only. Functional operation of the device is only implied at these or any other conditions in excess of those given in the Note 4: Never to exceed 3.6 V. Package Thermal Resistance Package JA JC 9 Thermal Vias (Recommended for Most Reliable Solderability) 31.7 C/W 7.3 C/W 13 Thermal Vias (Compromise Between Solderability, Heat Dissipation, and Fractional Spurs) 30.3 C/W 7.3 C/W 16 Thermal Vias (Recommended for Optimal Heat Dissipation and Fractional Spurs) 29.8 C/W 7.3 C/W 5 www.national.com LMX2541 Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1, Note 2, Note 3) LMX2541 Electrical Characteristics (3.15 V VCC 3.45 V, -40C TA 85 C; except as specified. Typical values are at Vcc = 3.3 V, 25 C.) Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units VCO_DIV>1 170 204 VCO_DIV=1 130 156 72 94 mA VCO_DIV >1 Default Power Mode (Note 5) 84 110 mA CE = 0 V, Device Initialized 100 250 A 300 A Current Consumption ICC Entire Chip Supply Current with all blocks enabled IPLL Current for External VCO Mode IDIV Current for Divider Only Mode ICCPD Power Down Current Default Power Mode (Note 5) RFoutEN = LOW mA Oscillator (Normal Mode Operation with XO=0) IIHOSC Oscillator Input High Current for OSCin and OSCin* in IILOSCin Oscillator Input Low Current for OSCin and OSCin* pins fOSCin OSCin Frequency Range (Note 7) dvOSCin Slew Rate vOSCin Oscillator Sensitivity VIH = 2.75 V VIL = 0 -100 OSC_2X = 1 5 52 MODE = 0 5 700 MODE = 1 5 900 OSC_2X = 0 (Note 7) dvOSCin 150 V/s A 150 MHz V/s Single-Ended 0.2 2.0 Differential 0.4 3.1 5 20 MHz 100 Vpp Oscillator (Crystal Mode with XO=1) fXTAL Crystal Frequency Range VIH = 2.75 V ESRXTAL Crystal Equivalent Series Resistance This a requirement for the crystal, not a characteristic of the LMX2541. PXTAL Power Dissipation in Crystal This requirement is for the crystal, not a characteristic of the LMX2541. COSCin Input Capacitance of OSCin fPD Phase Detector Frequency 200 W 6 pF PLL ICPout Charge Pump Output Current Magnitude 104 CPG = 1X 100 CPG = 2X 200 CPG = 3X 300 ... ... CPG=32X 3200 MHz A ICPoutTRI CP TRI-STATE Current 0.4 V < VCPout < Vcc - 0.4 1 5 nA ICPoutMM Charge Pump Sink vs. Source Mismatch VCPout = Vcc / 2 TA = 25C 3 10 % ICPoutV Charge Pump Current vs. CP Voltage Variation 0.4 V < VCPout < Vcc - 0.4 TA = 25C 4 % ICPoutT CP Current vs. Temperature Variation VCPout = Vcc / 2 8 % LN(f) (Note 8) Normalized PLL 1/f Noise LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz) CPG = 1X -116 CPG = 32X -124.5 Normalized PLL Noise Floor LNPLL_flat(1 Hz) CPG = 1X -220.8 CPG = 32X -225.4 fExtVCOin www.national.com PLL Input Frequency dBc/Hz dBc/Hz RFout Buffer Enabled and VCO_DIV > 1 400 4000 RFout Buffer Disabled and VCO_DIV = 1 400 6000 6 MHz Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max PLL Input Sensitivity ((Note 7) applies to Max Limit Only) fExtVCOin 4 GHz -15 10 pExtVCOin fExtVCOin > 4 GHz -5 10 2060E 1990 2240 2380E 2200 2530 2690E 2490 2865 3030E 2810 3230 3320E 3130 3600 3740E 3480 4000 Units dBm VCO Specifications fVCO TCL pRFout PRFout KVtune Internal VCO Frequency Range Maximum Allowable Temperature Drift for Continuous Lock RF Output Power (Note 6) Change in Output Power Fine Tuning Sensitivity Mode = Full Chip Mode This is the frequency before the VCO divider. (Note 7),(Note 9) Maximum Frequency Default Power Mode VCO_DIV=1 125 C 2060E 3.5 2380E 2.8 2690E 1.6 3030E 1.2 3320E 0.2 3740E - 0.3 Fixed Temperature with 100 MHz frequency change at the output 0.3 Fixed frequency with a change over the entire temperature range 0.4 2060E 13 - 23 2380E 16 - 30 2690E 17 - 32 3030E 20 - 37 3320E 21 - 37 3740E 24 - 42 Second Harmonic (Note 12) Default Power Mode (Note 5) 50 Load VCO_DIV = 2 -20 HSRFout VCO_DIV = 3 -20 Duty Cycle Error (Note 12) Default Power Mode (Note 5) 50 Load VCO_DIV = 2 3 DERFout VCO_DIV = 3 3 PSHVCO VCO Frequency Pushing PULVCO VCO Frequency Pulling VSWR 1.7 to 1 (6 dB Pad) VCO_DIV = 1 800 VCO_DIV > 1 60 2060E 1.6 2380E 1.8 RMS Phase Error Integration Bandwidth = 100 Hz to 20 MHz Middle VCO Frequency 100 MHz Wenzel Crystal Reference Integer Mode Optimized Loop Bandwidth 2690E 2.1 3030E 2.1 3320E 2.3 3740E 2.6 7 dBm dB The lower number in the range applies when the VCO is at its lowest frequency and the higher number applies when the VCO is at its highest frequency. A linear approximation can be used for frequencies between these two cases. CVregVCO = 4.7 F, Open Loop MHz 600 MHz/V dBc % kHz/V kHz mRad www.national.com LMX2541 Symbol LMX2541 Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Units VCO Phase Noise (Note 10) fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 2060E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 2380E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 2690E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 3030E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency www.national.com 8 10 kHz Offset -89.7 100 kHz Offset -113.7 1 MHz Offset -134.9 10 MHz Offset -155.4 20 MHz Offset -160.3 10 kHz Offset -86.5 100 kHz Offset -111.4 1 MHz Offset -132.8 10 MHz Offset -153.4 20 MHz Offset -158.5 10 kHz Offset -87.9 100 kHz Offset -112.7 1 MHz Offset -133.8 10 MHz Offset -154.2 20 MHz Offset -159.5 10 kHz Offset -83.4 100 kHz Offset -109.1 1 MHz Offset -130.8 10 MHz Offset -151.8 20 MHz Offset -157.5 10 kHz Offset -86.9 100 kHz Offset -111.8 1 MHz Offset -133.3 10 MHz Offset -154.2 20 MHz Offset -159.4 10 kHz Offset -82.3 100 kHz Offset -108.4 1 MHz Offset -130.3 10 MHz Offset -151.1 20 MHz Offset -156.7 10 kHz Offset -86.1 100 kHz Offset -110.5 1 MHz Offset -132.0 10 MHz Offset -152.2 20 MHz Offset -157.1 10 kHz Offset -82.2 100 kHz Offset -107.7 1 MHz Offset -129.4 10 MHz Offset -150.5 20 MHz Offset -156.1 dBc/Hz dBc/Hz dBc/Hz dBc/Hz Parameter Conditions fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 3320E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency fRFout = Min VCO Frequency L(f)Fout Phase Noise 3740E fRFout = Max VCO Frequency 9 Min Typ 10 kHz Offset -84.1 100 kHz Offset -109.1 1 MHz Offset -130.7 10 MHz Offset -151.6 20 MHz Offset -156.9 10 kHz Offset -82.0 100 kHz Offset -107.0 1 MHz Offset -128.5 10 MHz Offset -149.6 20 MHz Offset -155.2 10 kHz Offset -83.9 100 kHz Offset -108.3 1 MHz Offset -129.9 10 MHz offset -150.6 20 MHz Offset -156.5 10 kHz Offset -81.6 100 kHz Offset -106.5 1 MHz Offset -127.7 10 MHz Offset -148.6 20 MHz Offset -154.2 Max Units dBc/Hz dBc/Hz www.national.com LMX2541 Symbol LMX2541 Symbol Parameter Conditions VIH High-Level Input Voltage Min Typ Max Units Vcc V Digital Interface (DATA, CLK, LE, CE, Ftest/LD, FLout,RFoutEN) 1.6 VIL Low-Level Input Voltage IIH High-Level Input Current VIH = 1.75, XO = 0 IIL Low-Level Input Current VOH 0.4 V -5 5 A VIL = 0 V , XO = 0 -5 5 A High-Level Output Voltage IOH = 500 A 2.0 VOL Low-Level Output Voltage IOL = -500 A ILeak Leakage Current Ftest/LD and FLout Pins Only V 0.0 -5 0.4 V 5 A MICROWIRE Timing tCE Clock to Enable Low Time See Data Input Timing 25 ns tCS Data to Clock Set Up Time See Data Input Timing 25 ns tCH Data to Clock Hold Time See Data Input Timing 20 ns tCWH Clock Pulse Width High See Data Input Timing 25 ns tCWL Clock Pulse Width Low See Data Input Timing 25 ns tCES Enable to Clock Set Up Time See Data Input Timing 25 ns tEWH Enable Pulse Width High See Data Input Timing 25 ns Note 5: The LMX2541 RFout power level is programmable with the program words of VCOGAIN, OUTTERM, and DIVGAIN. Changing these words can change the output power of the VCO as well as the current consumption of the output buffer. For the purpose of consistency in electrical specifications, "Default Power Mode" is defined to be the settings of VCOGAIN = OUTTERM = DIVGAIN = 12. Note 6: The measurement of the output power is sensitive to the test circuit. All the numbers in the electrical specifications and typical performance curves were obtained from a characterization setup that accomodated temperature testing and changing of parts. In a more optimized setup the measured RF output power is typically on the order of 1.5 to 2.4 dB higher. Note 7: Not tested in production. Guaranteed by characterization. OSCin is tested only to 400 MHz. Note 8: Consult the applications section for more details on these parameters. Note 9: Maximum Allowable Temperature Drift for Continuous Lock is how far the temperature can drift in either direction from the value it was at the time that the R0 register was last programmed, and still have the device stay in lock. The action of programming the R0 register, even to the same value, activates a frequency calibration routine. This implies that the device will work over the entire frequency range, but if the temperature drifts more than the maximum allowable drift for continuous lock, then it will be necessary to reload the R0 register to ensure that it stays in lock. Regardless of what temperature the device was initially programmed at, the temperature can never drift outside the frequency range of -40C TA 85C without violating specifications. Note 10: The VCO phase noise is measured assuming that the loop bandwidth is sufficiently narrow that the VCO noise dominates. The phase noise is measured with AC_TEMP_COMP = 5 and the device is reloaded at each test frequency. The typical performance characteristics section shows how the VCO phase noise varies over temperature and frequency. Note 11: See Typical Performance Characteristics for more information. Note 12: The duty cycle error (DE) and second harmonic (HS) are theoretically related by the equation HS = 10*log| 2*DE | - 6 dB. A square wave with 3% duty cycle theoretically has a second harmonic of -20 dBc. www.national.com 10 LMX2541 Serial Data Timing Diagram 30073303 There are several other considerations for programming: * * * * * The DATA is clocked into a shift register on each rising edge of the CLK signal. On the rising edge of the LE signal, the data is sent from the shift registers to an actual counter. A slew rate of at least 30 V/s is recommended for the CLK, DATA, and LE signals. After the programming is complete, the CLK, DATA, and LE signals should be returned to a low state. When using the part in Full Chip Mode with the Integrated VCO, LE should be kept high no more than 1 us after the programming of the R0 register. Failure to do so may interfere with the digital VCO calibration. If the CLK and DATA lines are toggled while the in VCO is in lock , as is sometimes the case when these lines are shared with other parts, the phase noise may be degraded during the time of this programming. 11 www.national.com LMX2541 Typical Performance Characteristics (Not Guaranteed) LMX2541SQ3740E Raw Phase Noise Measurement 30073307 The above plot demonstrates the PLL phase noise of the LMX2541SQ3700E operating at 3700 MHz output frequency, phase detector frequency of 100 MHz, and charge pump gain of 32X. The loop bandwidth was made as wide as possible to fully expose the PLL phase noise and reference source was a 100 MHz Wenzel crystal. This measurement was done in integer mode. To better understand the impact of using fractional mode, consult the applications section. The measured noise is the sum of the PLL 1/f noise and noise floor. At offsets below 1 kHz, the PLL 1/f noise dominates and changes at a rate of 10 dB/decade. The noise at 1 kHz is dominated by this 1/f noise and has a value of -103 dBc/Hz. In the 100 - 200 kHz offset range, the noise is -113.7 dBc/Hz and is dominated by the PLL noise floor. It can be shown that if the effects of the loop filter peaking and the 1/f noise are subtracted away from this measurement, it would be about 0.6 dB better. If the phase detector frequency is changed with the VCO frequency held constant, the PLL noise floor will change, but the 1/f noise will remain the same. If the VCO frequency is changed, both the 1/f noise and PLL noise floor change at a rate of 20 dB/decade. LMX2541SQ2690 System Phase Noise 30073327 For this plot, a third order modulator with dithering disabled was used with a fractional denominator of 500000. The charge pump gain was 32X and the loop filter components were C1 = 2.2 nF, C2 = 22 nF, R2 = 470 . The internal loop filter components were C3_LF = 20 pF, C4_LF = 100 pF, R3_LF = 1 k, R4_LF = 200 . The VCO frequency is 2720.1 MHz. The OSCin signal was a 500 MHz differential LVPECL output of the LMK04033. www.national.com 12 LMX2541 LMX2541SQ3320E System Phase Noise 30073328 For this plot, a third order modulator with dithering disabled was used with a fractional denominator of 500000. The charge pump gain was 32X and the loop filter components were C1 = 2.2 nF, C2 = 22 nF, R2 = 470 . The internal loop filter components were C3_LF = 20 pF, C4_LF = 100 pF, R3_LF = 1 k, R4_LF = 200 . The VCO frequency is 3320.1 MHz. The OSCin signal was a 500 MHz differential LVPECL output of the LMK04033. LMX2541SQ3740E System Phase Noise 30073329 For this plot, a third order modulator with dithering disabled was used with a fractional denominator of 500000. The charge pump gain was 32X and the loop filter components were C1 = 2.2 nF, C2 = 22 nF, R2 = 470 . The internal loop filter components were C3_LF = 20 pF, C4_LF = 100 pF, R3_LF = 1 k, R4_LF = 200 . The VCO frequency is 3840.2 MHz, but the VCO Divider is set to two, so the RFout frequency is 1720.1 MHz. The OSCin signal was a 500 MHz differential LVPECL output of the LMK04033. 13 www.national.com LMX2541 Divider Noise Floor vs. Divider Value (fVCO = 3700 MHz, Various values for VCO_DIV) 30073326 When the divider is engaged (VCO_DIV >0), then the entire system phase noise is reduced by a factor of 20 x log(VCO_DIV). However, the noise floor of the divider will also add to this noise as is visible at far offsets. Note that the noise floor for Bypass mode is lower because the VCO divider is not engaged. Divider Noise Floor vs. Frequency 30073313 Provided the VCO divider is not bypassed, the actual value of it does not impact the divider noise floor; it is the frequency at the RFout pin that impacts the divider noise floor. The above plot shows how this noise floor changes as a function of the frequency of the RFout pin. www.national.com 14 PLL Normalized 1/f Noise vs. OSCin Slew Rate (KPD = 32X) 30073308 30073309 PLL Normalized Noise Floor vs. Charge Pump Gain (Slew Rate = 2000 V/s) PLL Normalized 1/f Noise vs. Charge Pump Gain (Slew Rate = 2000 V/s) 30073346 30073347 15 www.national.com LMX2541 PLL Normalized Noise Floor vs. OSCin Slew Rate (KPD = 32X) LMX2541 VCO Phase Noise Degradation vs. Temperature and Offset (VCO Relocked at Each Temperature Vcc = 3.3 V, AC_TEMP_COMP = 5) 30073312 The above plot shows how much the VCO phase noise typically change over temperature relative to room temperature. The typical values for represent an average over all frequencies and part options and therefore there are some small variations over part options and frequencies that are not shown .VCO phase noise numbers room temperature are reported in the electrical specifications. A negative value indicates a phase noise improvement. Relative VCO Phase Noise Over Temperature Drift (AC_TEMP_COMP = 24, Vcc = 3.3 V) Temperature Phase Noise Change in Celsius for Various Offsets Lock Current 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 10 MHz -40 -40 +0.4 -2.0 -1.6 -1.8 -1.6 -40 25 +0.3 +0.5 +0.5 +0.5 +0.4 -40 85 +0.9 +2.0 +2.4 +2.5 +2.3 25 -40 +0.2 -2.2 -1.7 -2.0 -1.8 25 25 This is the default condition to which these other numbers are normalized to. 25 85 +0.6 85 -40 +0.2 -2.2 -1.7 -1.9 -1.8 85 25 +0.2 +0.2 +0.3 +0.2 +0.2 85 85 +0.6 +1.8 +2.2 +2.3 +2.1 +1.5 +2.0 +2.0 20 MHz +1.9 The above table shows the typical degradation for VCO phase noise when the VCO is locked at one temperature and the temperature is allowed to drift to another temperature. A negative value indicates a phase noise improvement. www.national.com 16 30073317 30073316 Output Power vs. VCOGAIN and FREQUENCY (VCO_DIV = 1, TA = 25 C, Vcc = 3.3 V, OUTTERM = 12 (Note 6) ) Output Power vs. OUTTERM and FREQUENCY (VCO_DIV = 1, TA = 25 C, Vcc = 3.3 V, VCOGAIN = 12 (Note 6) ) 30073314 30073315 The above plots show the trends in output power as a function of temperature, voltage, and frequency. For states where VCOGAIN and OUTTERM are not 12, the table below shows how the output power is modified based on these programmable settings. OUTTERM CHANGE in Output Power in Bypass Mode as a Function of VCOGAIN and OUTTERM 3 6 VCOGAIN 9 12 15 3 -9.7 -8.4 -7.9 -7.8 -7.9 6 -6.6 -4.5 -3.6 -3.4 -3.6 9 -5.7 -3.1 -1.7 -1.3 -1.3 12 -5.4 -2.5 -0.8 +0.0 +0.1 15 -5.3 -2.2 -0.3 +0.8 +1.1 17 www.national.com LMX2541 Output Power vs. Temperature (VCO_DIV = 1, VCOGAIN = 12, OUTTERM = 12, Vcc = 3.3 V (Note 6)) Output Power vs. Voltage (VCO_DIV = 1, VCOGAIN = 12, OUTTERM = 12, TA = 25C (Note 6)) Output Power vs. Temperature ( VCO_DIV > 1, DIVGAIN = OUTTERM = 12, Vcc = 3.3 V (Note 6) ) 30073321 30073320 Output Power vs. DIVGAIN and FREQUENCY (Note 6)(VCO_DIV > 1, TA = 25 C, Vcc = 3.3 V, OUTTERM = 12 ) Output Power vs. OUTTERM and FREQUENCY (VCO_DIV > 1, TA = 25 C, Vcc = 3.3 V, DIVGAIN = 12 (Note 6) ) 30073318 30073319 The table below shows the RELATIVE output power to the case of VCOGAIN = OUTTERM = 12. CHANGE in Output Power in Divided Mode as a Function of DIVGAIN and OUTTERM OUTTERM LMX2541 Output Power vs. Voltage (VCO_DIV > 1, DIVGAIN = 12, OUTTERM = 12, TA = 25C (Note 6) ) www.national.com 3 6 DIVGAIN 9 12 15 3 -10.2 -6.1 -5.7 -5.5 -5.5 6 -9.8 -4.4 -2.4 -2.1 -2.0 9 -9.8 -4.3 -1.5 -0.7 -0.5 12 -9.9 -4.3 -1.4 +0.0 +0.2 15 -9.9 -4.4 -1.4 +0.3 +0.7 18 LMX2541 RFout Output Impedance 30073345 The impedance of the RFout pin varies as a function of frequency, VCO_DIV, OUTTERM, VCOGAIN, DIVGAIN, and frequency. When in bypass mode (VCO_DIV = 1), the DIVGAIN word has no impact on the output impedance. When in divided mode (VCO_DIV>1), the VCOGAIN has no impact on the output impedance. The above graphic shows how the input impedance varies as a function of frequency for both the bypass and divided cases. 19 www.national.com LMX2541 RFout Output Impedance vs. VCOGAIN (Bypass Mode) This is for the VCO divider in bypass mode (VCO_DIV=1) and the RFout pin powered up. OUTTERM was set to 12. VCOGAIN=3 VCOGAIN=6 VCOGAIN=9 VCOGAIN=12 VCOGAIN=15 Freq. (MHz) Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary 50 3.8 2.1 5.5 1.9 7.3 1.8 9.5 1.7 10.1 1.7 100 4.8 4.1 6.1 3.9 7.8 3.7 9.8 3.6 10.3 3.6 200 5.4 5.7 6.8 6.0 8.7 6.3 10.9 6.5 11.4 6.6 400 5.5 9.4 7.5 10.0 9.8 10.6 12.4 11.0 13.1 11.0 600 5.8 15.1 8.1 15.4 10.7 15.7 13.7 15.7 14.5 15.6 800 7.0 20.7 9.6 20.8 12.6 20.8 15.8 20.3 16.7 20.1 1000 9.2 26.3 12.1 26.1 15.4 25.6 19.0 24.6 19.8 24.1 1200 10.7 28.6 13.4 27.9 16.3 26.9 19.3 25.5 20.0 25.0 1400 12.2 30.9 14.7 29.7 17.1 28.2 19.7 26.4 20.2 25.9 1600 13.7 33.2 15.9 31.5 18.0 29.5 20.1 27.4 20.5 26.8 1800 15.2 35.5 17.2 33.3 18.8 30.8 20.5 28.3 20.7 27.7 2000 14.5 39.5 16.4 37.4 17.9 35.0 19.6 32.5 19.8 31.9 2200 15.6 42.9 17.4 40.7 18.7 38.2 20.3 35.6 20.4 35.0 2400 14.2 47.6 16.0 45.3 17.4 42.8 19.0 40.1 19.2 39.4 2600 12.2 51.3 14.1 48.7 15.6 46.5 17.2 43.5 17.3 42.5 2800 11.5 57.9 13.7 55.3 15.3 52.4 17.0 49.0 17.1 48.3 3000 10.6 67.1 13.1 64.0 14.8 60.5 16.3 56.5 16.4 55.7 3200 13.1 77.3 15.7 73.2 17.3 69.0 18.4 64.2 18.4 63.3 3400 17.6 88.1 20.0 82.8 21.1 77.4 21.7 71.8 21.5 70.8 3600 29.0 96.0 30.6 90.2 30.9 83.6 30.2 76.7 29.8 75.6 3800 38.2 99.4 38.0 94.4 36.4 87.3 34.1 80.5 33.4 79.4 4000 43.5 106.0 41.6 99.0 38.9 92.0 35.5 85.1 34.8 83.7 4200 48.0 119.3 45.9 109.8 43.1 101.9 37.2 94.2 36.0 93.0 4400 62.4 137.9 56.4 126.6 49.8 117.6 42.3 109.5 40.8 108.3 4600 87.0 149.4 76.0 138.1 65.4 129.5 54.3 122.2 52.3 121.2 4800 128.1 153.7 109.7 145.6 93.0 140.1 76.7 135.9 74.0 135.5 5000 168.1 134.7 145.4 135.5 124.9 138.0 105.4 141.1 102.4 141.9 www.national.com 20 LMX2541 RFout Output Impedance vs. OUTTERM (Bypass Mode) The VCO divider was bypassed (VCO_DIV = 1) and the RFout pin was enabled. The VCOGAIN word was set to 12. Freq. (MHz) OUTTERM=3 OUTTERM=6 OUTTERM=9 OUTTERM=12 TERM=15 Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary 50 27.9 1.6 16.2 1.9 12.3 1.8 9.5 1.7 7.8 1.7 100 28.5 2.8 16.7 3.6 12.7 3.6 9.8 3.6 8.0 3.5 200 29.2 3.8 18.1 5.9 14.0 6.3 10.9 6.5 9.0 6.6 400 28.8 5.7 19.2 9.5 15.3 10.3 12.4 11.0 10.6 11.2 600 28.8 8.8 20.4 13.7 16.5 14.9 13.7 15.7 11.9 16.0 800 29.1 11.7 22.5 17.5 18.7 19.2 15.8 20.3 14.0 20.8 1000 28.6 13.4 22.8 19.2 19.3 21.2 16.5 22.5 14.6 23.1 1200 28.0 15.0 23.1 20.9 19.8 23.2 17.1 24.7 15.2 25.4 1400 27.5 16.7 23.3 22.7 20.4 25.2 17.7 26.9 15.8 27.7 1600 27.0 18.4 23.6 24.4 20.9 27.2 18.4 29.0 16.5 30.0 1800 26.4 20.1 23.9 26.1 21.4 29.2 19.0 31.2 17.1 32.3 2000 25.9 21.8 24.1 27.9 22.0 31.1 19.6 33.4 17.7 34.6 2200 25.3 23.5 24.4 29.6 22.5 33.1 20.3 35.6 18.3 36.9 2400 23.1 26.9 22.9 33.2 21.3 37.1 19.0 40.1 17.0 41.8 2600 20.1 29.3 20.5 35.4 19.3 39.6 17.2 42.9 15.1 44.9 2800 18.5 34.2 19.6 40.4 18.8 45.0 17.0 49.0 14.8 51.6 3000 16.6 40.6 18.1 46.9 17.8 51.9 16.3 56.5 14.3 59.7 3200 16.5 47.0 18.9 53.4 19.3 58.9 18.4 64.2 16.7 68.2 3400 17.1 53.8 20.4 60.1 21.8 65.8 21.7 71.8 20.4 76.6 3600 20.8 59.4 25.4 65.0 28.3 70.5 30.2 76.8 30.3 82.5 3800 22.0 64.9 27.3 69.7 31.1 74.6 34.1 80.5 35.4 86.1 4000 23.0 70.0 28.1 74.9 32.1 80.0 35.5 86.4 37.6 92.0 4200 23.7 77.9 28.6 82.8 32.8 87.7 37.0 94.2 39.9 100.9 4400 23.7 93.2 30.1 98.0 35.4 102.9 42.3 109.4 47.8 116.6 4600 27.3 107.4 36.6 112.0 44.8 116.3 54.3 122.2 62.6 128.9 4800 40.1 126.6 52.2 129.8 63.3 132.3 76.7 135.9 89.3 140.5 5000 61.4 142.8 76.2 143.3 89.5 142.3 105.5 141.0 121.0 140.5 21 www.national.com LMX2541 RFout Output Impedance vs. DIVGAIN (Divided Mode) This was done with RFout buffer powered up and with OUTTERM=12. VCO_DIV was set to 50. Freq. (MHz) DIVGAIN=3 DIVGAIN=6 DIVGAIN=9 DIVGAIN=12 DIVGAIN=15 Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary 50 3.2 2.2 3.6 2.1 5.8 2.0 13.9 1.9 22.3 1.6 100 4.5 4.1 4.6 4.0 6.6 3.8 14.7 3.2 23.2 2.3 200 5.7 5.3 6.4 5.7 7.0 5.9 15.0 4.7 23.0 2.7 400 5.0 9.2 5.6 9.4 7.7 9.5 15.6 7.7 22.8 4.4 600 5.2 14.6 5.7 14.6 7.8 14.6 15.9 12.1 22.2 7.9 800 6.0 20.2 6.5 20.2 8.7 20.2 16.9 16.5 22.3 11.4 1000 7.9 25.7 8.4 25.7 10.7 25.5 18.7 20.5 22.9 14.6 1200 11.0 29.9 11.6 30.0 13.9 29.5 21.4 23.1 24.3 16.8 1400 13.2 32.3 13.9 32.3 16.1 31.7 22.5 24.3 23.9 18.2 1600 14.2 34.4 15.0 34.3 17.1 33.5 22.5 25.8 23.1 20.1 1800 13.9 37.2 14.6 37.0 16.7 36.2 21.6 28.2 21.7 22.9 2000 13.5 41.1 14.3 40.9 16.4 39.9 20.9 31.4 20.6 26.4 2200 14.8 45.1 15.6 44.7 17.8 43.6 21.7 34.5 20.9 29.7 2400 14.1 49.4 14.9 49.0 17.1 47.7 20.4 38.1 19.3 33.5 2600 12.4 52.1 13.2 51.6 15.5 50.1 18.2 40.4 16.8 36.2 2800 11.8 59.3 12.5 58.7 15.0 56.8 17.0 46.2 15.3 42.0 3000 10.7 68.3 11.5 67.6 14.0 65.2 15.2 53.4 13.0 49.2 3200 13.1 78.6 14.0 77.6 16.7 74.5 16.5 61.1 13.8 56.9 3400 18.1 89.6 18.9 88.4 21.6 84.4 19.4 69.2 16.0 65.1 3600 29.2 98.6 29.8 96.9 31.9 91.6 26.1 75.4 21.7 71.6 3800 36.0 105.8 36.5 103.9 37.8 97.5 28.9 81.1 24.0 77.8 4000 43.6 101.4 43.7 99.5 43.7 92.9 32.3 78.8 27.1 76.3 4200 40.6 122.9 40.8 120.3 40.6 111.8 26.6 94.7 20.7 91.8 4400 63.6 143.0 62.9 139.6 59.9 128.6 37.8 111.4 30.0 109.2 4600 90.9 155.3 88.8 151.4 81.1 139.6 49.9 125.8 40.3 124.9 4800 135.8 159.1 131.2 155.7 116.3 145.5 73.7 142.1 61.7 144.0 5000 179.4 135.1 173.2 133.9 153.3 131.4 107.1 147.7 94.5 155.2 www.national.com 22 LMX2541 RFout Output Impedance vs. OUTTERM (Divided Mode) This was done in divided mode (VCO_DIV=50) with VCOGAIN=12. Freq.(MHz) OUTTERM=3 OUTTERM=6 OUTTERM=9 OUTTERM=12 Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary OUTTERM=15 Real Imaginary 50 44.1 -0.3 31.8 1.0 21.2 1.7 14.0 1.9 9.3 2.0 100 44.9 -2.2 32.8 0.7 22.1 2.5 14.8 3.2 10.0 3.5 200 43.2 -7.2 33.2 -1.2 23.3 2.8 16.1 4.7 11.3 5.6 400 33.2 -8.1 28.5 -1.5 21.9 4.5 15.7 7.7 11.2 9.1 600 28.0 -3.8 25.7 1.8 21.4 8.0 15.9 12.1 11.4 13.9 800 25.1 1.1 24.0 5.6 21.7 11.5 16.9 16.5 12.5 19.0 1000 23.7 5.8 23.3 9.6 22.4 14.7 18.7 20.5 14.6 23.8 1200 23.5 9.3 23.7 12.4 23.8 16.7 21.4 23.1 17.7 27.2 1400 22.6 12.3 22.9 14.8 23.5 18.1 22.5 24.3 19.5 28.9 1600 21.5 15.3 21.8 17.4 22.6 20.0 22.5 25.8 20.2 30.5 1800 20.2 18.8 20.5 20.7 21.3 22.8 21.6 28.2 19.7 33.0 2000 19.1 22.9 19.4 24.5 20.1 26.3 20.9 31.4 19.3 36.4 2200 19.4 26.4 19.7 28.0 20.5 29.6 21.7 34.5 20.6 39.8 2400 17.9 30.4 18.2 32.0 18.9 33.4 20.4 38.1 19.8 43.6 2600 15.7 33.3 15.9 34.9 16.5 36.1 18.2 40.4 17.9 45.7 2800 14.5 39.0 14.5 40.7 15.1 42.0 17.0 46.2 17.2 51.9 3000 12.7 46.1 12.6 47.9 12.9 49.2 15.2 53.4 15.8 59.5 3200 13.5 53.5 13.3 55.5 13.8 56.9 16.5 61.1 18.0 67.8 3400 15.5 61.3 15.4 63.5 15.9 65.0 19.4 69.2 22.0 76.5 3600 20.9 67.5 21.1 70.0 21.7 71.5 26.1 75.4 30.5 82.8 3800 22.7 73.3 23.1 76.0 23.9 77.6 28.9 81.1 34.7 88.2 4000 25.4 71.7 26.2 74.5 27.1 76.1 32.3 78.8 39.0 84.7 4200 19.0 86.1 19.8 89.5 20.7 91.4 26.6 94.7 34.6 101.8 4400 26.6 102.0 28.3 106.3 29.9 108.7 37.8 111.4 49.4 118.0 4600 34.9 116.4 37.8 121.5 40.1 124.1 49.8 125.9 65.3 130.6 4800 52.1 134.8 57.4 140.3 61.1 143.1 73.7 141.9 93.8 141.8 5000 78.5 147.4 87.4 152.0 93.3 154.0 107.2 148.0 129.0 138.6 23 www.national.com LMX2541 OSCin Sensitivity for Single-Ended SINE Wave 30073330 The above chart shows the typical sensitivity for a sine wave. Note that at lower frequencies, there is a constant slope that suggests that the part fails when the slew rate falls below 27 V/us. The electrical specifications call for a minimum of 150 V/us to ensure margin. Also, as some of the other performance graphs show, the OSCin slew rate has an impact on fractional spurs and phase noise as well. It is recommended to design to the electrical specifications, not the typical performance plots. Variation over voltage and temperature is typically very small and on the order than less 1 dB. SINE wave ExtVCOin Sensitivity 30073331 The above plot shows the ExtVCOin sensitivity which applies only when the device is being used in External VCO mode. Variation over voltage is typically very small and on the order of less than 1 dB. www.national.com 24 LMX2541 OSCin Input Impedance 30073338 OSCin (Normal Mode) OSCin (XO Mode) OSCin# (Normal Mode) Frequency (MHz) Real Imaginary Real Imaginary Real Imaginary 1 3945.3 2261.6 9452.3 2182.1 3975.5 2287.0 5 4846.0 -189.6 2397.9 -916.7 4890.1 -150.1 10 4253.4 -1850.1 428.2 -1105.7 4297.4 -1886.7 20 2295.3 -2366.9 248.4 -591.8 2288.6 -2383.8 30 1290.0 -2087.0 187.1 -410.1 1304.3 -2079.1 40 847.9 -1716.1 163.5 -313.3 855.5 -1718.0 50 581.3 -1464.9 147.9 -257.1 590.7 -1471.6 60 439.2 -1254.1 138.3 -219.0 449.4 -1264.2 70 337.9 -1105.7 131.1 -192.0 349.0 -1115.4 80 269.4 -983.6 127.0 -171.8 276.3 -989.1 90 223.4 -869.9 119.7 -158.0 231.9 -876.2 100 179.2 -776.8 114.5 -143.9 186.9 -783.9 200 52.4 -379.8 93.9 -85.1 54.3 -382.5 300 31.2 -247.0 80.9 -68.9 31.9 -247.4 400 23.5 -181.7 72.3 -58.1 23.8 -180.5 500 20.4 -140.5 65.1 -49.4 20.4 -138.4 600 18.4 -110.2 58.1 -42.1 18.2 -107.6 700 17.0 -88.0 51.9 -35.6 16.7 -85.3 800 15.8 -71.2 47.4 -29.5 15.7 -68.4 900 15.2 -57.6 43.6 -23.4 14.7 -56.3 1000 15.1 -45.2 40.9 -17.2 14.3 -44.7 25 www.national.com LMX2541 ExtVCOin Input Impedance 30073339 www.national.com Frequency Real Imaginary 100 627.9 -1532.3 200 193.8 -852.6 400 56.4 -434.5 600 31.3 -287.4 800 23.2 -212.9 1000 17.8 -167.0 1200 15.4 -134.9 1400 14.0 -111.4 1600 12.8 -93.7 1800 11.8 -79.5 2000 11.2 -67.5 2200 10.7 -57.4 2400 10.2 -48.6 2600 10.5 -42.0 2800 9.1 -35.5 3000 7.8 -29.0 3200 7.2 -23.4 3400 6.6 -18.3 3600 5.9 -13.3 3800 5.3 -8.5 4000 5.0 -3.7 4200 4.5 -1.4 4400 4.0 0.9 4600 3.5 3.1 4800 2.6 7.7 5000 1.7 12.1 6000 0.9 26.7 7000 2.3 51.9 26 LMX2541 Bench Test Setups CHARGE PUMP CURRENTS TEST SETUP 30073340 The charge pump is tested in external VCO mode (MODE=1), although it is no external VCO hooked up. The CPout pin should be disconnected from the any external VCO tuning pin, external loop filter, and also the Vtune pin on the device. A signal is then applied to the OSCin pin to ensure that the R counter is oscillating. This signal does not have to be clean and the frequency is very critical. These currents at the CPout pin are typically measured with a semiconductor parameter analyzer. thing much higher than can be achieved in order to force the charge pump to rail. The reason why this is necessary is that the duty cycle of the charge pump is not 100% unless it is forced against one of the rails. If the charge pump polarity bit (CPP) is set to positive, then the charge pump source current is measured. To measure the sink current, the CPT bit is set to negative. The part is then programmed and the charge pump will rail in one direction. The semiconductor parameter analyzer measures the current at a particular charge pump voltage. The phase detector polarity bit, CPP, can be toggled to test between the negative and positive charge pump gains. In order to test leakage, set the TRI-STATE bit, CPT, to 1 so that this can be measured. For the most accurate measurements, it is desirable that the CPout and Vtune pin are not shorted together for these measurements. Once these currents are measured, then the datasheet parameters can be calculated. A summary of these charge pump tests is given in the table below. Charge Pump Current Measurements In order to test the TRI-STATE current, the CPT bit is set to one and the current is measured. Aside from having no other sources of leakage attached to this pin, it is also important that the board be well cleaned before doing this test. The temperature and voltage at the charge pump can then be varied and the resulting leakage current is then recorded. Typically, the leakage currents are worst at higher temperatures and higher charge pump voltages. In order to test the source and sink currents, the CPT bit is set to active mode and the frequency is programmed to someMeasurement PLL_R PLL_N CPG CPT Leakage Current X Source Current 1 Sink Current 1 4000 X X 1 (TRI-STATE) X 4000 0 - 31 0 (Active) 1 (Positive) 0 - 31 0 (Active) 0 (Negative) 27 CPP www.national.com LMX2541 Charge Pump Current Definitions Charge Pump Current Definitions 30073332 I1 = Charge Pump Sink Current at VCPout = Vcc - V I2 = Charge Pump Sink Current at VCPout = Vcc/2 I3 = Charge Pump Sink Current at VCPout = V I4 = Charge Pump Source Current at VCPout = Vcc - V I5 = Charge Pump Source Current at VCPout = Vcc/2 I6 = Charge Pump Source Current at VCPout = V V = Voltage offset from the positive and negative supply rails. Defined to be 0.4 volts for this part. Variation of Charge Pump Current Magnitude vs. Charge Pump Voltage 30073333 Variation of Charge Pump Current Magnitude vs. Temperature 30073335 Charge Pump Sink vs. Source Current Mismatch 30073334 www.national.com 28 LMX2541 RFout OUTPUT POWER TEST SETUP (Note 6) 30073342 The output power is tested by programming the VCO output to a desired frequency and measuring with a spectrum analyzer. A 3 dB pad is used and this gain as well as any losses from the cable are added to the actual measurement. As for the DC blocking capacitor, typically 100 pF is used for frequencies above 2 GHz and 0.1 uF are used for frequencies below 2 GHz. It turns out that the measurement is not as sensitive as one would expect to this blocking capacitor value. The output power is mainly a function of the frequency of the output buffer and the settings of the VCO_DIV (1 or >1), OUTTERM, VCOGAIN, and DIVGAIN bits. It is not very sensitive to the actual frequency option of the part. For instance, the LMX2541SQ2060E and the LMX2541SQ2380E both should have similar output power at 2.2 GHz. Note that this same test setup can also be used to measure harmonics. 29 www.national.com LMX2541 detector frequency as high as possible, since this lowers the flat noise, but not the 1/f noise. PHASE NOISE MEASUREMENT TEST SETUP The basic setup technique for all noise tests is to measure the noise at the output of the RFout pin in Internal VCO Mode (MODE=0) with a phase noise analyzer. For all measurements, the internal loop filter components (LF_R3, LF_R4, LF_C3, and LF_C4) should be set to their minimum values. There are some special considerations depending on what kind of noise is being measured. PLL Phase Noise Measurement - Flat Noise The PLL flat noise is measured at an offset that is not too close to the PLL 1/f noise, but also well inside the loop bandwidth. Many phase noise profiles have a point where the PLL noise flattens to a minimum value between the carrier and the loop bandwidth. This is where the flat noise should be measured. To measure the 1 Hz normalized phase noise, it is often easier to measure this with a lower phase detector frequency so that this flat noise is higher and easier to measure. PLL Phase Noise Measurement To get an accurate measurement of the PLL phase noise, one needs to ensure four things. * The PLL loop bandwidth is sufficiently wide so that the VCO noise does not degrade the measurement * The measurement is not corrupted by peaking in the loop filter response. * The reference source is sufficiently clean so that this does not degrade the measurement. * A distinction is made between the PLL flat noise and the PLL 1/f noise If the PLL loop bandwidth is made as wide as possible, then this helps keep the peaking of the loop filter response and the VCO noise from degrading the measurement. For the ultimate accuracy, this loop filter response can be factored into the measurement. As for the cleanliness of the reference source, the best sources tend to be those that are fixed, such as a 100 MHz Wenzel oscillator. Signal generators tend to be noisy, but if that is all that is available, then there are a few things that can help compensate for this. One technique is to use a higher frequency and divide this down to a lower frequency. For instance, a 500 MHz signal divided down to 20 MHz typically has much better phase noise than a direct 20 MHz signal, if it comes from a signal generator. Another technique is to measure the noise of the reference source and then multiply it up and then subtract it from the measurement. For instance, if the signal source was 500 MHz and the output frequency was 4 GHz, this signal source noise would be multiplied up by a factor of 20*log(4 GHz / 500 MHz) = 18 dB. Once that is done, the 1/f noise and the flat noise can be measured. VCO Phase Noise Measurement In order to measure the VCO phase noise, the loop filter resistors should be set to their minimum value to reduce their noise contribution. The loop bandwidth should also be made as narrow as possible. Because the loop bandwidth is very narrow, the cleanliness of the OSCin signal is therefore not as important. The phase noise is measured outside the loop bandwidth of the system. An alternative way that might not be as accurate, but is much easier to do is to lock the device to a frequency and then set the CPT bit to 1 to disable the charge pump. The VCO will drift a little, the averaging on the equipment should be reset after this bit is changed and one can not take to long to take this measurement. Test equipment that tracks the signal source is better if using this open loop technique. Divider Phase Noise Measurement The basic method for measuring the divider noise is to drive the divider with a noise source of known value and then subtract away this noise. The divider noise floor tends to be flat, whereas the VCO phase noise decreases with offset frequency, so this measurement is made at as far of an offset that is possible. When using Internal VCO Mode (MODE=0), the raw VCO phase noise with VCO_DIV=1 can be measured. Then the VCO divider can be programmed to get close to the desired frequency. For example, the VCO frequency can be set to 4 GHz and the phase noise measured. This phase noise data can be saved or downloaded. Suppose then that one was interested in the divider noise at 400 MHz. The VCO divider could be set to 10 and then 20 dB is subtracted from the VCO phase noise to figure its contribution at 400 MHz. Provided that the actual phase noise measured at 400 MHz with VCO_DIV is above this, then one can assume that this is the noise of the divider. An alternative way to measure this is to drive the OSCin pin and use Divider Only (MODE=2) to measure the phase noise. This gives direct control of the frequency, but one should be sure that the noise being measured is the device and not the frequency source. PLL Phase Noise Measurement - 1/f Noise The 1/f noise dominates closer to the carrier. Special care should be taken to ensure that this is not the noise of the reference source. The noise contribution of the reference source at the RFout pin can be calculating by measuring what is coming into the OSCin pin and then adding a correction factor of 20*log( fRFout / fOSCin) . A characteristic of this noise is that it follows a 10 dB/decade slope. If the slope of the measured noise looks more than 10 dB/decade, it is likely to be the reference source, not the LMX2541 device. Another characteristic of the 1/f noise is that it is independent of phase detector frequency. So to fully expose the 1/f noise, raise the phase www.national.com 30 LMX2541 INPUT AND OUTPUT IMPEDANCE TEST SETUP 30073341 A network analyzer can be used to measure the input impedance of the OSCin and ExtVCOin pin as well as the output impedance of the RFout pin. The general technique is to connect the desired pin with no DC blocking capacitor to a network analyzer and measure the impedance directly. The part needs to be programmed to ensure that it is in a known state. There are some special considerations that should be taken for different measurements of the three different impedances. that can be used is instead of using the provided calibration standards that come with the equipment, solder resistors directly to the board in order to calibrate out the effects of the board as well. A 0 ohm resistor functions as a short, no resistor functions as an open, and two parallel 100 ohm resistors serve as a load. These should be soldered as close to the part as possible. Once this calibration is done, the measurement can be done as normal. RFout Output Impedance Measurement Although output and input impedance are not the same thing, they can be measured in a similar way. Because this pin is a higher frequency, it is better to use the same method for calibration as used for the ExtVCOin pin. The other consideration for the RFout pin is that there are many different settings that impact this input impedance. When in bypass mode (VCO_DIV=1), the VCOGAIN and OUTTERM words can change the impedance. When in divided mode (VCO_DIV>1), the DIVGAIN and OUTTERM words can impact the impedance. OSCin Input Impedance Measurement For this pin, the provided calibration standards are typically good enough for a decent measurement. A single-ended measurement at the OSCin or OSCin* pins can be made For a differential measurement, this needs to be treated by the instrument as a two port network. ExtVCOin Input Impedance Measurement Because this pin goes higher in frequency, it is often difficult get a good measurement at higher frequencies because of the effects of the board and SMA connector. One technique 31 www.national.com LMX2541 ExtVCOin (NOT OSCin) INPUT SENSITIVITY TEST SETUP 30073343 In order to measure the ExtVCOin Input sensitivity, the part is put in External VCO mode and a signal is applied to the ExtVCOin pin. A matching network, which is typically a 3 dB pad, is used and this loss is added to the measured numbers as well as any potential cable losses (on the order of 1 dB). A signal is applied at a known frequency and power and the output of the N counter is monitored using the Ftest/LD pin and setting it to look at the N counter output divided by 2. www.national.com Typically, the divide by 2 function is better because if it is not used, the duty cycle from the Ftest/LD pin is not 50% and this can sometimes confuse frequency counters. The part is set in fractional mode with a large fraction of 502 + 2097150/4194301 to ensure that the fractional circuitry gets fully tested. Accounting for the extra divide by 2 from the Ftest/ LD pin, the divided output frequency should be the input frequency divided by 1005 to a 1 ppm tolerance. 32 LMX2541 OSCin INPUT SENSITIVITY TEST SETUP 30073344 This test can be run in internal VCO mode (MODE=0) or external VCO mode (MODE=1). When doing the test in internal VCO mode, the part needs to be initially locked and then the R counter is programmed to adjust for the OSCin frequency. However, in internal VCO mode, the PLL_N counter can not be programmed, because the action of programming this counter activates the internal VCO frequecy calibration, which can interfere with the test. Input Sensitivity Test Procedure There are two things that are important to consider when measuring the OSCin sensitivity. * The action of setting the Ftest/LD pin to monitor the R divider output degrades the OSCin sensitivity. * The internal VCO frequency calibration is based on the OSCin signal Because of these considerations, the OSCin sensitivity needs to be measured in a closed loop test in such a way that the internal frequency calibration is not distorting the measurement. To do this, a known frequency and power level are set at the OSCin pin and the power level is changed until the PLL becomes more than 1 ppm off frequency. The PLL_R divider is varied to maintain a phase detector frequency of 1 MHz to ensure that the PLL loop does not become unstable. The frequency counter needs to be synchronized in frequency to the signal generator. It is better to use a narrower loop bandwidth for this test because the phase noise of the PLL might degrade when the OSCin power level gets to close to the sensitivity limits. Typically, a 0.1 uF capacitor is used as a DC block for the signal at the OSCin pin. The sensitivity at the OSCin pin is measured with a single-ended input. OSCin Slew Rate Tests There are two methods that can be used to test the OSCin slew rate. One method is to use test equipment that actually allows the user to vary the slew rate directly, but this type of equipment typically does not give the user enough range of adjustability. Another method is to calculate the slew rate based on the slope of a sine wave of known frequency and amplitude. For this method, the slew rate can be calculated from the frequency and peak to peak amplitude of the OSCin signal as follows: SlewOSCin = 2 x x fOSCin x VppOSCin 33 www.national.com LMX2541 1.3 PLL PHASE DETECTOR AND CHARGE PUMP The phase detector compares the outputs of the R and N dividers and generates a correction current corresponding to the phase error. This charge pump current is software programmable to 32 different levels. The phase detector frequency, fPD, can be calculated as follows: 1.0 Functional Description The LMX2541 is a low power, high performance frequency synthesizer system which includes a PLL, Partially Integrated Loop Filter, VCO, VCO Divider, and Programmable Output Buffer. There are three basic modes that the device can be configured in: Full Chip Mode, External VCO Mode, and Divider Only Mode. Full chip mode is intended to be used with the internal VCO and PLL. There is also the option of External VCO mode, which allows the user to connect their own external VCO. Finally, there is Divider only, which is just the VCO divider and output buffer. The active blocks for these modes are described below: fPD = fOSCin / R 1.4 PLL N DIVIDER AND FRACTIONAL CIRCUITRY The N divider in the LMX2541 includes fractional compensation and can achieve any fractional denominator (PLL_DEN) from 1 to 4,194,303. The integer portion, PLL_N, is the whole part of the N divider value and the fractional portion, PLL_NUM / PLL_DEN, is the remaining fraction. PLL_N, PLL_NUM, and PLL_DEN are software programmable. So in general, the total N divider value, N, is determined by: Available Blocks Mode PLL Loop Filter VCO VCO Output Divider Buffer Full Chip Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes External VCO Yes No No Yes Yes Divider Only No No No Yes Yes N = PLL_N + PLL_NUM / PLL_DEN The order of the delta sigma modulator is programmable from integer mode to fourth order. There are also several dithering modes that are also programmable. In order to make the fractional spurs consistent, the modulator is reset any time that the R0 register is programmed. 1.5 PARTIALLY INTEGRATED LOOP FILTER The LMX2541 integrates the third pole (formed by R3_LF and C3_LF) and fourth pole (formed by R4_LF and C4_LF) of the loop filter. The values for these integrated components can be programmed independently through the MICROWIRE interface. The larger the values of these components, the stronger the attenuation of the internal loop filter. The maximum attenuation can be achieved by setting the internal resistors and capacitors to their maximum value and the minimum attenuation can be attained by setting all of these to their minimum setting. This partially integrated loop filter can only be used in full chip mode. 1.1 PLL REFERENCE OSCILLATOR INPUT PINS There are three basic ways that the OSCin/OSCin* pins may be configured as shown in the table below: Mode Description XO Bit Crystal Device is used with a crystal oscillator 1 Single Ended Device is driven with a singleended source, such as a TCXO. 0 Differential Use this mode when driving with a differential signal, such as an LVDS signal. 0 In addition to the way that the OSCin/OSCin* pins are driven, there are also bits that effect the frequency that the chip uses. The OSC_FREQ word needs to be programmed correctly, or the VCO may have issues locking to the proper frequency, since the VCO frequency calibration is based on this word. Word Name Function OSC_FREQ This needs to be set correctly if the internal VCO is used for proper calibration. OSC2X This allows the oscillator frequency to be doubled. The R divider is bypassed in this case. 30073304 1.6 LOW NOISE, FULLY INTEGRATED VCO The LMX2541 includes a fully integrated VCO, including the inductors. The VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) takes the voltage from the loop filter and converts this into a frequency. The VCO frequency is related to the other frequencies and divider values as follows: Higher slew rates tend to yield the best fractional spurs and phase noise, so a square wave signal is best for OSCin. Single ended mode and differential mode have similar results if a square wave is used to drive the OSCin pin. If using a sine wave, higher frequencies tend to work better due to their higher slew rates. fVCO = fPD x N = fOSCin x N / R In order to the reduce the VCO tuning gain and therefore improve the VCO phase noise performance, the VCO frequency range is divided into many different frequency bands. This creates the need for frequency calibration in order 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. It is important that 1.2 PLL R DIVIDER The R divider divides the OSCin frequency down to the phase detector frequency. If the doubler is enabled, then the R divider is bypassed. www.national.com 34 the programming and VCO calibration information is retained, so it is not necessary to re-program the device when the device comes out of the powered down state (The one exception is when the VCO_DIV value is 4 or 5, which has already been discussed.). The following table shows how to use the bit and pin. CE Pin POWERDOWN Bit Device State Low Don't Care Powered Down High 0 Powered Up 1 Powered Down The device can be programmed in the powerdown state. However, the VCO frequency needs to be changed when the device is powered up because the VCO calibration does not run in the powerdown state. Also, the special programming for VCO_DIV = 4 or 5 has to be done when the part is powered up. In order for the CE pin to properly power the device down when it is held low, the all registers in the device need to have been programmed at least one time. 1.7 PROGRAMMABLE VCO DIVIDER The VCO divider can be programmed to any value from 2 to 63 as well as bypass mode if device is in full chip mode. In external VCO mode or divider mode, all values except bypass mode can be used for the VCO divider. The VCO divider is not in the feedback path between the VCO and the PLL and therefore has no impact on the PLL loop dynamics. After this programmable divider is changed, it may be beneficial to reprogram the R0 register to recallibrate the VCO . The frequency at the RFout pin is related to the VCO frequency and divider value, VCO_DIV, as follows: 1.10 FASTLOCK The LMX2541 includes the FastlockTM feature that can be used to improve the lock times. When the frequency is changed, a timeout counter is used to engage the fastlock for a programmable amount of time. During the time that the device is in Fastlock, the FLout pin changes from high impedance to low, thus switching in the external resistor R2pLF with R2_LF as well as changing the internal loop filter values for R3_LF and R4_LF. fRFout = fVCO / VCO_DIV When this divider is enabled, there will be some far-out phase noise contribution to the VCO noise. Also, it may be beneficial for VCO phase noise to reprogram the R0 register to recalibrate the VCO if the VCO_DIV value is changed from bypass to divided, or vice-versa. The duty cycle for this divider is always 50%, even for odd divide values. Because of the architecture of this divider that allows it to work to high frequencies and always have a 50% duty cycle, there are a few extra considerations: * In divider only mode, there must be 5 clock cycles on the ExtVCOin pin after the divide value is programmed in order to cause the divide value to properly changed. It is fine to use more than 5 clock cycles for this purpose. * For a divide of 4 or 5 ONLY, the R4 register needs to be programmed one more time after the device is fully programmed in order synchronize the divider. Failure to do so will cause the VCO divider to divide by the wrong value. Furthermore, if the VCO signal ever goes away, as is the case when the part is powered down, it is necessary to reprogram the R4 register again to re-synchronize the divider. Furthermore, if the R0 register is ever programmed in full chip mode, it is also necessary to reprogram the R4 register. 30073305 The following table shows the charge pump gain, loop filter resistors, and FLout pin change between normal operation and Fastlock. Parameter 1.8 PROGRAMMABLE RF OUTPUT BUFFER The output power at the RFout pin can be programmed to various levels as well as on and off states. The output state of this pin is controlled by the RFoutEN pin as well as the RFOUT word. The RF output buffer can be disabled while still keeping the PLL in lock. In addition to this, the actual output power level of this pin can be adjusted using the VCOGAIN, DIVGAIN, and OUTTERM programming words. The reader should note that VCOGAIN controls the gain of the VCO buffer, not the tuning constant in of the VCO. Normal Operation Fastlock Charge Pump Gain CPG FL_CPG Loop Filter Resistor R3_LF R3_LF FL_R3_LF Loop Filter Resistor R4_LF R4_LF FL_R4_LF FLout Pin High Impedance Low Once the loop filter values and charge pump gain are known for normal mode operation, they can be determined for fastlock operation as well. In normal operation, one can not use the highest charge pump gain and still use fastlock because there will be no larger current to switch in. If the resistors and the charge pump current are done simultaneously, then the phase margin can be preserved while increasing the loop bandwidth by a factor of K as shown in the following table: 1.9 POWERDOWN MODES The LMX2541 can be powered up and down using the CE pin or the POWERDOWN bit. When the device is powered down, 35 www.national.com LMX2541 the OSC_FREQ word is set correctly to have this work correctly. 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. For applications where this is an issue, the AC_TEMP_COMP word can be used to sacrifice phase noise at room temperature in order to improve the VCO phase noise over all temperatures. The maximum allowable drift for continuous lock, TCL, is stated in the electrical specifications. For this part, a number of +125 C means the part will never lose lock if the part is operated under recommended operating conditions. LMX2541 Parameter Symbol Calculation Charge pump gain in Fastlock FL_CPG Typically choose to be the largest value. Loop Bandwidth Multiplier K K= sqrt (FL_CPG/CPG) Internal Loop Filter Resistor FL_R3_LF FL_R3_LF = R3_LF / K Internal Loop Filter Resistor FL_R4_LF FL_R4_LF = R4_LF / K External Loop Filter Resistor R2pLF R2pLF = R2_LF / (K - 1) 1.11 LOCK DETECT The Ftest/LD pin of the LMX2541 can be configured to output a signal that gives an indication for the PLL being locked. There are two styles of lock detect; analog and digital. The analog lock detect signal is more of a legacy feature and consists a series of narrow pulses that correspond to when the charge pump comes on. These pulses can be integrated with an external RC filter to create generate a lock detect signal. Analog lock detect can be configured in a push-pull output or an open drain output. The analog open drain lock detect signal can be integrated with a similar RC filter and requires an additional pull-up resistor. This pull-up resistor can be much larger than the resistor in the RC filter in order to make unbalanced time constants for improved sensitivity. The digital lock detect function can also be selected for the Ftest/LD pin to give a logic level indication of lock or unlock. The digital lock detect circuitry works by comparing the difference between the phase of the inputs to the phase detector with a RC generated delay of . To indicate a locked state (Lock = HIGH) the phase error must be less than for 5 consecutive phase detector cycles. Once in lock (Lock = HIGH), the RC delay is changed to . To indicate an out of lock state (Lock = LOW), the phase error must become greater than . The values of and are programmable with the DLOCK word. 30073306 www.national.com 36 The LMX2541 is programmed using several 32-bit registers used to control the LMX2541 operation. A 32-bit shift register is used as a temporary register to indirectly program the on-chip registers. The shift register consists of a data field and an address field. The last 4 register bits, CTRL[3:0] form the address field, which is used to decode the internal register address. The remaining 28 bits form the data field DATA[27:0]. While LE is low, serial data is clocked into the shift register upon the rising edge of clock (data is programmed MSB first). When LE goes high, data is transferred from the data field into the selected register bank. For initial device programming the register programming sequence must be done in the order as shown in the register map. The action of programming register R7 and bringing LE low resets all the registers to default values, including hidden registers. The programming of register R0 is also special for the device when operating in full chip mode because the action of programming either one of these registers activates the VCO calibration. In addition to changing the values of various words, the programming of certain registers triggers certain events as described in the table below: Configurations Where it Has an Significance Impact Programming Event Event Triggered Action of programming register R7 and bring LE low Resets all registers, including hidden All ones, to a default state This needs to be the first programming step for all configurations. If register R7 is ever programmed again, all programming information will be reset to the default state. Activates the VCO calibration Only in Full Chip Mode The VCO calibration tunes the VCO to the correct frequency band and optimizes the phase noise. It is necessary whenever the internal VCO frequency is changed. Also, if the temperature drifts considerably, then this calibration can better optimize the phase noise. Synchronizes the VCO Divider Only when the RFout pin ins enabled and the Consult the functional description for more details. VCO divider is set to 4 or 5 Action of programming register R0 and bringing LE low Action of programming register R4 37 www.national.com LMX2541 2.0 General Programming Information www.national.com 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 R13 R12 R9 R8 R6 R5 FSK 0 0 R2 R1 R0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 C4_LF[3:0] R3 R4 0 R7 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 PLL_NUM[15:0] 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 PLL_N[17:12] OSC _2X R3_LF[2:0] FDM 17 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 15 CPP DEN[21:0] MUX[3:0] VCO_DIV[5:0] 1 0 0 0 0 14 VCOGAIN[3:0] 0 0 0 0 0 DATA[27:0] 18 FL_R3_LF[2:0] 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 ORDER[2:0] R4_LF[2:0] FL_RF_LF [2:0] 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 DITH [1:0] 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 PLL_NUM[21:16] 1 CPT C3_LF[3:0] FL_CPG[4:0] 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 DLOCK[2:0] 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 5 0 0 PLL_N[11:0] POWER DOWN OSC_FREQ[7:0] XO 1 4 0 0 MODE [1:0] RFOUT [1:0] 0 1 VCO_DIV_OPT[2:0] 0 6 AC_TEMP_COMP[4:0] 0 0 1 0 7 DIVGAIN[3:0] 0 0 0 0 8 PLL_R[11:0] CPG[4:0] FL_TOC[13:0] OUTTERM[3:0] 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 C3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 C2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 C1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 C0 0 The following table lists the registers as well as the order that they should be programmed. Register 7 is programmed first and the action of programming register R7 resets all the registers after the LE pin is pulled to a low state. Register R0 is programmed last because it activates the VCO calibration. The one exception to this is when the VCO_DIV value is 4 or 5. Consult the programming section on VCO_DIV for more details. 2.01 Register Map LMX2541 Although Register 7 has no elective bits to program, it is very important to program this register because the action of doing so with the bit sequence shown in the register map resets all the registers, including hidden registers with test bits that are not disclosed. Register 7 should always be programmed first, because it will reset all other programming information. The register reset occurs only after the LE signal has transitioned from low to high and back to low again. 2.1.1 REGISTER R13 This register needs to be programmed only in the event that the RFout pin is being used and VCO_DIV = 1. VCO_DIV_OPT[2:0] This word optimizes the RFout power level based on the VCO_DIV and VCO_GAIN words. Condition VCO_DIV_OPT Comments RFout Pin Disabled OR VCO_DIV>1 OR VCO_GAIN<13 0 Register R13 Does Not need to be programmed, since 0 is the default. RFout Pin Enabled AND VCO_DIV=1 VCO_GAIN>12 4 2.1.2 REGISTER R12 This register needs to be programmed as shown in the register map in the event that the internal VCO is being used. When using external VCO mode, this register does not need to be programmed. 2.1.3 REGISTER R9 Program this register as shown in the register map. 2.1.4 REGISTER R8 AC_TEMP_COMP[4:0] This word optimizes the VCO phase noise for possible temperature drift. When the VCO frequency is changed, the internal tuning algorithm optimizes the phase noise for the current temperature. In fixed frequency applications, temperature drift may lead to suboptimal phase noise over time. In dynamic frequency applications, the re-tuning of the VCO frequency overcomes this problem because the phase noise is re-optimized each time the VCO frequency is changed. The AC_TEMP_COMP word can be used to optimize the VCO phase noise for temperature drift for these different scenarios. The following table indicates which values of this word should be used for each scenario. AC_TEMP_COMP Application Type 5 Dynamic Frequency 24 Fixed Frequency All Other States Invalid 39 www.national.com LMX2541 2.1 REGISTER R7 LMX2541 2.2 REGISTER R6 Register R6 has words that impact the output power of the RFout pin. RFOUT[1:0] - RFout enable pin This word works in combination with the EN_RFout Pin to control the state of the RFout pin. RFOUT EN_RFout Pin RFout Pin State 0 Don't Care Disabled 2 Don't Care Enabled Low Disabled High Enabled 1 or 3 DIVGAIN[3:0], VCOGAIN[3:0], and OUTTERM[3:0] - Power Controls for RFout These three words may be programmed in a value from 0 to 15 and work in conjunction to control the output power level of the RFout pin. Increasing any of these values increases the output power at the expense of higher current consumption of the buffer. Although there may be more than one way to get the same output power, some combinations may have lower current. The typical performance characteristics show these trade-offs. The default setting for all these bits is 12. The value of VCO_DIV determines which two of these three words have an impact. VCO_DIV Bits that Impact Power 1 (Bypass) OUTTERM, VCOGAIN >1 (Not Bypass) OUTTERM, DIVGAIN 2.3 REGISTER R5 This register controls the fastlock mode which enables a wider loop bandwidth when the device is changing frequencies. FL_TOC[13:0] -- Time Out Counter for FastLock When the value of this word is 3 or less, FastLock time out counter is disabled, and the FLout pin can be used for general purpose I/O. When this value is 4 or greater, the time out counter is engaged for the amount of phase detector cycles shown in the table below. TOC Value FLout Pin State 0 High Impedance Disabled 1 Low Always Engaged 2 Low Disabled 3 High Disabled 4 Low Engaged for 4 x 2 Phase Detector Cycles . . . Low Engaged for 16383 x 2 Phase Detector Cycles 16383 Fastlock Engagement Time When this count is active, the FLout Pin is grounded, the FastLock current is engaged, and the resistors R3 and R4 are also potentially changed. The table below summarizes the bits that control various values in and out of FastLock. FastLock State FLout Charge Pump Current R3_LF Value R4_LF Value Not Engaged High Impedance CPG R3_LF R4_LF Engaged Grounded FL_CPG FL_R3_LF FL_R4_LF www.national.com 40 LMX2541 FL_R3_LF[2:0] -- Value for Internal Loop Filter Resistor R3 During Fastlock FL_R3_LF Value R3 Resistor During Fastlock (k) 0 Low ( 200 ) 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 16 5-7 Reserved FL_R4_LF[2:0] -- Value for Internal Loop Filter Resistor R4 During Fastlock FL_R4_LF Value R3 Resistor During Fastlock (k) 0 Low ( 200 ) 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 16 5-7 Reserved FL_CPG[4:0] -- Charge Pump Current for Fastlock When FastLock is enabled, this is the charge pump current that is used for faster lock time. FL_CPG Fastlock Charge Pump State Typical Fastlock Charge Pump Current at 3.3 Volts (A) 0 1X 100 1 2X 200 2 3X 300 3 4X 400 ... ... ... 31 32X 3200 41 www.national.com LMX2541 2.4 REGISTER R4 This register controls miscellaneous functions of the device. The action of programming the R4 register also synchronizes the VCO divider, which is necessary when VCO_DIV = 4 or 5. OSC_FREQ [7:0] -- OSCin Frequency for VCO Calibration Clocking This word is used for the VCO frequency calibration. This word should be set to the OSCin frequency rounded to the nearest MHz. OSC_FREQ OSCin Frequency 0 Illegal State 1 1 MHz 2 2 MHz ... ... 255 255 MHz and higher VCO_DIV[5:0] - VCO Divider The output of the VCO is divided by the value of VCO_DIV, which can range from 1 (Bypass Mode) to 63 and all values in between with the limitation that the VCO divider can only be set to bypass mode when the device is operating in full chip mode. When the VCO divider is set to 4 or 5 ONLY, there is one extra programming step required to synchronize the VCO divider. Consult the functional description for more details. VCO_DIV VCO Output Divide Comments 0 n/a Illegal State 1 Bypass Mode This state only available for MODE=Full Chip Mode 2 Divide by 2 3 Divide by 3 4 Divide by 4 5 Divide by 5 6 Divide by 6 ... ... 62 Divide by 62 63 Divide by 63 Extra programming is required for divide by 4 and divide by 5 only. Refer to the functional description for more details. R3_LF[2:0] -- Value for Internal Loop Filter Resistor R3 This word controls the state of the internal loop filter resistor R3_LF when the device is in Full Chip Mode and Fastlock is not active. R3_LF Value R3 Resistor During Fastlock (k) 0 Low ( 200 ) 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 16 5-7 Reserved R4_LF[2:0] -- Value for Internal Loop Filter Resistor R4 This word controls the state of the internal loop filter resistor R4_LF when the device is in Full Chip Mode and Fastlock is not active. www.national.com 42 R3 Resistor During Fastlock (k) 0 Low ( 200 ) 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 16 5-7 Reserved LMX2541 R4_LF Value C3_LF[3:0] -- VALUE FOR C3 IN THE INTERNAL LOOP FILTER This word controls the state of the internal loop filter resistor C3_LF when the device is Full Chip Mode. C3_LF C3 (pF) 0 0 1 1 2 5 3 6 4 10 5 11 6 15 7 16 8 20 9 21 10 25 11 26 12 30 13 31 14 35 15 36 C4_LF[3:0] -- VALUE FOR C4 IN THE INTERNAL LOOP FILTER This word controls the state of the internal loop filter resistor C4_LF when the device is Full Chip Mode. C4_LF C4 (pF) 0 0 1 5 2 20 3 25 4 40 5 45 6 60 7 65 8 100 9 105 10 120 11 125 12 140 13 145 14 160 15 165 43 www.national.com LMX2541 2.5 REGISTER R3 This register controls miscellaneous features of the device. MODE[1:0] -- Operational Mode The LMX2541 can be run in several operational modes as listed in the table below: MODE Name Divider PLL VCO 0 Full Enabled Enabled Enabled 1 External VCO Enabled Enabled Disabled 2 Divider Only Enabled Disabled Disabled 3 Test (Reserved) Enabled Enabled Enabled POWERDOWN -- Powerdown Bit Enabling this bit powers down the entire device, although register and VCO calibration information is retained. XO - Crystal Oscillator Mode Select When this bit is enabled, a crystal with appropriate load capacitors can be attached between the OSCin and OSCin* pins in order to form a crystal oscillator. CPG[4:0] -- Charge Pump Current This word programs the charge pump current gain. The current is programmable between 100 uA and 3.2 mA in 100 uA steps. www.national.com CPG Charge Pump State Typical Charge Pump Current (A) 0 1X 100 1 2X 200 2 3X 300 ... 3 4X ... ... 31 32X 44 3200 The MUX[3:0] word is used to program the output of the Ftest/LD Pin. This pin can be used for a general purpose I/O pin, a lock detect pin, and for diagnostic purposes. When programmed to the digital lock detect state, the output of the Ftest/LD pin will be high when the device is in lock, and low otherwise. The output voltage level of the Ftest/LD is not equal to the supply voltage of the device, but rather is given by VOH and VOL in the electrical characteristics specification. Because the Ftest/LD pin is close to the OSCin pin, the state of this pin can have an impact on the performance of the device. If any of the diagnostic modes (8-13) are used, the OSCin sensitivity can be severely degraded, so these should only be used for diagnostic purposes. The fractional spurs can also be impacted a little by the MUX programming word. The Push-Pull digital lock detect modes, like mode 3, tend to have the best fractional spurs, so these states are recommended, even if the digital lock detect function is not needed. MUX Output Type Function 0 High Impedance Disabled 1 Push-Pull Logical High State 2 Push-Pull Logical Low State 3 Push-Pull Digital Lock Detect 4 Push-Pull Inverse Digital Lock Detect 5 Open Drain Digital Lock Detect 6 Open Drain Analog Lock Detect 7 Push-Pull Analog Lock Detect 8 Push-Pull N Divider N Divider / 2 9 Push-Pull 10 Push-Pull R Divider 11 Push-Pull R Divider / 2 12 Push-Pull PFD Up 13 Push-Pull PFD Down 14-15 N/A Reserved Comments General Purpose I/O Modes Lock Detect Modes Consult Functional Description for more details State 3 is recommended for optimal spurious performance. Diagnostic Modes These allow the user to view the outputs of the N divider, R divider, and phase frequency detector (PFD) and are intended only for diagnostic purposes. Typically, the output is narrow pulses, but when the output is divided by 2, there is a 50% duty cycle. The use of these modes (including R Divider) can degrade the OSCin sensitivity. CPP - Charge Pump Polarity This bit sets the polarity of the phase detector. CPP Charge Pump Polarity Typical Applications 0 Negative Full Chip Mode External VCO Mode with an inverting active loop filter. 1 Positive External VCO Mode with a passive loop filter. OSC2X-- OSCin Frequency Doubler Enabling this bit doubles the OSCin frequency. This is useful in achieving a higher phase detector frequency to improve PLL phase noise, push out noise from the delta sigma modulator, and sometimes reduce fractional spurs . Note that when this bit is enabled, the R divider is bypassed. OSC_2X State 0 Normal 1 OSCin frequency is doubled FDM - Extended Fractional Denominator Mode Enable Enabling this bit allows the fractional numerator and denominator to be expanded from 10 bits to 22 bits. In 10-bit mode, only the first 10 bits of the fractional numerator and denominator are considered. When using FSK mode, this bit has to be disabled. FDM Fractional Mode 0 10-bit 1 (Default) 22-bit 45 www.national.com LMX2541 MUX[3:0] -- Multiplexed Output for Ftest/LD Pin LMX2541 ORDER[2:0] -- Delta Sigma Modulator Order This word determines the order of the delta sigma modulator in the PLL. In general, higher order fractional modulators tend to reduce the primary fractional spurs that occur at increments of the channel spacing, but can also create spurs that are at a fraction of the channel spacing. The optimal choice of modulator order is very application specific, however, a third order modulator is a good starting point. The first order modulator has no analog compensation or dithering Delta Sigma Modulator Mode 0 Disabled Integer 1 First Order 2 Second Order 3 Third Order 4 Fourth Order 5-7 Illegal States ORDER Comments Allows larger N Counter This has no analog compensation or dithering Fractional Traditional Delta Sigma Operation n/a n/a DITH[1:0] -- Dithering Dithering randomizes the delta sigma modulator output. This reduces sub-fractional spurs at the expense of adding phase noise. In general, it is recommended to keep the dithering strength at None or Weak for most applications. Dithering should never be used when the device is used in integer mode or a first order modulator. When using dithering with the other delta sigma modulator orders, it is beneficial to disable it in the case where the fractional numerator is zero, since it can actually create sub-fractional spurs. DITH Dithering Strength 0 Weak 1 Medium 2 Strong 3 Disabled CPT - Charge Pump TRI-STATE When this bit is enabled, the charge pump is at TRI-STATE. The TRI-STATE mode could be useful for open loop modulation applications or as diagnostic tool for measuring the VCO noise, but is generally not used. CPT Charge Pump 0 Normal Operation 1 TRI-STATE DLOCK[2:0] - Controls for Digital Lock detect This word controls operation of the digital lock detect function through selection of the window sizes ( and ). In order to indicate the PLL is locked, there must be 5 consecutive phase detector output cycles in which the time offset between the R and N counter outputs is less than . This will cause the Ftest/LD pin output to go high. Once lock is indicated, it will remain in this state until the time offset between the R and N counter outputs exceeds . For this device, and are the same. If the OSCin signal goes away, the digital lock detect circuit will reliably indicate an unlocked condition. Consult the functional description for more details. A larger window size makes the lock detect circuit less sensitive, but may be necessary in some situations to reduce chattering. www.national.com DLOCK Window Size ( and ) 0 (Default) 3.5 1 5.5 2 7.5 3 9.5 4 11.5 5 13.5 6 -7 Reserved 46 The first restriction involves the minimum window size (min). This minimum window size can not be greater than the maximum programmable value of 13.5 ns for valid operation of the digital lock detect. Possible remedies for this solution would be reducing the delta sigma order, using a higher VCO frequency and using a larger VCO_DIV value, or using analog lock detect. 13.5 ns min = 2ORDER-1 / fVCO The second restriction is the maximum window size (max). If the calculated maximum window size is less than the minimum programmable window size of 3.5 ns, then this indicates that the digital lock detect can not be used in this condition. Possible remedies for this could be to decrease the phase detector frequency, use analog lock detect, decrease the delta sigma order, or decrease the VCO frequency. 3.5 ns max = 1/fPD - min - 2 ns The third restriction comes from rearranging the equation for max. fPD 1 / ( min + max + 2 ns ) In addition to this restriction on the maximum phase detector rate, recall that there are also restrictions on the maximum phase detector rate implied by the electrical specifications ( fPD 104 MHz ) and by the minimum continuous N divider value (fPD fVCO / NMin). fVCO ORDER min (MHz) (ns) Maximum Possible Phase Detector Frequency (MHz) = 3.5 ns = 5.5 ns = 7.5 ns = 9.5 ns = 11.5 ns = 13.5 ns Min Min Min Min Min Min (104, fVCO / 12) (104, fVCO / 12) (104, fVCO / 12) (87.0, fVCO / 12) (74.1, fVCO / 12) (64.5, fVCO / 12) All 0 0.0 400 4 20.0 FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL 400 3 10.0 FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL 26.7 26.7 400 2 5.0 FAIL 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 500 4 16.0 FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL 500 3 8.0 FAIL FAIL FAIL 33.3 33.3 33.3 500 2 4.0 FAIL 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 600 4 13.3 FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL 31.6 600 3 6.7 FAIL FAIL 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 600 2 3.3 46.2 46.2 46.2 46.2 46.2 46.2 1200 4 6.7 FAIL FAIL 63.2 63.2 63.2 63.2 1200 3 3.3 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 74.1 64.5 1200 2 1.7 92.3 92.3 92.3 87.0 74.1 64.5 1530 4 5.2 FAIL 80.3 80.3 80.3 74.1 64.5 1530 3 2.6 102.0 102.0 102.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 1530 2 1.3 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 1800 4 4.4 FAIL 91.8 91.8 87.0 74.1 64.5 1800 3 2.2 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 1800 2 1.1 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 2000 4 4.0 FAIL 100.0 100.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 2000 3 2.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 2000 2 1.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 3000 4 2.7 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 3000 3 1.3 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 3000 2 0.7 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 4000 4 2.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 4000 3 1.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 4000 2 0.5 104.0 104.0 104.0 87.0 74.1 64.5 47 www.national.com LMX2541 There are restrictions when using digital lock detect, based on the phase detector frequency (fPD), Modulator Order (ORDER), and VCO frequency (fVCO). The first restriction involves a minimum window size (min), the second one involves a maximum window size (max), and the third involves further restrictions on the maximum phase detector frequency that are implied by the window size that is selected. LMX2541 In the previous table, consider the case of operating in integer mode with ORDER=0. For this case, lock detect can theoretically work for all VCO frequencies provided that the phase detector frequency does not violate the maximum possible value. For instance, it would be an invalid condition to operate in integer mode with a VCO frequency of 900 MHz and a phase detector frequency of 100 MHz because 100 MHz exceeds the limit of 900 MHz/12 = 75 MHz. If the phase detector was lowered to 75 MHz to meet this restriction, then this condition would be valid provided that the window size was programmed to be 9.5 ns or less. Consider another example of a 400 MHz VCO frequency with a fourth order modulator. Because the minimum window size of 20 ns is above the maximum programmable value of 13.5 ns, digital lock detect can not be used in this configuration. If the modulator order was reduced to 2nd order, then it would function provided that the phase detector frequency was less 30.8 MHz. FSK - Frequency Shift Keying This bit enables a binary FSK modulation mode using the PLL N counter. Consult the applications section for more details. FSK FSK Mode 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 2.6 REGISTER R2 This word contains all the bits of the fractional denominator. These bits apply if the device is being used fractional mode. PLL_DEN[21:0] -- Fractional Denominator These bits determine the fractional denominator. PLL_DEN[21:0] Fractional Denominator 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4194303 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 www.national.com 48 Both registers R1 and R0 contain information for the PLL R counter, N counter, and fractional numerator. The action of programming register R0, even to the same value, runs the VCO calibration when the device has the internal VCO operating. There are some programming words that are split across these two registers. PLL_R[11:0] -- PLL R Divider Value The R divider divides the OSCin signal. Note that if the doubler is enabled, the R divider is bypassed. PLL_R[11:0] 0 Illegal State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4095 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PLL_N[17:0] PLL N Divider Value When using integer mode, the PLL N divider value is split up into two different locations. In fractional mode, only the 12 LSB bits of the N counter are used. Based on the order of the modulator, the range is shown in the table below. PLL_N[17:12] PLL_N[11:0] 12 13 ... Divide Values below 12 are prohibited Integer Mode <12 262143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Possible with first order modulator only Possible with first or second order modulator 15-18 Possible with first, second, or third order modulators only 19 ... 4087 4088 -4091 Fractional Mode 13-14 x x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x x x x x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Possible with a first, second, or third order modulator only 4092-4093 Possible with a first or second order modulator only 4094 Possible with a first order modulator only Note that the N divider value has a minimum value, NMin, which is implied by the modulator order. NMin is 12 for integer mode and a first order modulator, 13 for a 2nd order modulator,15 for a third order modulator, and 19 for a fourth order modulator. The maximum phase detector frequency given the electrical specifications, modulator order, and VCO frequency is shown below. fPD Min( 104 MHz, fVCO / NMin) PLL_NUM[21:0] -- Fractional Numerator The fractional numerator is formed by the NUM word that is split between two registers and applies in fractional mode only. The fractional numerator, PLL_NUM must be less than or equal to the fractional denominator, PLL_DEN. Fractional Numerator 0 PLL_NUM[21:16] PLL_NUM[15:0] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... 4194303 49 www.national.com LMX2541 2.7 REGISTERS R1 AND R0 LMX2541 3.0 Applications Information 3.1 TYPICAL CONNECTIONS Full Chip Mode, Differential OSCin 30073336 www.national.com 50 LMX2541 External VCO Mode, Single-Ended OSCin, RFout Pin not Used 30073337 For both of the able connection diagrams, L1, L2, and Lmid should be left open, but the pads should be placed on these pins for optimal solderability. The GND pins should have separate vias to ground and the GND DAP also needs to be grounded with 9 vias. The VccVCO, VccRFout, and VccDiv pins can be shorted to the power plane, but need to be connected. For the other Vcc pins, ferrite beads and bypass capacitors may be added in order to improve spurious performance. VregVCO and VrefVCO need to be connected even if the internal VCO is not being used. The VregRFout pin only needs to be connected if the RFout pin is being used. When a block is not used, it is always still necessary to connect the corresponding Vcc pin, but the bypassing is not necessary, as shown in the above diagram for the external VCO mode. 3.1.1 OSCin/OSCin* Connections For single-ended operation, the signal is driven into the OSCin pin. The OSCin* pin is terminated the same as the OSCin pin. This is a typical case if the device is driven by a TCXO. For both single-ended and differential operation, the input is AC coupled because the OSCin/OSCin* pins self-bias to an optimal DC operating point. Better performance for both phase noise and fractional spurs is obtained for signals with a higher slew rate, such as a square wave. This is especially important for lower frequency signals, since slower frequency sine waves have lower slew rates. Fractional spurs are typically about four dB better when running in differential mode as opposed to single-ended mode. 51 www.national.com LMX2541 3.2 CURRENT CONSUMPTION The current consumption of the LMX2541 has many factors that influence it. Determining the current consumption for the entire device involves knowing which blocks are powered up and adding their currents together. The current in the electrical specifications gives some typical cases, but there could be some variation over factors such as the phase detector frequency. Also, the output buffer current can be impacted by the software controllable settings. By subtracting or adding combinations of the currents for the RFout buffer and VCO divider, the current consumption for the device can be estimated for any usable configuration. The currents for the buffer and VCO divider are as follows: Single-Ended Operation Block Current (mA) RF Output Buffer ~ 40 (See 3.7 PROGRAMMABLE OUTPUT POWER WITH ON/ OFF) VCO Divider 32 30073323 For differential operation, as is the case when using an LVDS or LVPECL driver, a 100 resistor is placed across the OSCin/OSCin* traces Differential Operation 3.3 FRACTIONAL SPURS Primary Fractional Spurs The primary fractional spurs occur at multiples of the channel spacing and can change based on the fraction. For instance, if the phase detector frequency is 10 MHz, and the channel spacing is 100 kHz, then this could be achieved using a fraction of 1/100. The fractional spurs would be at offsets that are multiples 100 kHz. Sub-Fractional Spurs Sub-fractional spurs occur at sub-multiples of the channel spacing, Fch. For instance, in the above example, there could be a sub-fractional spur at 50 kHz. The occurrence of these spurs is dependent on the modulator order. Integer mode and the first order modulator never have sub-fractional spurs. If the fractional denominator can be chosen to avoid factors of 2 or 3, then there will also be no sub-fractional spurs. Subfractional spurs get worse for higher order modulators. Dithering tends to reduce sub-fractional spurs at the expense of increasing PLL phase noise. The following table provides guidance on predicting sub-fractional spur offset frequencies. 30073324 A third way to configure the device is in crystal mode (XO = 1). For this, the crystal is placed across the OSCin/OSCin* pins. Crystals are specified for a specific load capacitance, CLoad. The load capacitors shown in the figure each have a value of CLoad/2. Crystal Mode Operation 30073325 www.national.com 52 ing these noise sources to an index, it makes it possible to calculate the flicker and flat noise for an arbitrary condition. These indices are reported in the electrical characteristics section and in the typical performance curves. Fractional Denominator Factors ORDER No Factor Factor of Factor of Factor of of 2 or 3 2 but not 3 3 but not 2 2 and 3 Integer Mode None None None None 1st Order Modulator None None None None 2nd Order Modulator None Fch/2 None Fch/2 3rd Order Modulator None Fch/2 Fch/3 Fch/6 4th Order Modulator None Fch/4 Fch/3 Fch/12 3.4 PLL PHASE NOISE Disregarding the impact of reference oscillator noise, loop filter resistor thermal noise, and loop filter shaping, the phase noise of the PLL can be decomposed into three components: flicker noise, flat noise, and fractional noise. These noise sources add in an RMS sense to produce the total PLL noise. In other words:. LPLL(f) = 10*log(10(LPLL_flat(f) / 10 ) + 10(LPLL_flicker (f) / 10 )+ 10(LPLL_fractional(f) / 10 ) Potential Influencing Factors f fVCO fPD KPD FRAC LPLL_flat(f) No Yes Yes Yes No LPLL_flicker(f) Yes Yes No Yes No LPLL_fractional(f) Yes No Yes No Index Relationship LPLL_flat(f) LNPLL_flat (1 Hz) LPLL_flat(f) = LNPLL_flat(1 Hz) + 20*log(N) + 10*log(fPD) LPLL_flicker(f) LNPLL_flicker (10 kHz) LPLL_flicker(f) = LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz) - 10*log(10 kHz / f) + 20*log ( fVCO / 1 GHz ) The flat noise is dependent on the PLL N divider value (N) and the phase detector frequency (fPD) and the 1 Hz Normalized phase noise ( LNPLL_flat(1 Hz) ). The 1 Hz normalized phase noise can also depend on the charge pump gain as well. In order to make an accurate measurement of just the flat noise component, the offset frequency must be chosen sufficiently smaller then the loop bandwidth of the PLL, and yet large enough to avoid a substantial noise contribution from the reference and PLL flicker noise. This becomes easier to measure for lower phase detector frequencies. The flicker noise, also known as 1/f noise, can be normalized to 1 GHz carrier frequency and 10 kHz offset, LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz). Flicker noise can dominate at low offsets from the carrier and has a 10 dB/decade slope and improves with higher charge pump currents and at higher offset frequencies . To accurately measure the flicker noise it is important to use a high phase detector frequency and a clean crystal to make it such that this measurement is on the 10 dB/decade slope close to the carrier. LPLL_flicker(f) can be masked by the reference oscillator performance if a low power or noisy source is used. An alternative way to interpret the flicker noise is the 1/f noise corner, fcorner. This would be the offset frequency where the flat noise and flicker noise are equal. This corner frequency changes as a function of the phase detector frequency and can be related to the flat and flicker noise indices as shown below. fcorner = 10( (LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz) - LNPLL_flat(1 Hz) - 140) / 10 ) x fPD Based on the values for LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz) and LNPLL_flat(1Hz) as reported in the electrical specifications, the corner frequency can be calculated. For example, one of the plots in the typical performance characteristics shows the phase noise with a 100 MHz phase detector frequency and 32X charge pump gain. In this case, this corner frequency works out to be 0.000123 x 100 MHz = 12.3 kHz. Impact of VCO_DIV on Fractional spurs Because the fractional and sub-fractional spur levels do not depend on output frequency, there is a big benefit to division. In general, every factor of 2 gives a 6 dB improvement to fractional spurs. Also, since the spur offset frequency is not divided, the channel spacing at the VCO can be also increased to improve the spurs. However, if the on-chip VCO is used, crosstalk can cause spurs at a frequency of fRFout mod fPD. Consider the following example of a 50 MHz phase detector frequency and VCO_DIV = 2. If the VCO is at 3000.1 MHz and divided by 2 to get 1500.05 MHz, there will be a spur at an offset of 50 kHz (1500.05 MHz mod 50 MHz). However, if the VCO frequency is at 3050.1 MHz, the output will be at 1525.05 MHz, but the spur will be at a much farther offset that can easily be filtered by the loop filter of 25.05 MHz (1525.05 MHz mod 50 MHz). Symbol Noise Component Yes The preceding table shows which factors of offset frequency (f), VCO frequency (fVCO), phase detector frequency (fPD), charge pump gain (KPD), and the fractional settings (FRAC) can potentially influence each phase noise component. The fractional settings include the fraction, modulator order, and dithering. For the flat noise and flicker noise, it is possible to normalize each of these noise sources into a single index. By normaliz- KPD LNPLL_flicker(10 kHz) LNPLL_flat(1 Hz) fcorner 1X -116.0 dBc/Hz -220.8 dBc/Hz 0.000302 x fPD 32X -124.5 dBc/Hz -225.4 dBc/Hz 0.000123 x fPD For integer mode or a first order modulator, there is no fractional noise (disregarding fractional spurs). For higher order modulators, the fractional engine may or may not add significant phase noise depending on the fraction and choice of dithering. 53 www.national.com LMX2541 Sub-Fractional Spur Offset Frequencies vs. Modulator Order and Fractional Denominator Factors 1st Order Modulator Integer Mode ORDER 2nd Order Modulator 3rd Order Modulator 4th Order Modulator LMX2541 vides some general guidelines for choosing modulator order: Note that the spurs due to crosstalk will not be impacted by modulator order. 3.5 IMPACT OF MODULATOR ORDER, DITHERING, AND LARGER EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS ON SPURS AND PHASE NOISE To achieve a fractional N value, an integer N divider is modulated between different values. This gives rise to three main degrees of freedom with the LMX2541 delta sigma engine: the modulator order, dithering, and the way that the fractional portion is expressed. The first degree of freedom, the modulator order, can be selected as zero (integer mode), one, two, three, or four. One simple technique to better understand the impact of the delta sigma fractional engine on noise and spurs is to tune the VCO to an integer channel and observe the impact of changing the modulator order from integer mode to a higher order. A higher fractional modulator order in theory yields lower primary fractional spurs. However, this can also give rise to sub-fractional spurs in some applications. The second degree of freedom is dithering. Dithering seeks to improve the sub-fractional spurs by randomizing the sequence of N divider values. In theory, a perfectly randomized sequence would eliminate all sub-fractional spurs, but add phase noise by spreading the energy that would otherwise be contained in the spurs. The third degree of freedom is the way that the fraction is expressed. For example, 1/10 can be expressed as a larger equivalent fraction of 100000/1000000. Using larger equivalent fractions tends to increase randomization similar to dithering. In general, the very low phase noise of the LMX2541 exposes the modulator noise when dithering and large fractions are used, so use these with caution. The avid reader is highly encouraged to read application note 1879 for more details on fractional spurs. The following table summarizes the relationships between spur types, phase noise, modulator order, dithering and fractional expression. Guidelines for use Use if f can be made very high without using -- PD a fractional N value. -- Use if it is not desired to make fPD higher using a fractional N value. This could be the case if the loop bandwidth is very narrow and smaller loop filter capacitors are desired. -- Use 1st order if fPD can be increased by at least a factor of four over the integer case and fractional spur frequencies and levels are acceptable. -- If the channel spacing is 5 MHz or greater, the 1st order modulator may provide better spur performance than integer mode. -- If the spurs of the 1st order modulator are unacceptable, use a higher order modulator. If the spurious components are due to crosstalk they will not be improved by increasing modulator order. In this case , use the lowest order modulator that gives acceptable performance. -- Use if the spurs of the 1st order modulator are unacceptable. -- In general, use the lowest order modulator unless a higher order modulator yields an improvement in primary fractional spurs. If the spurious components are due to crosstalk, they will not be improved by increasing the modulator order. Action Noise/Spur Type Increase Modulator Order WORSE (But only for larger Phase Noise fractions or more dithering) Increase Dithering Using Larger Equivalent Fractions WORSE WORSE Primary Fractional Spur BETTER NO IMPACT NO IMPACT SubFractional Spurs WORSE (Creates more subfractional spurs) BETTER BETTER 3.7 PROGRAMMABLE OUTPUT POWER WITH ON/OFF The power level of the RFout pin is programmable, including on/off controls. The RFoutEN pin and RFOUT word can be used to turn the RFout pin on and off while still keeping the VCO running and in lock. In addition to on/off states, the power level can also be programmed in various steps using the VCOGAIN, DIVGAIN, and OUTTERM programming words. There are tables in the typical performance characteristics section that discuss the impact of these words on the output power. In addition to impacting the output power, these words also impact the current consumption of the device. This data was obtained as an average over all frequencies. In general, it is desirable to find the combination of programming words that gives the lowest current consumption for a given output power level. All numbers reported are relative to the case of VCOGAIN = OUTTERM = 12. According to this data, using a VCOGAIN or OUTTERM value of 12 or greater yields only a small increase in output power, but a large increase in current consumption. 3.6 MODULATOR ORDER In general, the fractional mode of the PLL enables the use of a higher phase detector frequency relative to the channel spacing, which enables the in-band noise of the PLL to be lower. The choice of modulator order to be used in fractional mode is based on how much higher fPD can be made relative to the channel spacing and the acceptable spur levels. The LMX2541 has a programmable modulator order which allows the user to make a trade-off between PLL noise and primary and sub-fractional spur performance. The following table prowww.national.com 54 OUTTERM VCOGAIN 9 12 3. 3 6 15 3 -26.0 -22.3 -18.6 -15.1 -11.8 6 -18.5 -15.5 -12.6 -9.7 -6.9 9 -11.1 -9.0 -6.9 -4.7 -2.5 12 -3.8 -2.6 -1.4 +0.0 +1.5 15 +3.3 +3.7 +4.0 +4.5 +5.3 OUTTERM CHANGE in Current Consumption in Divided Mode as a Function of DIVGAIN and OUTTERM 3 6 DIVGAIN 9 12 15 3 -24.4 -21.7 -18.7 -15.9 -13.3 6 -16.2 -14.6 -12.6 -10.1 -8.0 9 -8.3 -7.6 -6.8 -5.0 -3.2 12 -0.5 -0.7 -0.7 +0.0 +1.3 15 +7.1 +6.0 +5.2 +4.9 +5.6 4. 5. 6. fractional spur channels might fall out of band. Also, if the OSCin frequency can be chosen such that the fractional denominator can avoid factors of 2 and/or 3, the subfractional spurs can be reduced. Determine the Phase Detector Frequency (fPD) , Charge Pump Gain (KPD) and Fractional Denominator (FDEN) In general, choose the highest phase detector frequency and charge pump gain, unless it leads to loop filter capacitor values that are unrealistically large for a given loop bandwidth. In this case, reducing either the phase detector frequency or the charge pump gain can yield more feasible capacitor values. Other reasons for not using the highest charge pump gain is to allow some adjustment margin to compensate for changes in the VCO gain or allow the use of Fastlock. For choosing the fractional denominator, start with FDEN = fPD/fCH. As discussed previously, there might be reasons to choose larger equivalent fractions. Design the Loop Filter Determine the Modulator Order Determine Dithering and Potential Larger Equivalent Fractional Value 3.9 EXTERNAL VCO MODE The LMX2541 also has provisions to be driven with an external VCO as well. In this mode, the user has the option of using the RFout pin output, although if this pin is used, the VCO input frequency is restricted to 4 GHz. If not used, the RFout pin should be left open. The VCO input is connected to the ExtVCOin pin. Because the internal VCO is not being used, the part option that is being used does not have a large impact on phase noise or spur performance. It is also possible to switch between both Full Chip mode and External VCO mode. 3.8 LOOP FILTER Loop filter design can be rather complicated, but there are design tools and references available at www.national.com. The loop bandwidth can impact the size of loop filter capacitors and also how the phase noise is filtered. For optimal integrated phase noise, choose the bandwidth to be about 20% wider than the frequency where the in-band PLL phase noise (as described in 3.4 PLL PHASE NOISE) and open loop VCO noise cross. This optimal loop bandwidth may need adjustment depending on the application requirements. Reduction of spurs can be achieved by reducing the loop bandwidth. On the other hand, a wider loop bandwidth may be required for faster lock time. Note that using the integrated loop filter components can lead to a significant restriction on the loop bandwidth and should be used with care. 2 k for R3_LF and R4_LF is a good starting point. If the integrated loop filter restricts the loop bandwidth, then first try to relieve this restriction by reducing the integrated loop filter resistors and then reduce the capacitors only if necessary. 3.10 INTERNAL VCO DIGITAL CALIBRATION TIME When the LMX2541 is used in full chip mode, the integrated VCO can impact the lock time of the system. This digital calibration chooses the closest VCO frequency band, which typically gets the device within a frequency error 10 MHz or less of the final settling frequency, although this final frequency error can change slightly between the different options of the LMX2541. Once this digital calibration is finished, this remaining frequency error must settle out, and this remaining lock time is dictated by the loop bandwidth. Based on measured data, this digital calibration time can be approximated by the following formula: 3.9 CONFIGURING THE LMX2541 FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE 1. Determine the Channel Spacing (fCH) For a system that has a VCO that tunes over several frequencies, the channel spacing is the tuning increment. In the case that the VCO frequency is fixed, this channel spacing is the greatest number that divides both the VCO frequency and the OSCin frequency. 2. Determine OSCin Frequency (fOSCin) If the OSCin frequency is not already determined, then there are several considerations. A higher frequency is generally, but not always, preferable. One reason for this is that it has a higher slew rate if it is a sine wave. Another reason is that the clock for the VCO frequency calibration is based on the OSCin frequency and in general will run faster for higher OSCin frequencies. Although a higher OSCin frequency is desirable, there are also reasons to use a lower frequency. If the OSCin frequency is strategically chosen, the worst case LockTime = A + B/CLK + C*F + D*( F/CLK ) Symbo1 Value Units Locktime Varies s A 30 s B 3800 s C 0.1 None D 2 s F Varies MHz fOSCin / 2 for 0 OSC_FREQ 63 CLK fOSCin / 4 for 64 OSC_FREQ 127 None fOSCin / 8 for 128 OSC_FREQ 55 www.national.com LMX2541 CHANGE in Current Consumption in Bypass Mode as a Function of VCOGAIN and OUTTERM LMX2541 For example, consider the LMX2541SQ3320E changing from 3600 to 3400 with an OSCin frequency of 100 MHz. In this case, F = 200 (direction of frequency change does not matter), fOSCin = 100 MHz, and OSC_FREQ=100. The calibration circuitry is run at a clock speed of CLK = 100 MHz / 4 = 25 MHz. When this values are substituted in the formula, the resulting lock time is 218 s. After this time, the VCO will be within about 10 MHz of the final frequency and this final frequency error will settle out in an analog fashion. This final frequency error can be slightly different depending on which option of the LMX2541 is being used. of the PLL loop. As a general rule of thumb, it is desirable to have the loop bandwidth at least twice the bit rate. This is achieved by changing the N counter rapidly between two states. The fractional numerator and denominator are restricted to a length of 12 bits. The 12 LSB's of the numerator and denominator set the center frequency, Fcenter, and the 10 MSB's of the numerator set the frequency deviation, Fdev. The LMX2541 has the ability to switch between two different numerator values based on the voltage at the DATA pin. When DATA is low, the output frequency will be Fcenter - Fdev and when the DATA pin is high the output frequency will be Fcenter + Fdev. A limitation of the FSK mode is the frequency deviation can not cause the N counter to cross integer boundaries. When using FSK mode, the FDM bit needs to be set to zero. 3.11 DIGITAL FSK MODE The LMX2541 supports 2-level digital frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation. The bit rate is limited by the loop bandwidth www.national.com 56 Device LMX2541SQ2060E LMX2541SQ2380E LMX2541SQ2690E LMX2541SQ3030E LMX2541SQ3320E LMX2541SQ3740E VCO Range 1990 - 2240 MHz 2200 - 2530 MHz 2490 - 2865 MHz 2810 - 3230 MHz 3130 - 3600 MHz 3480 - 4000 MHz Part Marking 412060E 412380E 412690E 413030E 413320E 413740E 57 Order Number Quantity LMX2541SQE2060E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ2060E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX2060E 2500 Unit Reel LMX2541SQE2380E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ2060E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX2380E 2500 Unit Reel LMX2541SQE2690E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ2690E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX2690E 2500 Unit Reel LMX2541SQE3030E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ3030E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX3030E 2500 Unit Reel LMX2541SQE3320E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ3320E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX3320E 2500 Unit Reel LMX2541SQE3740E 250 Unit Reel LMX2541SQ3740E 1000 Unit Reel LMX2541SQX3740E 2500 Unit Reel www.national.com LMX2541 Ordering Information LMX2541 Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted Consult www.national.com/analog/packaging ->LLP footprints in gerber footprint for more complete information on soldering this device reliably. 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