
Micrel
MICRF506BML/YML
XCOtune
0
1
Start-up Time (μs)
590
590
VCO
A6..A0
0000011
D7
‘1’
D6
‘1’
D5
‘0’
D4
VCO_IB2
D3
VCO_IB1
D2
VCO_IB0
D1
VCO_freq1
D0
VCO_freq0
2
4
8
16
700
700
810
1140
The VCO has no external components. If has three
bit to set the bias current and two bit to set the VCO
frequency. These five bit are set by the RF
frequency, as follows:
31
2050
RF freq.
VCO_IB2
VCO_IB1
VCO_IB0
VCO_freq1 VCO_freq0
Table 7. Typical values with C EXT = 1.5pF
If an external reference is used instead of a crystal,
the signal shall be applied to pin 24, XTALOUT. Due
410MHz
410-423MHz
423-436MHz
436-450MHz
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
to internal DC setting in the XCO, an AC coupling is
recommended to be used between the external
reference and the XTALOUT-pin.
Table 8. VCO Bit Setting
The bias bit will optimize the phase noise, and the
frequency bit will control a capacitor bank in the
VCO. The tuning range, the RF frequency versus
varactor
voltage,
is dependent
on
the VCO
frequency setting, and can be shown in Figure 7.
When the tuning voltage is in the range from 0.9V to
1.4V, the VCO gain is at its maximum, approximately
32 to 35MHz/V. It is recommended that the varactor
voltage stays in this range.
The input capacitance at the varactor pin must be
taken into consideration when designing the PLL
loop filter. This is most critical when designing a loop
filter with high bandwidth, which gives relatively
small component values. The input capacitance is
approximately 6pF.
VCO frequency gain, Vdd=2.5V
480
470
460
450
440
430
420
410
400
390
380
11
10
01
00
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2
2.4
V_varactor [V]
Figure 7. RF Frequency vs. Varactor Voltage
and VCO Frequency bit (V DD = 2.25V)
July 2006
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