MICRF507_13 Datasheet, PDF (31/47 Pages) Micrel Semiconductor – 470MHz to 510MHz Low-Power FSK Transceiver with +10dBm Power Amplifier

Micrel, Inc.
MICRF507
Frequency Deviation under VCO Modulation
Three factors determine the deviation at which the data
stream is modulated: modulator clock frequency, capacitor
charge/discharge current, and modulator attenuator
setting. After each is presented in turn, the complete
formula for deviation is given.
The modulator clock frequency is determined by the
crystal oscillator frequency and the settings of the
Refclk_K and Mod_clkS fields:
To avoid saturation in the modulator, it is important not to
exceed maximum Mod_I. Maximum Mod_I for a given
f_{MOD_CLK} is given by:
Mod_I_MAX = INT(f_{MOD_CLK} ⋅ 28 ×10^-6 ) - 1
where INT() returns the integer part of the argument.
f_{MOD_CLK}
=
f _XCO
Refclk_K × 2^(7-Mod_clkS)
Set the modulator clock frequency to either 8x or 16x the
frequency deviation rate.
Figure 21. Two Different Modulator Current Settings
Figure 20. Two Different Modulator Clock Settings
A third factor determining deviation is the modulator
attenuator, controlled by the Mod_A field. The attenuator is
used when the bit rate is small and/or the BT is small,
which gives a relatively slow modulator clock and therefore
long rise- and fall times, leading in turn to large frequency
deviations unless the signal is attenuated. Additionally, the
attenuator will improve the resolution in the modulator.
Having f_{MOD_CLK} set at 8 times the bit rate corresponds to a
baseband data signal filtered in a Gaussian filter with a
bandwidth-period product (BT) of 1. When BT is increased,
the waveform will be less filtered. Figure 20 shows two
waveforms with BT=1 (the minimum, with f_{MOD_CLK} at 8
times the bitrate) and BT=2 (with f_{MOD_CLK} at 16 times the
bit rate). Changing BT changes the charge-and discharge
times and therefore the frequency deviation, as seen in
Figure 20.
The capacitor charge/discharge current, set with the Mod_I
field, affects deviation, as shown in Figure 21, where
Mod_Ia>Mod_Ib. Higher current will give a higher
frequency deviation and vice versa. The effect of
modulator clock and Mod_I is as follows:
f_DEV
∝
Mod_I
f_{MOD_CLK}
Figure 22. Two Different Modulator Attenuator Settings
The effect of the attenuator is given by:
f_DEV
∝
1
1+ Mod_A
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