ADF7020BCPZ

Product Summary

The ADF7020 is a low power, highly integrated FSK/ASK/OOK transceiver designed for operation in the license-free ISM bands at 433 MHz, 868 MHz, and 915 MHz, as well as the proposed Japanese RFID band at 950 MHz. A Gaussian data filter option is available to allow either GFSK or G-ASK modulation, which provides a more spectrally efficient modulation. In addition to these modulation options, the ADF7020 can also be used to perform both MSK and GMSK modulation, where MSK is a special case of FSK with a modulation index of 0.5. The modula-tion index is calculated as twice the deviation divided by the data rate. MSK is spectrally equivalent to O-QPSK modulation with half-sinusoidal Tx baseband shaping, so the ADF7020 can also support this modulation option by setting up the device in MSK mode.
This device is suitable for circuit applications that meet the European ETSI-300-220, the North American FCC (Part 15), or the Chinese Short Range Device regulatory standards. A complete transceiver can be built using a small number of external discrete components, making the ADF7020 very suitable for price-sensitive and area-sensitive applications.
The transmitter block on the ADF7020 contains a VCO and low noise fractional-N PLL with an output resolution of <1 ppm. This frequency agile PLL allows the ADF7020 to be used in frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) systems. The VCO operates at twice the fundamental frequency to reduce spurious emissions and frequency-pulling problems.

The transmitter output power is programmable in 0.3 dB steps from ?16 dBm to +13 dBm. The transceiver RF frequency, channel spacing, and modulation are programmable using a simple 3-wire interface. The device operates with a power supply range of 2.3 V to 3.6 V and can be powered down when not in use.
A low IF architecture is used in the receiver (200 kHz), minimizing power consumption and the external component count and avoiding interference problems at low frequencies. The ADF7020 supports a wide variety of programmable features, including Rx linearity, sensitivity, and IF bandwidth, allowing the user to trade off receiver sensitivity and selectivity against current consumption, depending on the application. The receiver also features a patent-pending automatic frequency control (AFC) loop, allowing the PLL to track out the frequency error in the incoming signal.
An on-chip ADC provides readback of an integrated tempera-ture sensor, an external analog input, the battery voltage, or the RSSI signal, which provides savings on an ADC in some appli-cations. The temperature sensor is accurate to ±10°C over the full operating temperature range of ?40°C to +85°C. This accuracy can be improved by doing a 1-point calibration at room temperature and storing the result in memory.

 

Features

FEATURES
Low power, low IF transceiver
Frequency bands
431 MHz to 478 MHz
862 MHz to 956 MHz
Data rates supported
0.15 kbps to 200 kbps, FSK
0.15 kbps to 64 kbps, ASK
2.3 V to 3.6 V power supply
Programmable output power
?16 dBm to +13 dBm in 0.3 dBm steps
Receiver sensitivity
?119 dBm at 1 kbps, FSK
?112 dBm at 9.6 kbps, FSK
?106.5 dBm at 9.6 kbps, ASK
Low power consumption
19 mA in receive mode
26.8 mA in transmit mode (10 dBm output)
?3 dBm IIP3 in high linearity mode

On-chip VCO and fractional-N PLL
On-chip 7-bit ADC and temperature sensor
Fully automatic frequency control loop (AFC) compensates for ±25 ppm crystal at 862 MHz to 956 MHz or±50 ppm at 431 MHz to 478 MHz
Digital RSSI
Integrated Tx/Rx switch
Leakage current of <1 μA in power-down mode

 

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