
TRF2056
LOW VOLTAGE 1.2GHz FRACTIONALN/INTEGERN SYNTHESIZER
SLWS111– NOVEMBER 2000
13
POST OFFICE BOX 655303
DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
main divider-general (see Figure 5)
The differential RFIN inputs are amplified to internal ECL logic levels and provide excellent sensitivity (better
than –20 dBm at 1 GHz), making the prescaler ideally suited for direct interface with a VCO. The internal
dual-modulus (32/33) prescaler and counter sections divide the VCO frequency down to the reference phase
detector frequency. The prescaler division ratio (
÷32 or ÷33) is controlled by a feedback signal that is a function
of the 18-bit N-field counters. The N-field counter section has 2 separate counters: a 5-bit A-Counter and a 13-bit
B-Counter. The prescaler divides by 33 until the A-Counter reaches terminal count and then divides by 32 until
the B-Counter reaches terminal count, whereupon both counters reset and the cycle repeats. The following
equation relates the total N division as a function of the 32/33 prescaler:
NTotal = 32 (B – A) + 33 (A)
where 0
≤ A ≤ 31, and 31 ≤ B ≤ 8191.
It is not necessary to determine the values of A and B in the equation above; simply program the N field with
the total division ratio desired (fractional effects are ignored).
The N-division ratio has a range of 992
≤ NTotal ≤ 262143.
32/33 Prescaler
13-Bit
B-Counter
5-Bit
A-Counter
18-Bit Register
13
5
18-Bit
Adder
18
5-Bit
Fraction Accumulator
18
4
5
5 Bits
13 Bits
N
A
B
LSB
MSB
Structure of N-Word
RFIN
N
NF
FMOD
to Phase Detector
Figure 5. Main Divider Organization
main divider – SA7025 emulation
The internal triple modulus prescaler configuration of the SA7025 synthesizer provides for prescaler division
ratios of 64/65/72. The TRF2056 device has internal conversion logic that allows the TRF2056 device to
emulate the SA7025 main divider operation. When operated in the SA7025 emulation mode, the TRF2056
device is programmed using the SA7025 serial interface format shown in Figure 3. The TRF2056 internal
conversion is transparent and need not be considered under normal use, thereby allowing use of existing
SA7025 programming codes without change.
The following equations relate the total N-division as a function of the emulated 64/65 dual-modulus and
64/65/72 triple-modulus prescalers:
NTotal = 64 (NM1 + 2) + 65 (NM2)
where PR = 01 and
NTotal = 64 (NM1 + 2) + 65 (NM2) + 72 (NM3 + 1)
where PR = 10.