1 GSPS Quadrature Digital Upconverter
with 18-Bit IQ Data Path and 14-Bit DAC
AD9957
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1 GSPS internal clock speed (up to 400 MHz analog output)
Integrated 1 GSPS 14-bit DAC
The AD9957 functions as a universal I/Q modulator and agile
upconverter for communications systems where cost, size, power
consumption, and dynamic performance are critical. The AD9957
integrates a high speed, direct digital synthesizer (DDS), a high
performance, high speed, 14-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC),
clock multiplier circuitry, digital filters, and other DSP functions
onto a single chip. It provides for baseband upconversion for data
transmission in a wired or wireless communications system.
250 MHz I/Q data throughput rate
Phase noise ≤ −125 dBc/Hz (400 MHz carrier @ 1 kHz offset)
Excellent dynamic performance >80 dB narrow-band SFDR
8 programmable profiles for shift keying
SIN(x)/(x) correction (inverse sinc filter)
Reference clock multiplier
Internal oscillator for a single crystal operation
Software and hardware controlled power-down
Integrated RAM
Phase modulation capability
Multichip synchronization
Easy interface to Blackfin SPORT
Interpolation factors from 4× to 252×
Interpolation DAC mode
The AD9957 is the third offering in a family of quadrature
digital upconverters (QDUCs) that includes the AD9857 and
AD9856. It offers performance gains in operating speed, power
consumption, and spectral performance. Unlike its predecessors,
it supports a 16-bit serial input mode for I/Q baseband data.
The device can alternatively be programmed to operate either as
a single tone, sinusoidal source or as an interpolating DAC.
Gain control DAC
The reference clock input circuitry includes a crystal oscillator,
a high speed, divide-by-two input, and a low noise PLL for
multiplication of the reference clock frequency.
Internal divider allows references up to 2 GHz
1.8 V and 3.3 V power supplies
100-lead TQFP_EP package
The user interface to the control functions includes a serial port
easily configured to interface to the SPORT of the Blackfin®
DSP and profile pins to enable fast and easy shift keying of any
signal parameter (phase, frequency, and amplitude).
APPLICATIONS
HFC data, telephony, and video modems
Wireless base station transmission
Broadband communications transmissions
Internet telephony
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
I
DATA
FOR
XMIT
FORMAT AND
INTERPOLATE
14-BIT DAC
I/Q DATA
Q
NCO
AD9957
TIMING
AND
CONTROL
REFERENCE CLOCK
INPUT CIRCUITRY
USER INTERFACE
REFERENCE CLOCK INPUT
Figure 1.
Rev. 0
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