31 MHz, Dual Programmable Filters
and Variable Gain Amplifiers
ADRF6516
Data Sheet
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
ENBL INP1 INM1 VPS COM VICM OFS1 VPS
Matched pair of programmable filters and VGAs
Continuous gain control range: 50 dB
Digital gain control: 15 dB
VPSD
COMD
LE
OPP1
OPM1
COM
6-pole Butterworth filter: 1 MHz to 31 MHz
in 1 MHz steps, 1 dB corner frequency
Preamplifier and postamplifier gain steps
IMD3: >65 dBc for 1.5 V p-p composite output
HD2, HD3: >65 dBc for 1.5 V p-p output
Differential input and output
Flexible output and input common-mode ranges
Optional dc offset compensation loop
SPI programmable filter corners and gain steps
Power-down feature
CLK
GAIN
VOCM
COM
SPI
DATA
SDO
COM
VPS
OPM2
OPP2
ADRF6516
Single 3.3 V supply operation
COM INP2 INM2 VPS COM OFDS OFS2 VPS
APPLICATIONS
Figure 1.
Baseband IQ receivers
Diversity receivers
ADC drivers
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio
Instrumentation
Medical
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADRF6516 is a matched pair of fully differential, low noise
and low distortion programmable filters and variable gain
amplifiers (VGAs). Each channel is capable of rejecting large
out-of-band interferers while reliably boosting the desired signal,
thus reducing the bandwidth and resolution requirements on the
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The excellent matching
between channels and their high spurious-free dynamic range
over all gain and bandwidth settings make the ADRF6516 ideal
for quadrature-based (IQ) communication systems with dense
constellations, multiple carriers, and nearby interferers.
The variable gain amplifiers that follow the filters provide 50 dB
of continuous gain control with a slope of 15.5 mV/dB. Their
maximum gains can be programmed to various values through
the SPI. The output buffers provide a differential output impedance
of 30 Ω and are capable of driving 2 V p-p into 1 kΩ loads. The
output common-mode voltage defaults to VPS/2, but it can be
adjusted down to 700 mV by driving the high impedance VOCM
pin. Independent, built-in dc offset compensation loops can be
disabled if fully dc-coupled operation is desired. The high-pass
corner frequency is defined by external capacitors on the OFS1
and OFS2 pins and the VGA gain.
The filters provide a six-pole Butterworth response with 1 dB
corner frequencies programmable through the SPI port from
1 MHz to 31 MHz in 1 MHz steps. The preamplifier that precedes
the filters offers a SPI-programmable option of either 3 dB or 6 dB
of gain. The preamplifier sets a differential input impedance of
1600 Ω and has a common-mode voltage that defaults to VPS/2
but can be driven from 1.1 V to 1.8 V.
The ADRF6516 operates from a 3.15 V to 3.45 V supply
and consumes a maximum supply current of 360 mA when
programmed to the highest bandwidth setting. When disabled,
it consumes <9 mA. The ADRF6516 is fabricated in an advanced
silicon-germanium BiCMOS process and is available in a 32-lead,
exposed paddle LFCSP. Performance is specified over the −40°C
to +85°C temperature range.
Rev. B
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