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General Description
The Atmel® ATA5823/ATA5824 is a highly integrated UHF ASK/FSK multi-channel half-duplex transceiver with low power
consumption supplied in a small 7mm 7mm QFN48 package. The receive part is built as a fully integrated low-IF receiver,
whereas direct PLL modulation with the fractional-N synthesizer is used for FSK transmission and switching of the power
amplifier for ASK transmission.
The device supports data rates of 1Kbit/s to 20Kbit/s (FSK) and 1Kbit/s to 10Kbit/s (ASK) in Manchester, Bi-phase and other
codes in transparent mode. The Atmel ATA5824 can be used in the 433MHz to 435MHz band and the Atmel ATA5823 in the
313MHz to 316MHz band. The very high system integration level results in few numbers of external components needed.
Due to its blocking and selectivity performance, together with a typical narrow-band key-fob loop antenna with 15dB to 20dB
loss, a bulky blocking SAW is not needed in the key fob application. Additionally, the building blocks needed for a typical
RKE and access control system on both sides, the base and the mobile stations, are fully integrated.
Its digital control logic with self polling and protocol generation provides a fast challenge response system without using a
high-performance microcontroller. Therefore, the Atmel ATA5823/ATA5824 contains a FIFO buffer RAM and can compose
and receive the physical messages themselves. This provides more time for the microcontroller to carry out other functions
such as calculating crypto algorithms, composing the logical messages and controlling other devices. Due to that, a standard
4-/8-bit microcontroller without special periphery and clocked with the delivered CLK output of about 4.5MHz is sufficient to
control the communication link. This is especially valid for passive entry go and access control systems, where within less
than 100 ms several communication responses with arbitration of the communication partner have to be handled. It is hence
possible to design bi-directional RKE and passive entry go systems with a fast challenge response crypto function and
prevention against relay attacks.
Figure 1-1. System Block Diagram
ATA5823/ATA5824
RF Transceiver
Digital Control
Logic
Power
Supply
Antenna
Micro-
controller
4 to 8
Matching/
RF Switch
Microcontroller
interface
XTO
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