LTC6990
TimerBlox: Voltage Controlled
Silicon Oscillator
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®6990 is a precision silicon oscillator with a pro-
grammable frequency range of 488Hz to 2MHz. It can be
used as a fixed-frequency or voltage-controlled oscillator
(VCO). The LTC6990 is part of the TimerBlox® family of
versatile silicon timing devices.
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Fixed-Frequency or Voltage-Controlled Operation
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Fixed: Single Resistor Programs Frequency with
<1.5% Max Error
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VCO: Two Resistors Set VCO Center Frequency
and Tuning Range
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Frequency Range: 488Hz to 2MHz
A single resistor, R , programs the LTC6990’s inter-
SET
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2.25V to 5.5V Single Supply Operation
nal master oscillator frequency. The output frequency
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72µA Supply Current at 100kHz
is determined by this master oscillator and an internal
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500µs Start-Up Time
frequency divider, N , programmable to eight settings
DIV
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VCO Bandwidth >300kHz at 1MHz
from 1 to 128.
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CMOS Logic Output Sources/Sinks 20mA
1MHz 50kΩ
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50% Duty Cycle Square Wave Output
f
=
•
,N
= 1, 2, 4 …128
DIV
OUT
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Output Enable (Selectable Low or Hi-Z When Disabled)
N
R
SET
DIV
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55°C to 125°C Operating Temperature Range
Optionally, a second resistor at the SET input provides
linear voltage control of the output frequency and can be
used for frequency modulation. A narrow or wide VCO
tuning range can be configured by the appropriate selec-
tion of the two resistors.
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Available in Low Profile (1mm) SOT-23 (ThinSOT™)
and 2mm × 3mm DFN Package
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AEC-Q100 Qualified for Automotive Applications
APPLICATIONS
The LTC6990 includes an enable function that is synchro-
nized with the master oscillator to ensure clean, glitch-
free output pulses. The disabled output can be configured
to be high impedance or forced low.
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Low Cost Precision Programmable Oscillator
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Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
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High Vibration, High Acceleration Environments
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Replacement for Fixed Crystal and Ceramic Oscillators
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For easy configuration of the LTC6990, use the TimerBlox
LTC6990: Voltage Controlled Oscillator Web-Based
Design Tool.
Portable and Battery-Powered Equipment
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
Voltage Controlled Oscillator with 16:1 Frequency Range
VCO Transfer Function
ꢍꢆꢆꢆ
ꢗꢘꢙ
ꢐ
ꢕ
= ꢖꢗꢘꢙ − ꢏ
ꢚ
ꢉꢎꢃ
ꢈꢃRꢇ
ꢏ
ꢏ
ꢎꢏꢆ
ꢏꢆꢆ
ꢐꢏꢆ
ꢆ
ꢉꢊ
ꢉꢎꢃ
ꢇꢃꢈꢀꢁꢁꢂ
ꢐ
ꢏ
ꢐ
ꢋꢌD
ꢏ
ꢈꢅ
ꢂ.ꢅꢒꢓ
R
ꢏꢈꢉ
ꢅꢂꢂꢔ
ꢏ
ꢍꢊꢃ
Dꢑꢏ
ꢈꢃRꢇ
ꢀꢁꢁꢂ ꢃꢄꢂꢅꢆ
R
ꢍꢊꢃ
ꢅꢂꢂꢔ
ꢆ
ꢆ.ꢏ
ꢍ
ꢍ.ꢏ
ꢐ
ꢀ
ꢄꢀꢅ
ꢁꢂRꢃ
ꢑꢒꢒꢆ ꢂꢓꢆꢍꢔ
Rev. D
1
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