
rfHCS362G/362F
DS41189A-page 34
Preliminary
2002 Microchip Technology Inc.
6.6
Power Amplifier
The PLL output feeds the power amplifier (PA). The
open-collector differential output (ANT1, ANT2) can be
used to drive a loop antenna directly or converted to
single-ended output via an impenance matching net-
work or balanced-to-unbalanced (balun) transformer.
Pins ANT1 and ANT2 are open-collector outputs and
must be pulled-up to V
DDRF
through the load.
The differential output of the PA should be matched to
an impedance of 800 to 1000
.
Failure to match the
impedance may cause excessive spurious and har-
monic emissions. For more information see Application
Note AN831, Matching Small Loop Antennas to rfPIC
Devices.
The transmit output power can be adjusted in six dis-
crete steps from +2 dBm to -12 dBm by varying the volt-
age (V
PS
) at the PS/DATA
ASK
pin. Figure 6-5 shows an
example voltage divider network for ASK operation and
Figure 6-6 for FSK operation.
For FSK operation, the PS/DATA
ASK
pin only serves as
a Power Select (PS) pin. An internal 20
μ
A current
source pushes current through the PS/DATA
ASK
pin
resulting in a voltage drop across resistor R2 at the V
PS
level selected for transmitter output power. V
PS
selects
the PA bias current. Higher transmit power will draw
higher current.
For ASK operation, the function of the PS/DATA
ASK
pin
is to turn the Power Amplifier (PA) on and off. Resistors
R1 and R2 form a voltage divider network to apply volt-
age V
PS
for the selected transmitter output power. If
maximum transmitter output is desired, the output of a
GP0 pin can be connected directly to PS/DATA
ASK
.
Table 6-6 lists typical values for R1 and R2 for both the
ASK and FSK modes.
.
FIGURE 6-5:
EXAMPLE ASK POWER
SELECT CIRCUIT
FIGURE 6-6:
EXAMPLE FSK POWER
SELECT CIRCUIT
TABLE 6-6:
POWER SELECT
(1)
Note:
PS/DATA
ASK
is driven low when RFEN
IN
= 0.
Make sure external circuitry on PS/DATA
ASK
does not conflict by driving the pin high. The
encoder DATA output works because it is low if
RFEN
OUT
is low
PS/DATA
ASK
rfHCS362G/362F
R2
R1
DATA IN
V
PS
20
μ
A
To power
select
circuitry
PS/DATA
ASK
rfHCS362G/362F
R2
V
PS
20
μ
A
To power
select
circuitry
Transmitter
Output Power
(dBm)
Transmitter
Operating Current
(mA)
Power Select (PS)
Voltage V
PS
(Volts)
(2)
ASK
FSK
R1 (
)
R2 (
)
(3)
R2 (
)
+2
-1
-4
-7
-10
-12
-60
11.5
8.6
7.3
6.2
5.3
4.8
<4.8
≥
2.0
1.2
0.9
0.7
0.5
0.3
<0.1
2400
6800
11K
15K
24K
43K
OPEN
4700
4700
4700
4700
4700
4700
4700
≥
75K
56K
47K
39K
27K
15K
4700
Note 1:
Standard Operating Conditions (unless otherwise stated) T
A
= 25°C, RF
EN
= 1,
V
DDRF
= 3V, f
TRANSMIT
= 433.92 MHz
2:
V
PS
is actual voltage on PS/DATA
ASK
pin.
3:
The Power Select circuitry contains an internal 20
μ
A current source. To ensure that the transmitter output
power is at the minimum when transmitting a DATA
ASK
= 0 (V
SSRF
), select the value of resistor R2 such
that the voltage drop across it is less than 0.1 volts.