Low-Voltage IF Transceiver
with Limiter and RSSI
____________________________Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2511 test fixture, VCC = +3.0V, 0.01µF across CZ and CZ, MIXOUT tied to VREF through 165Ω resistor, TXIN, TXIN tied to
VREF through 50Ω resistor, TXOUT and TXOUT loaded with 100Ω differential, GC open, LIMOUT, LIMOUT loaded with 2kΩ differ-
ential, TANK and TANK driven with -2.5dBm from a 100Ω source; OSCOUT AC-terminated with 50Ω, 100pF at RSSI pin, 0.1µF at
VREF pin, Rx inputs and Tx outputs differentially coupled, PRXIN, RXIN = -28dBm (200Ω system), fRXIN, RXIN = 425MHz, fLO = 435.7MHz,
fTXIN, TXIN = 10.7MHz, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
-40
-45
-50
-55
-60
-65
0
TRANSMITTER OUTPUT POWER
vs. GC VOLTAGE (FREQUENCY)
205MHz
260MHz
350MHz
430MHz
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.7
GC VOLTAGE (V)
TRANSMITTER DIFFERENTIAL
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE vs. FREQUENCY
100
0 Tx MODE REAL
Tx OFF REAL
-100
-200
-300
-400
-500
Tx OFF
IMAGINARY
-600
-700
Tx MODE
IMAGINARY
-800
-900
-1000
200
300
400
500
FREQUENCY (MHz)
UPCONVERTER IM3 LEVELS vs.
GC VOLTAGE (POWERS ARE PER TONE)
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
0
0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8
GC VOLTAGE (V)
TRANSMITTER OUTPUT POWER
vs. TEMPERATURE, SUPPLY,
AND GC VOLTAGE
0
-5
VGC = 2V
-10
VCC = 2.7V
VCC = 5.5V
-15
-20
VGC = OPEN
-25
-30
VCC = 2.7V
VCC = 5.5V
-35
-40
VGC = 0.5V
-45
VCC = 5.5V
VCC = 2.7V
-50
-40 -20 0 20 40 60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
TRANSMITTER OUTPUT POWER
vs. TEMPERATURE AND SUPPLY
GC VOLTAGE (GC = 2V)
-0.5
-1.0
VCC = 2.7V
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
VCC = 5.5V
-3.0
-3.5
-4.0
-4.5
-5.0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60
85
TEMPERATURE (°C)
UPCONVERTER IMAGE REJECTION
vs. IF FREQUENCY
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
10.7 20
30
40
50
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
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