HSP3824
TABLE 3. ADC CALIBRATION
CR 1 ADC CALIBRATION CIRCUIT
The procedure for setting the ADC references to accommo-
date various input signal voltage levels is to set the reference
voltages so that the ADC calibration circuit is operating at
half scale. This leaves the maximum amount of adjustment
room for circuit tolerances.
CR 1
BIT 0
BIT 1
CONFIGURATION
Automatic real time adjustment of reference.
Reference set at mid scale.
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Figure 8 illustrates the suggested interface configuration for
the ADCs and the reference circuits.
Reference held at most recent value.
Reference set at mid scale.
I
IIN
0.01µF
0.01µF
RSSI ADC Interface
Q
QIN
The Receive Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) analog signal is
input to a 6-bit ADC, indicating 64 discrete levels of received
signal strength. This ADC measures a DC voltage, so its input
must be DC coupled. Pin 16 (VREFP) sets the reference for the
RSSI ADC converter. VREFP is common for the I and Q and
RSSI ADCs. The RSSI signal is used as an input to the pro-
grammable Clear Channel Assessment algorithm of the
HSP3824. The RSSI ADC output is stored in an 8-bit register
(CR10) and it is updated at the symbol rate for access by the
external processor to assist in network management.
3.9K
2V
VREFP
0.01µF
0.01µF
8.2K
9.1K
VREFN
HSP3824
FIGURE 8. INTERFACES
The interface specifications for the RSSI ADC are listed on
Table 4 below (VREFP = 1.75V).
ADC Calibration Circuit and Registers
The ADC compensation or calibration circuit is designed to
optimize ADC performance for the I and Q inputs by main-
taining the full 3-bit resolution of the outputs. There are two
registers (CR 11 AD_CAL_POS and CR 12 AD_CAL_NEG)
that set the parameters for the internal I and Q ADC calibra-
tion circuit.
TABLE 4. RSSI ADC SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETER
Full Scale Input Voltage
Input Bandwidth (0.5dB)
Input Capacitance
MIN
TYP
MAX
-
1MHz
-
-
1.15
-
7pF
-
-
-
-
Input Impedance (DC)
1M
Both I and Q ADC outputs are monitored by the ADC calibra-
tion circuit and if either has a full scale value, a 24-bit accu-
mulator is incremented as defined by parameter
AD_CAL_POS. If neither has a full scale value, the accumu-
lator is decremented as defined by parameter
AD_CAL_NEG.
Test Port
The HSP3824 provides the capability to access a number of
internal signals and/or data through the Test port, pins TEST
0-7. In addition pin 1 (TEST_CK) is an output clock that can
be used in conjunction with the data coming from the test
port outputs. The test port is programmable through configu-
ration register (CR5).
A loop gain reduction is accomplished by using only the 5
MSBs out of the 24 bits to drive a D/A converter that adjusts
the ADCs reference. The compensation adjustment is
updated at 2kHz rate for a 2 MBPS operation. The ADC cali-
bration circuit is only intended to remove slow component
variations.
There are 9 test modes assigned to the PRISM test port
listed in the Test Modes Table 5.
TABLE 5. TEST MODES
The ratio of the values from the two registers CR11 and
CR12 set the probability that either the I or Q ADC converter
will be at the saturation. The probability is set by
(AD_CAL_POS)/(AD_CAL_NEG).
MODE DESCRIPTION TEST_CLK
TEST (7:0)
0
1
2
3
Normal
Operation
TXCLK
CRS, ED, “000”, Initial
Detect, Reserved (1:0)
Correlator Test
Mode
TXCLK
Mag (7:0)
This also sets the levels so that operation with either NOISE
or DPSK is approximately the same. It is assumed that the
RF and IF sections of the receiver have enough gain to
cause limiting on thermal noise. This will keep the levels at
the ADC approximately same regardless of whether signal is
present or not.
Frequency Test DCLK
Mode
Frq Reg (7:0)
Phase Test
Mode
DCLK
Phase (7:0)
4
5
NCO Test Mode DCLK
NCO Phase Accum Reg
SQ Test Mode
LoadSQ
SQ2 (15:8) Phase
Variance
The ADC calibration voltage is automatically held during
transmit in half duplex operation.
6
7
Bit Sync Test
Mode 1
RXCLK
Bit Sync Accum (7:0)
The ADC calibration circuit operation can be defined through
CR 1, bits 1 and 0. Table 3 illustrates the possible
configurations.
Bit Sync Test
Mode 2
LoadSQ
SQ (14:7) Bit Sync Ref-
Data
12