CXA3185/3186N
Description of Analog Block Operation
VHF oscillator circuit
(See the Electrical Characteristics Measurement Circuit.)
• This circuit is a differential amplifier type oscillator circuit. Pin 18 is the output and Pin 16 is the input.
Oscillation is performed by connecting an LC resonance circuit including a varicap to Pin 18 via coupled
capacitance, inputting to Pin 16 with feedback capacitance, and applying positive feedback.
• The amplifier between Pins 16 and 18 has an extremely high gain. Therefore, care should be taken to
avoid creating parasitic capacitance, resistance or other feedback loops as this may produce abnormal
oscillation.
VHF mixer circuit
• The mixer circuit employs a double balance mixer with little local oscillation signal leakage.
The input format is base input type, with Pin 12 grounded and the RF signal input to Pin 13.
• The RF signal is inserted from the oscillator, converted to IF frequency and output from Pins 9 and 10.
• Pins 9 and 10 are open collectors, so power must be supplied externally. The electric potential of Pins 9
and 10 at this time must be DC 4.0 V or more.
UHF oscillator circuit
• This oscillator circuit is designed so that two collector ground type Colpitts oscillators perform differential
oscillation operation via an LC resonance circuit including a varicap. Connect resonance capacitance
which consists of colpitts oscillator between Pins 19 and 20, Pins 20 and 21, and Pins 21 and 22. Then
an LC resonance circuit including a varicap diode is connected between Pins 19 and 22.
UHF mixer circuit
• This circuit employs a double balance mixer like the VHF mixer circuit.
The input format is base input type, with Pins 14 and 15 as the RF input pins. The input method can be
selected from balanced input consisting of differential input to Pins 14 and 15 or unbalanced input
consisting of grounding Pin 14 via a capacitor and input to Pin 15.
• Pins 9 and 10 are the mixer outputs.
• Pins 9 and 10 are open collectors, so power must be supplied externally. The electric potential of Pins 9
and 10 at this time must be DC 4.0 V or more.
IF amplifier circuit
• The signals frequency converted by the mixer are output from Pins 9 and 10, and at the same time are
AC coupled inside the IC and input to the IF amplifier.
• Single-tuned filters are connected to Pins 9 and 10 in order to improve the interference characteristics of
the IF amplifier.
• The signal amplified by the IF amplifier is output from Pin 25.
The output impedance is approximately 75 Ω.
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