Features: • Complete VHF receiver on a monolithic chip• 140MHz to 200MHz frequency range• >200 meters typical range with monopole antenna• 2.5kb/s sweep- and 10kb/s fixed-mode data rates• Automatic tuning, no manual adjustment• No filters or inductors require...
MICRF004: Features: • Complete VHF receiver on a monolithic chip• 140MHz to 200MHz frequency range• >200 meters typical range with monopole antenna• 2.5kb/s sweep- and 10kb/s fixed-...
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Pin Number |
Pin Number 8-Pin Pkg. |
Pin Name |
Pin Function |
1 |
SEL0 |
Bandwidth Selection Bit 0 (Input): Configure with SEL1 to set the desired demodulator filter bandwidth. See Table 1. Internally pulled-up to VDDRF. | |
2 |
1 |
VSSRF |
RF [Analog] Return (Input): Ground return to the RF section power supply. See "Application Information" for bypass capacitor details. |
3 |
2 |
ANT |
Antenna (Input): High-impedance, internally ac coupled receiver input. Connect this pin to the receive antenna. This FET gate input has approximately 2pF of shunt (parasitic) capacitance. See "Applications Information" for optional band-pass filter information. |
5 |
3 |
VDDRF |
RF [Analog] Supply (Input): Positive supply input for the RF section of the IC. VDDBB and VDDRF should be connected together directly at the IC pins. Connect a low ESL, low ESR decoupling capacitor from this pin to VSSRF, as short as possible. |
6 |
VDDBB |
Base-Band [Digital] Supply (Input): Positive supply input for the baseband section of the IC. VDDBB and VDDRF should be connected together at the IC pins. | |
7 |
4 |
CTH |
[Data Slicing] Threshold Capacitor (External Component): Capacitor extracts the dc average value from the demodulated waveform which becomes the reference for the internal data slicing comparator. See "Applications Information" for selection. |
8 |
NC |
not internally connected | |
9 |
VSSBB |
Base-Band [Digital] Return (Input): Ground return to the baseband section power supply. See "Application Information" for bypass capacitor and layout details. | |
10 |
5 |
DO |
Negative RF power output to drive one side of the transmit antenna. |
11 |
6 |
SHUT |
Shutdown (Input): Shutdown-mode logic-level control input. Pull low to enable the receiver. This input has an internal pulled-up to VDDRF. |
12 |
WAKEB |
Wakeup (Output): Active-low output that indicates detection of an incoming RF signal. Signal is determined by monitoring for data preamble. CMOSlevel compatible. | |
13 |
7 |
CAGC |
AGC Capacitor (External Component): Integrating capacitor for on-chip AGC (automatic gain control). The decay/attack time-constant () ratio is nominally 10:1. See "Applications Information" for capacitor selection. |
14 |
SEL1 |
Bandwidth Selection Bit 1 (Input): Configure with SEL0, programs to set the desired demodulator filter bandwidth. See Table 1. Internally pulled-up to VDDRF. | |
15 |
8 |
REFOSC |
Reference Oscillator (External Component or Input): Timing reference for on-chip tuning and alignment. Connect either a ceramic resonator or crystal (mode dependent, see "Application Information"). between this pin and VSSBB, or drive the input with an ac-coupled 0.5Vpp input clock. |
16 |
SWEN |
Sweep-Mode Enable (Input): Sweep- or fixed-mode operation control input. When VSWEN is high, the MICRF004 is in sweep mode; when SWEN is low, the receiver operates as a conventional single-conversion superheterodyne receiver. This pin is internally pulled-up to VDDRF. |
The MICRF004 QwikRadio™ VHF receiver is a single-chip OOK (on-off keyed) receiver IC for remote wireless applications. This device is a true single-chip, "antenna-in, data-out" device. All RF and IF tuning is accomplished automatically within the IC which eliminates manual tuning production costs and results in a highly reliable, extremely low-cost solution for high-volume wireless applications. The MICRF004 is extremely easy to apply, minimizing design and production costs, and improving time to market. The MICRF004 provides two fundamental modes of operation, fixed and sweep.
In fixed mode, the device functions as a conventional superheterodyne receiver with an internal local oscillator operating at a single frequency based on an external reference crystal or clock. Fixed mode is for use with accurately-controlled transmitters utilizing crystal or SAW (surface acoustic wave) resonators.
In sweep mode, the MICRF004 sweeps the internal local oscillator at rates greater than the baseband data rate. This effectively broadens the RF bandwidth of the receiver to a value equivalent to conventional superregenerative receivers. This allows the MICRF004 to operate with less expensive LC transmitters without additional components or tuning, even though the receiver topology is still superheterodyne. In this mode the reference crystal can be replaced with a less expensive ±0.5% ceramic resonator.
The MICRF004 features a shutdown control, which may be used for duty-cycled operation, and a wake-up output, which provides a logical indication of an incoming RF signal. These features make the MICRF004 ideal for low- and ultra-lowpower applications, such as RKE (remote keyless entry) and RFID (RF identification).
Since all post-detection (demodulator) data filtering is provided on the MICRF004, no external filters are required. One of the four internal filter bandwidths must be externally selected based on data rate and code modulation format. Bandwidths range of MICRF004 in binary steps, from 0.55kHz tto 4.4kHz (sweep mode) or 1.1kHz to 8.8kHz (fixed mode).