EVB71102
315/433MHz Receiver
Evaluation Board Description
390107110201 Page 3 of 14 EVB Description
Rev. 005 Feb./03
1 Theory of Operation
1.1 General
W ith the TH71102 receiver chip, various circuit con-
figurations c an be arranged in order to m eet a num -
ber of dif ferent custom er requirem ents. F or FM/FSK
reception the IF tank used in the phase coincidence
demodulator can be constituted either by a ceramic
resonator or an LC tank (optionally with a varactor
diode to create an AFC circuit). In ASK configura-
tion, the RSSI signal is feed to an ASK detector,
which is constituted by the operational amplifier.
Demodulation Type of receiver
FM / FSK narrow-band RX with
ceramic demodulation tank
FM / FSK wide-band RX with
LC demodulation tank
ASK RX with RSSI-based demodulation
The superheterodyne configuration is double conversion where MIX1 and MIX2 are driven by the internal
local oscillator signals LO1 and LO2, respectively. This allows a high degree of im age rejection, achieved in
conjunc tion with an RF front- end filter. Eff icient RF front-end f iltering is r ealized by using a SAW , ceram ic or
helix filter in front of the LNA and by adding an LC filter at the LNA output.
A single-conversion variant, called TH71101, is also available. Both Receiver ICs have the same die. At the
TH71101 the second mixer MIX2 operates as an amplifier.
The TH71102 receiver IC consists of the following building blocks:
" PLL synthesizer (PLL SYNTH) for generation of the first and second local oscillator signals LO1 and LO2
" Parts of the PLL SYNTH are the high-frequency VCO1, the feedback dividers DIV_8 and DIV_2,
a phase-frequency detector (PFD) with charge pump (CP) and a crystal-based reference oscillator (RO)
" Low-noise amplifier (LNA) for high-sensitivity RF signal reception
" First mixer (MIX1) for down-conversion of the RF signal to the first IF (IF1)
" Second mixer (MIX2) for down-conversion of the IF1 to the second IF (IF2)
" IF amplifier (IFA) to amplify and limit the IF2 signal and for RSSI generation
" Phase coincidence demodulator (DEMOD) with third mixer (MIX3) to demodulate the IF signal
" Operational amplifier (OA) for data slicing, filtering and ASK detection
" Bias circuitry for bandgap biasing and circuit shutdown
1.2 Technical Data Overview
! Input frequency range: 300 MHz to 450 MHz
! Power supply range: 2.3 V to 5.5 V @ ASK
! Temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C
! Standby current: 50 nA
! Operating current: 6.5 mA at low gain mode
8.2 mA at high gain mode
! Sensitivity: -111 dBm 1) with 40 kHz IF filter BW
! Sensitivity: -104 dBm 2) with 150 kHz IF filter BW
! Range of first IF1: 10 MHz to 80 MHz
! Range of second IF2: 400 kHz to 22 MHz
! Maximum data rate: 80 kbit/s NRZ
! Maximum input level: -10 dBm at ASK
0 dBm at FSK
! Image rejection: > 65 dB (e.g. with SAW
front-end filter and at 10.7 MHz IF2)
! Spurious emission: < -70 dBm
! Input frequency acceptance: ±50 kHz
(with AFC option)
! RSSI range: 70 dB
! Frequency deviation range: ±4 kHz to ±120 kHz
! Maximum analog modulation frequency: 15 kHz
1) at ± 8 kHz FSK deviation, BER = 3⋅10-3, phase-coincidence demodulation and SAW front-end filter loss
2) at ± 50 kHz FSK deviation, BER = 3⋅10-3, phase-coincidence demodulation and SAW front-end filter loss
For more detailed information, please refer to the latest TH71102 data sheet revision.