BQ3123
BQ3123
BQ3123
Version 1.03
April, 2013
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Application Note BQ3123 SOP16
Table of Contents
Table of Contents…...…..........................................................................................................2
1. IC Description……...............................................................................................................3
1.1. Pin Configuration...........................................................................................................3
1.2. Pin functions…….….......................................................................................................4
2. Module Description.............................................................................................................5
2.1. 315MHz Schematic……..................................................................................................5
2.2. 433MHz Schematic…………………………………………………………………………….6
2.3. Pin Assignment for Connector......................................................................................7
2.4. Absolute Maximum Ratings…………………………………………………………………7
2.5. General RF Characteristics………………………………………………………………….8
2.6. PCB Layout Consideration............................................................................................9
2.7. Signal suppression circuit…………………………………………………………………...9
3. Smith Plot of ANT PIN…………………………………………………………………………..10
4. ANTENNA DESIGN………………….…………………………………………………………...11
5. Function Description……………………………………………………………………………11
5.1. Detail Description……………………………………………………………………………..11
5.2. Voltage Regulator……………………………………………………………………………..12
5.3. RF Front-end (LNA & Mixer)…………………………………………………………………12
5.4. Phase-locked Loop (PLL)…………………………………………………………………….12
5.5. Image-rejection Filter and Band-Pass Filter………………………………………………12
5.6. Received-signal Strength Indictor (RSSI)…………………………………………………12
5.7. Automatic Gain Control (AGC)……………………………………………………………...12
5.8. Data Slicer………………………………………………………………………………………13
6. PCB Component List……………………………………………………………………………13
6.1. PCB Component List 315MHz.....................................................................................13
6.2. PCB Component List 433.92MHz ..……………….……………………………………....14
7. Xtal frequency table.……………………………………………………………………………15
8. Typical Operation Characteristic……………………………………………………………..18
9. Package Information……………………………………………………………………………19
Figure 1. BQ3123 pin assignment (top view) for the 16-Pin SOP Package
R2
NA
R3 R10 100K
200K U1 BQ3123
C7 56nF 1 16
DSN DGND
VCC C8 0.1uF
C6 56nF 2 15 C9
DSP DVDD
18pF
R1 3 14 R9 Y1
HL_side XTAL2 16.3826M
NA NA
4 13 18pF
CE CE XTAL1
C10
5 12
AGND DO DO
C2
6 11 R4 200K C11
ANT ANT Rref 2.2nF
2pF5% 7 10
RFGND VCC_HV VCC
L1 L2 8 9 C5
C1 LNA_out AVDD 10uF
33nH 56nH 5%
6pF
L3
C3 68nH 5%
NA
J1 CON2 J2 CON4
1
4
C4
1uF
VCC
CE
DO
ANT
VCC
R2
200K
R3 R10 100K
NA U1 BQ3123
C7 56nF 1 16
DSN DGND
VCC C8 0.1uF
C6 56nF 2 15 C9
DSP DVDD
18pF
R1 3 14 R9 Y1
HL_side XTAL2 10.74064M
NA NA
4 13 18pF
CE CE XTAL1
C10
5 12
AGND DO DO
C2
6 11 R4 200K C11
ANT ANT Rref 2.2nF
1.5pF5% 7 10
RFGND VCC_HV VCC
L1 L2 8 9 C5
C1 LNA_out AVDD 10uF
33nH 33nH 5%
4pF
L3
C3 33nH 5%
1.5pF5%
J1 CON2 J2 CON4
1
4
C4
1uF
VCC CE
DO
ANT
J1 CON2 J2 CON4
4
VCC
ANT
DO
CE
Pin Name Description
J1,1 ANT Antenna input: RF signal input from antenna
J1,2 GND Ground connection
Note:
(1): Adjust R10 and R11 can control the intensity of the signal suppression
(2): Increased inhibition of the signal strength will affect the ability of the receiver.
5
CAL
0 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
CPL
-5
1
2
FIL
1k
-0.5 -2
-1
START 200 MHz STOP 550 MHz
5
CAL
0 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
CPL
-5
2 FIL
1k
-0.5 -2
-1
START 200 MHz STOP 550 MHz
the RF input matching circuit may need to be re-optimized. Note that in general, the shorter
the antenna, the worse the receiver sensitivity and the shorter the detection distance. Usually,
when designing a λ/4 dipole antenna, it is better to use a single conductive wire (diameter
about 0.8 mm to 1.6 mm) rather than a multiple core wire.
If the antenna is printed on the PCB, ensure there is neither any component nor ground plane
underneath the antenna on the backside of PCB. For an FR4 PCB (εr = 4.7) and a strip-width
of 30 mil, the length of the antenna, L (in cm), is calculated by
433MHz:
Wavelength λ/4: about 165mm
315MHz:
Wavelength λ/4: about 226mm
Generally speaking, the lower the frequency, the wider the diameter required.
1) When the more numbers of been bended the antenna, the shorter the length total of the
demand.
2) When the more numbers of been bended the antenna, the lower the efficiency / gain value.
3) Bending point of the antenna that has frequency response
5. Function Description
5.1. Detail Description
The BQ3123 CMOS RF receiver, and a few external components, provides the complete
receiver chain from the antenna to the digital output data. Depending on signal power and
component selection, data rates as high as 20Kbps Manchester code can be achieved.
The BQ3123 is designed to receive binary ASK/OOK data modulated in the 300MHz to
450MHz frequency range. ASK modulation uses a difference in amplitude of the carrier to
represent digital data
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5.2. Voltage Regulator
BQ3123 provides two internal voltage regulators to the whole receiver blocks. The
regulator input pin is VCC_HV (pin 10). Pin AVDD (pin 9) is BQ3123 analog part’s supply
source and pin DVDD (pin 15) is digital parts’. Bypass capacitor 1uF is needed to connect to
pin AVDD as close as possible and 0.1uF capacitor is needed to connect to pin DVDD as
close as possible.
HL_side Frf (MHz) Fif(MHz) Xtal (MHz) HL_side Frf (MHz) Fif(MHz) Xtal (MHz)
0 300 0.99 15.600522 0 326 1.10 16.951304
0 301 0.99 15.652696 0 327 1.10 17.003478
0 302 0.99 15.704870 0 328 1.10 17.055652
0 303 0.99 15.757043 0 329 1.10 17.107826
0 304 1.01 15.808174 0 330 1.10 17.160000
0 305 1.01 15.860348 0 331 1.10 17.212174
0 306 1.01 15.912522 0 332 1.10 17.264348
0 307 1.01 15.964696 0 333 1.10 17.316522
0 308 1.01 16.016870 0 334 1.10 17.368696
0 309 1.04 16.067478 0 335 1.10 17.420870
0 310 1.04 16.119652 0 336 1.10 17.473043
0 311 1.04 16.171826 0 337 1.13 17.523652
0 312 1.04 16.224000 0 338 1.13 17.575826
0 313 1.04 16.276174 0 339 1.13 17.628000
0 314 1.04 16.328348 0 340 1.13 17.680174
0 315 1.04 16.380522 0 341 1.13 17.732348
0 316 1.04 16.432696 0 342 1.13 17.784522
0 317 1.04 16.484870 0 343 1.13 17.836696
0 318 1.04 16.537043 0 344 1.16 17.887304
0 319 1.04 16.589217 0 345 1.16 17.939478
0 320 1.07 16.639826 0 346 1.16 17.991652
0 321 1.07 16.692000 0 347 1.16 18.043826
0 322 1.07 16.744174 0 348 1.16 18.096000
0 323 1.07 16.796348 0 349 1.20 18.146087
0 324 1.07 16.848522 0 350 1.20 18.198261
0 325 1.10 16.899130 0 351 1.20 18.250435
Note:
(1) Use interpolation to get each interval of operating RF frequency and Xtal frequency.
Fig. 6. Normalized selectivity of BQ3123. Fig. 7. Supply current V.S. supply voltage.