
DATA SHEET SKY72301-22 FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER
Case 2: To achieve a desired Fvco_main frequency of 917.7786 MHz using a crystal frequency of 19.2 MHz with operation
of the synthesizer in 10-bit mode. Since the maximum internal reference frequency (Fdiv_ref) is 25 MHz, the crystal
frequency does not require the internal division to be greater than 1, which makes Fdiv_ref = 19.2 MHz. Therefore:
Nfractional
=
Fvco_main
Fdiv_ref
=
917.7786
19.2
=
47.80097
The value to be programmed in the Main Divider Register is:
Nreg = Round[Nfractional] – 32
= Round[47.80087] – 32
= 48 – 32
= 16 (decimal)
= 000010000 (binary)
With the modulator in 10-bit mode, the value to be programmed in the Main Dividend Registers is:
dividend = Round[divider × (Nfractional – Nreg – 32)]
= Round[1024 × (47.80087 – 16 – 32)]
= Round[1024× (–0.1990312)]
= Round[–203.808]
= 204 (decimal)
= 1100110100 (binary)
where 11 0011 0100 is loaded in the MSB of the Main Dividend Register.
Summary:
Main Divider Register = 0 0001 0000
Main Dividend Register, MSB = 11 0011 0100
The resulting main VCO frequency is 917.775 MHz
Step size is 18.75 kHz
Note: The frequency step size for this case is 19.2 MHz divided by 210, giving 18.75 kHz.
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Figure 4. Fractional-N Applications: Sample Calculation (2 of 2)
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