with fully integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The power
amplifier (PA) output is programmable and can deliver power ranging
from –20dBm up to +10dBm. An on-chip low drop-out (LDO)
regulator is available in case an accurate output power independent
of voltage supply variation is required. The output signal can be
shaped using a programmable Gaussian filter to minimize the
occupied bandwidth and adjacent channel power. The maximum
data rate can be up to 100 kb/s – depending on the required filtering.
The FSK frequency deviation is programmable up to a maximum of
64 kHz.
The crystal oscillator can handle a wide range of frequencies. For
narrow-band applications, a temperature sensor with digital read-out
is included that allows compensation of the crystal frequency drift
due to temperature variation.
The AS3977 is connected to an external microcontroller via a bi-
directional digital interface. The device operates at very low current
consumption with a power supply range from 2.0V to 3.6V and can
be powered down when not in use.
The device is fabricated in austriamicroystems advanced 0.35µm
SiGe-BiCMOS technology.
Main Characteristics
2.0 – 3.6V power supply
Power down current consumption 100 nA (3V, 25ºC)
Output power up to +10dBm
Occupied bandwidth 6 kHz (4.8 kb/s, FFSK, ARIB)
-40 to 85ºC temperature range
Additional Features
Sigma-Delta controlled fractional-N synthesizer
Resolution of synthesizer < 100Hz
Fully integrated PLL
Fully integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)
4kV ESD protection (1.5kV for the Analog pins)
12 – 20 MHz crystal oscillator
On-chip temperature sensor with digital readout for AFC pur-
poses
Fast frequency hopping with predefined channel selection
Microcontroller clock output to save addition crystal
Constant output power over battery life time
Integrated Manchester coder
Digital lock detector
Low drop-out regulator
Bi-directional serial interface
Low Power Down Mode current consumption
2 Key Features
Fully integrated UHF transmitter
Compliant to ETSI EN 300-220, FCC CFR47 part 15 and ARIB
STD-T67
Multi-channel with narrow bandwidth
300 – 928 MHz operating frequency range (ISM)
Filtered FSK
Data rate up to 100 kb/s
FSK deviation programmable up to 64kHz
Extremely low power consumption
3 Applications
The AS3977 is suitable for Remote keyless entry systems, Short
range radio data transmission, Domestic and consumer remote
control units, Cordless alarm systems, Remote metering, and Low
power telemetry.
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Figure 1. AS3977 Block Diagram
VCCPLL
VCC PA
VDD
U
VREGDIG
VREGRF
Pre Out
PA Out
XTAL IN
XTAL OUT
CLK Gen
Baudrate Gen.
Phase
detector
Charge
pump
Loop
filter
VCO
÷4
ΔΦ
±Q
÷
P
ΣΔ
÷N
RF Band
Pre
Amplifier
U
Driving
amplifier
MC CLK
÷T
Deviation
RFchannel
Data
sync.
Synthesizer
RF-power
Temp
RF-power
RF-band
RFchannel
SDI interface/ Con-
trol Interface
DATA I/O
CLOCK
ENABLE
LPR
GND
VSS
GND exposed paddle
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Contents
1 General Description ..................................................................................................................................................................
5 Absolute Maximum Ratings ......................................................................................................................................................
8 Detailed System Description...................................................................................................................................................
8.1 Reference Frequency Generator........................................................................................................................................................
8.3 Gaussian Filter and Digital Modulator ................................................................................................................................................
8.4 Power Amplifier ..................................................................................................................................................................................
8.5 Temperature Sensor ...........................................................................................................................................................................
8.6 Low Power Reset ...............................................................................................................................................................................
8.7 Low Drop Out Regulators ...................................................................................................................................................................
8.8 SDI / Control Interface ........................................................................................................................................................................
9 Application Information ...........................................................................................................................................................
9.2 Transmitter Control Interface..............................................................................................................................................................
Power On Reset ........................................................................................................................................................................
Writing of Data to Addressable Registers..................................................................................................................................
Reading of Data from Addressable Registers ...........................................................................................................................
Transmitting Data ......................................................................................................................................................................
Power Down State .....................................................................................................................................................................
Active Edge of CLK....................................................................................................................................................................
Active State................................................................................................................................................................................
Transmit State ...........................................................................................................................................................................
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9.3 Transmitter Control States..................................................................................................................................................................
9.4 ENABLE Signal Functionality .............................................................................................................................................................
9.5 Communication and Command Byte Structure ..................................................................................................................................
9.7 Special Bits.........................................................................................................................................................................................
LS (Low Power Supply Voltage) ................................................................................................................................................
MCCS, CLKS and PSC .............................................................................................................................................................
SETPD (Set Power Down).........................................................................................................................................................
9.8 Output Frequency Setting...................................................................................................................................................................
9.8.2 Optional Frequency Calculation with Overlapping Fractional Bands by Using the Bit INT<8>.................................................. 36
9.8.3 FSK Deviation Setting and Frequency Trimming....................................................................................................................... 37
11 Package Drawings and Markings..........................................................................................................................................