STW81103
I2C bus interface
6.4
6.4.1
VCO calibration procedure
Calibration of the VCO center frequency is activated when the SERCAL bit (CALIBRATION
register bit[6]) is set to 1.
To program the device properly while ensuring VCO calibration, perform the following steps
before every channel change:
1. Program all the registers using a multi-byte write sequence with the desired settings
(functional mode, B and A counters, R counter, VCO amplitude, charge pump,
prescaler modulus), and all the bits of the CALIBRATION register (05H) set to 0.
2. Program the CALIBRATION register using a single-byte write sequence (subaddress
05H) with the SERCAL bit set to 1.
The maximum allowed PFD frequency (FPFD) during calibration is 1 MHz; if you want a FPFD
higher than 1 MHz, perform the following additional steps:
● Perform all the steps of the calibration procedure, making sure to program the desired
VCO frequency with proper settings for the R, B and A counters so that FPFD is ≤1 MHz.
● Program the device with the desired VCO and PFD frequency settings according to
step 1) above.
VCO calibration auto-restart feature
The VCO calibration auto-restart feature can be enabled in two steps:
1. set the desired frequency ensuring VCO calibration as described above (section 6.4)
2. program the FUNCTIONAL_MODE register (sub-address 00H) using a single-byte
write sequence with the CAL_AUTOSTART_EN bit set to '1' while keeping unchanged
the others.
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