SLASF77A December   2022  – September 2023 AFE11612-SEP

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Revision History
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6  Timing Characteristics
    7. 6.7  Timing Diagrams
    8. 6.8  Typical Characteristics: DAC
    9. 6.9  Typical Characteristics: ADC
    10. 6.10 Typical Characteristics: Internal Reference
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics: Temperature Sensor
    12. 6.12 Typical Characteristics: Digital Inputs
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Primary ADC Operation
        1. 7.3.1.1 Analog Inputs
          1. 7.3.1.1.1 Single-Ended Analog Input
          2. 7.3.1.1.2 Fully Differential Input
        2. 7.3.1.2 ADC Trigger Signals (See AFE configuration register 0 )
        3. 7.3.1.3 Double-Buffered ADC Data Registers
          1. 7.3.1.3.1 ADC Data Format
        4. 7.3.1.4 SCLK Clock Noise Reduction
        5. 7.3.1.5 Data Available Pin (DAV)
        6. 7.3.1.6 Convert Pin (CNVT)
        7. 7.3.1.7 Analog Input Out-of-Range Detection (See The Analog Input Out-of-Range Alarm Section)
        8. 7.3.1.8 Full-Scale Range of the Analog Input
      2. 7.3.2 Secondary ADC and Temperature Sensor Operation
        1. 7.3.2.1 Remote Sensing Diode
        2. 7.3.2.2 Ideality Factor
        3. 7.3.2.3 Filtering
        4. 7.3.2.4 Series Resistance Cancellation
        5. 7.3.2.5 Reading Temperature Data
        6. 7.3.2.6 Conversion Time
      3. 7.3.3 Reference Operation
        1. 7.3.3.1 Internal Reference
        2. 7.3.3.2 External Reference
      4. 7.3.4 DAC Operation
        1. 7.3.4.1 Resistor String
        2. 7.3.4.2 DAC Output
          1. 7.3.4.2.1 Full-Scale Output Range
          2. 7.3.4.2.2 DAC Output After Power-On Reset
        3. 7.3.4.3 Double-Buffered DAC Data Registers
        4. 7.3.4.4 Load DAC Latch
        5. 7.3.4.5 Synchronous Output Updating
        6. 7.3.4.6 Clear DACs
        7. 7.3.4.7 DAC Output Thermal Protection
      5. 7.3.5 Alarm Operation
        1. 7.3.5.1 Analog Input Out-of-Range Alarm
        2. 7.3.5.2 ALARM Pin
        3. 7.3.5.3 Hysteresis
        4. 7.3.5.4 False-Alarm Protection
      6. 7.3.6 General-Purpose Input and Output Pins (GPIO-0 To GPIO-7)
      7. 7.3.7 Device Reset Options
        1. 7.3.7.1 Hardware Reset
        2. 7.3.7.2 Software Reset
        3. 7.3.7.3 Power-On Reset (POR)
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 DAC Output Mode
      2. 7.4.2 ADC Conversion Modes
        1. 7.4.2.1 Programmable Conversion Rate
        2. 7.4.2.2 Handshaking with the Host (See AFE configuration register 0 )
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 I2C-Compatible Interface
        1. 7.5.1.1 F/S-Mode Protocol
        2. 7.5.1.2 Hs-Mode Protocol
        3. 7.5.1.3 Address Pointer
        4. 7.5.1.4 Timeout Function
        5. 7.5.1.5 Device Communication Protocol For I2C
          1. 7.5.1.5.1 Writing A Single Register ( )
          2. 7.5.1.5.2 Writing Multiple Registers ( )
          3. 7.5.1.5.3 Reading a Single Register ( )
          4. 7.5.1.5.4 Reading Multiple Registers ( and )
      2. 7.5.2 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
        1. 7.5.2.1 SPI Shift Register
        2. 7.5.2.2 SPI Communications Command
        3. 7.5.2.3 Standalone Operation
        4. 7.5.2.4 Daisy-Chain Operation
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1  Temperature Data Registers (Read-Only)
        1. 7.6.1.1 LT-Temperature-Data (LT_TEMP) Register (address = 00h) [reset = 0000h, 0°C]
        2. 7.6.1.2 D1-Temperature-Data (D1_TEMP) Register (address = 01h) [reset = 0000h, 0°C]
        3. 7.6.1.3 D2-Temperature-Data (D2_TEMP) Register (address = 02h) [reset = 0000h, 0°C]
      2. 7.6.2  Temperature Configuration (TEMP_CONFIG) Register (address = 0Ah) [reset = 003Ch or 3CFFh]
      3. 7.6.3  Temperature Conversion Rate (TEMP_CONV_RATE) Register (address = 0Bh) [reset = 0007h or 07FFh]
      4. 7.6.4  η-Factor Correction Registers: D1_N_ADJUST and D2_N_ADJUST (address = 21h and 22h) [reset = 0000h or 00FFh]
      5. 7.6.5  ADC-n-Data (ADC_n) Registers (addresses = 23h to 32h) [reset = 0000h]
      6. 7.6.6  DAC-n-Data (DAC_n) Registers (addresses = 33h to 3Eh) [reset = 0000h)
      7. 7.6.7  DAC-n-CLR-Setting (DAC_n_CLR) Registers (addresses = 3Fh to 4Ah) [reset = 0000h]
      8. 7.6.8  GPIO Register (address = 4Bh) [reset = 00FFh]
      9. 7.6.9  AFE Configuration Register 0 (AFE_CONFIG_0) (address = 4Ch) [reset = 2000h]
      10. 7.6.10 AFE Configuration Register 1 (AFE_CONFIG_1) (Address = 4Dh) [reset = 0070h]
      11. 7.6.11 Alarm Control Register (ALR_CTRL) (address = 4Eh) [reset = 0000h]
      12. 7.6.12 STATUS Register (Address = 4Fh) [reset = 0000h]
      13. 7.6.13 ADC Channel Register 0 (ADC_CH0) (address = 50h) [reset = 0000h]
      14. 7.6.14 ADC Channel Register 1 (ADC_CH1) (address = 51h) [reset = 0000h]
      15. 7.6.15 ADC Gain Register (ADC_GAIN) (address = 52h) [reset = FFFFh]
      16. 7.6.16 AUTO_DAC_CLR_SOURCE Register (address = 53h) [reset = 0004h]
      17. 7.6.17 AUTO_DAC_CLR_EN Register (address = 54h) [reset = 0000h]
      18. 7.6.18 SW_DAC_CLR Register (address = 55h) [reset = 0000h]
      19. 7.6.19 HW_DAC_CLR_EN_0 Register (address = 56h) [reset = 0000h]
      20. 7.6.20 HW_DAC_CLR_EN_1 Register (address = 57h) [reset = 0000h]
      21. 7.6.21 DAC Configuration (DAC_CONFIG) Register (address = 58h) [reset = 0000h]
      22. 7.6.22 DAC Gain (DAC_GAIN) Register (address = 59h) [reset = 0000h]
      23. 7.6.23 Analog Input Channel Threshold Registers (addresses = 5Ah To 61h)
        1. 7.6.23.1 Input-n-High-Threshold Register (where n = 0, 1, 2, 3; addresses: 0 = 5Ah, 1 = 5Ch, 2 = 5Eh, 3 = 60h) [reset = 0FFFh]
        2. 7.6.23.2 Input-n-Low-Threshold Register (where n = 0, 1, 2, 3; addresses: 0 = 5Bh, 1 = 5Dh, 2 = 5Fh, 3 = 61h) (reset = 0000h)
      24. 7.6.24 Temperature Threshold Registers
        1. 7.6.24.1 LT_HIGH_THRESHOLD Register (address = 62h) [reset = 07FFh, +255.875°C]
        2. 7.6.24.2 LT_LOW_THRESHOLD Register (address = 63h) [reset = 0800h, –256°C]
        3. 7.6.24.3 D1_HIGH_THRESHOLD Register (address = 64h) [reset = 07FFh, +255.875°C]
        4. 7.6.24.4 D1_LOW_THRESHOLD Register (address = 65h) [reset = 0800h, –256°C]
        5. 7.6.24.5 D2_HIGH_THRESHOLD Register (address = 66h) [reset = 07FFh, +255.875°C]
        6. 7.6.24.6 D2_LOW_THRESHOLD Register (address = 67h) [reset = 0800h, –256°C]
      25. 7.6.25 Hysteresis Registers
        1. 7.6.25.1 Hysteresis Register 0 (HYST_0) (address = 68h) [reset = 0810h, 8 LSB]
        2. 7.6.25.2 Hysteresis Register 1 (HYST_1) (address = 69h) [reset = 0810h, 8 LSB]
        3. 7.6.25.3 Hysteresis Register 2 (HYST_2) (address = 6Ah) [reset = 2108h, 8°C]
      26. 7.6.26 Power-Down Register (PWR_DOWN) (address = 6Bh) [reset = 0000h)
      27. 7.6.27 Device ID Register (DEVICE_ID) (read only address = 6Ch) [reset = 1220h]
      28. 7.6.28 Software Reset (SW_RST) Register (read or write address = 7Ch) [reset = N/A)
        1. 7.6.28.1 SPI Mode
        2. 7.6.28.2 I2C Mode
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 8.2.2.1 Sequencing
        2. 8.2.2.2 Negative GaN Biasing
        3. 8.2.2.3 VDRAIN Monitoring
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 8.3.1 Power-Supply Sequence
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Diagram
  10. 9 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 9.1 Documentation Support
    2. 9.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 9.3 Support Resources
    4. 9.4 Trademarks
    5. 9.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 9.6 Glossary
  11. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

8.2.2.1 Sequencing

Powering the PA on and off in a controlled routine is necessary to prevent the VGS voltage from being too high when the VDRAIN is applied. Such a state causes the PA to operate in saturation mode which can result in thermal damage in the PA or any connected board. Powering on a PA requires the following steps:

  1. First, apply the VGS signal to the PA. The VGS voltage must transition to the VGS pinch-off voltage or lower. This makes sure that when the VDRAIN voltage is applied, the gate is already low.
  2. Next, enable the drain voltage supply and allow the VDRAIN to be powered to the nominal value (50 V, for example). As the VGS is at the pinch-off voltage, IDS must be minimal.
  3. After the VDRAIN is applied, increase the VGS bias voltage to set the desired power output of the PA.
  4. Finally, enable the RF signal. This allows the PA to transmit a signal.
GUID-79DA69AC-F414-4D8C-B5D2-10ADA3069F01-low.gif Figure 8-2 GaN Power Sequencing

The PA can be safely shut down by reversing the power-on steps.

  1. Disable the RF signal from the PA.
  2. Reduce the VGS voltage to the pinch-off value, eliminating the power output of the PA.
  3. Disable the VDRAIN voltage by sending a disable signal to the drain supply.
  4. Finally, the VGS voltage can be allowed to collapse to ground as the PA is fully disabled.