SLOS758G December   2011  – March 2020 TRF7963A

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1Device Overview
    1. 1.1 Features
    2. 1.2 Applications
    3. 1.3 Description
    4. 1.4 Application Block Diagram
  2. 2Revision History
  3. 3Device Characteristics
    1. 3.1 Related Products
  4. 4Terminal Configuration and Functions
    1. 4.1 Pin Diagrams
    2. 4.2 Signal Descriptions
  5. 5Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Electrical Characteristics
    5. 5.5 Thermal Resistance Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Switching Characteristics
  6. 6Detailed Description
    1. 6.1  Functional Block Diagram
    2. 6.2  Power Supplies
    3. 6.3  Supply Arrangements
    4. 6.4  Supply Regulator Settings
    5. 6.5  Power Modes
    6. 6.6  Receiver – Analog Section
      1. 6.6.1 Main and Auxiliary Receiver
      2. 6.6.2 Receiver Gain and Filter Stages
    7. 6.7  Receiver – Digital Section
      1. 6.7.1 Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
        1. 6.7.1.1 Internal RSSI – Main and Auxiliary Receivers
        2. 6.7.1.2 External RSSI
    8. 6.8  Oscillator Section
    9. 6.9  Transmitter - Analog Section
    10. 6.10 Transmitter - Digital Section
    11. 6.11 Transmitter – External Power Amplifier or Subcarrier Detector
    12. 6.12 Communication Interface
      1. 6.12.1 General Introduction
      2. 6.12.2 FIFO Operation
      3. 6.12.3 Parallel Interface Mode
      4. 6.12.4 Reception of Air Interface Data
      5. 6.12.5 Data Transmission to MCU
      6. 6.12.6 Serial Interface Communication (SPI)
        1. 6.12.6.1 Serial Interface Mode Without Slave Select (SS)
        2. 6.12.6.2 Serial Interface Mode With Slave Select (SS)
      7. 6.12.7 Direct Mode
    13. 6.13 Direct Commands from MCU to Reader
      1. 6.13.1 Command Codes
      2. 6.13.2 Reset FIFO (0x0F)
      3. 6.13.3 Transmission With CRC (0x11)
      4. 6.13.4 Transmission Without CRC (0x10)
      5. 6.13.5 Block Receiver (0x16)
      6. 6.13.6 Enable Receiver (0x17)
      7. 6.13.7 Test Internal RF (RSSI at RX Input With TX On) (0x18)
      8. 6.13.8 Test External RF (RSSI at RX Input With TX Off) (0x19)
      9. 6.13.9 Register Preset
    14. 6.14 Register Description
      1. 6.14.1 Register Overview
        1. 6.14.1.1 Main Configuration Registers
          1. 6.14.1.1.1 Chip Status Control Register (0x00)
          2. 6.14.1.1.2 ISO Control Register (0x01)
        2. 6.14.1.2 Protocol Subsetting Registers
          1. 6.14.1.2.1 ISO14443B TX Options Register (0x02)
          2. 6.14.1.2.2 ISO14443A High-Bit-Rate and Parity Options Register (0x03)
          3. 6.14.1.2.3 TX Pulse Length Control Register (0x06)
          4. 6.14.1.2.4 RX No Response Wait Time Register (0x07)
          5. 6.14.1.2.5 RX Wait Time Register (0x08)
          6. 6.14.1.2.6 Modulator and SYS_CLK Control Register (0x09)
          7. 6.14.1.2.7 RX Special Setting Register (0x0A)
          8. 6.14.1.2.8 Regulator and I/O Control Register (0x0B)
        3. 6.14.1.3 Status Registers
          1. 6.14.1.3.1 IRQ Status Register (0x0C)
          2. 6.14.1.3.2 Collision Position and Interrupt Mask Registers (0x0D and 0x0E)
          3. 6.14.1.3.3 RSSI Levels and Oscillator Status Register (0x0F)
        4. 6.14.1.4 Test Registers
          1. 6.14.1.4.1 Test Register (0x1A)
          2. 6.14.1.4.2 Test Register (0x1B)
        5. 6.14.1.5 FIFO Control Registers
          1. 6.14.1.5.1 FIFO Status Register (0x1C)
          2. 6.14.1.5.2 TX Length Byte1 Register (0x1D) and TX Length Byte2 Register (0x1E)
  7. 7Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 7.1 TRF7963A Reader System Using SPI With SS Mode
      1. 7.1.1 General Application Considerations
      2. 7.1.2 Schematic
    2. 7.2 System Design
      1. 7.2.1 Layout Considerations
      2. 7.2.2 Impedance Matching TX_Out (Pin 5) to 50 Ω
      3. 7.2.3 Reader Antenna Design Guidelines
  8. 8Device and Documentation Support
    1. 8.1 Getting Started and Next Steps
    2. 8.2 Device Nomenclature
    3. 8.3 Tools and Software
    4. 8.4 Documentation Support
    5. 8.5 Support Resources
    6. 8.6 Trademarks
    7. 8.7 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    8. 8.8 Export Control Notice
    9. 8.9 Glossary
  9. 9Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

6.4 Supply Regulator Settings

The input supply voltage mode of the reader must be selected. This is done in the Chip Status Control register (0x00). Bit 0 in register 0x00 selects either 5-V or 3-V input supply voltage. The default configuration is 5 V, which reflects an operating supply voltage range of 4.3 V to 5.5 V. If the supply voltage is below 4.3 V, the 3-V configuration should be used.

The various regulators can be configured to operate in automatic or manual mode. This is done in the

Regulator and I/O Control register (0x0B) (see Table 6-1 and Table 6-2).

Table 6-1 Supply Regulator Setting: 5-V System

REGISTER ADDRESS OPTION BITS SETTING IN REGULATOR CONTROL REGISTER(1) COMMENTS
B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Automatic Mode (default)
0B 1 x x x x x 1 1 Automatic regulator setting with 250-mV difference
0B 1 x x x x x 1 0 Automatic regulator setting with 350-mV difference
0B 1 x x x x x 0 0 Automatic regulator setting with 400-mV difference
Manual Mode
0B 0 x x x x 1 1 1 VDD_RF = 5 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 1 0 VDD_RF = 4.9 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 0 1 VDD_RF = 4.8 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 0 0 VDD_RF = 4.7 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 1 1 VDD_RF = 4.6 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 1 0 VDD_RF = 4.5 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 0 1 VDD_RF = 4.4 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 0 0 VDD_RF = 4.3 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
(1) x = don't care

Table 6-2 Supply Regulator Setting: 3-V System

REGISTER ADDRESS OPTION BITS SETTING IN REGULATOR CONTROL REGISTER(1) COMMENTS
B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Automatic Mode (default)
0B 1 x x x x x 1 1 Automatic regulator setting with 250-mV difference
0B 1 x x x x x 1 0 Automatic regulator setting with 350-mV difference
0B 1 x x x x x 0 0 Automatic regulator setting with 400-mV difference
Manual Mode
0B 0 x x x x 1 1 1 VDD_RF = 3.4 V, VDD_A = 3.4 V, VDD_X = 3.4 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 1 0 VDD_RF = 3.3 V, VDD_A = 3.3 V, VDD_X = 3.3 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 0 1 VDD_RF = 3.2 V, VDD_A = 3.2 V, VDD_X = 3.2 V
0B 0 x x x x 1 0 0 VDD_RF = 3.1 V, VDD_A = 3.1 V, VDD_X = 3.1 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 1 1 VDD_RF = 3.0 V, VDD_A = 3.0 V, VDD_X = 3.0 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 1 0 VDD_RF = 2.9 V, VDD_A = 2.9 V, VDD_X = 2.9 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 0 1 VDD_RF = 2.8 V, VDD_A = 2.8 V, VDD_X = 2.8 V
0B 0 x x x x 0 0 0 VDD_RF = 2.7 V, VDD_A = 2.7 V, VDD_X = 2.7 V

The regulator configuration function adjusts the regulator outputs by default to 250 mV below VIN level, but not higher than 5 V for VDD_RF, 3.4 V for VDD_A and VDD_X. This ensures the highest possible supply voltage for the RF output stage while maintaining an adequate PSRR (power supply rejection ratio).

To further improve the PSRR, it is possible to increase the target voltage difference across VDD_X and VDD_A from its default to 350 mV or even 400 mV (for details, see Regulator and I/O Control register 0x0B definition and Table 6-2.)