JAJSSV2G March 2011 – January 2024 DAC3482
PRODUCTION DATA
Figure 7-1 shows an example block diagram for a direct conversion radio. The design specification requires that the desired output bandwidth is 100MHz, which could be, for instance, a typical LTE signal. The system has DPD to correct up to 5th order distortion so the total DAC output bandwidth is 500 MHz. Interpolation is used to output the signal at the highest sampling rate possible to simplify the analog filtering requirements and move high order harmonics out of band (due to wider Nyquist zone). The DAC sampling clock is provided by high quality clock synthesizer such as the LMK0480x family.