hmc507

Hi,

To answer your questions: 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

1) Is its output a sine wave?

- Yes it is a sinewave output

任是潇洒也多情 said:

2) What I want is the RF OUT signal. I don’t need RFOUT/2 and RFOUT/4. How to remove them?

- You can terminate the RFOut/2 signal with a 50 ohm resistor to ground to ensure that they do not appear on the output signal. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

3) Regarding pin 6 and pin 7, the description in the data sheet is inconsistent with the reference circuit, what should I do?

- You can follow the datasheet guidelines. They wrong schematic appears to be uploaded for this. Thanks for highlighting this. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

4) I see that the RFOUT port does not have a series capacitor, is it unnecessary?

- If you are able to connect a DC block on the RF output coaxial connection, then it is not necessary to connect a series capacitor. 

Thank you very, very, very much for your reply. I am very happy to have your help.

Your answer confirms that what I need is HMC507. But I still have some questions to ask, please allow me to describe it in detail.

I need a 6.8GHz signal. The reference signal is 212.5MHz, which is exactly 32 times the frequency. I choose HMC440+HMC507 to complete this design. Generally speaking, the phase noise performance of discrete devices is better. This is why I do this. The reason for doing it. Questions are as follows:

1）The Maximum VCO Input Frequency of HMC440 is 2800MHz, so the output of HMC507 needs to be divided by four. I originally planned to use HMC433 to complete this task, but when I was looking for a suitable operational amplifier for the loop filter designed for this, I found This one,

After all, HMC507 also has RFOUT/4 port. If I refer to this design, do I need an extra divider?

2）If I use HMC433, I can easily complete the loop filter design, like this

But if I don't use an additional frequency divider, how to design in ADIsimPLL, like this?

3) In addition, what voltage should I connect to the "VCC" I marked? I really don't understand.

4) The HMC440 product introduction page recommends several operational amplifiers, including ADA4048-1, LT6200, and ADA4625-1. The latter two have models in ADIsimPLL. I prefer LT6200, and its noise performance looks better. , But it has many models, such as LT6200/LT6200-5，LT6200-10/LT6201,

What is the principle of selection? This question can be combined with question 3);

5) Last time I asked about PIN6 and PIN7 of HMC507, it looks like this in the data sheet

This is the case in the PCB board and schematic diagram below.

Is there any benefit to the latter?

Thank you again for your reply and wish you and your family good health and all the best!

Thank you very, very, very much for your reply. I am very happy to have your help.

Your answer confirms that what I need is HMC507. But I still have some questions to ask, please allow me to describe it in detail.

I need a 6.8GHz signal. The reference signal is 212.5MHz, which is exactly 32 times the frequency. I choose HMC440+HMC507 to complete this design. Generally speaking, the phase noise performance of discrete devices is better. This is why I do this. The reason for doing it. Questions are as follows:

1）The Maximum VCO Input Frequency of HMC440 is 2800MHz, so the output of HMC507 needs to be divided by four. I originally planned to use HMC433 to complete this task, but when I was looking for a suitable operational amplifier for the loop filter designed for this, I found This one,

After all, HMC507 also has RFOUT/4 port. If I refer to this design, do I need an extra divider?

2）If I use HMC433, I can easily complete the loop filter design, like this

But if I don't use an additional frequency divider, how to design in ADIsimPLL, like this?

3) In addition, what voltage should I connect to the "VCC" I marked? I really don't understand.

4) The HMC440 product introduction page recommends several operational amplifiers, including ADA4048-1, LT6200, and ADA4625-1. The latter two have models in ADIsimPLL. I prefer LT6200, and its noise performance looks better. , But it has many models, such as LT6200/LT6200-5，LT6200-10/LT6201,

What is the principle of selection? This question can be combined with question 3);

5) Last time I asked about PIN6 and PIN7 of HMC507, it looks like this in the data sheet

This is the case in the PCB board and schematic diagram below.

Is there any benefit to the latter?

Thank you again for your reply and wish you and your family good health and all the best!

Hi,

To address your questions: 

1. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

After all, HMC507 also has RFOUT/4 port. If I refer to this design, do I need an extra divider?

- The HMC507 does not have a RFOUT/4 port and can not divide by 2. Refer to the chip pinout on the datasheet to confirm this. It is a little confusing because the eval board shows an RFOUT/4 port but this is because the eval board is used for multiple different devices of the same footprint and almost the same pin compatibility. 

2. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

But if I don't use an additional frequency divider, how to design in ADIsimPLL, like this?

You would need to use an external frequency divider for this in SimPLL as there is no divide by 4. 

3. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

In addition, what voltage should I connect to the "VCC" I marked? I really don't understand.

For the active loop filter you would need to connect +15v to VCC. This is because of the Vtune requirements of the VCO is between 0v to 13v. 

4. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

What is the principle of selection?

There are several factors in op-amp selection which are performance related. As you can see in the LT6200 datasheet the difference between each of these models is the gain BW product. SimPLL has selected LT6200 as provided optimised performance. 

5. 

任是潇洒也多情 said:

Is there any benefit to the latter?

As mentioned in 1. above. The circuitry included on the eval board is not necessary for the HMC507. It is only used for other parts of the same footprint that use this board.

Regards,

Kieran