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Hardware Capabilities for Higher Sweep rate.

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The user is experiencing gain flatness issues across a 2.4 GHz to 2.485 GHz frequency sweep with a 1 μs/1 MHz sweep rate. The final answer suggests using the HMC385 VCO and provides an equation to calculate the modulation bandwidth, which is 14.13 MHz with the given parameters. The user is also considering a faster sweep rate of 0.1 μs/10 MHz, and the engineer recommends checking the modulation bandwidth to ensure gain flatness.
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Product Number: HMC385LP4, HMC385

Hi
I am generating a
Frequency sweep (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
Start: 2.4 GHz
Stop: 2.485 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate:  1 μs/ 1 MHz 

But i am unable to get gain flatness across the sept band as show in Figure below there is  a difference of almost 4.3 dB in swept band give me a better VCO option which can used for this condition  



i am also planning to Change Specification to below Configuration
Frequency sweep 1 (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
Start: 2.4 GHz
Stop: 2.485 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate:  0.1 μs/ 10 MHz

is it Possible to achieve gain flatness across the sept band with this IC
if not Please provide me the Vco detail with which i will able to achieve this rate
also what are parameters which i should look into to see whether Vco is capabale  

  • Hello,

    Are you using the eval board for this experiment? Can you please provide data for just the min, middle and max frequency.

    to know the modulation of the part, kindly use the equation below: 

    Ctotal: Total capacitance.

    Rs: Series Resistance

    Zin : Source input impedance

     

    Using the input interface schematic as shown on page 4 of the HMC385 datasheet:

     

    Ctotal = 4.6pF + 3.2pF

    Rs = 150

    Zin = 50

    So the modulation bandwidth is: 14.13MHz.

    Kind Regards,

    Michelle