AN RFMD® REFERENCE MANUAL

Eval Board and Programming Tool Guide for

Mixers and Modulators with Integrated
Synthesizers
RFMD Multi-Market Products Group

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REVISION HISTORY
Version Date Description of change(s) Author(s)
2.1 27-Feb-12 Minor edits Chris Shepherd, Eric
Schonthal
2.0 22-May-11 Addition of several menu items Chris Shepherd, Robert
Pipkin
1.0 22-Oct-10 First publication Robert Pipkin
0.2 20-Oct-10 Prep for publication Robert Pipkin
0.1 01-Jul-10 Second Draft Chris Shepherd
0.0 29-Jun-10 Initial Draft for second revision of the chip Chris Shepherd

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CONTENTS
1. Evaluation Boards and Design Kits ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Design Kit Disclaimer.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Evaluation Board Setup ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Preparing the FTDI UM232R UART to Control a Device on a User’s Own Board ........................................................................... 6
1.5 Simplified Schematics for Evaluation Boards................................................................................................................................... 7
2. The Programming Tool ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Downloading and Installing the Tool ................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2 Running the Tool with No Device Present ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Running the Tool with A Device Present ........................................................................................................................................ 11
2.4 Status Indicators .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.5 Programming Tool Tabs ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5.1 Evaluate Tab ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5.2 Dashboard Tab .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
2.5.3 Register Access Tab .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.5.4 GPO Tab .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.5.5 Loop Filter Tab ................................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.5.6 RFMD News Tab ................................................................................................................................................................ 18
2.6 Menu Operations.............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.1 Saving Register Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.2 Loading Register Values ................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.6.3 Crystal Properties .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.4 VCO Range Adjust .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
2.6.5 Frequency Step Control ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.6.6 Tri-State Controls ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.6.7 Frequency Hop Control...................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.6.8 MOD DC Control ................................................................................................................................................................. 20
2.6.9 Help ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.7 MultiSlice Operation......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3. References............................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
4. Appendix: Programming the UM232R ................................................................................................................................................. 23

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1. EVALUATION BOA
ARDS AND DE
ESIGN KITS

1.1 OVERVIEW
O
This guide
g gives instructions on how
h to connectt to and operaate the evaluattion boards fo or RFMD’s
Integrrated Synthesizer/Mixer devvices, with focu us on the RFFC C5071 devicee and the DKFC C5071 design n kit.
Inform
mation on othe er devices can be found in “S Simplified Sch hematics for E
Evaluation Boaards”. This guid
de
includ
des setup inforrmation for thee evaluation boards
b and insstructions on h
how to use the
e programmingg tool,
somettimes referred d to as the GUII (Graphical Usser Interface).

Figu
ure 1. RFFC20
071 Evaluatioon Board
RFMD D’s integrated synthesizer
s de
evices incorpoorate a proprieetary serial inteerface which is driven from a
softwaare programm ming tool througgh a USB-to-seerial interface chip. The proggramming too ol programs the PLL
to the desired LO freequency, and enables and biases
b the mixxer(s) as required, while conntrolling other
featurres within the chip. Before evaluation
e he device can begin, the various software
of th e components need
to be installed on a suitable PC, as
a described la ater in this doccument.
Thesee evaluation bo
oards incorporrate wideband d baluns on thee mixer input and output po orts to enable
widebband characterrization of the device. Performance is impproved for narrrowband applications by
optimizing the balun
n type and ma atching for the frequencies oof interest. Theese boards are fitted with a
26MH Hz reference osscillator that provides
p the PLL reference cclock. They can be configure ed to accept aan
extern
nal reference signal
s of betwe een 10MHz an nd 104MHz. A complete circcuit diagram a and bill of matterials
are avvailable.

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1.2 DESIGN
D KIT DISCLAIMER
D
Thesee kits are inten nded for evalua ation purposes only. RFMD expressly discclaims all warrranties, either
expresss or implied, including the implied warranties of fitnesss for a particu ular purpose and merchanta ability,
with re
espect to the use of this dessign material in i connection with the desiggn or use of an ny product. RFFMD
also disclaims
d all re
esponsibility fo
or any actual, direct,
d indirectt, special, consequential, orr incidental
damages incurred by b any person resulting from m any error or d defect in or misuse of this ccircuit design a
and
any re
elated specifications or inforrmation. These e devices havee not been authorized as re equired by the rules
of the Federal Comm munications Commission.
C These
T devices are not, and m may not be, offfered for sale or
lease,, or sold or leaased, until auth
horization is obtained.

1.3 EV
VALUATION BOARD
B SETU
UP
The UM232R interfa ace module on n the evaluatioon board shou
uld be connectted to a USB pport on the PC
C
runnin
ng the programmming tool. Th
he UM232R is a USB-to-seriaal interface ch
hip. It has been programmed d at
RFMDD in order to op
perate correctly with the pro
ogramming toool.

Figure
e 2. FTDI UM232R interfacce module
The evvaluation boarrd comes fitted
d with a 26MH Hz reference ooscillator proviiding the referrence clock. Th
he
board can be configgured for an exxternal referen SMA connectorr. This requires the
nce clock, provvided via an S
crysta
al to be remove
ed and 1nF ca apacitors fitted
d to connect th
he input clockk to pin 10 of tthe chip.
With these
t connections in place the
t device is re
eady to be proogrammed. Th
he RF and/or b
baseband portts
(SMA)) can be conne
ected to test equipment
e as required.
r
Function n TType
Power supply
s (+3V) BBanana plugs
RF inputts and outputss SSMA
Baseband inputs and outputs SSMA
External reference inp
put SSMA
UM232R USB-to-seria al adaptor 224-pin DIL (0.6
6”)
GPOs SSIL header
Serial in
nterface DDIL header
Taable 1. Evaluation board seetup details

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1.4 PREPARING THE FTDI UM232R UART TO CONTROL A DEVICE ON A USER’S OWN BOARD
If the following conditions are met the programming tool automatically detects whether the board being
used is configured as a MultiSlice board or has a single device. It will also be able to detect which device is
being used on the board and display appropriate graphics to aid programming:
1. If using a new UM232R, the correct code needs to be used in the module. The code is available
from RFMD.
2. The control lines must be connected to the device(s).
3. Two signal lines on the USB interface must be correctly terminated to ensure the programming
tool operates in the correct mode (single device or MultiSlice).

Installing the FTDI UM232R USB drivers

If this is the first time connecting the FTDI UM232R, “Device not found” and a dialog box display. Install
the USB drivers.
To install the FTDI UM232R USB drivers:
1. Select “No, not this time”.
2. Select Next.
3. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”.
4. Select Next.
5. Select “Don’t search, I will choose the driver to install”.
6. Select Next.
7. Select “Show all devices”.
8. Select Next.
9. Select Have Disk…
10. Select Browse.
11. Navigate to FTDI and select the driver .inf file.
12. Select Open.
13. Select OK. The driver installs.

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1.5 SIMPLIFIED SCHEMATICS FOR EVALUATION BOARDS

Figure 3. RF2051/RF2056/RF2057/RF2059/RFFC2071/RFFC5071

Figure 4. RF2052/RF2053/RFFC2072/RFFC5072

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Figure 5. RFMD2080

Lock

Iin

RESETX
ENX
SCLK Attn
Vdd
SDATA
ENBL
Vdd Div RFout
Vdd
MODE
Attn

Qin

Figure 6. RFMD2081

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2. THE PROGRAMMING TOOL

2.1 DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE TOOL

Download the programming tool software from http://www.rfmd.com/products/IntSynthMixer/default.aspx.
The FTDI USB drivers are also available for download.

Figure 7. RFMD’s Software Download Site

To download and install the programming tool software:
1. Go to the landing page for integrated synthesizer/mixer parts at
http://www.rfmd.com/products/IntSynthMixer/default.aspx.
2. Go to the GUI Software Tools towards the bottom of the page.
3. Click on the link for the latest version of the code.
4. Open the .zip file and run the setup.

2.2 RUNNING THE TOOL WITH NO DEVICE PRESENT

It is possible to run the programming tool with no device present. This allows the user to:
 get a feel for the way the programming tool works.
 explore the register contents and evaluate register settings,such as register settings for a given VCO
frequency.
 use the other tabs within the programming tool.
If the application is started with no device present, a warning box displays indicating the device is not
connected:

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d and Program

Figure 8. Warnin
ng that displayys when the prrogramming toool starts with no device con
nnected
Selectting Abort closses the software. Selecting Retry
R causes tthe programming tool to atte empt to reconnect
to the device (this may
m be require ed if the supplyy is not conneected to the deevice or the de
evice is not
present). Selecting Ignore lets the
e software con ntinue to run wwithout a devicce present, ass shown beloww:

Figu
ure 9. The pro
ogramming too
ol running with
hout a device present
ool behaves ass if an RFFC50
The to 071 device weere connected but the lock d detect indicato or is not working.
Any atttempt to read
d the device reegister contentts will producee a warning. It is still possiblle to save the
registe
er contents to a file. Change
e the emulated d device usingg the “Emulating Hardware”” pull-down me enu.
This allows selection of RFFC5071, RFMD2080 0, or RF2051.
If the initial attemptt to connect th
he chip to the computer
c hass accidentally ffailed, select R
Retry after
conne ecting the device. This will allow the software to connecct.

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2.3 RUNNING
R THE
E TOOL WITH A DEVICE PRESENT
Pull-doown resistors on the boardss allow the sofftware to autommatically deteermine whethe
er MultiSlice
operation is require
ed. Descriptionns in the text generally
g refer to the RFFC5071; howeverr these will be
appliccable to other related parts as
a well.
If a de
evice is detected when the software
s startss the the Evalu
uate tab displa
ays. The user can perform b
basic
operations on the device such as changing the frequency or the device lineearity. This is described furtther
later in this documeent.
Please
e note that wh
hen the progra amming tool sttarts it perform
ms a few houssekeeping taskks to determinne
which device is connected and wh hat the registe
er contents aree. This meanss that a numbe
er of writes an
nd
reads to and from the device are performed. In n normal operaation these woould not normaally be require
ed and
should
d be ignored iff the user is monitoring
m the serial bus durring this period
d.

2.4 STATUS INDIC

CATORS

0. Status indicators at the bottom of thee programmingg tool window

Figure 10
Within
n the programming tool, in an
a information bar at the boottom of the wiindow, there a
are three indiccators
showing the status of the device.
 On the left is the status of the e USB interfacce module. If tthat hardware is present a ggreen circle
diisplays. If not, the circle is ye
ellow.
 If a device is present, the devvice ID numbe er displays in the center of thhe information n bar when the e
prrogramming to ool reads the CHIPREV
C field within the devvice and checks it has a vallid value.
 Thhe third indicaator (displayed d in the Evaluaate tab only) iss the synthesizzer lock statuss. This displayss a
grreen circle if th
he device has been enabled d. Grey indicattes the device is in standby mode. Orange e
in
ndicates the syynthesizer is notn locked.

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2.5 PROGRAMMIN
NG TOOL TAB
BS
There are six tabs providing
p accesss to device programming aand additional features.

Figgure 11. Proggramming Toool Tabs

2.5.1 Evaluate Tab

The Evvaluate tab givves controls mixer

m n, operating freequency, and mixer linearityy.
selection

Figure 12.
1 The Evalu
uate tab, show
wing the linearrity graph in duplex mode
1. Set operating frequency by entering a new frequenccy (in MHz) intoo the appropriate box. Opera ating
frequency is
i shown graphically via the frequency ba r to the right. If an out-of-ran nge value is
entered (fo
or example, an LO frequencyy that is too low w) the value d nge to indicate
displays in oran e the
error.
2. Set mixer liinearity using the Linearity sliders.
s Linear ity and curren
nt consumption n are shown bby the
he right. In full duplex mode two linearity ggraphs are shoown, one for e
graph on th each path.
3. Set desired
d state (Standb by, Mixer 1 op
perating, or Mixxer 2 operatinng) using the C
Control Mode
Hardware Pins
P radio butttons.

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4. Set duplex mode (both mixers operating) by selecting Full Duplex.

5. Set reference frequency division ratio via the Reference Divide Ration dropdown menu. The
corresponding phase detector frequency displays below the dropdown.
6. PLL lock detect status displays in the bar at the bottom of the window.
7. When the frequency changes the display shows a blue background to indicate that the new
frequency has not yet been programmed into the device. Select Update to calculate the required
register values and program the device. The Update button is unavailable if there is nothing to
program.
8. Select Reset to restore the default status of the device.
Please note that when using this tab a number of additional read/write operations are performed on the
device to determine the type of device present and the status of the lock flag to control the lock indicator.
If monitoring the serial bus reads and writes to check against the user’s own board, use the Dashboard tab
where extraneous read and writes are not performed.

2.5.2 Dashboard Tab

The Dashboard tab gives more control over device functionality while ensuring that illegal values are not
programmed into the device (for example, if an LO frequency is entered that is too low). The device is only
changed when Update is selected. Until then, changed values are highlighted.

Figure 13. The Dashboard tab, displaying prescaler divider output frequency

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The ce
entral panel sh
hows a block diagram
d of the
e device indicaating the activve circuit blockks. The image
shownn depends on which path ha as been selectted and wheth her the device is in full duple ex mode. The ssignal
path within
w the deviice is selected
d using the raddio buttons (Paath 1/Path 2) and the Full D Duplex check bbox.
As sho
own in the diagram, addition
nal information (prescaler d
divider output ffrequency, in tthis example) about
the de
evice operation displays whe
en the mouse pointer hoverrs over the circcuit.
1. Select a value from the reference
r dividder dropdown menu to dete ermine the pha
ase detector
reference frequency.
f
2. Select biass current settinngs (independent for each ppath within thee device) to seet the mixer bia as
current (mixer linearity), the
t LO buffer current, and tthe VCO bias ccurrent.
3. Enter a value into the Local Osc Frequency box to deetermine the ooperating frequency for the local
oscillator.
4. Enter the innteger and fraction parts of the divider rattio to program m the synthesizzer registers. E
Enter
the LO divission ratio requuired to achievve the desired LO frequencyy and the VCO number to se elect
the correct VCO.
5. Vary the ch harge pump cu urrent in the VC CO chain by seelecting a valu
ue from CP De
ef. This allows
optimizatio on of the loop bandwidth
b if reequired. The M
Mixer Bias droopdown menu varies the mixxer
bias curren nt to trade off mixer linearityy for power con
nsumption.

2.5.3 Register Acce

ess Tab

The Register Accesss tab gives acccess to all the registers with
hin the device.

Figgure 14. The Register Acceess tab

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The re
egister contentts can be edited in a numbe
er of ways:
 The hexade
ecimal value of
o the register contents can be entered in the box below
w the register n
name.
 The binary values of inddividual bits ca
an be edited in the editable fields to the right of the Write
uble-clicking the value toggles between 1 and 0.
button. Dou
When field values are
a edited theyy are highlighte
ed to indicate that they have not yet been
n programmed
d into
the de
evice.
1. Select Write to independently program m individual reggisters. Selectt Read to display the current
value of thee register. Usee the Read All and Write All bbuttons to rea ad from or writte to the chip’ss
entire regisster set.
2. Select Rese et Chip to perfform a hard reeset on the chiip. This will noot change the register contents
displayed so
s there is an option
o to repro
ogram the reggisters as befoore or read bacck the chip reggister
contents which
w will conta
ain their defau
ult values.
3. Use the sea arch facility ( ) to search the
t register coontents for a p particular field. Double-click the
field name in the search results to dispplay the registter’s values. Th
he actual regisster map pressented
will vary de
epending on th he device conn
nected.

Figure 15. The

T Search faccility
4. The registeers displayed in n this tab will depend on thee device preseent or being evvaluated since
e not
all registerss are valid for all devices.

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2.5.4 GPO Tab

The GPO tab controls the general purpose outputs available on the device.

Figure 16. The GPO tab

All GPOs have an alternative function depending on the status of the bits represented in this tab. If
MultiSlice is enabled, then GPO1 and GPO2 become inputs setting the chip address. GPO3 can be set as
the modulation control input and/or as serial data output (as an alternative to the multiplexed data stream
on the SDFATA pin). GPO4 can be set to be a lock detect indicator.
GPOs that are not available with the current configuration may not be selected. Their current function
displays.
It is also possible to control the device via the serial bus by setting the appropriate bit in the registers. In
this case the MODE and ENABLE pins become available as GPOs. The MODE and ENABLE pins on the FTDI
device are tri-stated for this purpose.

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2.5.5 Loop Filter Tab

The Loop Filter tab calculates the values for the passive and active configuration of the loop filter.

Figure 17. The Loop Filter tab

1. Enter the desired loop filter bandwidth in the Loop Bandwidth box. The VCO frequency, charge
pump current, and phase detector frequency display based on the figures used in the Dashboard
and/or Evaluate tabs. These can be changed if necessary. The nominal VCO gain of 20MHz
displays in the VCO gain box by default, although an alternative value may be entered.
2. Select Calculate button to determine the values of the loop filter components.

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2.5.6 RFMD News Tab

The RFMD News tab display information on the part and hyperlinks to the RFMD web site.

Figure 18. The RFMD News tab default page

The image above shows the default page, though other timely information (such as updated product
information, new product releases, etc.) displays if the computer running the programming tool has an
active connection to Internet.

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2.6 MENU OPERATIONS

Figure 19. Programming Tool Menus

The File menu provides facilities to:
 load and save the register/chip contents
 print the programming tool display
 exit the programming tool (the same as pressing the Close button)
The Configuration menu provides access to advanced settings for:
 crystal properties
 VCO range
 frequency stop control
 tri-state control
 frequency hop control
The MOD DC Control menu provides facilities to:
 control RFMD2080 settings
The Help menu provides facilities to:
 check for software updates
 display version information

2.6.1 Saving Register Contents

From the File menu the register contents can be saved as shown in the programming tool or as stored in
the chip. The file is saved with a .rfreg suffix but is in an Microsoft Excel format. This file may be edited by
hand if required, but this should be done carefully to ensure the correct format is maintained so that the
programming tool can read it back again.

2.6.2 Loading Register Values

To load a set of register contents from a file, use Load Register Settings from the File menu. Select Update
to store the settings in the device.

2.6.3 Crystal Properties

From the File menu, display crystal properties may be displayed via the Crystal Tune Control Panel. This
dialog allows adjustment of the internal load capacitance applied to the crystal frequency used in the
programming tool to calculate the register contents.

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Figu
ure 20. Crystal Tune Controol Panel
The re
eference frequ uency is the fre
equency of the
e crystal used with the devicce. The standa
ard Evaluation
n
Boardd is fitted with a 26MHz TCXO ween 10MHz and
O (depending on device var iant) but any ffrequency betw
52MH Hz could be used. The refere ence frequencyy selected is d
displayed in th
he Evaluation a
and Dashboarrd
tabs of
o the program mming tool.
The slider adjusts thhe value of the
e crystal load capacitance
c w
within the device (for use witth devices tha
at use
an extternal crystal)..

2.6.4 VCO Range Ad

djust

From the
t Configurattion menu, use this option when
w a first geeneration device is attached
d to allow the u
user
to set the frequencyy range of the on-chip VCOs.

2.6.5 Frequency Ste

ep Control

From the
t Configurattion menu, use this option to t configure thhe GUI to allow
w the local osccillator frequen
ncy to
be cha anged in discrrete steps in th
he Evaluate ta
ab. This is usefful when perfoorming measuurements that
requirre sweeping thhe LO frequenccy.

2.6.6 Tri-State Conttrols

Use th
his option in th
he Configuratioon menu to se et the control llines into a higgh-impedance
e state if contro
olling
them manually usin ng external signals is desired
d.

2.6.7 Frequency Ho
op Control

This option
o in the Co
onfiguration menu
m allows fo
or switching coontrol between
n the two path
hs on the devicce to
allow settling time measurements
m s to be perform
med more eassily.

2.6.8 MOD DC Conttrol

If an RFMD2080
R de
evice is conneccted to the GU al DC offset control
UI, this menu aallows control of the interna
DACs and the input low pass filter bandwidth.

2.6.9 Help

The Help menu provvides a feature e to check for updates to thhe programmin ng tool and an
n About RFSlicee GUI
popupp which displayys software ve
ersion informa e software it would
ation. If a prob lem is experieenced with the
be use
eful if the information conta
ained in this bo
ox could be inccluded in any corresponden nce (to copy ann

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ensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names,
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image
e of the box to the clipboard for pasting into an e-mail, ppress Ctrl+Alt+
+PrintScreen w
when the Abou
ut
popup
p window is acctive).

Figu
ure 21. Abou
ut popup displaying softwaree version inforrmation

2.7 MULTISLICE
M OPERATION
O
The prrogramming to ool software has been progrrammed to deetect whether m multiple devices are presen nt on
the prrogramming bu us. The progra
amming tool does this by intterrogating thee status of two o pins on the UUSB
interfaace module (p pins 8 and 10). If only a singgle device is prresent on the bus, both pinss are set to Higgh or
left flo
oating (there are
a internal pull-ups on the FTDI
F device).
If multtiple devices are
a present, piins 8 and/or 10
1 on the FTD I device should be set to Lo ow. In this case
e,
MultiS
Slice capabilityy enables up to four devicess to be individu
ually controlled from the pro
ogramming too ol.
Selectt MultiSlice Mo
ode in the Eva
aluate tab to enable
e this feaature in all the devices connected to the sserial
bus. All
A devices will then have to be programme ed separately according to tthe state of GPPO1 and GPO2 2.
If it is necessary to regain control of all the devices they shou
uld be reset.

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ensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names,
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arks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©22012, RF Micro Devices, Inc.

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3. REFERENCES
1. RFMD company web site (http://www.rfmd.com)
2. RFMD Integrated Synthesizer and Mixer web site (http://rfmd.com/products/IntSynthMixer/)
3. Register Map and Programming Guide
(http://www.rfmd.com/CS/Documents/IntegratedSynthMixerRegMapProgrammingGuide.pdf)
4. Integrated Synthesizer/Mixer Programming Guide
(http://www.rfmd.com/CS/Documents/IntegratedSyntMixerProgrammingGuide.pdf)
5. IQ Modulator Programming Guide
(http://www.rfmd.com/CS/Documents/IQ%20Modulator%20Programming%20Guide.pdf )

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trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012, RF Micro Devices, Inc.

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4. APPE
ENDIX: PROG
GRAMMING THE
T UM232R
The UM232R modu ule is a USB - Serial
S universa
al asynchronou
us receiver/tra
ansmitter (UAR
RT). When shippped
with an
a evaluation board
b the UM2232R is alreaddy programmeed. However, iff a new device
e is purchased
d it
needss to be program
mmed in order to operate with
w the evaluaation board.
For more informatioon on the UM2
232R module, visit
http:///www.ftdichip
p.com/Productts/EvaluationK
Kits/UM232R..htm.

Figure
e 22. Layoutt of the UM23
32R UART
To pro
ogram a new UM232R:
U
1. Ensure that the shorting link on heade er J1 is fitted oon pins 1 and 2 as shown ab bove. This setss the
interface vo
oltage level to +3.3V.
2. Leave the shorting
s link fitted on headeer J2 in place, this sets the U UM232R to be e powered from m the
USB bus.
3. Download the t EEPROM programming
p tool
t (MProg) frrom
http://wwww.ftdichip.com//Resources/U Utilities.htm.
Conne ect the UM232 2R to the sparre USB port on n the PC. A USB B type-A to typ
pe-B cable is reequired. When n the
devicee is connectedd a Found New w Hardware dia alog displays ““UM232R USB B Adaptor”. If sso, then the FTTDI
UM23 32R drivers are e not already installed
i on th
he PC. In this ccase, use the N New Hardware e Wizard to insstall
the drrivers see ”
4. Installing th
he FTDI UM23 32R USB drivers”.
5. Run the MP Prog utility.

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ensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names,
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Figure
F 23. MProg
M Program
mmer
6. Select File>
>Open.
7. Browse to the
t correct dirrectory and select the .ept fiile for the RFM
MD Slice II Proggrammer.
8. Select Device>Program. The device ha as been prograammed and a serial number displays in th he
window at the
t bottom of the programm ming tool

Figu
ure 24. MPro
og Programme
er, displaying d
device serial n
number

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ensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names,
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9. Confirm operation by disconnecting the USB cable from the UM232R, then reconnecting it. In the
bottom right hand side of the PC screen there will be a small window displaying information on the
USB hardware which should display “Found New Hardware RFMD Bit Banger”.

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