REV. 0

–6–

ADF7010

PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS (continued)

Pin No.

Mnemonic

Function

15

OSC1

Oscillator Pin. For use with crystal reference only. This is three-stated when an external reference oscillator

is used.

16

Voltage Controlled Oscillator Ground

17

TEST

Input to the RF fractional-N divider. This pin allows the user to connect an external VCO to the part.

Disabling the internal VCO activates this pin. If the internal VCO is used, this pin should be grounded.

18

Positive Supply for the Digital Circuitry. This must be between 2.3 V and 3.6 V. Decoupling capacitors

to the analog ground plane should be placed as close as possible to this pin.

19

Ground for Output Stage of Transmitter

20

The modulated signal is available at this pin. Output power levels are from –16 dBm to +12 dBm. The

output should be impedance matched to the desired load using suitable components. See the Output RF

Stage section.

21

Ground Pin for the RF Analog Circuitry

22

The tuning voltage on this pin determines the output frequency of the Voltage Controlled Oscillator

(VCO). The higher the tuning voltage the higher the output frequency.

23

A 0.22

24

A 2.2

capacitor will improve regulator power-on time but may cause higher spurious components.