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Overview
Features and Benefits
- 4 differential transmitters
- 4 differential receivers
- 2 observation receivers with 2 inputs each
- Center frequency: 650 MHz to 6000 MHz
- Maximum receiver bandwidth: 200 MHz
- Maximum transmitter bandwidth: 200 MHz
- Maximum transmitter synthesis bandwidth: 450 MHz
- Maximum observation receiver bandwidth: 450 MHz
- Fully integrated independent fractional-N radio frequency synthesizers
- Fully integrated clock synthesizer
- Multichip phase synchronization for all local oscillators and baseband clocks
- Support for TDD and FDD applications
- 16 Gbps JESD204B/JESD204C digital interface
Product Details
The ADRV9026 is a highly integrated, radio frequency (RF) agile transceiver offering four independently controlled transmitters, dedicated observation receiver inputs for monitoring each transmitter channel, four independently controlled receivers, integrated synthesizers, and digital signal processing functions providing a complete transceiver solution. The device provides the performance demanded by cellular infrastructure applications, such as small cell base station radios, macro 3G/4G/5G systems, and massive multiple in/multiple out (MIMO) base stations.
The receiver subsystem consists of four independent, wide bandwidth, direct conversion receivers with wide dynamic range. The four independent transmitters use a direct conversion modulator resulting in low noise operation with low power consumption. The device also includes two wide bandwidth, time shared, observation path receivers with two inputs each for monitoring transmitter outputs.
The complete transceiver subsystem includes automatic and manual attenuation control, dc offset correction, quadrature error correction (QEC), and digital filtering, eliminating the need for these functions in the digital baseband. Other auxiliary functions such as analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and general-purpose input/outputs (GPIOs) that provide an array of digital control options are also integrated.
To achieve a high level of RF performance, the transceiver includes five fully integrated phase-locked loops (PLLs). Two PLLs provide low noise and low power fractional-N RF synthesis for the transmitter and receiver signal paths. A third fully integrated PLL supports an independent local oscillator (LO) mode for the observation receiver. The fourth PLL generates the clocks needed for the converters and digital circuits, and a fifth PLL provides the clock for the serial data interface.
A multichip synchronization mechanism synchronizes the phase of all LOs and baseband clocks between multiple ADRV9026 chips. All voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) and loop filter components are integrated and adjustable through the digital control interface.
The serial data interface consists of four serializer lanes and four deserializer lanes. The interface supports both the JESD204B and JESD204C standards, operating at data rates up to 16 Gbps. The interface also supports interleaved mode for lower bandwidths, thus reducing the number of high speed data interface lanes to one. Both fixed and floating-point data formats are supported. The floating-point format allows internal automatic gain control (AGC) to be invisible to the demodulator device.
The ADRV9026 is powered directly from 1.0 V, 1.3 V, and 1.8 V regulators and is controlled via a standard serial peripheral interface (SPI) serial port. Comprehensive power-down modes are included to minimize power consumption in normal use. The ADRV9026 is packaged in a 14 mm × 14 mm, 289-ball chip scale ball grid array (CSP_BGA).
Applications
- 3G/4G/5G TDD and FDD massive MIMO, macro and small cell base stations
Getting Started
Please visit the ADRV9026 landing page to download the Design File Package and the Software Package. The Design File Package includes the eval board schematics, BOM, layout, IBIS, BSDL models, JCOM models, Material Declaration, and Symbols and Footprints. The Software Package includes the GUI software, the API source code, the firmware, and the gain tables.
Product Lifecycle
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Software & Systems Requirements
Evaluation Software
ADRV9026 Sampling Software SW3.0.0.10
ADRV9026 Released Software SW2.0.0.16
Tools & Simulations
Design Tools
The Design File Package includes the eval board schematics, BOM, layout, IBIS, BSDL models, JCOM models, Material Declaration, and Symbols and Footprints.
Design Resources
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