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Overview

Features and Benefits

  • Dual differential transmitters (Tx)
  • Dual differential receivers (Rx) 
  • Observation receiver (ORx) with 2 inputs 
  • Sniffer receiver (SnRx) with 3 inputs
  • Tunable range: 300 MHz to 6000 MHz 
  • Tx synthesis bandwidth (BW) to 250 MHz 
  • Rx BW: 8 MHz to 100 MHz 
  • Supports frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) operation
  • Fully integrated independent fractional-N radio frequency (RF) synthesizers for Tx, Rx, ORx, and clock generation
  • JESD204B digital interface

Product Details

The AD9371 is a highly integrated, wideband RF transceiver offering dual channel transmitters and receivers, integrated synthesizers, and digital signal processing functions. The IC delivers a versatile combination of high performance and low power consumption required by 3G/4G micro and macro BTS equipment in both FDD and TDD applications. The AD9371 operates from 300 MHz to 6000 MHz, covering most of the licensed and unlicensed cellular bands. The IC supports receiver bandwidths up to 100 MHz. It also supports observation receiver and transmit synthesis bandwidths up to 250 MHz to accommodate digital correction algorithms.

The transceiver consists of wideband direct conversion signal paths with state-of-the-art noise figure and linearity. Each complete receiver and transmitter subsystem includes dc offset correction, quadrature error correction (QEC), and programmable digital filters, eliminating the need for these functions in the digital baseband. Several auxiliary functions such as an auxiliary analog- to-digital converter (ADC), auxiliary digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and general-purpose input/outputs (GPIOs) are integrated to provide additional monitoring and control capability.

An observation receiver channel with two inputs is included to monitor each transmitter output and implement interference mitigation and calibration applications. This channel also connects to three sniffer receiver inputs that can monitor radio activity in different bands.

The high speed JESD204B interface supports lane rates up to 6144 Mbps. Four lanes are dedicated to the transmitters and four lanes are dedicated to the receiver and observation receiver channels.

The fully integrated phase-locked loops (PLLs) provide high performance, low power fractional-N frequency synthesis for the transmitter, the receiver, the observation receiver, and the clock sections. Careful design and layout techniques provide the isolation demanded in high performance base station applications. All voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and loop filter components are integrated to minimize the external component count.

A 1.3 V supply is required to power the core of the AD9371, and a standard 4-wire serial port controls it. Other voltage supplies provide proper digital interface levels and optimize transmitter and auxiliary converter performance. The AD9371 is packaged in a 12 mm × 12 mm, 196-ball chip scale ball grid array (CSP_BGA).

Applications

  • 3G/4G micro and macro base stations (BTS)
  • 3G/4G multicarrier picocells 
  • FDD and TDD active antenna systems 
  • Microwave, nonline of sight (NLOS) backhaul systems

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    Software & Systems Requirements

    Evaluation Software

    Wideband RF Transceiver Evaluation Software

    The Evaluation kit offers several software drivers for evaluation and rapid prototyping as well as design tool options to aid in simulation and filter design.

    JESD204 Interface Framework

    Integrated JESD204 software framework for rapid system-level development and optimization

    Tools & Simulations

    Design Tools

    ADIsimRF

    ADIsimRF is an easy-to-use RF signal chain calculator. Cascaded gain, noise, distortion and power consumption can be calculated, plotted and exported for signal chains with up to 50 stages. ADIsimRF also includes an extensive data base of device models for ADI’s RF and mixed signal components.

    SDR Integrated Transceiver Design Resources

    This site contains the device documentation packages for the SDR Integrated Transceivers including user guides, IBIS models, and PCB files.

    Product Recommendations

    AD9371 Companion Parts

    Recommended Clock Driver

    • For clocking, two stage clock generation solution with 14 LVDS/HSTL outputs: AD9528.

    Recommended Power Solutions

    • The evaluation kit uses this buck regulator to power the AD9371 directly (no LDO regulators). For power:

      ADP5054.

    Design Resources

    ADI has always placed the highest emphasis on delivering products that meet the maximum levels of quality and reliability. We achieve this by incorporating quality and reliability checks in every scope of product and process design, and in the manufacturing process as well.  "Zero defects" for shipped products is always our goal.View our quality and reliability program and certifications for more information.

    Part Number Material Declaration Reliability Data Pin/Package Drawing CAD Symbols, Footprints & 3D Models
    AD9371BBCZ Material Declaration Reliability Data 196-Ball CSPBGA (12mm x 12mm x 1.27mm)
    AD9371BBCZ-REEL Material Declaration Reliability Data 196-Ball CSPBGA (12mm x 12mm x 1.27mm)
    Wafer Fabrication Data

    Support & Discussions

    AD9371 Discussions

    Packages need to run iio_reg cf-ad9361-dds-core-lpc?
    2 week(s) ago in FPGA Reference Designs
    RE: Digital Repeater AD9371
    5 week(s) ago in Design Support AD9371/AD9375
    RE: AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ with ZYNQ-ZC706 problem
    7 week(s) ago in FPGA Reference Designs

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