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RevA0215
CT
T57
Programmable Capacitive Tuning IC
SON8
Programming Modes
The CTST570 has two capacitance setting modes from which bits are set and the matching capacitors are
selected.
Reading directly from the shift register
• This is useful for testing the capacitance and subsequent oscillator frequency. This mode is
active after the last bit is shifted in and when the CLK pin is left logic high. For the shift
register, capacitors are selected when bits are active HIGH.
Reading from the value contained in the EEPROM
• Prevents customer adjustment and retains factory programming and is active when the CLK
pin is at logic low or not connected. For the EEPROM, capacitors are selected when bits are
active LOW.
Programming from the Shift Register
To initially determine the capacitance value for the desired center frequency of the oscillator one should set the
capacitance of the CTST570 directly from the active shift register bits. To accomplish this, the CLK pin is left
high after the last control word bit has been shifted in. Figure 5 shows the control word 11001100100 has been
serially entered into the register. Note that bit-0 is the 1
st
bit to enter and bit-10 is the last. In the CTST570, bit-
0, bit-9 and bit-10 do not affect the capacitance value but still must be included in the serial bit stream. For the
shift register, capacitors are selected when bits are active HIGH.
Figure 4 – Shift Register Programming
Writing Data to the EEPROM
Once the desired capacitance value has been determined, the digital control word can be written or re-written
into the EEPROM. By storing the control word in the EEPROM, the customer is prevented from making
adjustments from the factory set programming data. This is accomplished within the CTST570 with internal
pull-downs on the DA, PV, and CLK pins. The detailed sequence for writing data to the EEPROM within the
CTST570 is described in Table 4. Note that with EEPROM, capacitors are selected when bits are active LOW.