Data Sheet ADF4360-7
Rev. E | Page 23 of 28
INTERFACING
The ADF4360-7 has a simple SPI®-compatible serial interface
for writing to the device. CLK, DATA, and LE control the data
transfer. When LE goes high, the 24 bits that have been clocked
into the appropriate register on each rising edge of CLK are
transferred to the appropriate latch. See Figure 2 for the timing
diagram and Table 5 for the latch truth table.
The maximum allowable serial clock rate is 20 MHz. This
means that the maximum update rate possible is 833 kHz or
one update every 1.2 μs. This is certainly more than adequate
for systems that have typical lock times in hundreds of micro-
seconds.
ADuC812 Interface
Figure 27 shows the interface between the ADF4360-7 and the
ADuC812 MicroConverter®. Because the ADuC812 is based on
an 8051 core, this interface can be used with any 8051-based
microcontroller. The MicroConverter is set up for SPI master
mode with CPHA = 0. To initiate the operation, the I/O port
driving LE is brought low. Each latch of the ADF4360-7 needs a
24-bit word, which is accomplished by writing three 8-bit bytes
from the MicroConverter to the device. After the third byte has
been written, the LE input should be brought high to complete
the transfer.
04441-031
ADuC812
ADF4360-7
SCLK
SDATA
LE
CE
MUXOUT
(LOCK DETECT)
SCLOCK
MOSI
I/O PORTS
Figure 27. ADuC812 to ADF4360-7 Interface
I/O port lines on the ADuC812 are also used to control pow-
erdown (CE input) and detect lock (MUXOUT configured as
lock detect and polled by the port input). When operating in
the described mode, the maximum SCLOCK rate of the
ADuC812 is 4 MHz. This means that the maximum rate at
which the output frequency can be changed is 166 kHz.
ADSP-2181 Interface
Figure 28 shows the interface between the ADF4360-7 and the
ADSP-2181 digital signal processor. The ADF4360-7 needs a
24-bit serial word for each latch write. The easiest way to ac-
complish this using the ADSP-2181 is to use the autobuffered
transmit mode of operation with alternate framing. This pro-
vides a means for transmitting an entire block of serial data
before an interrupt is generated.
04441-032
ADSP-2181
ADF4360-7
SCLK
SDATA
LE
CE
MUXOUT
(LOCK DETECT)
SCLOCK
MOSI
TFS
I/O PORTS
Figure 28. ADSP-2181 to ADF4360-7 Interface
Set up the word length for 8 bits and use three memory loca-
tions for each 24-bit word. To program each 24-bit latch, store
the 8-bit bytes, enable the autobuffered mode, and write to the
transmit register of the DSP. This last operation initiates the
autobuffer transfer.
PCB DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR CHIP SCALE PACKAGE
The leads on the chip scale package (CP-24) are rectangular.
The printed circuit board pad for these should be 0.1 mm long-
er than the package lead length and 0.05 mm wider than the
package lead width. The lead should be centered on the pad to
ensure that the solder joint size is maximized.
The bottom of the chip scale package has a central thermal pad.
The thermal pad on the printed circuit board should be at least
as large as this exposed pad. On the printed circuit board, there
should be a clearance of at least 0.25 mm between the thermal
pad and the inner edges of the pad pattern to ensure that short-
ing is avoided.
Thermal vias may be used on the printed circuit board thermal
pad to improve thermal performance of the package. If vias
are used, they should be incorporated into the thermal pad at a
1.2 mm pitch grid. The via diameter should be between 0.3 mm
and 0.33 mm, and the via barrel should be plated with 1 ounce
of copper to plug the via.
The user should connect the printed circuit thermal pad to
AGND. This is internally connected to AGND.
