MAX2120 Tuner
MAX2120 Tuner
MAX2120 Tuner
4178
REFERENCE DESIGN 4178INCLUDES: Tested Circuit Board Available Description Test Data
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Figure 1. DVB-S Half-NIM reference design features the MAX2120 tuner.
A Popular Form Factor Often Used in the Chinese DVB-S Market; Can Be Adopted Without
Physical Modifications
Active Loop-Through Using a Discrete LNA
LNB 12V Power Feed-Through
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Figure 2. System block diagram.
Lab Measurements
Supply Current
Parameter Conditions Measured Units
LNA supply 3.3V, Ta = +25C 26 mA
Supply Current
LNA + MAX2120 3.3V, Ta = +25C 115 mA
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GC1 set to provide the nominal baseband output
drive when mixing down a -23dBm tone at
IIP2 2175MHz to 5MHz baseband (fLO = 2170MHz).
12.5 14 dBm
(Broadband) GC2 set for 7dB gain. Two tones at -20dBm
each are applied at 925MHz and 1250MHz. The
IM2 tone at 5MHz is measured at baseband.
1kHz offset, fLO =1000MHz -73.3 -70
10kHz offset, fLO = 1000MHz -85.6 -82
Phase Noise dBc/Hz
100kHz offset, fLO = 1000MHz -108.1 -102
1MHz offset, f LO = 1000MHz -120.8 -122
Local
Oscillator
Signal Measured at RF input port with 50MHz
< -80 < -63 dBm
Leakage at increment step from 925MHz to 2175MHz
RF Input
Terminal
Loop-Through Performance
Parameter Conditions Measured Target Units
Frequency Range 925MHz to 2175MHz MHz
Return Loss at TV_OUT Antenna input terminated with 75 < -6 < -6 dB
Power Gain at TV_OUT -0.4 to 2.8 -1 to 3 dB
Noise Figure at TV_OUT < 5.5 <6 dB
TV_OUT to ANT_IN Isolation 35.1 35 dB
System Performance
DVB-S system measurements for the MAX2120 Half-NIM are made by connecting to a DVB-S
demodulator.
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Figure 3. The DVB-S sensitivity without noise is better than -92.5dBm for 4.42Msps, and better than -
84dBm for 27.5Msps across the band.
Figure 4. When noise is added, the DVB-S sensitivity is better than -85dBm for 4.42Msps, and better
than -77.5dBm for 27.5Msps across the band. For this case, AWGN noise is added with C/N = 5dB. For
the 4.42Msps data rate, the noise bandwidth is 5.7MHz; for the 27.5Msps data rate, the noise bandwidth
is 35.2MHz.
Detailed Description
This MAX2120 reference design is a compact Half-NIM DVB-S tuner for satellite STB applications. The
design covers the RF range from 925MHz to 2175MHz. The MAX2120 is a fully integrated silicon tuner,
which includes a LNA, RF and IF VGAs, a mixer, and a variable-bandwidth LPF in the baseband stage.
The tuner is powered by a single 3.3V supply. A small number of passive components are needed to
form a complete DVB-S RF front-end solution.
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MAX2120 Complete, Direct-Conversion Tuner for DVB-S and Free- Free Samples
to-Air Applications
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