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TPIC84000-Q1: Antenna port doesn't show signal

Part Number: TPIC84000-Q1

Hi,

 We want to develop an electronic device using the TPIC84000-Q1 as LF 125 KHz emitter.

 We already have design and build a PCB with this parts:

  • USB/SPI Converter --> SPI --> TPIC84000
  • Different output and match circuits in each antenna output for testing purposes.

We use it as below but we cant perform data emission at Out1. 

This is our schematic snapshot:

For Vs we use a Lavolta DC-POWER-Supply BPS-305 with 30 V output voltage and 5A current (voltage depends on the Vpp configured in Gain1 for data transmission).

For 5V a regulator with 1.2 A output.

The clock is configured for 17.1776 Mhz, and exactly we get 17.2 Mhz

The SPI is configured with a clock of 100 Kbaud, thing that is against the possible values of "Configuration Register_Baud Rate" but is lower than the maximum SPI CLok Frequency (page 22 of the datasheet). Could be this the reason for no radiation? The TPIC do response the codes I send to it, so I think this point is not the cause for not data signal in Out 1..

This is the code used and the response at the next data sent:

Order                 Emitted                                                 Received

1                9000000000000000                                   *

         2                100800189822A1A0                                   9000802010000000

         3                30aaaaab8b32995a                                    100800189822A1A0

         4                20020E8000000000                                     30AAAAAB8B32995A

         5                D000000000000000                                       20020e8000000001

         6                8000000000000000                                   D0020E8000000001

        

After sending #Order2 we meassure 15.22 V of continuos signal level at port Out 1.

But after #Order5 I can't see the data modulated at Out1.

I use for checking Osciloscope connected to Out 1 (which is open without antenna), 100 us/div, 5 Megasamples and Trigger on probe of 15.5 V

Is anything I'm missing?

Thanks for your time.

 Migue