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LMX2592: No output

Part Number: LMX2592

Tool/software:

I am trying to setup the lmx2592 for arbitrary frequencies.

First I make a soft reset R0[1]=1

then I enable register read back  R0[2]=0

Then I set all the registers e.g. N Divider, Doubler, etc.

Afterwards I disable frequency calibration, wait 30ms and activate it again.

R70     0x460008
R69     0x4500B7
R68     0x440709
R67     0x43B000
R66     0x420002
R65     0x412801
R64     0x4000AF
R63     0x3F0094
R62     0x3E03E8
R61     0x3D0000
R60     0x3C0000
R59     0x3B0000
R58     0x3A0000
R57     0x390000
R56     0x380001
R55     0x370000
R54     0x360820
R53     0x350080
R52     0x340000
R51     0x334180
R50     0x320300
R49     0x310300
R48     0x3007FC
R47     0x2F0801
R46     0x2E0F21
R45     0x2D0000
R44     0x2C0000
R43     0x2B0000
R42     0x2A0000
R41     0x2903E8
R40     0x280000
R39     0x270104
R38     0x260050
R37     0x254000
R36     0x240000
R35     0x230000
R34     0x2243E8
R33     0x212108
R32     0x202108
R31     0x1F0608
R30     0x1E0004
R29     0x1D0084
R28     0x1CA924
R27     0x1B071A
R26     0x1A027C
R25     0x190001
R24     0x180001
R23     0x178042
R22     0x16273F
R21     0x150064
R20     0x140064
R19     0x130405
R18     0x1203C0
R17     0x11E114
R16     0x100037
R15     0x0F0025
R14     0x0E0840
R13     0x0D4000
R12     0x0C0001
R11     0x0B0010
R10     0x0A0080
R9      0x090200
R8      0x081000
R7      0x0700B2
R6      0x06C802
R5      0x0500C8
R4      0x041943
R3      0x031902
R2      0x020D00
R1      0x01080B
R0      0x002008

This is my output and it works in TICS Pro. In this example I use 50 MHz Fosc and 4000 MHz RfoutA

However the lmx does not get locked and the fsup does not show any output.

I don't know what I am doing wrong in the flow.

  • Hi Ennis,

    You have the VCO_DISTA_PD = 1, that is why there is no output.

    Please try again with the following configuration files.

    R70	0x460000
    R69	0x450000
    R68	0x440089
    R64	0x400077
    R62	0x3E0000
    R61	0x3D0001
    R59	0x3B0020
    R48	0x3003FD
    R47	0x2F08CF
    R46	0x2E0FA3
    R45	0x2D0000
    R44	0x2C0000
    R43	0x2B0000
    R42	0x2A0000
    R41	0x2903E8
    R40	0x280000
    R39	0x278204
    R38	0x260050
    R37	0x254000
    R36	0x240011
    R35	0x23021F
    R34	0x22C3CA
    R33	0x212A0A
    R32	0x20210A
    R31	0x1F0401
    R30	0x1E0034
    R29	0x1D0084
    R28	0x1C2924
    R25	0x190000
    R24	0x180509
    R23	0x178842
    R22	0x162300
    R20	0x14012C
    R19	0x130965
    R14	0x0E0840
    R13	0x0D4000
    R12	0x0C7001
    R11	0x0B0018
    R10	0x0A10D8
    R9	0x090302
    R8	0x081084
    R7	0x0728B2
    R4	0x041943
    R2	0x020500
    R1	0x010808
    R0	0x002218
    

    If you use TICS Pro, here is the configuration file.

    2592.tcs

    TICS Pro configuration looks like below.

  • R31 0x0401 = 0000010000000001

    The ninth bit is 0. So VCO_DISTA_PD is 0

  • Hi Ennis,

    Sorry, I loaded the wrong file.

    Did you try my configuration? Did it lock?

  • Hi Noel,

    no your configuration does not lock.

    R64	0x400077
    R62	0x3E0000
    R61	0x3D0001
    R59	0x3B0000
    R48	0x3003FC
    R47	0x2F00CF
    R46	0x2E07A3
    R45	0x2D0000
    R44	0x2C0000
    R43	0x2B0000
    R42	0x2A0000
    R41	0x2903E8
    R40	0x280000
    R39	0x278204
    R38	0x26003C
    R37	0x254000
    R36	0x240411
    R35	0x23021B
    R34	0x22C3EA
    R33	0x212A0A
    R32	0x20210A
    R31	0x1F0601
    R30	0x1E0034
    R29	0x1D0084
    R28	0x1C2924
    R25	0x190000
    R24	0x180509
    R23	0x178842
    R22	0x162300
    R20	0x14012C
    R19	0x130965
    R14	0x0E0FFE
    R13	0x0D4000
    R12	0x0C7001
    R11	0x0B0018
    R10	0x0A10D8
    R9	0x090B02
    R8	0x081084
    R7	0x0728B2
    R4	0x041943
    R2	0x020500
    R1	0x010808
    R0	0x00221C
    

    This configuration locks for fin 50 MHz and fout 3 GHz

  • Hi Ennis,

    Can you also lock it to other frequency?

  • Yes I can lock it to 3 GHz and other frequencies. However if you import the register file into tics pro there are errors and fout is 1500 MHz and not 

    3000 MHz

  • Hi Ennis,

    Right, this is due to the limitation of TICS Pro, I usually will toggle the R-divider to refresh TICS Pro to revert the correct configuration.