Tool/software:
I am currently exploring high-performance RF solutions for a project that requires precise and fast frequency sweeping. I am looking for a single IC or a tightly integrated solution that includes:
An inbuilt ramp generator
A Fractional-N PLL
A VCO, ideally covering from DC up to 6 GHz or 2.4 to 2.485 GHz and 5.725 to 5.85 GHz
The key performance requirements are:
Frequency sweep 1 (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
Start: 2.4 GHz
Stop: 2.485 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate: 0.1 μs/ 10 MHz
Frequency sweep 2 (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
An inbuilt ramp generator
A Fractional-N PLL
A VCO, ideally covering from DC up to 6 GHz or 2.4 to 2.485 GHz and 5.725 to 5.85 GHz
The key performance requirements are:
Frequency sweep 1 (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
Start: 2.4 GHz
Stop: 2.485 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate: 0.1 μs/ 10 MHz
Frequency sweep 2 (in Ramp Up-Down configuration):
Start: 5.725 GHz
Stop: 5.85 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate: 0.1 μs/ 10 MHz
Stop: 5.85 GHz
Sweep time/sweep rate: 0.1 μs/ 10 MHz
Additional requirements:
Wider Frequency modulation bandwidth for maintaining gain flatness across the sept band
High resolution and linearity in ramping
Ideally, minimal external components and ease of integration with external reference
Wider Frequency modulation bandwidth for maintaining gain flatness across the sept band
High resolution and linearity in ramping
Ideally, minimal external components and ease of integration with external reference
