CHC2442 Application Note 
 
 
Date: 15 March, 2017 
 
Purpose of document 
 
 This document provides guide lines for use of CHC2442 
 Hardware configuration required :  
 UMS Demo Board PCB n°502256A or customer PCB 
 Optional: 
 Board USB-SPI MCP2210 
 Mini USB/USB cable 
 Connection cables (DC and RF – not provided) 
 USB  key with dedicated software 
 Software configuration required: 
 Windows OS PC 
 MCP2210_SpiTerminal-v1.0.zip  to be installed for USB-SPI control 
 Excel sheet CHC2442 SPI settings.xlsx  for CHC2442 SPI register settings 
and definitions 
 Documentation 
 CHC2442 Datasheet 
 
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CHC2442 block diagram 
Tx single ended 50Ω port 
Prescaler 1.5GHz 
differential ports 
Rx build in test input tone 
Rx single ended 50Ω ports 
IF High-pass filters caps 
See P13 of data-sheet 
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CHC2442 PCB 
 Following example can be used for PCB foot-print: 
 RX & Tx ports shall be carefully layed-out & grounded to avoid coupling. 
 See file “PCB_CHC2442.pdf”, “Eval_Board_CHC2442.pdf” & dxf files 
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CHC2442 Pin-out description 
IMPEDANCE 
MIN 
TYP 
I/O 
IF1 
C1 
RF1 
GND 
GND 
RF2 
C2 
IF2 
PIN DESCRIPTION 
IF out port 1 
IF1 HPF set 
RF in port 1 
RF ground 
RF ground 
RF in port 2 
IF2 HPF set 
IF out port 2 
VCC2 
RX2 3.3V analog bias 
Pilot tone 
3.3V digital bias 
SIGNAL 
DC+AC 
  
RF 
  
  
RF 
  
DC+AC 
DC 
Square 
DC 
Load ≥ 150Ω (500 better) 
10nF external to Vcc1 
Zin=50 Ω / GND_dc 
  
  
Zin=50 Ω / GND_dc 
10nF external to Vcc2 
Load ≥ 150Ω (500 better) 
< 80mA  
CMOS input 
 < 28mA  
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PIN# 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
PT 
Vdd 
P1G5n 
P1G5p 
P1M5 
GND 
Tx 
GND 
Vtune 
Vvco 
VTx1 
VTx2 
ANA 
CSX 
SI 
CLK 
SO 
Vcc1 
GND 
VLO/VTX 
3.3V LO amp bias 
1.5GHz divider out - 
1.5GHz divider out + 
AC coupled 
AC coupled 
100Ω diff or 50Ω SE 
100Ω diff or 50Ω SE 
1.5MHz divider out 
Square 
CMOS/Load ≥ 3,3kΩ / ≤100pF 
RF Ground 
RF out port 
RF Ground 
Core VCO freq. tuning 
3.3V core VCO bias 
3.3V Tx bias 
3.3V Tx bias 
Mux out 
Chip select 
SPI in 
SPI clock 
  
RF 
  
  
DC 
DC 
DC 
DC 
DC 
Square 
Square 
Square 
  
Zout=50 Ω / GND_dc 
  
I_in < 2mA 
 < 57mA  
Not used / can be left floating  
Not used / can be left floating 
 < 145mA  
Load ≥ 9kΩ / ≤15nF 
CMOS input 
CMOS input 
CMOS input 
SPI out 
Square 
CMOS/Load ≥ 3,3kΩ / ≤100pF 
RX1 3.3V analog bias 
SLUG RF Ground 
DC 
  
< 80mA   
  
5 
0 
0 
  
  
  
  
0 
0 
3.1 
0 
3.1 
-11 
-11 
0 
  
-35 
  
0.3 
3.1 
3.1 
3.1 
3.1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3.1 
  
  
  
  
0 / GND 
0 / GND 
  
  
  
3.3 
0/VLO 
3.3 
-9 
-9 
0/Vdd or 0/0.1 
0 / GND 
13 
0 / GND 
  
3.3 
3.3 
3.3 
3.3 
  
0/Vdd 
0/Vdd 
0/Vdd 
0/Vdd 
3.3 
0 / GND 
MAX 
Vcc1 
Vcc1 
-10 
  
  
-10 
Vcc2 
Vcc2 
3.5 
VLO 
3.5 
-5 
-5 
Vdd 
  
16 
  
5.3 
3.5 
3.5 
3.5 
3.5 
VLO 
Vdd 
Vdd 
Vdd 
Vdd 
3.5 
  
UNIT 
V 
V 
dBm 
V 
V 
dBm 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
dBm 
dBm 
V 
V 
dBm 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
V 
Following recommendations can be used for customer PCB supply 
 
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X
T
V
O
L
V
CHC2442 biasing set-up 
network & decoupling: 
 All supplies can be tied together 
 Vcc1, Vcc2, Vdd, Vvco, VLO/VTX 
 Vtx1 & Vtx2 not used 
 Recommended decoupling 
VLO & Vvco 
1nF & 1nF decoupling as 
close as possible to 
package pins 
Vcc1 & Vcc2 
1nF & 1nF decoupling as 
close as possible to 
package pins 
Vdd 
1nF decoupling close 
to package pin 
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CHC2442 Ports tips (continued) 
 Prescaler 1.5GHz ports: 
 Unused 1G5 output shall be left floating. 
 When loaded to single ended (like 50Ω to GND), it shall be AC coupled with 
serial cap ≈1nF, to avoid DC current flow. 
 Can be used differential without serial caps. 
 PT port: 
 PT is Rx channels built in test IF tone input. 
 If 1MHz is applied (square 0-3.3V CMOS signal on ‘PT’), and if you engage 
PT mode spi_B14=’1’ (B14 Pilot Tone RX channels self test), you will 
retrieve low level signal PT_freq/2=500kHz on IF outputs. 
 This can be use for Rx chains failure detection purpose (entire chain is 
tested), or performances follow-up. 
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CHC2442 Ports tips (continued) 
 pin27:SO 
 This is the output MSB bit of the 24 bits shift register. This can be used 
to check correct data have been loaded through the shift REG 
 ANA: 
 MUX output for B16-B15=”11” is not used/connected internally 
=>Nothing to expect of the MUX:#4 analog output 
 IF outputs: 
 Recommended configuration for lower DC current: 
 SPI setting: Bit 17=’0’ (see data-sheet) 
 IF load: Zif ≥ 500Ω, with serial DC blocking capacitor on both output ports. 
(Caps will save -25mW on 500Ω but more on lower impedance in any 
configuration..) 
 External DC blocking cap can be used for HPF filtering 
Internal IF source impedance is few Ohms 
 
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