Rainbow Electronics RF01 - Manual (Page 5)

RF01
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AFC
By using an integrated Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) feature, the receiver can synchronize its
local oscillator to the received signal, allowing the use of:
z inexpensive, low accuracy crystals
z narrower receiver bandwidth (i.e. increased sensitivity)
z higher data rate
Crystal Oscillator
The chip has a single-pin crystal oscillator circuit, which provides a 10 MHz reference signal for the
PLL. To reduce external parts and simplify design, the crystal load capacitor is internal and
programmable. Guidelines for selecting the appropriate crystal can be found later in this datasheet. The
receiver can supply the clock signal for the microcontroller, so accurate timing is possible without the
need for a second crystal.
When the microcontroller turns the crystal oscillator off by clearing the appropriate bit using the
Configuration Setting Command, the chip provides a fixed number (128) of further clock pulses (“clock
tail”) for the microcontroller to let it go to idle or sleep mode.
Low Battery Voltage Detector
The low battery detector circuit monitors the supply voltage and generates an interrupt if it falls below
a programmable threshold level.
Wake-Up Timer
The wake-up timer has very low current consumption (1.5 µA typical) and can be programmed from
1 ms to several days with an accuracy of ±5%.
It calibrates itself to the crystal oscillator at every startup, and then at every 30 seconds. When the
crystal oscillator is switched off, the calibration circuit switches it back on only long enough for a quick
calibration (a few milliseconds) to facilitate accurate wake-up timing.
Event Handling
In order to minimize current consumption, the receiver supports the sleep mode. Active mode can be
initiated by several wake-up events (wake-up timer timeout, low supply voltage detection, on-chip FIFO
filled up or receiving a request through the serial interface).
If any wake-up event occurs, the wake-up logic generates an interrupt signal which can be used to
wake up the microcontroller, effectively reducing the period the microcontroller has to be active. The
cause of the interrupt can be read out from the receiver by the microcontroller through the SDO pin.
Interface and Controller
An SPI compatible serial interface lets the user select the frequency band, center frequency of the
synthesizer, and the bandwidth of the baseband signal path. Division ratio for the microcontroller clock,
wake-up timer period, and low supply voltage detector threshold are also programmable. Any of these
auxiliary functions can be disabled when not needed. All parameters are set to default after power-on; the
programmed values are retained during sleep mode. The interface supports the read-out of a status
register, providing detailed information about the status of the receiver and the received data. It is also
possible to store the received data bits into the 16bit RX FIFO register and read them out in a buffered
mode. FIFO mode can be enabled through the SPI compatible interface by setting the fe bit to 1 in the
Output and FIFO Mode Command.