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If2 amplifier chain – Rainbow Electronics AT86RF211 User Manual

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AT86RF211

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Figure 16. LC Band-pass Filter

10 nF capacitors cut DC response forward and backward.

The first network has the low cut-off frequency.

The second network has the high cut-off frequency.

IF2 Amplifier Chain

The input impedance of the IF2 amplifier is 1700

. This value enables the use of popu-

lar filters with impedance between 1500

and 2000

. It is directly connected to the FSK

demodulator. The bandwidth is internally limited to 1 MHz to minimize the noise before
the discriminator. It acts like a band pass filter centered at 455 kHz with capacitive cou-
pling between stages of amplifier and mixer. Total voltage gain is typically 86 dB.
Thanks to the capacitive coupling, no slow DC feedback loop is needed enabling a fast
turn on time. IF2DEC has to be decoupled with at least 2.2 nF.

Figure 17. Input of the IF2 Amplifier Schematic

F2

F1

10 nF

10 nF

~ F1

~ F2

40 kHz or higher

global response

Filter

gain

Frequency

1900

IF2IN

IF2DEC