RDA Microelectronics, Inc.
3 Functional Description
RDA5820 FM Transceiver V1.3
Figure 3-1. RDA5820 FM Transceiver Block Diagram
3.1 FM Transceiver Structure
The RDA5820 is a single-chip FM transceiver
(Rx/Tx). Based on RDA patented dual
synthesizers RF structure, it has perfectly FM
receive and transmit performances, also least
external components. The RDA5820 integrate 4K
memory, this make it have additional advantage
such as saving frequency or datas.
Except FM receive and transmit, the RDA5820
also have I2S input/output, audio amplify,
integrated PCB antenna functions. All these make
it very suitable for portable devices.
3.2 FM Receiver
The receiver uses a digital low-IF architecture that
avoids the difficulties associated with direct
conversion while delivering lower solution cost
and reduces complexity, and integrates a low
noise amplifier (LNA) supporting the FM
broadcast band (65 to 115MHz), a quadrature
image-reject mixer, a programmable gain control
(PGA), a high resolution analog-to-digital
converters (ADCs), an audio DSP and a high-
fidelity digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
The LNA has differential input ports, one for usual
FM antenna, and the other port connect with
FMOUT port, which support integrated PCB
antenna (small antenna). The two LNA ports can
be arbitrary selected by set according registers
bits (LNA_PORT_SEL[1:0]). It default input
common mode voltage is GND.
The quadrature mixer down converts the LNA
output differential RF signal to low-IF, it also has
image-reject function.
The PGA amplifies the mixer output IF signal and
then digitized with ADCs.
The DSP core finishes the channel selection, FM
demodulation, stereo MPX decoder and output
audio signal. The MPX decoder can autonomous
switch from stereo to mono to limit the output
noise.
The DACs convert digital audio signal to analog
and change the volume at same time. The DACs
has low-pass feature and -3dB frequency is about
30 KHz.
The PA (Power Amplifier) is power down. Its
output impedance is high resistance.
If use integrated PCB antenna (small antenna),
the FM signal input from FMOUT port. C_VAR is
autonomous tune when setting different receive
frequency.
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