Configuration, Command, and Status Registers
A first SPI access allows RAGC to be set; a second SPI access is required to reset it.
FAGC (Freeze Automatic Gain Control) freezes both receiver AGC levels.
0 = No action
1 = Holds the gain at its current value
16.3 Frequency Register
Figure 22 defines the Frequency register, F.
Bit 15
Bit 14
Bit 13
Bit 12
Bit 11
Bit 10
Bit 9
Bit Name
—
—
—
—
F11
F10
F9
Reset Value
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit Name
F7
F6
F5
F4
F3
F2
F1
Reset Value
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Figure 22. F Register
Bit 8
F8
0
Bit 0
F0
0
Addr
$04
$05
How this register is used is determined by the FRM bit, which is described below.
FRM = 0 (User Friendly Access)
Bits F[11:0] define the carrier frequency Fcarrier. The local oscillator frequency FLO is then set
automatically to Fcarrier + FIF (with FIF = intermediate frequency).
FRM = 1 (Direct Access)
F[11:0] defines the receiver local oscillator frequency FLO
Table 15 defines the value to be binary coded in the frequency registers F[11;0], versus the desired
frequency value F (in Hz).
Table 15. Frequency Register Value versus Frequency Value F
CF[1:0]
00, 01
11
Frequency Register Value
(2 x F/Fref-35) x 2048
(F/Fref-35) x 2048
Conversely, Table 16 gives the desired frequency F and the frequency resolution versus the value of the
frequency registers F[11;0].
Table 16. Frequency Value F versus Frequency Register Value
CF[1:0]
00, 01
11
Frequency (Hz)
(35 + F[11;0]/2048)xFref/2
(35 + F[11;0]/2048)xFref
Frequency Resolution (Hz)
Fref/4096
Fref/2048
MC33596 Data Sheet, Rev. 3
Freescale Semiconductor
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