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Clamp

Gain

Control

Bits

From

Attenuator

Clamp

Control

Bit

Low-Pass

Filter

PGA

VCM

(+1.65V)

ToADC

Inputs

CLAMP

LPF

AFE5804

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SBOS442C –JUNE 2008–REVISED OCTOBER 2011

PROGRAMMABLE POST-GAIN AMPLIFIER CLAMPING

(PGA)

To further optimize the overload recovery behavior of

Following the VCA is a programmable post-gain a complete TGC channel, the AFE5804 integrates a

amplifier (PGA). Figure 99 shows a simplified clamping stage, as shown in Figure 100. This

schematic of the PGA, including the clamping stage. clamping stage precedes the low-pass filter in order

The gain of this PGA can be configured to four to prevent the filter circuit from being driven into

different gain settings: 20dB, 25dB, 27dB, and 30dB, overload, the result of which would be an extended

programmable through the serial port; see Table 11. recovery time. The clamping level is fixed to clamp

the signal level to approximately 2.3V

differential.

The PGA structure consists of a differential,

programmable-gain voltage-to-current converter

LOW-PASS FILTER

stage followed by transimpedance amplifiers to buffer

each side of the differential output. Low input noise is

The AFE5804 integrates an anti-aliasing filter in the

also a requirement for the PGA design as a result of

form of a programmable low-pass filter (LPF) for each

the large amount of signal attenuation that can be

channel. The LPF is designed as a differential, active,

applied in the preceding VCA stage. At minimum

second-order filter that approximates a Bessel

VCA attenuation (used for small input signals), the

characteristic, with typically 12dB per octave roll-off.

LNA noise dominates; at maximum VCA attenuation

Figure 100 shows the simplified schematic of half the

(large input signals), the attenuator and PGA noise

differential active low-pass filter. Programmable

dominates.

through the serial interface, the –3dB frequency

corner can be set to either 12.5MHz or 17MHz. The

filter bandwidth is set for all channels simultaneously.

Figure 99. Post-Gain Amplifier

(Simplified Schematic)

Figure 100. Clamping Stage and Low-Pass Filter (Simplified Schematic)