Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation UltraCMOS SP6T User manual

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Multi-throw Count RF Switch Evaluation Kit
(EVK) User’s Manual
SP6T: PE42562, PE42462, PE426462
SP8T: PE42582, PE42482, PE426482
SP12T: PE42512, PE42412, PE426412

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Copyright and Trademarks
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UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and HaRP, MultiSwitch and DuNE are trademarks of Peregrine Semicon-
ductor Corp.
Disclaimers
The information in this document is believed to be reliable. However, Peregrine assumes no liability for the use
of this information. Use shall be entirely at the user’s own risk. No patent rights or licenses to any circuits
described in this document are implied or granted to any third party. Peregrine’s products are not designed or
intended for use in devices or systems intended for surgical implant, or in other applications intended to support
or sustain life, or in any application in which the failure of the Peregrine product could create a situation in which
personal injury or death might occur. Peregrine assumes no liability for damages, including consequential or
incidental damages, arising out of the use of its products in such applications.
Patent Statement
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Table of Contents
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Application Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Evaluation Board Assembly - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
SP6T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
SP8T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
SP12T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Quick Start Guide - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Quick Start Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Software Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
EVK Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hardware Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
USB Interface Board Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Evaluation Board Overview (SP6T, SP8T, SP12T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SP6T Evaluation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SP6T EVB Connection to USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
SP6T Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
SP6T EVB Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SP6T Hardware Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
SP6T Digital Control Pin Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
SP6T Control Logic Truth Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SP8T EVB Connection to USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SP8T Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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SP8T EVB Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SP8T Hardware Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SP8T Digital Control Pin Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SP8T Control Logic Truth Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SP12T EVB Connection to USB Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SP8T Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SP12T EVB Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SP12T Hardware Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SP12T Digital Control Pin Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
SP12T Control Logic Truth Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Graphical User Interface - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Graphical User Interface Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Device Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Switch 1 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Switch 1 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Switch 1 USB Board Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Controlling Multiple EVBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switch 2 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Switch 2 USB Board Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Technical Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -31
Technical Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31

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Introduction
The SP6T (PE42562, PE42462, PE426462), SP8T (PE42582, PE42482, PE426482) and SP12T (PE42512,
PE42412, PE426412) are HaRP™ technology-enhanced absorptive high throw count RF switches manufac-
tured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS®process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology.
These products deliver high port-to-port isolation, low insertion loss and fast switching time, making them ideal
for filter bank switching and RF signal routing in test and measurement (T&M) and wireless applications up to
8 GHz. No blocking capacitors are required if DC voltage is not present on the RF ports.
Device versions are available in SP6T, SP8T and SP12T configurations with and without an external VSS pin for
bypassing the internal negative voltage generator for true spur-free performance. These products operate down
to 10 MHz, with special T&M versions available down to 9 kHz. The SP6T and SP8T devices are available in a
24-lead 4 × 4 mm QFN package. SP12T devices are available in a 32-lead 5 × 5 mm QFN package.
Each evaluation kit (EVK) includes all hardware required to control and evaluate the functionality of the multi-
throw count RF switches. The Multi-throw Count RF Switch evaluation software can be downloaded at
www.psemi.com and requires a PC running the Windows®operating system to control the RF switch via the USB
interface board.
Application Support
For any technical inquiries regarding the evaluation kit or software, please visit applications support at
www.psemi.com (fastest response) or call [phone].
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Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements
Kit Contents
The Multi-throw Count RF Switch EVK includes the following hardware required to evaluate the high throw count
RF switches.
Software Requirements
The Multi-throw Count RF Switch evaluation software will need to be installed on a computer with the following
minimum requirements:
• PC compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10
• Mouse or other pointing device
• USB port
• Web browser with internet access (for downloading software)
• User account with administration privileges (for installing software)
Hardware Requirements
To evaluate the performance of the evaluation board, a network analyzer is recommended. A signal generator
and spectrum analyzer are required for harmonic measurements. Linearity measurements may require an
additional signal generator and additional filtering to reduce the fundamental signal delivered to the spectrum
analyzer in order to resolve the low level intermodulation tones.
Caution: The Multi-throw Count RF Switch EVK contains components that might be damaged by exposure to
voltages in excess of the specified voltage, including voltages produced by electrostatic discharges. Handle the
board in accordance with procedures for handling static-sensitive components. Avoid applying excessive
voltages to the power supply terminals, RF ports, and digital inputs.
Table 1 • Multi-throw Count RF Switch Evaluation Kit Contents
Quantity Description Device Part Number
1 Multi-throw Count RF Switch evaluation board assembly
PE42562 PRT-66070
PE42462 PRT-65914
PE426462 PRT-66739
PE42582 PRT-66238
PE42482 PRT-65969
PE426482 PRT-66791
PE42512 PRT-66122
PE42412 PRT-66018
PE426412 PRT-66843
1 Peregrine USB interface board assembly ALL PRT-50866
1 USB 2.0 type A to type B mini cable ALL PRT-58894

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Evaluation Board Assembly
SP6T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview
The SP6T evaluation board (EVB) is assembled with the PE42562, PE42462 or PE426462, test headers and
SMA connectors. The RF traces from each SMA connector to the RF switch are equal length, easing the task of
de-embedding. The PCB includes an additional RF "thru" trace that can be measured and used to remove the
PCB loss when de-embedding. The length of the "thru" trace is twice the length of an RF trace connected to the
RF switch.
Figure 1 • SP6T RF Switch Evaluation Board Assembly

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SP8T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview
The SP8T EVB is assembled with the PE42582, PE42482 or PE426482, test headers and SMA connectors. The
RF traces from each SMA connector to the RF switch are equal length, easing the task of de-embedding. The
PCB includes an additional RF "thru" trace that can be measured and used to remove the PCB loss when de-
embedding. The length of the "thru" trace is twice the length of an RF trace connected to the RF switch.
Figure 2 • SP8T RF Switch Evaluation Board Assembly

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SP12T Evaluation Board Assembly Overview
The SP12T EVB is assembled with the PE42512, PE42412 or PE426412, test headers and SMA connectors.
The RF traces from each SMA connector to the RF switch are equal length, easing the task of de-embedding.
The PCB includes an additional RF "thru" trace that can be measured and used to remove the PCB loss when
de-embedding. The length of the "thru" trace is twice the length of an RF trace connected to the RF switch.
Figure 3 • SP12T RF Switch Evaluation Board Assembly

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