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mossmann edited this page Sep 19, 2012 · 10 revisions

HackRF clock signals are generated by the Si5351. The plan so far:

  • crystal frequency: 25 MHz (supports 25 or 27 MHz)
  • optional clock input frequency: 10 MHz recommended (supports 10 to 40 MHz, or higher with division)
  • VCO frequency: 800 MHz (supports 600 to 900 MHz)
  • MAX2837 clock: 40 MHz
  • preferred MAX5864 clocks: 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20 MHz
  • A clock at double the MAX5864 rate will be delivered to the CPLD and SGPIO.
  • LPC43xx clock: 12 MHz (from separate crystal so the ROM-based USB DFU will work)

Lemondrop+Jellybean Si5351 output mapping:

  • CLK0 -> MAX2837
  • CLK1 -> MAX5864/CPLD
  • CLK2 -> CPLD
  • CLK3 -> CPLD
  • CLK4 -> LPC4330
  • CLK5 -> RFFC5072
  • CLK6 -> extra
  • CLK7 -> extra

Jawbreaker output mapping:

  • CLK0 -> MAX5864/CPLD
  • CLK1 -> CPLD
  • CLK2 -> SGPIO
  • CLK3 -> external clock output
  • CLK4 -> RFFC5072
  • CLK5 -> MAX2837
  • CLK6 -> none
  • CLK7 -> LPC4330 (but LPC4330 will start up on its own crystal)
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