RMS Power Detector
PA 1
COUPLER 1
50Ω
10Ω
PA 2
COUPLER 2
10Ω
50Ω
ENABLE
RMS
DETECT
BIAS
BUFFER
DETECTOR
OUTPUT
MAX2202
Figure 1. System Level Connection
Applications Information
Detector RF Input
The MAX2202 generally requires a terminating resistor
and series capacitor between the directional coupler’s
output and detector RF input. As shown in the Typical
Operating Characteristics, an S11 of less than -9dB is
possible when a terminating resistor of 50Ω and series
capacitor of 220pF are used at the input. S11 of the
MAX2202 RFIN port without input matching is shown in
Table 2 and can be downloaded from Maxim’s website.
In cases where the detector is connected to two or
more directional couplers, as shown in Figure 1, the
50Ω terminating resistor can be eliminated.
Detector Voltage Output
The output of the MAX2202 goes to an ADC for further
processing by the baseband system. Connect a series
10kΩ resistor and a shunt capacitor to the detector out-
put to reduce residual amplitude ripple. The shunt
capacitor should be 4.7nF for WCDMA and 15nF for
NCDMA.
Enable Logic Level
The device features an enable input (ENA) that allows
the device to be put into shutdown. For normal opera-
tion, drive ENA high. For device shutdown, drive ENA
low. The ENA pin is DC biased through a resistor. The
value of the resistor is recommended to be greater than
Table 2. RF Input S11
FREQ
(MHz)
S11
(dB)
S11
FREQ
(PHASE) (MHz)
S11
(dB)
300 -1.63
-34.1
1560 -1.37
360 -1.69
420 -1.75
-39.6
-44.9
1620
1680
-1.35
-1.35
480 -1.77
540 -1.77
-50.2
-55.9
1740
1800
-1.35
-1.36
600 -1.75
660 -1.74
-61.4
-66.9
1860
1920
-1.36
-1.41
720 -1.72
-72.6
1980 -1.35
780 -1.70
840 -1.62
-78.6
-84.2
2040
2100
-1.37
-1.34
900 -1.59
-90.2
2160 -1.36
960
1020
-1.53
-1.52
-96.2
-102.2
2220
2280
-1.37
-1.37
1080 -1.45 -108.4 2340 -1.39
1140
1200
-1.46
-1.40
-114.5
-120.5
2400
2460
-1.37
-1.39
1260 -1.40 -126.5 2520 -1.38
1320
1380
1440
1500
-1.39
-1.37
-1.35
-1.37
-132.6
-138.9
-144.6
-150.6
2580
2640
2700
—
-1.40
-1.39
-1.40
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Note: VCC = 2.8V, S11 measured at RFIN bump.
S11
(PHASE)
-156.4
-162.4
-168.0
-173.7
-179.2
175.3
170.0
164.8
159.6
154.5
149.2
144.2
139.2
134.5
129.5
124.7
119.9
115.2
110.4
105.7
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