GEN3-ERF®

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Product Name: GEN3-ERF®

The 3rd Generation Mini-ERF is a Reduced SWaP-C, 30 to 520 MHz tunable bandpass filter that features 50mW (typ.) power consumption, 1 Watt CW continuous power handling (7% BW), +40 dBm IIp3 (typ.), low insertion loss, and 4 dB typ. selectivity @ +/-10%, (7% filter). The GEN3-ERF’s are fully tuned and tested by Pole/Zero® for convenience and ease of use.

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Applications

Delivering high performance in a small package, Pole/Zero’s ERF Tunable Filter is applicable for multiple markets, including defense, EW, radar, communications, satcom, and automated test equipment.

Markets

Defense Aerospace Communications GPS ATE Space

Product Specifications

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Symbol	Parameter	Conditions	Min	Max	Unit
VCC	Supply voltage	-	0.5	6	V
VBB	High supply voltage	-	0.5	12	V
VI	Input voltage	On all digital interface input pins	0.5	3.6	V
VO	Output voltage	On all digital interface output pins	0.5	3.3	V
IOH/IOL	Digital interface pin sink/source current	-		8	mA
IO	Output current	-	-	8	mA
PINBAND	In-band RF input power level	Signal is in passband 𝑓0 = 30 − 520 𝑀𝐻z	-	33	dBm
POUTBAND	Out-of-band RF input power level	-	-	33	dBm
TRATE	Maximum tune rate (frequency hopping)	-	-	2	kHz

Handling Ratings

Symbol	Parameter	Conditions	Min	Nom	Max	Unit
Ts	Storage temperature	-	-	-55	+125	°C

Recommended Operating Conditions

Symbol	Parameter	Conditions	Min	Nom	Max	Unit
VCC	Supply voltage	-	4.7	5	5.5	V
VREF	High supply voltage	-	4.5	10	10.5	V
PIN (Vref = +5V)	Maximum RF input power for linear operation	Signal is in passband	-	-	30	V
PIN (Vref = +10V)	Maximum RF input power for linear operation	Signal is in passband	-	-	31	dBm
TA	Ambient operating temperature	-	-40	-	+85	°C

Electrical Characteristics

Symbol	Parameter	Conditions	Min	Nom	Max	Unit
ICC_STATIC	VCC current consumption, statically tuned	At nominal VCC	-	7.5	10	mA
ICC_HOP	VCC current consumption, hopping	Nominal VCC, hopping at 10KHz	-	-	35	mA
IREF_STATIC	VREF current consumption, statically tuned	At nominal VREF voltage	-	11.5	35	mA
IREF_HOP	VREF current consumption	Nominal VREF, hopping at 2KHz	-	11.5	TBD	mA
VIH	Digital high level input voltage	On all digital interface input pins	2	-	-	V
VIL	Digital low level input voltage	On all digital interface output pins	-	-	0.8	V
ICC_STATIC	VCC current consumption, statically tuned	At nominal VCC voltage	-	3.3	30	mA
ICC_HOP	VVCC current consumption, hopping	Nominal VCC, hopping at -	-	-	-	mA
VBB	High supply voltage	At nominal VBB voltage	23.75	25	26.25	-
IBB_STATIC	VBB current consumption, statically tuned	At nominal VBB voltage	-	-	2	mA
IBB_HOP	VBB current consumption	Nominal VBB, hopping at -	-	-	-	mA
VIH	Digital high level input voltage	On all digital interface input pins	*0.7 Vcc**	-	-	V
VIL	Digital low level input voltage	On all digital interface output pins	-	-	*0.3 Vcc**	V
IIH/IIL	Digital Interface pin input logic current	-	4	-	-4	mA
F(RANGE)	Tunable frequency range	-	30	-	520	MHz
ZO	Input/output impedance	-	-	50	-	Ω
VSWR	Voltage Standing Wave Ratio	-	-	1.24:1	2.2:1	-
RL	Return loss	At 50 Ω	9	19.5	-	dB
IL	Insertion loss	For NN-30-520-6-S06	-	5.1	7	dB
%BW	Bandwidth (3 dB)	-	6.2	7	7	%
SEL10%	Selectivity 10% removed from the center frequency	𝑓𝑂 ± 10%	12	15	-	dBc
SEL(ULTIMATE)	Ultimate selectivity	2 × fo	-	50	-	dBc
IIP3	Input third order intermodulation intercept point	-	-	45	-	dBm
NF	Noise Figure	-	-	Il	IL+1.0	dB
PSpurious	Spurious Output	15 dB Noise Source Reference	-	130		dBm
TTUNE	Tune time	-	-	24.8	75	μs
FDRIFT	Center frequency	-	-40	-	+80	ppm/°C

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