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Output LOCK (U3201-4) provides information about the lock status of the synthesizer loop. A high 
level at this output indicates a stable loop. IC U3201 provides the 16.8 MHz reference frequency at 
pin 19.
The serial interface (SRL) is connected to the µP via the data line DATA (U3201-7), clock line 
CLK (U3201-8), and chip enable line CSX (U3201-9).
4.3 Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
The Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) consists of the VCO/Buffer IC (VCOBIC, U3301), the TX 
and RX tank circuits, the external RX buffer stages, and the modulation circuits.
Figure 8-4 VHF VCO Block Diagram
The VCOBIC together with the Fractional-N synthesizer (U3201) generates the required frequencies 
in both the transmit and receive modes. The TRB line (U3301, pin 19) determines which tank circuits 
and internal buffers are to be enabled. A high level on TRB enables the TX tank and TX output (pin 
10), and a low enables the RX tank and RX output (pin 8). A sample of the signal from the enabled 
RF output is routed from U3301, pin 12 (PRESC_OUT), via a low-pass filter, to U3201, pin 32 
(PREIN).
 
Presc
RX
TX
Matching
Network
Low-Pass
    Filter
Attenuator
Pin8
Pin14
Pin10
(U3211 Pin1)
VCC Buffers
TX RF Injection
U3201 Pin 32
AUX3 (U3201 Pin2)
Prescaler Out
Pin 12Pin 19
Pin 20
      TX/RX/BS
Switching Network
U3301
VCOBIC
       Rx
Active Bias
      Tx
Active Bias
Pin2
Rx-I adjust
Pin1
Tx-I adjust
Pins 9,11,17
Pin18
Vsens
Circuit
Pin15
Pin16
RX VCO
 Circuit
TX VCO
 Circuit
RX Tank
TX Tank
Pin7
Vcc-Superfilter
Collector/RF in
Pin4
Pin5
Pin6
RX
TX
(U3201 Pin28)
Rx-SW
Tx-SW
Vcc-Logic
(U3211 Pin1)
Steer Line 
Voltage 
(VCTRL)
Pin13
Pin3
TRB IN
LO RF INJECTION
Q3304
Q3301