EM MICROELECTRONIC - MARIN SA
EM4095
Read/Write analog front end for 125 kHz RFID Basestation
Description
The EM4095 (previously named P4095) chip is a CMOS
integrated transceiver circuit intended for use in an RFID
basestation to perform the following functions:
-
Data transmission by Amplitude Modulation with
externally adjustable modulation index using single
ended driver
Multiple transponder protocol compatibility
(Ex: EM4102, EM4200, EM4450 and EM4205/EM4305)
Sleep mode 1µA
USB compatible power supply range
-40 to +85°C temperature range
Small outline plastic package SO16
antenna driving with carrier frequency
AM modulation of the field for writable transponder
AM demodulation of the antenna signal modulation
induced by the transponder
communicate with a microprocessor via simple interface.
Features
Integrated PLL system to achieve self adaptive carrier
frequency to antenna resonant frequency
No external quartz required
100 to 150 kHz carrier frequency range
Direct antenna driving using bridge drivers
Data transmission by OOK (100% Amplitude
Modulation) using bridge driver
Applications
Typical Operating Configuration
Read Only Mode
Pin Assignment
Car immobiliser
Hand held reader
Low cost reader
RDY /CLK
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
+5V
SO16
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
5
EM4095
P4095
13
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
VSS
RDY/CLK
DC2
ANT1
SHD
DVDD
DEMOD_OUT
DVSS
MOD
ANT2
AGND
VDD
CDV2
DEMOD_IN
Fig. 1
FCAP
CDEC_IN
CDEC_OUT
Fig. 3
Read/Write Mode
RDY /CLK
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
+5V
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
5
EM4095
P4095
13
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
CDV2
Fig. 2
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System principle
Transceiver
R/W configuration
Transponder
RDY/CLK
Coil1
Read Only
and
R/W Chip
Coil2
+5V
LA
C RE
S
C DV
+5V
1
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
5
EM4095
13
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
C DV
2
DOWNLINK
UPLINK
Signal
on
Transponder
coil
Signal
on
Transceiver
coil
Signal
on
Transceiver
coil
Signal
on
Transponder
coil
RF
Carrier
RF
Carrier
Data
Data
Fig. 4
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Storage temperature
Maximum voltage at VDD
Minimum voltage at VDD
Max. voltage other pads
Min. voltage other pads
Max. junction temperature
Electrostatic discharge max.
to MIL-STD-883C method
3015 against VSS
Electrostatic discharge max.
to MIL-STD-883C method
3015 (only for pins ANT1
and ANT2) against VSS
Maximum Input/Output
current on all pads except
VDD, VSS, DVDD, DVSS,
ANT1, ANT2, RDY/CLK
Maximum AC peak current
on ANT1 and ANT2 pads
100 kHz duty cycle 50%
Symbol Conditions
TSTO
-55 to +150°C
VDDmax
VSS+6V
VDDmin
VSS -0.3V
VMAX
VDD +0.3V
VMIN
VSS -0.3V
TJMAX
+125°C
VESD
4000V
VESD_ANT
8000V
IIMAX
IOMAX
10mA
IANTmax
300mA
Handling Procedures
This device has built-in protection against high static
voltages or electric fields; however, anti-static precautions
must be taken as for any other CMOS component. Unless
otherwise specified, proper operation can only occur when
all terminal voltages are kept within the voltage range.
Unused inputs must always be tied to a defined logic
voltage level.
Operating Conditions
Parameter
Operating junction
temperature
Supply voltage
Antenna circuit
resonant frequency
AC peak current on
ANT1 & ANT2 pads
CFCAP
CDEC
CDC2
CAGND
Package thermal
resistor SO16
Symb
TJ
Min
-40
Typ
Max
+110
Units
°C
VDD
FRES
4.1
100
5
125
5.5
150
V
kHz
250
mA
*
*
*
220
71
nF
nF
nF
nF
°C/W
IANT
Rth j-a
*
*
*
100
69
Stresses above these listed maximum ratings may cause
permanent damages to the device. Exposure beyond
specified operating conditions may affect device reliability or
cause malfunction.
* 10% tolerance capacitors should be used
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10
100
6.80
70
** According to 1S2P JEDEC test board
Due to antenna driver current the internal junction temperature is
higher than ambient temperature. Please calculate ambient
temperature range from max. antenna current and package
Thermal Resistor. It is the user's responsibility to guarantee that TJ
remains below 110°C.
Supply voltage (VDD and DVDD pads) must be blocked by a 100nF
capacitor (to VSS) as close as possible to the chip
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Electrical and Switching Characteristics:
Parameters specified below are valid only in case the device is used according to Operating Conditions defined on previous
page.
VSS=DVSS=0V, VDD =DVDD = 5V, Tj = -40 to 110°C, unless otherwise specified
Parameter
Symbol Test Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Units
IDDsleep
Supply current in sleep mode
1
2
µA
IDDon
Supply current excluding drivers
5
7
mA
current
VAGND
AGND level
Note 1
2.35
2.5
2.65
V
Logic signals SHD, MOD,
DEMOD_OUT
VIH
VIL
VOH
VOL
RPD
RPU
Input logic high
Input logic low
Output logic high
Output logic low
MOD pull down resistor
SHD pull up resistor
0.8VDD
0.1VDD
90
90
V
V
V
V
k
k
150
150
kHz
kHz
9
36
0.2VDD
ISOURCE=1mA
ISINK=1mA
0.2VDD
0.8VDD
0.9VDD
20
20
50
50
PLL
Antenna capture frequency range
Antenna locking frequency range
FANT_C
FANT_L
100
100
Drivers
ANT drivers output resistance
RDY/CLK driver output resistance
RAD
RCL
IANT=100mA
IRDY/CLK=10mA
3
12
AM demodulation
VCM
DEMOD_IN common mode range
VSS + 0.5
VDD - 0.5
V
DEMOD_IN input sensitivity
Vsense
Note 2
0.85
2
mVpp
Note 1: AGND is a EM4095 internal reference point. Any external connection except specified capacitor to V SS may lead to device
malfunction.
Note 2: Modulating signal 2 kHz square wave on 125 kHz carrier, total signal inside VCM
Vsense
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Timing Characteristics:
Parameters specified below are valid only in case the device is used according to Operating Conditions defined on previous
page.
VSS=DVSS=0V, VDD=DVDD = 5V
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Typ
Max
Units
Tset
Set-up time after a sleep period
25
35
ms
Tmdon
Time from full power to modulation
antenna circuit specifications:
50
µs
Q=15,FRES=125Khz
state
modulation index: 100%
AM demodulation: Delay time from
Modulating signal 2Khz square
Tpd
40
120
µs
input to output
wave 10mVpp
Recovery time of reception after
Trec
Note 1
400
500
µs
antenna modulation
Note 1: RF period is time of one period transmitted on ANT outputs (at 125 kHz 8µs). Trec after antenna modulation receiver
chain is ready to demodulate. The condition is of course that the amplitude on antenna has already reached its steady state by
that time (this depends on Q of antenna). See also Application Notes.
Block Diagram
VDD
VSS
SHD
AGND
to all blocks
to all blocks
BIAS &
AGND
to all blocks
BIAS & AGND
to all blocks
SHORT
DETECTION
& READY
DVDD
LOCK
FCAP
LOOP
FILTER
VCO &
SEQUENCER
ANTENNA
DRIVERS
HOLD
MOD
DMOD_IN
RDY/CLK
ANT1
ANT2
DVSS
SY NCHRO
SAMPLER
CDEC_OUT
FILTER
CDEC_IN
COMPARATOR
DMOD_OUT
DC2
Fig. 5
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Functional Description
General
The EM4095 is intended to be used with an attached
antenna circuit and a microcontroller. Few external
components are needed to achieve DC and RF filtering,
current sensing and power supply decoupling.
A stabilised power supply has to be provided. Please refer
to EM4095 Application Notes for advice.
Device operation is controlled by logic inputs SHD and
MOD. When SHD is high EM4095 is in sleep mode, current
consumption is minimised. At power up the input SHD has
to be high to enable correct initialisation. When SHD is low
the circuit is enabled to emit RF field, it starts to demodulate
any amplitude modulation (AM) signal seen on the antenna.
This digital signal coming from the AM demodulation block
is provided through DEMOD_OUT pin to the microcontroller
for decoding and processing.
High level on MOD pin forces in tri-state the main antenna
drivers synchronously with the RF carrier. While MOD is
high the VCO and AM demodulation chain are kept in state
before the MOD went high. This ensures fast recovery after
MOD is released. The switching ON of VCO and AM
demodulation is delayed by 41 RF clocks after falling edge
on MOD. In this way the VCO and AM demodulation
operating points are not perturbed by start-up of antenna
resonant circuit.
Analog Blocks
The circuit performs the two functions of an RFID
basestation,
namely:
transmission
and
reception.
Transmission involves antenna driving and AM modulation
of the RF field. The antenna drivers deliver a current into the
external antenna to generate the magnetic field.
Reception involves the AM demodulation of the antenna
signal modulation induced by the transponder. This is
achieved by sensing the absorption modulation applied by
the tag (transponder).
Transmission
Referring to the block diagram, transmission is achieved by
a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) and the antenna drivers.
Drivers
The antenna drivers supply the reader basestation antenna
with the appropriate energy. They deliver current at the
resonant frequency which is typically 125 kHz. Current
delivered by drivers depends on Q of external resonant
circuit.
It is strongly recommended that design of antenna circuit is
done in a way that maximum peak current of 250 mA is
never exceeded (see Typical Operating Configuration for
antenna current calculation). Another limiting factor for
antenna current is Thermal Convection of package.
Maximum peak current should be designed in a way that
internal junction temperature does not exceed maximum
junction temperature at maximum application ambient
temperature. 100% modulation (field stop) is done by
switching OFF the drivers. The ANT drivers are protected
against antenna DC short circuit to the power supplies.
When a short circuit has been detected the RDY/CLK pin is
pulled low while the main driver is forced in tri-state. The
circuit can be restarted by activating the SHD pin.
Phase locked loop
The PLL is composed of the loop filter, the Voltage
Controlled Oscillator (VCO), and the phase comparator
blocks. By using an external capacitive divider, pin
DEMOD_IN gets information about the actual high voltage
signal on antenna.
Phase of this signal is compared with the signal driving
antenna drivers. Therefore the PLL is able to lock the carrier
frequency to the resonant frequency of the antenna.
Depending on the antenna type the resonant frequency of
the system can be anywhere in the range from 100 kHz to
150 kHz. Wherever the resonant frequency is in this range it
will be maintained by the Phase Lock Loop.
Reception
The demodulation input signal for the reception block is the
voltage sensed on the antenna. DEMOD_IN pin is also used
as input to Reception chain. The signal level on the
DEMOD_IN input must be lower than VDD-0.5V and higher
than VSS+0.5V. The input level is adjusted by the use of an
external capacitive divider. Additional capacitance of divider
must be compensated by accordingly smaller resonant
capacitor. The AM demodulation scheme is based on the
"AM Synchronous Demodulation" technique.
The reception chain is composed of sample and hold, DC
offset cancellation, bandpass filter and comparator. DC
voltage of signal on DEMOD_IN is set to AGND by internal
resistor. The AM signal is sampled, the sampling is
synchronised by a clock from VCO. Any DC component is
removed from this signal by the CDEC capacitor. Further
filtering to remove the remaining carrier signal, high and low
frequency noise is made by second order highpass filter and
CDC2. The amplified and filtered receive signal is fed to
asynchronous comparator. Comparator output is buffered
on output pin DEMOD_OUT.
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Signal RDY/CLK
This signal provides the external microprocessor with clock
signal which is synchronous with the signal on ANT1 and
with information about EM4095 internal state. Clock signal
synchronous with ANT1 indicates that PLL is in lock and
that Reception chain operation point is set. When SHD is
high RDY/CLK pin is forced low. After high to low transition
on SHD the PLL starts-up, and the reception chain is
switched on. After time TSET the PLL is locked and reception
chain operation point has been established. At this moment
the same signal which is being transmitted to ANT1 is also
put to RDY/CLK pin indicating to microprocessor that it can
start observing signal on DEMOD_OUT and giving at the
same time reference clock signal. Clock on RDY/CLK pin is
continuous, it is also present during time the ANT drivers
are OFF due to high level on MOD pin. During the time TSET
from high to low transition on SHD pin RDY/CLK pin is
pulled down by 100 k pull down resistor. The reason for
this is in additional functionality of RDY/CLK pin in case of
AM modulation with index which is lower then 100%. In that
case it is used as auxiliary driver which maintains lower
amplitude on coil during modulation. (see also Typical
Operating Configuration)
Read/Write mode (High Q factor antenna)
RDY/CLK
1
16
RSER
2
15
3
14
+5V
4
13
LA
CRES
+5V
CDV1
5
P4095
EM4095
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
CDV2
Fig. 8
Read/Write mode (AM modulation)
RDY/CLK
RAM
LA
Remark: Please refer to AN4095 for external components
calculation and limits.
+5V
Typical Operating Configuration
16
2
15
3
14
4
13
5
CRES
CDV1
1
+5V
EM4095
P4095
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
CDV2
Read Only Mode
Fig. 9
RDY/CLK
1
16
2
15
3
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
+5V
4
5
14
P4095
EM4095
13
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
Figure 6 presents EM4095 used in Read Only mode. Pin
MOD is not used. It is recommended to connect it to VSS.
P
Figure 7 presents typical R/W configuration for OOK
communication protocol reader to transponder (eg.
EM4450). It is recommended to be used with low Q factor
antennas (up to 15).
CDEC
CDV2
Fig. 6
Read/Write mode (Low Q factor antenna)
RDY/CLK
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
+5V
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
13
5
P4095
EM4095
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
CDV2
Fig. 7
When the antenna quality is high using configuration of
figure 6 or 7 the voltage on antenna can arrive in the range
of few hundred volts and antenna peak current may exceed
its maximum value. In such a case the capacitive divider
ratio has to be high thus limiting the sensitivity. For such
case it is better to reduce antenna circuit quality by adding
serial resistor. In this way the antenna current is lower and
thus power dissipation of IC is reduced with practically the
same performance (Fig. 8).
In the case AM modulation communication protocol reader
to transponder (eg. EM4069) is needed a single ended
configuration has to be used (figure 9). When pin MOD is
pulled high driver on ANT1 is put in three state, driver
RDY/CLK continues driving thus maintaining lower antenna
current. Modulation index is adjusted by resistor RAM. As
mentioned above RDY/CLK signal becomes active only
after the demodulation chain operating point is set.
Before it is pulled down by high impedance pull down
resistor (100 k) in order not to load ANT1 output. In the
case of AM modulation configuration the total antenna
current change at the moment RDY/CLK pin becomes
active, so external microprocessor has to wait another TSET
before it can start observing DEMOD_OUT.
Read Only mode with external peak detector
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RDY/CLK
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
+5V
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
13
5
EM4095
P4095
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDV2
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
CDEC
D1
C1
R1
Fig. 10
As mentioned above for high Q antennas the voltage on
antenna is high and read sensitivity is limited by
demodulator sensitivity due to capacitive divider. Read
sensitivity (and thus reading range) can be increased by
using external envelope detector circuit. Input is taken on
antenna high voltage side output is directly fed to CDEC_IN
pin. However, the capacitor divider is still needed for PLL
locking. Such configuration is shown in Fig.10, the envelope
detector is formed by three components: D1, R1 and C1.
The configuration presented in figure 10 may also be used
for read write applications but it has a drawback in the case
fast recovery of reading is needed after communication
reader to transponder is finished. The reason is in fact that
DC voltage after diode D1 is lost during modulation and it
takes very long time before it is established again.
Read/Write mode with external peak detector
Figure 11 presents a solution to that problem. A high voltage
NMOS transistor blocks the discharge path during
modulation, so operating point is preserved. The signal
controlling NMOS gate has to be put low synchronously with
signal MOD, but it can be put high only after the amplitude
on antenna has recovered after modulation.
RDY/CLK
+5V
LA
CRES
CDV1
CDV2
+5V
1
16
2
15
3
14
4
5
P4095
EM4095
13
12
6
11
7
10
8
9
CDC2
CFCAP
SHD
DEMOD_OUT
MOD
CAGND
P
PCB Layout
Refer to "EM4095 Application Note" (App. Note 404)
CDEC
D1
C1
R1
Fig. 11
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Pin Description
SOIC 16 package
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
GND:
IPD:
Name
Description
VSS
Negative power supply (substrate)
RDY/CLK
Ready flag and clock output, driver for AM modulation
ANT1
Antenna driver
DVDD
Positive power supply for antenna drivers
DVSS
Negative power supply for antenna drivers
ANT2
Antenna driver
VDD
Positive power supply
DEMOD_IN
Antenna sensing voltage
CDEC_OUT
DC blocking capacitor connection « out »
CDEC_IN
DC blocking capacitor connection « in »
AGND
Analog ground
MOD
A High level voltage modulates the antenna
DEMOD_OUT
Digital signal representing the AM seen on the antenna
SHD
A High level voltage forces the circuit into sleep mode
FCAP
PLL Loop filter capacitor
DC2
DC decoupling capacitor
reference ground
PWR: power supply
input with internal pull down
IPU:
input with internal pull up
ANA:
O:
Type
GND
O
O
PWR
GND
O
PWR
ANA
ANA
ANA
ANA
IPD
O
IPU
ANA
ANA
analog signal
output
Package and Ordering Information
Dimensions of SOIC 16 Package (table in millimeters)
Symbol
A
A1
B
C
D
E
H
L
Common Dimensions (mm)
Min
Nom
Max
1.55
1.63
1.73
0.127
0.15
0.25
0.35
0.41
0.49
0.19
0.20
0.25
9.80
9.93
9.98
3.81
3.94
3.99
5.84
5.99
6.20
0.41
0.64
0.89
Fig. 12
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Ordering Information
EM4095
H
M
SO16
A
+
Bit-Coding
RoHS Compliance
H = AM
+ = Leadfree
[blank] otherwise
Cycle/bit n
Delivery form
M = Multi-Baud rate
A = Stick
B = Tape & reel
Package
SO16 = SOIC16
Product Support
Check our Web Site under Products/RF Identification section.
Questions can be sent to EMdirect@emmicroelectronic.com
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Appendix
Equations
Peak to peak voltage on antenna is defined by following
equation:
Antenna resonant frequency f0:
1
f0
2 LA C0
(1)
Where C0 is resonant capacitor composed of CRES, CDV1 and
CDV2:
C0 CRES
CDV 1 CDV 2
CDV 1 CDV 2
2f 0 L A
QA
I ANT
f 0 C 0
(6)
To ensure correct operation of the AM demodulation chain,
the AC peak to peak voltage on DEMOD_IN pin (VDMOD_INpp)
has to be inside common mode range. Once peak to peak
voltage on antenna is known the capacitor divider division
factor can be calculated:
(2)
V DMOD _ INpp V ANTpp
Usually antenna coil is specified by its inductance (L A) and
Q factor (QA). Serial resistance of antenna is defined by
following equation:
R ANT
V ANTpp
C DV 1
C DV 1 C DV 2
(7)
Power dissipation is composed of power dissipated on ANT
drivers and internal power consumption:
P 2 I RMS RAD I DDon VDD VSS
(3)
2
(7)
The equations which follow are valid for bridge configuration
as defined on Figures 1, 2 and 3. For figures 1 and 2 RSER
has to be considered 0.
Temperature increase of die due to power dissipation is:
The AC current amplitude at resonant frequency is defined
as follows:
Where RTh is Package thermal resistor.
I ANT
4
R ANT
Vdd Vss
RSER 2 R AD
T P RTh
(8)
(4)
RMS antenna current (important for power dissipation
calculation):
I RMS
I ANT
2
(5)
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