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RFSA3513

Pin Names and Descriptions

Pin

Name

Description

1

VDD

Supply Voltage

2

A0

A0 External Address Pin

3

GND

Ground Pin

4

RFIN

RF Input Pin

Incident RF power must enter this pin for rated thermal performance and reliability

Do not apply DC power to this pin. Pin may be DC grounded externally and is grounded thru resistors internal

to the part.

5

GND

Ground Pin

6

GND

Ground Pin

7

GND

Ground Pin

8

GND

Ground Pin

9

RFOUT

RF Output Pin; Do not apply DC power to this pin. Pin may be DC grounded externally and is grounded thru

resistors internal to the part.

10

GND

Ground Pin

11

GND

Ground Pin

12

LE

Latch Enable

The leading edge of signal on LE causes the attenuator to change state

13

CLK

Serial Clock Input

14

SI

Serial data Input

15

A1

A1 External Address Pin

16

A2

A2 External Address Pin

Serial Addressable Mode Attenuation Word Truth Table

Attenuation Word

Attenuation State

D7

D6

D5

D4

D3

D2

(LSB)

D1

D0

X

L

L

L

L

L

X

X

0dB / Reference Insertion Loss

X

L

L

L

L

H

X

X

1dB

X

L

L

L

H

L

X

X

2dB

X

L

L

H

L

L

X

X

4dB

X

L

H

L

L

L

X

X

8dB

X

H

L

L

L

L

X

X

16dB

X

H

H

H

H

H

X

X

31dB