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UC6580 Hardware Reference Design Revision History Version Revision History Date R1.0 First release Sep., 2023...
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This manual does not represent, and in any case, shall not be construed as a commitments or warranty on the part of Unicore with respect to the fitness for a particular purpose/use, the accuracy, reliability and correctness of the information contained herein.
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UC6580 Hardware Reference Design Foreword This document gives the hardware reference design of the chip UC6580 from Unicore. Target Readers This document applies to technicians who possess the expertise on GNSS receivers.
UC6580 Hardware Reference Design 1 Reference Design If you do not need the RTC and backup function, connect V_BCKP to VDD_IO. UC6580 RTC and backup function are the prerequisites of GNSS hot start. Refer to Datasheet for more details. LDO Mode Under the LDO mode: ...
DC/DC Mode Under the DC/DC mode: DCDC_IN and VDD_IO use the same power supply; Use the internal DC/DC to power the system; Power the external TCXO by LDO_X; Connect RTC Crystal externally; Connect LNA and SAW externally; ...
UC6580 Hardware Reference Design 2 Attention Power DCDC_IN and VDD_IO use the same external power supply. For all the power supplies, the ripple voltages must not exceed 50 mV. The value of LDO_X must be lower than VDD_IO and the default is 1.7 V to 1.9 V. To improve the product stability, it is recommended to control the power on and off of UC6580 by the controlling terminal of the power supply.
Reset Signal UC6580 supports system reset. The reset signal is active low and the active time should be no less than 5 ms. RTC is usually driven by an on-chip 32.768 kHz oscillator, which needs to be connected to an external 32.768 kHz crystal. Instead of this, UC6580 supports directly inputting RTC_I with an external 32.768 kHz digital clock signal.
UC6580 Hardware Reference Design TCXO The CLK_I pin connects an external TCXO of 26 MHz. The power supply of TCXO can be LDO_X or an external independent LDO power supply. In order to ensure the chip boots normally, the 26 MHz clock should work stably no later than 10 ms after the chip is powered.
UC6580 can replace the UC6226 (QFN40) in the circuits. If your product uses UC6226 (QFN40), you can upgrade it with UC6580. Please contact Unicore FAE if necessary. This section introduces the simplest way to fulfill the replacement. You can design your circuits according to Figure 0-1 and Table 0-1.
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UC6580 Hardware Reference Design Table 0-1 Simplest design to replace UC6226 Pin No. UC6226NI/AS UC6580 Description UC6580: floating VDD_ANA IF_OUT Not compatible Both floating XTAL_O Compatible Both connect a 1 μF capacitor externally LDO_F_OUT LDO_EX Compatible UC6580: can be floating or connect a 1 μF PIO17 V_DET capacitor externally...