The LMX2316 is MICROWIRE programmable with a maximum frequency of 1.2GHz. This project was in the iDEN band so we actually had 3 frequencies we needed to generate.
I had the need to test a frequency synthesizer design that had the controller separate. So the end result was to use a BASIC STAMP 2 ( as recommended by a RF engineer ) that would program the PLL. The PLL I needed to use was National Semiconductor?s LMX2316The two NOT discussed here were in the 700MHz band and its application is proprietary. The 56MHz signal is used throughout a system that is doing upconversion and downconversion of these iDEN band frequencies. I had an old copy of National Semiconductor?s ?CODELOADER? software that would help you figure out what values to program into the PLL depending on your configuration.
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My reference oscillator was 20MHz and phase detector frequency was 250kHz. I would recommend placing a 3RD order low pass filter at the output of the PLL but as close to the VCO as possible. You want a filter with a small bandwidth (at the output frequency of the PLL) to help reduce any spurs that may have been created from the PLL. If you see harmonics with a 250kHz spacing from your main signal, then you have a problem.
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