Si4734/35-B20

Table 15. Si473x Property Summary

Prop

Name

Description

Default

 

 

 

 

0x0001

GPO_IEN

Enables interrupt sources.

0x0000

0x0102

DIGITAL_OUTPUT_FORMAT

Configures the digital output format (Si4735 only).

0x0000

0x0104

DIGITAL_OUTPUT_

Configures the digital output sample rate in 100 Hz steps. The

0x0000

SAMPLE_RATE

digital output sample rate is disabled by default (Si4735 only).

 

 

0x0201

REFCLK_FREQ

Sets frequency of reference clock in Hz. The range is 31130 to

0x8000

34406 Hz, or 0 to disable the AFC. Default is 32768 Hz.

 

 

 

0x0202

REFCLK_PRESCALE

Sets the prescaler value for RCLK input.

0x0001

0x1100

FM_DEEMPHASIS

Sets de-emphasis time constant. Default is 75 us.

0x0002

0x1105

FM_BLEND_STEREO_

Sets RSSI threshold for stereo blend (full stereo above thresh-

 

old, blend below threshold). To force stereo set this to 0. To

0x0031

THRESHOLD

 

force mono set this to 127. Default value is 49 dBuV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x1106

FM_BLEND_MONO_

Sets RSSI threshold for mono blend (full mono below threshold,

 

blend above threshold). To force stereo set this to 0. To force

0x001E

THRESHOLD

 

mono set this to 127. Default value is 30 dBuV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x1108

FM_MAX_TUNE_

Sets the maximum freq error allowed before setting the AFC rail

0x001E

 

ERROR

(AFCRL) indicator. Default value is 30 kHz.

 

0x1200

FM_RSQ_INT_

Configures interrupt related to RSQ metrics.

0x0000

SOURCE

 

 

 

0x1201

FM_RSQ_SNR_HI_

Sets high threshold for SNR interrupt.

0x007F

THRESHOLD

 

 

 

0x1202

FM_RSQ_SNR_LO_

Sets low threshold for SNR interrupt.

0x0000

THRESHOLD

 

 

 

0x1203

FM_RSQ_RSSI_HI_

Sets high threshold for RSSI interrupt.

0x007F

THRESHOLD

 

 

 

0x1204

FM_RSQ_RSSI_LO_

Sets low threshold for RSSI interrupt.

0x0000

THRESHOLD

 

 

 

0x1207

FM_RSQ_BLEND_

Sets the blend threshold for blend interrupt when boundary is

0x0081

THRESHOLD

crossed.

 

 

0x1302

FM_SOFT_MUTE_

Sets maximum attenuation during soft mute (dB). Set to 0 to dis-

0x0010

 

MAX_ATTENUATION

able soft mute. Default is 16 dB.

 

0x1303

FM_SOFT_MUTE_

Sets SNR threshold to engage soft mute. Default is 4 dB.

0x0004

SNR_THRESHOLD

 

 

 

0x1400

FM_SEEK_BAND_

Sets the bottom of the FM band for seek. Default is 8750.

0x222E

BOTTOM

 

 

 

0x1401

FM_SEEK_BAND_TOP

Sets the top of the FM band for seek. Default is 10790.

0x2A26

0x1402

FM_SEEK_FREQ_

Selects frequency spacing for FM seek.

0x000A

SPACING

 

 

 

0x1403

FM_SEEK_TUNE_

Sets the SNR threshold for a valid FM Seek/Tune. Default value

0x0003

 

SNR_THRESHOLD

is 3 dB.

 

0x1404

FM_SEEK_TUNE_

Sets the RSSI threshold for a valid FM Seek/Tune. Default

0x0014

RSSI_TRESHOLD

value is 20 dBuV.

 

 

0x1500

RDS_INT_SOURCE

Configures RDS interrupt behavior.

0x0000

0x1501

RDS_INT_FIFO_COUNT

Sets the minimum number of RDS groups stored in the receive

0x0000

RDS FIFO required before RDS RECV is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Silicon Laboratories SI4734/35-B20 manual Si473x Property Summary, Prop Name Description Default

SI4734/35-B20 specifications

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