PE4302 RF Attenuator

Features

• This is a PE4302 numerical control RF attenuator module.
• The parallel immediate mode is simple and easy to use.
• Bandwidth is wide and can be 1MHz to 4GHz.
• Program control gain attenuation range is from 0 to 31.5DB.
• The module supports parallel port and serial port mode as well as power on state selection function.

Specifications

• Power Supply Voltage
  • 2.7-3.3 VDC - 3V typical
  • Typical current 5mA
• Program control gain attenuation range
  • 0~31.5DB
• Stepping: 0.5DB
• Input/Output Impedance
  • 50 ohm
• Bandwidth
  • 1MHz~4GHz
  • Attenuation value will differ under different frequency
• Max Input power (50Ω) +30 dBm (1W = 7.1V RMS)
• Connectors
  • SMA-female

References

• DuWayne's Arduino based attenuator
  • Hackaday project page
• Peregrine Semiconductor's page - Chip maker
• PE4302 tswfi - Simple attenuator built with PE4302 and Arduino "pro micro".
  • PE43xx Arduino Library