Texas Instruments RF & Antenna Introduction

Agenda
• Basics
• Basic Building Blocks of an RF System
• RF Parameters and RF Measurement
Equipment
• Support / getting started
© 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 2

Definitions
• dBm – relative to 1 mW
• dBc – relative to carrier
• 10mW = 10dBm, 0dBm = 1mW
• -110dBm = 1E-11mW = 0.00001nW
• For a 50 ohm load :
-110dBm is 0.7uV,
i.e. not much!
• Rule of thumb:
Double the power = 3 dB increase
Half the power = 3 dB decrease

dBm to Watt
• About dBm and W
Voltage Ratio aV = 20 log (P2/P1) [aV] = dB
Power Ratio aP = 10 log (P2/P1) [aP] = dB
Voltage Level V‘ = 20 log (V/1µV) [V‘] = dBµV
Power Level P‘ = 10 log (P/1mW) [P‘] = dBm
e.g. 25mW max. allowed radiated power in the EU SRD band

>> P‘ = 10 log (25mW/1mW) = 10 * 1,39794 dBm >> 14 dBm

Electromagnetic Spectrum
SOUND RADIO LIGHT HARMFUL RADIATION
VHF = VERY HIGH FREQUENCY 2.4 GHz 4G CELLULAR

UHF = ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY ISM band 56-100 GHz
SHF = SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY ISM bands UWB
EHF = EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY 315-915 MHz
3.1-10.6 GHz
ISM = Industrial, Scientific and Medical Source: JSC.MIL

UWB = Ultra Wide Band © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 5
Frequency Spectrum Allocation
• Unlicensed ISM/SRD bands:
• USA/Canada:
260 – 470 MHz (FCC Part 15.231; 15.205)
902 – 928 MHz (FCC Part 15.247; 15.249)
2400 – 2483.5 MHz (FCC Part 15.247; 15.249)
• Europe:
433.050 – 434.790 MHz (ETSI EN 300 220)
863.0 – 870.0 MHz (ETSI EN 300 220)
2400 – 2483.5 MHz (ETSI EN 300 440 or ETSI EN 300 328)
• Japan:
315 MHz (Ultra low power applications)
426-430, 449, 469 MHz (ARIB STD-T67)
2400 – 2483.5 MHz (ARIB STD-T66)
2471 – 2497 MHz (ARIB RCR STD-33)
ISM = Industrial, Scientific and Medical

SRD = Short Range Devices
ISM/SRD License-Free Frequency Bands

RF Communication Systems
• Simplex RF System
A radio technology that allows only one-way communication from a
transmitter to a receiver
Examples: FM radio, Pagers, TV, One-way AMR systems
TX
TX
RX
TX RX
TRX
TX
TX
• Half-duplex RF Systems
Operation mode of a radio communication system in which each end can
transmit and receive, but not simultaneously.
Note: The communication is bidirectional over the same frequency, but
unidirectional for the duration of a message. The devices need to be
transceivers. Applies to most TDD and TDMA systems.
Examples: Walkie-talkie, wireless keyboard mouse

• Full-duplex RF Systems
Radio systems in which each end can transmit and receive
simultaneously
Typically two frequencies are used to set up the communication channel.
Each frequency is used solely for either transmitting or receiving. Applies
to Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) systems.
Example: Cellular phones, satellite communication

Agenda
• Basics
Equipment

Wireless Communication Systems
Transmitter
Low Frequency
Information Signal
(Intelligence)
Modulator Amplifier
High Frequency
Carrier
Communication
Channel
Receiver
Demodulator Output
Amplifier Amplifier
(detector) transducer

Modulation and Demodulation
analog
baseband
digital
signal
data digital analog
101101001 modulation modulation Radio Transmitter
radio
carrier
analog
baseband
digital
signal
analog synchronization data
demodulation decision 101101001 Radio Receiver
radio
carrier
Source: Lili Qiu

Modulation Methods
• Starting point:
we have a low frequency signal and want to send it at
a high frequency
• Modulation: The process of superimposing a low

frequency signal onto a high frequency signal
• Three modulation schemes available:

1. Amplitude Modulation (AM): the amplitude of the carrier varies in
accordance to the information signal
2. Frequency Modulation (FM): the frequency of the carrier varies in
accordance to the information signal
3. Phase Modulation (PM): the phase of the carrier varies in accordance to
the information signal
Digital Modulation
• Modulation of digital signals is known as Shift Keying
• Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK):

Pros: simple
Cons: susceptible to noise
Example: Many legacy wireless systems, e.g. AMR
1 0 1
Source: Lili Qiu

Digital Modulation
• Frequency Shift Keying (FSK):
Pros: less susceptible to noise
Cons: theoretically requires larger bandwidth/bit than ASK
Popular in modern systems
Gaussian FSK (GFSK), e.g. used in Bluetooth, has better spectral density
than 2-FSK modulation, i.e. more bandwidth efficient
1 0 1
1 0 1
Source: Lili Qiu

Digital Modulation
• Phase Shift Keying (PSK):
Pros:
– Less susceptible to noise
– Bandwidth efficient
Cons:
– Require synchronization in frequency and phase Î complicates
receivers and transmitter
Example: IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee
1 0 1
t
Source: Lili Qiu

Basic Building Blocks of an RF System
• RF-IC • Balun
Balanced to unbalanced
Transmitter
Converts a differential signal to a
Receiver single-ended signal or vice versa
Transceiver • Matching
System-on-Chip (SoC); typically
transceiver with integrated • Filter
microcontroller Used if needed to pass regulatory
requirements / improve
selectivity
• Crystal
Reference frequency for the LO • Antenna
and the carrier frequency

Transmitter
• Modern transmitters typically use fractional-N
synthesizers
• For angle modulation like FSK, MSK, O-QPSK, the
synthesizer frequency is adjusted
• For amplitude modulation like OOK and ASK, the
amplifier level is adjusted
Frequency deviation
Frequency separation
= 2 x df
Fc-df fc Fc+df Frequency

DIO=low DIO=high
FSK modulation © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 19

Receiver Architecture
• Super heterodyne receiver – e.g. CC1000
Converts the incoming signal to an Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal
and performs:
1. Carrier frequency tuning – selects desired signal
2. Filtering – separates signal from other modulated signals picked up
3. Amplification – compensates for transmission losses in the signal
path

Receiver Architecture
• Image rejection receiver – e.g. CC1020
The image frequency is an undesired input frequency that is capable of
producing the same intermediate frequency (IF) as the desired input
frequency produces

Crystals
• Provides reference frequency for Local Oscillator
(LO) and the carrier frequency
• Various types:
Low Power crystals (32.768 kHz)
– Used with sleep modes on e.g. System-on-Chips
Crystals
– Thru hole
– Tuning fork
– SMD
Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillators (TCXO)
– Temperature stability – some narrowband applications
Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillators (VCXO)
Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO)
– Extremely stable © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 22
Balun & Matching
Differential signal
SI 20
GND 19
DGUARD 18
RBIAS 17
GND 16 out of the chip

Digital Inteface
10 XOSC_Q2
8 XOSC_Q1
6 GDO0
9 AVDD
7 CSn
Single ended signal
Balun and matching

towards antenna
Antennas
Commonly used antennas:
• PCB antennas
Little extra cost (PCB)
Size demanding at low frequencies
Good performance possible
Complicated to make good designs
• Whip antennas
Expensive (unless piece of wire)
Good performance
Hard to fit in may applications
• Chip antennas
Expensive
OK performance
Antennas
• The antenna is VERY important if long range is
important
• A quarter wave antenna is an easy and good solution,

but it is not small (433 MHz: 16.4 cm, 868 MHz: 8.2
cm)
You can “curl up” such an antenna and make a helical antenna. This is
often a good solution since it utilizes unused volume for a product.
• If you need long range and have limited space, then

talk to an antenna expert !

Extending the Range of an RF System
1. Increase the Output 3. Increase both output
power power and sensitivity
Add an external Power Amplifier Add PA and LNA
(PA)
2. Increase the sensitivity 4. Use high gain antennas

Add an external Low Noise Regulatory requirements need to
Amplifier (LNA) be followed

Adding an External PA
CC2420EM PA DESIGN
• Signal from TXRX_Switch pin level shifted and buffered
Level in TX: 1.8 V, level for RX and all other modes: 0V
• CMOS and GaAs FET switches assures low RX current consumption
• Simpler control without external LNA
No extra signal is needed from MCU to turn off LNA in low power modes
CC2420 ANT
TX path
CC2420EM CC2420EM
PA w/PA
RF_P
TX/RX Switch LP filter TX/RX Switch TX current 17.4 mA 30.8 mA
RF_N BALUN RX current 19.7 mA 19.7 mA
RX path
TXRX_SWITCH
Output 0 dBm 9.5 dBm
power
Sensitivity -94 dBm -93.1 dBm
Control
logic and Line of 230 meter 580 meter
bias
network Sight Range
Radio Range – Free Space Propagation
• How much loss can we have between TX and RX?
• Friis’ transmission equation for free space

propagation:
⎛ λ ⎞ Pt Gt Gr λ2
Pr = Pt + Gt + Gr + 20 log⎜ ⎟ − 20 log d or Pr =
⎝ 4π ⎠ ( 4π ) 2 2
d
Pt is the transmitted power, Pr is the received power

Gt is the transmitter, Gr is the receiver antenna gain
Lambda is the wavelength
D is the distance between transmitter and receiver, or the range

Radio Range – ”real life”
• How much loss can we really have TX to RX?
• 120 dB link budget at 433 MHz gives approximately

2000 meters (Chipcon rule of thumb)
• Based on the emperical results above and Friis’

equation estimates on real range can be made:
• Rule of Thumb:
6 dB improvement ~ twice the distance
Double the frequency ~ half the range
– 433 MHz longer range than 868 MHz
Radio Range – Important Factors
• Factors
Antenna (gain, sensitivity to body effects etc.)
Sensitivity
Output power
Radio pollution (selectivity, blocking, IP3)
Environment (Line of sight, obstructions, reflections,
multipath fading)

Agenda
• Basics
Equipment

Phase Noise
Ideal oscillator Actual oscillator with phase noise
ωc ωc
Down Conversion (receivers):

LO signal (no phase noise)
Interferer Interferer
ωIF
ωo Wanted signal Down-converted bands
Wanted signal
consist of two overlapping
LO signal (with phase noise) spectra, with the wanted
Interferer signal suffering from
significant noise due to
the tail of the interferer
ωo ωIF
Wanted signal
Interferer end up within the IF bandwidth and cannot be filtered out
Phase Noise
Transmitters:
Transmitters
Nearby transmitter
Difficult to detect weak signal at ω2.

The wanted signal is corrupted by the phase noise tail
of the transmitter
ω1 ω2
Ideal oscillator
• Phase noise is a key parameter for transceivers

• CC1020: -90 dBc/Hz @ 12.5 kHz (narrowband)

Narrowband Transmitter
• How good is the transmitter at making efficient use of
the RF spectrum?
• OBW = Occupied Band Width

Defined as BW with 99.5% of the total average power (ARIB)
For 12.5 kHz channel spacing OBW < 8.5 kHz (ARIB)
Measured using built-in function of spectrum analyzer
Frequency
Bad Good

Narrowband Transmitter
• ACP = Adjacent Channel Power
25 kHz channel spacing, 17 kHz BW
12.5 kHz channel spacing, 8.5 kHz BW
Measured using built-in function of spectrum analyzer
Adjacent Signal Adjacent
channel channel channel Narrowband characteristics:
• Bandwidth efficient modulation
BW BW BW (e.g. GFSK)
• Low data rate
CC1020: ACP = -51 dBc
• Low deviation
Frequency
• Low phase noise key parameter for low ACP
• ETSI: Absolute ACP requirement (dBm),
ARIB: Relative (dBc)
Receiver, Co-channel Rejection
• How good is the receiver at handling interferers at
same frequency?
• Co-channel rejection, CC1020/CC1021 : -11dB
• Test method: Modulated interferer
Wanted signal 3 dB above sensitivity limit
Co-channel rejection in dB
Frequency
Receiver Selectivity
• ACR = Adjacent Channel Rejection or
• ACS = Adjacent Channel Selectivity
Adjacent channel
• CC1020: 32dB @ 12.5 kHz

ACR
• Test method
Wanted 3dB above sensitivity level
Desired channel
Interferer injected in the adjacent
channel
Frequency
Channel separation

• Selectivity, measured for channels “further out”
(alternate channel selectivity)
• Same test method as ACR/ACS
Interferer
Selectivity
Desired channel
Frequency
n*Channel separation, n=2,3,4...
• Low phase noise and narrow IF bandwith

good ACR/ACS
Selectivity Requirement for different RF standards

Standard, Ch. Spacing Adjacent Channel Rejection Selectivity, other channels
ARIB, 12.5 kHz 30 dB (± 12.5kHz) 40 dB for all other channel
ARIB, 25 kHz 40 dB (± 25kHz) 40 dB for all other channel
ETSI class 1, 25 kHz 60 dB (± 25 kHz) 84 dB (± 1 MHz)
Bluetooth, 1 MHz 0 dB (± 1 MHz) 30 dB (± 2 MHz) 40 dB (± 3 MHz)
CC2400, 1 MHz (250kbit/s12 dB (± 1 MHz) 48 dB (± 2 MHz) 50 dB (± 3 MHz)
CC2400, 1 MHz (1Mbit/s) 0 dB (± 1 MHz) 20 dB (± 2 MHz) 41dB (± 3 MHz)
Zigbee (802.15.4), 5 MHz 0 dB (± 5 MHz) 30 dB for all other channels
CC2420, 5MHz 39/46 (+ - 5 MHz) 53/57 (+ - 10 MHz)
• CC1020 is ARIB compliant (12.5 and 25 kHz channels)

Receiver, Blocking/desensitization
• Blocking/desensitization is a measure of how good a
receiver is to reject an interferer “far away” (out of
band) from the wanted signal
• Measured the same way as selectivity, but the
interfering signal is usually not modulated
• CC1020 performance:
1 MHz 60 dB
2 MHz 70 dB
10 MHZ 78 dB
• Blocking can be further improved with a SAW filter

Image Rejection
• Image Rejection
IF-frequency
Image frequency LO Desired frequency
• CC1000
– No image rejection ωIF
• CC1020
– Image rejection
ωIF © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 41
Receiver Sensitivity
• How to achieve good RF sensitivity?
• Introduce high gain in front Radio Transceiver Antenna

of the receiver Balun
LNA
External LNA needed RF_N
BPF
LC
Poor linearity (IP3) RF_P
Poor blocking/selectivity
“Removes” the losses in the
SAW filter
• Lower noise bandwidth Radio Transceiver Antenna
(narrowband) LPF
T/R Switch
Blocking/linearity not changed RF_OUT
Good selectivity RF_IN
Good frequency control needed

RF Measurement Equipment
• Vector Network Analyzers
Component Characterisation – insertion loss
S-parameters - matching
• Spectrum Analyzers
Output Power, harmonics, spurious emission
Phase Noise
ACP
OBW
Modulation - deviation
• Signal Generators
Sensitivity (BER option needed)
Selectivity/blocking
Two-tone measurements – IP3
• Power Meters
Output Power – calibration
• Oscilloscopes
Digital signal analysis
• Function and Arbitrary Waveform Generators
2.4 GHz ISM-band devices
• Due to the world-wide availability of the 2.4GHz ISM band
it is getting more crowded day by day
• Devices such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, cordless
phones, microwave ovens, wireless game pads, toys, PC
peripherals, wireless audio devices and many more
occupy the 2.4 GHz frequency band
Power
802.11b/g Microwave Cordless Frequency

oven Source: Eliezer & Michael, TI
Spread Spectrum Systems
• Data sent using spread spectrum is intentionally
spread over a wide frequency range
• Appears as noise, so it is difficult to detect and jam
• Resistant to noise and interference thus increasing

the probability that the signal will be received
correctly
• Unlikely to interfere with other signals even if they

are transmitted on the same frequency
• 2 types of Spread Spectrum common in ISM bands:

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
General Model of a Spread Spectrum System
Input Data
Output Data
Channel Communication Channel
Modulator Demodulator
Encoder Channel Decoder
Spreading Spreading
Code Code
Pseudorandom Pseudorandom
Noise Noise

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
• Each bit represented by multiple bits using spreading
code
• Spreading code spreads signal across wider
frequency band
• Good resistance against interferers
RBW 100 kHz RF Att 30 dB
Ref Lvl VBW 100 kHz
0 dBm SWT 5 ms Unit dBm
0
-10
-20
-30
1AVG 1SA
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
Center 2.45 GHz 1 MHz/ Span 10 MHz
Date: 23.OCT.2003 21:34:19

DSSS – BPSK Example
Source: William Stalling

DSSS Spreading Mechanism
IEEE 802.15.4 (CC2420): 2 Mchips/s -> 250 kbps data rate
• 4 bits (nibble) are coded into 32 chips using a look-up
table
RX correlation example:
Correct chip sequence for nibble = 5:
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Incoming chip sequence (value is 5, but with 8 faulty chips):
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Nibble Correlation
value Comparison (XOR) with all possible chip sequences value
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 18
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16
2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 12
4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 14
5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 24
6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 16
7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 14
8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 14
9 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 16
10 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 14
11 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 14
13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12
14 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20
15 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18
DSSS – Co-existence Performance
• CC2420 - In-band interference
• Power of interferer only 1 dB lower than CC2420 transmitter, NO
packet errors
• Narrowband interferer shown as peak in the centre on top of the
CC2420 spread spectrum
• A typical FSK receiver requires the desired signal to be 11 dB
above interferer

Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum (FHSS)
• Signal broadcast over a seemingly random series of
frequencies
• Receiver hops between frequencies in sync with
transmitter
• Jamming on one frequency affects only a few bits
Power
Source: Eliezer & Michael, TI Frequency

2.4 GHz Devices – Static Frequency
Hopping
• Utilise a predetermined set of frequencies with either
a repeating hop pattern or a pseudorandom hop
pattern, e.g. Bluetooth (versions 1.0 and 1.1)
Power
802.11b/g Microwave Cordless Frequency

oven
Source: Eliezer & Michael, TI
2.4 GHz – Adaptive Frequency Hopping
• Scan the entire frequency band at start-up and
restrict usage to frequencies with the lowest energy
content. RadioDesk and Bluetooth 1.2 and 2.0 are
using AFH.
• Substitute frequencies experiencing interference on
the fly.
Power
802.11b/g microwave cordless Frequency

Source: Eliezer & Michael, TI
oven © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 53
Frequency Agility
• Frequency agility can be considered an extremely
slow hopping frequency hopping system
• In a frequency agile system the frequency is first
changed when the link performance is degraded, i.e.
when the Packet Error Rate (PER) exceeds a
predetermined threshold
Power 1 2
Frequency
Agenda
• Basics
Equipment

Getting Started
• Define and specify the product
Following a standard or going proprietary?
Power consumption
Range and regulatory requirements – frequency of operation
Data rate
RF protocol
SW content
Analyse test tool and instrumentation needs
Cost
• Compare different vendors – choose RF-IC & tools
Purchase and evaluate EVMs and required tools
What SW examples, application notes and documentation are available?
• Develop, co-operate or outsource?
Sufficient resources available?
Do you have the necessary competence in-house?
Compliance testing?
Support
• Search for the relevant information
Documentation – e.g. data sheets, user guides and application notes
Knowledge bases
SW examples
• Contact your local distributor or TI directly:

Internet:
TI Low Power Wireless home page:
– http://www.ti.com/lpw
TI MSP430 home page:
– http://www.ti.com/msp430
TI Semiconductor Product Information Center Home Page:
– http://support.ti.com
TI Semiconductor KnowledgeBase Home Page:
– http://support.ti.com/sc/knowledgebase

Summary
• RF Basics
Available frequency bands
RF communication systems
Modulation and demodulation
Basic building blocks of an RF system – components
Extending range
Key RF parameters
RF measurement equipment
Spread spectrum systems – DSSS / FHSS / Frequency Agility
Getting started
Support

Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
SLAP127 © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 59

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Agenda

© 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 2

© 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 3

 Voltage Ratio aV = 20 log (P2/P1) [aV] = dB

 Power Ratio aP = 10 log (P2/P1) [aP] = dB

 Voltage Level V‘ = 20 log (V/1µV) [V‘] = dBµV

 Power Level P‘ = 10 log (P/1mW) [P‘] = dBm

e.g. 25mW max. allowed radiated power in the EU SRD band

© 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 4

VHF = VERY HIGH FREQUENCY 2.4 GHz 4G CELLULAR

ISM = Industrial, Scientific and Medical Source: JSC.MIL

 ISM = Industrial, Scientific and Medical

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• Modulation: The process of superimposing a low

• Three modulation schemes available:

• Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK):

Source: Lili Qiu

© 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 15

Source: Lili Qiu

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Fc-df fc Fc+df Frequency

FSK modulation © 2006 Texas Instruments Inc, Slide 19

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GND 16 out of the chip

Single ended signal

Balun and matching

• A quarter wave antenna is an easy and good solution,

• If you need long range and have limited space, then

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2. Increase the sensitivity 4. Use high gain antennas

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• Friis’ transmission equation for free space

 Pt is the transmitted power, Pr is the received power

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• 120 dB link budget at 433 MHz gives approximately

• Based on the emperical results above and Friis’

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Down Conversion (receivers):

Difficult to detect weak signal at ω2.

• Phase noise is a key parameter for transceivers

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• OBW = Occupied Band Width

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• CC1020: 32dB @ 12.5 kHz

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n*Channel separation, n=2,3,4...

• Low phase noise and narrow IF bandwith

Selectivity Requirement for different RF standards

• CC1020 is ARIB compliant (12.5 and 25 kHz channels)

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• Blocking can be further improved with a SAW filter

Voltage Ratio aV = 20 log (P2/P1) [aV] = dB

Power Ratio aP = 10 log (P2/P1) [aP] = dB

Voltage Level V‘ = 20 log (V/1µV) [V‘] = dBµV

Power Level P‘ = 10 log (P/1mW) [P‘] = dBm

ISM = Industrial, Scientific and Medical

Pt is the transmitted power, Pr is the received power

Good selectivity RF_IN

Good frequency control needed