Abstract:
A tuning arrangement in a radio receiver includes a front-end circuit having a tunable band-pass filter that is capable of tunably selecting channels within at least one frequency band of an RF signal. A noise source coupled to an input of the tunable band-pass filter introduces a wide-band noise signal into the front-end circuit. A signal detector coupled to an output of the front-end circuit measures at least one signal power associated with a filtered noise signal derived from the wide-band noise signal. A tuning controller, coupled to the tunable band-pass filter by a tuning control signal, adjusts the tuning control signal in response to the at least one measured signal power for tuning the tunable band-pass filter to a desired filter response.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a receiver device comprising a receiver (104) adapted to receive radio signals in two frequency bands (FB1, FB2). The radio signals in one of the frequency bands (FB1) constitute communication signals for a radio system (AMPS, NMT) having a certain channel spacing, whereas the radio signals of the second frequency band (FB2) constitutes communication signals for a second radio system (PCS1900, DCS1800, GSM) having a second certain channel spacing. The receiver (104) comprises two inputs (108, 11) each intended for a radio system having different frequency bands and channel spacing. For radio signals occuring on one input (108), mixing is performed from the RF range directly to the baseband frequency range. For radio signals occuring on the second input (108) the mixing from the radio frequency range to the baseband frequency range is carried out through an intermediate frequency range. Further the receiver (104) comprises an output (112) intended to deliver baseband signals for both radio systems. The output (112) is connected to a baseband unit which is common to the radio systems. In the baseband unit, among other things, lowpass filtering, detection and neighbouring channel suppression are performed on the received radio signal that has been mixed down to the baseband frequency range.
Abstract:
A technique for identifying circuits within an electrical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, additional current sink paths are associated with one or more circuits within the electrical device and measurements of additional current drawn by the current sink paths can be used to identify the associated circuit. In an additional embodiment, a special mode of operation is implemented in the electrical device where the circuit to be identified outputs identity signals in response to control signals from a controller. In a further embodiment, a shift register is activated in the special mode of operation to serially output an identity word in response to the control signals from the controller.
Abstract:
A multiple-mode receiver incorporating direct conversion (processing received signals using intermediate frequencies within the same frequency range as the received signal bandwidth) rather than superheterodyne circuitry, allowing receiver hardware components to be re-used rather than replicated for each band. Various embodiments are disclosed in which low pass filters, mixers, quadrature generators, oscillators, and amplifiers are re-used.
Abstract:
A technique for identifying circuits within an electrical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, additional current sink paths are associated with one or more circuits within the electrical device and measurements of additional current drawn by the current sink paths can be used to identify the associated circuit. In an additional embodiment, a special mode of operation is implemented in the electrical device where the circuit to be identified outputs identity signals in response to control signals from a controller. In a further embodiment, a shift register is activated in the special mode of operation to serially output an identity word in response to the control signals from the controller.
Abstract:
A method and a device in a homodyne receiver including a local oscillator (LO) generating an oscillator signal at a frequency of fLO, a mixer (11), and reception means (12) receiving an input signal having a frequency of fRF, said oscillator signal and said input signal being supplied to said mixer (11). Said oscillator signal is supplied in a first processing unit (13) to produce a first output signal having a frequency of M*fLO, where M is an integer value. Said first output signal is supplied in a second processing unit (14) to produce a second output signal having a frequency of M*fLO/N=fLO, where N is an integer number and M NOTEQUAL N, and said mixer (11) and said second processing unit (14) are integrated to minimize leakage of signals being supplied to said mixer (11) from said second processing unit (14).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a receiver device comprising a receiver (104) adapted to receive radio signals in two frequency bands (FB1, FB2). The radio signals in one of the frequency bands (FB1) constitute communication signals for a radio system (AMPS, NMT) having a certain channel spacing, whereas the radio signals of the second frequency band (FB2) constitutes communication signals for a second radio system (PCS1900, DCS1800, GSM) having a second certain channel spacing. The receiver (104) comprises two inputs (108, 11) each intended for a radio system having different frequency bands and channel spacing. For radio signals occurring on one input (108), mixing is performed from the RF range directly to the baseband frequency range. For radio signals occurring on the second input (108) the mixing from the radio frequency range to the baseband frequency range is carried out through an intermediate frequency range. Further the receiver (104) comprises an output (112) intended to deliver baseband signals for both radio systems. The output (112) is connected to a baseband unit which is common to the radio systems. In the baseband unit, among other things, lowpass filtering, detection and neighbouring channel suppression are performed on the received radio signal that has been mixed down to the baseband frequency range.
Abstract:
Un dispositivo receptor para señales de radio frecuencia(señales RF) en por lo menos una primera y una segunda banda de frecuencia (BF1, BF2,...), dichas señales en la primera banda de frecuencia siendo señales de comunicación para un cierto primer sistema de radio que tiene bajo espaciamiento de canal y las señales en la segunda banda de frecuencia siendo señales de comunicación para un cierto segundo sistema de radio que tiene un alto espaciamiento de canal, caracterizado en que comprende: a) un receptor que tiene por lo menos un primer y un segundo subenlace correspondientes a dichas primera y segunda banda de frecuencia, respectivamente, b) una unidad de adaptación para dirigir señales entrantes en la primera o segunda banda de frecuencia hacia el primer o segundo subenlace del receptor, dependiendo del sistema al cual dichas señales entrantes pertenecen, c) dicho primer subenlace del receptor comprendiendo: c1) medios de mezcla para transformación de las señales de RF en correspondientes señales de Fl y por lo menos un primer y un segundo medio de filtro cuyo ancho de banda corresponde a dicha primera banda de frecuencia (BF1); c2) un primer medio demodulador para demodulación de dichas señales de F1, que tiene un primer par de salidas para los componentes de cuadratura Ia, Iq de las señales de Fl desmoduladas en una primera banda base y d) dicho segundo subenlace comprendiendo un segundo medio demodulador para demodulación de dichas señales e RF, que tiene un segundo par de salidas para los componentes de cuadratura Id, Qd de las señales de RF desmoduladas en una segunda banda base, y e) un dispositivo para conectar dicho primer y segundo par de salidas a una salida común de un receptor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a receiver device comprising a receiver (104) adapted to receive radio signals in two frequency bands (FB1, FB2). The radio signals in one of the frequency bands (FB1) constitute communication signals for a radio system (AMPS, NMT) having a certain channel spacing, whereas the radio signals of the second frequency band (FB2) constitutes communication signals for a second radio system (PCS1900, DCS1800, GSM) having a second certain channel spacing. The receiver (104) comprises two inputs (108, 11) each intended for a radio system having different frequency bands and channel spacing. For radio signals occurring on one input (108), mixing is performed from the RF range directly to the baseband frequency range. For radio signals occurring on the second input (108) the mixing from the radio frequency range to the baseband frequency range is carried out through an intermediate frequency range. Further the receiver (104) comprises an output (112) intended to deliver baseband signals for both radio systems. The output (112) is connected to a baseband unit which is common to the radio systems. In the baseband unit, among other things, lowpass filtering, detection and neighbouring channel suppression are performed on the received radio signal that has been mixed down to the baseband frequency range.