摘要:
A transmitter upconverts a SSB data signal during a first operational mode using a RF upconverting signal having a frequency that is offset from a center frequency of a channel (ωC) by an amount that depends on the data signal's SSB bandwidth (ωM). In a second operational mode, the transmitter upconverts a tone signal having a frequency ωM using the same RF upconverting signal. The upconverted tone signal can be used as a continuous wave (CW) carrier signal having a frequency ωC. The transmitter has a single RF oscillator to output both a SSB signal centered at frequency ωC during the first mode and a carrier signal of frequency ωC during the second mode.
摘要:
RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in an unbiased manner. But if interference is high, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in a biased manner that disfavors at least one channel over another, in view of the detected interference. The choice of the next channel can thus result in diminishing communication in channels with a lot of RF interference.
摘要:
A transmitter shifts a baseband data signal having a bandwidth of 2ωM using a tone signal having a frequency ωM, which centers a sideband of the data signal at zero frequency. The transmitter then filters the shifted signal to filter out the non-centered sideband, and then adds the tone signal to form a composite signal. The transmitter upconverts the composite signal during a first operational mode using a RF signal having a frequency ωC equal to a center frequency of a channel. In a second operational mode, the transmitter upconverts a DC level using the same RF signal. The upconverted DC level can be used as a continuous wave carrier signal having a frequency ωC. The transmitter has a single RF oscillator to output both a SSB signal centered at frequency ωC during the first mode and a carrier signal of frequency ωC during the second mode.
摘要翻译:发射机使用具有频率ωM M M的音调信号来移动具有2omega M带宽的基带数据信号,该频率ωM是使数据信号的边带以零频率居中。 然后,发射机对移位的信号进行滤波,以滤除非中心边带,然后将音调信号相加以形成复合信号。 发射机在第一操作模式期间使用具有等于信道的中心频率的频率ω-C的RF信号来上变频合成信号。 在第二种操作模式中,发射器使用相同的RF信号上变频DC电平。 上转换的DC电平可以用作具有频率ωC的连续波载波信号。 发射机具有单个RF振荡器,以在第一模式期间输出以频率ω-C'为中心的SSB信号,并且在第二模式期间输出频率ωC'C的载波信号。
摘要:
RFID tags are commanded to generate a pilot tone in their backscatter. When the backscattered pilot tone is received in the reader, the pilot tone is used to estimate the tag period/frequency. Then, the estimate is used to seed and lock a symbol timing recovery loop, which provides a detected signal to one or more correlators for detecting the tag preamble. A delayed version of the received tag signal is compared against a baseline signal threshold established from the received signal to detect the pilot tone.
摘要:
RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then hopping to another channel is performed according to an ordinary decision. But if interference is high, then hopping out to another channel can be earlier than would be dictated by the ordinary decision under the same circumstances. The earlier hopping out can result in diminishing communication in channels with a lot of RF interference.
摘要:
Systems and methods to determine timebase and timing (i.e., time sync) of received signals in RFID systems. Multiple matched filters corresponding to multiple timebases are used to receive the preambles of signals received from RFID tags. The multiple matched filters define a range of expected timebases of the received signals. The matched filter with the maximum output signal peak is used to derive the timebase and timing of the received signal. Viterbi techniques can be used in determining the timebase and timing to incorporate a portion of the data signal in addition to the preamble. Reconfigurable matched filters can be used so that after a preliminary timebase is determined as described above, the matched filters can be reconfigured to define a new smaller range centered about the preliminary timebase. This allows the timebase to be determined with finer resolution when another preamble portion is received.
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Methods of and apparatuses for optimizing quantization noise cancellation in multi-phase sampled MASH ADCs are disclosed. A test signal is combined with quantization noise produced by a delta-sigma modulator. Two parallel adaptive filters (i.e. even and odd filters) are configured to receive respective even and odd samples of a digital output signal of a MASH ADC analog modulator. Adaptive coefficients for the even adaptive filter are derived from correlation results between the even samples of the test signal and associated even samples of the final digital output signal. Similarly, adaptive coefficients for the odd adaptive filter are derived from correlation results between the odd samples of the test signal and associated odd samples of the final digital output signal. Using the adaptive coefficients, the even and odd adaptive filters are able to independently compensate for analog variations in the two paths. Fixed, slowly varying, and clock rate variations may all be tracked out using the methods and apparatus of the present invention.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for communicating with individual tags in a population of tags having a binary tree organization, wherein each tag corresponds to a leaf node of the binary tree. The process includes singulating a predetermined leaf node and returning to a designated re-entry node associated with the predetermined leaf node after singulating.
摘要:
A radio frequency identification tag is disclosed that is configured to transmit a signal modulated with one of more than two different subcarrier modulation frequencies such that the signal represents more than one binary bit as a single symbol.
摘要:
A method for making a polystyrene ionomer comprises: preparing a metallic comonomer within styrene monomer to form a reaction mixture; and placing the reaction mixture under conditions suitable for the formation of a polymer composition. The metallic comonomer can be a metal acrylate, formed by contacting a metal complex and an acrylate precursor.