Abstract: This application note describes system-level characterization and modeling techniques for radio frequency (RF) and microwavesubsystem components. It illustrates their use in a mixed-signal, mixed-mode system-level simulation. The simulation uses an RF transmitterwith digital predistortion (DPD) as an example system. Details of this complex system and performance data are presented.
Abstract: With industrial/scientific/medical (ISM) band radio frequency (RF) products, often times users are new to the structure of Maxim's low pin-count transmitters andfully integrated superheterodyne receivers. This tutorial provides simple steps that can be taken to get the best performance out of these transmitters and receivers whileproviding techniques to measure the overall capability of the design.
Abstract: While many questions still surround the creation and deployment of the smart grid, the need for a reliablecommunications infrastructure is indisputable. Developers of the IEEE 1901.2 standard identified difficult channel conditionscharacteristic of low-frequency powerline communications and implemented an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)architecture using advanced modulation and channel-coding techniques. This strategy helped to ensure a robust communicationsnetwork for the smart grid.
Radio frequency (RF) can be a complex subject to navigate, but it does not have to be. If you are just getting started with radios or maybe you cannot find that old reference book about antenna aperture, this guide can help. It is intended to provide a basic understanding of RF technology, as well act as a quick reference for those who “know their stuff” but may be looking to brush up on that one niche term that they never quite understood. This document is also a useful reference for Maxim’s products and data sheets, an index to deeper analysis found in our application notes, and a general reference for all things RF.
Radio frequency (RF) can be a complex subject to navigate, but it does not have to be. If you are just getting started with radios or maybe you cannot find that old reference book about antenna aperture, this guide can help. It is intended to provide a basic understanding of RF technology, as well act as a quick reference for those who “know their stuff” but may be looking to brush up on that one niche term that they never quite understood. This document is also a useful reference for Maxim’s products and data sheets, an index to deeper analysis found in our application notes, and a general reference for all things RF.
Abstract: This application note illustrates the flexibility of the MAX7060 ASK/FSK transmitter. While the currently available evaluationkit (EV kit) has been optimized for the device's use in a specific frequency band (i.e., 288MHz to 390MHz), this document addresseshow the EV kit circuitry can be modified for improved operation at 433.92MHz, a frequency commonly used in Europe. Twoalternative match and filter configurations are presented: one for optimizing drain efficiency, the other for achieving higher transmitpower. Features and capabilities of earlier Maxim industrial, scientific, and medical radio-frequency (ISM-RF) transmitters areprovided, allowing comparison of the MAX7060 to its predecessors. Several design guidelines and cautions for using the MAX7060are discussed.
提出了一種基于PIC16F877A微控制器和CC2500射頻收發(fā)器芯片的低功耗、低成本RFID（Radio Frequency Identification， 無線射頻識別）局域定位系統(tǒng)設(shè)計方法，介紹了系統(tǒng)的定位工作原理、主要硬件電路模塊及定位算法的設(shè)計和實現(xiàn)。采用基于序列號對時隙數(shù)運算的排序算法有效解決了多標簽識別碰撞的問題，基于射頻輻射強度（Received Signal Strength Indication， RSSI）和圓周定位算法實現(xiàn)了基于RFID多標簽系統(tǒng)的平面定位。實驗測試表明，這種射頻定位方法能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)一定精度下的無線局域定位的功能。
正交頻分復(fù)用 （Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing，OFDM）是一種多載波調(diào)制技術(shù)，由于具有良好的抗多徑干擾性能，適用于高速數(shù)據(jù)傳輸，OFDM成為近年來人們研究的熱點。但是其峰均比較高，應(yīng)用受到了限制，因此有必要研究降低PAPR的方法。本文首先介紹了OFDM的基本原理和PAPR的基本概念，然后討論了目前常用的降低PAPR的方法，最后對SLM和PTS方法進行了MATLAB仿真。
Radio Frequency Identifi cation (RFID) technology usesradiated and refl ected RF power to identify and track avariety of objects. A typical RFID system consists of areader and a transponder (or tag). An RFID reader containsan RF transmitter, one or more antennas and an RFreceiver. An RFID tag is simply an uniquely identifi ed ICwith an antenna.
Abstract: Engineers often wish that radio susceptibility (RS) or radio immunity could be cured with an antibiotic, a vaccine, or someform of cure-all. Unfortunately, solving the RS problem is not that easy. Indeed, the laws of physics apply. In this article we discusssources of RS. We also offer tips and hints to protect systems, power supplies, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and electroniccomponents from radio frequency interference.
