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.
為了能夠滿足基站易于選址、優質快速的建站要求和易維護、低成本、高可靠的運行要求，本文對以方艙來實現一體化結構基站做出一番探討。從系統設計的觀點闡述了移動通信高性能基站天線設計的幾個關鍵問題，介紹了智能天線技術在基站中的應用，并且用HFSS軟件仿真了一種新型的對稱陣子天線，該天線駐波比小于2的帶寬可以達到60%，具有良好的寬頻帶特性。
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In order to meet the station construction requirement of easy site selection and fast base station， and meet the operational requirement of easy maintenance， low cost and high reliability， this paper discussed the unified architecture base station using shelter. Several key problems of high performance mobile communication base station antenna were illustrated from the view of system design， the application of smart antenna in base station was also introduced. And a novel dipole antenna was simulated by using HFSS， the VSWR of the antenna is less than 2， and the bandwidth was reach to 60%. So it has good broadband properties.
通過比較各種隔離數字通信的特點和應用范圍，指出塑料光纖在隔離數字通信中的優勢。使用已經標準化的TOSLINK接口，有利于節省硬件開發成本和簡化設計難度。給出了塑料光纖的硬件驅動電路，說明設計過程中的注意事項，對光收發模塊的電壓特性和頻率特性進行全面試驗，并給出SPI口使用塑料光纖隔離通信的典型應用電路圖。試驗結果表明，該設計可為電力現場、電力電子及儀器儀表的設計提供參考。
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y comparing characteristics and applications area of various isolated digital communications， this article indicates advantages of plastic optical fiber in isolated digital communications. Using the standardized TOSLINK interface， it helps to control costs and difficulty in hardware development and design. Then it gives the hardware driver circuit of plastic optical fiber module， explains the noticed details in design process， gives results on the basis of the optical transceiver module voltage characteristics and frequency characteristics tests. Finally，it gives typical application circuit of the SPI communication port by using plastic optical fiber isolation .The results show that this design can be referenced for the power field， power electronics and instrumentation design.
Single-Ended and Differential S-Parameters
Differential circuits have been important incommunication systems for many years. In the past,differential communication circuits operated at lowfrequencies, where they could be designed andanalyzed using lumped-element models andtechniques. With the frequency of operationincreasing beyond 1GHz, and above 1Gbps fordigital communications, this lumped-elementapproach is no longer valid, because the physicalsize of the circuit approaches the size of awavelength.Distributed models and analysis techniques are nowused instead of lumped-element techniques.Scattering parameters, or S-parameters, have beendeveloped for this purpose [1]. These S-parametersare defined for single-ended networks. S-parameterscan be used to describe differential networks, but astrict definition was not developed until Bockelmanand others addressed this issue [2]. Bockelman’swork also included a study on how to adapt single-ended S-parameters for use with differential circuits[2]. This adaptation, called “mixed-mode S-parameters,” addresses differential and common-mode operation, as well as the conversion betweenthe two modes of operation.This application note will explain the use of single-ended and mixed-mode S-parameters, and the basicconcepts of microwave measurement calibration.
Agilent AN 154 S-Parameter Design Application Note S參數的設計與應用
The need for new high-frequency, solid-state circuitdesign techniques has been recognized both by microwaveengineers and circuit designers. These engineersare being asked to design solid state circuitsthat will operate at higher and higher frequencies.The development of microwave transistors andAgilent Technologies’ network analysis instrumentationsystems that permit complete network characterizationin the microwave frequency rangehave greatly assisted these engineers in their work.The Agilent Microwave Division’s lab staff hasdeveloped a high frequency circuit design seminarto assist their counterparts in R&D labs throughoutthe world. This seminar has been presentedin a number of locations in the United States andEurope.From the experience gained in presenting this originalseminar, we have developed a four-part videotape, S-Parameter Design Seminar. While the technologyof high frequency circuit design is everchanging, the concepts upon which this technologyhas been built are relatively invariant.The content of the S-Parameter Design Seminar isas follows:
解壓密碼：www.elecfans.com 隨著微電子技術的迅速發展以及集成電路規模不斷提高，對電路性能的設計
要求越來越嚴格，這勢必對用于大規模集成電路設計的EDA 工具提出越來越高的
要求。自1972 年美國加利福尼亞大學柏克萊分校電機工程和計算機科學系開發
的用于集成電路性能分析的電路模擬程序SPICE（Simulation Program with IC
Emphasis）誕生以來，為適應現代微電子工業的發展，各種用于集成電路設計的
電路模擬分析工具不斷涌現。HSPICE 是Meta-Software 公司為集成電路設計中
的穩態分析，瞬態分析和頻域分析等電路性能的模擬分析而開發的一個商業化通
用電路模擬程序，它在柏克萊的SPICE（1972 年推出），MicroSim公司的PSPICE
（1984 年推出）以及其它電路分析軟件的基礎上，又加入了一些新的功能，經
過不斷的改進，目前已被許多公司、大學和研究開發機構廣泛應用。HSPICE 可
與許多主要的EDA 設計工具，諸如Candence,Workview 等兼容，能提供許多重要
的針對集成電路性能的電路仿真和設計結果。采用HSPICE 軟件可以在直流到高
于100MHz 的微波頻率范圍內對電路作精確的仿真、分析和優化。在實際應用中，
HSPICE能提供關鍵性的電路模擬和設計方案，并且應用HSPICE進行電路模擬時，
其電路規模僅取決于用戶計算機的實際存儲器容量。
The HSPICE Integrator Program enables qualified EDA vendors to integrate their products with the de facto standard HSPICE simulator, HSPICE RF simulator, and WaveView Analyzer™. In addition, qualified HSPICE Integrator Program members have access to HSPICE integrator application programming interfaces (APIs). Collaboration between HSPICE Integrator Program members will enable customers to achieve more thorough design verification in a shorter period of time from the improvements offered by inter-company EDA design solutions.
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Xilinx UltraScale:The Next-Generation Architecture for Your Next-Generation Architecture
The Xilinx® UltraScale™ architecture delivers unprecedented levels of integration and capability with ASIC-class system- level performance for the most demanding applications.
The UltraScale architecture is the industr y's f irst application of leading-edge ASIC architectural enhancements in an All Programmable architecture that scales from 20 nm planar through 16 nm FinFET technologies and beyond, in addition to scaling from monolithic through 3D ICs. Through analytical co-optimization with the X ilinx V ivado® Design Suite, the UltraScale architecture provides massive routing capacity while intelligently resolving typical bottlenecks in ways never before possible. This design synergy achieves greater than 90% utilization with no performance degradation.
Some of the UltraScale architecture breakthroughs include:
• Strategic placement (virtually anywhere on the die) of ASIC-like system clocks, reducing clock skew by up to 50%
• Latency-producing pipelining is virtually unnecessary in systems with massively parallel bus architecture, increasing system speed and capability
• Potential timing-closure problems and interconnect bottlenecks are eliminated, even in systems requiring 90% or more resource utilization
• 3D IC integration makes it possible to build larger devices one process generation ahead of the current industr y standard
• Greatly increased system performance, including multi-gigabit serial transceivers, I/O, and memor y bandwidth is available within even smaller system power budgets
• Greatly enhanced DSP and packet handling
The Xilinx UltraScale architecture opens up whole new dimensions for designers of ultra-high-capacity solutions.
This application note describes how to implement the Bus LVDS (BLVDS) interface in the supported Altera ® device families for high-performance multipoint applications. This application note also shows the performance analysis of a multipoint application with the Cyclone III BLVDS example.
This application note describes how to retrieve user-defined data from Xilinx configurationPROMs (XC18V00 and Platform Flash devices) after the same PROM has configured theFPGA. The method to add user-defined data to the configuration PROM file is also discussed.The reference design described in this application note can be used in any of the followingXilinx FPGA architectures: Spartan™-II, Spartan-IIE, Spartan-3, Virtex™, Virtex-E, Virtex-II,and Virtex-II Pro.
