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.
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frequency of operationincreasing beyond 1GHz, and above 1Gbps fordigital communications, this lumped-elementapproach is no longer valid, because the physicalsize of the circuit approaches the size of awavelength.Distributed models and analysis techniques are nowused instead of lumped-element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:
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.
One of the strengths of Synplify is the Finite State Machine compiler. This is a powerfulfeature that not only has the ability to automatically detect state machines in the sourcecode, and implement them with either sequential, gray, or one-hot encoding. But alsoperform a reachability analysis to determine all the states that could possibly bereached, and optimize away all states and transition logic that can not be reached.Thus, producing a highly optimal final implementation of the state machine.
針對嵌入式機器視覺系統向獨立化、智能化發展的要求，介紹了一種嵌入式視覺系統--智能相機。基于對智能相機體系結構、組成模塊和圖像采集、傳輸和處理技術的分析，對國內外的幾款智能相機進行比較。綜合技術發展現狀，提出基于FPGA+DSP模式的硬件平臺，并提出智能相機的發展方向。分析結果表明，該系統設計可以實現脫離PC運行，完成圖像獲取與分析，并作出相應輸出。
Abstract:
This paper introduced an embedded vision system-intelligent camera ，which was for embedded machine vision systems to an independent and intelligent development requirements. Intelligent camera architecture， component modules and image acquisition， transmission and processing technology were analyzed. After comparing integrated technology development of several intelligent cameras at home and abroad， the paper proposed the hardware platform based on FPGA+DSP models and made clear direction of development of intelligent cameras. On the analysis of the design， the results indicate that the system can run from the PC independently to complete the image acquisition and analysis and give a corresponding output.
為了在CDMA系統中更好地應用QDPSK數字調制方式，在分析四相相對移相（QDPSK)信號調制解調原理的基礎上，設計了一種QDPSK調制解調電路，它包括串并轉換、差分編碼、四相載波產生和選相、相干解調、差分譯碼和并串轉換電路。在MAX+PLUSⅡ軟件平臺上，進行了編譯和波形仿真。綜合后下載到復雜可編程邏輯器件EPM7128SLC84-15中，測試結果表明，調制電路能正確選相，解調電路輸出數據與QDPSK調制輸入數據完全一致，達到了預期的設計要求。
Abstract:
In order to realize the better application of digital modulation mode QDPSK in the CDMA system， a sort of QDPSK modulation-demodulation circuit was designed based on the analysis of QDPSK signal modulation-demodulation principles. It included serial/parallel conversion circuit, differential encoding circuit, four-phase carrier wave produced and phase chosen circuit, coherent demodulation circuit, difference decoding circuit and parallel/serial conversion circuit. And it was compiled and simulated on the MAX+PLUSⅡ software platform,and downloaded into the CPLD of EPM7128SLC84-15.The test result shows that the modulation circuit can exactly choose the phase，and the output data of the demodulator circuit is the same as the input data of the QDPSK modulate. The circuit achieves the prospective requirement of the design.
磁芯電感器的諧波失真分析 摘 要：簡述了改進鐵氧體軟磁材料比損耗系數和磁滯常數ηB，從而降低總諧波失真THD的歷史過程，分析了諸多因數對諧波測量的影響，提出了磁心性能的調控方向。 關鍵詞：比損耗系數， 磁滯常數ηB ，直流偏置特性DC-Bias，總諧波失真THD analysis on THD of the fer rite co res u se d i n i nductancShi Yan Nanjing Finemag Technology Co. Ltd., Nanjing 210033 Abstract: Histrory of decreasing THD by improving the ratio loss coefficient and hysteresis constant of soft magnetic ferrite is briefly narrated. The effect of many factors which affect the harmonic wave testing is analysed. The way of improving the performance of ferrite cores is put forward. Key words: ratio loss coefficient，hysteresis constant，DC-Bias，THD 近年來，變壓器生產廠家和軟磁鐵氧體生產廠家，在電感器和變壓器產品的總諧波失真指標控制上，進行了深入的探討和廣泛的合作，逐步弄清了一些似是而非的問題。從工藝技術上采取了不少有效措施，促進了質量問題的迅速解決。本文將就此熱門話題作一些粗淺探討。 一、 歷史回顧 總諧波失真（Total harmonic distortion） ，簡稱THD，并不是什么新的概念，早在幾十年前的載波通信技術中就已有嚴格要求<1>。1978年郵電部公布的標準YD/Z17－78“載波用鐵氧體罐形磁心”中，規定了高μQ材料制作的無中心柱配對罐形磁心詳細的測試電路和方法。如圖一電路所示，利用LC組成的150KHz低通濾波器在高電平輸入的情況下測量磁心產生的非線性失真。這種相對比較的實用方法，專用于無中心柱配對罐形磁心的諧波衰耗測試。 這種磁心主要用于載波電報、電話設備的遙測振蕩器和線路放大器系統，其非線性失真有很嚴格的要求。
圖中 ZD —— QF867 型阻容式載頻振蕩器，輸出阻抗 150Ω， Ld47 —— 47KHz 低通濾波器，阻抗 150Ω，阻帶衰耗大于61dB， Lg88 ——并聯高低通濾波器，阻抗 150Ω，三次諧波衰耗大于61dB Ld88 ——并聯高低通濾波器，阻抗 150Ω，三次諧波衰耗大于61dB FD —— 30～50KHz 放大器， 阻抗 150Ω， 增益不小于 43 dB，三次諧波衰耗b3(0)≥91 dB, DP —— Qp373 選頻電平表，輸入高阻抗， L ——被測無心罐形磁心及線圈， C ——聚苯乙烯薄膜電容器CMO-100V-707APF±0.5%,二只。
測量時，所配用線圈應用絲包銅電磁線SQJ9×0.12(JB661-75)在直徑為16.1mm的線架上繞制 120 匝， （線架為一格） ， 其空心電感值為 318μH（誤差1％） 被測磁心配對安裝好后，先調節振蕩器頻率為 36.6～40KHz， 使輸出電平值為+17.4 dB， 即選頻表在 22′端子測得的主波電平 （P2）為+17.4 dB，然后在33′端子處測得輸出的三次諧波電平（P3）， 則三次諧波衰耗值為：b3(+2)= P2+S+ P3 式中：S 為放大器增益dB 從以往的資料引證， 就可以發現諧波失真的測量是一項很精細的工作，其中測量系統的高、低通濾波器，信號源和放大器本身的三次諧波衰耗控制很嚴，阻抗必須匹配，薄膜電容器的非線性也有相應要求。濾波器的電感全由不帶任何磁介質的大空心線圈繞成，以保證本身的“潔凈” ，不至于造成對磁心分選的誤判。 為了滿足多路通信整機的小型化和穩定性要求， 必須生產低損耗高穩定磁心。上世紀 70 年代初，1409 所和四機部、郵電部各廠，從工藝上改變了推板空氣窯燒結，出窯后經真空罐冷卻的落后方式，改用真空爐，并控制燒結、冷卻氣氛。技術上采用共沉淀法攻關試制出了μQ乘積 60 萬和 100 萬的低損耗高穩定材料，在此基礎上，還實現了高μ7000～10000材料的突破，從而大大縮短了與國外企業的技術差異。當時正處于通信技術由FDM（頻率劃分調制）向PCM（脈沖編碼調制） 轉換時期， 日本人明石雅夫發表了μQ乘積125 萬為 0.8×10 ，100KHz）的超優鐵氧體材料<3>，其磁滯系數降為優鐵
