FX929BD2 [CMLMICRO]
Modem-Support Circuit, CMOS, PDSO24,;型号: | FX929BD2 |
厂家: | CML MICROCIRCUITS |
描述: | Modem-Support Circuit, CMOS, PDSO24, 电信 光电二极管 电信集成电路 |
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CML Semiconductor Products
4-Level FSK Modem Data Pump FX929B
Advance Information
D/929B/1 May 1997
Features
Applications
4800 to 19200 b/s Operation
RCR STD-47 and RD-LAP* Systems
Two-Way Paging Equipment
Mobile Data Systems
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Full Packet Data Framing
4-Level FSK Data Modulation
Low Power, 2.5mA at 3.3V
Flexible Operating Modes
Powersave Option
Wireless Telemetry
DataTACÒ Terminals
Portable Wireless Data Equipment
*Radio Data-Link Access Procedure (RD-LAP) is a data communications air interface protocol developed by Motorola Inc.
1.1
Brief Description
The FX929B is a CMOS integrated circuit that contains all of the baseband signal processing and Medium
Access Control (MAC) protocol functions required for a high performance 4-level FSK Wireless Packet Data
Modem. It interfaces with the modem host processor and the radio modulation/demodulation circuits to deliver
reliable two-way transfer of the application data over the wireless link. The FX929B is backwards compatible
with the FX929A but offers better performance during radio link fading and selectable Tx symbol shapes.
The FX929B assembles application data received from the processor, adds forward error correction (FEC) and
error detection (CRC) information and interleaves the result for burst-error protection. After adding symbol and
frame synchronisation codewords, it converts the packet into a filtered 4-level analogue baseband signal for
modulating the radio transmitter.
In receive mode, the FX929B performs the reverse function using the analogue baseband signals from the
receiver discriminator. After error correction and removal of the packet overhead, the recovered application
data is supplied to the processor. Any residual uncorrected errors in the data will be flagged. A readout of the
SNR value during receipt of a packet is also provided.
The FX929B uses data block sizes and FEC/CRC algorithms compatible with the RD-LAP and RCR STD-47
over-air standards. The device is programmable to operate at most standard bit-rates from a wide choice of
Xtal/clock frequencies.
P4
D2
D5
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CONTENTS
Section
Page
1.1 Brief Description.........................................................................................1
1.2 Block Diagram ............................................................................................3
1.3 Signal List...................................................................................................4
1.4 External Components.................................................................................6
1.5 General Description ...................................................................................7
1.5.1 Description of Blocks .................................................................7
1.5.2 Modem - µC Interaction ............................................................10
1.5.3 Binary to Symbol Translation...................................................11
1.5.4 Frame Structure ........................................................................12
1.5.5 The Programmer's View............................................................13
1.5.5.1 Data Block Buffer .....................................................................13
1.5.5.2 Command Register ..................................................................14
1.5.5.3 Control Register .......................................................................22
1.5.5.4 Mode Register..........................................................................24
1.5.5.5 Status Register.........................................................................25
1.5.5.6 Data Quality Register ...............................................................27
1.5.6 CRC, FEC, and Interleaving......................................................28
1.5.7 Transmitted Symbol Shape ......................................................29
1.6 Application Notes.....................................................................................31
1.6.1 Transmit Frame Examples........................................................31
1.6.2 Receive Frame Examples..........................................................34
1.6.3 Clock Extraction & Level Measurement Systems....................37
1.6.4 AC Coupling..............................................................................38
1.6.5 Radio Performance ...................................................................40
1.6.6 Received Signal Quality Monitor..............................................41
1.7 Performance Specification.......................................................................42
1.7.1 Electrical Performance..............................................................42
1.7.2 Packaging..................................................................................46
Note: As this product is still in development, it is likely that a number of changes and additions will
be made to this specification. Items marked TBD or left blank will be included in later issues.
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1.2
Block Diagram
Figure 1 Block Diagram
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1.3
Signal List
Package
P4/D2/D5
Signal
Description
Pin No.
Name
Type
1
IRQN
O/P
A 'wire-ORable' output for connection to the host
mC's Interrupt Request input. This output has a
low impedance pull down to VSS when active
and is high impedance when inactive.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
BI
BI
BI
BI
BI
BI
BI
BI
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
8-bit bidirectional 3-state mC interface data
lines.
10
RDN
I/P
Read. An active low logic level input used to
control the reading of data from the modem into
the host mC.
11
WRN
I/P
Write. An active low logic level input used to
control the writing of data into the modem from
the host mC.
12
13
V
Power
I/P
The negative supply rail (ground).
ss
CSN
Chip Select. An active low logic level input to
the modem, used to enable a data read or write
operation.
14
15
A0
A1
I/P
I/P
)
)
Two logic level modem register select
inputs.
16
XTALN
O/P
I/P
The output of the on-chip oscillator.
17
XTAL/CLOCK
The input to the on-chip oscillator, for external
Xtal circuit or clock.
18
19
DOC 2
DOC 1
O/P
O/P
)
)
)
Connections to the Rx level measurement
circuitry. A capacitor should be connected
from each pin to VSS.
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Package
P4/D2/D5
Signal
Description
Pin No.
20
Name
TXOP
VBIAS
Type
O/P
The Tx signal output from the modem.
A bias line for the internal circuitry, held at
21
O/P
½ VDD. This pin must be decoupled to VSS by a
capacitor mounted close to the device pins.
22
23
RXIN
I/P
The input to the Rx input amplifier.
RXFB
O/P
The output of the Rx input amplifier and the
input to the Rx RRC filter.
24
VDD
Power
The positive supply rail. Levels and voltages are
dependent upon this supply. This pin should be
decoupled to VSS by a capacitor.
Notes: I/P
=
Input
O/P = Output
BI Bidirectional
=
Internal protection diodes are connected from each signal pin to VDD and VSS
.
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1.4
External Components
Figure 2 Recommended External Components
R1
R2
R3
R4
X1
See Section 1.5.1
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
0.1 µF ± 20%
0.1 µF ± 20%
± 20%, see Note 1
± 20%, see Note 1
± 5%, see Note 3
100k ohm ± 5%
1M ohm ± 20%
100k ohm ± 5%
± 20%, see Note 2
± 20%, see Note 2
± 5%, see Note 3
See Section 1.5.5.3
Note 1: The values used for C3 and C4 should be suitable for the frequency of the crystal X1. As a
guide, values (including stray capacitances) of 33pF at 1MHz falling to 18pF at 10MHz will generally
prove suitable. The 'Phase-Locked Loop Modes' part of section 1.5.5.3 discusses crystal frequency
tolerances.
Note 2: C6 and C7 values (in nano Farads) should be equal to 50000 ¸ symbol rate, e.g.
Symbol Rate
C6 and C7 (nF)
2400 symbols/second
4800 symbols/second
9600 symbols/second
22.0
10.0
4.7
Note 3: C5 and C8 values (in pico Farads) should be equal to 750000 ¸ symbol rate, e.g.
Symbol Rate
C5 and C8 (pF)
2400 symbols/second
4800 symbols/second
9600 symbols/second
330
150
82
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General Description
1.5.1
Description of Blocks
Data Bus Buffers
Eight bidirectional 3-state logic level buffers between the modem's internal registers and the host µC's data
bus lines.
Address and R/W Decode
This block controls the transfer of data bytes between the µC and the modem's internal registers, according to
the state of the Write and Read Enable inputs (WRN and RDN), the Chip Select input (CSN) and the Register
Address inputs A0 and A1.
The Data Bus Buffers, Address and R/W Decode blocks provide a byte-wide parallel µC interface, which can
be memory-mapped, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Typical Modem µC Connections
Status and Data Quality Registers
Two 8-bit registers which the µC can read to determine the status of the modem and the received data quality.
Command, Mode and Control Registers
The values written by the µC to these 8-bit registers control the operation of the modem.
Data Buffer
A 12-byte buffer used to hold receive or transmit data to or from the µC.
CRC Generator/Checker
A circuit which generates (in transmit mode) or checks (in receive mode) the Cyclic Redundancy Checksum
bits, which may be included in transmitted data blocks so that the receive modem can detect transmission
errors.
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FEC Generator/Checker
In transmit mode, this circuit adds Forward Error Correction bits to the transmitted data, then converts the
resulting binary data to 4-level symbols. In receive mode, it translates received 4-level symbols to binary data,
using the FEC information to correct a large proportion of transmission errors.
Interleave/De-interleave Buffer
This circuit interleaves data symbols within a block before transmission and de-interleaves the received data
so that the FEC system is best able to handle short noise bursts or fades.
Frame Sync Detect
This circuit, which is only active in receive mode, is used to look for the 24-symbol Frame Synchronisation
pattern which is transmitted to mark the start of every frame.
Rx I/P Amp
This amplifier allows the received signal input to the modem to be set to the optimum level by suitable
selection of the external components R1 and R2. The value of R1 should be calculated to give 0.2 x VDD pk-
pk at the RXFB pin for a received '...+3 +3 -3 -3 ...' sequence.
A capacitor may be fitted in series with R1 if ac coupling of the received signal is desired (see Section 1.6.4),
otherwise the dc level of the received signal should be adjusted so that the signal at the modem's RXFB pin is
centred around VBIAS (½ VDD).
RRC Low Pass Filter
This filter, which is used in both transmit and receive modes, is a linear-phase lowpass filter with a 'Root
Raised Cosine' frequency response defined by:
H(f) = 1
= square root of {0.5 [1 - sin(p T (f - 0.5/T)/b)]} for
= 0 for
for
0
<= f < (1-b)/(2T)
(1-b)/(2T) <= f <= (1+b)/(2T)
(1+b)/(2T) <
f
where b = 0.2, T = 1/symbol rate
In transmit mode, the 4-level symbols are passed through this filter to eliminate the high frequency
components which would otherwise cause interference into adjacent radio channels.
Figure 4 Generation of RRC Filtered 4-Level Tx Baseband Signal
The input applied to the RRC Tx filter may be impulses or full-width symbols depending on the setting of the
Command Register TXIMP bit, see section 1.5.7.
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In receive mode, the filter is used to reject HF noise and to equalise the received signal to a form suitable for
extracting the 4-level symbols, the equalisation characteristics depending on the setting of the Command
Register TXIMP bit.
0
-5
-10
dB -15
-20
-25
-30
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Frequency / Symbol rate
Figure 5 RRC Filter Frequency Response (including the external RC filter R4/C5)
Tx Output Buffer
This is a unity gain amplifier used in transmit mode to buffer the output of the Tx low pass filter. In receive
mode, the input of this buffer is connected to VBIAS unless the RXEYE bit of the Control Register is '1', when it
is connected to the received signal. When changing from Rx to Tx mode the input to this buffer will be
connected to VBIAS for 8 symbol times while the RRC filter settles.
Note: The RC low pass filter formed by the external components R4 and C5 between the TXOP pin and the
input to the radio's frequency modulator forms an important part of the transmit signal filtering. These
components may form part of any dc level-shifting and gain adjustment circuitry. The value used for C5 should
take into account stray circuit capacitances, and its ground connection should be positioned to give maximum
attenuation of high frequency noise into the modulator.
The signal at the TXOP pin is centred around VBIAS and is approx 0.2 x VDD pk-pk for a continuous '+3 +3 -3
-3 ...' pattern with TXIMP = 0.
A capacitor may be fitted in series with the input to the frequency modulator if ac coupling is desired, see
Section 1.6.4.
Figure 6 Transmitted Signal Eye Diagram (TXIMP = 0, see section 1.5.7)
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Rx Level/Clock Extraction
These circuits, which operate only in receive mode, derive a symbol rate clock from the received signal and
measure the received signal amplitude and dc offset. This information is then used to extract the received 4-
level symbols and also to provide an input to the received Data Quality measuring circuit. The external
capacitors C6 and C7 form part of the received signal level measuring circuit. The capacitors C6 and C7 are
driven from a very high impedance source so any measurement of the voltages on the DOC pins must be
made via high input impedance (MOS input) voltage followers to avoid disturbance of the level measurement
circuits.
Further details of the level and clock extraction functions are given in section 1.6.3.
Clock Oscillator and Dividers
These circuits derive the transmit symbol rate (and the nominal receive symbol rate) by frequency division of a
reference frequency which may be generated by the on-chip Xtal oscillator or applied from an external source.
Note: If the on-chip xtal oscillator is to be used, then the external components X1, C3, C4 and R3 are
required. If an external clock source is to be used, then it should be connected to the XTAL/CLOCK input pin,
the XTALN pin should be left unconnected, and X1, C3, C4 and R3 not fitted.
1.5.2 Modem - µC Interaction
In general, data is transmitted over-air in the form of messages, or 'Frames', consisting of a 'Frame Preamble'
followed by one or more formatted data blocks. The Frame Preamble includes a Frame Synchronisation
pattern designed to allow the receiving modem to identify the start of a frame. The following data blocks are
constructed from the 'raw' data using a combination of CRC (cyclic redundancy checksum) generation,
Forward Error Correction coding and Interleaving. Details of the message formats handled by the modem are
given in Section 1.5.3 and Figures 7 and 7a.
To reduce the processing load on the associated mC, the FX929B modem has been designed to perform as
much as possible of the computationally intensive work involved in Frame formatting and de-formatting and -
when in receive mode - in searching for and synchronising onto the Frame Preamble. In normal operation the
modem will only require servicing by the µC once per received or transmitted block.
Thus, to transmit a block, the controlling µC has only to load the - unformatted - 'raw' binary data into the
modem's Data Block Buffer then instruct the modem to format and transmit that data. The modem will then
calculate and add the CRC bits as required, encode the result as 4-level symbols (with Forward Error
Correction coding) and interleave the symbols before transmission.
In receive mode, the modem can be instructed to assemble a block's worth of received symbols, de-interleave
the symbols, translate them to binary - using the FEC coding to correct as many errors as possible - and
check the resulting CRC before placing the received binary data into the Data Block Buffer for the µC to read.
The modem can also transmit and receive un-formatted data using the T4S, T24S and R4S tasks described in
sections 1.5.3 and 1.5.5.2. These are normally used for the transmission of Symbol and Frame
Synchronisation sequences. They may also be used for the transmission and reception of special test patterns
or even for special data formats - although in this case care should be taken to ensure that the transmitted
signal contains enough level and timing information for the receiving modem's level and clock extraction
circuits to function correctly (see section 1.6.3).
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1.5.3
Binary to Symbol Translation
Although the over-air signal, and hence the signals at the modem TXOP and RXIN pins, consists of 4-level
symbols, the raw data passing between the modem and the µC is in binary form. Translation between binary
data and the 4-level symbols is done in one of two ways, depending on the task being performed.
Direct: the simplest form, which converts between 2 binary bits and a single symbol, such as the 'S' Channel
Status symbol.
symbol
ms bit
ls bit
+3
+1
-1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
-3
This is expanded so that an 8-bit byte translates to four symbols for the T4S, T24S and R4S tasks described
in Section 1.5.5.2.
msb
7
lsb
0
Bits:
6
5
4
3
2
1
Symbols:
a
b
c
d
sent first
sent last
With FEC: This is more complicated, but essentially translates groups of 3 binary bits to pairs of 4-level
symbols using a Forward Error Correcting coding scheme for the block oriented tasks THB, TIB, TLB, TSID,
RHB, RILB and RSID described in Section 1.5.5.2.
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Frame Structure
The FX929B Frame Structure as used in a RD-LAP system is illustrated in Figure 7, and consists of a Frame
Preamble (comprising a 24-symbol Frame Synchronisation pattern and Station ID block) followed by a 'Header
Block', one or more 'Intermediate Blocks and a 'Last Block'. Channel Status (S) symbols are included at
regular intervals. The first Frame of any transmission is preceded by a Symbol Synchronisation pattern.
Header Block
Intermediate Blocks
Last Block
Station ID
msb
7
lsb
0
6
5
4
3
2
1
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte 0
Byte 1
System ID
Domain ID
Byte 0
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 4
Byte 5
Byte 6
Byte 7
Byte 8
Data bytes
(0 - 8)
Byte 2
Byte 3
Base ID
CRC0
Address
&
Data Bytes
(12)
Control
Pad bytes
(0 - 8)
(10 bytes)
CRC2
(4 bytes)
Byte 9
Byte 10
CRC1
(2 bytes)
Byte 11
2
7
0
2
7
0
7
0
7
0
7
0
2
7
0
7
0
Byte 0
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 0
Byte 1
Byte 11
'000'
'000'
10
0
1
9
8
tri-bits
0
0
1
1
3
4
5
29
30
31
32
FEC TRELLIS CODING / DECODING
( ERROR CORRECTION )
FEC TRELLIS CODING / DECODING
( ERROR CORRECTION )
4 -level
65
2
64
0
1
21
20
sy m bols
INTERLEAVING / DE-INTERLEAVING
Block:
S
S
22 symbols
S
22 symbols
22 symbols
Over-air
signal
'HEADER'
BLOCK
SYMBOL
SYNC
FRAME
SYNC
STATION
ID
FRAME
SYNC
'LAST'
BLOCK
S
S
INTERMEDIATE BLOCKS
(symbols)
1
24
24
1
22
69
69
69
69
PACKET (1 TO 44 BLOCKS)
FRAME
FRAME
PREAMBLE
NEXT FRAME
(OPTIONAL)
'S' : Channel Status Symbol : +3 = Busy +1 = Unknown -1 = Unknown -3 = Idle
Frame Sync:
-1
+1
-1
+1
-1
+3
-3 +3
-3
-1 +1
-3 +3
+3
+3
-1
-3
+1
-3
-3 +1
+3
-3
-1
-3
-3 +1
-3 +3
+3
Symbol Sync:
+3 +3
-3
-3 +3
+3
-3
-3 +3
+3
-3
-3 +3
-3 +3
+3
-3
+3
sent first
last
Figure 7 Over Air Signal Format
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The 'Header' block is self-contained in that it includes its own checksum (CRC1), and would normally carry
information such as the address of the calling and called parties, the number of following blocks in the frame (if
any) and miscellaneous control information.
The 'Intermediate' block(s) contain only data, the checksum at the end of the 'Last' block (CRC2) also checks
the data in any preceding 'Intermediate' blocks.
Proprietary systems which do not use the RD-LAP format may use the block structures provided by the
FX929B to build alternative frame formats more suited to the particular application. Some examples are
illustrated in Figure 7a below.
Figure 7a Some Alternative Frame Structures
The FX929B performs all of the block formatting and de-formatting, the binary data transferred between the
modem and its mC being that enclosed by the thick dashed rectangles near the top of Figure 7.
1.5.5 The Programmer's View
The modem appears to the programmer as 4 write only 8-bit registers shadowed by 3 read only registers,
individual registers being selected by the A0 and A1 chip inputs:
A1
0
A0
0
Write to Modem
Data Buffer
Read from Modem
Data Buffer
0
1
1
1
0
1
Command Register
Control Register
Mode Register
Status Register
Data Quality Register
not used
Note that there is a minimum allowable time between accesses of the modem's registers, see Section 1.7.1 for
details.
1.5.5.1 Data Block Buffer
This is a 12-byte read/write buffer which is used to transfer data (as opposed to command, status, mode, data
quality or control information) between the modem and the host µC.
It appears to the µC as a single 8-bit register; the modem ensuring that sequential µC reads or writes to the
buffer are routed to the correct locations within the buffer.
The µC should only access this buffer when the Status Register BFREE (Buffer Free) bit is '1'.
The buffer should only be written to while in Tx mode and read from while in Rx mode. Note that in receive
mode the modem will function correctly even if the received data is not read from the Data Buffer by the mC.
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1.5.5.2 Command Register
Writing to this register tells the modem to perform a specific action or actions, depending on the setting of the
TASK, AQLEV and AQSC bits.
When it has no action to perform, the modem will be in an 'idle' state. If the modem is in transmit mode the
input to the Tx RRC filter will be connected to VBIAS. In receive mode the modem will continue to measure the
received data quality and extract symbols from the received signal, supplying them to the de-interleave buffer,
but will otherwise ignore the received data.
Command Register B7: AQSC - Acquire Symbol Clock
This bit has no effect in transmit mode.
In receive mode, whenever a byte with the AQSC bit set to '1' is written to the Command Register, and TASK
is not set to RESET, it initiates an automatic sequence designed to achieve symbol timing synchronisation with
the received signal as quickly as possible. This involves setting the Phase Locked Loop of the received bit
timing extraction circuits to its widest bandwidth, then gradually reducing the bandwidth as timing
synchronisation is achieved, until it reaches the 'normal' value set by the PLLBW bits of the Control Register.
Setting this bit to '0' (or changing it from '1' to '0') has no effect, however note that the acquisition sequence will
be re-started every time that a byte written to the Command Register has AQSC = '1'.
The use of the symbol clock acquisition sequence is described in section 1.6.3.
Command Register B6: AQLEV - Acquire Receive Signal Levels
This bit has no effect in transmit mode.
In receive mode, whenever a byte with the AQLEV bit set to '1' is written to the Command Register and TASK
is not set to RESET, it initiates an automatic sequence designed to measure the amplitude and dc offset of the
received signal as rapidly as possible. This sequence involves setting the measurement circuits to respond
quickly at first, then gradually increasing their response time, hence improving the measurement accuracy,
until the 'normal' value set by the LEVRES bits of the Control Register is reached.
Setting this bit to '0' (or changing it from '1' to '0') has no effect, however note that the acquisition sequence will
be re-started every time that a byte written to the Command Register has AQLEV = '1'.
The use of the level measurement acquisition sequence (AQLEV) is described in section 1.6.3.
Command Register B5: CRC
This bit allows the user to select between two different forms of the CRC0, CRC1 and CRC2 checksums.
When this bit is set to '1' the CRC generators are initialised to 'all zeros', as required by RD-LAP systems.
When this bit is set to '0' the CRC generators are initialised to 'all ones' as required by CCITT X25 based
systems. It should always be set to '1' for RD-LAP compatibility, other systems may set this bit as required.
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Command Register B4: TXIMP
This bit allows the user to choose between two transmit symbol shapes as described in section 1.5.7. Note
that this bit must be set correctly every time the Command Register is written to.
Command Register B3
This bit should always be set to '0'.
Command Register B2, B1, B0: TASK
Operations such as transmitting or receiving a data block are treated by the modem as 'tasks' and are initiated
when the µC writes a byte to the Command Register with the TASK bits set to anything other than the 'NULL'
code.
The µC should not write a task (other than NULL or RESET) to the Command Register or write to or read from
the Data Buffer when the BFREE (Buffer Free) bit of the Status Register is '0'.
Different tasks apply in receive and transmit modes.
When the modem is in transmit mode, all tasks other than NULL or RESET instruct the modem to transmit
data from the Data Buffer, formatting it as required. The µC should therefore wait until the BFREE (Buffer
Free) bit of the Status Register is '1', before writing the data to the Data Block Buffer, then it should write the
desired task to the Command Register. If more than 1 byte needs to be written to the Data Block Buffer, byte
number 0 of the block should be written first.
Once the byte containing the desired task has been written to the Command Register, the modem will:
Set the BFREE (Buffer Free) bit of the Status Register to '0'.
Take the data from the Data Block Buffer as quickly as it can - transferring it to the Interleave Buffer
for eventual transmission. This operation will start immediately if the modem is 'idle' (i.e. not
transmitting data from a previous task), otherwise it will be delayed until there is sufficient room in the
Interleave Buffer.
Once all of the data has been transferred from the Data Block Buffer the modem will set the BFREE
and IRQ bits of the Status Register to '1', (causing the chip IRQN output to go low if the IRQNEN bit of
the Mode Register has been set to '1') to tell the µC that it may write new data and the next task to the
modem.
This lets the µC write a task and the associated data to the modem while the modem is still transmitting the
data from the previous task.
Task 2
Task 1
Data from µC to Block Buffer
Task from µC to Command Register
BFREE bit of Status Register
IRQ bit of Status Register
IRQN o/p (IRQNEN = '1')
from task 2
TXOP signal
from task 1
Figure 8 Transmit Task Overlapping
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When the modem is in receive mode, the µC should wait until the BFREE bit of the Status Register is '1', then
write the desired task to the Command Register.
Once the byte containing the desired task has been written to the Command Register, the modem will:
Set the BFREE bit of the Status Register to '0'.
Wait until enough received symbols are in the De-interleave Buffer.
Decode them as needed, and transfer the resulting binary data to the Data Block Buffer
Then the modem will set the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status Register to '1', (causing the IRQN
output to go low if the IRQNEN bit of the Mode Register has been set to '1') to tell the µC that it may
read from the Data Block Buffer and write the next task to the modem. If more than 1 byte is
contained in the buffer, byte number 0 of the data will be read out first.
In this way the µC can read data and write a new task to the modem while the received symbols needed for
this new task are being received and stored in the De-interleave Buffer.
RXIN signal
for task 1
for task 2
IRQN o/p (IRQNEN = '1')
IRQ bit of Status Register
BFREE bit of Status Register
Task 1
Task from µC to Command Register
Data from Block Buffer to µC
Task 2
Task 1 data
Figure 9 Receive Task Overlapping
Detailed timings for the various tasks are given in Figures 10 and 11.
FX929B Modem Tasks:
B2 B1 B0
Receive Mode
Transmit Mode
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
NULL
SFP
RHB
RILB
NULL
T24S
THB
TIB
Search for Frame Preamble
Read Header Block
Read Intermediate or Last
Block
Transmit 24 symbols
Transmit Header Block
Transmit Intermediate Block
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
SFS
R4S
RSID
Search for Frame Sync
Read 4 symbols
Read Station ID
TLB
T4S
TSID
Transmit Last Block
Transmit 4 symbols
Transmit Station ID
RESET Cancel any current action
RESET Cancel any current action
NULL: No effect
This task is provided so that a AQSC or AQLEV command can be initiated without loading a new task.
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SFP: Search for Frame Preamble
This task causes the modem to search the received signal for a valid Frame Preamble, consisting of a 24-
symbol Frame Sync sequence followed by Station ID data which has a correct CRC0 checksum.
The task continues until a valid Frame Preamble has been found.
The search consists of four stages:
First of all the modem will attempt to match the incoming symbols against the Frame Synchronisation
pattern to within the tolerance defined by the FSTOL bits of the Control Register.
Once a match has been found, the modem will read in the following 'S' symbol, place it in the SVAL
bits of the Status Register then set the SRDY bit to '1'. (The IRQ bit of the Status Register will also be
set to '1' at this time if the SSIEN bit of the Mode Register is '1').
The modem will then read the next 22 symbols as station ID data. They will be decoded and the CRC0
checked. If this is incorrect, the modem will resume the search, looking for a fresh Frame Sync
pattern.
If the received CRC0 is correct, the following 'S' symbol will be read into the SVAL bits of the Status
Register and the SRDY, BFREE and IRQ bits set to '1', the CRCERR bit cleared to '0', and the three
decoded Station ID bytes placed into the Data Block Buffer.
On detecting that the BFREE bit of the Status Register has gone to '1', the µC should read the 3 Station ID
bytes from the Data Block Buffer then write the next task to the modem's Command Register.
RHB: Read Header Block
This task causes the modem to read the next 69 symbols as a 'Header' Block. It will strip out the 'S' symbols
then de-interleave and decode the remaining 66 symbols, placing the resulting 10 data bytes and the 2
received CRC1 bytes into the Data Block Buffer, and setting the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status Register to
'1' when the task is complete to indicate that the µC may read the data from the Data Block Buffer and write
the next task to the modem's Command Register.
The CRCERR bit of the Status Register will be set to '1' or '0' depending on the validity of the received CRC1
checksum bytes.
As each of the 3 'S' symbols of a block is received, the SVAL bits of the Status Register will be updated and
the SRDY bit set to '1'. (If the SSIEN bit of the Mode Register is '1', then the Status Register IRQ bit will also
be set to '1'.) Note that when the third 'S' symbol is received, the SRDY bit will be set to '1' coincidentally with
the BFREE bit also being set to '1'.
RILB: Read 'Intermediate' or 'Last' Block
This task causes the modem to read the next 69 symbols as an 'Intermediate' or 'Last' block (the µC can tell
from the 'Header' block how many blocks are in the frame, and hence when to expect the 'Last' block).
In each case, it will strip out the 3 'S' symbols, de-interleave and decode the remaining 66 symbols and place
the resulting 12 bytes into the Data Block Buffer, setting the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status Register to '1'
when the task is complete.
If an 'Intermediate' block is received then the µC should read out all 12 bytes from the Data Block Buffer and
ignore the CRCERR bit of the Status Register, for a 'Last' block the µC need only read the first 8 bytes from
the Data Block Buffer, and the CRCERR bit in the Status Register will reflect the validity of the received CRC2
checksum.
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As each of the 3 'S' symbols of the block is received, the SVAL bits of the Status Register will be updated and
the SRDY bit set to '1'. (If the SSIEN bit of the Mode Register is '1', then the Status Register IRQ bit will also
be set to '1'.) Note that when the third 'S' symbol is received, the SRDY bit will be set to '1' coincidentally with
the BFREE bit also being set to '1'.
SFS: Search for Frame Sync
This task - which is intended for special test and channel monitoring purposes - performs the first two parts
only of a SFP task. It causes the modem to search the received signal for a 24-symbol sequence which
matches the required Frame Synchronisation pattern to within the tolerance defined by the FSTOL bits of the
Mode Register.
When a match is found the modem will read in the following 'S' symbol, then set the BFREE, IRQ and SRDY
bits of the Status Register to '1' and update the SVAL bits. The µC may then write the next task to the
Command Register.
R4S: Read 4 Symbols
This task causes the modem to read the next 4 symbols and translate them directly (without de-interleaving or
FEC) to an 8-bit byte which is placed into the Data Block Buffer. The BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will then be set to '1' to indicate that the µC may read the data byte from the Data Block Buffer and
write the next task to the Command Register.
This task is intended for special tests and channel monitoring - perhaps preceded by SFS task.
Note that although it is possible to construct message formats which do not rely on the block formatting of the
THB, TIB and TLB tasks by using T4S or T24S tasks to transmit and R4S to receive the user’s data, anyone
attempting this should be aware that the receive level and timing measurement circuits need to see a
reasonably ‘random’ distribution of all four possible symbols in the received signal to operate correctly, and
should therefore ‘scramble’ the binary data before transmission.
RSID: Read Station ID
This task causes the modem to read in and decode the following 23 symbols as Station ID data followed by an
'S' symbol. It is similar to the last two parts of a SFP task except that it will not re-start if the received CRC0 is
incorrect. It would normally follow a SFS task.
The 3 decoded bytes will be placed into the Data Block Buffer, and the CRCERR bit of the Status Register set
to '1' if the received CRC0 was incorrect, otherwise it will be cleared to '0'. The SVAL bits of the Status
Register will be updated and the BFREE, SRDY and IRQ bits set to '1' to indicate that the µC may read the 3
received bytes from the Data Block Buffer and write the next task to the modem's Command Register.
T24S: Transmit 24 Symbols
This task, which is intended to facilitate the transmission of Symbol and Frame Sync patterns as well as
special test sequences, takes 6 bytes of data from the Data Block Buffer and transmits them as 24 4-level
symbols without any CRC, FEC, interleaving or adding any 'S' symbols.
Byte 0 of the Data Block Buffer is sent first, byte 5 last.
Once the modem has read the data bytes from the Data Block Buffer, the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will be set to '1', indicating to the µC that it may write the data and command byte for the next task to
the modem.
The tables below show what data has to be written to the Data Block Buffer to transmit the FX929B Symbol
and Frame Sync sequences:
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'Symbol Sync'
Symbols
Values written to Data Block Buffer
Binary
Hex
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
-3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
Byte 0:
Byte 1:
Byte 2:
Byte 3:
Byte 4:
Byte 5 :
11110101
11110101
11110101
11110101
11110101
01011111
F5
F5
F5
F5
F5
5F
+3
+3
'Frame Sync'
Symbols
Values written to Data Block Buffer
Binary
Hex
22
-1
-1
-3
+3
-3
-1
+1
+3
-1
+3
-3
-1
-3
+1
-1
+1
+1
+1
+3
-3
+1
+3
+3
Byte 0:
Byte 1:
Byte 2:
Byte 3:
Byte 4:
Byte 5:
00100010
00110111
01001001
11110010
01011011
00011011
37
49
F2
5B
1B
-3
THB: Transmit Header Block
This task takes 10 bytes of data (Address and Control) from the Data Block Buffer, calculates and appends
the 2-byte CRC1 checksum, translates the result to 4-level symbols (with FEC), interleaves the symbols and
transmits the result as a formatted 'Header' Block , inserting 'S' symbols at 22-symbol intervals.
Once the modem has read the data bytes from the Data Block Buffer, the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will be set to '1'.
TIB: Transmit Intermediate Block
This task takes 12 bytes of data from the Data Block Buffer, updates the 4-byte CRC2 checksum for inclusion
in the 'Last' block, translates the 12 data bytes to 4-level symbols (with FEC), interleaves the symbols and
transmits the result as a formatted 'Intermediate' Block , inserting 'S' symbols at 22-symbol intervals.
Once the modem has read the data bytes from the Data Block Buffer, the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will be set to '1'.
TLB: Transmit Last Block
This task takes 8 bytes of data from the Data Block Buffer, updates and appends the 4-byte CRC2 checksum,
translates the resulting 12 bytes to 4-level symbols (with FEC), interleaves the symbols and transmits the
result as a formatted 'Last' Block , inserting 'S' symbols at 22-symbol intervals.
Once the modem has read the data bytes from the Data Block Buffer, the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will be set to '1'.
T4S: Transmit 4 Symbols
This task is similar to T24S but takes only one byte from the Data Block Buffer, transmitting it as four 4-level
symbols.
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TSID: Transmit Station ID
This task takes 3 ID bytes from the Data Block Buffer, calculates and appends the 6-bit CRC0 checksum,
translates the result to 4-level symbols (with FEC) and transmits the resulting 22 symbols preceded and
followed by 'S' symbols.
Once the modem has read the data bytes from the Data Block Buffer, the BFREE and IRQ bits of the Status
Register will be set to '1'.
RESET: Stop any current action
This 'task' takes effect immediately, and terminates any current action (task, AQSC or AQLEV) the modem
may be performing and sets the BFREE bit of the Status Register to '1', without setting the IRQ bit. It should
be used when V
is applied, to set the modem into a known state.
DD
Note that due to delays in the RRC filter, it will take several symbol times for any change to appear at the
TXOP pin.
Task Timings
Data to Data Block Buffer
Task to Command Register
3
1
2
1
2
3
t4
t3
t4
t3
t4
IBEMPTY bit
BFREE bit
t2
t2
t2
t1
t3
Symbols to
RRC filter
from task #2
from task #3
from task #1
Modem Tx output
Figure 10 Transmit Task Timing Diagram
Task
Time
(symbol times)
t1
Modem in idle state. Time from writing first
task to application of first transmit bit to Tx
Any
1 to 2
RRC filter
t2
Time from application of first symbol of the
task to the Tx RRC filter until BFREE goes
to a logic '1' (high).
T24S
TSID
THB/TIB/TLB
T4S
5
6
16
0
t3
t4
Time to transmit all symbols of the task
T24S/TSID
THB/TIB/TLB
T4S
T24S
TSID
THB/TIB/TLB
T4S
24
69
4
18
17
52
3
Max time allowed from BFREE going to a
logic '1' (high) for next task (and data) to
be written to modem
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Modem Rx input
for task #1
t3
for task #2
t3
for task #3
t3
Symbols to
De-interleave circuit
Data from Data Block Buffer
Task to Command Register
1
2
3
1
2
3
t7
t6
t6
t6
t7
t7
BFREE bit
Figure 11 Receive Task Timing Diagram
Time
Task
(symbol times)
t3
t6
t7
Time to receive all symbols of task
SFS
SFP
RSID
RHB/RILB
R4S
SFS
SFP
RSID
RHB/RILB
R4S
25 (minimum)
48 (minimum)
23
69
4
21
21
15
51
3
Maximum time between first symbol of task
entering the de-interleave circuit and the
task being written to modem.
Maximum time from the last bit of the task
entering the de-interleave circuit to BFREE
going to a logic '1' (high)
Any
1
RRC Filter Delay
The previous task timing figures are based on the signal at the input to the RRC filter (in transmit mode) or the
input to the de-interleave buffer (in receive mode). There is an additional delay of about 8 symbol times
through to the RRC filter in both transmit and receive modes, as illustrated below:
Tx Symbol to RRC Filter
Tx Symbol at Txop pin / Rx Symbol from FM discriminator
Rx Symbol to De-interleave Buffer
Symbol-times
Figure 12 RRC Low Pass Filter Delay
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1.5.5.3 Control Register
This 8-bit write-only register controls the modem's symbol rate, the response times of the receive clock
extraction and signal level measurement circuits and the Frame Sync pattern recognition tolerance.
Control Register B7, B6: CKDIV - Clock Division Ratio
These bits control a frequency divider driven from the clock signal present at the XTALN pin, and hence
determine the nominal symbol rate. The table below shows how symbol rates of 2400/4800/9600 symbols/sec
may be obtained from common Xtal frequencies:
Xtal Frequency (MHz)
2.4576
4.9152
9.8304
Division Ratio:
B6 Xtal Frequency/Symbol Rate
Symbol Rate (symbols/sec)
B7
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
512
4800
2400
9600
4800
2400
1024
2048
4096
9600
4800
2400
Note: Device operation is not guaranteed below 2400 or above 9600 symbols/sec.
Control Register B5, B4: FSTOL - Frame Sync Tolerance
These two bits have no effect in transmit mode. In receive mode, they define the maximum number of
mismatches which will be allowed during a search for the Frame Sync pattern:
B5 B4
Mismatches allowed
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
4
6
Note: A single 'mismatch' is defined as the difference between two adjacent symbol levels, thus if the symbol
'+1' were expected, then received symbol values of '+3' and '-1' would count as 1 mismatch, a received symbol
value of '-3' would count as 2 mismatches. A setting of '4 mismatches' is recommended for normal use.
Control Register B3, B2: LEVRES - Level Measurement Modes
These two bits have no effect in transmit mode. In receive mode they set the 'normal' operating mode of the
received signal amplitude and dc offset measuring circuits (the automatic sequencing of an AQLEV command
may temporarily override the 'normal' setting).
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Mode
B3
0
0
1
1
B2
0
1
0
1
Hold
Level Track
Lossy Peak Detect
Slow Peak Detect
In normal use the LEVRES bits should be set to '0 1' (Level Track), the other modes are intended for special
purposes, for device testing, or are invoked automatically during an AQLEV sequence.
In ‘Slow Peak Detect’ modes the positive and negative excursions of the received signal (after filtering) are
measured by peak rectifiers driving the DOC1 and DOC2 capacitors to establish the amplitude of the signal
and any dc offset wrt VBIAS. This mode provides good overall performance, particularly when acquiring level
information at the start of a received message, but does not work well with certain long sequences of repeated
data byte values. It is also susceptible to large amplitude noise spikes such as can be generated during deep
fades.
The ‘Lossy Peak Detect’ mode is similar to ‘Slow Peak Detect’ but the capacitor discharge time constant is
much shorter, so this mode is not suitable for normal data reception and is only used within part of the
automatic AQLEV acquisition sequence.
In ‘Level Track’ mode the DOC capacitor voltages are slowly adjusted by the FX929B in such a way as to
minimise the average errors seen in the received signal. This mode provides the best overall performance,
being much more immune to large amplitude noise spikes than ‘Slow Peak Detect’ and being much less
sensitive to long sequences of repeated data byte values. It does, however, depend on the measured levels
and timing being approximately correct. If either of these is significantly wrong then the correction algorithm
used by the ‘Level Track’ mode can actually drive the voltages on the DOC capacitors away from their
optimum levels. For this reason the automatic AQLEV acquisition sequence (see 1.6.3) forces the level
measuring circuits into ‘Slow Peak Detect’ mode until a Frame Sync pattern has been found.
The DOC capacitors are isolated from the charging and discharging circuits in ‘Hold mode, allowing the
voltages to float.
Control Register B1, B0: PLLBW - Phase-Locked Loop Modes
These two bits have no effect in transmit mode. In receive mode, they set the 'normal' bandwidth of the Rx
clock extraction Phase Locked Loop circuit. This setting will be temporarily overridden by the automatic
sequencing of an AQSC command.
B1 B0 PLL Mode
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Hold
Narrow Bandwidth
Medium Bandwidth
Wide Bandwidth
The normal setting for the PLLBW bits should be 'Medium Bandwidth' when the received symbol rate and the
frequency of the receiving modem's Xtal are both within ±100ppm of nominal, except at the start of a symbol
clock acquisition sequence (AQSC) when 'Wide Bandwidth' should be selected as described in section 1.6.3.
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If the received symbol rate and Xtal frequency are both within ±20ppm of nominal then selection of the 'Narrow
Bandwidth' setting will give better performance, especially through fades or noise bursts which might otherwise
pull the PLL away from its optimum timing, but in this case it is recommended that the PLLBW bits are only set
to 'Narrow Bandwidth' after the modem has been running in 'Medium Bandwidth' mode for about 200 symbol
times.
The 'Hold' setting disables the feedback loop of the PLL, which continues to run at a rate determined only by
the actual Xtal frequency and the setting of the Control Register CKDIV bits.
1.5.5.4 Mode Register
The contents of this 8-bit write only register control the basic operating modes of the modem:
Mode Register B7: IRQNEN - IRQN Output Enable
When this bit is set to '1', the IRQN chip output pin is pulled low (to V ) whenever the IRQ bit of the Status
ss
Register is a '1'.
Mode Register B6: INVSYM - Invert Symbols
This bit controls the polarity of the transmitted and received symbol voltages.
B6
0
Symbol
'+3'
Signal at TXOP
Above VBIAS
Below VBIAS
Signal at RXFB
Below VBIAS
Above VBIAS
'-3'
1
'+3'
'-3'
Below VBIAS
Above VBIAS
Above VBIAS
Below VBIAS
Mode Register B5: TXRXN - Tx/Rx Mode
Setting this bit to '1' puts the modem into Transmit mode, clearing it to '0' puts the modem into Receive mode.
Note that changing between receive and transmit modes will cancel any current task.
Mode Register B4: RXEYE - Show Rx Eye
This bit should normally be set to '0'.
Setting it to '1' when the modem is in receive mode configures the modem into a special test mode, in which
the input of the Tx o/p buffer is connected to the Rx Symbol/Clock extraction circuit at a point which carries the
equalised receive signal. This may be monitored with an oscilloscope (at the TXOP pin itself), to assess the
quality of the complete radio channel including the Tx and Rx modem filters, the Tx modulator and the Rx IF
filters and FM demodulator.
The resulting eye diagram (for reasonably random data) should ideally be as shown in Figure 13, with 4 'crisp'
and equally spaced crossing points.
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Figure 13 Ideal 'RXEYE' Signal
Mode Register B3: PSAVE - Powersave
When this bit is a '1', the modem will be in a 'powersave' mode in which the internal filters, the Rx Symbol and
Clock extraction circuits and the Tx o/p buffer will be disabled, and the TxOp pin will be connected to Vbias
through a high value resistance. The Xtal Clock oscillator, Rx i/p amplifier and the µC interface logic will
continue to operate.
Setting the PSAVE bit to '0' restores power to all of the chip circuitry. Note that the internal filters - and hence
the TxOp pin in transmit mode - will take about 20 symbol-times to settle after the PSAVE bit is taken from '1'
to '0'.
Mode Register B2: SSIEN - 'S' Symbol IRQ Enable
In receive mode, setting this bit to '1' causes the IRQ bit of the status register to be set to '1' whenever a new
'S' symbol has been received. (The SRDY bit of the Status Register will also be set to '1' at the same time,
and the SVAL bits updated to reflect the received 'S' symbol.)
In transmit mode, setting this bit to '1' causes the IRQ bit of the Status Register to be set to '1' whenever a 'S'
symbol has been transmitted. (The SRDY bit of the Status Register will also be set to '1' at the same time.)
Mode Register B1, 0: SSYM - 'S' Symbol To Be Transmitted
In transmit mode these two bits define the next 'S' symbol to be transmitted. These bits have no effect in
receive mode.
1.5.5.5 Status Register
This register may be read by the µC to determine the current state of the modem.
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Status Register B7: IRQ - Interrupt Request
This bit is set to '1' by:
The Status Register BFREE bit going from '0' to '1', unless this is caused by a RESET task or by a
change to the Mode Register TXRXN or PSAVE bits.
or
The Status Register IBEMPTY bit going from '0' to '1', unless this is caused by a RESET task or by
changing the Mode Register TXRXN or PSAVE bits.
or
or
The Status Register DIBOVF bit going from '0' to '1'.
The Status Register SRDY bit being set to '1' (due to a 'S' symbol being received or transmitted) if
the Mode Register SSIEN bit is '1'.
The IRQ bit is cleared to '0' immediately after a read of the Status Register.
If the IRQNEN bit of the Mode Register is '1', then the chip IRQN output will be pulled low (to V ) whenever
SS
the IRQ bit is set to '1', and will go high impedance when the Status Register is read.
Status Register B6: BFREE - Data Block Buffer Free
This bit reflects the availability of the Data Block Buffer and is cleared to '0' whenever a task other than NULL
or RESET is written to the Command Register.
In transmit mode, the BFREE bit will be set to '1' (also setting the Status Register IRQ bit to '1') by the modem
when the modem is ready for the µC to write new data to the Data Block Buffer and the next task to the
Command Register.
In receive mode, the BFREE bit is set to '1' (also setting the Status Register IRQ bit to '1') by the modem when
it has completed a task and any data associated with that task has been placed into the Data Block Buffer.
The µC may then read that data and write the next task to the Command Register.
The BFREE bit is also set to '1' - but without setting the IRQ bit - by a RESET task or when the Mode Register
TXRXN or PSAVE bits are changed.
Status Register B5: IBEMPTY - Interleave Buffer Empty
In transmit mode, this bit will be set to '1' - also setting the IRQ bit - when less than two symbols remain in the
Interleave Buffer. Any transmit task written to the modem after this bit goes to '1' will be too late to avoid a gap
in the transmit output signal.
The bit is also set to '1' by a RESET task or by a change of the Mode Register TXRXN or PSAVE bits, but in
these cases the IRQ bit will not be set.
The bit is cleared to '0' within one symbol time after a task other than NULL or RESET is written to the
Command Register.
Note: When the modem is in transmit mode and the Interleave Buffer is empty, a mid level (half-way between
'+1' and '-1') signal will be sent to the RRC filter.
In receive mode this bit will be '0'.
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Status Register B4: DIBOVF - De-Interleave Buffer Overflow
In receive mode this bit will be set to '1' - also setting the IRQ bit - when a RHB, RILB, RSID or R4S task is
written to the Command Register too late to allow continuous reception.
The bit is cleared to '0' immediately after reading the Status Register, by writing a RESET task to the
Command Register or by changing the TXRXN or PSAVE bits of the Mode Register.
In transmit mode this bit is '0'.
Status Register B3: CRCERR - CRC Checksum Error
In receive mode this bit will be updated at the end of a SFP, RHB, RILB or RSID task to reflect the result of
the receive CRC check. '0' indicates that the CRC was received correctly, '1' indicates an error. In transmit
mode this bit will be '0'.
Note that this bit should be ignored when an 'Intermediate' block (which does not have an integral CRC) is
received.
The bit is cleared to '0' by a RESET task, or by changing the TXRXN or PSAVE bits of the Mode Register.
Status Register B2: SRDY - 'S' Symbol Ready
In receive mode, this bit is set to '1' whenever an 'S' symbol has been received. The µC may then read the
value of the symbol from the SVAL field of the Status Register. In transmit mode, this bit is set to '1' whenever
an 'S' symbol has been transmitted.
The bit is cleared to '0' immediately after a read of the Status Register, by a RESET task or by changing the
TXRXN or PSAVE bits of the Mode Register.
Status Register B1, B0: SVAL - Received 'S' Symbol Value
In receive mode, these two bits reflect the value of the latest received 'S' symbol. In transmit mode, these two
bits will be '0'.
1.5.5.6 Data Quality Register
In receive mode, the FX929B continually measures the 'quality' of the received signal, by comparing the actual
received waveform over the previous 64 symbol times against an internally generated 'ideal' 4-level FSK
baseband signal.
The result is placed into bits 3-7 of the Data Quality Register for the µC to read at any time, bits 0-2 being
always set to '0'. Figure 14 shows how the value (0-255) read from the Data Quality Register varies with
received signal-to-noise ratio:
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250
200
150
100
50
DQ
0
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
S/N dB (Noise in 2 x Symbol Rate Bandwidth)
Figure 14 Typical Data Quality Readingvs S/N
The Data Quality readings are only valid when the modem has successfully acquired signal level and timing
lock for at least 64 symbol times. It is invalid when an AQSC or AQLEV sequence is being performed or when
the LEVRES setting is 'Lossy Peak Detect'. A low reading will be obtained if the PLLBW bits are set to 'Wide'
or if the received signal waveform is distorted in any significant way.
Section 1.6.6 describes how monitoring the Data Quality reading can help improve the overall system
performance in some applications.
1.5.6
CRC, FEC and Interleaving
Cyclic Redundancy Codes
CRC0
This is a six-bit CRC check code used in the Station ID Block. It is calculated by the modem from the first 24
bits of the block ( Bytes 0,1 & 2) as follows:
The 24 bits are considered as the coefficients of a polynomial M(x) of degree 23, such that the msb bit (7) of
23
0
byte 0 is the coefficient of x , and bit 0 of byte 2 is the coefficient of x .
The polynomial F(x) of degree 5 is calculated as being the remainder of the modulo-2 division
6
6
4
3
x M(x) / (x + x + x + 1 )
5
4
3
2
1
0
The polynomial x + x + x + x + x + x is added (modulo-2) to F(x)
5
The coefficients of F(x) are placed in the 6-bit CRC0 field, such that the coefficient of x corresponds to the
msb of CRC0.
CRC1
This is a sixteen-bit CRC check code contained in bytes 10 and 11 of the Header Block. It is calculated by the
modem from the first 80 bits of the block ( Bytes 0 to 9 inclusive) using the generator polynomial:
16
12
5
x
+ x + x + 1
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CRC2
This is a thirty-two-bit CRC check code contained in bytes 8 to 11 of the 'Last' Block. It is calculated by the
modem from all of the data and pad bytes in the Intermediate Blocks and in the first 8 bytes of the Last Block
using the generator polynomial:
32
26
23
22
16
12
11
10
8
7
5
4
2
1
x
+ x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + x + 1
Notes:
In receive mode the CRC2 checksum circuits are initialised on completion of any task other than NULL
or RILB. In transmit mode the CRC2 checksum circuits are initialised on completion of any task other
than NULL, TIB or TLB.
Command Register bit B5 (CRC) allows the user to select between two different forms of the CRC0,
CRC1 and CRC2 checksums. When this bit is set to '1' the CRC generators are initialised to 'all
zeros', as required by RD-LAP systems. When this bit is set to '0' the CRC generators are initialised
to 'all ones' as required by CCITT X25 based systems. It should always be set to '1' for RD-LAP
compatibility, other systems may set this bit as required.
Forward Error Correction
In transmit mode, the FX929B uses a Trellis Encoder to translate the 96 bits (12 bytes) of a 'Header',
'Intermediate' or 'Last' Block or the 30 bits of a Station ID Block into a 66 or 22-symbol sequence which
includes FEC information.
In receive mode, the FX929B decodes the received 22 or 66 symbols of a block into 30 or 96 bits of binary
data using a 'Soft Decision' Viterbi algorithm to perform decoding and error correction.
Interleaving
The 66 symbols of a 'Header', 'Intermediate' or 'Last' block are interleaved by the modem before transmission
(and before the 'S' symbols are added) to give protection against the effects of noise bursts and short fades.
The 22 symbols of a 'Station ID' Block are not interleaved.
In receive mode, the FX929B de-interleaves the received symbols after stripping out the 'S' symbols and prior
to decoding.
1.5.7
Transmitted Symbol Shape
Bit 4 of the Command Register (TXIMP) affects the transmit baseband signal and the receive signal
equalisation as follows.
If the TXIMP bit is '0', then the transmit baseband signal is generated by feeding full-width 4-level symbols into
the RRC lowpass filter, and the receive signal equalisation is optimised for this type of signal. With this setting
the FX929B is compatible with FX929A devices.
If the TXIMP bit is set to '1', then impulses, rather than full-width symbols, are fed into the RRC filter when in
Tx mode, and the receive signal equalisation is suitably adjusted in Rx mode.
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Figure 15a Input Signal to RRC Filter iTnx Mode for TXIMP = 0 and 1
Figure 15b Tx Signal Eye TXIMP = 0
Figure 15c Tx Signal Eye TXIMP = 1
Note that setting TXIMP to '1' affects the Tx output signal level as shown in section 1.7.1 and the table below:
TXIMP = 0
TXIMP = 1
Nominal voltage difference between continuous '+3' and
continuous '-3' symbol outputs.
0.157 VDD
0.157 VDD
Nominal Vp-p for continuous '+3 +3 -3 -3..' symbol
pattern
0.20 VDD
0.22 VDD
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1.6
Application Notes
1.6.1
Transmit Frame Examples
The operations needed to transmit a single Frame consisting of Symbol and Frame Sync sequences, Station
ID block, and one each Header, Intermediate and Last blocks are shown below:
1.
Ensure that the Control Register has been loaded with a suitable CKDIV value, that the IRQNEN
and TXRXN bits of the Mode Register are '1', the RXEYE, PSAVE and SSIEN bits are '0' and the
INVSYM bit is set appropriately.
2.
3.
Read the Status Register to ensure that the BFREE bit is '1', then write 6 Symbol Sync bytes to the
Data Block Buffer and a T24S task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
4.
5.
Write 6 Frame Sync bytes to the Data Block Buffer and a T24S task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
6.
7.
Write 3 Station ID bytes to the Data Block Buffer and a TSID task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
8.
9.
Write 10 Header Block bytes to the Data Block Buffer and a THB task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
10.
11.
Write 12 Intermediate Block bytes to the Data Block Buffer and a TIB task to the Command
Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
12.
13.
Write 8 Last Block bytes to the Data Block Buffer and a TLB task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the IBEMPTY bit should be '0'.
14.
Wait for another interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ, BFREE and
IBEMPTY bits should be '1'.
Note: The final symbol of the frame will start to appear approximately 2 symbol times after the Status Register
IBEMPTY bit goes to '1'; a further 16 symbol times should be allowed for the symbol to pass completely
through the RRC filter.
Note: The SSYM bits of the Mode Register may be altered at any time to change the transmitted 'S' symbols.
If a timing reference is required, then setting the Mode Register SSIEN bit to '1' will cause a µC interrupt after
every 'S' symbol transmitted - in which case the µC will have to distinguish between interrupts caused by the
BFREE bit going to '1', and those caused by the SRDY bit being set to '1'.
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Figures 16a and 16b illustrate the host µC routines needed to send a single Frame consisting of Symbol and
Frame Sync patterns, a Station ID block, a Header block, any number of Intermediate blocks and one Last
block. It is assumed that the Tx Interrupt Service Routine (Figure 16b) is called whenever the FX929B's IRQN
output line goes low.
Figure 16a Transmit Frame Example Flowchart, Main Program
Note that the RESET command in Figure 16a and the practice of disabling the FX929B's IRQN output when
not needed are not essential but can eliminate problems during debugging and if errors occur in operation.
Note also that the CRC and TXIMP bits should be set appropriately whenever a byte is written to the
Command Register.
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Figure 16b Tx Interrupt Service Routine
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1.6.2
Receive Frame Examples
The operations needed to receive a single Frame consisting of Symbol and Frame Sync sequences, Station ID
block and one each Header, Intermediate and Last blocks are shown below;
1.
Ensure that the Control Register has been loaded with suitable CKDIV, FSTOL, LEVRES and
PLLBW values, and that the IRQNEN bit of the Mode Register is '1', the TXRXN, RXEYE, PSAVE
and SSIEN bits are '0', and the INVSYM bit is set appropriately.
2.
3.
4.
Wait until the received carrier has been present for at least 8 symbol times (see Section 1.6.3).
Read the Status Register to ensure that the BFREE bit is '1'.
Write a byte containing a SFP task with the AQSC and AQLEV bits set to '1' to the Command
Register.
5.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the CRCERR and DIBOVF bits should be '0'.
6.
7.
8.
Read 3 Station ID bytes from the Data Block Buffer.
Write a RHB task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the DIBOVF bit '0'.
9.
Check that the CRCERR bit of the Status Register is '0' and read 10 Header Block bytes from the
Data Block Buffer.
10
Write a RILB task to the Command Register.
11.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the DIBOVF bit '0'.
12.
13.
14.
Read 12 Intermediate Block bytes from the Data Block Buffer.
Write a RILB task to the Command Register.
Wait for an interrupt from the modem, read the Status Register; the IRQ and BFREE bits should be
'1' and the DIBOVF bit '0'.
15.
Check that the CRCERR bit of the Status Register is '0' and read the 8 Last Block bytes from Data
Buffer.
Note: The value of the latest 'S' symbol received will be contained in the SVAL bits each time that the Status
Register is read. If desired, the Mode Register SSIEN bit may be set to '1', which will cause a µC interrupt
after every 'S' symbol is received - in which case the µC will have to distinguish between interrupts caused by
the BFREE bit going to '1', and those caused by the SRDY bit being set to '1'.
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Figures 17a and 17b illustrate the host µC routines needed to receive a single Frame consisting of Symbol and
Frame Sync patterns, a Station ID block, a Header block, any number of Intermediate blocks and one Last
block. It is assumed that the Rx Interrupt Service Routine (Figure 17b) is called whenever the FX929B's IRQN
output line goes low.
Figure 17a Receive Frame Example Flowchart, Main Program
Note that the RESET command in Figure 17a and the practice of disabling the FX929B's IRQN output when
not needed are not essential but can eliminate problems during debugging and if errors occur in operation.
Note also that the CRC and TXIMP bits should be set appropriately whenever a byte is written to the
Command Register.
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Figure 17b Rx Interrupt Service Routine
Note: This routine assumes that the number of Intermediate blocks in the Frame is contained within the
Header Block data.
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1.6.3
Clock Extraction and Level Measurement Systems
The FX929B is intended for use in systems where:
-
-
The Symbol Sync pattern is transmitted immediately on start-up of the transmitter, before the first
Frame Sync pattern (see Figure 18).
A Base Station may remain powered up indefinitely, transmitting concatenated Frames without
intervening Symbol Sync patterns (each Frame starting with the Frame Synch pattern and symbol
timing being maintained from one Frame to the next).
-
A receiving modem may be switched onto a channel before the distant transmitter has started up, or
may be switched onto a channel where the transmitting station is already sending concatenated
Frames.
Whenever the receiving modem is enabled or switched onto a channel it needs to establish the received
symbol levels and timing and look for a Frame Sync pattern in the incoming signal. This is best done by the
following procedure.
1.
2.
Ensure that the Control Register's PLLBW bits are set to 'Wide' and the LEVRES bits to 'Level Track'.
Wait until a received carrier has been present for 8 symbol times. This 8-symbol delay gives time for
the received signal to propagate through the modem's RRC filter and can usefully be included in the
radio's carrier detect circuitry.
3.
4.
Write a SFS or SFP task to the Command Register with the AQSC and AQLEV bits set to '1'.
When the modem interrupts to signal that it has recognised a Frame Sync pattern (or completed the
SFP task) then change the PLLBW bits to 'Medium'.
Once the receiving modem has achieved level and symbol timing synchronisation with a particular channel -
as evidenced by recognition of a Frame Sync pattern - then subsequent concatenated Frames can be read by
simply issuing SFS or SFP tasks at appropriate times, keeping the ASQSC and AQLEV bits at zero, and the
PLLLBW and LEVRES bits at their current 'Medium' and 'Level Track' settings.
noise
Frame Sync
rest of frame
Symbol Sync
Received signal
from FM discriminator
to Modem :
8-symbol delay
Set AQSC and AQLEV bits
to start acquisition sequences :
Level Measurement and
Clock Extraction circuits :
Increasing accuracy and lengthening response times
Figure 18 Acquisition Sequence Timing (Transmitter Power-Up)
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It is also possible to use the modem in a non-standard system where there is an indeterminate delay between
the transmitter start-up and the Symbol Sync pattern, or where a receive carrier detect signal is not available
to the controlling mC, or where the transmitting terminal can send separate unsynchronised Frames. In these
cases each Frame should be preceded by a Symbol Sync pattern which should be extended to about 100
symbols, and the procedure given in paragraphs (1) to (4) above used at all times.
Setting the AQSC and AQLEV bits to '1' triggers the modem's automatic Symbol Clock Extraction and Level
Measurement acquisition sequences, which are designed to measure the received symbol timing, amplitude
and dc offset as quickly as possible before switching to more accurate - but slower - measurement modes.
These acquisition sequences act very quickly if triggered at the start of a received Symbol Sync pattern (as
shown in Figure 18), but will still function correctly - although more slowly - if started any time during a normal
Frame, as when the receiver is switched onto a channel where the transmitter is operating continuously.
The automatic AQLEV Level Measurement acquisition sequence starts with the level measurement circuits
being put into 'Clamp' mode for one symbol time to set the voltages on the DOC pins to some point within the
range of the received signal excursions. The level measurement circuits are then automatically set to 'Lossy
Peak Detect' mode for 15 symbol times, then to 'Slow Peak Detect' until a received Frame Sync pattern is
recognised, after which the sequence ends and the level measurement circuit mode reverts to the mode set by
the LEVRES bits of the Control Register (normally 'Level Track').
The peak detectors used in both 'Slow' and 'Lossy Peak Detect' modes include additional low pass filtering of
the received signal which greatly reduces the effect of pattern noise on the reference voltages held on the
external DOC capacitors, but means that pairs of '+3' (and '-3') symbols need to be received to establish the
correct levels. 2 pairs of '+3' and two pairs of '-3' symbols received after the start of an AQLEV sequence are
sufficient to set the levels on the DOC capacitors to their correct levels.
The automatic AQSC Symbol Clock acquisition sequence sets the PLL to 'Extra Wide Bandwidth' mode for 16
symbol times (this mode is not one of those which can be selected by the Control Register PLLBW bits) then
changes to 'Wide' bandwidth. After 45 symbol times the PLL mode will revert to that set by the Control
Register PLLBW bits.
1.6.4
AC Coupling
For a practical circuit, ac coupling from the modem's transmit output to the frequency modulator and between
the receiver's frequency discriminator and the receive input of the modem may be desired. There are,
however, two problems:
Firstly, ac coupling of the signal degrades the Bit Error Rate performance of the modem. The following graph
illustrates the effect of ac coupling on typical bit error rates at 4800 symbols/sec (without FEC) for reasonably
random data with differing degrees of ac coupling:
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1E-1
1E-2
1E-3
1E-4
Tx & Rx DC coupled
Tx 5Hz, Rx DC
Tx 5Hz, Rx 5Hz
Tx 5Hz, Rx 10Hz
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
S/N dB (Noise in 20 to 9600Hz band)
Figure 19 Effect of AC Coupling on BER without FEC
Secondly, any ac coupling at the receive input will transform any step in the voltage at the discriminator output
to a slowly decaying pulse which can confuse the modem's level measuring circuits. As illustrated in Figure 20
below, the time for this step to decay to 37% of its original value is 'RC' where:
RC = 1/( 2 x p x the 3dB cut-off frequency of the RC network )
which is 32 msec, or 153 symbol times at 4800 symbols/sec, for a 5Hz network.
Step input
to RC circuit
100%
Output of
37%
RC circuit
T=RC
Figure 20 Decay Time - AC Coupling
In general, it will be best to dc couple the receiver discriminator to the modem, and to ensure that any ac
coupling to the transmitter's frequency modulator has a -3dB cut-off frequency of no higher than 5Hz (for 4800
symbols/sec).
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1.6.5
Radio Performance
The maximum data rate that can be transmitted over a radio channel using these modems depends on:
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
RF channel spacing.
Allowable adjacent channel interference.
Symbol rate.
Peak carrier deviation (modulation index).
Tx and Rx reference oscillator accuracies.
Modulator and demodulator linearity.
Receiver IF filter frequency and phase characteristics.
Use of error correction techniques.
Acceptable error rate.
As a guide, 4800 symbols/sec can be achieved - subject to local regulatory requirements - over a system with
12.5kHz channel spacing if the transmitter frequency deviation is set to ±2.5kHz peak for a repetitive '+3 +3 -
3 -3 ....' pattern and the maximum difference between transmitter and receiver 'carrier' frequencies is less
than 2400Hz.
The modulation scheme employed by these modems is designed to achieve high data throughput by exploiting
as much as possible of the RF channel bandwidth. This does, however, place constraints on the performance
of the radio. In particular, attention must be paid to:
-
Linearity, frequency and phase response of the Tx Frequency Modulator. For a 4800
symbols/sec system, the frequency response should be within ±2dB over the range 3Hz to
5kHz, relative to 2400Hz.
-
-
The bandwidth and phase response of the receiver's IF filters.
Accuracy of the Tx and Rx reference oscillators, as any difference will shift the received signal
towards the skirts of the IF filter response and cause a dc offset at the discriminator output.
Viewing the received signal eye - using the Mode Register RXEYE function - gives a good indication of the
overall transmitter/receiver performance.
Figure 21 Typical Connections Between Radio and FX929B
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1.6.6
Received Signal Quality Monitor
In applications where the modem has to monitor a long transmission containing a number of concatenated
Frames, it is recommended that the controlling software includes a function which regularly checks that the
modem is still receiving a good data signal, and triggers a re-acquisition and possibly changes to another
channel if a problem is encountered. This strategy has been shown to improve the system's overall
performance in situations where fading, large noise bursts, severe co-channel interference or loss of the
received signal for long periods are likely to occur.
Such a function can be simply implemented by regularly reading the Data Quality Register, which gives a
measure of the overall quality of the received signal, as well as the current effectiveness of the modem's clock
extraction and level measurement systems. Experience has shown that if two consecutive DQ readings are
both less than 50 then it is worth instructing the FX929B to re-acquire the received signal levels and timing
once it has been established that the received carrier level is satisfactory. This re-acquisition should follow the
normal procedure given in section 1.6.3.
The intervals between Data Quality readings is not critical, but should be a minimum of 64 symbol times
except for the first reading made after triggering the AQSC and AQLEV automatic acquisition sequences,
which should be delayed for about 250 symbol times.
A suitable algorithm is illustrated below.
Figure 22 Received Signal Quality Monitor Flowchart
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1.7
Performance Specification
1.7.1
Electrical Performance
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Exceeding these maximum ratings can result in damage to the device.
Min.
Max.
7.0
VDD + 0.3
+30
Units
V
V
mA
mA
Supply (VDD - VSS
)
-0.3
-0.3
-30
-20
Voltage on any pin to VSS
Current into or out of VDD and VSS pins
Current into or out of any other pin
+20
P4 Package
Total Allowable Power Dissipation at Tamb = 25°C
... Derating
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Min.
Max.
800
13
+125
+85
Units
mW
mW/°C
°C
-55
-40
°C
D2 Package
Total Allowable Power Dissipation at Tamb = 25°C
... Derating
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Min.
Max.
800
13
+125
+85
Units
mW
mW/°C
°C
-55
-40
°C
D5 Package
Total Allowable Power Dissipation at Tamb = 25°C
... Derating
Storage Temperature
Operating Temperature
Min.
Max.
550
9
+125
+85
Units
mW
mW/°C
°C
-55
-40
°C
Operating Limits
Correct operation of the device outside these limits is not implied.
Notes
Min.
3.0
Max.
5.5
Units
V
Supply (VDD - VSS
)
Operating Temperature
Symbol Rate
Xtal Frequency
-40
2400
1.0
+85
9600
10.0
°C
Symbols/sec
MHz
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Operating Characteristics
For the following conditions unless otherwise specified:
Xtal Frequency = 4.9152MHz, Symbol Rate = 4800 symbols/sec,
Noise Bandwidth = 0 to 9600Hz, VDD = 3.3V to 5.0V, Tamb = - 40°C to +85°C.
Notes
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
DC Parameters
IDD
IDD
IDD
IDD
(VDD = 5.0V)
(VDD = 3.3V)
(Powersave Mode, VDD = 5.0V)
(Powersave Mode, VDD = 3.3V)
1
1
1
1
4.0
2.5
1.5
0.6
10.0
6.3
mA
mA
mA
mA
AC Parameters
Tx Output
TXOP Impedance
2
3
3
4
1.0
1.0
1.1
2.5
1.2
1.32
+0.25
kW
Signal Level TXIMP = 0
Signal Level TXIMP = 1
Output DC Offset wrt VDD/2
0.8
0.88
-0.25
V pk-pk
V pk-pk
V
Rx Input
RXIN Impedance (at 100Hz)
RXIN Amp Voltage Gain (I/P = 1mVrms at 100Hz)
Input Signal Level
10.0
300
1.0
MW
V/V
V pk-pk
V
5
5
0.7
-0.5
1.3
+0.5
DC Offset wrt VDD/2
Xtal/Clock Input
'High' Pulse Width
'Low' Pulse Width
Input Impedance (at 100Hz)
Inverter Gain (I/P = 1mVrms at 100Hz)
6
6
40.0
40.0
10.0
20.0
ns
ns
MW
dB
µC Interface
Input Logic "1" Level
Input Logic "0" Level
Input Leakage Current (Vin = 0 to VDD
Input Capacitance
Output Logic "1" Level (lOH = 120µA)
Output Logic "0" Level (lOL = 360µA)
'Off' State Leakage Current (Vout = VDD
7, 8
7, 8
7, 8
7, 8
8
70%
5.0
VDD
VDD
µA
30%
+5.0
)
10.0
pF
92%
VDD
VDD
µA
8, 9
9
8%
10.0
)
Notes:
1. At 25°C. Not including any current drawn from the modem pins by external circuitry other
than the Xtal oscillator.
2. Small signal impedance, at VDD = 5.0V and Tamb = 25°C.
3. Measured after the external RC filter (R4/C5) for a "+3 +3 -3 -3...." symbol sequence, at VDD
= 5.0V and Tamb = 25°C (Tx output level is proportional to VDD).
4. Measured at the TXOP pin with the modem in the Tx idle mode.
5. For optimum performance, measured at RXFB pin, for a "...+3 +3 -3 -3..." symbol sequence,
at VDD = 5.0V and Tamb = 25°C, TXIMP = 0 or 1. The optimum level and DC offset values
are proportional to VDD
.
6. Timing for an external input to the CLOCK/XTAL pin.
7. WRN, RDN, CSN, A0 and A1 pins.
8. D0 - D7 pins.
9. IRQN pin.
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Notes
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
mC Parallel Interface Timings (ref. Figure 23)
tACSL
tAH
Address valid to CSN low time
Address hold time
0
0
ns
ns
tCSH
CSN hold time
0
ns
tCSHI
tCSRWL
tDHR
tDHW
tDSW
tRHCSL
tRACL
tRARL
tRL
CSN high time
CSN to WRN or RDN low time
Read data hold time
Write data hold time
Write data setup time
RDN high to CSN low time (write)
Read access time from CSN low
Read access time from RDN low
RDN low time
RDN high to D0-D7 3-state time
WRN high to CSN low time (read)
WRN low time
10
6.0
0
0
0
90.0
0
clock cycles
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
11
11
175
145
200
tRX
tWHCSL
tWL
50.0
0
200
Notes:
10. Xtal/Clock cycles at the XTAL/CLOCK pin.
11. With 30pF max to VSS on D0 - D7 pins.
Figure 23 mC Parallel Interface Timings
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1E-1
1E-2
BER with FEC
BER without FEC
1E-3
BER
1E-4
1E-5
1E-6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
S/N dB (Noise in 2 x Symbol Rate Bandwidth)
Figure 24 Typical Bit Error Rate With and Without FEC
Measured under nominal working conditions, LEVRES bits set to ‘Level Track’ or ‘Slow Peak Detect’ and
PLLBW bits set to ‘Medium’ or ‘Narrow’ Bandwidth, Command Register TXIMP bit set to 0 or 1 (same for Tx
and Rx devices), with pseudo-random data.
Note: S/N calculated as 20 ´ LOG ( Signal Voltage ¸ Noise Voltage)
10
Where Signal Voltage is the measured rms voltage of a random 4-level signal.
Noise Voltage is the rms voltage of a flat Gaussian noise signal having a bandwidth from a
few Hz to twice the symbol rate (e.g. to 9600Hz when measuring a 4800 symbol/sec system).
Both signals are measured at the same point in the test circuit.
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1.7.2
Packaging
Figure 25 D2 Mechanical Outline: Order as part no. FX929BD2
Figure 26 D5 Mechanical Outline: Order as part no. FX929BD5
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Figure 27 P4 Mechanical Outline: Order as part no. FX929BP4
Handling precautions: This product includes input protection, however, precautions should be taken to
prevent device damage from electro-static discharge. CML does not assume any responsibility for the
use of any circuitry described. No IPR or circuit patent licences are implied. CML reserves the right at
any time without notice to change the said circuitry and this product specification. CML has a policy of
testing every product shipped using calibrated test equipment to ensure compliance with this product
specification. Specific testing of all circuit parameters is not necessarily performed.
CONSUMER MICROCIRCUITS LIMITED
1 WHEATON ROAD
WITHAM - ESSEX
CM8 3TD - ENGLAND
Telephone:
Telefax:
e-mail:
+44 1376 513833
+44 1376 518247
sales@cmlmicro.co.uk
http://www.cmlmicro.co.uk
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