EM2420 ETC [List of Unclassifed Manufacturers], EM2420 Datasheet - Page 48

• Manufacturer Part Number: EM2420
• Description: 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee RF Transceiver
• Manufacturer: ETC [List of Unclassifed Manufacturers]

Linear IF and AGC Settings
The EM2420 is based on a linear IF chain
where the signal amplification is done in
an analog VGA (variable gain amplifier).
The gain of the VGA is digitally controlled.
The AGC (Automatic Gain Control) loop
ensures that the ADC operates inside its
RSSI / Energy Detection
The EM2420 has a built-in RSSI (Received
Signal Strength Indicator) giving a digital
value that can be read from the 8 bit,
signed 2’s complement RSSI.RSSI_VAL
register.
The RSSI value is always averaged over 8
symbol periods (128 µs), in accordance
with [1]. The RSSI_VALID status bit
(Table 5) indicates when the RSSI value is
valid, meaning that the receiver has been
enabled for at least 8 symbol periods.
The RSSI register value RSSI.RSSI_VAL
can be referred to the power P at the RF
pins by using the following equations:
Figure 25. Typical RSSI value vs. input power
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-80
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RF Level [dBm]
dynamic range by using an analog/digital
feedback loop.
The AGC characteristics are set through
the AGCCTRL, AGCTST0, AGCTST1 and
AGCTST2 registers. The reset values
should be used for all AGC control and
test registers.
where
empirically during system development
from the front end gain. RSSI_OFFSET is
approximately –45. E.g. if reading a value
of –20 from the RSSI register, the RF
input power is approximately –65 dBm.
A typical plot of the RSSI_VAL reading as
function of input power is shown in Figure
25. It can be seen from the figure that the
RSSI reading from the EM2420 is very
linear and has a dynamic range of about
100 dB.
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P = RSSI_VAL + RSSI_OFFSET [dBm]
the
-20
RSSI_OFFSET
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