SX1231 SEMTECH [Semtech Corporation], SX1231 Datasheet - Page 31

• Manufacturer Part Number: SX1231
• Description: Low Power Integrated UHF Transceiver
• Manufacturer: SEMTECH [Semtech Corporation]

3.5.14. Automatic Frequency Correction
The AFC is based on the FEI block, and therefore the same input signal and receiver setting conditions apply. When the
AFC procedure is done, AfcValue is directly subtracted to the register that defines the frequency of operation of the chip,
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When the AFC is automatically triggered (AfcAutoOn = 1), the user has the option to:
The SX1231 offers an alternate receiver bandwidth setting during the AFC phase, to accommodate large LO drifts. If the
user considers that the received signal may be out of the receiver bandwidth, a higher channel filter bandwidth can be
programmed in RegAfcBw, at the expense of the receiver noise floor, which will impact upon sensitivity.
3.5.15. Temperature Sensor
When temperature is measured, the receiver ADC is used to digitize the sensor response. Most receiver blocks are
disabled, and temperature measurement can only be triggered in Standby or Frequency Synthesizer modes.
The response of the temperature sensor is -1°C / Lsb. A CMOS temperature sensor is not accurate by nature, therefore it
should be calibrated at ambient temperature for precise temperature readings.
Rev 2 - Nov 2009
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS & SENSING
RF
Each time the receiver is enabled, if AfcAutoOn = 1
Upon user request, by setting bit AfcStart in RegAfcFei, if AfcAutoOn = 0
Clear the former AFC correction value, if AfcAutoClearOn = 1
Start the AFC evaluation from the previously corrected frequency. This may be useful in systems in which the LO keeps
on drifting in the “same direction”. Ageing compensation is a good example.
. The AFC can be launched:
Preamble-modulated input signal
Figure 12. FEI Process
Signal level > Sensitivity
SX1231 in Rx mode
Set FeiStart
Yes
FeiValue
FeiDone
Read
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= 1
= 1
No
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