DW1000 User Manual
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Field
Description of fields within Register file: 0x1E – Transmit Power Control (when DIS_STXP is 0)
BOOSTP250
reg:1E:00
bits:23–16
This value sets the power applied to the preamble and data portions of the frame during
transmission at the 6.8 Mbps data rate for frames that are less than 0.25 ms duration which
is determined by the following criteria:
-- Preamble Length of 64 symbols and Frame Length of <= 123 bytes.
-- Preamble Length of 128 symbols and Frame Length of <= 67 bytes.
At least a 6 dB power boost can be configured here so long as the external system keeps the
frame rate below 1 frame per millisecond to ensure the power boost is not breaking
regulations. The actual amount of power boost that can be applied may be calculated as
follows: -
Section
7.2.31.1– Units of TX Power Control
details the programming of this value.
BOOSTP125
reg:1E:00
bits:31–24
This value sets the power applied to the preamble and data portions of the frame during
transmission at the 6.8 Mbps data rate for frames that are less than 0.125 ms duration which
is determined by the following criteria:
-- Preamble Length of 64 symbols, SFD Length <=16 symbols and Frame Length of <= 15
bytes.
-- Preamble Length of 64 symbols, SFD Length <=12 symbols and Frame Length of <= 19
bytes.
-- Preamble Length of 64 symbols, SFD Length of 8 symbols and Frame Length of <= 23 bytes.
At 64 MHz PRF a 9 dB power boost can be configured here so long as the external system
keeps the frame rate below 1 frame per millisecond to ensure the power boost is not
breaking regulations. At 16 MHz PRF the power boost should be set to the same 6 dB value
used for the BOOSTP250 configuration to avoid exceeding peak power regulations. Section
details the programming of this value.
7.2.31.3
Manual Transmit Power Control
This functionality applies when the
Disable Smart TX Power Control
bit DIS_STXP in
is set to 1. In this case it is possible to exercise power control over the PHR part of the
transmit frame and the rest of the transmit frame separately. Please refer to section
for details of frame structure. It is possible to boost the power for the frame excluding the PHR
part and stay within the regulatory limits if the frames are short, see section 7.2.31.2. The PHR part of the
frame is controlled separately so that the power can be boosted without violating the regulatory limits for
peak power. However, in general, the power settings for both parts of the frame should be programmed to
the same value.
When DIS_STXP is 1, the fields of the TX Power Control register are defined as follows:
REG:1E:00 – TX_POWER – Transmit Power Control (When DIS_STXP = 1)
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Not applicable
TXPOWSD
TXPOWPHR
Not applicable
0x0E
0x08
0x02
0x22