Transmitter Description
User Manual
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STEL-2176
WCP 52993.c-5/2/97
3-Stage
Integrator
11
32
G
a
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n
16
Gain Control
Master Clock
4
3-Stage
Differentiator
16
Sample
Clock
2
Bypass
Data Enable
Figure 37. Interpolation Filter Block Diagram
will overflow which will destroy the output spectral
characteristics. To compensate for this, the interpolation
filter has a gain function. This gain is normally set
empirically. If the output spectrum is broad band noise
or if it appears correct but has regular momentary
ÒhitsÓ of broad band spectral noise, then the digital gain
is too high. The interpolation filter gain is the first place
to adjust gain because it does not directly affect the
shape of the signal spectrum and it has a very wide
adjustment range. Overall, gain can affected in the FIR
filter function, the interpolation gain function, and by
the number of interpolation stages (and therefore
accumulators) used.
Normally, three interpolation stages are used, but there
is a bypass option for use when the interpolation is very
high. It should be used only as a last resort after all
other gain reduction options have been exercised
because of the severe impact to spurious performance.
The register bits that affect the interpolation filter
functions are shown in Table 45 and Table 46.
Modulator
The interpolated I and Q data signals are input from the
Interpolation Filter, fed into two complex modulators,
and multiplied by the sine and cosine carriers which are
generated by the NCO. The I channel signal is
multiplied by the cosine output from the NCO and the
Q channel signal is multiplied by the sine output. The
resulting modulated sine and cosine carriers are
applied to an adder and either added or subtracted
together according to the register settings shown in
Table 47. This provides control over the characteristics
of the resulting RF signal by allowing either or both of
the two products to be inverted prior to the addition.
Data Enable Output. The TXDATAENO output is a
modified replica of the TXDATAENI input.
TXDATAENO is asserted as a high 2 symbols after
TXDATAENI goes high and it is asserted as a low 13
symbols after TXDATAENI goes low. In this way, a
high on the TXDATAENO line indicates the active
period of the DAC during transmission of the data
burst. However, if the guard time between the current
and next data burst is less than 13 symbols, then the
TXDATAENO line will be held high through the next
burst.
Table 45. Interpolation Filter Bypass Control
Number of
Interpolation Stages
Selected
Interpolation Filter Bypass
Register 2B Bits 5,4
3
0Ê0
2
0Ê1
2
1Ê0
1
1Ê1
Table 46. Interpolation Filter Signal Level Control
Gain Factor
(Relative)
Filter Gain Control
Register 2A Bits 7-4
2
0
0
H
2
1
1
H
2
2
2
H
2
3
3
H
2
4
4
H
2
5
5
H
2
6
6
H
2
7
7
H
2
8
8
H
2
9
9
H
2
10
A
H
2
11
B
H
2
12
C
H
2
13
D
H
2
14
E
H
2
15
F
H