Glossary
AF
Audio Frequency
RF
Radio Frequency
FM
Frequency Modulation
Tx
Transmitter
Rx
Receiver
FMTx
FM Transmitter
LPD
Low Power Device
LNA
Low Noise Amplifier
LDO
Low Drop Out regulator
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator
(same as RPS)
RPS
Received Power Scan (Same as
RSSI)
QFN
Quad Flat No-Lead
FMTx2.1 HW block
The FMTx 2.1 implementation is based on the Silicon Laboratories Si4713 low power FM transmitter device.
This device has some state of the art features which have been utilised in the Nokia implementation. Apart
from having excellent RF transmitter performance and exceptional AF performance the device offers a number
of unique features, including the ability to retune the output stage of the device to ensure optimal matching
between the Tx antenna and the output stage of the device.
Functional description
The FMTx 2.1 solution comprises of the Si4713 device and 11 external components. These components consist
of:
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A filter - an inductor and a varistor for filtering of emissions from the chip
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A dual capacitor package which is connected to the analogue audio input pins LIN & RIN. The fundamental
purpose of these capacitors is as DC blocking caps
•
A filter on the reset line comprising a capacitor and a resistor
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An antenna which also provides the inductive load required by the Si4713 device
The Si4713 device is in a 3 x 3mm 20 pin QFN package.
Current implementations make use of the DAC33 device which allows data to be digitally clocked into the
DAC at high data rates, buffered and then streamed out at the correct rate while the rest of the baseband is
put to sleep in order to save power. This solution significantly increases playback time of audio content.
The Si4713 device has the following features:
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88.1MHz – 107.9MHz FM band support.
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Programmable pre-emphasis (50/75us).
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Analogue audio interface
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Audio silence/signal present detection.
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Programmable reference clock.
RM-505; RM-506
FMTx 2.1 Technical Description
Issue 1
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
Page 6 –5
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