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ATA5283 [Preliminary]
4598D–AUTO–03/04
Signal Conditioner The signal conditioner demodulates the amplifier output signal and converts it to a
binary signal. It compares the carrier signal with the 50% reference level (see Ref1 in
Figure 5) and delivers a logical 1, if the carrier signal stays below the reference and a
logical 0, if it exceeds the reference level. A smoothing filter suppress the space
between the half-waves as well as a few missing periods in the carrier and glitches dur-
ing the gaps.
The output signal of the signal conditioner is used as the internal data signal for the data
output, the wake-up logic and the preamble detection.
The timing of the demodulated data signal is delayed related to the signal at the trans-
mitting end. This delay is a function of the carrier frequency, the behavior of the
smoothing filter and the antenna Q-factor. The smoothing filter causes a delay of 3 to
6 periods (see t
b
and t
d
in Figure 5). The rest of the delay is caused by the build-up time
of the antenna signal and is conditioned on the Q-factor (see t
a
and t
c
in Figure 5).
Figure 5. Output Timing
Coil
input
50%
100%
N_DATA
Comparator
output
Ref.1
Ref.2
t
a
t
b
t
d
t
c
t
ON
t
OFF