si4330 Silicon Laboratories, si4330 Datasheet - Page 57

• Manufacturer Part Number: si4330
• Description: Si4330 Ism Receiver
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories

8.9. Antenna-Diversity
To mitigate the problem of frequency-selective fading due to multi-path propagation, some radio systems use a
scheme known as Antenna Diversity. In this scheme, two antennas are used. Each time the radio enters RX mode
the receive signal strength from each antenna is evaluated. This evaluation process takes place during the
preamble portion of the packet. The antenna with the strongest received signal is then used for the remainder of
that RX packet.
This chip fully supports Antenna Diversity with an integrated Antenna Diversity Control Algorithm. By setting
GPIOx[4:0] = 10111 and 11000, the required signal needed to control an external SPDT RF switch (such as PIN
diode or GaAs switch) is made available on the GPIOx pins. The operation of these switches is programmable to
allow for different Antenna Diversity architectures and configurations. The antdiv[2:0] register is found in register
08h. The GPIO pin is capable of sourcing up to 5 mA of current, so it may be used directly to forward-bias a PIN
diode if desired.
When the arrival of the packet is unknown by the receiver the antenna diversity algorithm (antdiv[2:0] = 100 or 101)
will detect both packet arrival and selects the antenna with the strongest signal. The recommended preamble
length to obtain good antenna selection is 8 bytes. A special antenna diversity algorithm (antdiv[2:0] = 110 or 111)
is included that allows for shorter preamble for TDMA like systems where the arrival of the packet is synchronized
to the receiver enable. The recommended preamble length to obtain good antenna selection for synchronized
mode is 4 bytes.
Add R/W Function/Description
08
antdiv[2:0]
R/W
000
001
010
011
100
101
110
111
Operating & Function
Antenna Diversity Algorithm
Antenna Diversity Algorithm
Antenna Diversity Algorithm in Beacon Mode
Antenna Diversity Algorithm in Beacon Mode
Control 2
GPIO Ant1
0
1
0
1
Table 23. Antenna Diversity Control
antdiv[2] antdiv[1] antdiv[0] rxmpk Reserved enldm ffclrrx Reserved
RX State
D7
Preliminary Rev 0.2
D6
GPIO Ant2
1
0
1
0
D5
D4
GPIO Ant1
D3
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
D2
Non RX State
D1
GPIO Ant2
D0
Si4330
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
POR Def.
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