AMIS-53000 Datasheet, PDF (15/99 Pages) AMI SEMICONDUCTOR – Frequency Agile Transceiver

AMIS-53000 Frequency Agile Transceiver
Data Sheet
4.0 Acronyms
The following acronyms are used in this document.
AM Amplitude Modulated signal
ASIC Integrated circuit designed for a single customer requirement
ASK Amplitude Shift Key
ASSP A custom integrated circuit, that may be used in general designs
ASTRIC AMI Semiconductor’s family of wireless products
CCA Clear Channel Assessment
CDR Clock and Data Recovery, data is recovered from the received signal using a synchronous clock
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Checking; data error checking
CW Continuous Wave, a single frequency or modulated signal carrier
DAC Digital to Analog Conversion
dB
Decibels; a logarithmic measure of signal level
dBm Logarithmic measure of signal level above a milli-watt
DFFT Digital or Discrete Fast Fourier Transform
DPLL Digital Phase Locked Loop circuit to create a precise frequency
EE
Electrical Erasable Memory
FFT Fast Fourier Transform; transform between time and frequency
FM
Frequency Modulated signal
FSK Frequency Shift Key
GFSK Gaussian Data Waveform Modulated signal
IF
Intermediate Frequency
kbps Data rate in thousand bits per second
kHz Frequency in kilohertz per second
LO
Local Oscillator frequency; used to convert signals between RF frequency and IF frequency
LOP Byte indicating the length of a packet
MHz Frequency in megahertz
MICS Medical Implantable Communication System
mV Milli-volts
OOK On/Off method of creating an amplitude modulated signal
OTA Transconductance Amplifier
PLL Phase Locked Loop circuit to create a precise frequency
POR Power-on-Reset is a threshold circuit for limiting operation at low voltages
RF
Radio Frequency
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication; measurement of RF signal strength
SOF Byte indicating start of packet in data protocol
VCO Voltage controlled variable frequency oscillator
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