CC2420 Datasheet, PDF (49/87 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee-ready RF Transceiver

SmartRF ^® CC2420
Clear Channel Assessment
The clear channel assessment signal is
based on the measured RSSI value and a
programmable threshold. The clear
channel assessment function is used to
implement the CSMA-CA functionality
specified in [1]. CCA is valid when the
receiver has been enabled for at least 8
symbol periods.
Carrier sense threshold level is
programmed by RSSI.CCA_THR. The
threshold value can be programmed in
steps of 1 dB. A CCA hysteresis can also
be
programmed
in
the
MDMCTRL0.CCA_HYST control bits.
All 3 CCA modes specified by [1] are
implemented in CC2420. They are set in
MDMCTRL0.CCA_MODE, as can be seen in
the register description. The different
modes are:
0 Reserved
1 Clear channel when received energy is below
threshold.
2 Clear channel when not receiving valid IEEE
802.15.4 data.
3 Clear channel when energy is below threshold
and not receiving valid IEEE 802.15.4 data
Clear channel assessment is available on
the CCA output pin. CCA is active high, but
the polarity may be changed by setting the
IOCFG0.CCA_POLARITY control bit.
Implementing CSMA-CA may easiest be
done by using the STXONCCA command
strobe, as described in the Radio control
state machine section on page 42.
Transmission will then only start if the
channel is clear. The TX_ACTIVE status
bit (see Table 5) may be used to detect
the result of the CCA.
Frequency and Channel Programming
The operating frequency is set by
programming the 10 bit frequency word
located in FSCTRL.FREQ[9:0]. The
operating frequency F_C in MHz is given by:
F_C = 2048 + FSCTRL.FREQ[9:0] MHz
In receive mode the actual LO frequency
is F_C – 2 MHz, since a 2 MHz IF is used.
Direct conversion is used for transmission,
so here the LO frequency equals F_C. The
2 MHz IF is automatically set by CC2420,
so the frequency programming is equal for
RX and TX.
IEEE 802.15.4 specifies 16 channels
within the 2.4 GHz band, numbered 11
through 26. The RF frequency of channel
k is given by [1] :
F_C = 2405 + 5 (k-11) MHz, k=11, 12, ..., 26
For operation in channel k, the
FSCTRL.FREQ register should therefore
be set to:
FSCTRL.FREQ = 357 + 5 (k-11)
Chipcon AS SmartRF^® CC2420 Preliminary Datasheet (rev 1.2), 2004-06-09
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