CC2510F16 Datasheet, PDF (196/244 Pages) Texas Instruments – Low-Power SoC (System-on-Chip) with MCU, Memory, 2.4 GHz RF Transceiver, and USB Controller

Carrier Sense can be used as a sync word
qualifier that requires the signal level to be
higher than the threshold for a sync word
search to be performed. The signal can also
be observed on P1_5, P1_6, or P1_7 by
setting IOCFGx.GDOx_CFG=1110 and in the
status register bit PKTSTATUS.CS.
Other uses of Carrier Sense include the TX-if-
CCA function (see Section 13.10.7 on Page
197) and the optional fast RX termination (see
Section 13.12.3 on Page 201).
CS can be used to avoid interference from e.g.
WLAN.
13.10.5 CS Absolute Threshold
The absolute threshold related to the RSSI
value depends on the following register fields:
• AGCCTRL2.MAX_LNA_GAIN
• AGCCTRL2.MAX_DVGA_GAIN
• AGCCTRL1.CARRIER_SENSE_ABS_THR
• AGCCTRL2.MAGN_TARGET
For a given AGCCTRL2.MAX_LNA_GAIN and
AGCCTRL2.MAX_DVGA_GAIN setting the
absolute threshold can be adjusted ±7 dB in
steps
of
1
dB
using
CARRIER_SENSE_ABS_THR.
The MAGN_TARGET setting is a compromise
between blocker tolerance/selectivity and
sensitivity. The value sets the desired signal
level in the channel into the demodulator.
Increasing this value reduces the headroom
for blockers, and therefore close-in selectivity.
It is strongly recommended to use SmartRF^®
Studio [8] to generate the correct
MAGN_TARGET setting.
Table 69 and Table 70 show the typical RSSI
readout values at the CS threshold at 2.4
kBaud and 250 kBaud data rate respectively.
The default CARRIER_SENSE_ABS_THR=0 (0
dB) and MAGN_TARGET=11 (33 dB) have been
used.
For other data rates the user must generate
similar tables to find the CS absolute
threshold.
CC2510Fx / CC2511Fx
MAX_DVGA_GAIN[1:0]
00
01
10
11
000 −99
−93
−87
−81.5
001 −97
−90.5 −85
−78.5
010 −93.5 −87
−82
−76
011 −91.5 −86
−80
−74
100 −90.5 −84
−78
−72.5
101 −88
−82.5 −76
−70
110 −84.5 −78.5 −73
−67
111 −82.5 −76
−70
−64
Table 69: Typical RSSI Value in dBm at CS
Threshold with Default MAGN_TARGET at 2.4
kBaud
MAX_DVGA_GAIN[1:0]
00
01
10
11
000 −96
−90
−84
−78.5
001 −94.5 −89
−83
−77.5
010 −92.5 −87
−81
−75
011 −91
−85
−78.5 −73
100 −87.5 −82
−76
−70
101 −85
−79.5 −73.5 −67.5
110 −83
−76.5 −70.5 −65
111 −78
−72
−66
−60
Table 70: Typical RSSI Value in dBm at CS
Threshold with Default MAGN_TARGET at 250
kBaud
If the threshold is set high, i.e. only strong
signals are wanted, the threshold should be
adjusted upwards by first reducing the
MAX_LNA_GAIN value and then the
MAX_DVGA_GAIN value. This will reduce
power consumption in the receiver front end,
since the highest gain settings are avoided.
13.10.6 CS Relative Threshold
The relative threshold detects sudden changes
in the measured signal level. This setting is not
dependent on the absolute signal level and is
thus useful to detect signals in environments
with a time varying noise floor. The register
field AGCCTRL1.CARRIER_SENSE_REL_THR
is used to enable/disable relative CS, and to
select threshold of 6 dB, 10 dB or 14 dB RSSI
change
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