CC2420ZRTC Datasheet, PDF (56/96 Pages) Texas Instruments – 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee-ready RF Transceiver

33.2 Modulated spectrum
The CC2420 has a built-in test pattern
generator that can generate pseudo
random sequence using the CRC
generator. This is enabled by setting
MDMCTRL1.TX_MODE to 3 and issues an
STXON command strobe. The modulated
spectrum is then available on the RF pins.
The low byte of the CRC word is
transmitted and the CRC is updated with
0xFF for each new byte. The length of the
transmitted data sequence is 65535 bits.
The transmitted data-sequence is then:
[Synchronisation header] [0x00, 0x78,
0xb8, 0x4b, 0x99, 0xc3, 0xe9, …]
Since a synchronisation header (preamble
and SFD) is transmitted in all TX modes,
this test mode may also be used to
transmit a known pseudorandom bit
CC2420
sequence for bit error testing. Please note
that CC2420 requires symbol
synchronisation, not only bit
synchronisation, for correct reception.
Packet error rate is therefore a better
measurement for the true RF performance.
Another option to generate a modulated
spectrum is to fill the TXFIFO with pseudo-
random
data
and
set
MDMCTRL1.TX_MODE to 2. CC2420 will
then transmit data from the FIFO
disregarding a TXFIFO underflow. The
length of the transmitted data sequence is
then 1024 bits (128 bytes).
A plot of the modulated spectrum from
CC2420 is shown in Figure 32. Note that to
find the output power from the modulated
spectrum, the RBW must be set to 3 MHz
or higher.
Ref Lvl
0 dBm
0
-10
RBW
VBW
SWT
100 kHz
100 kHz
5 ms
RF Att
Unit
30 dB
dBm
A
-20
-30
1AVG
-40
1SA
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
Center 2.45 GHz
Date:
23.OCT.2003 21:34:19
1 MHz/
Figure 32. Modulated spectrum plot
Span 10 MHz
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