Integrated Ultra-Wideband Transmitter and Receiver for Sensor, Positioning and Identification Network

Author

Voinot, Stanislas ; Novakov, Emil ; Fournier, Jean-Michel ; Challiol, Bruno

Author_Institution

Inst. de Microelectronique, Electromagn. et Photonique, Grenoble

fYear

2006

fDate

6-10 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

4790

Lastpage

4793

Abstract

This paper presents a pulsed ultra-wideband communication (UWB) system suitable for sensor network applications. The low complexity, low power architecture allows data communications as well as geolocation of the transmitting node. The system is based on a frequency hopping OOK modulation at the transmitting side combined with a non-coherent detector at the receiver. To validate the concept two RF integrated circuits (an emitter and a receiver) were designed. They operate in the 3.3 to 5.1 GHz frequency band. The generated by the transmitter output signal is compatible with the current FCC regulation. The integrated circuits were manufactured in a 0.35 mum BiCMOS process. The system can achieve a maximum of 10 Mpulses/s communication rate

Keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; MMIC; amplitude shift keying; data communication; frequency hop communication; radio receivers; radio transmitters; radiofrequency identification; ultra wideband communication; wireless sensor networks; 0.35 mum; BiCMOS process; RF integrated circuits; data communications; frequency hopping OOK modulation; identification network; low power architecture; positioning; pulsed ultra-wideband communication; receiver; sensor; ultra-wideband transmitter; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Data communication; Detectors; Frequency modulation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Sensor systems and applications; Spread spectrum communication; Transmitters; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE Industrial Electronics, IECON 2006 - 32nd Annual Conference on

Conference_Location

Paris

ISSN

1553-572X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0390-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2006.348040

Filename

4153614