AN432Silicon Labs EZRadioPro系列用环回比特序列测试接收误码率.pdfVIP

AN432 RX BER MEASUREMENT ON EZR ADIO PRO® WITH A LOOPED B IT S EQUENCE 1. Introduction The purpose of this application note is to provide a description of a simple procedure that allows measurement of Bit Error Rate (BER) in RX mode on EZRadioPRO® receiver-capable devices, such as the Si443x family of transceivers and the Si433x family of receivers. The method uses a continuously-looped bit sequence (e.g., continuous preamble, PN9, PN11 etc.) without the need for operation in Packet mode as with the usual Preamble/Sync/Payload packet structure. Although there are limitations on the use of this procedure, it is quite useful for quick verification of the receive sensitivity of the RFIC, with a minimal amount of lab test equipment required. In fact, the test procedure described in this application note provides the ability to measure BER using only the MSC-DKLB2 (load board) and WDS Software script (in addition to standard RF lab test equipment, such as signal generator, oscilloscope, and BER analyzer); no microcontroller or firmware is required. This application does not discuss methods of measuring Packet Error Rate (PER) in detail. Validation of correct reception of an entire packet is a function that is best performed by a microcontroller (e.g., by polling the PKT_VALID interrupt). As this application note is focused more on tests that may be performed with only a Load Board, RF Test Card, and minimal peripheral test equipment, the topic of measuring PER is left for discussion in SDBC-DK3 Users Guide Rev 0.3. However, there is an approximate relationship between BER and PER sensitivity levels that may be used as a guide or “rule