RF, Microwave, and Wireless Components Reference Materials

Description: The Linx SDM-USB-QS-S module requires that device drivers be installed on the host PC before they can interact. The drivers tell the PC how to talk to the module. The CDM drivers for the QS Series ...

Description: The LC Series wireless data modules are intended for high-volume, low-cost applications. To be successful at designing a wireless data link using the LC Series modules, all a designer must do is ...

Description: In order for OEM products to work together, the encoders and decoders must be set correctly. This application note describes how to set the addresses and associate transmitters and receivers in each ...

Description: This application note is intended for designers who are incorporating RF into Part 15-compliant designs. It is designed to give the reader a basic understanding of an antenna's function, operational ...

Description: Since voluminous texts have been written about each of the many antenna styles, it is unnecessary to cover them all here. This article will focus only on those styles which are commonly used in ...

Description: The present document is part 1 of a multi-part document, covering the Short Range Devices (SRD); Radio equipment to be used in the 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz frequency range with power levels ranging up to ...

Description: This Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM). The present ...

Description: This application note explains how to implement a Wireless Gateway using Anaren's 2.4GHz AIR module and Texas Instruments SimpliciTI software. ...

Description: Ceramic filters have proven their usefulness in a broad array of applications for many years. As they can be fabricated in ways best suited for both small and large quantities, they offer the system ...

Description: Backhaul is the unseen part of every wireless ...

Description: This page is officially sponsored by ARC Technologies, Inc. Did you ever wonder how stealth aircraft have such low radar cross-sections? Here is where you can find out! When you get far enough from an ...

Description: This page is officially sponsored by ARC Technologies, Inc. Did you ever wonder how stealth aircraft have such low radar cross-sections? Here is where you can find out! Unfortunately absorbers usually ...

Description: The incident wave excites currents on the scatterer (the target you are trying to illuminate) which then becomes an antenna re-radiating with its own antenna pattern. The power returned (PR) is ...

Description: Testing products for susceptibility to radiated fields above 1 GHz is on the horizon. The new medical standard now stipulates testing to 2.5 GHz, and this upper frequency may be adopted in the coming ...

Description: Exploring whether to develop your own discrete radio vs. utilizing a pre-certified, SMT, stand-alone module? This brief flyer outlines some of the pros and cons of each approach. ...

Description: Reference guide helps you find the exact part you need. You may not know the name of every connector in the industry, but you know what you want. Compare our detailed pictures of popular IEEE-1394 ...

Description: This white paper outlines specific installation considerations when installing a WLAN antenna including Fresnel Zones, LOS, reflection, multipath etc. ...

Description: To build an advanced wireless system, most developers will end up choosing between two industrial, scientific and medial (ISM) radio band options - 2.4GHz or sub-GHz frequencies. Depending on your ...

Description: 12 page design guide overviews ways to design products for optimal use of LTCC technology. ...

Description: System-on-chip (SoC) transmitter solutions 434 MHz Remote Control PCBgreatly simplify the process of designing a remote control and reduce system bill of materials (BOM) cost by eliminating the need ...

Description: In many ways the technologies underlying train communications systems have advanced little in the time since the first modern rail systems were established 200 years ago. Many rail networks still use ...

Description: Multi-channel synthesis applications require specific performance often overlooked with the design of single channel synthesizers. Holzworth has taken a new design approach to the multi-channel ...

Description: Microchip Technology's MRF49XA is a highly integrated RF transceiver, used in the 433, 868 and 915 MHz frequency bands. The transceiver uses FSK odulation internally. A transceiver is a device that ...

Description: MiWi P2P is a Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networking Protocol operating on 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4. The document details the supported features and how to implement them. Simple, application-level data ...

Description: The primary function of wireless communication protocol is to transmit and/or receive information between two nodes. The Media Access Controller (MAC) layer provides the basic channel access, ...

Description: Once Upon a Time, a BAS Contractor sat reading a set of contract documents that had the same old paragraph in the front section that we've all read a million times, "Contractor shall field verify all ...

Description: Here is an overview of the history, manufacture and current technology of quartz crystals, one of the most common components in high frequency, high speed electronics. ...

Description: Products referenced in this video tip include 5.8 GHz Antennas, 2.4 GHz Antennas, and Coaxial Lightning Protectors/Arrestors ...

Description: There are so many terms to know that even long-term veterans get confused. L-com will help keep you up to date in b> compiled in our glossary below. New terms are added as we get them so check back ...

Description: This white paper describes some differences between traditional enterprise networks and industrial networks and provides examples of some of the more popular wireless industrial networking ...

Description: Krytar has designed an extremely rugged mechanical line of precision 50 Ohm Coaxial Terminations that operate from DC to 50 GHz. The design offers reliable, long wear and excellent repeatability. Some ...

Description: Hybrid Couplers perform many functions, including splitting and combining signals in amplifiers, switching circuits, and antenna beam-forming networks. ...

Description: 90 degree hybrids are used in circuits requiring a balanced division of power into two transmission lines with 90 degree separation of phase. Applications include signal splitters, combiners, balanced ...

Description: As coaxial systems reach higher frequencies, it becomes critical to sample and level signals over broad instantaneous bandwidths. ...

Description: As coaxial systems reach higher frequencies, it them becomes critical to sample and level signals over broad instantaneous bandwidths. ...

Description: Components that allow two microwave circuits to be combined into one integrated system in one direction with the two completely isolated from each other in the opposite direction. ...

Description: Video Impedance is partially controlled by the type detector diode used to manufacture the detector. For example, the Planar Doped Detector Video Impedance is typically between 0.8 to 3.0 K ohms. The ...

Description: The power from the signal generator is leveled at the output connector of the signal generator. In general, additional components as used between the output connector of the Sweep Signal Generator and ...

Description: The sweeper generates a microwave frequency of 1.0 to 26.5 GHz with a leveled power output of up to +10 dBm. The power goes through the coupler to the Amplifier Under Test. 20 dB of the power is ...

Description: Like any networking technology, wireless sensor networks depend on an implementation euphemistically known as "the stack." Stacks aren't all created equal, and designers will opt for smaller and more ...

Description: This case study outlines how Mantracourt T24 wireless acquisition devices are being used to remotely monitor the loads exerted upon ground anchors at one of the world's most exciting and ambitious ...

Description: When you need to "practice what you preach" ITEC Corporation, a Japanese manufacturing company specializing in Active RFID manufacturing followed this old axiom by deploying its own branded "I'm here" ...

Description: For years, precise time and frequency has played many important roles in commercial, military, and aerospace applications. Most of us are more familiar with the commercial applications. A few of these ...

Description: During the past 50 years, the microwave industry has grown from infant origins to a multi-billion dollar industry. Our field of study began with a few wizards who discovered the nature of ...

Description: The voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and the mixer represent two key components in a wireless communications system. For many applications, the local oscillator (LO) drive of a mixer is provided by ...

Description: In a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) application, an antenna coil is needed for two main reasons: To transmit the RF carrier signal to power up the tag To receive data signals from the tag An RF ...

Description: This application note explains the Cyclic Redundancy Code (CRC) for Microchip's MCRF45X radio frequency devices. ...

Description: All KEELOQ® Encoders use a common code word format. They all pack the bits of information in the same number and position in the transmission sequence. While all the encoders offer a basic Pulse ...

Description: The MCP2150 is a cost effective, low pin count (18-pin) easy-to-use device for implementing IrDA ® standard wireless connectivity. The MCP2150 provides support for the IrDA standard protocol ...

Description: This application note covers the design process to implement LF Talkback functionality. LF Talkback generally refers to the process in which a transponder can communicate back to a magnetic ...

Description: Remote control via RF or IR is popular for many applications, including vehicle alarms and automatic garage doors. Conventional remote control systems are based on unidirectional transmission and have ...

Description: Conventional wisdom says smaller is better where battery operated wireless systems are concerned. Higher silicon integration and smaller package technology have shrunk system electronics to the point ...

Description: Many Microchip customers ask us for help when designing their oscillator circuits. Due to the great number of combinations of VDD and temperature ranges, crystal or resonator, loading capacitors, ...

Description: AN965 Microchip Stack for the ZigBee™ Protocol ASSUMPTION Author: David Flowers, Kim Otten, Yifeng Yang and Nilesh Rajbharti This document assumes that you are familiar with the Microchip ...

Description: During the past decade, there have been considerable advances in radio frequency (RF) communication circuit design. These advances stem from new RF architectures that were once considered impossible ...

Description: The RF and microwave characteristics commonly used to define the performance of components are typically measured using a vector network analyzer. Since the packages of devices manufactured by Barry ...

Description: Microwave Photonic Systems, Inc. provides products and services to a wide array of military and commercial customers, who operate in the broadband, telecommunications, SATCOM, and wireless markets. ...

Description: Avago Technologies' ABA-31563 is a low current silicon gain block RFIC amplifier housed in a 6 lead SC-70 (SOT-363) surface mount plastic package. Providing a nominal gain of 21.9 dB and P1dB of 2 dBm ...

Description: Microwave modeling software has enabled extremely low noise-figure (NF) amplifiers to become commonplace. There was a time when low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) below 0.7 dB were found only on specialized, ...

Description: The CNG series of generators have the ability to make highly accurate Eb/N0 or C/N ratios when used correctly. The basic operation of the CNG is depicted by the RF test block diagram in Figure 1, ...

Description: Microwave thermal noise has long been employed for built-in test (BIT) of receivers and radiometers. Today's compact solid-state noise sources are broadband and extremely stable making them very ...

Description: Teledyne Cougar's comprehensive line of cascadable amplifiers includes many multiple stage amplifiers where some of the cascading has been integrated into a single package. This process makes the job ...