Frequency offset estimator for GFSK demodulator and frequency offset estimation method for GFSK (Gaussian frequency shift keying) demodulator

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The invention discloses a frequency offset estimator for a GFSK demodulator and a frequency offset estimation method for the GFSK (Gaussian frequency shift keying) demodulator. According to the frequency offset estimator, signals obtained by a digital differential phase discriminator are first transmitted to a feedback frequency offset estimator having a frequency offset estimation fast convergence characteristic; an average calculator is used to calculate the initial frequency offset of the signals, and the initial frequency offset is fed back to a front-end digital down conversion module soas to be subjected to initial frequency offset recovery; a median selector and a Kalman filter are adopted to periodically estimate a frequency drift value; and when a frequency drift accumulated value reaches an adjustment threshold, the estimate value is fed forward to an adjustable threshold decider, so that the decision threshold of the adjustable threshold decider can be changed. The frequency offset estimator of the invention has a fast convergence speed in the initial stage of receiving and a frequency drift tracking function in a receiving process. With the above structure adopted, thefrequency offset estimator is low in power consumption while reducing frequency offset estimation time.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a frequency offset estimation circuit for wireless communication, in particular to a frequency offset estimator used in a GFSK demodulator and a frequency offset estimation method thereof. Background technique [0002] As a modulation method suitable for low-rate short-distance wireless communication, GFSK (Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying) has the characteristics of simple modem structure, strong anti-interference ability, and low power consumption, so it is one of the most suitable modulation methods for IoT devices one. And GFSK, as a modulation signal with frequency modulation as the modulation mode, effectively estimates and tracks the frequency offset, which plays a key role in improving the performance of the entire demodulator. [0003] The traditional GFSK frequency offset estimation scheme adopts the feedback method, uses the data information before and after the decision device to estimate the frequency offse...

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[0003] The traditional GFSK frequency offset estimation scheme adopts the feedback method, uses the data information before and after the decision device to estimate the frequency offset, and then feeds back to the digital frequency synthesizer used to control the digital down-conversion, thereby eliminating the frequency offset and frequency drift tracking function, literature Ye Zhang, Jan Henning Mueller, Bastian Mohr, and Stefan Heinen, "A Low-Power Low-Complexity Multi-Standard Digital Receiver for JointClock Recovery and Carrier Frequency Offset Calibration", IEEE TCASI: Regular Papers, vol :61, pp.3478-3486, 2014, Issue: 12 uses the data before and after the decision device to estimate the frequency offset. After each estimation is completed, the estimated value is fed back to the previous digital frequency synthesizer. The adjustment of the output frequency of the frequency synthesizer is completed in the form of a table. This scheme has two main disadvantages. The first is that the feedback loop is long, and it cannot achieve real-time frequency offset recovery in the presence of frequency drift, which in turn affects system demodulation. The second is that the same circuit structure is used for the initial frequency offset estimation and subsequent frequency drift tracking, and the design of low power consumption is not considered.

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