Communication device, communication apparatus, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention discloses a communication device, communication equipment and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of vehicles. The communication device comprises a radio frequency transceiving module and an antenna processor, the radio frequency transceiving module is provided with multiple antenna interfaces, the multiple antenna interfaces are used for being connected with multiple antennas and receiving and sending wireless signals through the multiple antennas, and the antenna processor communicates with the radio frequency transceiving module, processes the signals received from the radio frequency transceiving module and sends the processed signals to external equipment. And the information received from the external equipment is processed and then sent to the radio frequency transceiver module. According to the communication device provided by the invention, the communication device has a relatively high integration level, the device cost can be reduced, and the signal quality can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular to a communication device, a communication equipment and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] At present, cars are becoming more and more popular, and the intelligence of cars has also ushered in rapid development. Vehicle antennas have entered the era of smart antennas, and OEMs have also begun to pay great attention to the diversification and integration of antennas. At present, there are more and more types of antennas that need to be connected, which requires more chip modules. However, many of the current chips are based on mobile phones, including 5G, Bluetooth, WIFI, etc. Some have V2X and GNSS functions, but the performance of GNSS and V2X is not good or requires external modules or chips for processing. At the same time, they lack FM, AM, DAB and other functions, with low integration, and many functions and interfaces are unnecessary, resulting in high prices and are not suitable for long-distance and large-volume data transmission.

[0003] In related technologies, a 5G baseband chip plus multiple peripheral modules are required to realize the function of a smart antenna. Summary of the invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device.

[0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication device, wherein the communication device comprises the aforementioned communication apparatus.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, comprising the aforementioned communication device or the aforementioned communication equipment.

[0007] According to the communication device in an embodiment of the present invention, the communication device includes a radio frequency transceiver module and an antenna processor. The radio frequency transceiver module has multiple antenna interfaces, and the multiple antenna interfaces are used to connect multiple antennas and receive and send wireless signals through the multiple antennas. The antenna processor communicates with the radio frequency transceiver module, processes the signals received from the radio frequency transceiver module and sends them to an external device, and processes the information received from the external device and sends it to the radio frequency transceiver module.

[0008] According to the communication device in the embodiment of the present invention, the communication device has a high degree of integration, and can reduce device cost and improve signal quality.

[0009] In addition, the communication device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:

[0010] Optionally, the multiple antenna interfaces include at least one of a high-precision positioning antenna interface, a frequency modulation FM antenna interface, an amplitude modulation AM antenna interface, a digital radio DAB antenna interface, a global positioning GPS antenna interface, a vehicle network V2X antenna interface, a 5G antenna interface, a 4G antenna interface, a wireless network WIFI antenna interface, and a Bluetooth BT antenna interface.

[0011] Optionally, the communication device further includes a circuit board and a housing, the radio frequency transceiver module and the antenna processor are arranged on the circuit board, and the multiple antennas are arranged on the circuit board or on the housing.

[0012] Optionally, the multiple antenna interfaces also include at least one reserved antenna interface.

[0013] Optionally, the radio frequency transceiver module has at least one communication interface connected to the antenna processor, and the communication interface is a serial interface or a parallel interface.

[0014] Optionally, the antenna processor has at least one memory interface for connecting to an external memory.

[0015] Optionally, the antenna processor is configured to meet V2X signal processing capabilities.

[0016] Optionally, the antenna processor has a photoelectric conversion interface, and the antenna processor is configured to communicate with an external device via the photoelectric conversion interface.

[0017] Optionally, the antenna processor is integrated with an inertial measurement unit, and the antenna processor is configured to receive data collected by the inertial measurement unit and process the data.

[0018] Optionally, the antenna processor is integrated with a power management unit, and the power management unit is configured to supply power to the antenna processor.

[0019] Optionally, the antenna processor has at least one of a GPIO interface, an I2C interface, an SPI interface and a USB interface, for externally connecting a device that communicates with the RF transceiver module and / or the power management unit of the antenna processor;

[0020] Optionally, the antenna processor also has a UART interface for debugging the antenna processor and printing data.

[0021] According to the communication device in the embodiment of the present invention, the communication device includes the above-mentioned communication device and a central computing processing unit, and the central computing processing unit communicates with the antenna processor.

[0022] According to the communication equipment in the embodiment of the present invention, by applying the aforementioned communication device, the cost of the communication equipment can be reduced and the signal quality can be improved.

[0023] Optionally, the central computing processing unit communicates with the antenna processor via optical fiber.

[0024] According to the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle includes the communication device mentioned above; or includes the communication equipment mentioned above.

[0025] According to the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, by applying the aforementioned communication device or the aforementioned communication equipment, the manufacturing cost of the vehicle can be reduced and the user experience can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication device in some embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a communication device in some embodiments of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 3 is a flowchart of the communication device in some embodiments of the present invention.

[0029] Reference numerals:

[0030] Communication device 100 , communication apparatus 10 , housing 11 , circuit board 12 , radio frequency transceiver module 121 , antenna processor 122 , external memory 13 , external device 20 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In the related art, communication devices generally use mobile phone chips such as 5G baseband chips, but due to the wide variety of antennas, the processing performance of mobile phone chips for some functions is poor, or some processing functions are missing, and external processor modules are required for processing; in other words, the antenna processor needs to be attached with multiple external processor modules to realize the functions of multiple antennas. For this purpose, the present invention provides a communication device 10.

[0032] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0033] The present invention proposes a communication device 10, a communication equipment 100 and a vehicle. The communication device 10 has a high degree of integration, can reduce device costs and improve signal quality.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 2According to the communication device 10 in the embodiment of the present invention, the communication device 10 includes a radio frequency transceiver module 121 and an antenna processor 122 .

[0035] Among them, the RF transceiver module 121 has multiple antenna interfaces, which are used to connect multiple antennas and receive and send wireless signals through multiple antennas. The antenna processor 122 communicates with the RF transceiver module 121, and processes the signal received from the RF transceiver module 121 and sends it to the external device 20, and processes the information received from the external device 20 and sends it to the RF transceiver module 121. Such a setting can improve the integration of the communication device 10, reduce the cost of the communication device 10, and improve the signal quality.

[0036] Specifically, the present invention integrates multiple external processor modules, uses the RF transceiver module 121 to complete the reception and transmission of wireless signals, and the antenna processor 122 can communicate with the RF transceiver module 121 for signal processing. When receiving wireless signals, multiple antennas can receive wireless signal data and transmit them to the RF transceiver module 121, which processes the data and transmits the processed data to the antenna processor 122, which processes the data and then transmits the processed data to other electronic devices; when sending wireless signals, data from other electronic devices is transmitted to the antenna processor 122, which processes the data and transmits the processed data to the RF transceiver module 121, which transmits the processed data to other electronic devices through multiple antennas.

[0037] Among them, the communication device 10 in the present invention can be provided with multiple antennas, and all antennas can be connected to the RF transceiver module 121, and the RF transceiver module 121 is used to complete the processing of the signals received by all antennas, and after the RF transceiver module 121 performs data processing, different information is sent out in the form of wireless signals using different antennas.

[0038] It should be noted that the external device 20 may include a central processing unit, a broadcaster, and the like.

[0039] Therefore, according to the communication device 10 in the embodiment of the present invention, the communication device 10 has a higher degree of integration, and can reduce device costs and improve signal quality.

[0040] Further, refer to Figure 1 to Figure 2In some embodiments of the present invention, the multiple antenna interfaces may include at least one of a high-precision positioning antenna interface, a frequency modulation FM antenna interface, an amplitude modulation AM antenna interface, a digital radio DAB antenna interface, a global positioning GPS antenna interface, a vehicle networking V2X antenna interface, a 5G antenna interface, a 4G antenna interface, a wireless network WIFI antenna interface, and a Bluetooth BT antenna interface. The functions of the communication device 10 can be enriched and the functional diversification of the communication device 10 can be improved.

[0041] Among them, the various antennas may include high-precision positioning antennas, frequency modulation FM antennas, amplitude modulation AM antennas, digital radio DAB antennas, global positioning GPS antennas, vehicle networking V2X antennas, 5G antennas, 4G antennas, wireless network WIFI antennas and Bluetooth BT antennas.

[0042] Specifically, the RF transceiver module 121 has a high-precision positioning antenna interface, wherein the high-precision positioning antenna interface includes a single antenna interface and a dual antenna interface, the single antenna interface can be connected to a single antenna via a coaxial cable, the dual antenna interface can be connected to a dual antenna via a coaxial cable, and the single antenna and the dual antenna need to be placed separately and spaced at least 0.8 meters apart from each other to avoid signal interference and errors between the single antenna and the dual antenna. The RF transceiver module 121 also has an FM antenna interface and an AM antenna interface, which can be connected to an FM antenna and an AM antenna via a coaxial cable. The FM antenna and the AM antenna are used to receive wireless broadcast signals, so that the wireless broadcast signals can be processed by the communication device 10, so that the media system on the vehicle can play radio programs.

[0043] In addition, the RF transceiver module 121 also has a digital radio DAB antenna interface, which can be connected to a digital radio DAB antenna via a coaxial cable. The digital radio DAB antenna is used to receive digital audio broadcast signals, so that the digital audio broadcast signals can be processed by the communication device 10, so that the vehicle audio system on the vehicle can play digital audio broadcasts. The RF transceiver module 121 also has a global positioning GPS antenna interface, which can be connected to a global positioning GPS antenna via a coaxial cable. The global positioning GPS antenna is used to receive global positioning GPS signals transmitted by satellites to confirm the location, speed and navigation information of the vehicle.

[0044] In addition, the RF transceiver module 121 also has a vehicle network V2X antenna interface, which can be connected to the vehicle network V2X antenna through a coaxial cable. The vehicle network V2X antenna can realize vehicle communication with the outside world, that is, it allows the vehicle to exchange information with other vehicles, infrastructure, pedestrians and networks, thereby realizing intelligent transportation and autonomous driving. The RF transceiver module 121 also has a 5G antenna interface and a 4G antenna interface. The 5G antenna interface can be connected to the 5G antenna through a coaxial cable, and the 4G antenna interface can be connected through a coaxial cable. The 5G antenna and the 4G antenna can be used for wireless communication between the vehicle and the outside world. The RF transceiver module 121 also has a wireless network WIFI antenna interface and a Bluetooth BT antenna interface. The WIFI&BT antenna interface can be connected to the WIFI&BT antenna through a coaxial cable to realize the connection between the vehicle and the wireless local area network, and to realize the wireless connection between the vehicle and Bluetooth.

[0045] It should be noted that FM refers to frequency modulation (i.e., Frequency Modulation); AM refers to amplitude modulation (i.e., Amplitude Modulation); DAB refers to digital audio broadcasting (i.e., Digital Audio Broadcasting); GPS refers to global positioning system (i.e., Global Positioning System); V2X refers to the information exchange between vehicles and the outside world (i.e., Vehicle to Everything); 5G refers to the fifth generation of communication technology; 4G refers to the fourth generation of communication technology; WIFI refers to wireless local area network; BT refers to Bluetooth, a short-range wireless communication technology.

[0046] Reference Figure 2 In some embodiments of the present invention, the communication device 10 may further include a circuit board 12 and a housing 11, a radio frequency transceiver module 121 and an antenna processor 122 are disposed on the circuit board 12, and a plurality of antennas are disposed on the circuit board 12 or on the housing 11; such a configuration may improve the integration of the communication device 10, reduce the cost of the communication device 10, and improve signal quality.

[0047] Specifically, the RF transceiver module 121 and the antenna processor 122 can be integrated on the circuit board 12 to reduce the wiring harness length between the RF transceiver module 121 and the antenna processor 122 and improve transmission efficiency; high-precision positioning antennas, FM antennas, AM antennas, digital radio DAB antennas, global positioning GPS antennas, V2X vehicle networking antennas, 5G antennas, 4G antennas, wireless network WIFI antennas and Bluetooth BT antennas can be made into on-board antennas, that is, a variety of antennas can be directly set on the circuit board 12 to improve the integration of the communication device 10, and compared with the related art of setting the antenna outside the communication device 10, the embodiment of the present invention reduces the processor module housing 11 and reduces the cost. In addition, by integrating the antenna on the circuit board 12, the number of coaxial cables between the antenna and the antenna processor 122 can be reduced, and the length of the coaxial cable can be reduced, thereby improving the quality of the signal.

[0048] In addition, multiple antennas can be set in the housing 11, which can improve the integration of the communication device 10 and reduce the distance between the multiple antennas and the RF transceiver module 121, thereby reducing the number of coaxial cables and reducing the length of the coaxial cables, thereby improving the signal quality.

[0049] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the multiple antenna interfaces also include at least one reserved antenna interface; specifically, since the multiple antennas are received or sent to the antenna processor 122 through the RF transceiver module 121, the RF transceiver module 121 can have at least one reserved antenna interface, which is convenient for adding new functions to the communication device 10 and improving the applicability of the communication device 10.

[0050] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the RF transceiver module 121 has at least one communication interface connected to the antenna processor 122, and the communication interface is a serial interface or a parallel interface; optionally, the RF transceiver module 121 has a serial interface, and the antenna processor 122 is connected to the RF transceiver module 121 through the serial interface, so that the RF transceiver module 121 and the antenna processor 122 can be connected through fewer wire harnesses, which simplifies the layout of the communication device 10, reduces the cost of the wire harness, and reduces the signal interference between the wire harnesses. Optionally, the RF transceiver module 121 has a parallel interface, and the antenna processor 122 is connected to the RF transceiver module 121 through the serial interface, so that multiple data bits can be transmitted simultaneously, providing higher data transmission efficiency, thereby improving the working efficiency of the communication device 10.

[0051] Reference Figure 1In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 has at least one memory interface for connecting to the external memory 13; this configuration can ensure that the antenna processor 122 has sufficient bandwidth for caching or storage, thereby improving the working efficiency of the communication device 10. For example, the memory interface can be an MCP interface for connecting to an external MCP memory (i.e., Multiple Chip Package).

[0052] In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 is configured to meet the V2X signal processing capability; specifically, in combination with the aforementioned embodiments, the multiple antennas may include a vehicle networking V2X antenna, and the multiple antenna interfaces may include a vehicle networking V2X antenna interface. The vehicle networking V2X antenna is connected to the vehicle networking V2X antenna interface of the RF transceiver module 121 via a coaxial cable; when the communication device 10 is working, the RF transceiver module 121 can receive and send wireless signals through the vehicle networking V2X antenna, and the RF transceiver module 121 communicates with the wireless processor. The wireless processor is configured to meet the V2X signal processing capability and can process the data sent to the wireless processor by the RF transceiver module 121. Compared with the related art where the computing power of the processor is insufficient and an additional V2X computing power expansion module needs to be arranged, the embodiments of the present invention can improve the integration of the communication device 10, reduce the layout length of the wiring harness in the communication device 10, and improve the signal quality.

[0053] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 may have a photoelectric conversion interface, and the antenna processor 122 is configured to communicate with the external device 20 through the photoelectric conversion interface; such a setting can improve the transmission efficiency between the antenna processor 122 and the external device 20 and reduce the layout length of the wiring harness.

[0054] In the related art, the antenna processor 122 has a USB interface, a CAN interface, etc., and the antenna processor 122 can transmit data with the external device 20 through these interfaces. However, although the USB interface has a high transmission rate, it does not meet the long-distance unlimited requirements of the vehicle, and the CAN interface has a low transmission rate and does not meet the large data transmission of the communication device 10; therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 may have an optical-electric conversion interface, wherein the optical-electric conversion interface may be an optical fiber transceiver or an optical-electric conversion module. In other words, the optical-electric conversion interface of the antenna processor 122 may be connected to the external device 20 through an optical fiber, so that the data transmission efficiency and data transmission volume between the antenna processor 122 and the external device 20 can be improved. In combination with the above, when the USB interface is used, the antenna processor 122 needs to be arranged close to the external device 20; while in the embodiment of the present invention, the optical-electric conversion interface facilitates the connection between the antenna processor 122 and the external device 20, and the antenna processor 122 does not need to be arranged close to the antenna, thereby improving the arrangement flexibility of the communication device 10.

[0055] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 is integrated with an inertial measurement unit (i.e., the IMU in the accompanying drawings), and the antenna processor 122 is configured to receive data collected by the inertial measurement unit and process the data; in this way, the measurement of three-axis attitude angle (or angular velocity) and acceleration can be achieved through the antenna processor 122, and there is no need to add an inertial measurement unit outside the antenna processor 122, thereby improving the integration of the communication device 10 and reducing the volume of the communication device 10.

[0056] In detail, in the related art, since the communication device 10 adopts mobile phone chips such as 5G baseband chips, it is unable to realize the function of an inertial measurement unit. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, the inertial measurement unit can be integrated into the antenna processor 122. In this way, the antenna processor 122 can realize the function of the inertial measurement unit, that is, measure the three-axis attitude angle (or angular velocity) and acceleration of the vehicle, thereby improving the integration of the communication device 10 and reducing the volume of the communication device 10.

[0057] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 is integrated with a power management unit (i.e., PMIC in the figure), and the power management unit is configured to supply power to the antenna processor 122; in detail, the power management unit may be responsible for managing and distributing power to various parts of the antenna processor 122 to assist the antenna processor 122 in better realizing data processing; in this way, the integration of the communication device 10 can be improved and the size of the communication device 10 can be reduced.

[0058] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 has at least one of a GPIO interface, an I2C interface, an SPI interface, and a USB interface, which is used to externally connect a device that communicates with the power management unit of the RF transceiver module 121 and / or the antenna processor 122; optionally, the antenna processor 122 has a GPIO interface, an I2C interface, an SPI interface, and a USB interface. Through these interfaces, technicians can communicate with the power management unit of the RF transceiver module 121 and / or the antenna processor 122 through the antenna processor 122, which facilitates the technicians to perform fault detection, remote control, monitoring, data exchange, diagnosis, and update operations on the power management unit of the RF transceiver module 121 and / or the antenna processor 122, thereby improving the working stability of the communication device 10.

[0059] It needs to be explained that GPIO stands for General Purpose Input / Output, which is an electronic interface that allows a microcontroller or computer to input and output digital signals with external devices. The GPIO interface is usually used to control and monitor various sensors, switches, LEDs, etc.

[0060] I2C stands for Inter-Integrated Circuit. It is a multi-master, serial computer bus that allows multiple "slave devices" to communicate with one "master device". The I2C interface is commonly used for low-speed peripherals such as temperature sensors, real-time clocks, etc.

[0061] SPI stands for Serial Peripheral Interface, which is a high-speed, full-duplex, synchronous serial I / O interface, commonly used to connect the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and various peripheral devices such as SD cards, Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), etc.

[0062] USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, which is a widely used interface technology for connecting computers with external devices. The USB interface supports plug-and-play and hot-swap, and can transmit data and power. There are multiple standards for USB interfaces, such as USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, etc. Each standard has a different data transfer rate.

[0063] Reference Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present invention, the antenna processor 122 also has a UART interface for debugging the antenna processor 122 and printing data; specifically, the UART interface can be used for debugging the antenna processor 122, wherein, when the antenna processor 122 is in the development and debugging stage, the technician can monitor the behavior of the antenna processor 122 through the UART interface, read the error log, or update the algorithm in the antenna processor 122; of course, the data in the antenna processor 122 can also be printed through the UART interface, so as to facilitate the analysis of the antenna processor 122.

[0064] It needs to be explained that UART is the abbreviation of Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter, which is a full-duplex, asynchronous communication interface that works at the data link layer and supports standard circuits such as RS232 and RS485.

[0065] Reference Figures 1 to 3According to the communication device 100 in the embodiment of the present invention, the communication device 100 includes the communication device 10 and the central computing processing unit in the above embodiment, and the central computing processing unit communicates with the antenna processor 122. By applying the aforementioned communication device 10, the cost of the communication device 100 can be reduced and the signal quality can be improved.

[0066] Specifically, the antenna processor 122 can integrate multiple external processor modules and communicate with the RF transceiver module 121, and use the RF transceiver module 121 to transmit and receive wireless signals; when receiving wireless signals, multiple antennas are connected to the RF transceiver module 121 through multiple antenna interfaces to transmit wireless signal data to the RF transceiver module 121, and after the RF transceiver module 121 processes the data, it transmits the data to the antenna processor 122, and the antenna processor 122 processes the received multiple data and sends it to the external device 20; when sending wireless signals, the external device can transmit the data to the antenna processor 122, and after the antenna processor 122 processes it, it sends it to the RF transceiver module 121, and the RF transceiver module 121 can send the data in the form of wireless signals through multiple antennas. Compared with the related art, in which multiple additional processor modules are connected to the antenna processor 122, the present invention can reduce the cost of the communication device 100.

[0067] Among them, the RF transceiver module 121 has multiple antenna interfaces, and the multiple antenna interfaces may include a high-precision positioning antenna interface, an FM&AM antenna interface, a DAB antenna interface, a GPS antenna interface, a V2X antenna interface, a 5G antenna interface, a 4G antenna interface and a WIFI&BT antenna interface. These interfaces can be used to connect with multiple antennas, so that the RF transceiver module 121 receives multiple wireless signals and transmits the data to the antenna processor 122 for processing; for example, the FM&AM antenna interface can be connected to the FM&AM antenna, so that the RF transceiver module 121 can transmit the received wireless broadcast signal to the antenna processor 122 for data processing, and then the antenna processor 122 can transmit the processed data to the broadcaster inside the vehicle for playback; for another example, the 5G antenna interface can be connected to the 5G antenna, so that the RF transceiver module 121 can transmit the received 5G signal to the antenna processor 122 for data processing, and then the antenna processor 122 can transmit the processed data to the equipment inside the vehicle, so that the equipment inside the vehicle can perform 5G communication.

[0068] Furthermore, the communication device 10 also includes a circuit board 12 and a housing 11, and the RF transceiver module 121 and the antenna processor 122 can be integrated on the circuit board 12, thereby reducing the wiring harness length between the RF transceiver module 121 and the antenna processor 122, and improving the transmission efficiency; and the aforementioned high-precision positioning antenna, FM&AM antenna, DAB antenna, GPS antenna, V2X antenna, 5G antenna, 4G antenna and WIFI&BT antenna can be manufactured as an on-board antenna, that is, multiple antennas are integrated on the circuit board 12, thereby reducing the coaxial harness length between the RF transceiver module 121 and the multiple antennas, and improving the signal quality and integration of the communication device 10. Of course, multiple antennas can be set on the housing 11, which can also improve the integration of the communication device 10, reduce the distance between the multiple antennas and the RF transceiver module 121, thereby reducing the number of coaxial cables, and reducing the layout length of the coaxial cables, thereby improving the signal quality.

[0069] In addition, the RF transceiver module 121 also reserves at least one antenna interface, which facilitates the RF transceiver module 121 to connect a new antenna and add new functions to the communication device 10. The antenna processor 122 has at least one memory interface for connecting to the external memory 13, which can provide the antenna processor 122 with sufficient bandwidth for caching or storage, thereby improving the working efficiency of the communication device 10.

[0070] In addition, the antenna processor 122 may have the ability to meet the V2X signal processing requirements, thereby adding an additional V2X expansion computing module to the antenna processor 122, thereby improving the integration of the communication device 10 and reducing the volume of the communication device 10. The antenna processor 122 is integrated with an inertial measurement unit. In other words, the three-axis attitude angle (or angular velocity) and acceleration of the vehicle can be measured through the antenna processor 122. In addition, the antenna processor 122 is also integrated with a power management unit, which is used to power the antenna processor 122, thereby improving the integration of the antenna processor 122.

[0071] Reference Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments of the present invention, the central computing unit communicates with the antenna processor 122 via optical fiber; specifically, in combination with the above embodiments, the antenna processor 122 has an optical-to-electrical conversion interface, and the optical fiber can be connected to the optical-to-electrical conversion interface and connected to the central computing unit to increase the data transmission volume between the central computing unit and the antenna processor 122, as well as the output transmission speed, and improve the working stability of the communication device 100. Among them, the central computing unit is used to process the data received from the antenna processor 122, or send data to the antenna processor 122, so as to realize the management of the vehicle communication system, provide support for the vehicle navigation system, and provide support for the intelligent driving of the vehicle.

[0072] According to the vehicle in the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle includes the communication device 10 in the above embodiment; or includes the communication equipment 100 in the above embodiment. By applying the aforementioned communication device 10 or the aforementioned communication equipment 100, the manufacturing cost of the vehicle can be reduced and the user experience can be improved.

[0073] Among them, the vehicle can realize 4G, 5G, WIFI and BT communication between the vehicle and the outside world through the aforementioned communication device 10, or the communication equipment 100, and the communication device 10 has a V2X data processing function and can exchange information with other vehicles, infrastructure, pedestrians and networks in the outside world, so as to facilitate the vehicle to carry out intelligent transportation and automatic driving; in addition, the vehicle's position, speed and navigation information can also be determined through GPS to improve the user experience; in addition, the communication device 10 can be connected to a high-precision positioning antenna to enable the vehicle to have a high-precision positioning function, wherein the high-precision positioning antenna includes a single antenna and a dual antenna. The single antenna is used to receive satellite signals and perform basic positioning of the vehicle. The dual antenna can improve higher positioning accuracy and directional capability.

[0074] Of course, through the communication device 10 or the communication equipment 100, the vehicle can receive wireless broadcast signals so that the radio in the vehicle can play FM & AM radio stations.

[0075] In addition, refer to Figure 1 , Dram (ie, internal memory) and Flash (ie, flash memory) are memories on the antenna processor 122; these memories can be connected to the external memory 13 to improve the working efficiency of the antenna processor 122.

[0076] In some specific examples of the present invention, the integrated PCB board of the communication device 10 can accommodate more antennas and be directly integrated with the antenna housing, thereby reducing the number and length of coaxial antennas, reducing the price and improving the signal quality.

[0077] In some specific examples of the present invention, the WIFI&BT antenna can be made into an onboard antenna, and the data is sent to the smart antenna chip (i.e., the antenna processor 122) through the RTR RF transceiver chip (i.e., the RF transceiver module 121) for data processing to realize the two-way transceiver function.

[0078] In some specific examples of the present invention, the 5G-ANT chip can be made into an onboard antenna directly located on the antenna controller PCB or an independent antenna embedded in the antenna housing, and the data is sent to the smart antenna chip through the RTR RF transceiver chip for data processing to realize two-way transceiver function.

[0079] In some specific examples of the present invention, the antenna of V2X-ANT is embedded in the antenna housing, and data is sent to the smart antenna chip through the RTR radio frequency transceiver chip for data processing, thereby realizing a two-way transceiver function.

[0080] In some specific examples of the present invention, the GPS antenna is generally based on a ceramic antenna, which can be directly welded on the antenna controller PCB board or embedded in the antenna shell according to the situation, and sent to the smart antenna chip through the RTR radio frequency transceiver chip for data processing to achieve a two-way transceiver function.

[0081] In some specific examples of the present invention, the FM, AM, and DAB antennas are embedded in the antenna housing, and the data is sent to the smart antenna chip through the RTR radio frequency transceiver chip for data processing to achieve the receiving function.

[0082] In some specific examples of the present invention, the high-precision positioning antenna is divided into a dual antenna and a single antenna, one for positioning and one for directional, preferably with a distance of more than 0.8 meters between them, and needs to be placed separately and connected to the antenna controller PCB via coaxial connection.

[0083] In some specific examples of the present invention, antenna functions are reserved: since all antennas receive or transmit through the RTR radio frequency transceiver chip to the smart antenna processor 122 (CPU), antennas with more properties can be reserved for data interaction.

[0084] In some specific examples of the present invention, the smart antenna processor 122: reserves basic GPIO, I2C, SPI and USB debugging or communication interfaces for configuration communication functions with the RTR RF transceiver chip or PMIC power chip (i.e., power management unit), the UART interface is used for debugging and printing data of the smart antenna chip, and the multi-channel MCP chip (i.e., external memory 13) interface ensures that the high-performance smart antenna chip has enough bandwidth to cache or store, thereby improving computing power. The built-in IMU sensor processes the data directly inside the chip after collecting the data. The high-speed electrical signal output by the Serdes interface (i.e., the photoelectric conversion interface) is converted into an optical signal by the photoelectric conversion chip, and transmitted to the central computing unit or other required equipment through optical fiber. It can transmit long distances and large amounts of data, and a single optical fiber signal can meet the requirements.

[0085] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0086] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0087] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, without contradiction.

[0088] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and vary the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A communication device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a radio frequency transceiver module (121) and an antenna processor (122), wherein the radio frequency transceiver module (121) has a plurality of antenna interfaces, wherein the plurality of antenna interfaces are used to connect a plurality of antennas and receive and send wireless signals through the plurality of antennas, and the antenna processor (122) communicates with the radio frequency transceiver module (121), processes the signal received from the radio frequency transceiver module (121) and sends it to an external device (20), and processes the information received from the external device (20) and sends it to the radio frequency transceiver module (121).

2. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that The multiple antenna interfaces include at least one of a high-precision positioning antenna interface, a frequency modulation FM antenna interface, an amplitude modulation AM antenna interface, a digital radio DAB antenna interface, a global positioning GPS antenna interface, a vehicle network V2X antenna interface, a 5G antenna interface, a 4G antenna interface, a wireless network WIFI antenna interface, and a Bluetooth BT antenna interface.

3. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The communication device further comprises a circuit board (12) and a housing (11); the radio frequency transceiver module (121) and the antenna processor (122) are arranged on the circuit board (12); and the multiple antennas are arranged on the circuit board (12) or on the housing (11).

4. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The multiple antenna interfaces also include at least one reserved antenna interface.

5. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The radio frequency transceiver module (121) has at least one communication interface connected to the antenna processor (122), and the communication interface is a serial interface or a parallel interface.

6. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) has at least one memory interface for connecting to an external memory (13).

7. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) is configured to meet V2X signal processing capabilities.

8. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) has an optical-electrical conversion interface, and the antenna processor (122) is configured to communicate with an external device (20) via the optical-electrical conversion interface.

9. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) is integrated with an inertial measurement unit, and the antenna processor (122) is configured to receive data collected by the inertial measurement unit and process the data.

10. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) is integrated with a power management unit, and the power management unit is configured to supply power to the antenna processor (122).

11. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna processor (122) has at least one of a GPIO interface, an I2C interface, an SPI interface and a USB interface, and is used to connect an external device that communicates with the radio frequency transceiver module (121) and / or the power management unit of the antenna processor (122); Alternatively, the antenna processor (122) further has a UART interface for debugging the antenna processor (122) and printing data.

12. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 11; A central computing and processing unit is in communication with the antenna processor (122).

13. The communication device according to claim 12, characterized in that The central computing processing unit communicates with the antenna processor (122) via optical fiber.

14. A vehicle, characterized in that: A communication device comprising any one of claims 1 to 11; or a communication device comprising any one of claims 12 or 13.

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