FSK Receiver DC Offset Correction Threshold

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing FSK receivers face challenges in rapidly and accurately removing DC offsets from multi-level FSK signals, particularly with ternary or higher multi-ary codes, leading to difficulties in synchronizing received and transmitted frequencies due to inaccurate detection of maximum and minimum values.

Innovation Solution

An FSK receiver is designed to perform DC offset correction based on the maximum and minimum values of the demodulation signal, halting the correction operation if the difference between these values is less than a predetermined threshold, and using a threshold value greater than (the maximum frequency deviation - the minimum frequency deviation) × (n - 2) / (n - 1) for n-ary coded signals, ensuring accurate offset removal without relying on adjacent or equally deviated code pairs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If DC offset removal is performed using a high-pass filter, then the DC component is removed from the demodulation signal, but the DC component is lost causing deterioration in sensitivity

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesensitivityVSAvoidDC component loss
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the DC offset component separately using a low-pass filter before removing it from the demodulation signal. This allows the DC component to be removed without losing information about the signal levels, thereby maintaining sensitivity while eliminating the harmful DC offset.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary low-pass filter that captures the DC offset component. This intermediary structure allows the DC offset to be separated and subtracted from the original signal, preventing direct loss of the DC component while still achieving offset removal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-generated harmful factors

If DC offset is extracted using a low-pass filter, then the DC offset can be removed from the demodulation signal, but the passband must be set far less than symbol rate increasing calculation amount

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveDC offset removalVSAvoidcalculation amount
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by using a low-pass filter with a passband set far less than the symbol rate, which is sufficient to extract the DC offset component without needing to process the entire signal bandwidth. This reduces the calculation amount while still achieving effective DC offset removal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If offset correction is performed based on maximum and minimum values in multi-ary codes, then the correction can be performed rapidly, but accurate detection of which codes correspond to maximum and minimum values becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecorrection speedVSAvoidcode identification accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses feedback by monitoring the difference between maximum and minimum values and comparing it against a threshold. When the difference exceeds the threshold, correction is performed; otherwise, it is halted. This feedback mechanism ensures accurate detection and correction while maintaining rapid operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex code identification mechanisms with a simpler threshold-based comparison system. Instead of identifying which specific codes correspond to maximum and minimum values, the system simply compares the difference against a predetermined threshold, significantly simplifying the detection process while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Reliability

If correction operation is halted when signal difference is small, then erroneous corrections due to noise are prevented, but the threshold must be set appropriately to balance noise rejection and correction sensitivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecorrection accuracyVSAvoidthreshold setting
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of the threshold value based on the specific application requirements for multi-ary codes. By adjusting this parameter, the system can optimize the balance between noise rejection and correction sensitivity for different coding schemes without requiring complex adaptive algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2309690B1FSK receiver
Publication Date: 2019.04.24 ICOM INC
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AI summary

In an FSK receiver according to the present invention, a correction operation for a DC offset component is performed based on a maximum value and a minimum value of a demodulation signal. If a difference between the maximum and minimum values is less than a predetermined threshold value TH1, the correction operation is halted. Thus, the FSK receiver can rapidly perform an appropriate offset removal from a multi-level FSK signal.