Wireless Receiver Configurator for Automated Symbol Level Setting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and expertise required to configure wireless communication devices, especially for IoT devices, due to the need for skilled engineers to set up optimal settings for wireless transmitters and receivers, are prohibitive for low-volume device manufacturers and designers who lack understanding of wireless communication theory.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow unsophisticated users to configure wireless devices by receiving user-defined parameters, generating frequency signals, and setting nominal symbol values for demodulators, enabling automatic determination and storage of optimal configuration settings in non-volatile memory, thereby simplifying the configuration process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If skilled engineers manually configure wireless communication devices, then optimal communication performance is achieved, but configuration cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables unsophisticated users to configure wireless devices themselves by providing a user interface that accepts high-level parameters (data rate, channel spacing, modulation type) and automatically generates optimal configuration settings, eliminating the need for skilled engineers while maintaining communication performance
Solution Approach 2:
The configurator transforms user-defined high-level parameters into detailed low-level configuration settings by changing parameters through automated calculation and optimization algorithms, bridging the gap between simple user input and complex device configuration requirements
2Reliability
If skilled engineers are required to configure wireless devices, then proper setup is ensured, but expenses become prohibitive for low-volume manufacturers
Solution Approach 1:
The automated configurator allows device manufacturers to configure wireless communication parameters without hiring expensive skilled engineers, enabling low-volume manufacturers to achieve proper configuration accuracy while keeping manufacturing costs low
Solution Approach 2:
The configurator system acts as an intermediary between the user's simple requirements and the complex device configuration, automatically generating optimal settings that ensure proper setup without requiring expert human intervention
3Ease of operation
If detailed configuration parameters are provided to users, then precise control is achieved, but user interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration process is segmented into two distinct layers: a simplified user interface that accepts high-level parameters (data rate, channel spacing, modulation type) and an automated configurator that handles the complex transformation to detailed device settings, separating user interaction from technical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds an abstraction dimension by introducing intermediate high-level parameters that bridge the gap between simple user input and complex device configuration, allowing users to control configuration without directly dealing with low-level technical details
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AI summary
In one aspect, a method includes: receiving, in a configurator for a wireless receiver, a plurality of user-defined parameters for configuring the wireless receiver for wireless communication, the user-defined parameters including pulse shaping information of a pulse shaper of a wireless transmitter to be in communication with the wireless receiver and channel filter information of a channel filter of the wireless receiver; generating a plurality of frequency signals based on a corresponding plurality of predetermined bit sequences and at least two of the plurality of user-defined parameters including the pulse shaping information and the channel filter information; setting a first nominal symbol value based at least in part on an oversampling rate for a demodulator of the wireless receiver; and configuring the wireless receiver with the first nominal symbol value to cause the demodulator of the wireless receiver to operate using the first nominal symbol value.