CML Semiconductor Products
4-Level FSK Modem Data Pump
FX929A
D/929A/4 June 1996
Advance Information
1.0
Features
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4-Level FSK Modulation
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Half Duplex, 4800 to 19.2k bits/sec
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Full Packet Data Framing
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RD-LAP Compatible*
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Flexible Operating Modes
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Host Bus Interface
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Low Power 3.3V to 5V Operation
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24-Pin Small Form Package Option
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Radio Data-Link Access Procedure (RD-LAP) is a data communications air interface protocol developed by Motorola Inc.
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1.1
Brief Description
The FX929A is a CMOS integrated circuit that contains all of the baseband signal processing and Medium
Access Control (MAC) protocol functions required for a high performance 4-level FSK Wireless Packet Data
Modem. It interfaces with the modem host processor and the radio modulation/demodulation circuits to deliver
reliable two-way transfer of the application data over the wireless link.
The FX929A assembles application data received from the processor, adds forward error correction (FEC) and
error detection (CRC) information and interleaves the result for burst-error protection. After adding symbol and
frame sync codewords, it converts the packet into filtered 4-level analogue signals for modulating the radio
transmitter.
In receive mode, the FX929A performs the reverse function using the analogue signals from the receiver
discriminator. After error correction and removal of the packet overhead, the recovered application data is
supplied to the processor. Any residual uncorrected errors in the data will be flagged. A readout of the SNR
value during receipt of a packet is also provided.
The FX929A uses data block sizes and FEC/CRC algorithms compatible with the RD-LAP over-air standard.
The format used is suitable for other private applications which require the high-speed transfer of data over
narrow-band wireless links. The device is programmable to operate at most standard bit-rates from a wide
choice of Xtal/clock frequencies.
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