Wireless communications device with antenna element ID and related devices and methods
First Claim
1. A wireless communications device comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprisingat least one first connector,an RF transceiver circuit coupled to said at least one first connector, anda probe circuit coupled to said at least one first connector and configured to place a direct current (DC) supply voltage on said at least one first connector; and
an RF antenna assembly to be coupled with said RF transceiver comprisinga second connector configured to be mated with said at least one first connector,an RF antenna element coupled to said second connector, andan antenna identification (ID) circuit coupled to said second connector and configured to be powered from the DC supply voltage and modulate a DC supply current indicative of an ID of said RF antenna element,said probe circuit configured to determine the ID of said RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device may include an RF transceiver. The RF transceiver may have a first connector, an RF transceiver circuit coupled to the first connector, and a probe circuit coupled to the first connector and configured to place a DC supply voltage on the first connector. The wireless communications device may include an RF antenna assembly to be coupled with the RF transceiver. The RF antenna assembly may have a second connector configured to be mated with the first connector, an RF antenna element coupled to the second connector, and an antenna ID circuit coupled to the second connector and configured to be powered from the DC supply voltage and modulate the DC supply current indicative of an ID of the RF antenna element. The probe circuit may be configured to determine the ID of the RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising at least one first connector, an RF transceiver circuit coupled to said at least one first connector, and a probe circuit coupled to said at least one first connector and configured to place a direct current (DC) supply voltage on said at least one first connector; and an RF antenna assembly to be coupled with said RF transceiver comprising a second connector configured to be mated with said at least one first connector, an RF antenna element coupled to said second connector, and an antenna identification (ID) circuit coupled to said second connector and configured to be powered from the DC supply voltage and modulate a DC supply current indicative of an ID of said RF antenna element, said probe circuit configured to determine the ID of said RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device comprising:
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at least one first connector; an RF transceiver circuit coupled to said at least one first connector; and a probe circuit coupled to said at least one first connector and configured to place a direct current (DC) supply voltage on said at least one first connector, the RF transceiver device to be coupled to an RF antenna assembly comprising a second connector configured to be mated with said at least one first connector, an RF antenna element coupled to the second connector, and an antenna identification (ID) circuit coupled to the second connector and configured to be powered from the DC supply voltage and modulate a DC supply current indicative of an ID of the RF antenna element; said probe circuit configured to determine the ID of the RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio frequency (RF) antenna assembly to be coupled with an RF transceiver comprising at least one first connector, an RF transceiver circuit coupled to the at least one first connector, and a probe circuit coupled to the at least one first connector and configured to place a direct current (DC) supply voltage on the at least one first connector, the RF antenna assembly comprising:
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a second connector configured to be mated with the at least one first connector; an RF antenna element coupled to said second connector; and an antenna identification (ID) circuit coupled to said second connector and configured to be powered from the DC supply voltage and modulate a DC supply current indicative of an ID of said RF antenna element, the probe circuit configured to determine the ID of said RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a wireless communications device comprising a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising at least one first connector, an RF transceiver circuit coupled to the at least one first connector, and a probe circuit coupled to the at least one first connector, and an RF antenna assembly comprising a second connector, an RF antenna element coupled to the second connector, and an antenna identification (ID) circuit coupled to the second connector, the method comprising:
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coupling the RF antenna assembly with the RF transceiver by mating the second connector with the at least one first connector; operating the probe circuit to place a direct current (DC) supply voltage on the at least one first connector; operating the antenna ID circuit to be powered from a DC supply voltage and modulate a DC supply current indicative of an ID of the RF antenna element; and determining the ID of the RF antenna element based upon the modulated DC supply current. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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