Multi-band zigbee transceiver supporting IEEE 802.15.4 wireless communication

• US 20060019700A1
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Inventors: Park, Young Kuk, Yoon, Myung Hyun, Seo, Hae Moon, Won, Kwang Ho, Yoo, Jun Jae
• Granted Patent: US 7,260,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/553.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multi-band ZigBee transceiver for supporting IEEE 802.15.4 wireless communications. In the multi-band ZigBee transceiver, a Multi-Mode Modem (MMM) selects any one of a European version standard using 860 MHz band, a US version standard using 920 MHz band, and a worldwide version standard using 2.4 GHz ISM band among IEEE 802.15.4 standards. A frequency synthesizing unit variably adjusts a carrier frequency according to the transmission standard. A transmission unit receives a digital modulated signal, low-pass-filters the digital modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted, and up-converts the filtered digital modulated signal into an RF modulated signal corresponding to the selected transmission channel. A receiving unit down-converts the RF modulated signal into a BB modulated signal using the carrier frequency, low-pass-filters the BB modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard, converts the filtered BB modulated signal into a digital modulated signal, and outputs the digital modulated signal to the MMM. A transmission/reception switch unit outputs the RF modulated signal, input from the transmission unit, to an antenna, or outputs the RF modulated signal, received from the antenna, to the receiving unit.

Claims

1. A multi-band ZigBee transceiver for supporting IEEE 802.15.4 wireless communications, comprising:

a Multi-Mode Modem (MMM) for selecting any one of a European version standard using 860 MHz band, a US version standard using 920 MHz band, and a worldwide version standard using 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band among IEEE 802.15.4 standards in response to a received signal, and performing digital modulation/demodulation in a BaseBand (BB) according to the selected transmission standard and a transmission channel;

a frequency synthesizing unit for variably adjusting a carrier frequency according to the transmission standard selected by the MMM, and outputting the carrier frequency;

a transmission unit for receiving a digital modulated signal output from the MMM, low-pass-filtering the digital modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard, and up-converting the filtered digital modulated signal into a Radio Frequency (RF) modulated signal corresponding to the selected transmission channel using the carrier frequency;

a receiving unit for down-converting the RF modulated signal into a BB modulated signal using the carrier frequency, low-pass-filtering the BB modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard, converting the filtered BB modulated signal into a digital modulated signal, and outputting the digital modulated signal to the MMM; and

a transmission/reception switch unit for outputting the RF modulated signal from the transmission unit to an antenna, or outputting the RF modulated signal received from the antenna to the receiving unit.

2. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein the MMM additionally performs digital modulation/demodulation for at least one of IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards in 2.4 GHz band, and a portable Internet standard in 2.3 GHz band.

3. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein the transmission unit comprises:

a programmable digital-analog conversion unit for converting the digital modulated signal, generated by the MMM, into an analog modulated signal;

a waveform shaper for low-pass-filtering the analog modulated signal, output from the programmable digital-analog conversion unit, with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard;

a frequency up-conversion unit for up-converting the analog modulated signal, output from the waveform shaper, into an RF modulated signal corresponding to the selected transmission channel using the carrier frequency output from the frequency synthesizing unit; and

a power amplifier for amplifying the up-converted RF modulated signal.

4. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 3, wherein the waveform shaper is a Direct Current (DC) correction unit for correcting a DC component of the analog modulated signal output from the programmable digital-analog conversion unit.

5. The multi-standard transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein the receiving unit comprises:

a low noise amplification unit for low-noise-amplifying the RF modulated signal output from the transmission/reception switch unit;

a frequency down-conversion unit for down-converting the RF modulated signal, output from the low noise amplification unit, into a BB analog modulated signal using the carrier frequency output from the frequency synthesizing unit;

an analog channel selection unit for low-pass-filtering the analog modulated signal, output from the frequency down-conversion unit, with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard; and

a programmable analog-digital conversion unit for converting the analog modulated signal, output from the analog channel selection unit, into a digital modulated signal.

6. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 5, wherein the analog channel selection unit comprises:

a programmable low pass filter for low-pass-filtering the down-converted, analog modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard; and

a programmable amplifier for variably amplifying the analog modulated signal, filtered by the programmable low pass filter, according to the selected transmission standard.

7. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 5, wherein the receiving unit further comprises a received signal strength indicator for calculating a strength of the analog modulated signal filtered by the analog channel selection unit, and providing the calculated strength of the filtered analog modulated signal to the channel selection unit.

8. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein the MMM comprises an intelligent channel selection block for selecting a channel based on received signal strengths and frequency offsets of channels.

9. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein the frequency synthesizing unit comprises:

a single/multi-band Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for generating a local frequency in a single RF band or multiple RF bands;

a Digitally Compensated Crystal Oscillator (DCXO) for generating a reference frequency according to the selected transmission standard;

a frequency synthesizer for variably generating a transmission frequency corresponding to a transmission channel using the reference frequency output from the DCXO; and

a Local Oscillator (LO) generator for receiving a frequency output from the single/multi-band VCO and the frequency output from the frequency synthesizer, and changing the received frequencies to a carrier frequency corresponding to the transmission channel.

10. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

the LO generator receives a single-band frequency of 1.6 to 1.9 GHz output from the single/multi-band VCO; and

the LO generator comprises,

a 2-divider for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO and outputting a frequency of 0.8 to 0.95 GHz,

a 3-divider for dividing an input frequency by 3,

a mixer for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO, providing the output frequency to the 3-divider, and mixing a signal fed back from the 3-divider with the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO, and

a filter for filtering an output signal from the mixer and outputting a frequency in 2.4 GHz band.

11. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

the LO generator receives a single-band frequency of 1.6 to 1.9 GHz output from the single/multi-band VCO; and

the LO generator comprises,

a 2-divider for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO and outputting a frequency of 0.8 to 0.95 GHz,

a 3-divider for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO and dividing the output frequency by 3,

a mixer for mixing an output frequency from the 3-divider with the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO, and

a filter for filtering an output signal from the mixer and outputting a frequency in 2.4 GHz band.

12. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

the LO generator selectively receives a multi-band frequency in 4.8 to 5.0 GHz band or 3.4 to 3.8 GHz band that is output from the single/multi-band VCO, in response to a control bit output from the MMM; and

the LO generator comprises,

a first 2-divider for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO and outputting a frequency of 0.8 to 0.95 GHz, and

a second 2-divider for receiving an output frequency from the first 2-divider and outputting a frequency in 2.4 to 2.5 GHz band.

13. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein:

the LO generator selectively receives a multi-band frequency in 4.8 to 5.0 GHZ band, 3.4 to 3.8 GHz band, or 3.45 GHz band that is output from the single/multi-band VCO, in response to a control bit output from the MMM; and

the LO generator comprises,

a first 2-divider for receiving the output frequency from the single/multi-band VCO and outputting a frequency of 0.8 to 0.95 GHz, and

a second 2-divider for receiving an output frequency from the first 2-divider and outputting a frequency in 2.4 to 2.5 GHz band or in 0.863 GHz band.

14. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein the single/multi-band VCO receives a band selection bit from the MMM, and generates a local frequency in multiple RF bands using a multi-band LC-tank.

15. The multi-band ZigBee transceiver as set forth in claim 9, wherein the single/multi-band VCO receives a band selection bit from the MMM, and generates a local frequency in multiple RF bands using a plurality of delay cells connected in multiple stages.

16. A multi-mode Radio Frequency (RF)/analog block used for a multi-band ZigBee transceiver for supporting IEEE 802.15.4 wireless communications, the transceiver performing wireless modulation/demodulation by a Multi-Mode Modem (MMM) to correspond to a transmission standard selected from a European version standard using 860 MHz band, a US version standard using 920 MHz band, and a worldwide version standard using 2.4 GHz ISM band among IEEE 802.15.4 standards, comprising;

a frequency synthesizing unit for variably adjusting a carrier frequency according to the selected transmission standard, and outputting the carrier frequency;

a transmission unit for receiving a digital modulated signal, low-pass-filtering the digital modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard, and up-converting the filtered digital modulated signal into a Radio Frequency (RF) modulated signal corresponding to a transmission channel using the carrier frequency;

a receiving unit for down-converting the RF modulated signal into a BaseBand (BB) modulated signal using the carrier frequency, low-pass-filtering the BB modulated signal with a bandwidth thereof being variably adjusted according to the selected transmission standard, and converting the filtered BB modulated signal into a digital modulated signal; and

a transmission/reception switch unit for outputting the RF modulated signal, input from the transmission unit, to an antenna, or outputting the RF modulated signal, received from the antenna, to the receiving unit.