Frequency shift compensation, such as for use in a wireless utility meter reading environment
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1. In a communication system, an apparatus for compensating for drift between a receiver and a transmitter local oscillator frequencies, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a first frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T+f.sub.1) representing a first data value, and a second frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T−
f.sub.2) representing a second data value, where F.sub.T is a local oscillator frequency of the transmitter, and f.sub.1 and f.sub.2 are frequency deviations for modulating the first and the second data values, respectively;
a mixer for down-converting or intermediate frequency (IF) converting the first and the second received signals by mixing the first and second received signals with the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency, wherein the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency is associated with conversion frequency; and
calculating a drift between the transmitter'"'"'s local oscillator frequency and the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency, F.sub.D, by;
F.sub.D=F.sub.M2+f.sub.2(F.sub.M1−
F.sub.M2)/(f.sub.1+f.sub.2), where F.sub.M1 and F.sub.M2 are first and second down- or IF-converted frequencies, respectively.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for computing the carrier frequency of a transmitter using frequency modulated digital data to compensate for frequency shifting of the transmitter and the receiver local oscillators and for bandwidth adjustment of the receiver'"'"'s filter. In particular, methods and apparatus are disclosed for binary systems transmitting “1” and “0” data using decoded or undecoded received signals.
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1. In a communication system, an apparatus for compensating for drift between a receiver and a transmitter local oscillator frequencies, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T+f.sub.1) representing a first data value, and a second frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T−
f.sub.2) representing a second data value, where F.sub.T is a local oscillator frequency of the transmitter, and f.sub.1 and f.sub.2 are frequency deviations for modulating the first and the second data values, respectively;a mixer for down-converting or intermediate frequency (IF) converting the first and the second received signals by mixing the first and second received signals with the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency, wherein the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency is associated with conversion frequency; and calculating a drift between the transmitter'"'"'s local oscillator frequency and the receiver'"'"'s local oscillator frequency, F.sub.D, by;
F.sub.D=F.sub.M2+f.sub.2(F.sub.M1−
F.sub.M2)/(f.sub.1+f.sub.2), where F.sub.M1 and F.sub.M2 are first and second down- or IF-converted frequencies, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a wireless data acquisition network, a system for narrowing a receiver bandwidth for receiving higher rate data signals, the system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a known frequency modulated (FM) data signal at a first data rate, with frequency (F.sub.T+f) or (F.sub.T−
f), wherein F.sub.T is a corresponding transmitter'"'"'s LO frequency and f is a frequency deviation for modulating the data value;a mixer for down-converting the signal by mixing it with a signal generated by the receiver LO, wherein the receiver LO frequency is an estimate of the transmitter'"'"'s LO frequency; a processor for computing a difference between the transmitter'"'"'s LO frequency and the receiver'"'"'s LO frequency by subtracting the deviation frequency f from the down-converted signal if the received signal represents the data value with frequency (F.sub.T+f), or by adding the deviation frequency f to the down-converted signal if the received signal represents the data value with frequency (F.sub.T−
f); anda controller for centering and narrowing the receiver bandwidth, using the down-converted signal, to allow higher data rate signals with maximum estimated drift to pass, if the bandwidth needs to be adjusted.
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6. A utility meter data communication method comprising:
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transmitting binary data signals at a first data rate, by a first utility meter data transceiver; receiving at least one binary data signal, by a second utility meter data transceiver; zero-IF or IF converting the received signal; computing a value that is a difference between the first transceiver carrier frequency and the second transceiver carrier frequency, using the converted signal; and transmitting the computed information from the second transceiver to the first transceiver to be used for adjusting the first transceiver'"'"'s carrier frequency, if adjustment is needed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. In a communication system, an apparatus for compensating for drift between receiver and transmitter local oscillator frequencies, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T+f.sub.1) representing a first data value, and a second frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.T−
f.sub.2) representing a second data value, where F.sub.T is a local oscillator frequency of the transmitter, and f.sub.1 and f.sub.2 are frequency deviations for modulating the first and the second data values, respectively;a mixer for mixing the first frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.R+f.sub.1) to generate a first mixed signal and mixing the second frequency modulated signal with frequency (F.sub.R−
f.sub.1) to generate a second mixed signal, where F.sub.R is a local oscillator frequency of the receiver, and wherein the receiver local oscillator frequency is an estimation of the local oscillator frequency of the transmitter; andcalculating a drift between the transmitter local oscillator frequency and the receiver local oscillator frequency by averaging between the frequencies of the first and the second mixed signals.
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