IQ baseband matching calibration technique

US9088331B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9088331-B2
Application numberUS-201414519463-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 21, 2014
Priority dateFeb 22, 2013
Publication dateJul 21, 2015
Grant dateJul 21, 2015

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The first and second outputs of a signal generation system are coupled to the first and second inputs of a signal digitizing system via respective electrical conductors. A controller directs the generation system to generate a first calibration signal, and the digitizing system responsively captures a first set of vector samples. The conductors are then reconfigured so they connect the first and second outputs of the generation system respectively to the second and first inputs of the digitization system. The controller then directs the generation system to generate a second calibration signal, and the digitizing system responsively captures a second set of vector samples. The controller or other processing agent computes gain and/or phase impairments using the first and second vector sample sets. Digital filter parameters may be computed based on the computed impairment(s), and used to correct the impairment(s) of the generation system and/or the digitizing system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions, for determining gain and/or phase imbalance of a signal generation system and/or a signal digitizing system, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement: (a) after a first output and a second output of the signal generation system has been connected respectively to a first input and a second input of the signal digitizing system using respectivel…

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What does patent US9088331B2 cover?
The first and second outputs of a signal generation system are coupled to the first and second inputs of a signal digitizing system via respective electrical conductors. A controller directs the generation system to generate a first calibration signal, and the digitizing system responsively captures a first set of vector samples. The conductors are then reconfigured so they connect the first an…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nat Instr Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B1/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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