Impulse-Based Scheme for Crystal-Less ULP Radios

Journal article (2009)

Authors

S Drago NXP Semiconductors
F. Sebastiano NXP Semiconductors
LJ Breems NXP Semiconductors
DMW Leenaerts NXP Semiconductors
K.A.A. Makinwa Electronic Instrumentation - EEMCS
B Nauta University of Twente
Research Group
Electronic Instrumentation (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2009 Salvatore Drago, F. Sebastiano, LJ Breems, Domine M.W. Leenaerts, K.A.A. Makinwa, Bram Nauta
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https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2009.2015208
Impulse radio Wake-up radio Wireless sensor network (WSN) Crystal-less clock Ultra-low power (ULP) EDICS Category: COMM110A5, COMM200, COMM250A5
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Published Date

2009

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Microelectronics

Research Group

Electronic Instrumentation

Abstract

This study describes a method of implementing a fully integrated ultra-low-power (ULP) radio for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). This is achieved using an ad hoc modulation scheme (impulse radio), with a bandwidth of 17.7 MHz in the 2.4 GHz-ISM band and a specific medium access control (MAC) protocol, based on a duty-cycled wake-up radio and a crystal-less clock generator. It is shown that the total average power consumption is expected to be less than 100 ¿W with a clock generator inaccuracy of only 1%.