Microprocessor decoder frequency hopping spread spectrum communications receiver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7020178
APP PUB NO 20040001532A1
SERIAL NO

10183936

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The present invention is directed to a frequency hopping spread spectrum transceiver. The transceiver includes a microcontroller; a transmitter having a voltage controlled oscillator, a direct digital synthesizer, and a power amplifier; and a receiver having an amplifier, a mixer, an IF amplifier, a demodulator, and a data slicer. When transmitting, the transmitter sends a preamble that allows the receiving device to detect the signal and lock to it to receive the data. When receiving, the receiver first scans all channels and sorts them based on a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and then attempts to lock to the channel with the strongest RSSI value by first sampling the received signal to verify the preamble, then synchronizing to the bit edges of the received signal, then detecting the start of a Start Frame Delimiter (SFD), decoding bits to verify a valid SFD and then sampling data bits to receive the data.

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ELSTER ELECTRICITY LLC208 SOUTH ROGERS LANE RALEIGH NC 27610

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brian, Brent R Clayton, NC 5 255
Hemminger, Rodney C Raleigh, NC 57 2939
Hodges, Eugene W Holly Springs, NC 8 641
Mason, Jr Robert T Raleigh, NC 15 1459

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