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US 2012/0129478 A1Published application
Feedforward automatic gain correction
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsHenk Ten Pierick, Gertjan Groot Hulze, Erik Keukens
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Abstract
An automatic gain control circuit is provided for an input signal in the form of a dc reference level and a superposed amplitude modulated ac data signal. A feedforward AGC loop has a low pass filter for deriving the level of attenuation from the attenuated dc reference level. A multiplier value (G) is based on the reciprocal of the level of attenuation (α) and this multiplier enables an output signal to be generated comprising a constant multiple (DG) of the input signal.
Claims14
An automatic gain control circuit, comprising:
- an input for receiving a variably attenuated input signal, the input signal comprising a dc reference level and a superposed ac data signal;
- a feedforward path comprising:
- a low pass filter for deriving a level of attenuation from the attenuated dc reference level;
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- a unit for deriving a multiplier value, based on a reciprocal of a level of attenuation;
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- a multiplier for multiplying the variably attenuated input signal with the multiplier value to derive an output signal comprising a constant multiple of the input signal.
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An automatic gain control method, comprising:
- receiving a variably attenuated input signal, the input signal comprising a dc reference level and a superposed amplitude modulated ac data signal;
- low pass filtering the variably attenuated input signal, for deriving a level of attenuation from the attenuated dc reference level;
- deriving a multiplier value, based on a reciprocal of the level of attenuation;
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- multiplying the variably attenuated input signal with the multiplier value to derive an output signal comprising a constant multiple of the input signal.
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