Frequency-converting super-regenerative transceiver

A system to capture symbol data from a wireless signal using an RF receiver, the system comprising:

• a resonator comprising two or more electrodes, wherein each of the two or more electrodes is coupled to at least one other electrode of the two or more electrodes, the two or more electrodes comprise at least one feedback electrode, and the two or more electrodes comprise at least one input electrode;
• a feedback element coupled to the at least one feedback electrode, wherein the feedback element has a gain, and the gain is controlled based at least in part upon one or more feedback control signals;
• a frequency mixer coupled to the at least one input electrode, wherein the frequency mixer shifts a first signal within at least a first frequency range by an amount based at least in part upon a frequency of a local oscillator frequency signal;
• a controlled oscillator coupled to the frequency mixer, wherein the controlled oscillator provides the local oscillator frequency signal to the frequency mixer;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• provide instructions to set the gain to a first value during a first portion of a period of a single symbol, wherein the gain is set based at least in part upon at least one of the one or more feedback control signals comprising first data;
• provide instructions to set the gain to an intermediate value during a second portion of the period of the single symbol, wherein the gain is set based at least in part upon at least one of the one or more feedback control signals comprising second data, and the intermediate value is between the first value and a second value;
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• provide instructions to set the gain to the second value during a third portion of the period of the single symbol, wherein the gain is set based at least in part upon at least one of the one or more feedback control signals comprising third data.

An RF receiver comprising:

• a resonator comprising two or more electrodes, wherein each of the two or more electrodes is coupled to at least one other electrode of the two or more electrodes, the two or more electrodes comprise at least one feedback electrode, and the two or more electrodes comprise at least one input electrode;
• a feedback element coupled to the at least one feedback electrode, wherein the feedback element has a gain, the gain is controlled based at least in part upon one or more feedback control signals, and the gain is controlled to change a Q-factor of the resonator from a first value to a second value during a period of a single symbol;
• a frequency mixer coupled to the at least one input electrode, wherein the frequency mixer shifts a first signal within at least a first frequency range by an amount based at least in part upon a frequency of a local oscillator frequency signal;
• and
• a controlled oscillator coupled to the frequency mixer, wherein the controlled oscillator provides the local oscillator frequency signal to the frequency mixer.