Transmitter & Receiver Design Architectures for RF Systems

RF Transceiver Design Methods: Direct Conversion, Hetrodyne, Dual Conversion, Sliding IF, Image Reject, Zero IF & Low IF

What you'll learn:
Radio Frequency (RF) Transceiver architectures
Direct Conversion Transmitter and Receivers
Superheterodyne Receivers and Transmitters
Dual Conversion IF Receivers,
Sliding IF Receivers
Image Reject Receivers (Hartley and Weaver Architectures)
Zero Second IF Receivers
Low IF Receiver

Requirements:
Complete Understanding of RF fundamentals

Description:
RF Signals are widely used in wireless communication, automation and the rapidly emerging phenomenon of Internet of Things (Iot) making RF technology essential in any device. This course describes and discusses key performance aspects of RF and wireless transceiver architectures. In this course you will learn about these types of RF transceiver architectures:
Direct Conversion Transmitter and Receivers
Hetrodyne Transmitter And Receivers
Dual Conversion IF Receiver
Sliding IF Receivers
Zero Second IF Receiver
Image Reject Receivers (Hartley & Weaver)
Low IF Receivers
We will also study from the design perspective what are the drawbacks and the advantages of different architectures in a comparative manner, highlighting the design choices in different scenarios.
This online RF and microwave course is ideal for new entrants to the field of RF and microwave engineering. Students and job seekers will also find the course beneficial since it covers areas likely to arise during a technical interview. Technical sales engineers and technical managers who need to improve their understanding of RF and microwave communications in order to better manage projects. The contents of this course are:

Section 1: Introduction  Modulation and Demodulation: Fundamental Requirement for RF Communication  Amplitude Modulation in Time and Frequency Domain   Amplitude Demodulation in Time and Frequency Domain  The Bigger Picture: Transmitter Block Diagram  The Bigger Picture-Receiver Block Diagram  Quadrature Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation  Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) Modulation  Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) Demodulation  Difference Between Frequency Band and Channel  General Considerations for Narrow channel Bandwidth on Transmitter Side  Considerations for Narrowband Receiver Side: Channel Selection Vs Band Selection
Section 2: RF Receiver Architectures  Direct Conversion Receivers     Drawbacks of Direct Conversion Receivers-Local Oscillator Leakage     Local Oscillator Leakage Cancellation Technique     Drawback of Direct Conversion Receivers: DC Offsets     Cancellation of DC Offsets Using AC Coupling     Draw Back Of Direct Conversion Receiver: Sensitivity to Even-Order Distortion     Lecture 18:Solution to Even-Order Distortion     Drawbacks of Direct Conversion Receiver: Effect of Flicker Noise     I/Q Mismatch in Direct Conversion Receivers     Analysis of I/Q Mismatch     Analysis I/Q Mismatch with Gain Error     Effect of I/Q Mismatch In presence of Phase Error     Computation and Correction I/Q Mismatch  Hetrodyne Receiver Architecture     How A Heterodyne Receiver Receives Different Channels In a Given Frequency Band?     Advantages of Hetrodyne Receiver Over Direct Conversion Receiver     Problem of Image Frequency in Hetrodyne Receivers     An Example of Image     High Side and Low Side Injection     Image Frequency Example 1     Image Frequency Example 2     Image Reject Filter     Image Rejection Vs Channel Selection Trade-off in Hetrodyne Receivers     Is Image Reject Filter Required In Absence Of Interferers?  Dual Conversion IF Receiver     Dual Conversion Receiver Noise Figure And Linearity Considerations     Problems of Mixing Spurs in Dual Conversion Receivers     Example Showing Effect Of Mixing Spurs     Advantages and Disadvantages Of Dual Conversion IF Receivers     Modern Hetrodyne Receivers     Secondary Image Problem in Modern Dual Conversion Receivers  Zero Second IF Receivers     Demodulation of Symmetric Vs Asymmetric Signals in Zero 2nd IF Receivers     Zero 2nd IF Receiver With Quadrature Downconversion for Asymmetric Signals     Advantages of Zero Second IF Receivers  Sliding IF Receivers      Sliding IF Receivers: Divide by 2 Circuit      Sliding IF Receivers: Divide by 4 Circuit      Comparison of Divide by 2 and Divide by 4 Sliding IF Receivers      Example: Sliding IF Receiver type for 802.11g      Dual Band Zero Second IF Receiver  Image Reject Receivers      Phase Shift in Cosine Signal      90 Degree Phase Shift in Modulated Signal      How to Implement 90 degree Phase Shift: RC-CR Network?      90 degree Phase Shift using Quadrature Downconversion with High Side Injection      90 degree Phase Shift using Quadrature Downconversion with Low Side Injection      Hartley Image Reject Receiver Architecture      Realization of 90 Degree Phase Shift in Hartley Architecture      Disadvantages of Hartley Image Reject Receiver      Weaver Image Reject Receiver Architecture      Secondary image problem in Weaver Architecture and Its Solution  Low IF Receiver Architectures       Image Rejection in Low IF Receivers
Section 3:RF Transmitter Architectures   Characteristics of an RF Transmitter   Direct Conversion Transmitters      I/Q Mismatch in QPSK Direct Conversion Modulator        I/Q Mismatch Quantification        I/Q Mismatch Calibration-Phase Mismatch Removal        I/Q Mismatch Calibration-Gain Mismatch Removal      Effect Of Carrier Leakage in Direct Conversion Transmitters        Reduction Of Carrier Leakage       Effect of Mixer Non-Linearity in Direct Conversion Transmitters      Effect of Non-Linearity in Power Amplifier and its Solution      Problem Of Oscillator Pulling in Direct Conversion Transmitters and its Solution        Solutions to Oscillator Pulling using Frequency Divider and Frequency Doubler        Solution to Oscillator Pulling Using Mixing        Single SideBand (SSB) Mixing To Solve Oscillator Pulling        Corruption From Harmonics in Single SideBand (SSB) Mixing        SSB Mixing To Generate Quadrature Output        Direct Conversion Tx Using SSB Mixing   Hetrodyne Transmitters        Sliding IF Hetrodyne IF Transmitter        Carrier Leakage In Hetrodyne Transmitters        Problem of Mixing Spurs in Hetrodyne Tx Due To Local Oscillator Harmonics        Use of SSB Mixing to Suppress the Unwanted Sidebands in Hetrodyne Transmitters   On-off Keying (OOK) Transmitter and Receiver
Section 4:RF Transceiver Architectures    What is an RF Transceiver?    Time Division Duplexing (TDD) Transceiver    Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) Transceiver    Tx-Rx Leakage in FDD Transceiver

Who this course is for:
Wireless Design Engineers
RF Design Engineers
Radio Frequency enthusiasts
Electrical & Electronic Engineers
Microwave Technicians and Engineers

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