Evaluation of a frequency agile direct RF ADC based on mixed-signal OFDM simulation

authored by: Adrian Posselt, Dominic Berges, Oliver Klemp, Bernd Geck
Abstract: Rapid developments and emergence of diverse wireless systems call for radio frontends with agile and multistandard properties. Within this publication the performance of a direct RF digitizing ΣΔ-modulator based analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is evaluated based on orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) system simulation on the bitstream layer. The necessary transmit and receive building blocks are introduced as well as the previously developed reconfigurable ADC under test. The proposed approach allows flexible testing of different ADCs by analyzing the influence of the ADC's noise shaping on performance indicators like error vector magnitude (EVM) and symbol error rate (SER). The necessary steps for the combination of the OFDM signal generation and the system level simulation of the ΣΔ-modulator-ADC into a multi-domain simulation are introduced and discussed.
Organisation(s): Institute of Microwave and Wireless Systems
External Organisation(s): Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Type: Conference contribution
Pages: 694-697
No. of pages: 4
Publication date: 12.2015
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2015.7343387 (Access: Closed)
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BibTeX

@inproceedings{b1343c7a42bb4117a398319755e7333f,
title = "Evaluation of a frequency agile direct RF ADC based on mixed-signal OFDM simulation",
abstract = "Rapid developments and emergence of diverse wireless systems call for radio frontends with agile and multistandard properties. Within this publication the performance of a direct RF digitizing ΣΔ-modulator based analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is evaluated based on orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) system simulation on the bitstream layer. The necessary transmit and receive building blocks are introduced as well as the previously developed reconfigurable ADC under test. The proposed approach allows flexible testing of different ADCs by analyzing the influence of the ADC's noise shaping on performance indicators like error vector magnitude (EVM) and symbol error rate (SER). The necessary steps for the combination of the OFDM signal generation and the system level simulation of the ΣΔ-modulator-ADC into a multi-domain simulation are introduced and discussed.",
keywords = "Analog-digital conversion, OFDM, Performance evaluation, Radio frequency, Simulation",
author = "Adrian Posselt and Dominic Berges and Oliver Klemp and Bernd Geck",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1109/PIMRC.2015.7343387",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "694--697",
booktitle = "2015 IEEE 26th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015",
address = "United States",
note = "26th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2015 ; Conference date: 30-08-2015 Through 02-09-2015",
}