Ultra-wideband transmitter based on integral pulse frequency modulator

The paper presents a novel short-range wireless sensor node architecture, based on Integral Pulse Frequency Modulator (IPFM) and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) pulse generator. Due to the lack of internal clock signal source and multi user implementation without application of a microprocessor, the architecture is simple and energy efficient. Multi-user coding is performed using delay elements, where each user has unique delay time value. The output of the IPFM is fed to the delay element. Delayed and original signal from the IPFM are feeding UWB pulse generator. The paper presents the transmitter architecture and measurements of the transmitter signals in time and frequency domain.

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