Abstract: The present invention relates to a CAN module configured to be arranged between a CAN controller and a CAN transceiver. The CAN module received a TXD input signal from the CAN controller and is configured to transmit an TXD output signal to the CAN transceiver, wherein the TXD output signal is adapted by the CAN module to also comprising a test impulse. When monitoring the CAN BUS, the CAN transceiver will feed back an RDX signal to the CAN module and the CAN controller. The CAN module is configured to detect an error on the CAN transceiver or the CAN BUS depending on the transmitted test impulse and the test impulse received via the RDX signal. The present inventio also relates to a system comprising the CAN module and a method for the CAN module.

Abstract: A system-on-chip (SoC) method and apparatus are disclosed for checking end-to-end integrity of communications over an network interconnect, where the SoC includes an initiator subsystem connected over the network interconnect to a target subsystem, wherein a first integrity module is configured to compute a first integrity value based on regular transaction messages sent or received by the initiator subsystem and to send a protecting information transaction (PIT) message over the network interconnect to the target subsystem, wherein a second integrity module is configured to compute a second integrity value based on regular transaction messages sent or received by the destination subsystem and to send a PIT response message over the network interconnect to the initiator subsystem, and wherein a compatibility module compares the first and second integrity values to verify the end-to-end integrity of the regular transaction messages sent or received over the network interconnect.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit configured to carry out UWB communication with an external communication device; a plurality of antennas operatively coupled to said UWB communication unit, at least one inertial sensor; an antenna selection unit configured to select, based on an output of the inertial sensor, a specific antenna of said plurality of antennas for carrying out the UWB communication. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.

Abstract: A system includes a signal processing unit including an antenna configured to receive a radio frequency signal as a received radio frequency signal, and a baseband amplifier coupled to the antenna. The system includes a processor configured to cause the communication unit to stop generating a radio frequency polling signal, set an amplification gain of the baseband amplifier to a first gain value, periodically record, at a sample rate, an indication of a magnitude of the amplified radio frequency signal to generate a plurality of sample values, at a predetermined time interval after the communication unit stopped generating the radio frequency polling signal, set the amplification gain of the baseband amplifier to a second gain value, and transmit the plurality of sample values to a classifier module to determine whether the radio frequency signal is received from a near-field communication-enabled device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring first data to identify a first plurality of test points, analyzing the first plurality of test points to identify the first data as being associated with a first time domain included in a plurality of time domains, wherein respective portions of a device under test (DUT) are operative in accordance with a given time domain included in the plurality of time domains, and based on the analyzing of the first plurality of test points, generating first control signals to cause a first clock signal to be adapted to generate a second clock signal that is different from the first clock signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing both wireless communications and wireless sensing in combination are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the system includes a base station (BS) including each of at least one antenna device including a first antenna device and at least one control unit. The control unit includes an input port coupled at least indirectly to the first antenna device, an output port, and a controllable circuit including each of a spillover cancellation circuit and a bypass circuit. The BS is configured to operate in each of a communication mode and a sensing mode. When the BS operates in the sensing mode, the spillover cancellation circuit of the controllable circuit is enabled and performs spillover cancellation. When the BS operates in a communication mode, the bypass circuit operates so that the spillover cancellation circuit is bypassed or otherwise does not affect how the output signal is generated.

Abstract: Described is a method for guiding a user for positioning a first RFID-enabled device relative to a second RFID-enabled device for allowing a robust RFID communication between the two RFID-enabled devices.

Abstract: A smart card including a memory and a domain-specific language (DSL) interpreter is provided. The memory stores card data indicative of a real-time status of one or more attributes of the smart card. The smart card is linked to a service provider and card aggregator circuitry. The card data is stored in a format of the service provider and is updated each time a user of the smart card avails a service of the service provider using the smart card. Further, the DSL interpreter translates the card data to a format of the card aggregator circuitry based on a DSL script and provides the translated card data to the card aggregator circuitry. Based on the translated card data, the real-time status of the one or more attributes of the smart card is presented to the user by way of the card aggregator circuitry.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a touch sensor includes a plurality of capacitive sensors, an ADC, a switch arrangement, and a controller. The capacitive sensors measure over a respective sampling period for detecting a touch event on a surface and provide an output. The ADC receives the output and determines a digital value over a conversion period. The switch arrangement selectively provides the output from the capacitive sensors to the ADC. The controller activates a first capacitive sensor to measure the capacitance for detecting a touch event, and activates a second capacitive sensor for detecting a touch event such that the respective sampling periods are at least partly concurrent. The controller also controls the switch arrangement to cause the ADC to receive the output of the first capacitive sensor after its sampling time and receive the output of the second capacitive sensor after its sampling time.

Abstract: A fault indication from a fault source is to be provided to a demultiplexer which is configured to output the fault indication. The demultiplexer is configurable to output the fault indication to an OR gate of a plurality of OR gates coupled to a respective fault channel of a plurality of fault channels based on an application which uses the fault source as a resource. A reaction to the fault indication is performed based on the fault channel which received the fault indication.

Abstract: There is described a method of verifying a time-of-flight based ranging result in a UWB ranging device, the method comprising: exchanging a sequence of messages between the UWB ranging device and a further UWB ranging device as part of a double-sided ranging process to obtain round times and response times at both the UWB ranging device and the further UWB ranging device; estimating a time-of-flight value based on the round times and response times; and verifying the ranging result by performing a consistency check based on the estimated time-of-flight value and one or more predetermined parameter values. Furthermore, a UWB ranging device and a UWB ranging system are described.

Abstract: One example discloses a near-field positioning device, including: an input interface configured to receive a set of body-parameters from a user; a controller configured to generate a set of recommended positions for a set of near-field wireless devices to be coupled to the user based on the body-parameters; and an output interface configured to output the recommended positions.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to communicating signals to receivers utilizing different protocols. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, a set of signals are generated to include data configured in accordance with a first protocol and data configured in accordance with a second protocol. The set of signals are communicated over the wireless channel, by using the data corresponding to the first protocol for communicating with receivers operating in accordance with the first protocol and using the data corresponding to the second protocol to communicate with receivers operating in accordance with the second protocol.

Abstract: A type I phase locked loop (PLL) includes an oscillator and a feedback path to a phase detector. A first frequency and first relative phase of a first output signal are locked to a frequency and a phase of a first input signal. A second frequency and second relative phase of a second output signal are locked to a frequency and a phase of a second input signal. A correction to the PLL is applied to perform one of: adjusting the second relative phase to equal the first relative phase and adjusting the oscillator frequency.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to radar transmissions and related componentry. As may be implemented in accordance with various embodiments, radar signals are generated and transmitted using both scanning and fixed beam analog signal codes concurrently/as combined for each radar signal. Reflections of the radar signals from a target are processed for ascertaining positional characteristics of the target.

Abstract: A mobile communication base station for joint communication and sensing and method of operation of a mobile communication base station is described. The mobile communication base station includes a baseband processor configurable to transmit and receive sensing and communication signals via one or channels. Each channel is configurable in one or more of a communications-transmit mode, a communications-receive mode, a sense-transmit mode and a sense-receive mode. For each channel, the baseband processor includes a carrier mapping-demapping module and a sense module. The baseband processor includes a controller coupled to the carrier mapping-demapping module and configured to control the carrier mapping-demapping module of the one or more channels to map the plurality of transmit-OFDM-symbols to a bandwidth part of an available OFDM bandwidth in the sense-transmit mode and the communications-transmit mode.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising an encoder is configured to: detect a first edge in the input signal and, in response, provide a pulse generation sequence comprising the encoder being configured to: generate, in the output signal, a first pulse, wherein the first pulse is provided over first and second minimum time periods irrespective of an edge subsequent the first edge being present in the input signal; and obtain a first sample of the input signal; and obtain a second sample at an end of the first pulse; and if the first sample and the second sample are indicative of different voltage levels, generate a second pulse; or if the first and second sample and the same maintain the voltage level in the output signal.

Abstract: An audio processor and method of audio processing for an amplifier system is described. The audio processor may receive an audio signal and adapt the audio signal generating a time varying offset. The time varying offset may be combined with the audio signal resulting in a shifted the audio signal level. The processed audio signal may also be clipped to remove the negative samples values. The processed signal may be used to drive an amplifier designed to only accept positive (or negative) signals such as a class C amplifier.

Abstract: A transmitter circuit including an impedance setting circuit having first and second legs, wherein each leg includes an adjustable pull-up resistance and an adjustable pull-down resistance connected in series between a supply terminal and a reference terminal. A first-leg-node, between the adjustable resistances of the first leg, is connected to a first bus terminal. A second-leg-node, between the adjustable resistances of the second leg, is connected to a second bus terminal. The controller detects a transition in a transmission data signal, and in response to a dominant to recessive transition the controller controls a voltage setting circuit to set the differential driver voltage on the bus to a recessive value; adjusts each of the adjustable pull-up resistances and the adjustable pull-down resistances with the same target impedance profile such that the transmitter circuit drives the bus with a target driver impedance for an active recessive period of a bit time.

Abstract: Radar System The disclosure relates to a radar system having multiple radar transceiver modules, in which each module has a clock signal that is synchronised with a clock signal generated by a leader transceiver module.