Abstract: A transmit/receive signal processor for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth has selectable signal processing elements for mixers, Intermediate Frequency (IF) filters, transmit power amplifiers, and clock sources which are suitable for either Bluetooth or WLAN signal processing. The operating mode of the signal processor is selected to be one of Wireless High Performance, Wireless Low Power, Bluetooth High Performance or Bluetooth Low power, and the signal processing modules are selected to provide performance or power requirements using selected modules.

Abstract: A periodic output generator has a first clock source coupled to a first counter and a second clock source with a frequency greater than the first clock source, the second clock source coupled to a second counter, the first clock source operating continuously, the second clock source enabled when the first clock source reaches a count C1. The second clock source generates an output when a count C2 is reached, and the counters are reset and the process repeats. In another example, a timestamp generator has a high speed clock and a real time clock operative on a low speed clock. The timestamp generator receives an external event, turns on the high speed clock generator and counts high speed clock cycles C until the arrival of the next time stamp, and computes an event timestamp as the next timestamp less c/f, less the startup time of the high speed clock.

Abstract: A preamble detector for a Bluetooth Long Range includes a receiver for forming baseband samples from Bluetooth packets and a preamble detect controller for enabling and disabling power to the receiver. Where the preamble duration is Tcyc, the preamble detector turns on for a preamble detect time T1 and turns off for a duration T2, where T2=Tcyc?2*T1. A series of hierarchical decisions is made on sequentially increasing intervals of time based on an accumulated correlation result of correlating the baseband samples against a SYNC sequence to power the receiver back down before the end of the T1 period when the accumulated correlation result is below a threshold and continues to a subsequent correlation interval when the accumulated correlation result is above a threshold, where the threshold is established to have at least a 20% false alarm rate for preamble detection.

Abstract: A preamble detector for a Bluetooth Long Range includes a receiver for forming baseband samples from Bluetooth packets and a preamble detect controller for enabling and disabling power to the receiver. Where the preamble duration is Tcyc, the preamble detector turns on for a preamble detect time T1 and turns off for a duration T2, where T2=Tcyc?2*T1. A series of hierarchical decisions is made on sequentially increasing intervals of time based on an accumulated correlation result of correlating the baseband samples against a SYNC sequence to power the receiver back down before the end of the T1 period when the accumulated correlation result is below a threshold and continues to a subsequent correlation interval when the accumulated correlation result is above a threshold, where the threshold is established to have at least a 20% false alarm rate for preamble detection.

Abstract: A wireless receiver has a preamble detection apparatus and method which waits until the expected arrival of a beacon frame, after which power is cyclically applied during a preamble detection interval and a sleep interval until a preamble is detected. The preamble detector has a first mode with a longer preamble detection interval and a second mode with a shorter preamble detection interval. During the preamble detection interval, power is applied to receiver components, and during the sleep interval, power is not applied. The duration of the preamble detection interval is equal to a preamble sensing interval, and if a preamble is detected, power remains applied to a preamble processor for a preamble processing interval. The duration of the sleep interval is the duration of a long preamble less the sum of two times the preamble detection interval plus the preamble processing interval. Phase lock loop (PLL) power is applied a PLL settling time prior to and during the preamble detection interval.

Abstract: A wireless receiver powers up shortly before the expected arrival of a beacon frame, and upon detection of a beacon frame from an access point the station is associated with and determination of subsequent fields of interest, including at least a TIM field, the receiver powers down. At the previously identified fields of interest, the receiver powers up and uses previously stored values to continue packet demodulation, thereafter examining the TIM field to determine whether the AP has packets to transmit to the station.

Abstract: A periodic output generator has a first clock source coupled to a first counter and a second clock source with a frequency greater than the first clock source, the second clock source coupled to a second counter, the first clock source operating continuously, the second clock source enabled when the first clock source reaches a count C1. The second clock source generates an output when a count C2 is reached, and the counters are reset and the process repeats. In another example, a timestamp generator has a high speed clock and a real time clock operative on a low speed clock. The timestamp generator receives an external event, turns on the high speed clock generator and counts high speed clock cycles C until the arrival of the next time stamp, and computes an event timestamp as the next timestamp less c/f, less the startup time of the high speed clock.

Abstract: A mesh receiver has a wakeup receiver for reception of a wakeup sequence formed by keyed RF or a sequence of wireless packets and gaps, a transmitter forming low speed RF wakeup sequence to other mesh stations, a mesh receiver for reception of high speed WLAN packets, the transmitter sending a wireless ACK packet in response to a wakeup sequence, the mesh receiver thereafter receiving wireless packets from a remote station, the mesh transmitter sending an ACK, the mesh station thereafter identifying a next hop station, and sending a wakeup sequence to that station, after receipt of an ACK, sending the data, the mesh receiver and mesh transmitter thereafter going to sleep.

Abstract: A preamble detector for Bluetooth Low Energy includes a receiver for receiving Bluetooth packets and an energy detect controller for enabling power to the receiver during T1 and disabling power to the receiver during T2 in a cyclical fashion until an packet energy increase is detected followed by detection of a preamble. During the T1 interval an AGC process is operative which is also searching for an increase in energy from sample to sample within the same T1 interval, or across adjacent T1 intervals. If an energy increase is detected, a preamble detector is operative to determine if a preamble is present, and if the preamble is not present, the process resumes cycling through T1 and T2.

Abstract: A preamble detector for a Bluetooth Long Range includes a receiver for forming baseband samples from Bluetooth packets and a preamble detect controller for enabling and disabling power to the receiver. Where the preamble duration is Tcyc, the preamble detector turns on for a preamble detect time T1 and turns off for a duration T2, where T2=Tcyc?2*T1. A series of hierarchical decisions is made on sequentially increasing intervals of time based on an accumulated correlation result of correlating the baseband samples against a SYNC sequence to power the receiver back down before the end of the T1 period when the accumulated correlation result is below a threshold and continues to a subsequent correlation interval when the accumulated correlation result is above a threshold, where the threshold is established to have at least a 20% false alarm rate for preamble detection.

Abstract: A mesh receiver has a wakeup receiver for reception of a wakeup sequence formed by keyed RF or a sequence of wireless packets and gaps, a transmitter forming low speed RF wakeup sequence to other mesh stations, a mesh receiver for reception of high speed WLAN packets, the transmitter sending a wireless ACK packet in response to a wakeup sequence, the mesh receiver thereafter receiving wireless packets from a remote station, the mesh transmitter sending an ACK, the mesh station thereafter identifying a next hop station, and sending a wakeup sequence to that station, after receipt of an ACK, sending the data, the mesh receiver and mesh transmitter thereafter going to sleep.

Abstract: A wireless receiver has a preamble detection apparatus and method which waits until the expected arrival of a beacon frame, after which power is cyclically applied during a preamble detection interval and a sleep interval until a preamble is detected. The preamble detector has a first mode with a longer preamble detection interval and a second mode with a shorter preamble detection interval. During the preamble detection interval, power is applied to receiver components, and during the sleep interval, power is not applied. The duration of the preamble detection interval is equal to a preamble sensing interval, and if a preamble is detected, power remains applied to a preamble processor for a preamble processing interval. The duration of the sleep interval is the duration of a long preamble less the sum of two times the preamble detection interval plus the preamble processing interval. Phase lock loop (PLL) power is applied a PLL settling time prior to and during the preamble detection interval.

Abstract: A flash memory controller is operative to receive serial commands and command arguments. A flash permissions table identifies each segment of flash memory as READ_ONLY, PRIVATE_R/W or OPEN_R/W. A memory interface is coupled to a flash memory and also the flash permissions table. When a flash memory write operation is received with an associated command argument corresponding to an address indicated as READ_ONLY in the flash permissions table and a DISABLE_WR_REG is true, the write operation is ignored or converted into a non-write command and issued to the flash memory.

Abstract: A wireless receiver has a preamble detection apparatus and method which waits until the expected arrival of a beacon frame, after which power is cyclically applied during a preamble detection interval and a sleep interval until a preamble is detected. The preamble detector has a first mode with a longer preamble detection interval and a second mode with a shorter preamble detection interval. During the preamble detection interval, power is applied to receiver components, and during the sleep interval, power is not applied. The duration of the preamble detection interval is equal to a preamble sensing interval, and if a preamble is detected, power remains applied to a preamble processor for a preamble processing interval. The duration of the sleep interval is the duration of a long preamble less the sum of two times the preamble detection interval plus the preamble processing interval. Phase lock loop (PLL) power is applied a PLL settling time prior to and during the preamble detection interval.

Abstract: A printed circuit antenna has a feedline region and a radiating structure region. The feedline region is formed of conductors on an upper plane, the conductors including a feedline which is edge coupled to a left ground structure and a right ground structure, all of which are above a ground plane. Upper highband RF is coupled from the RF feedline to a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. For lowband RF frequencies, RF is coupled from the feedline to the first segment and stub, across a gap to a fourth segment, a fifth segment LB radiating structure, a fifth segment common radiating structure, and to a sixth segment common radiating structure which is grounded. For lower highband RF frequencies, RF is coupled from the feedline to the first segment and stub to a sixth segment common radiating structure, fifth segment, bridge, seventh segment, and eighth segment.

Abstract: A wireless receiver has a preamble detection apparatus and method which waits until the expected arrival of a beacon frame, after which power is cyclically applied during a preamble detection interval and a sleep interval until a preamble is detected. During the preamble detection interval, power is applied to receiver components, and during the sleep interval, power is not applied. The duration of the preamble detection interval is equal to a preamble sensing interval, and if a preamble is detected, power remains applied to a preamble processor for a preamble processing interval. The duration of the sleep interval is the duration of a long preamble less the sum of two times the preamble detection interval plus the preamble processing interval. Phase lock loop (PLL) power is applied a PLL settling time prior to and during the preamble detection interval.

Abstract: A printed circuit antenna has a feedline region and a radiating structure region. The feedline region is formed of conductors on an upper plane, the conductors including a feedline which is edge coupled to a left ground structure and a right ground structure, all of which are above a ground plane. High-band RF is coupled from the RF feedline to a HB-U radiating structure including a first segment and a second segment perpendicular to the first segment, and also an HB-L radiating structure including a first segment coupled to a third segment through an air gap. Low-band RF is coupled across a gap from the first segment to a LB radiating structure having a third segment, a fourth segment, a fifth segment, a sixth segment, a seventh segment, an eighth segment, and a ninth segment with a terminus coupled to the left ground structure.