Programmable integrated DiSEqC transceiver
US7336706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K5/1534
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Programmable integrated Digital Satellite Equipment Control (DiSEqC) transceiver. The DiSEqC functionality is integrated onto a semiconductor device. Rather than perform the DiSEqC protocol in software, the DiSEqC protocol is implemented in hardware thereby providing more reliable demodulation and improved robustness. The device's functionality may employ much more reliable communication schemes that are enabled by the hardware/integrated approach of implementing the DiSEqC protocol. The integrated approach allows extensive programmability of the various operational parameters thereby greatly improving the ease of future backward compatibility with legacy devices; devices employing this integrated DiSEqC functionality may be easily updated to conform to future enhancements of the DiSEqC protocol. Some of the now-improved features enabled by the integrated/monolithic approach of DiSEqC include programmable tone amplitude, programmable PWK duty cycle, programmable length of messages, programmable time between messages (before and after), programmable voltage thresholds, tone transmit amplitude detection, improved voltage regulator feedback.
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