NXP Semiconductors
CLRC632
Standard multi-protocol reader solution
The quadrature demodulator uses two different clocks (Q-clock and I-clock) with a
phase-shift of 90 between them. Both resulting subcarrier signals are amplified, filtered
and forwarded to the correlation circuitry. The correlation results are evaluated, digitized
and then passed to the digital circuitry. Various adjustments can be made to obtain
optimum performance for all processing units.
9.10.1 Receiver circuit block diagram
Figure 12 shows the block diagram of the receiver circuit. The receiving process can be
broken down in to several steps. Quadrature demodulation of the 13.56 MHz carrier signal
is performed. To achieve the optimum performance, automatic Q-clock calibration is
recommended (see Section 9.10.2.1 on page 35).
The demodulated signal is amplified by an adjustable amplifier. A correlation circuit
calculates the degree of similarity between the expected and the received signal. The
BitPhase register enables correlation interval position alignment with the received signal’s
bit grid. In the evaluation and digitizer circuitry, the valid bits are detected and the digital
results are sent to the FIFO buffer. Several tuning steps are possible for this circuit.
ClkQDelay[4:0]
ClkQ180Deg
ClkQCalib
I TO Q
CONVERSION
Gain[1:0]
clock
I-clock
Q-clock
RX
13.56 MHz
DEMODULATOR
BitPhase[7:0]
CORRELATION
CIRCUITRY
CollLevel[3:0] RcvClkSell
MinLevel[3:0] RxWait[7:0]
EVALUATION
AND
DIGITIZER
CIRCUITRY
s_valid
s_data
s_coll
s_clock
VRxFollQ
VRxAmpQ
VRxFollI
VRxAmpI
Fig 12. Receiver circuit block diagram
VCorrDI VCorrDQ
VEvalR
VCorrNI VCorrNQ
to
TestAnaOutSel
VEvalL
001aak615
The signal can be observed on its way through the receiver as shown in Figure 12. One
signal at a time can be routed to pin AUX using the TestAnaSelect register as described in
Section 15.2.2 on page 112.
9.10.2 Receiver operation
In general, the default settings programmed in the StartUp initialization file are suitable for
use with the CLRC632 to MIFARE card data communication. However, in some
environments specific user settings will achieve better performance.
9.10.2.1 Automatic Q-clock calibration
The quadrature demodulation concept of the receiver generates a phase signal (I-clock)
and a 90 phase-shifted quadrature signal (Q-clock). To achieve the optimum
demodulator performance, the Q-clock and the I-clock must be phase-shifted by 90. After
the reset phase, a calibration procedure is automatically performed.
CLRC632
Product data sheet
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Rev. 3.7 — 27 February 2014
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