ADI SRD Design Studio™
Create and optimize short-range wireless systems in no time before going to the lab!
The design and optimization of short-range wireless systems is a complex task due to the diverse range of interdependent parameters to be set. The range of subsystems to be considered in the development process include the PLL, RF filtering/matching, modulation type and demodulation process, packet data formatting, and average power consumption. Until now, system designers relied on a combination of spreadsheet-based tools and iterative lab work to help with the optimization of these parameters.
Analog Devices ADI SRD Design Studio is a very powerful tool allowing real-time simulation and optimization of many of the parameters in a typical wireless system using the ADF7xxx family of transceivers and transmitters. The development tool is based on the popular ADIsimPLL™ tool, and has been enhanced to allow users to view modulation in both the time and frequency domains. Furthermore, the ADI SRD Design Studio greatly simplifies the overall development process by creating a path along which a user can be guided and breaking down the design workflow into a number of distinct tasks.
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List of tasks available in ADI SRD Design Studio
| Task Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Design Wizard | Includes default settings for the various regional regulations (FCC, ETSI, ARIB, etc.) |
| 2 | Link Budget | Allows range estimation |
| 3 | Frequencies Worksheet | Aids in choice of xtal and PFD |
| 4 | Transmitter Spectrum | Extremely flexible spectrum analyzer (FFT based) |
| 5 | Antenna/Filter | Help in matching circuits |
| 6 | Packet Formatting | Enter in your packet structure to see effect on battery life and PER |
| 7 | Sync Detection | Helps choose sync byte with good autocorrection properties |
| 8 | Power Consumption | Different Sleep-Tx-Rx scenarios possible. Aids in battery life calculation |