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Modulation and Demodulation in IEEE 802.15.4 PHY

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2420

Hi, guys,

One issue got me stumped these days, I hope you guys could help me out here.

My confuse lies in the modulation scheme and demodulation scheme used in the chip-CC2420

As you may know, IEEE 802.15.4 standard specifies O-QPSK modulation with half-sine shaping, which actually is equal to MSK. My humble opinion is that we may have four options to design transceiver in terms of modulation and demodulation.

1. O-QPSK modulation (with half-sine shaping) + O-QPSK demodulation

2. O-QPSK modulation (with half-sine shaping) + MSK demodulation

3. MSK modulation + O-QPSK demodulation

4. MSK modulation + MSK demodulation

If my analysis is right, I am wondering which option is applied in CC2420 or other serial chips, and if possible, please explain a little bit the reason for your choice. I checked it's specification, and it seems that transmitted signal can be set up as O-QPSK with half-sine shaping or as MSK, but doesn't which demodulation is applied. 

Thank you very much for your time.

Regards,


Allerson