Hardware Integration Guide
The AirPrime AR7558 FW accepts two limits which are used to evaluate the status of the antenna,
representing the short and open thresholds. Refer to document [7] for the syntax of AT+ANTLIMT.
Table 18.
RX2 Antenna ADC Characteristics
ADC Voltage Range
Resolution
ADC Values
Voltage/ADC step
1 Assumes 10kΩ Nominal DC resistance in the attached antenna and internal to AirPrime AR7558 device
The following example illustrates the Antenna states and resistance values for a typical limit setting.
AT+ANTLIMT=2,839,1088
Table 19.
RX2 Antenna Diagnostics Ranges
Antenna State
Short
Normal
Open
Note:
Highlighted numbers in the table above are programmed as shortLim and openLim using the
+ANTLIMT command.
4116922
Min
Nom
0
0.9
-
0
~0.0011
Min ADC
Max ADC
0
839
841
1086
1088
1900
Rev 1.1
Max
Units
1.8
Volts
15
Bit
16383
Volts
Antenna Resistance Range
~ ≤ 7 kΩ
7 kΩ < x < 13 kΩ
≥ 13 kΩ
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