MIR Encoder/Decoder
Figure 67.
MIR Baud-Rate Adjustment Mechanism
TXIR
Ideal edge
placement
RXIR
Sampling
window
SIP Generation
Figure 68.
SIP Pulse
SPRU760B
In order to meet MIR baud-rate tolerance of ±0.1% with a 48-Mhz clock input,
a 42−41−42 encoding/decoding adjustment is performed. The reference start
st
point is 1
start flag, and the 42−41−42 cyclic pattern is repeated until the stop
flag is sent or detected. The jitter created this way is within MIR tolerances. The
pulse width is not exactly 1/4 but within tolerances defined by the IrDA
specifications.
baud adjustment cyclic pattern (3 MIR periods)
42x
42x
In MIR and FIR operation modes, the transmitter needs to send a serial
infrared interaction pulse (SIP) at least once every 500 ms. The purpose of the
SIP is to let slow devices (operating in SIR mode) know that the medium is
currently occupied.
The SIP pulse is shown below in Figure 68.
1.6 µs
41x
42x
Jitter
Jitter
41x
8.7 µs
Serial infrared
interaction pulse
UARTs
10x
42x
Serial Interfaces
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