Magic numbers in TREK1000 DecaRangeRTLS ARM Demo Project

Wireless Connectivity Ultra-Wideband
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Hi,

In TREK1000 DecaRangeRTLS ARM Demo project there are many raw values used in calculations. For example in the following statement

respframe_sy = (DW_RX_ON_DELAY + (int)((preamblelen + ((msgdatalen_resp + margin)/1000.0))/ 1.0256)) ;

In functions like below

float calc_length_data(float msgdatalen)
{
instance_data_t* inst = instance_get_local_structure_ptr(0);

int x = 0;

x = (int) ceil(msgdatalen*8/330.0f);

msgdatalen = msgdatalen*8 + x*48;

//assume PHR length is 172308ns for 110k and 21539ns for 850k/6.81M
if(inst->configData.dataRate == DWT_BR_110K)
{
	msgdatalen *= 8205.13f;
	msgdatalen += 172308; // PHR length in nanoseconds

}
else if(inst->configData.dataRate == DWT_BR_850K)
{
	msgdatalen *= 1025.64f;
	msgdatalen += 21539; // PHR length in nanoseconds
}
else
{
	msgdatalen *= 128.21f;
	msgdatalen += 21539; // PHR length in nanoseconds
}

return msgdatalen ;

}

There are many values used as raw values. Where can I find the details(meaning) of these values. Is there any document explains about this?

Regards,
Shijo Thomas

2

All the frame symbol times/data-bit rates are noted in the DW1000 Datasheet.

3

Where can I find the details of these numbers.

330.0f, x*48, 8205.13f, 172308…etc…

4

Frame length calculation, the IEEE frame structure is described in:

  1. DW1000 User Manual - APPENDIX 1: The IEEE 802.15.4 UWB physical layer

And as mentioned earlier
2. DW1000 DataSheet - Frame Format section
/Leo