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Proprietary 2.4G Protocol

Compact, flexible, efficient, and comprehensive. Everything is under control. 

The 2.4GHz frequency band is a free ISM band, which operates on various standard protocols (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee) as well as various proprietary protocols.

Proprietary protocols utilize Radio's TRX, PSD, and other functions to achieve signaling control and data transmission of MAC layer protocols, providing private wireless communication services for upper layers. Customers can choose to develop their own private protocols or directly use the private protocols we provide, such as HID.

Characteristic:

  •  Simplicity and flexibility: Private protocols can be customized according to specific needs to avoid redundancy and compatibility issues that may exist with standard protocols, achieving a "small but refined" effect.
  •  Performance optimization: For specific application scenarios, private protocols can break through standard limitations and achieve ultimate performance optimization. For example, by compressing message length and shortening RF transmission time, HID gaming devices can meet their demand for high reporting rates.
  •  Rapid prototyping and differentiation: Private protocols can help users quickly implement innovative ideas, master core technologies, enhance product uniqueness and competitive advantages.

Application Scenario

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HID products implemented through private protocols can achieve lower latency, higher reporting rates, and better sound quality, providing users with a better experience.

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Through private protocols, thousands of electronic tags can be managed, resulting in lower power consumption and longer lifespan, providing support for smart retail.

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HID products implemented through private protocols can achieve lower latency, higher reporting rates, and better sound quality, providing users with a better experience.

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Through private protocols, thousands of electronic tags can be managed, resulting in lower power consumption and longer lifespan, providing support for smart retail.

Basic Working Principle

Proprietary Protocol Framework

The function of a private protocol is jointly implemented by software and hardware modules. The hardware includes MAC, PHY, IO, and Power Manager. 2.4G MAC will reuse some functions of BT MAC and use the same PHY as BT MAC. The software includes Driver and Protocol. Driver will provide basic functions such as register access and initialization. Protocol is a specific implementation of a private protocol, which has different ways of using lower level drivers and hardware in different private protocols, such as configuring different frame formats.

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Frame Format

The frame structure supported by the private protocol Radio module consists of the following five parts: preamble, access address, header, payload, and CRC.

  • Preamble: The length can be configured, and the content of each byte is the same when multiple bytes are used.
  • Access Address: Used for device filtering, with configurable length and content.
  • Header: It contains three fields: Header Initialize, Length, and Header Suffix, and the length and content of each field can be independently configured.
  • Payload: Variable length, specified by the Length field in the header.
  • CRC: Frame checksum field, which includes the header and payload. CRC supports configuring length, generating polynomials, and initial values.
Dual Role Communication

The two devices, which are in the Proprietary Tx (PTX) and Proprietary Rx (PRX) states respectively, play the roles of both ends of point-to-point 2.4G communication: the PRX state device acts as a passive listener waiting for PTX to send, while the PTX state device acts as an active sender, sending the request message first. PRX can choose whether to send a response message after hearing it. Therefore, both ends can perform one-way communication from PTX to PRX, as well as two-way communication between the two. Based on this, one to many and even more complex scenarios can be expanded.

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Environmental Interference Detection via PSD

There are various types of wireless interference in the environment, and private protocols can use frequency hopping technology to combat interference. Utilizing the environmental interference detection PSD function to collect channel interference strength, evaluate and screen out available channel sets, and provide them to frequency hopping algorithms for effective interference avoidance and improved reliability of private protocols.

Specification Parameters

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Radio Parameters
  • Adjustable frame structure, PHY rate, frequency, CRC, and whitening configuration
  • Support PTX modes: oneshot, periodic
  • Support PRX modes: oneshot, continuous
  • Supports interference detection
  • Supports one-to-many communication
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Protocol Parameters
  • Low latency
  • High report rate
  • Supports frequency hopping for anti-interference
  • Supports retransmission
  • Supports RF test mode

Advantages

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Rich Radio Functions

The diverse functions provide strong support for the design and implementation of private protocols.

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Powerful RF Performance

Outstanding RF performance enables proprietary protocols to break through the limitations of traditional protocols, achieving exceptional performance.

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Rich SoC Resources

The rich SoC resources help accelerate the development and deployment of applications based on proprietary protocols.

Product Applications

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Implementation Guide

1
Determine the Application Scenario

Determine the communication requirements of the application scenario, including interaction methods, data length, communication frequency, etc.

2
Determine Proprietary Protocol Specifications

Determine the frame format, communication frequency, timing requirements, and other parameters of the private protocol based on application needs. Ensure that the 2.4G Radio specifications meet application requirements. Alternatively, existing standard protocols can be directly used.

3
IC Selection

Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of proprietary protocols and the application of other functional implementations to select the appropriate IC platform.

4
Development, Testing, and Delivery of Private Protocols

Develop and test various functions of the protocol according to the private protocol specifications, and deliver them for use by upper-layer applications.

Recommended Hardware

Part Number
RTL8762GKH RTL8752H

CPU

CM55 125MHz

CM0+ 40MHz

FLASH

1MB

Maximum 1MB

RAM

384KB

120KB

Tx Power

Up to 4 dBm

Up to 7.5 dBm

Rx Sensitivity

-98 dBm @ BLE 1M

-98 dBm @ BLE 1M

Tx Power Consumption (0 dBm)

6.9 mA

5.4 mA

Rx Power Consumption

5.6 mA

5.3 mA

USB

USB2.0 HS Device

N/A

Provided Protocol

HID/DTM

DTM

Reference Doc

2.4G

2.4G