RF transmission error detection and correction module

1. A radio frequency (RF) transmission error detection module comprises:

an RF envelope detector operably coupled to produce an envelope signal from a transmit RF signal, wherein the envelope signal represents both a local oscillation leakage and in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) imbalance;

signal conversion module operably coupled to convert the envelope signal into an error signal in accordance with baseband processing of the transmit RF signal, wherein the signal conversion module comprises:

a differential operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output, wherein the first input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive the envelope signal and the second input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive a common mode voltage; and

a differential to single-ended operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, wherein the first input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the second output of the differential operational amplifier and the second input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the first output of the differential operational amplifier, wherein the output of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier provides the error signal; and

error detection module operably coupled to determine a local oscillation leakage value and an I and Q imbalance value from the error signal.

2. The RF transmission error detection module of claim 1 , wherein the RF envelope detector comprises:

a rectifying module operably coupled to rectify the transmit RF signal with respect to a common mode voltage to produce a rectified signal; and

a low pass filter operably coupled to filter the rectified signal to produce the envelope signal.

3. The RF transmission error detection module of claim 2 , wherein the rectifying module comprises:

a differential input single ended output module to produce a single ended rectified signal as the rectified signal from the transmit RF signal, wherein the transmit RF signal is a differential signal.

4. The RF transmission error detection module of claim 1 , wherein the common mode voltage comprises:

a programmable common mode voltage.

5. A radio frequency (RF) transmission correction module comprises:

an RF envelope detector operably coupled to produce an envelope signal from a transmit RF signal, wherein the envelope signal represents a local oscillation leakage and an in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) imbalance;

signal conversion module operably coupled to convert the envelope signal into an error signal in accordance with baseband processing of the transmit RF signal;

error detection module operably coupled to determine a local oscillation leakage value and an I and Q imbalance value from the error signal, wherein the error detection module comprises:

a time domain to frequency domain conversion module operably coupled to convert the error signal from a time domain to a frequency domain, wherein the error signal includes, in the frequency domain, a local oscillation leakage component and an I and Q imbalance component; and

correction module operably coupled to produce a local oscillation leakage correction signal and an I and Q imbalance correction signal based on the local oscillation leakage value and the I and Q imbalance value, respectively, wherein the correction module further functions to:

determine magnitude of the local oscillation leakage component;

determine magnitude of the I and Q imbalance component;

generate the at least one of the local oscillation leakage correction signal and the I and Q imbalance correction signal based on the magnitude of the local oscillation leakage component and the magnitude of the I and Q imbalance component such that at least one of I mixer gain is adjusted, Q mixer gain is adjusted, I offset is adjusted, and Q offset is adjusted.

6. The RF transmission correction module of claim 5 , wherein the RF envelope detector comprises:

a rectifying module operably coupled to rectify the transmit RF signal with respect to a common mode voltage to produce a rectified signal; and

a low pass filter operably coupled to filter the rectified signal to produce the envelope signal.

7. The RF transmission correction module of claim 5 , wherein the signal conversion module comprises:

a differential operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output, wherein the first input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive the envelope signal and the second input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive a common mode voltage; and

a differential to single-ended operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, wherein the first input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the second output of the differential operational amplifier and the second input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the first output of the differential operational amplifier, wherein the output of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier provides the error signal.

8. The RF transmission correction module of claim 7 , wherein the common mode voltage comprises:

a programmable common mode voltage.

9. A radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprises:

a baseband processing module operably coupled to convert outbound data into outbound baseband signals;

offset correction module operably coupled to adjust the outbound baseband signals based on an offset to produce adjusted outbound baseband signals;

a low pass filter module operably coupled to low pass filter the adjusted outbound baseband signals to produce filtered outbound baseband signals;

mixing module operably coupled to mix, in accordance with a mixing adjust signal, the filtered outbound baseband signals with a local oscillation to produce up-converted outbound signals;

amplifier stage operably coupled to amplify the up-converted outbound signals to produce transmit radio frequency (RF) signals; and

an RF transmission correction module that includes:

an RF envelope detector operably coupled to produce an envelope signal from the transmit RF signals, wherein the envelope signal represents both a local oscillation leakage and an in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) imbalance;

signal conversion module operably coupled to convert the envelope signal into an error signal in accordance with processing of the baseband processing module;

error detection module operably coupled to determine a local oscillation leakage value and an I and Q imbalance value from the error signal, wherein the error detection module comprises a time domain to frequency domain conversion module operably coupled to convert the error signal from a time domain to a frequency domain, wherein the error signal includes, in the frequency domain, a local oscillation leakage component and an I and Q imbalance component; and

correction module operably coupled to produce the offset and the mixing adjust signal based on the local oscillation leakage value and the I and Q imbalance value, wherein the correction module further functions to:

determine magnitude of the local oscillation leakage component;

determine magnitude of the I and Q imbalance component; and

generate the at least one of the offset and the mixing adjust signal based on the magnitude of the local oscillation leakage component and the magnitude of the I and Q imbalance component such that at least one of I mixer gain of the mixing module is adjusted, Q mixer gain of the mixing module is adjusted, I offset of the offset is adjusted, and Q offset of the offset is adjusted.

10. The RF transmitter of claim 9 , wherein the RF envelope detector comprises:

a rectifying module operably coupled to rectify the transmit RF signal with respect to a common mode voltage to produce a rectified signal; and

a low pass filter operably coupled to filter the rectified signal to produce the envelope signal.

11. The RF transmitter of claim 9 , wherein the signal conversion module comprises:

a differential operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output, wherein the first input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive the envelope signal and the second input of the differential amplifier is operably coupled to receive a common mode voltage; and

a differential to single-ended operational amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, wherein the first input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the second output of the differential operational amplifier and the second input of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier is operably coupled to the first output of the differential operational amplifier, wherein the output of the differential to single-ended operational amplifier provides the error signal.

12. The RF transmitter of claim 11 , wherein the common mode voltage comprises:

a programmable common mode voltage.