Signal and protocol for remote dog trainer signaling with a forward error correction
A transmitter for a dog training system, the transmitter having a command input device for inputting a training command input into the transmitter, and a transmitter controller connected to the command input device. The transmitter controller translates the training command input into identification data and command data. The transmitter controller also generates at least one forward error correction codeword from the identification data and the command data.
1. A dog training system, comprising:
a receiver; and
a transmitter in electromagnetic communication with said receiver, said transmitter including a command input device for inputting a training command input into said transmitter, and a first controller connected to said command input device, said first controller for translating said training command input into identification data and command data, said first controller generating at least one forward error correction codeword from said identification data and said command data, wherein said first controller generates a first transmission packet with said at least one forward error correction codeword, a modulator connected to said first controller and a transmitter antenna connected to said modulator, said transmitter producing a wireless signal of said first transmission packet, wherein said receiver includes a receiver antenna connected to a demodulator which is connected to a second controller, said receiver receiving said wireless signal by said receiver antenna, said demodulator demodulating said wireless signal to produce a received first transmission, said second controller decoding and error correcting said received first transmission, wherein said received first transmission packet includes non-correctable errors, said wireless signal includes a second transmission packet following said first transmission packet, said demodulator demodulating said wireless signal to produce a received second transmission, said second controller decoding and error correcting said received second transmission.
2. The dog training system of claim 1 , wherein said wireless signal includes a second transmission packet following said first transmission packet, said second transmission packet is substantially identical to said first transmission packet.
3. The dog training system of claim 1 , wherein said first transmission packet includes a digital preamble and a sync byte.
4. The dog training system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one forward error correction codeword is a BCH(15, 7) codeword.
5. A method of electromagnetic signaling between a transmitter and a receiver in a dog training system, comprising the steps of:
receiving a training command input from a command input device of said transmitter;
communicating said training command input to a first controller connected to said command input device;
translating said training command input by said first controller into identification data and command data;
generating by said first controller at least one forward error correction codeword from said identification data and said command data;
generating with said first controller a first transmission packet with said at least one forward error correction codeword;
producing a wireless signal of said first transmission packet with a modulator connected to said first controller and a transmitter antenna connected to said modulator;
receiving said wireless signal by a receiver including a receiver antenna connected to a demodulator which is connected to a second controller;
demodulating said wireless signal with said demodulator, said demodulator producing a received first transmission packet;
decoding and error correcting said received first transmission packet with said second controller;
determining if said received first transmission packet includes non-correctable errors;
providing a second transmission packet following said first transmission packet in said electromagnetic signal;
demodulating said wireless signal with said demodulator to produce a received second transmission packet; and
decoding and error correcting said received second transmission packet with said second controller.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said wireless signal includes a second transmission packet following said first transmission packet, said second transmission packet is substantially identical to said first transmission packet.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein said first transmission packet includes a digital preamble and a sync byte.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein generating step generates said at least one forward error correction codeword as a BCH(15, 7) codeword.