Adaptive envelope extracting apparatus, signal decoding apparatus and short-distance contactless communication apparatus applying the adaptive envelope extracting apparatus, and method thereof
View Patent ↗An envelope extracting apparatus includes: a clock extracting device arranged to extract a clock signal of a receiving modulation signal according to a first biasing voltage; and an edge detecting device arranged to generate a detecting signal to indicate an envelope edge of the receiving modulation signal according to a delayed clock signal of the clock signal and a second biasing voltage; wherein the second biasing voltage or a delay time of the clock signal is adjustable.
1. An envelope extracting apparatus, comprising:
a clock extracting device, arranged to extract a clock signal of a receiving modulation signal according to a first biasing voltage; and
an edge detecting device, arranged to generate a detecting signal to indicate an envelope edge of the receiving modulation signal according to a delayed clock signal of the clock signal and a second biasing voltage;
wherein the second biasing voltage or a delay time of the clock signal is adjustable.
2. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the clock extracting device comprises:
a comparator, arranged to compare a voltage level of the receiving modulation signal with the first biasing voltage to output the clock signal; and
a delay circuit, arranged to delay the clock signal by the delay time.
3. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a determining device, arranged to determine the delay time and an offset voltage according to the receiving modulation signal;
wherein the delayed clock signal is generated by delaying the clock signal by the delay time, and the second biasing voltage is generated by offsetting the first biasing voltage by the offset voltage.
4. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the determining device determines the delay time and the offset voltage according to a signal type of the receiving modulation signal.
5. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the determining device comprises:
a level detector, arranged to detect an amplitude of the receiving modulation signal; and
a setting circuit, arranged to set the delay time and the offset voltage according to the amplitude of the receiving modulation signal.
6. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the edge detecting device comprises:
a comparator, arranged to compare a voltage level of the receiving modulation signal with the second biasing voltage to output a comparing output signal;
a delay circuit, arranged to delay the clock signal by the delay time to generate the delayed clock signal; and
a latching circuit, arranged to latch the comparing output signal by using the delayed clock signal to generate the detecting signal.
7. The envelope extracting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detecting signal indicates the envelope edge is a falling edge when the detecting signal changes to a low voltage level from a high voltage, and the detecting signal indicates the envelope edge is a rising edge when the detecting signal changes to the high voltage level from the low voltage.
8. An envelope extracting method, comprising:
extracting a clock signal of a receiving modulation signal according to a first biasing voltage; and
generating a detecting signal to indicate an envelope edge of the receiving modulation signal according to a delayed clock signal of the clock signal and a second biasing voltage;
wherein the second biasing voltage or a delay time of the clock signal is adjustable.
9. The envelope extracting method of claim 8 , wherein the step of extracting the clock signal of the receiving modulation signal according to the first biasing voltage comprises:
comparing a voltage level of the receiving modulation signal with the first biasing voltage to output the clock signal; and
delaying the clock signal by the delay time.
10. The envelope extracting method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining a delay time and an offset voltage according to the receiving modulation signal;
wherein the delayed clock signal is generated by delaying the clock signal by the delay time, and the second biasing voltage is generated by offsetting the first biasing voltage by the offset voltage.
11. The envelope extracting method of claim 10 , wherein the delay time and the offset voltage are determined in accordance with a signal type of the receiving modulation signal.
12. The envelope extracting method of claim 10 , wherein the step of determining the delay time and the offset voltage according to the receiving modulation signal comprises:
detecting an amplitude of the receiving modulation signal; and
setting the delay time and the offset voltage according to the amplitude of the receiving modulation signal.
13. The envelope extracting method of claim 10 , wherein the step of generating the detecting signal comprises:
comparing a voltage level of the receiving modulation signal with the second biasing voltage to output a comparing output signal;
delaying the clock signal by the delay time to generate the delayed clock signal; and
latching the comparing output signal by using the delayed clock signal to generate the detecting signal.
14. The envelope extracting method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting signal indicates the envelope edge is a falling edge when the detecting signal changes to a low voltage level from a high voltage, and the detecting signal indicates the envelope edge is a rising edge when the detecting signal changes to the high voltage level from the low voltage.