High speed data communications system for industrial use in packaged goods
A method for providing an electronic device includes manufacturing the electronic device at a manufacturing location, wherein manufacturing the electronic device includes connecting a wireless receiver system to the electronic device. The method further includes packaging the electronic device at a packaging location. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting data to the electronic device at a data transmission site, wherein wirelessly transmitting the data to the electronic device is performed by transferring data via near field magnetic induction utilizing a wireless transmission system, the wireless transmission system configured to magnetically connect with the wireless receiver system associated with the electronic device.
1. A wireless connection system comprising:
a wireless power transmission system comprising:
a transmitter antenna configured to couple with at least one receiver antenna and transmit wireless alternating current (AC) signals to the at least one receiver antenna, while the at least one receiver antenna resides within packaging associated with an electronic device;
a transmission controller configured to:
provide a driving signal for driving the transmitter antenna based on an operating frequency for the wireless power transmission system, wherein the transmitter antenna is configured to emit a transmission in accordance with the driving signal, and wherein the driving signal is configured to generate an asynchronous serial data signal in accordance with a Near Field Communication (NFC) data transfer protocol, and wherein the asynchronous serial data signal is a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) compliant data signal, and
wherein the transmission controller is configured to generate the UART compliant data signal in accordance with the NFC data transfer protocol by packetizing the UART compliant data signal in a synchronous NFC data stream having a header with a synchronizing command and length command;
a wireless receiver system comprising:
the at least one receiver antenna configured for inductive coupling with the transmitter antenna and receiving the transmission from the transmitter antenna, the at least one receiver antenna operating based on the operating frequency for the wireless power transmission system; and
a receiver controller configured to:
decode the transmission to extract a first data signal compliant with the NFC data transfer protocol and decode the first data signal to extract the asynchronous serial data signal.
2. The wireless connection system of claim 1 , wherein the transmission controller is further configured to generate the UART compliant data signal in accordance with the NFC data transfer protocol by including at least one error check element after the UART compliant data signal.
3. The wireless connection system of claim 2 , wherein the transmission controller is further configured to generate an acknowledgement (ACK) response to be transmitted when processing of the at least one error check element indicates errorless receipt of the UART compliant data signal.
4. The wireless connection system of claim 2 , wherein the receiver controller is further configured to generate a negative acknowledgement response (NACK) to be transmitted when processing of the at least one error check element indicates erroneous receipt of a UART-compliant data signal.
5. The wireless connection system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more respective buffers in each of the wireless power transmission system and wireless receiver system.
6. The wireless connection system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more respective buffers in each of the wireless power transmission system and wireless receiver system are configured to order communications data for transmission and receipt respectively.
7. The wireless connection system of claim 6 , wherein an output of the one or more respective buffers in the wireless power transmission system is clocked to trigger buffered data for transmission.
8. The wireless connection system of claim 1 , wherein the operating frequency is in a range of about 13.553 MHz to about 13.567 MHz.
9. A wireless transmission system comprising:
a transmitter antenna configured to couple with at least one receiver antenna and transmit alternating current (AC) wireless signals to the at least one receiver antenna, while the at least one receiver antenna resides within packaging associated with an electronic device; and
a transmission controller configured to
provide a driving signal for driving the transmitter antenna based on an operating frequency such that the transmitter antenna emits a transmission in accordance with the driving signal, wherein the driving signal is configured to generate an asynchronous serial data signal in accordance with a Near Field Communication (NFC) data transfer protocol, and wherein the asynchronous serial data signal is a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (DART) compliant data signal, and
wherein the transmission controller is configured to generate the UART compliant data signal in accordance with the NFC data transfer protocol by packetizing the UART compliant data signal in a synchronous NFC data stream having a header with a synchronizing command and length command.