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On Friday night, Alex and I took the bus to Zhengzhou. The last one left at 6 p.m. but our train wouldn't be leaving until 10. It turned out fine and we didn't need to wait very long at all. It was also not as busy as I thought it would be, nor as it was two years ago in Zhang Jia Jie.
On the bus to Zhengzhou, I freaked out a little when the bus wasn't leaving and the people at the front were getting restless. Someone kept saying "Mei guo, mei guo!"... ...
7:Visit to orphanage and our Qiang's finding place
... to offer a donation to the orphanage. Without hesitance we agreed. After a few photo's and a bit of filming, we left the orphanage to pick-up some rice and cooking oil at the local supermarket.
It felt good to view Qiang's residential home. But, to be honest we were also happy to be back outside, in the ' fresh ' air - where for the first time we could observe a bit of blue sky. You can almost forget this with the smog of Beijing en Hefei.
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China: Hefei - Day 4 & 5 : We're almost 4
... latter thing and was in total disagreement.... It took a bit of efford to get a pair of shoes to fit him yetalone try... within 10 seconds they were off again. He shook his head andquickly put on his old shoes and looked around pleased with himself. No chancefor this new mummy and daddy. Ah, well... he has been through so much alreadytoday.... his old shoes will be fine for now.
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Yi Xian to Huang San-Maan Shan (Jiang Su Province)
We start rolling at 7 am heading to Huang Shan Mountain by bus. We take a cable car to go up and do some hiking. The view is really nice but clouds are always following our group so we have to wait until the clouds clear up. It is really tiring to climb up the stairs. After getting half way we stop for lunch in a hotel on the top of the mountain. Then we continue climbing up to the cable car station. ...
Rui Chang to Yi Xian, 536 km
After a good night rest in a luxurious hotel with clean rooms, good shower and cool air con, we wake up as usual at 6 am, take breakfast at 7 and start rolling at 8. Today plan is to drive almost 500 km and after lunch we stop by a tea shop at Chie Men in Anhui Province. We spend there about an hour testing a huge variety of teas. Then we continue to Yie Xian to see ...
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Classic Builders presents the Reagan XL 55 plan. With over 2,700 sq. ft. quality finish, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and 3 car attached garage! Open floor plan with vaulted living room ceiling, stone fireplace and eat-in kitchen featuring hardwood flooring, granite countertops, island/breakfast bar, tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, recessed and pendant lighting! Lots of privacy too with 2 bedrooms on one end of the home, sharing a Jack-N-Jill bath and the master suite on the opposite side of the home revealing a master bath with double vanity, tiled shower, jacuzzi tub and large walk-in closet. This home also features a half bath and mudroom/laundry room with built-in lockers. Over 1,100 sq. ft. finish in the lower level with, providing a family room with wet bar, full bath, 4th bedroom and tons of storage space. Pictures Similar to Classic Builders Reagan plan.
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With this deft, witty, smart and soulful film, writer-director Jason Reitman establishes himself as one of the most sure-handed purveyors of a certain kind of comedy, a tradition that marks him as a modern purveyor of the same cinematic tradition as Frank Capra and Preston Sturges.
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Bingham works for a consulting group in Omaha, which hires itself to companies that need to lay off groups of employees in one time-managed swoop. So Ryan Bingham becomes the face of downsizing, the one who explains the situation, thanks them for their work and wishes them well on their future endeavors. And no one at the company that's actually taking a reduction in force has to actually get his or her hands dirty.
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These are some comments from clients who have received an energy based healing from me. "Thank you Guy, I feel better already". G S, NY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "My back now feels fine – Thank you" Clarence Q, US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dear Guy, I hope that all is well? Just a couple of things to share. The healing was very powerful and the change immense." Namaste G E, UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's really great news about "R" he's feeling so well and he felt the healing with you was very very significant. I noticed a lightness in him almost immediately- so it's really wonderful, thank you. Speak soon, Best wishes K M, UK" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hi Guy On "T"'s behalf thank you so much. He looks so much better and he feels much much lighter..he's so happy he connected with you and had the healing. Best wishes K, UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dear Guy, It is not that you should thank me. All thanks are just your and only your due. All this time that you took to help me and the kindness with which you have done so leaves me almost speechless. Even while we still do not know of its effect yet, being so short after the healing, but already I feel so uplifted and blessed by what you have done for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Later that year and with supplementary "physical" treatments……. ("D" was not previously able to cope with chemotherapy !!!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Guy, I just had the first results of the blood test after a month chemo. The end result concerning the plasma cells will be only in three weeks, but the accompanying protein that follow the plasma cells indicate a significant reduction, meaning that also the plasma cells will have reduced as well. So the cure works! Love D D R, Netherlands" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hello Guy, Thank you for checking up on me. I definitely feel better. I drank my water as you recommended. Since the healing I feel lighter and less mentally drained. I also feel a renewed energy to give to our "almost 4" yr. old son, which prior to the healing, I felt my mental/emotional resources were drained. I felt that prior to the healing, my heart was so closed that I haven't been able to really show or receive the love that I know I should be experiencing so I think the healing has opened me up a bit more. Another thing is that my environment actually looks somewhat different to me…hard to explain really, but it's like I recognize everything, it just seems a little unfamiliar…maybe the lighting as well. So I've been "adjusting" to my new reality, so to speak. Well, all around, I believe, I'm doing much better. Thank you so much for helping me with your incredible healing. The energy you share is so loving and powerful and I know and am excited to see more changes in the days/weeks/months to come, as I feel that the healing will continue...Read More
Reading Testimonials
These are some comments from clients who have had readings from me. "Thank YOU so very very much for your most enlightening reading. I feel privileged to have learned of you!" JG, San Francisco ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Wow, thanks for the quick turnaround. I am looking forward to listening again. The reading was immensely helpful and I wish you all the best in everything you do! Thank you." CG, Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Guy thank you again!! You really touched my life very deeply." AM, San Francisco ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for the reading session yesterday, it was perfect to my understanding." BR, Belgium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Guy, Thank you again for the reading sir… and for taking time out on a Sunday to do it. Thanks again Guy I got the straight answers that I was looking for and at last a direction to head in. Much Love and Light Jen A , UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello Guy I highly enjoyed and learned so much from our session and I feel I have been steered to the right direction. Thank you for your valuable time and attention. Boris, NY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Guy, It was so exciting to listen to my guides and the Source and to share your personal wisdom. Thank you so much, this was a true revelation! Aco V, Solvenia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Guy, Thank you so much for the reading and the recording. It was really helpful in removing the main obstacles that were in my way these past 8 months by making the intuitive messages, I had been receiving all this time, clearer , thus empowering me to trust my intuition and opening the way for me to view my way forward with much more clarity and, I feel, in a different energy. It was an honor for me too; I deeply respect and really appreciate the time and energy you put into this reading Demetra T, Athens...Read More
Book Testimonials
These are some comments from readers of my books Dear Guy, I have to say that you are my favorite incarnate metaphysician! I discovered you book somehow via a reference on a webcast called 30 Odd Minutes. I briefly looked at your site and made a mental note to explore your books when I had the time. Then I was lucky enough to hear you interviewed on the BBS radio show "Connecting the Light" with Mike Quinsey. I am amazed at how deeply you have penetrated the larger reality. I devoured History of God in one day, and am now reading Beyond the Source. I don't think I can think of anyone else in our time frame whose work has changed my life so profoundly. Before I read your book I was lost in the lower frequencies. I too have studied metaphysics since I was about 14 and have a 300 book library on various metaphysical subjects. However, I was no longer meditating and connecting to my higher self on a daily basis. Your 1st book helped me re-frame what the "meaning of life" meant for me, and for that I am deeply thankful. In just a 24 hour period I felt like a completely different person. I'm now meditating twice a day for 30 minutes. God bless you, but I see it already has. 🙂 with love and light, "J" USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a fantastic book. I loved it. It's jam-packed with possible answers to so many questions that I have often wondered about, and explanations that actually feel right! The author clearly has a very keen and enquiring mind, and whenever I have read a certain part and thought "oh, but what about ….." he's already one step ahead and asks that very thing in the next paragraph! It's not a particularly romantic view of God, but, let's face it, we already have enough of those, and they often raise more questions than they answer. This is, however, a view of God that I can understand, and a view that makes sense to me. I particularly enjoyed the first part of the book, the "mechanical side", although I know that others have preferred the "less mechanical side" that makes up the second part. I did come across a couple of things in the second part that didn't sit quite right with me, but after mulling them over for a few days I came to understand them. I guess how some things read comes down to your own personal perception. I have to say that this is the most useful book I have read in ages. It also has the mark of a really good book, in that I shall keep it and read it again. So, was this book helpful to me? Yes, definitely. Did I enjoy it? Very much so. And will I read it again? I will. I would definitely recommend it. Read it with an open mind and a sense of quiet curiosity...Read More
Workshop Testimonials
Some of the Comments made by Students after attending the 'Traversing the Frequencies' Workshops Thank You Guy, Your TTF Workshops are truly amazing. I cannot recommend them enough. My sense of Self and therefore my reality has changed in part due to the workshops I have taken with you. Your dedication and service to others is quite moving and I am humbled I have the opportunity to interact with you, my friend. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. All is One. Peace, Love and Compassion, RJ, NYC Level 3 graduate (Via Skype) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was really excited to read Guy's book 'The History of God' and then even more excited to discover Guy was teaching the techniques that he used. It's not often that I get really excited about something – I felt a profound resonance and I knew it was very important that I also learn to do this, but that it was also far bigger than I could comprehend. The weekend was superb. Hard work but well worth it. Guy created a comfortable and non- judgmental environment for everyone to work in and was attentive throughout the weekend. He ensured everyone was comfortable with the processes and techniques he taught. He also encouraged questions throughout – which was great. I am now just as excited to do Level 3. I can honestly say that this process has been one of those 'significant moments' in my life where I have experienced something that I know to have been life changing. It is something that will continue to develop and grow with me as I dance my way through time and space….. If you wish to go on an exciting journey of discovery, of the greater reality as well as yourself…. look no further! FT London ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you Guy It is amazing to find a direct way to connect to the source, yes prayer can achieve results although to actually flick a switch is phenomenal. Since a young boy I've always believed in the source & have been searching through religions & physics etc to try to find a way to truly connect with our beginning. What you have achieved is truly marvellous, thank you again. Love, peace, light & healing to you & Anne Peter Kelly (Level 3 Birmingham Nov 2012) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had read your first two books but I needed the structured, practical approach of the two-day workshop. I have started doing the recommended exercises and I look forward to my own journey up the levels. The significance of the workshop continues to grow in my life. Joe Meboe, HI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORKSHOP in Santa Fe, New Mexico: I was most impressed with Guy Needler's skill of explaining our intent and the path in which we were going to achieve that energetic goal over the next two days. The graphics were equally usefully once I started to image my way above the seventh chakra. He provided a judgment free atmosphere for the class, encouraging feedback from each student...Read More


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Baked Panettone
|Egg yolks
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|1⁄4 Pound, melted and cooled (1/2 Cup)
|Grated lemon peel
|1 Teaspoon
|Anise seed
|1 Teaspoon
|Anise extract
|1 Teaspoon
|Pine nuts
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Coarsely chopped mixed candied fruit
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|All purpose flour
|2 2⁄3 Cup (42.67 tbs), sift before measuring
|Baking powder
|2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
In a large bowl, beat egg, egg yolks, and sugar together until thick and pale yellow.
Beat in butter; then add lemon peel, anise seed, anise extract, nuts, raisins and candied fruit.
Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Blend half the dry ingredients into egg mixture.
Stir in half the milk, add remaining dry ingredients, and mix well.
Add remaining milk and blend thoroughly.
Fold down top of a paper bag (one that measures 3 1/2 by 6 inches on the bottom) to form a cuff about 2 3/4 inches deep.
Butter inside of bag generously, set on a baking sheet, and pour in batter.
Bake in a 325° oven for about 1 hour and 45 minutes or until well browned and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 3518 Calories from Fat 1223
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 140 g215.4%
Saturated Fat 69.2 g345.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 848.1 mg282.7%
Sodium 2017.7 mg84.1%
Total Carbohydrates 513 g171%
Dietary Fiber 14.2 g56.6%
Sugars 239.7 g
Protein 61 g121.8%
Vitamin A 75.6% Vitamin C 14.7%
Calcium 121.4% Iron 128.6%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Self control, somehow got knowed out of the picture.
Gone forever, desprately so unpure.
Mistakes are made, deals are done.
Just wanting to feel good, and have some fun.
No one around, im trying to find were to reach.
I need the cure, i preach.
I wonder if death is it, what will set me free.
Finalizing us, the way we already know were gonna be.
I pretend it wont hurt, but it already does.
Troubles of a different time, but remembering how love was.
The end is pretty dark, and scary.
Knowing we'll end up, in the cemetary
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|Dec 6, 2011
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|Sukhjinder Deo, Barrie Gilbert, John Cowles
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This application claims priority and is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/111,906 titled Peak-To-Peak Average Measurement Pre-Detection, filed Apr. 29, 2008, which is incorporated by reference.
Root-mean-square (RMS) is a fundamental measure of a signal's magnitude. The RMS value represents the amount of power the signal can deliver to particular load. Although numerous techniques have been devised for measuring the RMS value of a signal, the most practical and accurate solutions for electronic signal processing systems involve computational circuits that implement mathematically rigorous RMS functions. In these circuits, the input signal is squared and filtered to extract the root-mean value, and then an implicit or explicit square-root operation is performed to complete the RMS measurement.
Measuring the true RMS value of a higher frequency signal, however, is more difficult because the precision techniques utilized in the computational solutions described above have limited bandwidth. Thus, designers often resort to more rudimentary, but less accurate, circuits for measuring the RMS values of radio frequency (RF) signals. One such circuit is illustrated in
The simplicity of this circuit allows it to operate at the highest frequencies that can be handled by the underlying semiconductor technology. Unfortunately, the accuracy of the output DCOUT is highly dependent on both the magnitude and the waveform of the input signal. At very low input signal levels, typically less than a few hundred millivolts, the circuit of
At higher input levels, however, the circuit behaves as a peak detector (or envelope-following detector, depending on the value of R1) providing a linear measure of the peak or rectified average voltage of the RF input signal. Thus, the accuracy of the circuit of
Demodulating log amps can be used to provide a measure of the strength of wide-range RF signals. For example, the summed outputs from the transconductance detector cells 12 may be applied to a resistor which converts the current into a voltage VRSSI for use as a received signal strength indicator (RSSI). In wireless communications, the RSSI is indirectly used to control the power transmitted by the handset as well as the power transmitted by the base station for that channel.
The log amp illustrated in
Although a demodulating log amp as described above can provide a useful measure of the signal strength, it does not provide an accurate measure of the true power of the input signal. Instead, it only represents the amplitude of the fluctuating envelope of the RF input. Moreover, as with the diode detector of
This waveform dependency of diode detectors and log amps discussed above is less problematic in analog communication systems because the RF waveforms may be described as "well-behaved" and are nearly sinusoidal. However, the on-going transition to digital communication systems raises the need for data encoding techniques that frequently result in signals having complex waveforms and large crest factors, that is, the ratio of peak-to-RMS. These signals place greater demands on RMS detectors.
The input signal SIN is applied to the first squaring cell 16 which generates a squared signal ISQR. A second input signal SREF is applied to the second squaring cell 18 which generates the squared signal IREF. A nulling circuit 19 generates VOUT in response to the integrated error between ISQR and IREF. The circuit of
If the squaring cells are implemented as simple transistor cells such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,204,719 and 6,172,549, which are by one of the same inventors as this patent disclosure and incorporated by reference, the system of
To improve the dynamic range of the overall system, a variable gain amplifier (VGA) may be included at the input of the first squaring cell and arranged in an AGC feedback loop in a manner similar to that shown in the system of
By setting VREF to a value that corresponds to a part of the squaring cell response curve having a large amount of curvature, the sensitivity to low input signals can be increased, and the dynamic range over which the first squaring cell must operate can be reduced. However, the squaring cell is still forced to operate over a large dynamic range. Moreover, the squaring function is inherently demanding because it doubles the dynamic range of the squared signal. That is, taking the square of a signal having a 40 dB range results in a squared signal having an 80 dB range. Maintaining this level of performance is extremely difficult at high operating frequencies.
The principles embodied in
Moreover, these fundamental principles may be applied to novel combinations of conventional circuits to achieve greater performance and advantages than would otherwise be possible with the individual circuits. For example, in one embodiment, the envelope detector maybe implemented as the diode detector of
To eliminate the low sensitivity in the low conduction region of the response curve of D1, a second diode D2, which matches D1 and is biased by a current I0, is included to maintain the non-inverting (+) input of the amplifier at a negative voltage. The circuit parameters are preferably adjusted so that the current through D1 at zero input voltage is less than or equal to I0. The use of high-frequency Schottky diodes may further improve the operation of the circuit.
Some additional inventive principles relate to intermediate processing of the envelope signal prior to post-processing. For example, in the embodiment of
The "A+B" path couples the envelope signal directly to the post-envelope statistics extraction circuit. The term "A+B" refers to the entire modulation envelope as shown in
The "A" path includes a low pass filter 21 that removes the "B" component, thereby presenting just the "A" component to the post-processor. In contrast, the "B" path includes a DC blocking circuit 23 to remove the "A" component and present just the "B" component to the post-processor. Thus, the embodiment of
Some additional inventive principles of this patent disclosure relate to post-processing the output of a log amp to provide true RMS response or other signal statistics. Referring to
Moreover, because exponentiation (e.g., squaring) in the linear domain corresponds to multiplication in the logarithmic domain, the inventive principles enable a squaring function to be implemented by simply taking a signal represented in logarithmic form and multiplying it by a factor of two. Since the squaring function is critical to accurate power measurement, the embodiment of
The translinear post-processing circuit 28 encompasses not only strictly translinear circuits, i.e., loops of junctions, but also refers to circuits that utilize translinear principles in the broader sense of exploiting the exponential characteristics of BJTs or other devices having an exponential mode of operation. See, Barrie Gilbert, Translinear Circuits: An Historical Overview, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 1996, pp. 95-118, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Mass.
Although the inventive principles are not limited to a particular type of logarithmic amplifier, the use of a demodulating progressive compression log amp combined with a translinear RMS post-processing section provides a particularly attractive and robust power measurement solution. The log amp front end accurately converts a wideband RF input signal having complex modulation waveforms and wide dynamic range to a well-behaved baseband envelope signal. The RMS post-processing section enables accurate and mathematically rigorous RMS conversion of the envelope signal at a lower frequency. Because the log amp presents the envelope signal to the RMS section in a logarithmic form as an integral part of the demodulation process, the squaring function can be implemented through simple multiplication in the logarithmic domain, thereby eliminating the need to operate a traditional squaring cell at full RF frequencies.
Returning to the input signal VLOG, the standard expression for the response of a logarithmic amplifier is:
V LOG =V Y log(V IN /V Z) (Eq. 2)
where VLOG is the output voltage, VIN is the input voltage, VY is the slope voltage, and VZ is the intercept voltage. Substituting Eq. 2 into Eq. 1 yields:
which may be rearranged as follows, where the thermal voltage VT=kT/q:
As mentioned above, a beneficial aspect of working with signals in the logarithmic domain is that exponentiation in the linear domain corresponds to multiplication in the logarithmic domain, thus a�log(b)=log(ba). Applying this identity to Eq. 4 yields:
By setting VY/VT=2 through proper scaling of the slope voltage VY, a squaring function can be realized. Thus, where a signal would normally be represented in logarithmic form as VLOG, the signal can be squared by simply multiplying it by two and applying the resulting signal 2VLOG to the input of an anti-log circuit. Viewed this way, the circuit of
Depending on the implementation of the log amp that provides the input signal VLOG, the embodiment of
Although the circuit of
The basic operation of the circuit of
A first refinement to the circuit of
As a further refinement, G1 is arranged to maintain the collectors of Q10 and Q2 at the same voltage by pulling down on node N1 at the midpoint of R2 and R3, thereby compensating for low Early voltage and thermal effects. In this example, G1 should preferably have a high transconductance to minimize the voltage difference at the collectors of Q10 and Q2.
Unlike G1, where the transconductance may be arbitrarily high, the transconductance of G2 is preferably set to a precise value to provide a defined amount of feedback, thereby maintaining an accurate implicit square-rooting function.
A few other refinements include a diode-connected transistor Q1 which maintains the input terminals of G1 one VBE above VOUT, and a resistor R5 which slightly decouples the collector of Q9 from the base of Q8 which is held two VBE below the power supply VP.
The embodiment of
Assuming transistors Q2, Q3, Q9 and Q10 have the same geometry, and the pedestal (standing) current through resistors R2 and R3 is properly canceled, the currents through the translinear loop may be written as I1I4=IOUT1IOUT2 when the logarithmic portion of the input signal is zero (σ=0). For a nonzero value of logarithmic input (σ≠0), the introduction of the ΔVBE into the translinear loop (across R2 and R3) corresponds to an effective change of either the area ratio or current density, which is often written as λ:
I 1 I 4 =λ�I OUT1 I OUT2 (Eq. 6)
Invoking translinear principles, and substituting RB=R2+R3 for simplicity:
Substituting Eq. 7 into Eq. 6, and recalling that σ=log(VIN/VZ) yields:
Since a�log(b)=log(ba), Eq. 8 may be rewritten as follows:
Through proper scaling, IPRB/VT may be set equal to two, thereby implementing a square law function. Since I1 and I4 are constants, and IOUT1, which is in the implicit square-root feedback path, may be set to an accurately scaled representation of the average value of IOUT2, the circuit of
Thus, the embodiment of
Some additional inventive principles of this patent disclosure relate to peak-to-average ratio (PAR) measurements. Advanced data encoding and modulation techniques have made it possible to transmit ever increasing amounts of information through wireless communication systems. Accurate power measurement and control is critical to implementing these schemes. For example, code division multiple access (CDMA) systems rely on a coding scheme in which multiple users occupy the same part of the frequency spectrum, but to one user, signals from other users appear as noise. For such a system to work effectively, the transmitted power levels from individual handsets must be controlled so that the transmitted signals are received at the base station at about the same power level, regardless of how far each handset is from the base station. This places extreme demands on the power control system. Moreover, it is inherently difficult to measure the power of CDMA signals because the waveforms have very high peak-to-average ratios.
Another transmission technique known as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) relies on multiple orthogonal subcarriers. Each subcarrier has a relatively low amplitude, but since numerous subcarriers occasionally add in phase to create very high instantaneous amplitudes, the resulting OFDM waveforms have high peak-to-average ratios.
Systems utilizing modulation schemes with high peak-to-average ratios must often be operated in a condition known as "backoff" in which the output of the power amplifier is reduced to prevent distortion that occurs when the signal peaks exceed the linear range of the amplifier. Accurate peak-to-average ratio measurement is critical for implementing backoff control schemes.
As with other embodiments described above, the embodiment of
An advantage of using the same envelope pre-detector for both the peak and averaging circuits is that the identical signal is applied to both post-processors, so the relative scaling of both measurements is accurate. That is, the ratio, which is the essence of a PAR measurement, is largely insensitive to inaccuracies that may be present in the envelope detector. This tolerance for absolute scaling errors may enable the use of lower-cost, less accurate components than could otherwise be used because the relative scaling is more important. For example, whereas the transistor squaring cells described above in the context of
In the embodiment of
The output of the first detector cell is a rectified high-frequency (HF) current at twice the frequency of the RF input signal. A capacitor C2 and resistor R6 (or alternatively, a non-linear load made up of R6, R23 and Q23 as shown in
The filtered output from the RF cell is applied to the inverting (−) input of the op amp. The output of the second detector cell (also referred to as the DC or low frequency (LF) detector cell) is a quasi-DC current, and no filtering is required before it is applied to the noninverting (+) input of the op amp through resistor R9, which is preferably matched to R8. Thus, the output of the envelope detector is a quasi-DC voltage VENV that follows the modulation envelope of the RF input signal.
The envelope signal VENV is next converted to a current I1 through resistor R25 and applied to a translinear core 52 which performs the mathematical processing for extracting the RMS value of the envelope signal. The translinear core generates currents IENV and ISQR for further processing by the RMS-average and peak/hold sections of the circuit. A feedback signal is applied to the translinear core in the form of a current IFB through a current mirror that includes transistors Q12 and Q13. The operation of the translinear core will be described in detail below with reference to
The current IENV from the translinear core is essentially a mirrored version of the envelope signal I1 that is reflected up to resistor R11 where it is converted to a voltage that is referenced to the positive power supply VS and applied to the (−) input of another op amp 62. Op amp 62 drives the gate of an NMOS transistor Q16 to force the current through R12 to equal the current through R11. The resulting current through Q16 also flows through ground-referenced resistor R13, thereby creating an output voltage VPK/ENV across R13.
Op amp 62 includes a peak-hold feature that is activated by a peak select signal PKS. When the peak select signal PKS is inactive, op amp 62 drives the gate of Q16 as described above, and the output signal VPK/ENV continues to track the value of IENV. When the peak select signal PKS is asserted, however, the op amp drives the gate of Q16 so that the output signal VPK/ENV continues to track IENV only as long as the value of IENV is increasing. Once a peak value is reached and IENV begins decreasing, the signal is maintained (or held) at the most recent peak value until IENV once again exceeds the previous peak value. VPK/ENV then resumes tracking the envelope signal until subsequent higher peak is reached, or until the peak select signal PKS is deactivated.
The current ISQR from the translinear core has a value equal to the square of the envelope signal I1. The squared current ISQR is converted to a voltage by resistor R15 and low-pass filtered by a capacitor CFLT which provides a first pole. The combination of R18 and CAVG provide a second pole. The average of the squared signal (mean-square) is thus applied to the (+) input of another op amp 56. This op amp drives the gate of a PMOS transistor Q14 to force the current through R16 to equal the current through R15. The node between R16 and Q14 is connected back to the (−) input of the op amp through a resistor R19 which preferably matches R18.
The current through Q14, which equals the averaged value of ISQR, is fed back to the translinear core 52 as IFB through the current mirror shown as Q12 and Q13. This feedback current is applied to the translinear core in a manner that provides an implicit square root function as will be described below in more detail with respect to
The combination of CFLT and CAVG set the overall time constant for the RMS section, which would typically be made longer than the time constant for the envelope detector. A user-accessible terminal 58 enables CFLT to be supplemented with an external capacitor to increase the time constant for the RMS-average section. Depending on the application, VPK/ENV and VRMS may be buffered with any suitable buffer amplifiers.
Throughout the circuit of
The systems described with respect to
The second detector cell is identical to the first and includes a common base transistor Q22 anchored to the same bias voltage VB, and current mirror transistors Q20 and Q21. The envelope output signal VENV is applied as the input signal to the second detector cell through transistor R22 to node N4. The collectors of Q20 and Q22 are connected at node N6 to provide the second detector output signal as a current I6.
In this embodiment, load resistor R6 is supplemented by the series combination of diode Q23 and resistor R23 connected in parallel with R6 to provide an overall nonlinear load to extend the dynamic range of the detector cell. A similar combination of diode Q24 and resistor R24 is connected in parallel with the other load resistor R7.
The output currents I5 and I6 from the detector cells at nodes N5 and N6 are converted to voltages by the load resistors and sensed by op amp 50 through resistors R8 and R9. A low-pass filter formed by capacitor C2 and the non-linear load made up of R6, R23 and Q23 provides a first pole, and the combination of R8 and C3 provide a second pole to set the overall averaging time constant for the envelope detector. The op amp 50 is arranged to drive the input to the DC detector cell so as to null the outputs of the detector cells, thereby generating the envelope signal VENV.
The bias signal VB to preferably generated in a manner that creates PTAT (proportional to absolute temperature) quiescent currents through the detector cells. In a monolithic implementation, the cells may be arranged with extra CJC cancellation transistors, symmetric layout, etc. to improve accuracy.
Structurally, the embodiment of
Here, however, the structure is employed as an envelope detector rather than a complete RMS converter, and this enables the detector cells to be optimized in a manner that may not be suitable for an RMS converter. For example, when used for direct RMS conversion, the square-law conformance of the two detector cells is of paramount importance, and efforts are made to expand the input range over which the detector cells approximate a parabolic (square-law) response. When configured as an envelope detector, however, the detector cells should preferably operate as absolute value circuits (i.e., rectifiers), and efforts are made to minimize the amount of curvature at the low end of the input range. This is illustrated in
One technique for reducing the curvature at the low end is to reduce the bias currents through the detector cells. This is apparent from
The value of the emitter resistors RE also figures prominently in the optimization of the detector cells. If the resistors are set to zero, then for a given bias current the operation of the cell is dominated by the exponential characteristics of the transistors, and the output current provides more of an exponentiating function in response to the input voltage. Increasing the value of the emitter resistors causes the detector cells to operate more as absolute value circuits. As the value of the emitter resistors increases, the exponentiating function becomes more of a squaring function, then a sub-squaring function. The emitter resistors are especially effective at improving the absolute value function at the high end of the input range.
The value of the emitter resistors also affects the input impedance of the cells. Moreover, since the incremental resistance re of a bipolar junction transistor is inversely proportional to the bias current, the bias current also affects the input impedance. Specifically, re=VT/I0 where VT is the thermal voltage kT/q which is approximately 26 mV at 300� K.
The small-signal resistance between node N3 and the power supply ground terminal COM is equal to the re of Q17 plus RE. Since VB functions as an AC ground, the AC impedance looking into node N3 is half this value since the re of Q19 and its associated emitter resistor RE are effectively in parallel with those of Q17. Therefore, the overall input impedance seen by the input signal VRF is equal to R21+�(re+RE).
Thus, the values of RE and the bias current are interrelated and may be tuned to balanced the requirements for operating speed, input impedance and the shape of the output function of the detector cells. In one example embodiment, the following values provide a good tradeoff between these three factors: R21=200 ohms, RE=300 ohms, and I0=about 50 μA. The resulting circuit has a 500 ohm input impedance and accurate envelope extraction. In the example embodiment, the two low-pass filter poles attributed to C2 and C3 are placed almost on top of each other at a frequency of about 100 MHz to provide a break of −40 dB/decade. This sharp break in the filter response provides good separation of the RF carrier signal from the envelope signal for many modulation schemes including CDMA, WiFi, WiMax, etc. Referring back to
Another example of the differences between optimizing the detector cells for absolute value versus square law operation can be seen in the relative merits of using cascode transistors in series with transistors Q18 and Q20. For example, when configured as a squaring cell, it may be beneficial to include a cascode transistor having its base anchored at VB to maintain the collector of Q18 at the same voltage as Q17, thereby improving accuracy. When configured as an absolute value cell, however, such a cascode may severely limit the input signal range because, during large positive input swings, it may cause Q18 to saturate.
Transistors Q25, Q26, Q27 and Q28 have emitter areas of A1, A2, A3 and A4, respectively. Ignoring base currents, the currents through the emitters of Q25, Q26, Q27 and Q28 are shown as I1, I2, I3 and I4, respectively. Also ignoring base currents, IENV, IAVG and ISQR are equal to I2, I3 and I4, respectively.
The heavier conductors shown in
as long as the product of A1 and A2 equals the product of A3 and A4 (i.e., A1A2=A3A4).
By forcing I1=I2, the multiplier/divider loop characterized by the relationship of Eq. 10 can be made operate as a squarer-divider. Then, by applying the feedback current IFB to the emitter of Q27 as I3, an implicit square-root operation is performed to complete the RMS calculation. Thus, ignoring base currents:
There is also an inherent beta-insensitivity in the translinear loop, which can be recognized by first writing down the collector currents of the transistors in the translinear loop as follows (where IB is a unit of base current, which on average will be the same for all of the transistors in the loop, since they are all running at the same average current):
Since one transistor on the left side of the loop runs an additional one unit of base current, and one transistor on the right side also runs one additional unit of base current, the overall effect of beta is effectively canceled.
The input current mirror formed by Q25 and Q29 is used to force I1=I2 to provide the squaring function. The input current mirror shown in
The reference signal VREF may be derived, for example, by resistively dividing the bias voltage VB of
The implementation of the feedback current mirror Q12 and Q13 shown in
In one embodiment, Q25, Q29 and Q27 are made from single unit transistors and Q26 and Q28 are made from parallel combinations of two unit transistors to provide twice the emitter area. Since the current generated by Q28 is the square of the envelope current, an envelope current of 1 μA to 100 μA can cause Q28 to produce a current from 1 μA to 10 mA. So the base and emitter ohmic resistances are of concern to keep the squaring function unaffected. One way to address this is to increase the size of the "squaring" transistor as well as one of the transistors on the other side of the translinear loop to keep the loop balanced without having to alter the currents. For this reason, in one embodiment Q28 and Q26 are double the size of the other transistors. But they can also be made three or four times bigger or even high, as long as both are increased by a the same factor.
When the peak select signal PKS is asserted (i.e., in peak-hold mode), switch 51 opens and switch S2 closes. In this mode, C4 is anchored to ground through R26, and the only connection between nodes N8 and N9 is through transistor Q35 which acts as a source follower and peak charges capacitor C4 to the maximum value of node N8 (minus a VGS threshold voltage). As long as PKS is asserted, there is only a one-way path between the normal output N8 of the op amp and the output node N9. That is, there is a forward charging path to C4, but not a backward discharge path. Therefore, the capacitor will remain charged to the highest peak encountered during the time PKS is asserted. Various leakage paths may cause C4 to discharge slowly, so the value of C4 may be determined based on tradeoffs between the need for a rapid charge time (to respond to short duration peaks) and the need for a long enough hold time to maintain the peak value during a significant time frame of interest.
The switches illustrated in
Referring back to
In one example embodiment, the relative scaling of the peak/envelope and RMS outputs is set to 1:1.5. That is, the RMS output has a scaling of 1.5 times the scaling of the peak/envelope. For example, if a CW (continuous wave) input signal having only an RF carrier with no modulation envelope (i.e., a crest factor of 1.0) is applied to the system with a magnitude sufficient to create a 1 volt output at the peak/envelope output, the RMS output would be 1.5 volts. The peak/envelope scaling would typically need to be smaller than the RMS scaling so that, with large crest factor signals, there is still enough power supply headroom to report the large peaks in the signal.
The inventive principles of this patent disclosure have been described above with reference to some specific example embodiments, but these embodiments can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from the inventive concepts. For example, some transistors have been illustrated as bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) of specific polarities, but MOS and other types and polarities of devices may be used as well. Thus, the terms base, emitter and collector are understood to refer to the corresponding terminals of other types of transistors. As a further example, translinear post-processing circuits include not only strictly translinear circuits, i.e., loops of junctions, but also circuits that utilize translinear principles in the broader sense of exploiting the exponential characteristics of BJTs or other devices having an exponential mode of operation.
Continuing with yet more examples, the overall configuration of
As is apparent from some of the embodiments described above, an RMS post-processing circuit according to the inventive principles need not implement a complete, formal root-mean-square function; embodiments that implement subsets or variations of the full root-mean-square function may still realize some of the benefits of the inventive principles. As yet another example, some of the embodiments are described above in the context of progressive compression log amps, but other types of logarithmic or compressive converters may also be utilized as log amps, along with suitable translinear post-processing circuits for conversion back to the linear domain. As stated above, an envelope detector according to some inventive principles of this patent disclosure may be implemented as a mixer. In such an embodiment, an RF signal at carrier frequency may be applied to the local oscillator (LO) inputs of the mixer. Also, translinear circuits for post-processing the output of a log amp may be arranged to extract statistics other than the RMS value from the envelope signal.
Since the embodiments described above can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing from the inventive concepts, such changes and modifications are considered to fall within the scope of the following claims.
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To ensure the consistent use of rigorous and valid methods and CBPR in projects conducted within the KCCDN Center, a Research Program office will oversee all projects, led by Dr. Daley (Research Director). We have a consortia and agreements with UMMAM and the lowa Tribe of northeast Kansas to provide expertise on cultural tailoring, community input throughout project development and testing and to provide assistance with recruitment and community education. Trained researchers representing both the community perspective (emic) and an outsider's perspective (etic) will be available for qualitative data collection and analysis, as well as help with study design. To ensure the KCCDN responds to the community, we plan to use two separate Community Advisory Boards (CABs). to which anyone conducting research will report. In addition a Community Executive Center Steering Committee (CECSC) will review research activities and guide overall Center activities. Researchers conducting studies through the KCCDN will be required to attend a minimum of four CAB meetings per year (2 each of the Latino and Al groups) and may be asked to attend CECSC meetings. They will also file annual reports to the Administrative Core who will present these to the CECSC and the External Advisory Board describing adherence to each of the nine principles of CBPR^^ and the overall theoretical framework of the Center. In addition, we will hold a community research forum annually to disseminate our research. Researchers will present current research, as well as hold open discussion for community members. In addition, community members will give presentations on issues of importance to them. This will ensure a strong relationship between the KCCDN and the Al and Latino communities and allow us to create CBPR teams that can effectively compete for extramural research grants in the future. We also plan a fully interactive web site and a quarteriy newsletter (see Outreach Core) for both community members and researchers to continue discussion outside of formal meetings, as well as to disseminate information.
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Just visited the MIL. That means my fridge is full and I don't know what to do with it all. I kid you not. I now have: 6 ears sweet corn, four bell peppers, three acorn squash, 1 butternut squash, ground cherries, a sweet onion the size of a softball and about 2 pounds small red skinned potatoes. That doesn't count the produce I have from my own garden.
I don't know what I'm going to do with it all. Some of it might find its way to the Second Harvest if I can get out of the office during their open hours.
As for the butternut squash, I have specific plans:
John and I went away last weekend and stayed at Mohican Lodge near Ashland, Ohio. All the food was great, but I'll never forget the butternut squash.
We both got it as the house side of the evening. We actually ordered a second side to eat together after our dinners were gone.
What we were able to get out of the chef was this:
Bake the squash, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks, until it's tender, but still al dente: The chunks hold their shape when pierced with a fork. Then saute the chunks in butter and brown sugar in a frying pan until it just starts to caramelize on the outside of the pieces.
I absolutely must learn to recreate this dish. Stay tuned for updates.
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