SLOS732G June 2011 – March 2020 TRF7960A
PRODUCTION DATA.
The external RSSI is mainly used for test and diagnostic to sense the amplitude of any 13.56-MHz signal at the receiver's RX_IN1 input. The external RSSI measurement is typically done in active mode when the receiver is on but transmitter output is off. The level of the RF signal received at the antenna is measured and stored in the RSSI Levels and Oscillator Status register (0x0F).
Figure 6-3 shows the relationship between the voltage at the RX_IN1 input and the 3-bit code.
The relation between the 3-bit code and the external RF field strength (A/m) sensed by the antenna must be determined by calculation or by experiments for each antenna design. The antenna Q-factor and connection to the RF input influence the result. Direct command 0x19 is used to trigger an internal RSSI measurement.
To check the internal or external RSSI value independent of any other operation: