Hello,
I'm currently working on a LoRa module that uses the sx1276 LoRa transceiver from Semtech based on the sx1276MB1MASreference design. (
https://developer.mbed.org/components/SX1276MB1xAS/In this design there are RF-switches that are used to switch the transmission circuit or receiver circuit to the antanna. The are 2 options to control the RF-switches 1: software control from the MCU (default) 2: controlled by the transceiver RXTX/RF_MOD pin.
The datasheet pin description states: "pin 20 = RXTX/RF_MOD = Rx/Tx switch control: high in Tx" but there isn't any information about the time it takes for this pin to go High and the actual start of the transmission. Because I use different RF switches and 2 inverters in serie (buffer and inverting the signal) to control these switches it takes some time to switch from RX to TX. If the transmission starts before the switch is complete a small part of this transmission may be lost so I would like to measure this delay with my logic analyser.
Can I connect my logic analyser directly to the antenna and RF_MOD pin?(I think not) (Also I can't find anything about the voltages on transmission line when transmitting.)
How do I measure this delay correctly? (maybe connect a 50ohm resistor and measure the voltage across it?)
I already measured the delay between the software and the hardware RF_MOD pin, and the the software pin is activated 100uS earlier then the hardware pin (in de demo project).