Design of RF Frontend Unit to Avoid Intermodulation Using Arduino Uno

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24086/cuesj.v6n2y2022.pp17-22
Keywords: Frontend, intermodulation, automatic level control, X-band receiver, Arduino Uno

Abstract

Designing a Radio Frequency (RF) front end is vastly realized for determining the level of integration that is required in the signal chain inside the receivers to be idealistic. The receivers is susceptible to harmful intermodulation due to nonlinear RF front ends. In this paper, intermodulation distortion is avoided by a selective prototype hardware design of RF fort end which is connected with the Arduino Uno for controlling the power levels. The measurements are tested out as a result of injecting a signals within x-band frequencies and chosen different power levels are assumed. These measurements is revealed an accepted results for the intermodulation avoidance.

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Author Biographies

Adil H. Mohammed, Department of Communication and Computer, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Adil Hussein Mohammed is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Computer at Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, F.R. Iraq. He got his with an M.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering. He got his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering. His research interest includes Communication Engineering and Electromagnetics Waves and Antenna. He is a member of the Iraqi Engineering Union. 

Yazen S. Almashhadani, Department of Communication and Computer Engineering, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Yazen S. Almashaadani is a Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Computer, Faculty of Engineering, Cihan University. He got the B.Sc. degree in Computer and Software Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Wireless Communication Engineering. His research interests are in wireless communication, mobile communication and propagation models. 

Ahmad N. Abdulfattah, Department of Communication and Computer Engineering, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Ahmad Nashwan Abdulfattah is a Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cihan University-Erbil. He got the B.Sc. degree in computer engineering from Technical College of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq, in 2006, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering (electronics and telecommunication) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in 2010 and the Ph.D. degree in communication and electronics from the School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. His research interests are in Coded Systems, Energy Harvesting, Ultra-low Power Wireless Transceivers and Implantable Bio-sensors.

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Published
2022-08-10
How to Cite
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Mohammed A, Almashhadani Y, Abdulfattah A. Design of RF Frontend Unit to Avoid Intermodulation Using Arduino Uno. cuesj [Internet]. 10Aug.2022 [cited 3Oct.2023];6(2):17-2. Available from: https://journals.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/index.php/cuesj/article/view/675
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Vol 6 No 2 (2022)
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Research Article

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