samedi 1 mars 2014

Just How Have Advanced Wireless Speakers Gotten Better Recently?

By Mike Heller


Wireless audio is becoming widely used. A multitude of consumer products for example wireless speakers are cutting the cord and also offer greatest freedom of movement. I will examine how newest cordless systems can deal with interference from other transmitters and just how well they perform in a real-world scenario. The popularity of wireless gadgets such as wireless speakers has caused a rapid rise of transmitters which transmit in the preferred frequency bands of 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz and therefore wireless interference has become a significant problem.

Conventional FM transmitters normally work at 900 MHz and don't have any certain way of coping with interference but switching the transmit channel can be a method to cope with interfering transmitters. Today's audio systems employ digital audio transmission and frequently operate at 2.4 Gigahertz. Those digital transmitters transmit a signal which takes up a lot more frequency space than 900 MHz transmitters and so have a greater possibility of colliding with other transmitters.

Traditional FM transmitters generally operate at 900 MHz and do not have any particular way of dealing with interference yet changing the transmit channel can be a strategy to cope with interfering transmitters. Current audio systems utilize digital sound transmission and frequently operate at 2.4 GHz. Those digital transmitters broadcast a signal which takes up more frequency space than 900 MHz transmitters and so have a greater chance of colliding with other transmitters.

One approach is named FEC or forward error correction. This approach will allow the receiver to correct a corrupted signal. For this purpose, additional information is sent from the transmitter. By using several innovative calculations, the receiver can then fix the information that may partially be corrupted by interfering transmitters. Consequently, these products may transmit 100% error-free even when there exists interference. Transmitters utilizing FEC by itself normally may transmit to any number of cordless receivers. This approach is typically used by products in which the receiver is unable to resend information to the transmitter or where the number of receivers is rather big, like digital radios, satellite receivers and so on.

In cases where there is merely a small number of receivers, often a further method is employed. The wireless receiver will send information packets back to the transmitter in order to confirm correct receipt of data. The information packets have a checksum from which every receiver can determine if a packet was received properly and acknowledge proper receipt to the transmitter. Given that lost packets must be resent, the transmitter and receivers have to store information packets in a buffer. This will create an audio latency, often called delay, to the transmission which may be a difficulty for real-time protocols like audio. Usually, the bigger the buffer is, the greater the robustness of the transmission. A big latency can be a problem for many applications nonetheless. Especially if video exists, the sound ought to be in sync with the video. In addition, in multichannel surround sound applications where some loudspeakers are wireless, the cordless loudspeakers should be synchronized with the corded speakers. One limitation is that products in which the receiver communicates with the transmitter usually can merely transmit to a few cordless receivers. In addition, receivers need to add a transmitter and generally consume more current

In an effort to better deal with interference, some wireless speakers will monitor the available frequency band so as to determine which channels are clear at any point in time. If any specific channel becomes crowded by a competing transmitter, these systems can switch transmission to a clean channel without interruption of the audio. The clear channel is picked from a list of channels that was identified to be clear. One technology which employs this transmission protocol is called adaptive frequency hopping spread spectrum or AFHSS




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