摘要 |
The invention concerns satellite positioning receivers, more precisely the analog circuit receiving satellite signals from an antenna, comprising circuits for frequency translation and an analog-to-digital converter (CAN). For carrying out frequency translation, the circuit comprises at least two frequency dividers (DF1, DF2),of which the first is programmable for supplying at least the following division ratios: 140 and 143, and preferably one of the following ratios: 137, 140, 142, 143. The other divider is preferably for taking one of the following division ratios: 10 and 11. A third divider (DF3) can take the ratios 3, 5, 7, or 8. The invention is characterised in that as a result of this choice of division ratios a single analog integrated circuit topography allows a large number of possible applications, instead of producing one specific circuit for each application. The possible applications are civilian and/or military receivers, operating on the GPS constellation or on the GLONASS constellation, and this in spite of the predictable future developments concerning transmission frequency for the GLONASS constellation.
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