THEORY OF OPERATION (TRANSCEIVER) 4.1 - 9
Controller Section
The controller section contains the Patriot Bravo dual core (DSP / RISC) processor and its external 
memory, the TX and RX audio processing, the serial interfaces and I/O circuitry. 
The Patriot Bravo controls the receive / transmit frequencies, power levels, Enhanced Control Head 
display and keypad, serial interfaces, accessories, MMI, and other terminal functions. This 
microprocessor can be operated through the RS232 interface by a personal computer to program 
the FLASH.
The TX audio circuitry selects between the different microphone inputs, controls the TX audio level 
and converts the analog audio signal to a digital format.
The RX audio circuitry converts the received signal from digital format to an analog audio signal, 
performs volume control and amplifies the signal to speaker level.
The DSP performs signalling, and voice encoding and decoding.
Figure 4.1-5   Controller Block Diagram
ABACUS III 
ADDAG 
ABACUS III 
ADDAG 
JAVELIN 
LVFRACN 
ESCORT 
PCIC 
ADDAG_TXE  
AGC_0_FE 
AGC_1_FE 
AGC_2_IF 
LO2 ON 
Switched 
by 
intern
al 
Patriot 
register 
(GPCR
)
 
BBP 
SAP
SPIA 
SPIB
UARTB 
UARTA
GPIO
EIM 
MCU
DSP
L1T 
SRAM 
4 M Byt
1.8V 
Option Slot 
24-PIN (GPS)
FLASH 
16 M Byte
 
RESET_OUT 
RESET_JAV_ADDAG 
RESET_ABACUS 
GPS_RESET
 
3V0 
CODEC 
MC145483
Audio 
MUX 
/E2POT
AF-PA
Option Slot
 
40 pin (UCM) 
J0550
 
12 
pin
J0400
 
16 
+  
4 pin
 
Mic 
ON_OF
F_
CTRL  
Front 
Rear 
Level 
shifter
& buffer
Level 
shifter 
& buffer
Mux control / PA enable 
SB9600 / JTAG / RS232 / USB 
SBEP 
A+ 
SW B+ 
5V 
Mic+RXaudio, 
Speaker audio 
Key fail / flash 
SPIB
SW B+ 
On/Off
 
Soft turn o
ff
On/Off Ctrl 
Emergency 
Ext. Alarm 
Ext. PTT 
Ignition 
Mic 
J0500
 
40 
pin
Front 
18 pin FLEX
 connection
     board
J0570
J0450 
AP
J0600 
4 wire
CESG 
Memory
Ignition / Emergeny
8 wire
I/O 
PWM 
ADC
Battery Voltage
 
PA Temp
RTC 
1.8V
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16.8MHz
32.768kHz
1.55V
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