1. A method of testing a power level and oscillator frequency of a power amplifier in an integrated circuit based transmitter, said method comprising the steps of:
comparing a power amplifier output to a threshold and generating a square wave signal in response thereto, said threshold being adjusted such that said square wave signal is generated only when said power amplifier output voltage amplitude is above a predetermined level;
dividing said square wave signal a sufficient number of times to enable frequency counting of a test output generated therefrom at a frequency significantly below that of said oscillator frequency;
wherein a frequency count of zero or significantly below an expected level indicates a failure of said power amplifier to generate an acceptable output power level; and
wherein said predetermined level is set to screen said transmitter for compliance with a minimum power output level by said power amplifier.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said threshold is dynamically configurable.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of dividing comprises the step of dividing said square wave to a sufficiently low frequency to permit frequency counting using relatively low cost external test equipment.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of dividing comprises the step of dividing said square wave to a sufficiently low frequency thereby permitting frequency counting using existing on-chip processing means adapted to perform frequency counting.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of dividing comprises, for a 2.4 GHz oscillator frequency, the step of dividing said square wave by 128 to yield approximately a 19 MHz test output signal.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the division ratio for said square wave is divided is dynamically configurable.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of applying said test output signal to a relatively low cost external frequency counter to verify compliance with a desired oscillator frequency.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of applying said test output signal to an on-chip softwarehardware based block adapted to verify compliance with a desired oscillator frequency range by means of frequency counting.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal only.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal combined with a modulating signal.
11. An apparatus for testing a power level and oscillator frequency of a power amplifier in an integrated circuit based transmitter, comprising:
means for comparing a power amplifier output to a threshold and generating a square wave signal in response thereto, said threshold being adjusted such that said square wave signal is generated only when said power amplifier output voltage amplitude is above a predetermined level;
means for dividing said square wave signal a sufficient number of times so as to enable frequency counting of a test output generated therefrom at a frequency significantly below that of said oscillator frequency;
wherein a frequency count of zero or significantly below an expected value indicates a failure of said power amplifier to generate an acceptable output power level; and
wherein said predetermined level is set to screen said transmitter for compliance with a minimum power output level by said power amplifier.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said threshold is dynamically configurable.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said means for dividing is adapted to divide said square wave to a sufficiently low frequency to permit frequency counting using relatively low Cost external test equipment.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said means for dividing is adapted to divide said square wave, derived from a 2.4 GHz oscillator frequency, by 128 to yield approximately a 19 MHz test Output signal.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the division ratio by which the frequency of said square wave is divided is dynamically configurable.
16. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means for applying said test output signal to a relatively low cost external frequency Counter to verify compliance with a desired oscillator frequency.
17. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal only.
18. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal combined with a modulating signal.
19. An apparatus for testing a power level and oscillator frequency of a power amplifier in an integrated circuit based transmitter, comprising:
a comparator having a first input and a second input, wherein a power amplifier output signal is connected to said first input and a threshold signal is connected to said second input, said comparator operative to produce a square wave signal, wherein said threshold being adjusted such that said square wave signal is generated only when said power amplifier output voltage amplitude is above a predetermined level;
a frequency divider adapted to receive the square wave signal output of said comparator and adapted to divide the frequency of said square wave to within a frequency range sufficiently below that of said oscillator frequency;
wherein a frequency count of zero indicates a failure of said power amplifier to generate an acceptable output power level; and
wherein said predetermined level is set to screen said transmitter for compliance with a minimum power output level by said power amplifier.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a configurable threshold register coupled to said second input of said comparator through a digital-to-analog converter, wherein said threshold register is adapted to be configurable via software or hardware means.
21. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said frequency divider is configurable and coupled to a configurable division register, wherein said division register is adapted to be configurable via software or hardware means.
22. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said threshold is dynamically configurable.
23. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said means for dividing is adapted to divide said square wave to a sufficiently low frequency to permit frequency counting using relatively low cost external test equipment.
24. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said means for dividing is adapted to divide said square wave to a sufficiently low frequency to permit frequency counting using internal processing means.
25. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said frequency divider is adapted to divide the frequency of said square wave to within a frequency range sufficiently below that of said oscillator frequency to enable frequency counting by on-chip processor means utilizing appropriate software adapted to execute on said processor means.
26. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said means for dividing is adapted to divide said square wave, derived from a 2.4 GHz oscillator frequency, by 128 to yield approximately a 19 MHz test output signal.
27. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the division ratio for said square wave is divided is dynamically configurable.
28. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising means for applying said test output signal to a relatively low cost external frequency counter to verify compliance with a desired oscillator frequency.
29. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal only.
30. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said oscillator frequency signal comprises carrier signal combined with a modulating signal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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2. A process for producing a composition comprising natural alumino-silicate minerals having improved reactivity for use in methods of animal husbandry, veterinary and pharmaceutical treatment, comprising irradiating natural alumino-silicate minerals in a liquid suspension with transverse electromagnetic wave radiation in the range of 1,800 MHz to 3,000 MHz, the liquid suspension having a boiling temperature of below 120\xb0 C.
3. A composition comprising natural alumino-silicate minerals having improved reactivity for use in methods of animal husbandry, veterinary and pharmaceutical treatment when produced by the process of claim 2.
4. A method of healing wounds in mammals comprising administering to a mammal in need of same an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one natural alumino-silicate mineral which has been irradiated with transverse electromagnetic wave radiation in the range of 1,800 MHz to 3,000 MHz.
5. The composition of claim 3 wherein the natural alumino-silicate minerals include natural zeolite minerals.
6. The composition of claim 5 wherein the natural zeolite minerals are selected from the group consisting of clinoptilolite, mordenite, chabazite, erionite and stellerite.
7. The composition of claim 3 wherein the liquid suspension is a water based suspension.
8. The composition of claim 3 wherein the natural alumino-silicate minerals include bentonite to maintain the natural zeolite minerals in suspension.
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