Hi Peng,

If RSSI is low, it will be a very good estimator of no-signal received. But
if RSSI is high, you need the LQI to be sure that the signal is still
useful.
The LQI means exactly that: Link Quality Indicator. I guess it is defined in
the 802.15.4 standard, and the CC2420 just implement it in order to be
compliant.

Cheers!
Sergio


On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Peng Du <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Sergio,
>
> So does it mean RSSI can only be used to detect potential problem such
> as an obstructing object which cause the value to decrease, rather
> than interference caused by nearby communications?
>
> And what is the other indicator in CC2420? Is it LQI? Or it has to be
> manually calculated?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peng
>
> On 15 June 2011 16:00, Sergio Valcarcel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello Peng,
> > it is quite simple. RSSI is measuring power, it does not matter quite
> much
> > whether it comes from noise, interference or useful signal.
> > That is the reason because there is another quality indicator which
> measures
> > signal to noise ratio.
> > Cheers!
> > Sergio
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Peng Du <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> I always thought the RSSI value read from received packets would fall
> >> as the interference grows. However I just found that the reading
> >> actually rises when I switch on a commercial interference generator..
> >>
> >> Would anyone point out why this is happening? Thanks very much.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Peng
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