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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1
PURPOSE ..........................................................................................................................................................1
APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................................................1
DEV KIT INCLUDES ............................................................................................................................................1
Dev Kit Board ..............................................................................................................................................1
Long USB Y-Cable ........................................................................................................................................1
DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................2
Key Features of the STX3 Dev Kit with BLE ....................................................................................................2
APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................... 3
OPERATION OF GLOBALSTAR COMMERCIAL IOT NETWORK .................................................................................3
DEV KIT BLOCK DIAGRAM ..................................................................................................................................3
DESIGN DETAILS ...................................................................................................................... 3
Location of the features on the Dev Kit ..........................................................................................................4
DEV KIT SCHEMATIC ..........................................................................................................................................5
DEV KIT COMPONENT LOCATION .............................................................................................. 6
SETTING UP THE DEV KIT ......................................................................................................... 7
DOWNLOADING SMARTPHONE APPS ..................................................................................................................7
SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE ONTO THE DEV KIT ..............................................................7
QUICK TEST OF DEV KIT OPERATION ..................................................................................................................8
Steps for the Quick Test ...............................................................................................................................8
USING THE SERIAL INTERFACE WITH THE DEV KIT ............................................................................................8
USING THE STX3 DK-BLE SMARTPHONE APP WITH THE DEV KIT ......................................................................10
SUMMARY OF STX3 COMMANDS ......................................................................................................................12
NOTES .....................................................................................................................................................12
HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 13
STX3 Module.............................................................................................................................................13
Bluetooth ..................................................................................................................................................13
Power Supplies ..........................................................................................................................................13
Dev Kit Power Circuitry ...............................................................................................................................14
LED’s........................................................................................................................................................14
Buttons .....................................................................................................................................................14
Sensors .....................................................................................................................................................15
USB Interface ...........................................................................................................................................16
Connector Interfaces ..................................................................................................................................16
Test Points ................................................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 17
REGULATORY APPROVAL ........................................................................................................ 18
RADIO ASTRONOMY SITE AVOIDANCE ...............................................................................................................18
REGULATORY NOTICES ....................................................................................................................................18
APPENDIX A – STX3 DEVELOPMENT KIT SCHEMATIC ................................................................. I
APPENDIX B – STX3 DEVELOPMENT KIT BILL OF MATERIAL LISTS ............................................ X
TRANSMITTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIAL ..........................................................................................................X
MAIN BOARD BILL OF MATERIAL .......................................................................................................................XI