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2008 Radiocrafts AS     RC1xx0 / 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3.0 User Manual (rev. 3.1) 

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Demonstration Board 

 
The Demonstration Board contains a serial port driver circuit for RS232 and the 9-pin D-Sub 
connector, buttons (CONFIG, TXEN, RXEN, RESET), voltage regulator, configuration 
jumpers and connectors to make it easy to interface the onboard module with various test 
equipment or the host used in an application. Not all components are needed in an actual 
application. Please see the datasheet for each specific module for a typical application circuit. 
 
The Demonstration Board comes in different versions, equipped with the different variants of 
the modules. Among the frequencies supported are 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz and 2.45 
GHz. For each frequency there exist narrowband versions (RC12x0-series) and wideband 
versions (RC10x0-series and RC2x00). This covers the most used frequency bands, the 433 
MHz band in Europe and the US, the 868 MHz band in Europe, the 902-928 MHz band in the 
US and the 2 450 MHz band world wide. The actual module mounted can be seen on the 
marking on the module itself. 
 
 

                      

 

 

 

Figure 1: RC1xx0/RC2x00 Demonstration Board 

Antenna connector 

RESET 

Supply voltage 
terminal block 

Digital I/O 
connector 

RX232 D-Sub 

DC jack 

RC1xx0 or  
RC2x00 

TXEN 

RXEN 

CONFIG 

Summary of Contents for RC1 0 Series

Page 1: ...NTS 1 QUICK START GUIDE 2 INTRODUCTION 3 DEMONSTRATION BOARD 4 POWER SUPPLY SECTION 5 RS 232 INTERFACE 6 CONTROLLING CONFIG MODE VIA THE RS232 PORT 6 CONNECTORS 7 PUSH BUTTONS 7 USING THE DEMONSTRATIO...

Page 2: ...in idle mode listening for a valid data packet to arrive Now you can enter data in one terminal window and after approximately 2 seconds timeout the ASCII string is transmitted to the other module and...

Page 3: ...n the RC1xx0 or RC2x00 module and associated support circuits The board can easily be operated using a PC terminal emulator This User Manual describes how to use the Demonstration Kit and provides det...

Page 4: ...specific module for a typical application circuit The Demonstration Board comes in different versions equipped with the different variants of the modules Among the frequencies supported are 433 MHz 8...

Page 5: ...ule Remove the jumper on connector P15 and connect the ampere meter between the two pins as shown in the figure below Figure 2 Module current consumption measurement As shown in the figure above there...

Page 6: ...s the pinout and signals at P13 Pin no Signal Note 1 2 GND 3 4 CTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 5 6 RTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 7 8 CONFIG 9 10 TXD Jumper installe...

Page 7: ...onstration Board is furnished with four push buttons connected to the control signals S1 RXEN Pressing this button will activate RX when using un buffered mode S2 TXEN Pressing this button will activa...

Page 8: ...adaptors and one sufficiently large groundplane radius L length of the antenna and a good electrical connection to the GND layer an optimum performance of the antenna following the kit is achieved Oth...

Page 9: ...2x00DK 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 1 Page 9 of 14 Circuit Diagram The circuit diagram is shown below A full resolution schematic is found in RC1xx...

Page 10: ...D1 1 BAT254 Diode Si D2 1 LED_CL150GCD Green LED M1 1 RC1XX0 RF Module P1 1 DSUB_9F D Sub 9 pin female P2 1 SCREW_TERM_2 2 pin terminal screw P3 1 DC_JACK_2 5 DC jack 2 5mm center pin P4 1 SMA SMA con...

Page 11: ...11 of 14 PCB layout The PCB is a simple 2 layer board where the bottom layer is used as ground plane The laminate used is standard FR 4 board material The PCB is 1 6mm thick Full resolution layout and...

Page 12: ...ocrafts Embedded Wireless Solutions RC1xx0 2x00DK 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 1 Page 12 of 14 Figure 8 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB component placement top s...

Page 13: ...exit the command mode using the exit command capital X I cannot communicate between two modules in buffered mode Make sure that the address mode and CRC mode is the same in both modules set using the...

Page 14: ...on products and support tools Trademarks RC232 is a trademark of Radiocrafts AS The RC232 Embedded RF Protocol is used in a range of products from Radiocrafts The protocol handles host communication d...

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