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RC11xx(HP)-TM

RC25xx(HP)-TM
RC17xx(HP)-TM

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2016 Radiocrafts AS

RC11xx(HP)/25xx(HP)/17xx(HP)-TM Data Sheet rev. 1.48 Page 3 of 86

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2016 Tiny Mesh AS

Radiocrafts

Embedded Wireless Solutions

Table of Contents

Product Description

Typical Applications

Key Features

Quick Reference Data

Typical Application Circuit

Table of Contents

Tinymesh™ Application and Protocol Stack

Tinymesh™ Devices

Gateway Device

Router Device

End Device

Data Integrity

Network Formation

Self-healing

Self-optimizing

Network Addressing

Multiple Gateway Support

Ad Hoc Networks and Hand Held Gateway Devices

Alerts and Device Triggered Events

Over the Air Configuration

Getting Started

How do I Form a Network?

How do I Transmit Data?

How do I Receive Data?

What about the Antenna?

How do I change the RF Channel or any other Parameter?

Module Pin Assignment

Pin Description, 11xx(HP)/ 25xx(HP) Devices

Pin Description, 17xx UNB devices

Circuit Description

Selecting the Right Module for Your Application

Indicative Module Selection Guide

RCTools

Transparent Mode Operation

Transparent- Versus Packet- Mode Operation

Transparent- and Packet Mode Functions

Serial Data Streaming

Serial Port Handshake

AES Encryption

Co-Existence with AES Encrypted and Un-Encrypted Devices

Sleep Mode

RF Jamming Detection and Alarm

RF Jamming Detection in Packet Mode Systems

Clustered Node Detection and Network Congestion Avoidance (CND/NCA™)

Optimizing Polled Systems

LED Indicators

LED Indicator Time-Out

Pulse Counter Feedback Indicator

RSSI Indicator LED

Connection Indicator LED

Radio RX /TX Indicator LED

Configuration mode indicator

Packet Mode Operation

Gateway in Packet Mode

Router in Packet Mode

Transmitting Command and Configuration Packets from Gateway

Group and Broadcast Addressing

Command Acknowledge

Command Packet Format

Transmit Serial Data Packet from Gateway

Summary of Contents for Tinymesh RC11 -TM Series

Page 1: ...tional mesh network stack AES 128 encryption Selectable Gateway Router and low power End Device configuration Configurable digital I O PWM Dimmer output and analogue inputs Full Duplex Serial Port with handshake streaming support and 256 byte buffer for easy RS232 422 485 wire replacement and MODBUS RTU compatibility Pulse counter with configurable de bounce time and detection feedback output Walk...

Page 2: ... 18 dBm Sensitivity 1 2 100 kbit s LP HP UNB HP 118 102 110 97 118 102 118 102 110 97 109 96 110 97 109 96 118 102 110 97 109 96 105 89 108 91 dBm Supply voltage LP HP UNB HP 2 8 3 6 2 0 3 6 2 8 3 6 2 8 3 6 2 0 3 6 3 0 3 3 2 0 3 6 3 0 3 3 2 8 3 6 2 0 3 6 3 0 3 3 2 0 3 6 2 7 3 6 Volt RX TX Current LP HP UNB HP 31 407 24 35 31 318 63 31 297 72 24 37 24 560 24 37 24 560 31 297 72 24 37 24 560 25 27 3...

Page 3: ...ription 11xx HP 25xx HP Devices 12 Pin Description 17xx UNB devices 14 Circuit Description 16 Selecting the Right Module for Your Application 16 Indicative Module Selection Guide 16 RCTools 17 Transparent Mode Operation 18 Transparent Versus Packet Mode Operation 18 Transparent and Packet Mode Functions 19 Serial Data Streaming 19 Serial Port Handshake 19 AES Encryption 20 Co Existence with AES En...

Page 4: ...gue Port Sampling by End Devices 41 Module Awake Output Function 41 Fixed Destination and Walk By Mode 41 Receive and Transmit Timing 42 Receive RF Packet Timing 42 UART Receive and CTS Timing 43 Memory Configuration Timing 44 RF Frequencies Output Power and Data Rates 45 Module Configuration 50 Configuration Commands 50 Configuration Mode 50 RSSI Reading S Command 51 Temperature Reading U Command...

Page 5: ...g and welding Recommendation 71 Absolute Maximum Ratings 72 Electrical Specifications 74 Regulatory Compliance Information 79 R TTE directive EU 79 FCC Compliance US Canada 79 WPC Compliance India 80 ARIB Compliance 80 Regulatory Compliance Disclaimer 80 Typical Application Circuit 81 Power Supply 83 Appendix ASCII Table 84 Document Revision History 85 Product Status and Definitions 85 Disclaimer ...

Page 6: ...and a Router End Devices will not perform packet routing and must connect to a Router or directly to a Gateway A network may be comprised of thousands of Tinymesh enabled devices There may be several Gateway devices within a network for redundancy and automatic workload sharing The network addressing structure uses four byte addressing for a total of 4 3 billion possible unique devices per network...

Page 7: ...ng mechanisms to eliminate stray packets that are either too old or have hopped to many times Unique numbering of packets to allow duplicate and sequence control by external applications Application level command acknowledge to verify and validate command reception Unique timing mechanisms to handle network congestion Network Formation A Tinymesh Multi hop Wireless Mesh Network is self forming cre...

Page 8: ...matically load share the upstream data traffic from for instance a large data collection or sensor network Systems with multiple gateways must be controlled by a common server or cloud platform such as Tinymesh Cloud Services Data originating from Router or End Devices will automatically be routed through the mesh to the Gateway device that provides the least number of hops and the best signal str...

Page 9: ...omatically reconfigure with the permanent DCU as the preferred Gateway Alerts and Device Triggered Events The application layer in the Tinymesh stack supports automatic alerts and triggered events from multiple configurable sources eliminating the need for traditional status polling as known from wired multi drop systems Timer triggered status reporting with time intervals from seconds to days Dig...

Page 10: ... next level of Routers automatically propagating the network to encompass all Routers with identical System ID that are within radio range of at least one other Router or Gateway in the same network No external processing effort in the terms of a network organizer controller PC or micro controller is required as each node actively and autonomously participates in the forming of the RF network How ...

Page 11: ... Radiocrafts for recommendations for the best antenna solution for your application How do I change the RF Channel or any other Parameter Configurable parameters such as RF Channel RF Power or RF Data Rate are stored in non volatile memory in the module There are principally two different ways for changing these parameters The module must either be entered into CONFIGURATION MODE for direct input ...

Page 12: ...et high3 5 TXD Output UART TX Data 6 RXD Input UART RX Data Use external max 8k2 pull up resistor if connected to an open collector output from a host MCU or other high impedance circuitry like level shifters 4 Never leave RXD pin floating 7 GND System ground 8 GND System ground 9 RF RF I O connection to antenna 10 GND System ground 11 NC Not connected 2 The internal pull up is disabled when confi...

Page 13: ...t Ref pins 2 6 21 Pulse Counter Input Pulse Counter Ref pins 2 6 22 26 25 24 GPIO 3 GPIO 6 Digital In out Individually configurable as digital input output Ref pins 2 6 23 GPIO 7 Digital In out PWM out Configurable as digital input output or PWM output Ref pins 2 6 17 19 21 27 28 RESERVED Test pins or pins reserved for future use Do not connect 29 RSSI TX LED Output Direct LED drive output Flash p...

Page 14: ...xternal max 8k2 pull up resistor if connected to an open collector output from a host MCU or other high impedance circuitry like level shifters 7 Never leave RXD pin floating 7 GND System ground 8 GND System ground 9 RF RF I O connection to antenna 10 GND System ground 11 NC Not connected 12 RESET Input Main reset active low Should normally be left open Internal 12 k pull up resistor 5 The interna...

Page 15: ...utput Flash pattern given for current sourcing Flash frequency indicates network connection RSSI level for Routers and End Devices Flash indicates RF TX activity for Gateway Devices 30 Connection RX LED Output Direct LED drive output source Flash pattern given for current sourcing Flash frequency indicates network connection redundancy for Routers and End Devices Flash indicates RF RX received pac...

Page 16: ...s are stored in non volatile memory For a full overview of configuration commands please see MODULE CONFIGURATION Selecting the Right Module for Your Application Radiocrafts modules with embedded Tinymesh Protocol Stack are available for all the international license free frequency bands in two different selections of output power and as high performance long range Ultra Narrow Band version As new...

Page 17: ...ies and regions Low Power standard Module High Power HP Module Low Transmit power simplified power supply design Best price performance Better range theoretical range improvement approximately double range per 6 dB increase in output power Long Range Ultra Narrow Band RC17xx Wide Band RC11xx RC25xx High performance high selectivity radio Excellent long range and performance Good performance good r...

Page 18: ...way or Router the serial port UART is ready to receive data when the CTS output is low or when the Xon character has been received from the UART RF transmission will automatically be triggered on serial buffer full or character time out on the serial port The connected host MCU should always observe the selected handshake status CTS or Xon Xoff before sending any data to avoid losing data Transpar...

Page 19: ...ompletely full condition is present 256 bytes Note Subsequent data delivered to the UART will then be lost if the data stream continues before the module Serial Data Input Buffer is again available After successful transmission of the received data the module will signal to the external MCU that the Serial Data Input Buffer is again available by setting the hardware handshake CTS signal low or by ...

Page 20: ...the host If the ACK is not received within a 1second time frame the packet will be repeated until a valid response has been received 6 64 Reserved 7 128 Reserved AES Encryption Changing the SECURITY LEVEL parameter in CONFIGURATION MEMORY will enable automatic AES data encryption When AES encryption is enabled the payload portion of all RF data packets are encrypted using the 128 bit AES encryptio...

Page 21: ... assume normal operation and connection to the mesh CTS will be high while the module is going through the Reset cycle and then go low when the module has made a valid network connection If XON XOFF protocol is enabled UART FLOW CONTROL a single Xoff character will be issued after completed reset cycle The first Xon character will be issued after successful connection to the mesh The CONNECTION IN...

Page 22: ...unication protocol with a master device sending individually addressed or broadcast poll commands asking for response from slave devices A wireless mesh will generally provide less communication bandwidth as compared to a wired system and unnecessary communication overhead should be avoided when possible to increase payload throughput The Tinymesh protocol stack provides a number of mechanisms tha...

Page 23: ...ne minute time out when using the N SET END DEVICE MODE configuration command to change between operational modes Setting the INDICATORS ON to 0 will permanently disable the indicator function Pulse Counter Feedback Indicator Any GPIO may be configured as a feedback output for the pulse counter mode Please see PULSE COUNT Verification for details on the Pulse Counter Feedback function The duration...

Page 24: ...ected 6 The Connection LED is flashing in sync with the RSSI Indicator LED immediately from module Reset Power up The Device is configured with a FIXED DESTINATION ID Both LED outputs from the module may also be monitored by an external MCU for other visualization of RSSI level and network connection quality The device connection status may be included in the data field of STATUS MESSAGE IMA messa...

Page 25: ...he Router UART without packet formatting and address information Serial data packets will be transmitted immediately when the UART buffer is full 256 bytes or after a configurable SERIAL PORT TIME OUT time gap between characters Note To switch between Transparent and Packet Mode operation only the Gateway configuration needs to be changed Transmitting Command and Configuration Packets from Gateway...

Page 26: ...will generate ACK or NAK response to Commands if the ACK NAK serial port handshake has been enabled The response packet format is a short form of the regular COMMAND RECEIVED AND EXECUTED or COMMAND REJECTED NOT EXECUTED event packets truncated immediately following the MESSAGE DATA LSB FIELD Command Packet Format Byte Field Size Description Control and Status request Change Configuration 1 Start ...

Page 27: ...total number of bytes including Start Byte 2 Node Address 4 Configured value of destination router or use broadcast ID 255 255 255 255 if Serial Data Packet for all units 6 Command Number 1 User selectable number returned as part of the Acknowledge packet from the Router on completed command execution 7 Packet Type 1 17 0x11 Fixed value 8 Serial Data 1 120 Binary data Example 1 Send text string He...

Page 28: ...tatus 10 1 No alternatives on same hop level 2 Alternatives available same hop level 3 Single Gateway 4 Gateway alternative available 6 My Locator RSSI 13 Best Triangulating Locator UID0 2 3 8 10 11 12 13 16 18 19 0 6 Jamming condition duration in minutes 17 0 NAK response from Router or EndNode 1 0x01 Bad packet length 2 0x02 Bad Gateway configuration command 3 0x03 Bad packet format 4 0x04 Bad G...

Page 29: ...its 30 Analogue 1 2 Analogue 1 converter GPIO 1 12 bits 32 HW version 2 34 FW version 2 Event Packet Format Packet Type 0x02 Response to Get Path Command Byte Field name Size Description 18 Message Detail 1 32 0x20 Get Path Response 19 23 Message Data 5 Byte number Content 1 RSSI first jump 2 5 First receiver ID New entries of 5 bytes added per additional jump until packet is full 138 bytes or las...

Page 30: ...NTER is a unique 16 bit number maintained by the originating node Every message received by a host system may be uniquely identified by a combination of the SYSTEM ID ORIGIN ID and MESSAGE COUNTER Note that the MESSAGE COUNTER is reset to zero after 64k packets or after a device Reset In practical implementations it may be assumed that a new numbering sequence starts every time a DEVICE RESET mess...

Page 31: ...ta belongs to a larger stream of serial data or if the delivered data is a single delivery If the SERIAL DATA BLOCK COUNTER is zero 0 the delivered data is a single packet generated by the Router or End Device after detecting a time out on the serial port but before a buffer almost full condition was signalled through CTS Off or Xoff See SERIAL PORT HANDSHAKE If the SERIAL DATA BLOCK COUNTER is 1 ...

Page 32: ... to the network and may successively build a complete list of connected devices by storing the ORIGIN ID found in the header of each received packet Enable the IMA On Connect feature by changing the IMA ON CONNECT configuration setting Automatic Status Reporting Tinymesh networks provide efficient mechanisms for automatic time generated status reporting automatic messaging on analogue or digital i...

Page 33: ... RECEIVED PACKET FORMATS The RECEIVE NEIGHBOUR MESSAGES parameter must be set to 1 to enable this function A neighbour device is defined as any device that is within direct link of the Router Device By enabling this function a Router Device will copy all received data packets originating from any neighbouring device to its serial port Data will be delivered in the standard packet format similar to...

Page 34: ...ow to high or both The default setting is no trig Digital inputs are pre configured with a 20k pull up resistor See the GPIO pin description With no external signal connected a digital input will always read as digital 1 in Event Messages Digital Input De bouncing Digital inputs are protected by a de bounce mechanism to eliminate problems with unstable signals or settling times for micro switches ...

Page 35: ...t firmware and is therefore a true representation of pulse detection and may be used for field test calibration by for instance applying an oscilloscope to the pulse source and the feedback output The feedback output signal has a total duration of minimum 4 ms maximum 5 ms and is triggered at the same time as the module performs the sampling of the input signal level Note When the pulse counter fu...

Page 36: ...f a digital output because only the single bits selected by the command will be affected Example 1 Set GPIO Outputs 5 and 7 Command Data byte 1 Command Data byte 2 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GPIO Output GPIO7 GPIO6 GPIO5 GPIO4 GPIO3 GPIO2 GPIO1 GPIO0 Set No Change Set No Change No Change No Change ...

Page 37: ...he PWM switching frequency is fixed at 1 kHz Analogue Input The Tinymesh module features two independent analogue inputs The analogue function of GPIO 0 GPIO 1 may be individually enabled by changing the default configuration setting of GPIO 0 CONFIGURATION and GPIO 1 CONFIGURATION The analogue inputs will be sampled at a sampling rate as defined by the GPIO 0 ANALOGUE SAMPLING INTERVAL and GPIO 1...

Page 38: ...vel threshold values must be entered as two byte values in the GPIO analogue trigger parameters in Configuration Memory The maximum trigger level values are 2047 or Hex 0x7FF entered as High byte 0x07 and Low byte 0xFF Calculate the Trigger Value as Trigger Value Analogue trigger voltage 2047 1 25 Example Analogue trigger voltage 0 75 V First find the Trigger Value 0 75 2047 1 25 1228 Divide the T...

Page 39: ...ispatch a serial data or command packet to the End Device End Devices will normally be in low power sleep mode and may be configured to wake from sleep from a number of different input sources Pulse Counter Input Digital Input trigger Serial port UART input Timed Wakeup Enable the desired wakeup source by setting the appropriate bits of the END DEVICE WAKEUP ENABLE parameter The END DEVICE WAKEUP ...

Page 40: ...r the IMA TIME BASE parameter is 6 providing a time base of 6 10 60 seconds for the IMA TIME Single second time resolution is obtained by setting IMA TIME BASE 0 By selecting 0 for the IMA Time Base the End Device will always spend shortest possible time returning to sleep mode regardless of wake up source thereby reducing power consumption to a minimum while maintaining longest possible life expe...

Page 41: ...switch off power to external devices e g using a MOSFET transistor as the power switch Enable the Module Awake Function by selecting the desired GPIO port in the END DEVICE AWAKE PORT parameter Also remember to activate the same GPIO for output function by setting the port GPIO configuration for the port to act as a normally high output Fixed Destination and Walk By Mode End Devices and Routers ma...

Page 42: ... RX and TX are radio states in which the built in radio transmitter is busy ether receiving or transmitting data Receive RF Packet Timing Symbol Value Description Note tRX Serial data 3 5 16ms Event packet 5 1 ms Time from preamble detected until packet received tRX_TXD Max 1 ms Time from packet fully received until first character sent to UART tTXD Min 521 us Number of bytes x 521 us tRX_ACK 2 ms...

Page 43: ...until CTS high tCTS 9 5 82 ms Time from CTS Off until Acknowledge received tRXD_TX tTX tTX_RX tRX ACK tRXD_CTS tCTS_Hold min 10 max 2550 ms Time from Acknowledge received until CTS low CTS HOLD TIME parameter Not applicable for Router Devices Note Timing diagram representative for packet transmission without collision and retry and no wait for clear channel delay Examples 120 bytes serial data ent...

Page 44: ...in is set low until prompt tMEMORY CONFIG 24 ms In this period the internal flash is programmed Do not reset turn the module off or allow any power supply dips in this period as it may cause permanent error in the Flash configuration memory After 0xFF the host should wait for the prompt before any further action is done to ensure correct re configuration tMode CONFIG 46 ms In this period the inter...

Page 45: ...bit s 5 76 8 kbit s 6 100 kbit s N A for HP version 7 For future use 8 50kbit s RC118x TM14 RC118xHP TM15 14 1 868 050 MHz 2 868 150 MHz 3 868 250 MHz 4 868 350 MHz RC1180 TM 5 868 450 MHz 6 868 550 MHz 7 868 650 MHz 8 868 750 MHz 9 868 850 MHz 10 868 950 MHz 11 869 050 MHz 12 869 150 MHz 13 869 525 MHz RC1180HP TM 14 869 750 MHz 15 869 850 MHz 16 869 950 MHz 17 869 475 MHz 18 869 575 MHz RC118x T...

Page 46: ... 3 0 dBm 4 5 dBm 5 11 dBm RC119xHP TM 1 8 dBm 2 19 dBm 3 21 dBm 4 24 dBm 5 27 dBm 1 1 2 kbit s 2 4 8 kbit s 3 19 0 kbit s 4 32 768 kbit s 5 76 8 kbit s 6 100 kbit s 7 250 kbit s 17 8 50kbit s RC2500 TM RC2500HP TM13 83 channels 2399 75 n 1 MHz for n channel 1 83 default 4 2403 75 MHz RC2500 TM 1 20 dBm 2 10 dBm 3 5 dBm 4 1 dBm 5 1 dBm RC2500HP TM 1 10 dBm 2 0 dBm 3 5 dBm 4 10 dBm 5 17 dBm 1 1 2 kb...

Page 47: ... dBm RC1701HP TM 1 14 dBm 2 17 dBm 3 20 dBm 4 24 dBm 5 27 dBm RC1740 HP TM 173 Channels 1 433 0775 Channels 1 69 433 0525 n 0 025 MHz for n channel 1 69 70 429 4500 Channels 71 82 437 925 n 0 025 MHz for n channel 71 82 83 444 000000 MHz 84 444 050000 MHz 85 444 400000 MHz 86 444 450000 MHz 87 444 550000 MHz 88 444 675000 MHz 89 444 700000 MHz 90 444 250000 MHz 91 433 950000MHz 92 434 000000 MHz 9...

Page 48: ...els 1 868 012500 MHz 2 868 037500 MHz 3 868 062500 MHz 4 868 087500 MHz 61 869 512500 MHz default channel HP version Channels 5 80 867 987500 n 0 0250 MHz for n channel 5 80 81 870 075000 MHz 82 870 550000 MHz 83 870 600000 MHz 84 870 650000 MHz Channels 85 94 848 100000 n 0 2000 MHz for n channel 85 94 1 TBD 2 0 3 kbit s 3 0 6 kbit s 4 1 2 kbit s 5 2 4 kbit s 6 TBD 7 4 8 kbit s 8 9 6 kbit s 9 9 6...

Page 49: ...lowed RF power and duty cycles are limited by national regulations The RC118x HP TM RC114x TM and RC1740 80 HP TM are complying with the applicable directives within the European Union when used within these limitations RC118x TM channels 5 9 are license free channels within Russia RC119x TM is pending approval under FCC for use in the US and Canada For more information see section REGULATORY COMP...

Page 50: ...l enter Configuration Mode by pulling the CONFIG pin low for direct UART configuration of the module The Configuration Mode allows a local MCU full control for reconfiguration on the fly and is highly useful for system development and test In Configuration Mode the module will signal response to commands by sending a prompt on the TXD pin The prompt indicates that the module is ready to receive ne...

Page 51: ...et received See RSSI SNIFFER TEST MODE 5 Simple Packet Sniffer 6 0x36 Any input will exit and return to RX mode RSSI and key packet details for any valid Tinymesh packet received See SIMPLE PACKET SNIFFER TEST MODE 6 Note ASCII characters are written as X hexadecimal numbers are written like 0x00 and decimal numbers are written like 10 throughout the text A table of ASCII characters and their resp...

Page 52: ...module returns an 8 bit character single byte indicating the current power supply voltage level followed immediately by a second character which is the prompt The command can be useful for battery voltage level monitoring The VCC value is also returned in all GENERAL EVENT PACKET FORMAT packets while the module is operating in Packet mode The VCC value increases with increased power supply voltage...

Page 53: ...ult key AES keys are stored in a dedicated part of flash memory that is not readable by the 0 and r Configuration Mode commands After entering a new AES key there is no way for reading the key back If there is uncertainty as to what key has been entered in a module the only way to make sure is to reprogram the key The key storage part of flash is also retained during an TM factory reset of flash m...

Page 54: ...se Address byte received waiting for Data byte 120 0x03 No response Data byte received module waiting for next address or 255 0xFF to terminate Memory Configuration 255 0xFF Wait tMEMORY CONFIG for prompt New command The Module remains in Configuration Mode until X command received X 0x58 No response The TinymeshTM protocol runs through a full Power On Reset Cycle to ensure all configuration chang...

Page 55: ...ned even after a RESET MEMORY command and may only be changed using WRITE CALIBRATION MEMORY command from Configuration Mode The LIST CALIBRATION MEMORY command may be used to read back and verify the contents the CALIBRATION MEMORY The following steps should be used to program a new FIXED DESTINATION ID with value 4 3 2 1 Command Hex Response Comment Enter Configuration Mode By Asserting and rele...

Page 56: ...2 0x2D Event Message ref Received Packet Formats 0x95 Response to GET CONFIGURATION MEMORY command Variable Response to GET PACKET PATH and Encrypted packets 0x03 0x1F Control and Status Request Command ref TRANSMITTING COMMAND AND CONFIGURATION PACKETS FROM GATEWAY 0x3D Change Configuration Command ref TRANSMITTING COMMAND AND CONFIGURATION PACKETS FROM GATEWAY 0x04 Variable Encrypted Command 0x0...

Page 57: ...ee TRANSPARENT VERSUS PACKET MODE OPERATION RSSI Acceptance level Minimum RSSI to accept network connection 4 160 210 255 22 25522 24 Auto Selected RSSI Acceptance levels for given RF DATA RATEs RC17XX HP TM 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 230 230 230 226 220 214 208 208 205 203 202 202 RC11xx HP TM RC2500 HP TM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 214 208 202 196 190 188 184 192 RSSI Clear Channel Assessment level Max R...

Page 58: ... 1 Module Pin 16 17 0 1 2 4 29 1 0 Output default High 1 Input 2 Analogue in 4 Output default Low GPIO 2 Configuration Configure GPIO 2 Module Pin 20 18 0 1 4 29 1 0 Output default High 1 Input 4 Output default Low GPIO 3 Configuration Configure GPIO 3 Module Pin 22 19 0 1 4 29 1 0 Output default High 1 Input 4 Output default Low GPIO 4 Configuration Configure GPIO 4 Module Pin 26 20 0 1 4 29 1 0 ...

Page 59: ...h byte of two byte High Trig level value 38 0 7 7 GPIO 1 Analogue High trig Low byte Low byte of two byte High Trig level value 39 0 255 255 GPIO 1 Analogue Low trig High byte High byte of two byte Low Trig level value 40 0 7 0 GPIO 1 Analogue Low trig Low byte Low byte of two byte Low Trig level value 41 0 255 0 GPIO 1 Analogue Sampling Interval Time between samplings in 10ms increments 42 0 255 ...

Page 60: ... in periods of 10 seconds 85 1 255 6 Default setting of 6 sets IMA timer to 1 minute resolution 1 40 End Device Wait for Command End Device periods of 0 1 seconds to wait for command before returning to sleep 86 0 255 10 Default setting of 10 sets wait time to 1 second 1 40 End Device Wakeup Enable Bitmap of signals that are allowed to wake End Device 87 0 15 8 Bit 0 0 Bit 1 0 Bit 2 0 Bit 3 1 Bit ...

Page 61: ...rm status and will remain LOW for as long as alarm status is present Note Selected GPIO must be configured for High Output 1 34 Feedback Port GPIO selection for Pulse Counter Feedback 104 0 7 255 0 7 Selected port 255 Disabled40 255 Port configuration must be set for Output 1 40 Feedback Enable Select event types that will generate feedback flash 105 0 2 0 No Feedback 2 Pulse Count 0 1 40 IMA Mess...

Page 62: ...nd transmit 122 0 127 3 Do not Change Gateway Device uses double setting value MAC RndTime2Mask Radio State 1 max delay mask Repeat TX 123 0x7F 0x3F 0x1F 0x0F 0x07 0x03 255 0x3F 0x1F42 Do not Change 1 38 MAC RndTime1Mask Radio State 1 max delay mask First TX 124 0x7F 0x3F 0x1F 0x0F 0x07 0x03 0x0F Do not Change 1 38 Reserved 125 Firsttime Flag to force backup storage of configuration memory at Rese...

Page 63: ...ibration 3 4 0 0xFFFF Automatically calibrated at first Power On 1 20 Pulse Counter Index Pointer to Pulse Counter Save 5 6 0 255 2 Do not change 1 20 Pulse Counter Save Pulse Counter Save Memory 7 22 0 255 16 Do not change 1 20 Network ID NID 0 23 0 255 0 Unique identifier for host network and Tinymesh CloudTM NID NID3 NID2 NID1 NID0 1 31 NID 1 24 0 255 0 NID 2 25 0 255 0 NID 3 26 0 255 0 Fixed D...

Page 64: ...cted demo boards Select appropriate COM port at 19200 bps click the Connect button for each demo board Transparent Mode Communication Use default configuration settings for Gateway and Router Devices Transfer serial data from Gateway Device to Router Device Transfer Serial Data from Router Device to Gateway Device Gateway Device Router Device Enter text string then click Hello Tiny Observe text st...

Page 65: ...de 5 Click to save the new configuration 6 Click to Exit Configuration Mode Router Board Preparations Set known Router Device Address UID 1 Click then press the CONFIG button on the Router Demo Board to set the Router Device in Configuration Mode 2 Click to read back the Configuration Memory contents 3 Scroll down to 0x2a Unique ID0 cell 4 Set UID0 2 UID1 0 UID2 0 UID3 0 5 Click to save the new co...

Page 66: ... Address 23 3 GPIO 4 Negative Edge Input Trig Addr 28 2 Command String for desired Configuration 40 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 16 0 23 3 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paste Command String to TM CCT click Observe response messages from Router Device COMMAND RECEIVED AND EXECUTED DEVICE RESET Observe Connect and RSSI LEDs will stop flashing as the Router Device goes through a full Rese...

Page 67: ...0 0 Paste Command String to RCTool click Observe response message from Router Device COMMAND RECEIVED AND EXECUTED Observe GPIO 7 LED Off 100 dim Dim GPIO 7 Output by selectable Command String 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 nn 0 Change the nn value to the desired dimming level then Paste the Command String to TM CCT click Observe response message from Router Device COMMAND RECEIVED AND EXECUTED Observe GPIO 7 L...

Page 68: ...nfiguration Mode Select End Device click GO button Set new configurations Address Data Hex Dec IMA Time 7 7 10 GPIO7 Function 0x17 23 0 IMA Time Base 0x55 85 0 Wakeup Enable GPIO 8 IMA 1 9 0x57 87 9 Pulse Counter Mode 0x60 96 1 Pulse Counter Feedback Port 0x68 104 7 Feedback Enable 0x69 105 2 IMA Data Field Contents 0x6A 106 2 Click to write new configuration settings Click to exit Configuration M...

Page 69: ...m side should be a ground plane Example For a 1 6 mm thick FR4 board the width of the trace on the top side should be 1 8 x 1 6 mm 2 88 mm The simplest antenna to use is the quarter wave whip antenna A quarter wave whip antenna above a ground plane yields 37 Ohm impedance and a matching circuit for 50 Ohm is usually not required A PCB antenna can be made as a copper track where the ground plane is...

Page 70: ... with a single solid ground plane in one of the inner or bottom layer s is recommended Multiple GND layers should be avoided as it is challenging to achieve sufficiently low impedance between multiple layers All GND pins of the module shall be connected to this ground plane with vias with shortest possible routing one via per GND pin On the backside of the module there are several test pads These ...

Page 71: ... standard IEC JEDEC J STD 020B page 11 and 12 Pb Free Assembly is recommended The standard requires that the heat dissipated in the surroundings on the PCB is taken into account The peak temperature should be adjusted so that it is within the window specified in the standard for the actual motherboard Aperture for paste stencil is normally areal reduced by 20 35 Nominal stencil thickness of 0 1 0 ...

Page 72: ...ding Max value V Input RF level 10 dBm Storage temperature 50 150 C Operating temperature RC17xx HP 40 30 85 85 C Under no circumstance the absolute maximum ratings given above should be violated Stress exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device RC11XX HP TM and RC17XX HP TM devices may be powered by Lithium Cell batteries with nominal output voltage of 3...

Page 73: ... of 86 2016 Tiny Mesh AS Radiocrafts Embedded Wireless Solutions ELECTRICAL Specifications Note RC11xxHP TM and RC2500HP TM have absolute maximum ratings close to the nominal output of a 3 6V Li Cell and must not be connected directly to a battery without introducing a voltage drop between the module and the battery ...

Page 74: ...18 channels of which 3 may transmit with 500mW Input output impedance 50 Ohm Data rate 1 2 4 8 19 045 19 246 32 768 50 76 8 100 25047 kbit s Frequency stability RC11xx HP TM RC2500 HP TM RC17xx HP TM 40 20 1 5 ppm Including 10 years of ageing Frequency stability ageing 1 5 ppm year ppm 10 Years Starting after 10 years Transmit power RC114x TM RC118x TM RC117xHP TM RC119xHP TM RC119x TM RC2500 TM R...

Page 75: ...emission TX 20 dBm 30 1000 MHz 1 12 75 GHz 1 8 1 9 GHz 5 15 5 33 GHz 36 30 47 47 dBm FCC CFR47 Part 15 and ARIB STD T66 RC17xx HP TM Spurious emission TX 1 GHz 1 GHz Restricted Bands 36 30 54 dBm Restricted bands 47 MHz 74 MHz 87 5 MHz 118 MHz 174 MHz 230 MHz 470 MHz 862 MHz Sensitivity RC114x RC119x TM LP HP 1 2 kbit s 4 8 kbit s 19 0 kbit s 32 768 kbit s 76 8 kbit s 100 kbit s RC2500 TM 1 2 kbit...

Page 76: ...n EN300220 Wanted signal 3 dB above sensitivity level modulated interferer BER 0 1 Compliant to class 2 receiver requirements in EN 300 440 class 2 Wanted signal 3 dB above sensitivity level CW interferer Minimum numbers corresponds to class 2 receiver requirements in EN300220 Saturation RC114x RC119x TM LP HP RC2500 TM RC2500HP TM RC17xx HP TM 14 10 20 10 dBm Input IP3 14 dB Spurious emission RX ...

Page 77: ...dBm RC1780HP TM 14 dBm 17 dBm 20 dBm 24 dBm 27 dBm RC17xx TM 15 dBm 18 20 22 25 35 16 17 22 30 37 27 20 60 80 530 560 80 80 80 80 155 VCC VCC_PA 103 132 173 268 407 VCC_PA VCC 134 35 141 36 174 37 248 42 318 63 VCC_PA VCC 128 36 128 39 154 41 234 46 297 72 57 mA Apply over entire supply voltage range Apply over entire VCC supply voltage range when VCC VCC_PA Current consumption SLEEP RC114x RC119x...

Page 78: ...iny Mesh AS Radiocrafts Embedded Wireless Solutions Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Condition Note UART Baud Rate tolerance 2 UART receiver and transmitter Configuration memory write cycles 1000 The guaranteed number of write cycles using the M command is limited PWM switching frequency 1 kHz Applies to GPIO 7 when configured for PWM ...

Page 79: ...ided that the end user respects the recommendations established by Radiocrafts A Declaration of Conformity is available from Radiocrafts on request In terms of R TTE the RC2500HP TM is a narrowband radio and must comply with EN 300 328 on those premises This implies that the radiated power must be lower than 10 dBm and hence only power level setting 4 and lower may be used for compliance to EN 300...

Page 80: ...FCC ARIB Compliance The RC2500 HP TM has been designed to comply with the requirements given by the Japanese ARIB STD T66 for low power short range devices in the 2 4GHz range However it has not been assessed for conformity with the appropriate regulations Regulatory Compliance Disclaimer Users must assess and verify that their final product meets the appropriate specifications and to perform the ...

Page 81: ...hould not be mounted R1 is mandatory in noisy surroundings unless RESET is driven by a push pull output If a lower value resistor than 5k6 is used an external programmer used for firmware upgrade may not be able to pull the RESET input fully low R2 is mandatory in noisy environments unless RXD is driven by a push pull output R3 is a zero ohm resistor and should be removed when using the programmin...

Page 82: ...nections RESET Apply Pull Up R1 to VCC or Connect to Supervisory Circuit through R3 MCU I O through R3 No pull up Zero ohm R3 must be removed to allow device reprogramming through Programming Connector CONFIG N C Push button S1 To enable Configuration Mode for configuration by serial port MCU I O CTS N C Serial port level shifter input Mandatory hardware handshake signal indicating module ready to...

Page 83: ...ted spectrum may be DC DC converters and some level converters like RS232 and RS485 To increase spectrum margin it is important to add an EMI filter bead on the VCC pin of the module Alternatively the module may be powered form a separate voltage regulator This will ensure that potential switching noise is filtered out from the power supply to the module A block diagram of a typical PC serial port...

Page 84: ... 81 Q 12 18 DC2 R 52 82 R 13 19 DC3 S 53 83 S 14 20 DC4 T 54 84 T 15 21 NAK U 55 85 U 16 22 SYN V 56 86 V 17 23 ETB W 57 87 W 18 24 CAN X 58 88 X 19 25 EM Y 59 89 Y 1A 26 SUB Z 5A 90 Z 1B 27 ESC 5B 91 1C 28 FS 5C 92 1D 29 GS 5D 93 1E 30 RS 5E 94 1F 31 US 5F 95 _ 20 32 SP 60 96 21 33 61 97 a 22 34 62 98 b 23 35 63 99 c 24 36 64 100 d 25 37 65 101 e 26 38 66 102 f 27 39 67 103 g 28 40 68 104 h 29 41...

Page 85: ...everal new settings and functions 1 42 Major additions and new features including End Device New chapter on practical demo cases 1 43 Corrected error in Message Data description for Event Detail 16 and 17 1 45 Added UNB devices RC17xx HP Test Mode 2 Auto selected Config values new RC 1181 TM module To be released 1 46 Corrected details in Quick Reference Data Absolute Maximum Ratings Minor correct...

Page 86: ...ransparent an packet addressed mesh topologies All other trademarks registered trademarks and product names are the sole property of their respective owners Life Support Policy This Radiocrafts product is not designed for use in life support appliances devices or other systems where malfunction can reasonably be expected to result in significant personal injury to the user or as a critical compone...

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