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ZULU Telemetry 

DS-ZULUT-6 

Pin out 

Pin Description 

Pin No

 

Name

 

Direction

 

Description

 

ANT 

In 

Antenna Input / Output 50ohm Impedance 

2, 15 

GND 

In 

Connect to ground 

Analogue / 

Digital 

In 

Connect to Vcc  =  I/O1-2 are digital  

Connect to GND =  I/O1-2 are Analogue   

4 - 5 

I/O1-2 

In / Out 

Analogue or digital  I/Os 0—Vcc,  

connect to GND if unused 

6, 8-11, 25

-27 

I/O 3-10 

In / Out 

When configured as transmitter: 

Digital inputs: high Impedance inputs 

When configured as receiver: 

Digital outputs: LVCMOS output drive 

7, 21-22 

NC 

 

Leave unconnected 

12 

Reset 

In 

Resets module operation, pull high for ordinary use. 

13 

Watchdog 

In 

Connect to Vcc =  Turns OFF “watchdog” 

Connect to GND = Turns ON “watchdog” 

14 

Error LED 

Out 

LED drive output. Flashes if Zulu Tx has not received  

acknowledgment or Zulu Rx not received watchdog. 

16 

Vcc 

In 

Supply voltage  

17, 18 

TX/RX 

LEDs 

Out 

Active LED output when module is transmitting or  

receiving RF data packets. 

19 

TX/RX 

In 

Connect to Vcc = Module is a Transmitter 

Connect to GND = Module is a Receiver 

20 

Ch Sel 

In 

Sets the channel frequency  

Connect to Vcc = Operates on ch A 869.500 

Connect to GND = Operates on ch B 868.133 

23 

Learn 

In 

Connect to momentary switch to GND, when activated plac-

es the module into pairing mode.  

24, 28 

IRQ In/Out 

In / Out 

Connect together to enable RF interrupts on chip 

(mandatory). 

29-30 

XTAL1-2 

In 

Connect 30MHz  XTAL here to drive RF circuit 

Zulu

ANT

2

1

GND

An / Dig

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

I/O 1
I/O 2
I/O 3

NC

I/O 4
I/O 5
I/O 6
I/O 7

RST

WD_SEL

ERR_LED

GND

Vcc

XTAL 1
XTAL 2
IRQ_OUT
I/O 10
I/O 9
I/O 8
IRQ_IN
LRN
NC
NC
CH_SEL
TX_RX_SEL
RF_TX_LED

30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17

RF_RX_LED

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Summary of Contents for ZULU-T868

Page 1: ...a remote control system is created Connections for Power antenna and Input Output are the only connections required Part No Description ZULU T868 Radio Telemetry Module DIP Package ZULU T868 SO Radio...

Page 2: ...owledgment or Zulu Rx not received watchdog 16 Vcc In Supply voltage 17 18 TX RX LEDs Out Active LED output when module is transmitting or receiving RF data packets 19 TX RX In Connect to Vcc Module i...

Page 3: ...module requires a 30MHz drive crystal to be connected between XTAL1 2 Any standard crystal 10ppm 20pF such as Farnell part no 184 2247 Note tuning ca pacitors are not required Learn Erase pin 23 Each...

Page 4: ...s recommended across the analogue inputs in order to prevent noise being read and transmit ted Note A maximum of three RF packets are sent per second Digital Inputs High Impedance Inputs LVCMOS LVTTL...

Page 5: ...XTAL SWITCH INPUTS 8 10 Vcc RF Fault Analogue Inputs Vcc NC NC NC Vcc Vcc TX LED RX LED 10K NC Transmitter example application circuit Notes Watchdog is ON Channel selected is 869 500 Analogue inputs...

Page 6: ...ove Digital outputs CMOS TTL compatible outputs Can be connected directly to CMOS TTL logic or drive Analogue Digital pin 3 This input configures output 1 2 to be analogue or digital outputs Note this...

Page 7: ...22 21 20 19 18 17 ANT GND 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LED OUTPUTS 3 7 LEARN XTAL LED OUTPUTS 8 10 Vcc RF Fault Analogue Outputs Vcc NC NC Vcc NC Vcc Vcc TX LED RX LED 10K Downloaded from Arrow...

Page 8: ...rack the inputs at the transmitter The receiver outputs are acknowledged back to the transmitter If required the Watchdog can be enabled to inform the user if the RF system has a fault Downloaded from...

Page 9: ...om other radio transmitters For evaluating the local environment please see our RF Meter DS006 In very worse case applications the range quoted may be reduced dramatically below the optimal range stat...

Page 10: ...sleeping 85 1 mA uA Zulu Rx Supply Current 18 5 mA AC Characteristics Parameter Min Typical Max Units Operating Frequency 1 Operating Frequency 2 Deviation 869 50 0868 1 33 50 MHz MHz kHz Operating T...

Page 11: ...ime from Zulu Tx input activation time to Zulu RX out put Relaxing 28 ms Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow c...

Page 12: ...projects These boards demonstrate the capabilities of ZULU Modules The Evaluation boards are sold as a TX and RX PCB pair ready for component use Part No Description ZULU EVALT Tx and RX PCB Pair PSU...

Page 13: ...All centre to RS232 or All Centre to USB not fitted as standard ZULU Module Antenna Status LED s Reference Name When Fitted When Open J3 A D I O 1 2 are analogue operation I O 1 2 are set to Digital...

Page 14: ...s 1 and 2 at the receiver will vary between 0 and 100 PWM the EVAL T board has these outputs con nected to LED s 1 and 2 which will dim their brightness with the adjustment of the transmitter VR1 and...

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