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RF-DG-32A 

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                                                                                                                                                Ver1.0 - Mar., 2020 

Shenzhen RF-star Technology Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                   

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5 Application, Implementation, and Layout 

5.1 Recommended Operation Conditions 

Functional operation beyond the limits of the following table cannot guarantee performance, and operation outside this 

limit for a long time will more or less affect the reliability of the module. Operating temperature is limited by changes in 

crystal frequency. 

Symbol 

Condition 

Min. 

Typ. 

Max. 

Unit 

V

BAT

 and V

IO

 

Battery mode 

4.95 

5.00 

5.05 

Operating Temperature 

 

-20 

25 

75 

 

Ambient Thermal Flow 

 

-20 

 

20 

/miniute 

5.2 Basic Operation of Hardware 

1. 

It is recommended to offer the module with a DC stabilized power supply, a tiny power supply ripple coefficient and 

the reliable ground. Please pay attention to the correct connection between the positive and negative poles of the 

power supply. Otherwise, the reverse connection may cause permanent damage to the module; 

2. 

Please ensure the supply voltage is between the recommended values. The module will be permanently damaged 

if the voltage exceeds the  maximum value.  Please ensure the stable  power supply and no frequently fluctuated 

voltage. 

3. 

It  is  recommended  to  stay  away  from  the  devices  whose  TTL  protocol  is  the  same  2.4  GHz  physical  layer,  for 

example: USB 2.0. 

5.3 Trouble Shooting 

5.3.1 Unsatisfactory Transmission Distance   

1. 

When there is  a  linear communication obstacle, the  communication distance will be correspondingly  weakened. 

Temperature, humidity, and co-channel interference will lead to an increase in communication packet loss rate. The 

performances of ground absorption and reflection of radio waves will be poor, when the module is tested close to 

the ground. 

2. 

Seawater has a strong ability to absorb radio waves, so the test results by seaside are poor. 

3. 

The signal attenuation will be very obvious, if there is a metal near the antenna or the module is placed inside of the 

metal shell. 

4. 

The incorrect power register set or the high data rate in an open air may shorten the communication distance. The 

higher the data rate, the closer the distance. 

5. 

The low voltage of the power supply is lower than the recommended value at ambient temperature, and the lower 

the voltage, the smaller the power is. 

6. 

The unmatchable antennas and module or the poor quality of antenna will affect the communication distance. 

Summary of Contents for RF-DG-32A

Page 1: ...2A www szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 1 of 19 RF DG 32A Bluetooth Low Energy 5 0 Sniffer nRF52832 USB Dongle Version 1 0 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Mar 26...

Page 2: ...onment 6 3 3 Install Python 7 3 4 Install Pyserial v3 4 8 4 Instruction for Use 10 5 Application Implementation and Layout 15 5 1 Recommended Operation Conditions 15 5 2 Basic Operation of Hardware 15...

Page 3: ...etooth Protocol Support or Not Description BLE4 2 Yes RF star sniffer is backward compatible with BLE4 2 BLE5 0 1 Mbps Yes 2 Mbps No If the user needs to work at 2M bps the program can be adjusted to...

Page 4: ...to be captured 2 Download the Wireshark software to install and configure the environment Wireshark download address https www wireshark org download Wireshark environment configuration tutorial http...

Page 5: ...ckage file nrfsniffer200beta312oct20181c2a221 zip hereinafter collectively referred to as the zip is decompressed as shown in the following figure Note Do not change the installation steps otherwise t...

Page 6: ...t need to be allowed and accepted until the installation is complete and then restart the computer 3 2 Configure Wireshark Environment 1 Open Wireshark help about Wireshark folder double click to open...

Page 7: ...figured websites in Wireshark as shown below 4 Open the profiles folder under the pop up folder 5 Then copy the Profile_nRF_Sniffer_v2_001 folder in the decompressed zip file to the profiles folder as...

Page 8: ...ine interface note that running cmd as an administrator the computer used for the demonstration is the administrator by default If not please google How to Run cmd as administrator enter pip version c...

Page 9: ...his path may be different please adjust it yourself as shown below after switching If the switch is not smooth you can also directly click and hold the shift button in the C Program Files Wireshark ex...

Page 10: ...Instruction for Use 1 After the software is successfully installed connect the RF DG 32A to the PC via USB open Wireshark and select nRF sniffer COMx 2 Select View Interface Toolbar nRF sniffer in the...

Page 11: ...n RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 11 of 19 3 Select any RF star BLE slave development board to power on for broadcasting 4 Capture the data packets of the specified MAC address device You can check the...

Page 12: ...click the device filter drop down box to select the device with the corresponding MAC address After selecting the fixed device only the data packets related to the device will be captured 5 After Wir...

Page 13: ...including the connection process and the data packets after the connection Double click any packet to view the specific content For example the device captures the broadcast packet as follows 7 When...

Page 14: ...module After receiving the BLE module will forward the data to the APP The data captured by Sniffer is the data sent by BLE to the APP as shown in the following figure Similarly we can capture the da...

Page 15: ...imum value Please ensure the stable power supply and no frequently fluctuated voltage 3 It is recommended to stay away from the devices whose TTL protocol is the same 2 4 GHz physical layer for exampl...

Page 16: ...bled It is necessary to ensure the power supply reliability 3 If the extension wire or feeder wire is of poor quality or too long the bit error rate will be high 5 4 Electrostatics Discharge Warnings...

Page 17: ...w szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 17 of 19 Figure 1 Recommended Reflow for Lead Free Solder 5 6 Optional Packaging Figure 2 Optional Packaging Mode Note Default tr...

Page 18: ...DG 32A www szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 18 of 19 6 Revision History Date Version No Description Author 2020 03 26 V1 0 The initial version is released Aroo Wan...

Page 19: ...dd Room 601 Block C Skyworth Building High tech Park Nanshan District Shenzhen Guangdong China Tel 86 755 3695 3756 Chengdu Branch Add No B4 12 Building No 1 No 1480 Tianfu Road North Section Incubati...

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