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SX1233SKA
USER GUIDE
Table of Contents
Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................................... 2
Index of Figures ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Index of Tables.............................................................................................................................................. 3
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5
2 Getting Started....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Evaluation Kit Contents ............................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Installation.................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 SX1233SKA Overview................................................................................................................. 8
3 SX1233 Quick Start Guide..................................................................................................................... 8
4 SX1233SKA Software Description......................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Menu Tool Bar ............................................................................................................................. 9
4.2.1 File Menu................................................................................................................................. 9
4.2.2 Action Menu........................................................................................................................... 10
4.2.3 Tools Menu............................................................................................................................ 10
4.2.4 Help Menu ............................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 Window Toolbar ......................................................................................................................... 11
4.4 Status Bar .................................................................................................................................. 13
4.5 Operating Modes Control Box ................................................................................................... 13
4.6 Irq Status Indicator..................................................................................................................... 13
4.7 Antenna Switch Control Box ...................................................................................................... 14
5 Configuration Registers Tabs .............................................................................................................. 15
5.1 Common Configuration Registers Tab ...................................................................................... 15
5.1.1 Modulation Mode Window ..................................................................................................... 16
5.2 Transmitter Configuration Register Tab .................................................................................... 16
5.3 Receiver Configuration Register Tab ........................................................................................ 17
5.3.1 Rx Bandwidth ........................................................................................................................ 18
5.3.2 LNA Gain Window ................................................................................................................. 18
5.3.3 AFC / FEI............................................................................................................................... 19
5.3.4 RSSI ...................................................................................................................................... 19
5.3.5 Continuous-Time Digital AGC ............................................................................................... 20
5.4 Irq & Mapping Configuration Register Tab ................................................................................ 20
5.5 Packet Handler Configuration Register Tab .............................................................................. 22
5.5.1 Sync Word ............................................................................................................................. 23
5.5.2 AutoMode Operation ............................................................................................................. 23
5.5.3 Packet Log............................................................................................................................. 23
5.5.4 Packet Handler GUI Limitations ............................................................................................ 24
5.6 Temperature Configuration Register Tab .................................................................................. 24
6 Registers Display Window ................................................................................................................... 26
7 Advanced Operating Modes ................................................................................................................ 27
7.1 Packet Communications Test .................................................................................................... 27
7.1.1 Transmitter Mode Configuration............................................................................................ 27
7.1.2 Receiver Mode Configuration................................................................................................ 27
7.2 Test Mode Window .................................................................................................................... 27
7.3 Verification Mode ....................................................................................................................... 28
7.4 RSSI Analyzer ........................................................................................................................... 28
7.5 Spectrum Analyzer .................................................................................................................... 29
8 Compatibility with Earlier Silicon Revisions ......................................................................................... 30