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2.4.  Menu System of the Range Test Demo

After running the demo, the first screen is the Welcome Screen. The Welcome Screen is shown for up to 1.5 sec-
onds or for as long as any of the push buttons are pressed. The second screen provides information on the firm-
ware, covered device name, firmware name, and version number of the firmware is displayed.

Figure 4. Welcome Screen

Figure 5. Firmware information

The on-screen menu system is designed for easy configuration. The RF and packet parameters of the
communication can be configured as described in the previous sections.

Four push buttons are used to navigate the menu system: soft labels on the LCD screen display the current
function of the related buttons. In general, push button 1 (PB1) is used to go to the previous menu page; push
button 2 (PB2) is used to select between menu items, push button 3 (PB3) is used to change value of the menu
item, and push button 4 (PB4) is used to access the next menu page. Some of the menu items have more than ten
possible values. In such cases, not only PB3 can be used to increase the value of the menu item, but PB2 and PB3
can be used together to decrease its value. To decrease such values, push and hold PB2 and then push PB3
several times to reach the required value.

A small arrow ( 

 ) points to the actual menu item. The demo can be configured through six menu pages.

The first page is used to select the functionality of the demo. The range test can be performed in single way (Tx—
transmit or Rx—receive mode) or bidirectional (TRx—transceiver mode) radio communication. If custom RF
parameters are stored, the user can choose between “Custom” or “Select” RF parameters. If “Custom” RF
parameters is selected, the user can only check but not change the RF parameters on the following menu pages.

Figure 6. Menu Page: System Function 1/6

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Summary of Contents for EZR-LCDK2W-434

Page 1: ...o the PC The RFpico board provides connection to the Si4455 transceivers All supported types of RFpico boards can be applied to the base board The provided software pack contains all the documentation...

Page 2: ...Way Development Kit 868 MHz 2 MSC LCDBB930 PER LCD base board with range test demo code 2 4455 PCE10D868B Si4455 PICO board with PCB antenna and SMA connector 868 MHz 2 MSC AT50 868 868 MHz antenna 2...

Page 3: ...EZRadio 2WayLink DK Rev 0 1 3 Figure 1 LCD Base Board P N MSC LCDBB930 PER Figure 2 Si4455 RFpico Board 868 MHz P N 4455 PCE10D868B Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor...

Page 4: ...n the on board EEPROM RFpico can be connected to the LCD base board with RFP1 and RFP2 connectors For more information on using the LCD base board and RFpico boards to develop your own radio applicati...

Page 5: ...the received acknowledge packets Receiver can calculate PER using the following data PTX packet number included in the last received packet PRX number of all received data packets 2 2 RF and Packet Pa...

Page 6: ...mo supports all the three bands The demo can be used with low band RFpico boards as well The range test demo provides four different selectable frequencies in all the supported bands Table 2 lists the...

Page 7: ...meters frequency modulation data rate are defined by the stored custom parameters and they cannot be changed Note Since custom parameters belong to a defined frequency band the firmware goes to error...

Page 8: ...ween menu items push button 3 PB3 is used to change value of the menu item and push button 4 PB4 is used to access the next menu page Some of the menu items have more than ten possible values In such...

Page 9: ...is shown if the selected modulation is 2GFSK and Bandwidth if the modulation is OOK Figure 8 Menu Page RF Parameters 3 6 Modulation is 2GFSK Figure 9 Menu Page RF Parameters 3 6 Modulation is OOK Figu...

Page 10: ...l not work The destination ID has to be the self ID of the other device Figure 13 Menu Page Node Parameters 6 6 As described earlier demo parameters are stored in the MCU s flash memory and restored a...

Page 11: ...to transmit ping packets Transmission can be initiated by pressing PB1 After that the originator transmits a ping packet for the other node If it receives the packet correctly it transmits back an ack...

Page 12: ...receive side and is based on the first and last received packet ID Figure 17 Running PER Test Rx Mode 2 6 How to Carry the Range Test Out Connect RFpico boards to the two LCD base boards Put batterie...

Page 13: ...Schematics Schematics of the RFstick boards can be seen on the following pages Complete manufacturing file pack with CAD CAM files and BOMs can be found at www silabs com Downloaded from Elcodis com e...

Page 14: ...EZRadio 2WayLink DK 14 Rev 0 1 Downloaded from Elcodis com electronic components distributor...

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Page 16: ...ratories assumes no responsibility for the functioning of undescribed features or parameters Silicon Laboratories reserves the right to make changes without further notice Silicon Laboratories makes n...

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