SWRU483
September 2016
CC-Antenna-DK2 Quick Start Guide
1. Kit Contents
1 x CC-ANTENNA-DK2
1 x JSC - SMA cable (MXFR01JA1500)
1 x JSC - JSC cable (MXJA01JA1200)
1 x Documentation
This guide will show how to connect the
CC-Antenna-DK2 to a LaunchPad,
SensorTag or an Evaluation Module (EM).
It will also point to additional resources.
2. Snap a board from the panel
The CC-Antenna-DK contains 13 boards; 3
calibration boards and 13 antenna boards.
Each CC-Antenna-DK has been scribed (v-
cut) so a specific board can easily be
snapped out of the panel. Connectivity to
each antenna board is achieved via a JSC
(uSMA) connector.
3. Board Overview
#
Board Description
Freq. (MHz)
1
CR2032 PCB Antenna
1
868 or 915 / 920
& 2440
1
2
Compact PCB Antenna
(AN043)
2440
3
Fractus Chip Antenna
1
868 or 915 / 920
& 2440
4
PCB Helical Antenna
433 or 470-510
5
Antenna Diversity
2440
6
Compact PCB Helical
Antenna (DN038)
868 or
915 / 920
7
ProAnt Antenna
169
8
Antenna Diversity
868 or 915 / 920
9
Dual-band PCB
Antenna
1
868 / 915 / 920
& 2440
10
PCB Helical Antenna
433 or 868
11
PCB Antenna
1
(DN007)
868
1
/ 2440
12
Single-Sided Compact
PCB Antenna
868 or
915 / 920
13
“SHORT” Calibration
-
14
“LOAD” Calibration
-
15
“OPEN” Calibration
-
16
Helical Wire
169 / 315
1
Dual-band option
All Low Power RF bands are covered by
the antenna kit.
4. Connection to a SensorTag
Antenna board #9 has been snapped out
from the CC-Antenna-DK2 panel and is
connected to a SensorTag via the JSC to
JSC cable
2
.
2
the 0 ohm resistor must be positioned towards the JSC
connector on the SensorTag/LaunchPad instead of the
integrated antenna.
5. Connection to a LaunchPad
Antenna board #8 has been snapped out
from the CC-Antenna-DK2 panel and is
connected to a LaunchPad via the JSC to
JSC cable
2
.
6. Connection to EM or test
equipment
If the antenna board shall be connected to
EM or test equipment then the JSC to SMA
cable can be used. The JSC to SMA cable
is a low cost cable with significant insertion
loss at 2.4 GHz. Alternative cables
(MXHQ87XB3000)
with lower insertion loss can
be used. Different cable lengths are also
available and this is visible in the part
number.
For example: 15 cm
(MXFR01JA
15
00),
12 cm
(MXJA01JA
12
00)
and 30 cm
(MXHQ87XB
30
00)
.
The antenna resonance can vary slightly
pending on the cable length.
