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CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 3 of 22
Introduction
The CC400 single chip transceiver includes many features and great flexibility which makes
the chip suitable for a very large number of applications and system requirements. The
CC400 Development Kit is designed to make it very easy for the user to evaluate transceiver
performance and in short time develop his own applications.
The Development Kit includes two evaluation boards with a complete CC400 transceiver,
voltage regulator and PC interface circuitry. Using the evaluation board connected to a PC
running the SmartRF
®
Studio software, various system parameters can be changed and
tested by key-strokes.
Technical features:
RF power up to 25mW (14dBm) programmable in 1dB steps
-112 dBm sensitivity for 10
-3
bit error rate (1.2kbps, 20kHz frequency separation)
Logic level data input/output (Manchester coded)
Selectable RF filtering (SAW or LC)
Selectable IF filtering
All set-up controlled by PC
Selectable 3V or 4-10Vunregulated voltage supply inputs
This user manual describes how to get started with the Development Kit. You will also find
detailed description of the evaluation board and advice how to develop your own applications.
For details on how to use the SmartRF
®
Studio software please refer to the SmartRF
®
Studio
user manual.
Your SmartRF
®
CC400DK Development Kit should contain the following items:
Evaluation circuit boards (PCB) 2 ex
CC400 single chip transceiver 5 ex
PC parallel port extension cable 2 ex 25-pin D-sub, male-female, 3m
Adapter 4 ex SMA male-BNC female
Antenna 2 ex 50
Ω
,
λ
/4 monopole, SMA male
Quick Start Instructions
SmartRF
®
CD-ROM
The evaluation board includes a significant number of components for great flexibility.
However, only a minor part of these components are required in an actual application. Check
the datasheet for a typical application circuitry.
Evaluation board