Texas Instruments Chipcon CC2420DK, User Manual

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Introduction
The CC2420 is a true single-chip 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver designed
for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications. The CC2420DK development kit is a
powerful and flexible tool specifically designed to make it easy for the user to evaluate the RF
performance of the CC2420 and to minimize the time spent on evaluation.
The Development Kit includes two CC2400EB Evaluation Boards and two CC2420EM
Evaluation Modules. The Evaluation Modules contain the CC2420 chip and required external
components.
The Evaluation Board serves as a motherboard for the Evaluation Modules. The Evaluation
Board provides a USB port, a serial port, buttons, LEDs, voltage regulator, configuration
jumpers and connectors to make it easy to interface the CC2420 with the SmartRF
®
Studio
software and various test equipment. The CC2400EB Evaluation Board is the same as for the
CC2400DK.
This User Manual describes how to use the Development Kit. SmartRF
®
Studio is
documented in its own user manual.
Your SmartRF
®
CC2420DK Development Kit should contain the following items:
Kit contents
Item Number of articles
Evaluation Board (CC2400EB) 2
Evaluation Module (CC2420EM) 2
Quick Start instructions 1
Antenna, 50
Ω
quarter-wave monopole, SMA male connector
2
SMA to BNC adapters 4
USB cable 2
CC2420 sample kit 1