NXP Semiconductors
UM10276_1
TED-Kit 2 User Manual
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User manual
Rev. 1.29 — 20 August 2010
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Fig 1. System Overview
The host PC running the TED-Kit 2 software connects with the TED-Kit 2 box via USB.
One or two external LF antennas are connected (depending on the internal configura-
tion). Via the antenna, the TED-Kit 2 box exchanges data with the transponder IC found
in e.g. a key.
The TED-Kit 2 box itself has 4 so called XSlots. Each of them can take one XBoard con-
taining actual functionality like e.g. an ABIC1 base station IC. On one side of the box, the
USB connector and the external power supply can be found. The later is used if the
XBoards require extra power which cannot be delivered by the USB port. Besides that, a
power and a data indicator can be found. The first lights as soon as power is available
and the TED-Kit 2 box can be used, the second lights if data are transmitted to or from it
via USB.
On the opposite side of the TED-Kit 2 box, the two antenna plugs for LF antenna #0 and
#1 can be found. Aside of them, 4 LED indicators are located used for several different
purposes (e.g. to indicate some status or error condition). Next to the LEDs, 2 buttons
