background image

Radiocrafts

Embedded Wireless Solutions

   RC1xx0 / 2x00DK

 

 

 
 
 

2008 Radiocrafts AS     RC1xx0 / 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3.0 User Manual (rev. 3.1) 

Page 14 of 14 

 

 Document Revision History 

Document Revision 

Changes 

1.0 

First release 

2.0 

Minor updates. This revision applies for Demo Board revision 2.0 

3.0 

Updated according to Demo Board revision 3.0 

3.1 

Added chapter “Control CONFIG-mode via the RS232 port”. Added figure 4 
and corrected text under figure 3. 

 
 

Disclaimer

 

Radiocrafts AS believes the information contained herein is correct and accurate at the time of this printing. However, 
Radiocrafts AS reserves the right to make changes to this product without notice. Radiocrafts AS does not assume 
any responsibility for the use of the described product; neither does it convey any license under its patent rights, or 
the rights of others. The latest updates are available at the Radiocrafts website or by contacting Radiocrafts directly. 
 
As far as possible, major changes of product specifications and functionality, will be stated in product specific Errata 
Notes  published  at  the  Radiocrafts  website.  Customers  are  encouraged  to  check  regularly  for  the  most  recent 
updates on products and support tools. 

 

Trademarks

 

RC232™ is a trademark of Radiocrafts AS. The RC232™ Embedded RF Protocol is used in a range of products from 
Radiocrafts. The protocol handles host communication, data buffering, error check, addressing and broadcasting. It 
supports point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and peer-to-peer network topologies. 
 
All other trademarks, registered trademarks and product names are the sole property of their respective owners. 

 

Life Support Policy 

This  Radiocrafts  product  is  not  designed  for  use  in  life  support  appliances,  devices,  or  other  systems  where 
malfunction can reasonably be expected to result in significant personal injury to the user, or as a critical component 
in any life support device or system whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the 
life support device or system, or to affect its safety or effectiveness. Radiocrafts AS customers using or selling these 
products  for  use  in  such  applications  do  so  at  their  own  risk  and  agree  to  fully  indemnify  Radiocrafts  AS  for  any 
damages resulting from any improper use or sale. 
 

© 2008, Radiocrafts AS. All rights reserved. 
 
 

Contact Information 

Web site: www.radiocrafts.com 
 
Address: 

Radiocrafts AS

 

Sandakerveien 64 
NO-0484 OSLO 
NORWAY 
 
Tel:  +47 4000 5195 
Fax: +47 22 71 29 15 
E-mails: 

[email protected]

 

[email protected]

 

[email protected]

 

 

Содержание 2 00DK Series

Страница 1: ...ENTS 1 QUICK START GUIDE 2 INTRODUCTION 3 DEMONSTRATION BOARD 4 POWER SUPPLY SECTION 5 RS 232 INTERFACE 6 CONTROLLING CONFIG MODE VIA THE RS232 PORT 6 CONNECTORS 7 PUSH BUTTONS 7 USING THE DEMONSTRATION KIT 7 ANTENNA SELECTION VERSUS RANGE PERFORMANCE 8 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 9 BILL OF MATERIALS 10 PCB LAYOUT 11 TROUBLESHOOTING 13 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY 14 DISCLAIMER 14 TRADEMARKS 14 LIFE SUPPORT POLI...

Страница 2: ... in idle mode listening for a valid data packet to arrive Now you can enter data in one terminal window and after approximately 2 seconds timeout the ASCII string is transmitted to the other module and shown in the other terminal window if the transmission was successful How do I go on and change the RF channel or any other parameter To change configurable parameters assert the CONFIG pin pulling ...

Страница 3: ...n the RC1xx0 or RC2x00 module and associated support circuits The board can easily be operated using a PC terminal emulator This User Manual describes how to use the Demonstration Kit and provides detailed documentation for the Demonstration Board The Demonstration Kit includes what you need to evaluate the RF performance of the modules develop your own application interfacing the modules and can ...

Страница 4: ...h specific module for a typical application circuit The Demonstration Board comes in different versions equipped with the different variants of the modules Among the frequencies supported are 433 MHz 868 MHz 915 MHz and 2 45 GHz For each frequency there exist narrowband versions RC12x0 series and wideband versions RC10x0 series and RC2x00 This covers the most used frequency bands the 433 MHz band ...

Страница 5: ...dule Remove the jumper on connector P15 and connect the ampere meter between the two pins as shown in the figure below Figure 2 Module current consumption measurement As shown in the figure above there are also available connection points for setting the module in OFF mode and for VDD monitoring both optional connections for test purposes Note The 100k pull up resistor R2 will draw approximately 2...

Страница 6: ...ws the pinout and signals at P13 Pin no Signal Note 1 2 GND 3 4 CTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 5 6 RTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 7 8 CONFIG 9 10 TXD Jumper installed from factory 11 12 RXD Jumper installed from factory 13 14 GND Note The module CTS is set up during the first stop bit sent to the module when the buffer is full and the host should then halt furth...

Страница 7: ...monstration Board is furnished with four push buttons connected to the control signals S1 RXEN Pressing this button will activate RX when using un buffered mode S2 TXEN Pressing this button will activate TX when using un buffered mode S3 CONFIG Pressing this button will activate configuration mode S4 RESET Pressing this button will activate the main RESET of the module Using the Demonstration Kit ...

Страница 8: ... adaptors and one sufficiently large groundplane radius L length of the antenna and a good electrical connection to the GND layer an optimum performance of the antenna following the kit is achieved Other antenna solutions can be tested by connecting to the excisting SMA female connector on the Demo Board via one of the methods below 1 Solder the feeding point of the antenna to be tested directly t...

Страница 9: ... 2x00DK 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 1 Page 9 of 14 Circuit Diagram The circuit diagram is shown below A full resolution schematic is found in RC1xx0DB_3_0 zip available from Radiocrafts webpage ...

Страница 10: ... D1 1 BAT254 Diode Si D2 1 LED_CL150GCD Green LED M1 1 RC1XX0 RF Module P1 1 DSUB_9F D Sub 9 pin female P2 1 SCREW_TERM_2 2 pin terminal screw P3 1 DC_JACK_2 5 DC jack 2 5mm center pin P4 1 SMA SMA connector straight P13 1 CON_2X7_TH_MALE Connector 14 pins pin header R1 1 R_0_0603 Resistor 0603 R2 R7 9 4 R_100K_0603_G Resistor 0603 R3 1 R_150_0603_G Resistor 0603 S1 4 4 PUSH_BUTTON Push button SMD...

Страница 11: ... 11 of 14 PCB layout The PCB is a simple 2 layer board where the bottom layer is used as ground plane The laminate used is standard FR 4 board material The PCB is 1 6mm thick Full resolution layout and assembly drawing are found in RC1xx0DB_3_0 zip Figure 6 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB layout top layer 1 Figure 7 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB layout bottom layer 2 ...

Страница 12: ...iocrafts Embedded Wireless Solutions RC1xx0 2x00DK 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 1 Page 12 of 14 Figure 8 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB component placement top side ...

Страница 13: ... exit the command mode using the exit command capital X I cannot communicate between two modules in buffered mode Make sure that the address mode and CRC mode is the same in both modules set using the M Memory configuration command refer to the RC232 User Manual Make sure the destination address is the same as the other modules Unique ID if addressing is used set using the T Destination address co...

Страница 14: ... on products and support tools Trademarks RC232 is a trademark of Radiocrafts AS The RC232 Embedded RF Protocol is used in a range of products from Radiocrafts The protocol handles host communication data buffering error check addressing and broadcasting It supports point to point point to multipoint and peer to peer network topologies All other trademarks registered trademarks and product names a...

Отзывы: