ETRX357USB AND ETRX357USB-LRS
©2011 Telegesis (UK) Ltd
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ETRX357USB Product Manual (Rev 1.00)
1 Introduction
The ETRX357USB and ETRX357USB-LRS wireless mesh networking USB Sticks are effectively
RS232 to USB bridges connected to the corresponding ETRX3 series ZigBee
®
modules. This
allows connectivity to a computer’s USB port.
The supplied drivers create a virtual COM Port, so that the command line of the ETRX357 can be
accessed via any terminal software application.
When using Windows
®
the Telegesis Terminal application can be used as described in the
ETRX357 Development Kit manual.
1.1 Supported Operating Systems
•
Windows 98SE
•
Windows XP
•
Windows Vista
•
Windows 7
•
Windows CE *
•
MAC OS-9
•
MAC OS-X *
•
Linux *
* Drivers for these systems are available from Silicon Labs. The bridge chip is a CP2102 with
Vendor ID 0x10C4 and Product ID 0x8293.
2 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Min.
Max.
Units
Condition
Supply Voltage Vdd
-0.3
5.25
V
Voltage on any pin
-0.3
V
dd
+0.3, max 5.8
V
Storage Temperature range
-40
85
°C
Table 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings
The absolute maximum ratings stated above should under no circumstances be violated.
Exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device.