SWRU284A
November 2013
SmartRF
™ Studio
1. Download and Install SmartRF Studio
Before connecting the EB to your PC, download SmartRF
™
Studio from
Install the program and follow the instructions in the wizard.
Connect the EB with a CC1101-CC1190EM to the PC using
the USB cable and install the USB driver as described in the
manual.
2. Launch SmartRF Studio
Launch SmartRF Studio and double click on the highlighted
CC1101 device icon to get complete control of the device from
the PC.
You can now configure the radio, run tests, export register
settings and run link tests with another CC1101-CC1190EM on
a SmartRF04EB connected to the PC.
3. Configure the Radio
In order to control the CC1190 select CC1190 as “Range Extender” and select the appropriate “EM Revisions” as shown (either
869 or 915 MHz). You can now use all the features in Studio as for a standalone EM. Test the performance of the radio using
some of these features:
Continuous TX: Output power, spectrum
Continuous RX: Received signal strength, synchronous/asynchronous serial RX mode
Packet TX/RX: Link and sensitivity testing
References
Please visit
http://www.ti.com/product/cc1190
http://www.ti.com/tool/cc1101cc1190emk868
http://www.ti.com/tool/cc1101cc1190emk915
http://www.ti.com/lit/swra356 (Using the CC1190 Front End with CC1101 under EN 300 220)
http://www.ti.com/lit/swra361 (Using the CC1190 Front End with CC1101 under FCC 15.247)
Download the SmartRF™ Studio software, as well as datasheets, reference designs and application notes.
You will also find a lot of information on the TI E2E forum at
We hope you will enjoy working with the CC1101 and CC1190 devices.