ATMEL Semiconductor Technology A091563 AT86RF231 Radio Board User Manual rz600

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connector that will enable the Radio board to be connected to ATMEL AT86RF231 Radio Board HW OverviewThe AT86RF231 Radio Board sports an Atmel standardized 10-pin AT86RF231 Radio Board contains AT86RF231 radio transceiver. AT86RF231 Radio Board transceivers in virtually any application segment. to evaluate Atmel radiomicrocontroller – so as a customer you will be able networks.It is highly acclaimed networking devices within low power personal area Contains AT86RF231 radio transceiver. Covers the 2.4GHz ISM band. HW Manual Features • • • On board ID chip for easy IEEE MAC address 1 Introduction Figure 1-1. Microcontrollers Application Note

Figure 3-1 AT86RF231 Radio Board used in conjuntion with PC This section gives an overview of the Radio Board from a system perspective and AT86RF231 Radio BoardUSB. 2 AVR600 2 Related Items AVR32 Studio (Atmel’s free IDE) http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4116 GNU Toolchain (Atmel’s free Compiler and Utilities) http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4118 JTAGICE mkII (On-chip programming and debugging tool) http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3353 AVR ONE! (On-chip programming and debugging tool) http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4279 3 Overview what the kit contains and its minimum requirements. A set of condensed instructions are then given on how to get the evaluation application for the kit up and running in the shortest time possible. Figure 3-1 shows how the two processor boards paired with the radio frequency boards also available in the kit can form a wireless peer to peer data connection over AT86RF231 radio board: miniature carrier board with the AT86RF231 radio transceiver mounted, SMA antenna connector, one wire ID chip and Atmel standard 10-pin connector. Processor BoardRF Link

This chapter describes the hardware about AT86RF231 Radio Board. Figure 4-1 Radio Board Overview AT86RF231 Radio Transceiver:3 AVR600 4 Hardware Description Second generation 2.4GHz ISM band radio transceiver with front ends for antenna diversity and external power amplifier and encryption accelerators. GNDSMA con10 pin conCurrent sens MISC signalMISC signal selector

Table 4-1. Radio Board 10-pin header 4.3 RF Front End 4.2 Crystal 4.1 Connectors 4 AVR600 There are two main connectors on the board; one is the female SMA antenna connector and in the opposite direction of the board is a 10-pin dual row header. See Table 4-1 for pinout of this header. Johanson Technology provides one balun for the AT86RF231. 2.45 GHz filter balun optimized for Pin Name Name Pin 1 Reset Misc 2 3 Interrupt Sleep Transmit 4 5 Chip Select MOSI 6 7 MISO SCK 8 9 GND VCC (1.8 – 3.6V) 10 There are also two single row headers on the board: • J103 (Not mounted): Two pin header that can be soldered in to do current measurement with an ampere meter. R105 must be unsoldered to enable this feature. • J104 (Not mounted): Three pin header that can be soldered in to access the auxiliary (Miscellaneous) signals from the radio transceiver. A high accuracy 16MHz crystal is mounted and used by the radio transceiver for carrier frequency generation. Since the output from the radio transceiver itself is a balanced signal pair, a balun is needed to transform into a 50Ohm single ended signal fed to the SMA connector. • 2450FB15L0001: AT86RF231.

Figure 4-2 AT86RF231 Radio Board schematic 5 AVR600

Besides from being used on the processor boards the Radio Board can be available. This is possible due to the Radio Board being able to be mounted The AT86RF231 Radio Board is used It is possible to add the Radio Board to any routing as long as the required signals are 5 Connecting Radio Board to a Custom Board 6 standardized 10-pin bus. Table 4-1 shows the pinout of the in conjunction with the processor board. AVR600 on the squid cable included in this kit. With this squid cable it is possible to route all 10 signals down onto a custom hardware. The reminder of this chapter shows a few examples on how to wire these signals. 5.1 Default Supported Kits attached to wide range of Atmel evaluation and starter kits. The following kits are supported directly. If you do not find your preferred kit here, please take a look at section 5.2. Table 5-1. Plug and Play Kits Kit Name Comment STK600 - Any ATxmega device Any of the digital ports can be used. - ATmega164/324/644/1284P STK500 - ATmega164/324/644/1284P XPLAIN Any of the digital ports can be used. EVK1104 Connect to WLESS header. EVK1105 Connect to WLESS header. 5.2 Squid Cable There are two squid cables (10pin male header to single wires) included in the kit. The intended use of this special cable assembly is to plug the radio frequency board onto it, and connect the ten single wires to any hardware platform that does not have the standard auxiliary connector available. Table 5-2. Squid Cable Pinout PIN PIN Pin 1 (Brown): Reset Pin 2 (Red): Miscellaneous Pin 3 (Orange): Interrupt Pin 4 (Yellow): Sleep Transmit Pin 5 (Green): Chip Select Pin 6 (Blue): Master Out Slave In Pin 7 (Purple): Master In Slave Out Pin 8 (Grey): SPI Clock Pin 9 (White): Ground Pin 10 (Black): Vcc

7 AVR600 5.3 Example AVR32: EVK1100 Intentionally left blank. 5.4 Example ARM7: AT91SAM7X-EK Intentionally left blank. 6 Firmware Table 6-1. Firmware Layout Path File Comment /Applications Parent folder for kit applications /Applications/TAL_Examples/Wireless_UART Parent folder for wireless UART application /Applications/TAL_Examples/Wireless_UART/Src Source Folder /PAL Processor Abstraction Layer /PAL/AVR32 Parent folder for AVR32 processor specific code /PAL/AVR32/Generic/Inc Generic include files shared by all AVR32 devices. /PAL/AVR32/Generic/Src Generic source code shared by all AVR32 devices. /PAL/AVR32/UC3A3256 Parent folder for all AT32UC3A3256 specific code /PAL/AVR32/UC3A3256/Boards/RZ600 Board specific code for the RZ600 kit /PAL/AVR32/UC3A3256/Inc Include files for the processor code /PAL/AVR32/UC3A3256/Src Source files for the processor specific code /TAL Transceiver Abstraction Layer /TAL/AT86RF231/Inc Include files specific to the AT86RF231 radio transceiver /TAL/AT86RF231/Src Source files specific to the AT86RF231 radio transceiver. /Resources Common resources used by all layers /Resources/Buffer_Management/Inc /Resources/Buffer_Management/Src /Resources/Queue_Management/Inc /Resources/Queue_Management/Src

A09-1563 : 8 7.1.5 FCC ID AIBA091563 AVR600 7 Appendix 7.1 FCC Statements 7.1.1 Equipment usage This equipment is for use by developers for evaluation purposes only and must not be incorporated into any other device or system. 7.1.2 Compliance Statement (Part 15.19) These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference, and 2. These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 7.1.3 Warning (Part 15.21) Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Atmel Norway could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 7.1.4 Compliance Statement (Part 15.105(b)) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. •

9 AVR600 EVALUATION BOARD/KIT IMPORTANT NOTICE This evaluation board/kit is intended for use for FURTHER ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. It is not a finished product and may not (yet) comply with some or any technical or legal requirements that are applicable to finished products, including, without limitation, directives regarding electromagnetic compatibility, recycling (WEEE), FCC, CE or UL (except as may be otherwise noted on the board/kit). Atmel supplied this board/kit “AS IS,” without any warranties, with all faults, at the buyer’s and further users’ sole risk. The user assumes all responsibility and liability for proper and safe handling of the goods. Further, the user indemnifies Atmel from all claims arising from the handling or use of the goods. Due to the open construction of the product, it is the user’s responsibility to take any and all appropriate precautions with regard to electrostatic discharge and any other technical or legal concerns. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THE INDEMNITY SET FORTH ABOVE, NEITHER USER NOR ATMEL SHALL BE LIABLE TO EACH OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. No license is granted under any patent right or other intellectual property right of Atmel covering or relating to any machine, process, or combination in which such Atmel products or services might be or are used. Mailing Address: Atmel Corporation, 2325 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131

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