MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY A092412 ATSAMR21ZLL-EK User Manual

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TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 1 of 10 Product User Guide Page 1 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL SAMR21ZLL-EK User guide
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 2 of 10 Product User Guide Page 2 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 3 2 CONNECTING THE KIT ..................................................................................... 3 2.1 Top View of the Kit ...................................................................................................3 2.2 USB Connection ........................................................................................................3 2.3 Jumper settings .........................................................................................................3 2.4 Connecting MS147 for conductive RF measurements .............................................3 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 4 4. HARDWARE AND DRIVER INSTALLATION ..................................................... 5 5. PERFORMANCE ANALYZER ............................................................................ 5 6. TX TEST (SINGLE NODE / CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION (CW/PRBS)) ...... 6 7. TX TEST - LEGACY O-QPSK, 4DBM ................................................................ 8 8. RX TEST (TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TEST) .................................................... 9
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 3 of 10 Product User Guide Page 3 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL 1 Introduction This document explains how to get started using ATSAMR21ZLL-EK hardware and connect to Atmel studio for program download. 2 Connecting the Kit 2.1 Top View of the Kit Figure 1 : ATSAMR21ZLL – Kit Description 2.2 USB Connection Connect micro USB cable to USB_EDBG of the EK board. 2.3 Jumper settings As highlighted, populate current jumper, Communication jumper and Application LED jumpers 2.4 Connecting MS147 for conductive RF measurements Connect MS147 SMA Adaptor to either of the test ports (Port 1 or Port 2) for RF measurements. Port1 or Port2 can be chosen from performance analyser.
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 4 of 10 Product User Guide Page 4 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL 3. Software Installation Note: If Atmel Studio 6.2.1502 and Performance Analyzer have been already installed in Test PC, Skip this software installation step 1. Open the DVD containing the Atmel Studio 6.2 Software package 2. Click the “as-installer-6.2.1502-full.exe” file to launch Atmel Studio Installation. Figure 2 : Atmel Studio Installer 3. Now, Atmel Studio installation begins Figure 3: Atmel Studio Installation 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation Figure 4: Atmel Studio Installation 5. Next install the Wireless Composer extension by clicking the “WirelessComposer.vsix” file in the DVD as shown in the following figure. Figure 5: Wireless Composer Installation
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 5 of 10 Product User Guide Page 5 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL 4. Hardware and Driver Installation 1. Connect a micro USB cable to USB_EDBG port of ATSAMR21ZLL-EK board. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to one of the PC’s USB Port 3. Now the EDBG Virtual COM port driver installation will begin automatically Figure 6: EDBG Virtual COM PORT Driver installation 4. Click the taskbar notification. When the driver installation is successfully completed, there will be a notification as shown in the figure. Figure 7: EDBG Virtual COM PORT Driver installation Note: COM17 in the above figure is for an example. The COM Port number varies from PC to PC. 5. Performance Analyzer 1. Launch Atmel Studio Tool by clicking the Atmel Studio icon Figure 8: Launch Atmel Studio 6.2 2. For the First Time launch, studio will show the below error for Wireless Composer. Click Ok and studio will be launched Figure 9: Wireless composer Error 3. From the Atmel Studio Start page, Open Performance Analyzer utility by clicking the icon as shown from the following figure.
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 6 of 10 Product User Guide Page 6 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL Figure 10: Atmel Studio 6.2 – Start Page 4. After clicking the Performance Analyzer icon, Performance Analyzer window will open as shown below. Figure 11: Performance Analyzer 5. Ensure the hardware is connected to the PC as explained in the section2 6. Tx Test (Single node / Continuous Transmission (CW/PRBS)) 1. Select the COM Port from the dropdown menu to which the kit is connected and click “Connect”
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 7 of 10 Product User Guide Page 7 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL Figure 12: Performance Analyzer – COM Port Selection Note: COM17 in the above figure is for an example. The COM Port number varies from PC to PC. 2. Set the COM port settings from the pop-up window. Click “Defaults” and then click “OK” 3. To check the transmission only, right click on the Kit information area select “Continue as a single node”. This is also used for continuous transmission. Refer encircled portion in Figure 12. 4. Kit / Transceiver properties, Channel Page, channel Number and Power level can also be changed in the Performance Analyzer window. Refer steps 1 to 3 in Figure 13 5. TX power register values to change transmit power. Refer Step 4 in Figure 13 6. To Transmit CW mode or PRBS mode, click on Continuous transmission and select continuous transmission CW or PRBS. Refer step 5 in Figure 13
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 8 of 10 Product User Guide Page 8 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL Figure 13: Performance Analyzer – Continuous mode configuration 7. Tx Test - legacy O-QPSK, 4dBm 1. Performance Analyzer configuration settings are Table 1: Performance analyser settings for Legacy O-QPSK Channel 11 to 26 (2405MHz to 2480MHz) Channel Page 0 Tx Power (dBm) 4 `Click to start Transmission Click to stop Transmission Figure 14: O-QPSK- Continuous mode configuration
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 9 of 10 Product User Guide Page 9 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL 8. Rx Test (Transmit and Receive test) 1. Connect two devices with PC by USB cable so both are powered up. 2. Select one COM Port to which the device is connected and select “Initiate Peer Search” So that another device can be connected by RF (RF Pairing). (Device connected to COM Port is transmitter and other device is receiver) Figure 15: Performance Analyzer – Paring devices 3. When both the devices are paired, the following window appears and it is ready to do PER (Packet Error Rate) test. Also can be configured Transmitting channel, number of frames (packets) from the left side of the window. Figure 16: performance Analyzer – PER Test Configuration 4. PER test is Transmit receive Test, number of transmit packets can be set by changing “Test Frames Count”
TITLE: SAMR21ZLL-EK User Guide NUMBER: HWDR1-001 PAGE: 10 of 10 Product User Guide Page 10 of 10 Template Revision: 1 Live Revision: 2 ATMEL CONFIDENTIAL Figure 17: Performance Analyzer – Transmit Packets 5. Run Single PER Test. Test parameter window display the Transmit packets (Frames transmitted), Receive packets (Frames received) and RSSI (received signal strength) Figure 18: Performance Analyzer – PER Test
FCC Warning: Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) Thi s devi ce may not cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) thi s device m ust accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device has been modularly approved and is intended for use in evaluation of ATSAMR21G18A module in Zigbee based light link application. This e quipment co mplies with F CC radiation exposure limit s set forth fo r an un controlled environment . Labeling of end‐user equipment This device has been modularly approved. The Final end product label must contain the following statement on the product label: “Contains FCC ID: VW4A092412’’ IC Warning: This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement Per RSS GEN section 3.21 requirement, The module must be labeled with its own certification number, and, if the certi fication number is not visible when the mod ule is inst alled inside a host d evice, then the host device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. Par RSS GEN section 3.21 exigence, Le module doit être étiqueté avec son propre numéro de certification, et, si le nombre de certification ne est pas visible lorsque le module est installé à l'intérieur d'un dispositif hôte, alors le dispositif hôte dans laquelle le mo dule est installé doit également afficher un label faisant référence au module ci-joint. This e quipment co mplies with IC radiation exposure limit s set forth fo r an un controlled environment Cet équipement est conforme aux limites IC d'exposition aux radiations définies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Labeling of end‐user equipment
This device has been modularly approved. The Final end product label must contain the following statement on the product label: “Contains IC: 11019A-092412

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