Texas Instruments 1111USB900 The CC1111Dongle-868 is a development tool for TIs sub 1 GHz CC1111 chip User Manual

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December 2012

CC1111 USB Evaluation Kit 868/915 MHz Quick Start Guide

1. Kit Contents

 1 x CC1111 USB Dongle

(CC1111Dongle-868)

 This Quick Start Guide

The hardware in this kit is FCC and

IC certified and complies with

ETSI/R&TTE requirements over

temperature from 0 to +35°C.

2. Getting Started

The CC1111 USB Dongle can be

used as a development platform for

USB and RF applications.

An external development board or

debugger, like the CC Debugger,

SmartRF04EB or SmartRF05EB, is

required to program and debug

software running on the CC1111.

Note that the CC1111 USB Dongle

is pre-programmed with the packet

sniffer firmware.

This Quick Start Guide will

describe how to use the dongle

with the packet sniffer and what

would be the next steps for

developing your own software.

3. Preparations

Before proceeding, please

download and install the following

tools:

SmartRF Flash Programmer

www.ti.com/tool/flash-programmer

You will need this tool to program

the packet capture firmware on the

CC1111 USB dongle

SmartRF Packet Sniffer

www.ti.com/packetsniffer

This is the PC tool that displays

and parses the packets received by

the capture device.

4. Programming the Dongle

For the USB dongle to operate as a

packet capture device, it must be

programmed with the packet sniffer

firmware. By default, the dongle

comes pre-programmed with this

firmware.

Connect the USB dongle to the

debugger or the development

board with an appropriate 10 pin

flat cable. The dongle must also be

powered via the USB bus. Refer to

picture below for an example.

Caution! Avoid using other power

sources for the dongle than a

regular USB voltage source at max

5.5V, 500 mA.

5. Programming the Dongle

Launch the SmartRF Flash

Programmer and make sure you

select the “System-on-Chip” tab.

The tool should show a line with

CC1111 connected to a

SmartRF04EB.

Next, locate the flash image

sniffer_fw_ccxx11.hex in

“C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\SmartRF

Tools\Packet Sniffer\bin\general\firmware”

Select “Erase, program and verify”

and press the “Perform Actions”

button.

6. Install USB Driver

After programming the device,

disconnect the dongle from the

programming board and plug it into

the PC. Windows’ new hardware

wizard will appear.

Select the options for automatic

installation and wait for the driver

installation to complete. If the

Wizard asks for a specific driver,

point it to the cebal2.inf file located

in “C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\SmartRF

Tools\Drivers\cebal\win_<arch-specific>\”

After installation of the driver, the

Packet Sniffer capture device is

ready for use.

Web sites: www.ti.com/lprf

E2E Forum: www.ti.com/lprf-forum

Make sure to subscribe to the Low-Power RF

Newsletter to receive information about updates to

documentation, new product releases, and more.

7. Packet Sniffer (1)

Launch the Packet Sniffer. A dialog

will request the user to select a

protocol. The CC1111 capture

device can be used with the

SimpliciTI or the Generic (no

parsing) protocols. A new window

will appear.

The USB dongle should be listed

with chip type CC1111 and EB type

CC1111 USB dongle in the

“Capturing Device” tab.

Highlight the device to make it your

capture device.

8. Packet Sniffer (2)

Next, select the Radio

Configuration tab and make sure

the radio registers on the device

are set according to the format of

the radio signals you are sniffing.

If this is the first time you use the

tool, press the browse button to

locate a .prs file with packet sniffer

You can generate your own .prs

files with the “Register Export”

function in SmartRF Studio

9. Packet Sniffer (3)

Finally, press the small “play” icon

on the tool bar to start sniffing

packets.

If there are radio packets on the

air, and the CC1111 has the

appropriate radio settings, the

captured packets will be displayed

in the packet sniffer display

window.

Enjoy!

10. Developing USB Software

A good start for developing your

own USB application for the

CC1111 USB dongle would be the

“CC USB Firmware Library and

Examples” software package.

The Library contains a complete

USB framework that allows the

user to develop any USB device

type. Examples showing

implementations of a HID device

and a CDC device are included.

The software can be downloaded

from the CC1111EMK web page or

directly from

www.ti.com/lit/zip/swrc088

11. Development Tools

The preferred tool for developing

software for CC1111 and for single

stepping and debugging is IAR

Embedded Workbench for 8051.

A free, code size limited version

can be downloaded from the web.

See www.iar.com/ew8051

12. Thank You!

We hope you will enjoy working

with the CC1111 device and

related Low-Power RF products

from Texas Instruments.

The Low Power RF Online

Community has forums, blogs and

videos. Use the forums to find

information, discuss and get help

with your design. Join us at

www.ti.com/lprf-forum

Caution! The kit contains ESD

sensitive components. Handle with

care to prevent permanent damage.

To minimize risk of injury, avoid

touching components during operation

if symbolized as hot.

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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.

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This radio transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed in the user guide with the maximum

permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain

greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A ou B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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This development kit is NOT certified as Confirming to Technical Regulations of Radio Law of Japan

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