swarm radio Platform & Interface Description
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1. swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description p a din 1 0 NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 A Di _ Hardware Description Nan ot ron swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description TECHNOLOGIES Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting Document Information Document Title swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description Document Version 1 0 Current Date 2013 02 21 Print Date 2013 02 21 Document ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Document Author Dr Frank Schlichting Disclaimer Nanotron Technologies GmbH believes the information contained herein is correct and accurate at the time of release Nanotron Technologies GmbH reserves the right to make changes without further notice to the product to improve reliability function or design Nanotron Technologies GmbH does not assume any liability or responsibility arising out of this product as well as any application or circuits described herein neither does it convey any license under its patent rights As far as possible significant changes to product specifications and functionality will be provided in product specific Errata sheets or in new versions of this document Customers are encouraged to check the Nanotron website for the most recent updates on products Trademarks All trademarks registered trademarks and product names are the sole property of their respective owners This document and the information contained herein is the subject of copyright and2. for a certain period of time Page 4 Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 2013 All Rights Reserved ai Nan ot ron Hardware Description TECHNOLOGIES swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting 2 Hardware Platform amp Interface to Host 2 1 Embedded platform The following general software requirements have to be met for implementing the embedded software code for elementary ranging functionality In order to realize the customer s application requirements and keep the development time to a minimum an existing Nanotron embedded hardware platform has been selected nanoPAN 5375 DK board with the following specifications Flash Sep Chirp Spread Spectrum CSS Tab 1 swarm radio technical data SMA connector A A di di Se ei Debug and La N Sa Flash Area x nanoPAN 5X5 4 7 AA RF Module gt x 4 4 H d lt gt Y pr 5 S d gt BA Voltage Y Es 4 g s 3 Supply Area EM P e STA e 2 L A Ki FA i Y Be gt gt Y n J a e vi 4 7 e i Connector for Na battery pack ay I Userinterface CoN Area y au h ZA e e N T amp Connector for USB cable Fig 2 swarm radio based on nanoPAN 5375 DK Board 2013 All Rights Reserved Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Page 5 Hardware Description Nan ot ron swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description TECHNOLOGIES Version 1 0 Author Dr F
3. intellectual property rights under international convention All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical or optical in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Nanotron Technologies GmbH Copyright 2013 Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 2 Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 2013 All Rights Reserved Hardware Description A na not ron swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description T E C H N O LOGIES Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting Contents ID 4 2 Hardware Platform amp Interface to HOSt rtnn n rnnr nenn 5 2 1 Embedded We En e EE 5 E Ee Le ee 7 2 3 LED Push button User Interface pp 8 9 O 2013 All Rights Reserved Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Page 3 Hardware Description Nan ot ron swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description TECHNOLOGIES Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting 1 Scope Scope of this document is to describe the embedded swarm radio hardware platform and its physical interface to the host controller The swarm radio is accessed by a host platform via a hardware independent Application Programming Interface API which is described in a separate swarm API document A swarm is defined as a congregation of independent radios or nodes which share a common interest in their relative positioning and communication towards each other
4. 5 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A and 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 resi About Nanotron Technologies GmbH Nanotron provides reliable loss protection technology and solutions that are used to protect people and animals Energy efficient battery powered wireless nodes are the key building blocks These small devices create a Virtual Safety Zone which protects tagged people and animals Robust wireless Chirp technology underpins nanotron s offering of chips modules and loss protection software for indoor and outdoor environments world wide Page 10 Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 a nanotron T E C AWN O LOGIES where posted notices instruct you to do so In aircraft use of any radio frequency devices must be in accordance with applicable regulations Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy With medical devices maintain a minimum separation of 15 cm 6 inches between pacemakers and wireless devices and some wireless radios may interfere with some hearing aids If other personal medical devices are being used in the vicinity of wireless devices ensure that the device has been adequately shielded from RF energy In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may
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8. n Status Function Status Function Function Function L1 L6 O O 00900 K1 K2 K3 Fig 3 Location and numbering of the swarm radio node buttons and indicator LEDs Node alive tick indicates proper voltage supply and embedded SW running 1 Hz blink 200ms on 800 ms off Indicating successful elementary ranging cycle successful Errorcode 0 On for 100ms Indicating ranging request from another node On for 100ms when request received Indicating ranging error or parameter overflow occurred On for 100ms Indicating active passive sniffer mode of operation On for active default Off for passive Blinking for sniffer on off 200ms 800ms Indicating ID broadcast mode on off On for ID broadcast enabled default Off for ID broadcast disabled Toggle active passive mode Toggle sniffer mode Toggle ID broadcast mode on off 2013 All Rights Reserved as Nan ot ron Hardware Description TECHNOLOGIES swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting 3 Revision History 2013 02 21 F Schlichting 1 0 Initial version extracted from swarm API specification document End of Document 2013 All Rights Reserved Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Page 9 Hardware Description swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting Life Support Policy These products are not designed for use in life support app
9. rank Schlichting For the desired customer application set up a set of minimum two swarm nodes are required Each Unit possesses a unique node ID which is used to address the ranging partner for the elementary peer to peer ranging operation The swarm nodes interact with their respective host platforms via their serial interface e g virtual COM via USB or UART port Page 6 Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 O 2013 All Rights Reserved gt n al n ot ro nm Hardware Description TECHNOLOGIES swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting 2 2 Interface to host The embedded swarm radio platform is connected to its individual host by a standard virtual COM via USB interface with the following settings Data bis Jg Tab 2 Interface specifications between host amp embedded platform for virtual COM via USB O 2013 All Rights Reserved Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Page 7 Hardware Description swarm radio Platform amp Interface Description a nanotron T E C AWN O E O Ga tT ES Version 1 0 Author Dr Frank Schlichting 2 3 LED Push button User Interface The LEDs available on the swarm radio node will be used as live tick and status indicators as follows LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 LED6 KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3 Page 8 Doc ID NA 13 0267 0002 1 0 Function Interval Function Interval Function Interval Function Interval Functio
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