A1101R08x Manual
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1. Operating supply voltage All supply pins must have the same voltage 3 3 Pin Out The A1101R08A A1101RO08C radio modules share common pin out and foot print that is also shared by Anaren modules using other frequencies thus enabling easy changeover from one to another e g if changing the frequency antenna scheme or adaptive antenna tuning is desired Below the common footprint are shown DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC SiL DNC NC NO Connection Pin is NOT NC 4 7 NC connected internally NC 5 NC NC elC NC DNC Do Not Connect Internal Vdcoup 1 7 Vdd connection used during assembly do not GND GND connect lt z 00 20 x 2 2998 9 N Figure 5 Pin Out Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 24 of 34 A1101R08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Table 12 Pin Descriptions Pin Pin Name Pin Type Description 1 DNC NC Internal GND connection used during testing not recommended to connect to main GND 2 DNC NC Internal RF output connection used during test Connecting this pin to anything will require recertification for intentional radiators 3 DNC NC Internal GND connection used during testing not recommended to connect to main GND 4 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this2. Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 33 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 DOCUMENT HISTORY Date Author Change Note No Notes 07 28 11 Sula Initial Draft 01 26 12 Richardson Initial Release 02 01 12 Sula Section 1 3 Freq Range is corrected Section 2 2 modified with Sensor control networks Section 2 3 1 1 Spectrum Access and Mitigation Requirements has been re formatted and made a new section Section 3 4 Fig 9 and Fig 10 both were removed 02 24 12 Sula Some formatting applied in figures no textual change Bs Inteqrated Radio If you have additional questions need samples or would like a quote please email the AIR team at For a full list of our franchised distributors please visit our website TEXAS INSTRUMENTS qe Anaren http www anaren com air Design Network What ll we think of next Anaren Microwave Inc 6635 Kirkville Road East Syracuse NY 13057 Tel 1 315 432 8909 1 800 411 6596 Fax 1 315 432 8970 Anaren Microwave Europe Inc 12 Somerset House Suite 16 amp 17 Hussar Court Waterlooville Hampshire England P07 7SG Tel 44 2392 232392 Fax 44 2392 251369 Anaren Communication Suzhou Co Ltd No 5 Chun Hui Road Wei Ting Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou 215122 PR China Tel 86 512 6287 6400 Fax 86 512 6274 9283
3. tite tide iet ide HU REGE ERA d E C Raid rta 20 2 9 12 EBT QAFA QL cise ah ated cene deett iria edet timi oq er Ee o eio RAE 20 3 Electrical Characteristics ete a st ertet e i in tios eme tet lese ia 22 31 Absolute Maximum Ratings c ccccscecorsccssnesenssenssensoenssnessesvevessbanencoteronctsbeneventvestssnndbntesendaevesesesabenestes 22 9 4 Op rating Conditiofis s ua tenni tri se enero 23 Bre OU E 23 34 Recommended Layout encina eii te eed 25 3 2 Power Supply Considerations eost re OR EUIS crea rr 26 4 Mechanical Process uu teret etre tor i E rne e retire tense 27 4 1 Radio Module Details dimensions in nennen enne 27 412 LIL eter t rr D ii Re erre ebrio v ee ERES ed 27 412 2 aa SEHE ER RHET 27 42 Packaging Details dimensions in mm sss eene 28 421 Matrix Thay BAR naan ae anna 28 42 2 29 459 Soldenineuu uy 30 AST Manual Mounting Procedures terere Y n 30 43 2 Automated Mounting Procedure en tp re e eie ern oi
4. RC_CAL PA_POWER RCCTRL1 RCCTRLO FSTEST PTEST AGCTEST TEST2 TEST1 TESTO o o o o o B S o e o o o o l o S PARTNUM RCCTRLO SEL CAL EN PARTNUM VERSION VERSION FREQOFF EST FREQOFF EST Lal CRC OK EST RSSI RSSI MARC STATE MARC STATE WORTIME1 TIME 15 8 WORTIMEO TIME 7 0 PKTSTATUS cs Par CCA SFD GDO2 cGpoo VCO VC DAC VCO VC DAC TXBYTES TXFIFO_UNDERFLOW NUM TXBYTES RXBYTES RXFIFO_OVERFLOW NUM_RXBYTES RCCTRL1 STATUS RCCTRL1 STATUS RCCTRLO STATUS PATABLE RCCTRLO STATUS PATABLE FIFO OIF O TXFIFO RXFIFO Anaren Integr ated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 13 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 1 6 Applications Ultra low power wireless applications operating in the 868 870 MHz ISM band Wireless alarm and security systems Industrial monitoring and control Wireless sensor networks AMR Automatic Meter Reading Home and building automation Existing applications where simple upgrade to wireless is desired Anaren Inteqrated Radio Pag
5. C second max Tsmax to Tp Preheat Temperature Min TSmin 100 C 150 C Temperature Max TSmax 150 C 200 C Time 5 to TSmax ts 60 120 seconds 60 180 seconds Time maintained above Temperature Ti 183 C 217 C Time t 60 150 seconds 60 150 seconds Peak Temperature Tp See Table 4 1 See Table 4 2 thin so Time within 5 C of actual Peak 10 30 seconds Temperature tp Ramp down Rate Time 25 C to Peak Temperature Note 1 All temperatures refer to topside of the package measured on the package body surface Note 2 Time within 5 C of actual peak temperature tp specified for the reflow profiles is a supplier minimum and user maximum Tp Critical Zone T toTp o 2 4 p Preheat t 25 C to Peak Time Classification Reflow Profile Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 32 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 SnPb Eutectic Process Package Peak Reflow Temperatures Volume mm Volume mm Package Thickness 350 2 350 25mm 25mm 240 0 5 C 225 0 5 C 225 0 5 C 225 0 5 C Pb free Process Package Peak Reflow Temperatures lt 350 350 2000 gt 2000 lt 1 L mm mm 2507 5 245 C Tolerance The device manufacturer supplier shall assure process compatibility up to and including the stated classification temperature at the rated MSL level
6. 12 dBm High sensitivity 112 dBm at 1 2 kBaud 1 packet error rate Low current consumption 14 7 mA in RX 1 2kBaud input well above sensitivity limit Fast startup time 240us from SLEEP to Rx or Tx mode Separate 64 byte Rx and Tx FIFOs Data Rate 0 6 600 Kbit Sec Sleep state 0 4 Idle State 1 7mA 1 4 Theory of Operation Benefits Summary Operating temperature 40 to 85C 10096 RF Tested in production Common footprint for all family members No RF engineering experience necessary Only requires a 2 layer PCB implementation Excellent receiver selectivity and blocking Performance Suited for systems compliant with ETSI EN 300 220 No regulatory Intentional radiator testing is required to integrate the module into end product Simple certification labeling replaces testing The A1101R08A and 1101 08 are for low power wireless applications the European 868 870MHz ISM band The devices can be used to implement a variety of networks including point to point point to multipoint peer to peer and mesh networks The A1101R08A and A1101RO8C both interface to an application microcontroller via an SPI bus Physical and MAC layer functionality are accessed via the SPI bus through addressable registers as well as execution commands Data received or to be transmitted are also accessed through the SPI bus and are implemented as a FIFO register 64 bytes each for Tx and Rx To transmit a frame
7. cleaning after solder Spot cleaning with a flux remover and toothbrush may be performed with care 4 3 1 Manual Mounting Procedure The recommended soldering method is reflow of a paste solder on a hot plate This method works provided the bottom of the board where the AIR module is to be mounted is accessible and there are no bottom side components in the way An aluminum or copper block may be placed on the hot plate surface to transfer heat to a localized area on the board where the AIR module is mounted Set the hot plate to the reflow temperature solder manufacturer s recommended Apply solder paste to the pads on the board receiving the AIR module Place the AIR module carefully onto the dispensed solder Using tweezers or another holding device carefully place board with AIR module onto the hot plate surface or metal block Apply heat until reflow occurs per solder paste manufacturer s recommendations Carefully remove the board and place on a heat resistant surface to cool Check assembly electrically to confirm there are no opens or shorts Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 31 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 4 3 2 Automated Mounting Procedure The AIR Radio Module recommended solder reflow profile is based on IPC JEDEC J STD 020 Table 5 2 Classification Reflow Profiles Profile Feature Sn Pb Eutectic Assembly Pb Free Assembly Average ramp up rate pup 3 C second max 3
8. dene 31 Anaren Integrated Radio THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 1101 08 User s Manual Page 5 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 1 Overview The A1101R08A 1101 08 are surface mount modules each with an integrated crystal internal voltage regulator matching circuitry and filtering The A1101RO8A has an integral antenna whereas the 1101 08 utilizes an external antenna through U FL connector see Table 1 The modules operate in the European 868 870MHz ISM band are ideal for achieving low power wireless connectivity without having to deal with extensive RF antenna design and regulatory compliance and provide quick time to market The modules are 10096 tested to provide consistent performance The A1101R08A and A1101RO08C have received regulatory approvals for modular devices Europe The modular approval allows the OEM or end user to place either an A1101R08A or an A1101RO8C with an approved antenna inside a finished product without having to perform costly regulatory testing for an intentional radiator Section 2 3 has information on the requirements the end user integrator must fulfill to use the modules without intentional radiator regulatory testing The receiver section of the modules has been evaluated and approved as Category Il receiver The A1101R08A A1101RO8C are based on the CC1101 transceiver IC from Texas Instruments All control lines for the transceiver ar
9. is received within a given timeout the data frame would be re transmitted If the acknowledge frame indicates that the data was received the next data frame will be transmitted After the last data frame has been transmitted successfully the transceiver will again be put in sleep mode Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 10 of 34 1101 08 User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Medium access SIDLE CAL COMPLETE SPWD a SCAL cSn SRX STX SFSTXON WOR FS LAUTOCAL e 01 SRX STX WOR FS 00110111 CAUORATE SRX STX SPSTXON WOR OF CAL_COMPLETE SFSTXON SRX WOR SFSTXON RXOFF_MODE 01 QDE 10 STX SFSTXON amp RXOFF MODE 01 10 SRX TXOFF_MODE 11 TXOFF_MODE 01 STX RXOFF TXOFF MODE RXOFF MODE 11 TXOFF MODE 00 TXFIFO UNDERFLOW AGREE MODE 00 RXFIFO_OVERFLOW RX_OVERFLOW 17 amp FS AUTOCAL 10 11 FS AUTOCAL 10 11 CALIBRATE 12 amp FS AUTOCAL 00 01 TXOFF MODE 00 RXOFF MODE 00 amp TX UNDERFLOW FS AUTOCAL 00 01 22 SFTX SFRX Figure 4 Transceiver state diagram Anaren megaa Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 11 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 1 5 Configuration Table 2 lists the radio module configuration parameters and the level of configurability by the user Legend Unused undocumented function The p
10. of data is placed in the FIFO this may include a destination address A transmit command is given which will transmit the data according to the initial setup of the GE Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 7 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 registers To receive data a receive command is given which enables the unit to listen for a transmission when such a transmission occurs it places the received frame in the FIFO When neither transmit nor receive is required the device can enter either an Idle mode from which it can quickly re enter a receive transmit mode or a low power sleep mode from which a crystal startup is required prior to transmit or receive operation Below is a block diagram for each of the A1101R08A and A1101R08C modules e Antenna o The antenna couples energy between the air and the AIR module For applications where installations are done by an end user non professional an omni directional antenna pattern is desired such that the application will work equally well in every direction Similarly for peer to peer or point to multipoint applications an omni directional pattern is desired such that all nodes have a fair chance of communicating The A1101RO8A module has an integral antenna that is near omni directional whereas the A1101RO08C has approved antenna options ranging from near omni directional to shaped front back patterns useful for inline professional installations Note that
11. pin to anything 5 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 6 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 7 Vdcoup1 Analog Optional decoupling of the modules internal Vdd supply It is recommended to not connect anything to this pin In particular noisy environment this pin can be used to further reduce the noise on the modules internal Vdd please see section 3 5 for further information 8 GND Ground One of two primary ground pins 9 SCLK Digital Input SPI bus clock signal 10 MISO GDO1 Digital SPI bus data out from radio when CSN is low and general purpose Output pin when CSN is high 11 MOSI Digital Input SPI bus data into radio 12 CSN Digital Input SPI bus select active low 13 GDOO Digital I O General purpose port Analog output 14 GDO2 Digital I O General purpose port 15 Vdcoup2 Analog Optional decoupling of the modules internal Vdd supply It is recommended to not connect anything to this pin In particular noisy environment this pin can be used to further reduce the noise on the modules internal Vdd please see section 3 5 for further information 16 NC NC No Connect the pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 17 GND Ground One of two primary ground pin
12. s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 4 2 Packaging Details dimensions in mm AIR modules are available in Matrix Tray and Tape amp Reel packaging for high volume assembly Details of packaging provided below 4 2 1 Matrix Tray 90 8 172 2 Figure 11 A1101R08A00GM Matrix Tray Packaging Detail 30 Tray 172 2 Figure 12 A1101R08C00GM Matrix Tray Packaging Detail 40 Tray tu vj RE Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 29 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 4 2 2 Tape Reel 16 00 10 CENTER OF 21 5 THRU 25 1 75 10 3 24074 C 1 50 MIN THRU SECTION A A SCALE 4 1 Figure 13 A1101R08A00GR Tape Reel Packaging Detail 500 Reel 16 00 10 1 t 1 5 7g THRU TYP 2 00 10 SECTION A A SCALE 4 1 Figure 14 1101 08 00 Tape Reel Packaging Detail 500 Reel Anaren Integrated Radio Page 30 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 4 3 Soldering AIR Modules may be mounted either manually for prototyping or low volume production or automatically for high volume production A no clean tin silver copper SAC solder is recommended however lead based no clean pastes may also be used CAUTION AIR Modules are designed for no clean fluxes only DO NOT use water based fluxes that require aqueous
13. the end radiation pattern depends not only on the antenna but also on the ground plane enclosure and installation environment e Filtering o Filtering removes spurious signals to comply with regulatory intentional radiator requirements e Matching o Matching provides the correct loading of the transmit amplifier to achieve the highest output power as well as the correct loading for the receive LNA to achieve the best sensitivity e Physical o The physical layer provides conversions between data symbol and RF signal e MAC o MAC layer is part of the Logical Link Layer and provides frame handling addressing and medium access services e Microcontroller Interface o microcontroller interface exposes registers and commands for the physical and MAC layers to a microcontroller e Power Management o Power management ensures a stable supply for the internal functions as well as providing means for a low power sleep mode in which case most of the transceiver is power off Anaren Integrated Radio Page 8 of 34 1101 08 User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 CC1101 SP Digital y o Physical Power Figure 1 The functionality of the A1101R08A using an integral antenna CC1101 Digital Filtering Management Power Figure 2 The functionality of the A1101RO8C using an external antenna Table 1 Approved Antennae Item Part Number Manufacturer Type Gain dBi 1 Integral pa
14. 8 132kH 5 13 192 13kHz 50 4FSK 60 37 2689KHz TxX R 10 is 60 5 5 Within the European 868 870 MHz ISM band there are several sub bands with different requirements A summary of these bands is given in Table 6 Considering the modulation bandwidth of each modulation type frequency drift of the module in the extreme working conditions and the channel spacing for each configuration usable channels for each modulation is obtained for the sub bands Table 7 lists the approved configurations and applicable channels for each sub band Using a 27 MHz crystal inside base frequencies and channel spacing values that are mentioned in Table 7 has been obtained through following register settings Table 4 Base frequencies and corresponding CC1101 register settings Frequency MHz FREQ2 Hex FREQ1 Hex FREQO Hex 868 000 0x20 0x25 OxED 869 525 0x20 0x34 0x62 Table 5 Channel spacings and corresponding CC1101 register settings Channel Spacing kHz MDMCFG1 CHANSPC E MDMCFGO CHANSPC 868 000 0x01 OxE5 869 525 0x00 OxE5 Anaren Integrated Radio A1101R08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Page 17 of 34 Table 6 ETSI 868 878 MHz sub bands Modulation Band Frequencies Max Allowed Modulation Types amp MHz Apps Power Bandwidth Channel
15. 8 M11 technical means For voice apps M12 M13 LBT has to be implemented and the transmitter shall include a power output sensor controlling the output to a max transmit time of 1 minute for each transmission For voice apps LBT has to be abus M3 M4 M5 M6 the 13 869 7 870 Non specific use 5mW No requirement 8 M11 9 8 Include a power outpu aie eae NICO voice apps M12 M13 sensor controlling the output to a audio or video apps 5 max transmit time of 1 minute for each transmission Page 18 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Table 7 Applicable Channels for Sub Bands Code MHz kHz Number Number M 2 8800 170 6 4 mM 2 w ft 868 000 868 000 m M M M Mm Mme 868 000 m 868 000 m LM LM LM M M m M9 MO 869 525 868 000 M10 M12 868 000 M13 868 000 868 000 868 000 Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 19 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 In order to comply with the output power limitations in Europe the maximum values given in Table 8 below should be observed Modulations M1 M2 M9 M10 M14 and M15 are considered to be wideband modulations and therefore subject to the spectral density requirements Lower power levels for these con
16. Ainarem What ll we think of next Anaren Integrated Radio A1101R08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Anaren Integrated Radio THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK USER S MANUAL Models A1101R08A and A1101RO8C Contents 1 raul s 5 Lb aote orestis iot plein urs 5 12 EET 5 1 9 Beat resuls e neea n E EE EE E TE EESE E htec 6 14 Theory of Operation reen a E E 6 147 Typical rtr tet ie teu ie ente ain dete E EE 9 15 11 1 6 solite p 13 2 Approvals Usage T MU 14 2 ProductApptrovals ete tar rh tenon ELE ENS AE XE EXER RE SEE 14 2 1 1 Europe Conformit Europ enne C eee 14 2 2 Potential Interference DOUfCes tiir ter EH RE ee P ir due 15 2 2 1 mectitical data eosam tento etit eee E E REIR P HE 15 2 9 Approved Usage duced E db ekle e FERE hana ea eoe MORE yaa 15 E 15 2 311 Spectrum Access and Mitigation eene 20 2343 11 Duty
17. Spacing Datarates See Restrictions Notes below 0 1 Duty cycle or LBT AFA hui ecd M3 M4 ME im package Silio pe uses Mf Me M9 and 10 1 868 870 Non specific use 25 mW bs gu n lt 100 kHz M7 M8 M11 ee should not be used for digital voice limited dependent adjustable It has to I M12 M13 Audio and Video apps to 26 kHz only be guaranteed by appropriate technical means No limit for data 300 kHz for audio DSSS and other and video apps Audio and Video apps are wideband using Digital M1 M2 M9 and not supported Analogue 2 868 870 25 mW N t 0 1 Dut 1 LBT AFA modulation other m modulation 25 M10 M14 M15 7o Duty cycle or and or digital voice apps than FHSS kHz analogue are not supported and or digital voice apps 300 kHz max if FHSS using Digital Not supported by Anaren s 87 25 mW lt 100 1 Duty cycle or LBT 3 969 870 modulation sm modulation OAs ID A08X modules otherwise 25 kHz 9 Audio and ideo 1 apps shall use No requirement but M3 M4 5 6 1 5 b 4 868 0 868 6 Non speciic use 25 mW digital mod witha preferred channel 7 8 m11 S18 no be user OUR dependent adjustable It has to max bandwidth of spacing is 100 kHz M12 M13 be guaranteed by appropriate 300 kHz N technical means 25 kHz however the whole band 100 kHz can be used as one M4 M6 M7 6 Will be used as a single S 990 488 A
18. e 14 of 34 1101 08 User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 2 Approvals and Usage The A1101RO8A and A1101RO08C have been designed to meet most national regulations for worldwide ISM band use In particular the radio modules have been certified to the following standards 2 1 Product Approvals 2 1 1 Europe Conformit Europ enne C The A1101R08A and A1101R08C modules have been certified for use in European countries The following testing has been completed Test standard ETSI EN 300 220 2 V2 3 1 2010 02 Frequency Error Normal and Extreme Conditions Conducted Average Power Normal and Extreme Conditions Effective Radiated Power Spread Spectrum Spectral Power Density Transient Power Modulation Bandwidth TX RX Spurious Emissions Receiver Sensitivity Receiver LBT Threshold Receiver Blocking Test standards ETSI EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 2002 08 ETSI EN 62311 2008 and ETSI EN 60950 1 2006 e Radiated Emissions e Electro Static Discharge e Radiated RF Susceptibility A helpful document that can be used as a starting point in understanding the use of short range devices SRD in Europe is the European Radio Communications Committee ERC Recommendation 70 03 E downloadable from the European Radio Communications Office ERO http www ero dk The end user is responsible for ensuring compliance with harmonized frequencies and labeling requirements for each country the end device is marketed and sold For more in
19. e provided at module level for full control of its operation Please see the CC1101 data sheet www ti com for how to control the modules Please see section 2 3 for the recommended register settings to achieve optimal performance and regulatory compliance The A1101R08A measure 9x16x2 5mm and A1101R08C measures 9x12x2 5mm The modules are footprint compatible with each other 1 1 A1101R08A The A1101R08A has an integral antenna providing high efficiency and near omni directional radiation pattern This approach offers the lowest system cost when the application allows collocation of radio and antenna 1 2 A1101R08C The A1101R08C has a compact antenna connector that allows for locating the antenna away from the module due to form function or in order to exit a metal enclosure see Figure 7 Figure 8 for more information on antenna location and enclosure considerations UT 2 TM Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 6 of 34 A1101R08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 1 3 Features Features Frequency range 868 870 MHz Ultra small package size gt A1101R08C 9mm x 12mm x 2 5mm gt A1101R08A 9mm x 16mm x 2 5mm Impedance controlled multi layer PCB 27 MHz Crystal Frequency Shielded Package 1 8 to 3 6 V operation SPI Interface ROHS Compliant LGA Footprint Low Power Consumption Regulatory compliance for ETSI Digital RSSI output Programmable channel filter bandwidth Programmable output power up to
20. ence a reduction in range The A1101R08A A1101RO08C radio modules each have an integral ferrite bead in the supply line from pin 18 Vdd and decoupling capacitance to reduce any noise on the incoming power supply line This arrangement will eliminate most supply voltage noise In particularly noisy environments switching regulators motor controls etc it may be necessary to add additional noise reduction means Pin 7 Vdcoup1 is connected to the modules internal supply line after the ferrite bead and decoupling capacitors and can be used to probe the noise at module level The noise level measured on pin 7 should not exceed 120mVpp when in transmit or receive mode it may however exceed this value when setting up or accessing data to from the FIFOs while not actively transmitting or receiving If the level measured is exceeding the above limit steps should be taken to ensure maximum range including e Adding decoupling capacitance to pin 7 Vdcoup1 e Adding additional filtering in the supply line e Adding an LDO in the supply line the TPS734xxx low Dropout Regulator from TI is recommended Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 27 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 4 Mechanical and Process 4 1 Radio Module Details dimensions in mm 4 1 1 A1101R08A Figure 9 A1101R08A dimensions 4 1 2 A1101R08C Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 28 of 34 1101 08 User
21. ents for a communication dialogue or polling sequence of other units under the condition that the channel is free The limit is 4 s and the actual value has to be declared o Within 1 hour for any 200 kHz of spectrum The limit is 100 s NOTE Longer accumulated transmission time is possible by implementing more AFA channels E d Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 22 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 3 Electrical Characteristics 3 1 Absolute Maximum Ratings Under no circumstances must the absolute maximum ratings given in Table 10 be violated Stress exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device Caution ESD sensitive device Precaution should be used when handling the device in order to prevent permanent damage Caution This assembly contains moisture sensitive devices and requires proper handling per IPC JEDEC J STD 033 VDD 0 3 max 3 9 Voltage on the pins RF_P RF_N and DCOUPL Voltage ramp up rate a 120 kV us Storage temperature range 150 C Solder reflow temperature RN 260 According to IPC JEDEC J STD 020C According to JEDEC STD22 method A114 According to JEDEC STD22 C101C Ean mu nis M Charged Device Model HBM GM Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 23 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 3 2 Operating Conditions Table 11 Operating Conditions Parameter Max Units
22. figurations ensure compliance to the specifications Table 9 gives available output powers along with the corresponding PA Table register values in hexadecimal format Table 8 CW Output Powers Sub Bands 1 2 4 6 10 12 Sub Band 13 Modulation Code OutputPower dBm Hex OutputPower dBm Hex M1 4 4 0x83 N A M2 2 3 0x62 N A M9 2 2 0x8A N A M10 4 6 0x82 N A M14 4 8 0x80 N A M15 4 8 0x80 N A All other types 12 0xCO 6 5 OxCE Table 9 Output Power vs PA Table Value Power dBm PA Table Hex Power dBm PA Table Hex P 7 Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 20 of 34 1101 08 User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 2 3 1 1 Spectrum Access and Mitigation Requirements As part of the requirements for compliance the applications must observe the restrictions that are listed in Table 6 Specifically the spectrum access and mitigation requirements e g Duty Cycle or LBT AFA have to be met Some sub bands see Table 6 allow limited Duty cycling while some others let the user choose between limited Duty cycling and LBT AFA implementation In case of LBT AFA AFA Adaptive Frequency Agility has to be implemented in the customer s SW stack since there is no specific hardware support for this functionality 2 3 1 1 1 Duty Cycling Table 6 lists all sub bands together with the usage requirements In this table Duty Cyclin
23. formation see e Radio And Telecommunications Terminal Equipment R amp TTE http ec europa eu enterprise rtte index_en htm e European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations CEPT http Awww cept org e European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI http www etsi org e European Radio Communications Office ERO http www ero dk FR 2 GRE Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 15 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 2 2 Potential Interference Sources e Alarm systems o These typically use low duty cycles and are therefore easy to avoid using acknowledge retransmit methods e Sensor Control networks o Any network having high duty cycles must employ Listen Before Talk LBT in the European 868 870 MHz band thus interference with these again can be circumvented using retransmits or if needed due to duty cycle implementing LBT 2 2 1 Time critical data If the user requires specific time critical data throughput that cannot tolerate the delays of potentially many re transmissions the user is encouraged to implement an environment aware algorithm that periodically monitors scans the frequency band and maintain a list of best available channels 2 9 Approved Usage These radio modules can be used in a variety of physical layer configurations the following restricts the use to maintain compliance with the above referenced certification bodies The user
24. g requirements are listed under Restrictions column It applies to all transmitters excluding those with a LBT facility with AFA explained in the next sub section The Duty Cycle is defined as the ratio expressed as a percentage of the maximum transmitter ON time monitored over one hour relative to a one hour period The device may be triggered either automatically or manually And depending on how the device is triggered the duty cycle is either fixed or random For automatic operated devices either software controlled or pre programmed devices the OEM integrator or end product developer shall declare the duty cycle class or classes in the end product user manual or user guide For manual operated or event dependent devices with or without software controlled functions the integrator shall declare whether the device once triggered follows a pre programmed cycle or whether the transmitter remains on until the trigger is released or the device is manually reset The integrator shall also give a description of the application for the device and include a typical usage pattern The typical usage pattern as declared by the integrator shall be used to determine the duty cycle and hence the duty class Where an acknowledgement is required the additional transmitter on time shall be included and declared by the integrator In a period of 1 hour the duty cycle shall not exceed the spectrum access and mitigation requirement values as give
25. is encouraged to use minimum power required to establish a link thus minimizing interference Changes or modifications to the module and or operation outside the limits set forth below are prohibited and could void the user s authority to operate the modules Uses of these radio modules are limited to the following frequency ranges and modulation settings Using the radio modules outside of these limitations are prohibited and could void the user s authority to operate the modules The user should use one of the register configurations listed below Anaren provides register setting files for optimal performance and compliance for each of the data rates given in the following at www anaren com 2 3 1 Europe Table 3 shows the approved configurations for use in Europe All configurations are optimized for the best sensitivity In order to meet different customer needs a variety of datarates from 600 Baud to 600 kBaud has been provided i me T dida Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 16 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Table 3 Approved configurations m ws oso m 10 5 0 m 3 zr 10 5 J M6 10 SO M7 GF 38 1 5 M8 310 5 V9 4FSK 140 MIO 4FSK 50 2 10 1 2FSK 06 50 MI2 4
26. lms 19 mw wideband channel for M11 M12 M13 1 Duty cycle wideband channel high speed data transmission 9 Audio andideo xe 2 b METATA apps shall use No requirement but M3 4 M5 M6 n 2 i b 6 868 7 869 2 Non speciic use 25 mW digital mod with a preferred channel M11 P 1 nox be user dependent adjustable It has to max bandwidth of spacing is 100 kHz M12 M13 A be guaranteed by appropriate 300 kHz N technical means 7 869 2 869 25 Social Alarms 10 mW 25 kHz 0 1 Duty cycle Spells ss NER 08 modules 8 869 25 869 3 Alarms 10 mW 25 kHz 0 1 Duty cycle RIS suppene aes 08 modules Not supported by Anaren s 0j 9 869 3 869 4 Alarms 10 mW 25 kHz 1 Duty cycle AOBX modules lt 25 kHz however the 10 Duty cycle or LBT AFA 4 bun kHz M3 M4 M5 M6 2 we e 5 T 10 869 4 869 65 Non specific use 500 mW can be used as one M7 M8 M11 implemented it shall not be user ill be used as a single wideband channel for M12 M13 dependent adjustable It has to wideband channel high speed data 5 be guaranteed by appropriate transmission technical means 11 869 65 869 7 Alarms 25 mW 25kHz 1096 Duty cycle Wissens a RETI A08X modules 1 Duty cycle or LBT AFA When duty cycle or LBT implemented it shall not be user dependent adjustable It has to M3 M4 M5 M6 be guaranteed by appropriate 12 869 7 870 Non specific use 25 mW 2 requirement M7 M
27. n 100 ms e LBT minimum listening time is the minimum time that the equipment listens for received signal at or above the LBT threshold level immediately prior to transmission to determine whether the intended channel is available for use LBT minimum listening time tL has two parts the fixed part te and the pseudo random part tps 4 tr tes The fixed part of the minimum listening time is 5 ms The pseudo random part has to be randomly varied between 0 ms and 5 ms or more in equal steps of 0 5 ms as the following o If the channel is free from traffic at the beginning of the listen time and remains free throughout the fixed part of the listen time then tps is automatically set to zero by the equipment itself o If the channel is occupied by traffic when the equipment either starts to listen or during the listen period then the listen time commences from the instant that the intended channel is free In this situation the total listen time t shall comprise tr and the pseudo random part tps Algorithmic details and values have to be declared by the provider of the equipment e Maximum dead time is the period between the end of the listening time and the start of the transmission The maximum dead time cannot exceed 5 ms e Maximum transmitter on time is the maximum time the transmitter can be on during o Asingle transmission The limit is 1 s and the actual value has to be declared o Multiple transmissions and acknowledgem
28. n in Table 6 For frequency agile devices without LBT the duty cycle shall apply to the total transmission time as given in Table 6 or shall not exceed 0 1 per channel in a period of 1 hour 2 3 1 1 2 LBT amp AFA Listen Before Talk LBT is used to share spectrum between SRD transceiver equipment with similar power and bandwidth In order to make maximum use of the available channels intelligent or polite equipment may use a Listen Before Talk LBT protocol with a preferred option of Adaptive Frequency Agility AFA AFA is defined as the capability of the equipment to dynamically change channel within its available frequencies for proper operation LBT Listen Before Talk functionality is built in the A110LRO9X modules and the approved configurations are made to meet the LBT Threshold limits However LBT timing parameters specific to the end product have to be established through controlling software and declared by the OEM integrator or end product developer in the product user manual or user guide A brief description and limits of these parameters are given as follows a Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 21 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 e Minimum Transmitter off time is the period where a specific transmitter shall remain off after a transmission or a communication dialogue between units or a polling sequence of other units on the same frequency The minimum TX off time has to be greater tha
29. rovided default value must be written No assumption should be made on the value read from this field Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 12 of 34 A1101R08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Table 2 Configuration Parameters Address Register Name Hex IOCFG2 Register Retained Bit Fields Within Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 GDO2 INV GDO2 CFG IOCFG1 GDO_DS GDO1_INV GDO1 CFG OCFGO cooo_remp_sensor_enasie GDOO_INV GDOO_CFG FIFOTHR CLOSE_IN_RX FIFO_THR SYNC1 SYNCO PKTLEN PACKET_LENGTH PKTCTRL1 0 AUTOFLUSH APPEND STATUS ADR CHK PKTCTRLO 0 CRC EN LENGTH CONFIG ADDR DEVICE ADDR CHANNR CHAN FSCTRL1 FSCTRLO FREQOFF FREQ2 FREQ1 FREQO MDMCFG4 MDMCFG3 MDMCFG2 SYNC MODE MDMCFG1 MDMCFGO DEVIATN MCSM2 MCSM1 MCSMO FS AUTOCAL FOCCFG RX TIME QUAL RX TIME RXOFF MODE TXOFF MODE PO TIMEOUT CTRL XOSC FORCE ON BSCFG AGCCTRL2 AGCCTRL1 AGCCTRLO WOREVT1 CARRIER_SENSE_REL_THR CARRIER SENSE ABS THR EVENTO 15 8 WOREVTO EVENTO 7 0 WORCTRL FREND1 FRENDO FSCAL3 FSCAL2 EVENT1 FSCAL1 FSCALO RCCTRL1 CHP_CURR_CAL_EN WOR_RES
30. rt of A1101R08A Anaren Integral Antenna 2 66089 0806 Anaren Monopole whip 86mm lead 3 r Cig S a RON Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 9 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 RADIO CONTROL SCLK SO GDO1 DEMODULATOR RF P RF_N GDOO ATEST GDO2 PACKET HANDLER FEC INTERLEAVER DIGITAL INTERFACE TO MCU MODULATOR RBIAS Xosc 01 5 Q2 Figure 3 Transceiver IC block diagram 1 4 1 Typical Flow After initial setup of registers for desired behavior the normal operation flow diagram is shown in Figure 4 In applications of infrequent data transmissions the transceiver would be in sleep mode to save power 400nA From there it would awaken and then enter idle mode As part of the wake up process the crystal oscillator is started 240us and the digital microcontroller interface is powered up Before transmit or receive the frequency synthesizer needs to be started FS Wakeup and having been powered off or idle for a while the control loop of the VCO PLL needs to be calibrated calibrate A data frame is loaded into the transmit FIFO and the TX mode is entered The transceiver will transmit the data and enter idle mode after completion When transmit is complete RX mode is entered to wait for the acknowledge frame Once a frame is received the transceiver will again enter idle mode If no acknowledge frame
31. s 18 Vdd Power Power supply pin Supply 19 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 20 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 21 NC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 22 DNC NC Internal GND connection used during testing not recommended to connect to main GND 23 DNC NC Pin is not connected internally but is reserved for future expansion It is recommended not to connect this pin to anything 24 DNC NC Internal GND connection used during testing not recommended to connect to main GND Anaren Integrated Radio 1101 08 User s Manual Page 25 of 34 Release Date 02 24 12 3 4 Recommended Layout dimensions in mm 6x MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT POINTS Figure 6 Recommended PCB layout Anaren Inteqrated Radio Page 26 of 34 A1101RO08x User s Manual Release Date 02 24 12 Edge 4 50 mm GND Plane Figure 7 Mounting the module in a corner Mounting Me module lone 3 5 Power Supply Considerations Noise on the power supply line reduces the sensitivity of a receiver and modulates onto a transmitter s signal both of which causes a degradation of link quality and h
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