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1. Push buttons The Demonstration Board is furnished with four push buttons connected to the control signals 51 RXEN Pressing this button will activate RX when using un buffered mode S2 TXEN Pressing this button will activate TX when using un buffered mode S3 CONFIG Pressing this button will activate configuration mode S4 RESET Pressing this button will activate the main RESET of the module Using the Demonstration Kit The Demonstration Kit is useful for providing hands on experience with the RC1xx0 RC2x00 for both software and hardware developers Follow the Quick Start Guide instructions to hook up the kit The RC232 User Manual together with the Data Sheet for each specific module provides information on how to change the configurations of the modules Important The use of radio transceivers is regulated by international and national rules Radiocrafts modules meet the regulations in EU and US Canada for different frequency variants Make sure the local regulative are according to these rules Your local telecommunication authorities can provide more information on use of un licensed radio transmitter in your country 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 7 of 14 Radiocraits Embedded Wireless Solutions RC1xx0 2x00DK Antenna Selection versus range performance The choice of antenna is crucial for achieving the maximum range for any radio system Due to the2. equipped with the different variants of the modules Among the frequencies supported are 433 MHz 868 MHz 915 MHz and 2 45 GHz For each frequency there exist narrowband versions RC12x0 series and wideband versions RC11x0 series and RC2x00 This covers the most used frequency bands the 433 MHz band in Europe and the US the 868 MHz band in Europe the 902 928 MHz band in the US and the 2 450 MHz band world wide The actual module mounted can be seen on the marking on the module itself DC jack RX232 D Sub Digital I O connector RC1xx0 or RC2x00 terminal block Supply voltage RXEN TXEN CONFIG Figure 1 RC1xx0 RC2x00 Demonstration Board 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 4 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwitesssuitons RC1XXO 2x00DK Power supply section The board contains a voltage regulator You can choose between applying a 4 10V unregulated supply voltage at the DC jack like the equipped battery eliminator or the screw terminal where a battery pack or some other supply can be connected The on board regulator drops the voltage to 3 0V Input supply voltage range is 4 10 V A series diode protects the circuit against wrong polarity An ampere meter can be connected in order to measure the DC current drawn by the module Remove the jumper on connector P15 and connect the ampere meter between the two pins as shown in the
3. figure below Remove jumper and connect ampere meter at P15 to measure current consumption VDD output from module available at P9 pin 5 in OFF mode Short here to set module 5 WD Figure 2 Module current consumption measurement As shown in the figure above there are also available connection points for setting the module in OFF mode and for VDD monitoring both optional connections for test purposes Note The 100k pull up resistor R2 will draw approximately 27 uA in OFF mode if not removed The pull up resistor is used to keep the module in ON mode for normal use In a real application this pin could be controlled by a digital output and the pull up R2 could be omitted and hence the very low OFF mode current consumption could be achieved VDD and ON OFF pin is not supported by the RC11XX modules 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 5 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwitesssuitons RC1xx0 2x00DK RS 232 interface The Demonstration Board provides an RS232 driver circuit The serial port is configured as a data modem and a 1 1 cable should be used to connect the board to the PC The RTS CTS handshaking pair is also provided so that hardware handshaking may be used on this port but this is not enabled in the default configuration from the factory Handshaking can be enabled by changing the configuration in permanent memory see
4. the supply voltage at P9 pin 3 Should be 3 0V 5 the supply voltage correctly polarized If not the protection diode will prevent any current from flowing and are indicated on the PCB on the DC jack the tip is and the ring is 1 cannot communicate with the RC1XX0 UART through the serial port e Make sure that the RXD and TXD jumpers are inserted Setup your terminal program according to the instructions in the Quick Start Guide Remember to select the correct COM port and connect to this port e Make sure that you are using a correctly wired 1 1 cable as the one provided with the kit e Entering configuration mode by press CONFIG button the command prompt gt should be displayed on the terminal window Make sure to exit the command mode using the exit command capital X cannot communicate between two modules in buffered mode e Make sure that the address mode and CRC mode is the same in both modules set using the M Memory configuration command refer to the RC232 User Manual e Make sure the destination address is the same as the other modules Unique ID if addressing is used set using the T Destination address command refer to the RC232 User Manual e Make sure to exit from command mode using capital X The present configuration can be listed to the terminal using the test command 0 zero The module consumes more than the rated current in OFF mode e Note that the O
5. C11xx RC12xx RC2000 or RC2100 module and associated support circuits The board can easily be operated using a PC terminal emulator This User Manual describes how to use the Demonstration Kit and provides detailed documentation for the Demonstration Board The Demonstration Kit includes what you need to evaluate the RF performance of the modules develop your own application interfacing the modules and can also be used to build a prototype of your application Your Demonstration Kit should contain the following items Kit contents Item Number of articles Demonstration Board RC1xx0 RC2x00DB Antenna 500 quarter wave monopole SMA male connector SMA to BNC adapters RS232 serial cable 1 1 AC DC battery eliminator 6VDC To S 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 3 of 14 Ratliocraits 2 000 Demonstration Board The Demonstration Board contains a serial port driver circuit for RS232 and the 9 pin D Sub connector buttons CONFIG TXEN RXEN RESET voltage regulator configuration jumpers and connectors to make it easy to interface the onboard module with various test equipment or the host used in an application Not all components are needed in an actual application Please see the datasheet for each specific module for a typical application circuit The Demonstration Board comes in different versions
6. N OFF signal pull up resistor R2 100 draws approximately 27 uA Remove this resistor when measuring the module current in OFF mode I cannot access configuration mode when I press the CONFIG button e Press and hold CONFIG button while pushing the RESET button or power up the board The reason you could not enter configuration mode is most likely that some configuration memory values have been set to illegal values List and check all values using the 0 zero command Set all values back to default values see RC232 User Manual or the respective Data Sheet e Note If the mode is already in configuration mode it will not respond with another prompt if the CONFIG button is pressed Send the 0 zero command to the module in order to check if it is already in configuration mode 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 13 of 14 Radiocraits Embedded Wireless Solutions RC1xx0 2x00DK Document Revision History First release Minor updates This revision applies for Demo Board revision 2 0 Updated according to Demo Board revision 3 0 Added chapter Control CONFIG mode via the RS232 port Added figure 4 and corrected text under figure 3 RC11XX information added Disclaimer Radiocrafts AS believes the information contained herein is correct and accurate at the time of this printing However Radiocrafts AS reserves the right to make changes to this prod
7. RC232 User Manual and doing the following changes e Remove jumper at P14 e Insert jumpers at P13 to connect CTS and RTS to the RS232 driver Move jumpers at P13 to the right for enabling CTS and RTS Remove jumper at P14 for enabling CTS Figure 3 Enabling CTS and or RTS handshake P13 is used to set jumpers to connect the module UART interface to the RS232 PHY driver Normally the jumpers connecting RXD and TXD are installed and provide UART communication with a PC without handshaking With the jumpers removed the modules RXD and TXD can easily be connected to a host for instance a microcontroller or external development board The table below shows the pinout and signals at P13 Signal 1 2 GND 3 4 CTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 5 6 RTS Install jumper when using hardware handshake 7 8 CONFIG 9 10 TXD Jumper installed from facton 11 12 Jumper installed from facton 13 114 GND Note The module CTS is set up during the first stop bit sent to the module when the buffer is full and the host should then halt further character transmissions to prevent character loss If the host can not detect the CTS quickly enough during hardware handshake it should be configured for two stop bits Controlling CONFIG mode via the RS232 port The module can enter CONFIG mode by toggling the RTS signal from the host microcontroller or PC By doing so the Demonstration Boar
8. Ratliocratts imiewiodwiresssuiions RC1xx0 2x00DK RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit User Manual Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 QUICK START GUIDE ianua ti eor na aeo etur nn ti 2 INTRODUCTION m 3 DEMONSTRATION BOARD ccc sc rese ve caa 4 POWER SUPPLY 5 sciudeesaucendsveccsuasstivceavecceesterve 5 akmAPADIBJIeIm 6 CONTROLLING CONFIG MODE VIA THE RS232 PORT 6 CONNECTORS aosa iaaea sparas aina 7 PUSH BUTTONS 7 USING THE DEMONSTRATION KIT 7 ANTENNA SELECTION VERSUS RANGE 8 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM III pe niens ruat OPa ranas ca sues ur conoce vu 9 BILL OF MATERIALS i
9. S3809J25 Voltage supervisor 2 5V SOT 23 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 10 of 14 Ratliocratts miewiodwitesssuitons RC1xx0 2x00DK PCB layout The PCB is a simple 2 layer board where the bottom layer is used as ground plane The laminate used is standard FR 4 board material The PCB is 1 6mm thick Full resolution layout and assembly drawing are found in RC1xxODB 3 O zip r Radlocraits e gt 1 BE Figure 7 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB layout bottom layer 2 2008 Radiocrafts 5 RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 11 of 14 Ratliocratts imenenweessies RC1xx0 2x00DK C7 Figure 8 RC1xx0 2x00DB PCB component placement top side 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 12 of 14 Ratliocratts RC1xx0 2x00DK Troubleshooting It doesn t work e 5 the battery eliminator plugged into the wall socket Do you have the correct power source If you use an AC DC battery eliminator check also that it has the correct AC voltage rating for your outlet 220V or 110V e Measure the supply voltage at P15 Should be 3 0V and a strap or ampere meter must connect the two pins e First measure
10. d can act as a modem without the need for manually or with other circuitry asserting the CONFIG pin Modification procedure On the bottom side of the PCB layer 2 solder a connection between Pin 7 and Pin 8 on P13 as seen in Figure 4 right picture if required the pins might already be connected on newest PCB revisions Then place the jumpers as shown in Figure 4 left picture Config mode is now enabled when RTS signal is asserted low RTS can normally be controlled via various terminal programs 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 6 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwirtesssuitons RC1xx0 2x00DK Figure 4 Jumper placement and solder connection for connecting RTS to CONFIG Connectors The Demonstration Board is furnished with many connectors for easy access to all module signals P5 and P13 bring out all the digital data and control lines used to interface the module P9 brings out supply voltage and ON OFF signals Not supported for RC11XX A 2 54 mm pitch pin row can be mounted at P9 if convenient P6 brings out digital I O for future use and custom specific applications and analogue RSSI if applicable for the module variant A 2 54 mm pitch pin row can be mounted at P6 if convenient P7 brings out digital I O for future use A 2 54 mm pitch pin row can be mounted at P7 if convenient P8 P10 and P11 are for factory test only and not equipped on the PCB
11. esssuitons 1 2x00DK Circuit Diagram The circuit diagram is shown below A full resolution schematic is found in RC1xxODB 3 O zip available from Radiocrafts webpage 2 UNT 1 7 50 Ohm ling on 15 iwo Ts board m 3 is 2 BB mm B mil 11 ACIKKADE Damenmir Bosra IL wr ISU Ww Note For the RC11XX modules the following changes apply Reset button is strapped to pin 6 and disconnected from pin 22 U3 removed 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 9 of 14 Radiocraits Bill of materials RC1xx0 2x00DK Reference Quantity Part number Description C1 1 C 202 0603 5 10 Capacitor 0603 C2 11 303 Capacitor tantal C3 7 5 C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50 Capacitor 0603 D1 1 BAT254 Diode Si D2 1 LED_CL150GCD Green LED M1 1 RC1XX0 RF Module P1 1 DSUB 9F D Sub 9 pin female P2 1 SCREW TERM 2 2 pin terminal screw P3 1 JACK 2 5 DC jack 2 5mm center pin P4 1 SMA SMA connector straight P13 1 CON 2X7 TH MALE Connector 14 pins pin header R1 1 0603 Resistor 0603 R2 R7 9 4 100K 0603 G Resistor 0603 R3 1 150 0603 Resistor 0603 1 4 4 PUSH_BUTTON Push button SMD U1 1 MAX3232 RS 232 Transceiver SO 16 U2 1 LP2980 3 0V 3 0V low drop out regulator U3 1 TP
12. feces 10 PCB LAYOUT l 11 TROUBLESHOOTING cu eo cci casar unc rac ce nC Ariun issan se sac uas 13 DOCUMENT REVISION 5 14 DISCLAIMER 14 I Iyuicm 14 LIFE SUPPORT POLICY perire eio giu br me recu certos ree rab onere 14 CONTACT INFORMATIQON 13er annsan ninaa asa tu is rau ku str vaneevaed sncvcctscoutesieesteecttextsvese 14 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 1 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwitesssuitons RC1xx0 2x00DK Quick Start Guide How do I set up a simple link between the boards To do a basic communication test do like this for each of the Demonstration Boards e Attach the antenna to the SMA connector Connect the RS232 port to a PC e Start a terminal program on the PC like Microsoft HyperTerminal Make sure to select the correct serial port set data rate 19200 1 start bit no parity 1 stop bit no flow control Connect the battery eliminator plug to the DC jack Put the battery eliminator in the wall outlet socket The module will now be in idle mode listenin
13. g for a valid data packet to arrive Now you can enter data in one terminal window and after approximately 2 seconds timeout the ASCII string is transmitted to the other module and shown in the other terminal window if the transmission was successful How do 1 go on and change the RF channel or any other parameter To change configurable parameters assert the CONFIG pin pulling low by pressing CONFIG button see Figure 1 and send the command string using the same serial interface as for transmitting data Parameters can be changed permanently and stored in non volatile memory in the module The details for this you should look up in the RC232 User Manual The best way to use the configuration interface of the module is to use a terminal program that provides the possibility to send and receive binary hexadecimal numbers and not only ASCII characters 2008 Radiocrafts AS RC1xx0 2 00 Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 2 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwilesssuitons RC1xx0 2x00DK Introduction The RC1xx0 and RC2x00 RF modules with embedded protocol RC232 Wireless MBUS or custom specific provide a very compact solution for a wide range of applications The Demonstration Kit is designed to make it easy for the user to evaluate the module and develop an application and build prototypes very quickly The Demonstration Kit includes two Demonstration Boards The Demonstration Boards contain the RC10xx R
14. small size of the PCB and the off centre placement of the onboard SMA connector the Demo Boards will not demonstrate the maximum range or omni directional radiation To improve this a larger groundplane and a centred placement of the antenna above this groundplane is required One possible solution for maximum radiation is shown in the figure below With the addition of two different SMA adaptors and one sufficiently large groundplane radius 2 L length of the antenna and a good electrical connection to the GND layer an optimum performance of the antenna following the kit is achieved Other antenna solutions can be tested by connecting to the excisting SMA female connector on the Demo Board via one of the methods below 1 Solder the feeding point of the antenna to be tested directly to an SMA male connector and fasten to the SMA female connector 2 Connect to an external antenna or board with antenna via a shortest possible 50 Ohm coax cable with minimum insertion loss Antenna Antenna length L Minimum radius of GND plane L PCB with solid bottom GND layer SMA female female adaptor in drilled hole SMA male male adaptor Proper connection betwen GND plane and adaptor outer shielding Radiocrafts Demo Board Figure 5 Extending size of ground plane with extra PCB 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 8 of 14 Ratliocratts imiewiodwit
15. these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Radiocrafts AS for any damages resulting from any improper use or sale 2008 Radiocrafts AS All rights reserved Contact Information Web site www radiocrafts com Address Radiocrafts AS Sandakerveien 64 NO 0484 OSLO NORWAY Tel 47 4000 5195 Fax 47 22 71 29 15 E mails radiocrafts radiocrafts com sales radiocrafts com support radiocrafts com 2008 Radiocrafts AS _ RC1xx0 2x00DK Demonstration Kit version 3 0 User Manual rev 3 2 Page 14 of 14
16. uct without notice Radiocrafts AS does not assume any responsibility for the use of the described product neither does it convey any license under its patent rights or the rights of others The latest updates are available at the Radiocrafts website or by contacting Radiocrafts directly As far as possible major changes of product specifications and functionality will be stated in product specific Errata Notes published at the Radiocrafts website Customers are encouraged to check regularly for the most recent updates on products and support tools Trademarks RC232 is a trademark of Radiocrafts AS The RC232 Embedded RF Protocol is used in a range of products from Radiocrafts The protocol handles host communication data buffering error check addressing and broadcasting It supports point to point point to multipoint and peer to peer network topologies All other trademarks registered trademarks and product names are the sole property of their respective owners Life Support Policy This Radiocrafts product is not designed for use in life support appliances devices or other systems where malfunction can reasonably be expected to result in significant personal injury to the user or as a critical component in any life support device or system whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the life support device or system or to affect its safety or effectiveness Radiocrafts AS customers using or selling
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