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1. Figure 1 SM1233 with Antenna Diversity Application Schematic Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 6 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE 2 Getting Started 2 1 Evaluation Kit Contents The SX1233SKA evaluation kit consists of 4 1x SM1233EXXXB module 1x SM12XX lt gt USB Bridge module 1x Ya wave monopole antenna Installation CD or insert sheet 1 x Mini USB cable RE JO RE PA Figure 2 SM1233 Module Mounted on USB Bridge Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 7 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 al SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 2 2 Installation 1 Put the CDROM in your computer and browse the contents of the CD open the sx1233starterkitsetup exe manually It can be found in the Installers sub directory of the CD ROM 2 Ifthe evaluation kit is supplied with an insert sheet follow the instruction on the insert sheet and download the latest version of the software from the weblink provided 3 Follow the on screen installation guidelines until the process is completed Please note that NET Framework 3 5 and the FTDI USB driver will be automatically installed if not detected on your computer 4 Connect the SX1233SKA board to the PC via the USB interface The SM1233 module and USB bridge are powered via the USB 5 Launch SX1233SKA from the Start
2. Figure 1 ta Status Indicator 4 7 Antenna Switch Control Box The Antenna Switch Control Box allows users to select the RF path between the SX1233 pins and the SMA connectors of the board as illustrated in figure 13 Practically RX input and TX outputs could be connected to either SMA connector according to the user s selection Pins 18 and 20 of the POD IN header allow external control of the switch logic Antenna suite conta Pin FABOOST gt RFPA Selection Pin AFO REJO Pin FA EOOST REJO Pin RFO ARPA Figure 13 Antenna Switch Control Window Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 14 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 SX1233SKA P SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 5 Configuration Registers Tabs Unless otherwise stated all registers are updated as soon as they are written It is recommended to cycle through Standby Mode when changing the contents of configuration registers 5 1 Common Configuration Registers Tab The Common Configuration Registers tab is ilustrated on the following page in Figure 14 Please refer to the SX1233 for a full description of the configuration register functions 511 Figure 14 Common Configuration Register Tab Configuration register value entries can be selected from the drop down menus within the tab or entered manually within the tab fields Note that an invalid re
3. Disconnect Open Corti E Save Confia Save Config As Ext Figure 4 File Menu Options 4 2 2 Action Menu Reset resets the SX1233 configuration registers to the recommended default values Refresh reads the status of the all registers Show registers toggles the SX1233 Registers display window and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the Window Toolbar The register display window indicates the status of SX1233 configuration registers as detailed in tne SX1233 datasheet Refer to Section for further information Monitor ON allows the GUI to constantly scan the status of the irq registers ReglrgFlags and ReglraFlags2 at addresses 0x27 and 0x28 respectively and displays the status on the right hand side of the GUI see Section 4 6 for further details Monitor OFF disables the monitor function p ZC Reset A Refresh Show registers Monitor OFF on Figure 5 Action Menu Options 4 2 3 Tools Menu RSSI analyzer provides a graphical representation of the signal level at the antenna port measured within the RX filter channel bandwidth RxBw at the programmed RF frequency Refer to See Section 7 4 for further details Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 10 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Spectrum Analyzer provides a simple spectrum analyzer function ba
4. nn 24 5G Temperature Configuration Register Tab 24 6 Registers Display Window 26 7 _ Advanced Operating Modes 2 a a BRON 7 1 Packet Communications Test i 27 7 1 1 Transmitter Mode Configuration a a i a 27 7 4 2 _ Receiver Mode CONfigUratiON a nemiri 72 Test Mode Window 27 73 Verification Mode 28 74 RSSI Analyzer 28 75 Spectrum Analyzer Nara i 29 8 Compatibility with Earlier Silicon Revisions Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 2 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Index of Figures Figure 1 SM1233 with Antenna Diversity Application Schematic a 6 Figure 2 SM1239 Module Mounted on USB Bridge h Figure 3 SX1233SKA GUI Overview za s s s sa Figure 4 File Menu Options 10 Figure 5 Action Menu Options i a hi i 2 m 10 Figure 6 Tools Menu Options n Figure 7 Help Menu Options 1 Figure 8 Windows Toolbar Menu a 2 a a ii Figure 9 Example Configuration File Text Editor Output 12 Figure 10 Status Bar e sian Figure 11 Operating Modes Control Window 18 Figure 12 Irq Status Indicator 14 Figure 13 Antenna Switch Control Window a h i i 14 Figure 13 Common Configuration Register Tab x OTTE Figure 14 Dialog Box Error Messages 16 Figure 15 Modulation Mode and Shaping Options 16 Figure 16 Transmitter Configuration Register Tab x x sd Figure 17
5. February 2010 Page 8 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 5 3 52 51 m m m Figure 3 SX1233SKA GUI Overview 4 2 Menu Tool Bar The Menu toolbar contains four drop down menus File Menu Action Menu Tools Menu and Help Menu 4 2 1 File Menu Connect Disconnect allows for the connection or disconnection of the USB bridge from the host PC This functionality may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the Window Toolbar see Section 4 3 Open Config allows for the opening of SX1233SKA configuration files cfg This is implemented through a standard Windows file dialog box and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the Window Toolbar Save Contig allows for SX1233SKA configuration files cig to be saved This is implemented through a standard Windows file dialog box The default file name is the last config file saved Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 9 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Save Config as prompts for a new file name before saving allowing for multiple configuration files to be Saved and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the Window Toolbar Exit closes the application
6. Table 1 Continuous Mode DIO Mappings Mode DIO1 DIO0 z FifoFull_ FiloNotEmpty FiloLevel a Sleep m s S FifoFull 10 TowBat lowBal LowBat LowBat FiloNotEmpty LowBat T1 ModeReady AutoMode 00 Cikout E FifoFull_ FifoNotEmpty FifoLevel standby GH FifoFull 10 LowBat LowBal LowBat LowBat FifoNotEmpty LowBat 11 ModeReady AutoMode 00 Cikout FifoFull_ FifoNolEmpiy FioLevel p Di E FiloFuli 10 LowBat lowBal LowBat LowBat FifoNotEmpty LowBal 11 ModeReady Plilock PilLock AutoMode Pillock PIlLock 00 Olkout Timeout FifoFull_ FifoNotEmply FifoLevel CrcOk ae or Dala Rssi Rssi Data FifoFull PayloadReady 10 LowBat RxReady SyncAddr LowBat__ FifoNot mpty SyncAddr 11 ModeReady Plilock PiiLock AutoMode Timeout Rssi 00 Cikout__ ModeReady FioFul FifoNotemply FiloLevel PacketSent_ x ot Data TxReady TxReady Data FifoFull TxReady 10 LowBat LowBat_ LowBat LowBat FiloNotEmpty LowBat 11 ModeReady Plilock PilLock AutoMode PLLIook PiLock Table 2 Packet Mode DIO Mappings Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 21 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 Va SX1233SKA Pi SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Mimet w a s TT me pa H ee m ae Figure 24 Irq amp Mapping Configuration Register Tab 5 5 Packet Handler Configura
7. Such Own O Manuel O oFF PABODST lt gt REPA Fro FEJU 7 3 Verification Mode When no SX1233SKA is connected to the PC launching the application results in the GUI display being grayed out and the user is unable to enter data By depressing the lt CTRL gt lt ALT gt lt N gt keys of the PC keyboard simultaneously the user can write to the configuration registers to verify propose settings as well as load and save configuration files cfg 7 4 RSSI Analyzer The RSSI Analyzer can be enabled via the Menu Tool Bar With the SX1233 configured in Receiver operating mode the RSSI analyzer displays the real time sampled RSSI measured in the receiver channel bandwidth The vertical axis indicated RSSI level can be scaled with the click wheel of a scrolling mouse This data can be saved as a RSSI log file by selecting an appropriate Max sample length within the RSSI Analyzer window and clicking on the Start button When the status bar indicates full the log file can be saved by clicking on the Browse button and can be viewed in Notepad or opened in Excel as a CSV file An example of the RSSI Analyzer display is ilustrated in Figure 32 indicating a packet transmission typically 10 dB above the receiver noise floor Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 28 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA P 7 SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Figure 32 RSSI Analyzer
8. Window 7 5 Spectrum Analyzer The Spectrum Analyzer can be enabled via the Menu Tool Bar With the SX1233 configured in Receiver operating mode the spectrum analyzer displays the sampled spectrum based upon RSSI measured within the programmable receiver channel or resolution bandwidth Center frequency frequency span and LNA gain are all configurable The vertical axis Power can be scaled with the click wheel of a scrolling mouse An example of the RSSI Analyzer display is illustrated in Figure 33 Figure 33 RSSI Analyzer Window Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 29 of 31 Semtech 2011 al SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 8 Compatibility with Earlier Silicon Revisions The SX1233 GUI is backwards compatible with Rev 2 1 Silicon SX1233 datasheet Revision 2 0 The GUI automatically detects the silicon revision number displaying the chip version in the status bar at the bottom of the GUI Configuration Register Tabs are automatically updated to display register contents pertinent to the chip version Semtech s policy of continual improvement may result in information contained within this User Guide not being concurrent with the revision of software included on the installation CD The user is recommended to download the latest revision of both this document and software from the Semtech website www semtech com Revision 1 0 STD February 2010
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10. menu 6 Glick on Connect button in toolbar or in File menu 7 SX1233SKA is now installed and ready to be used 2 3 SX1233SKA Overview The SX1233SKA features the SM1233 reference design and is also interfaced via the FTDI USB Bridge to the USB type A interface of a host PC Transmission and reception is indicated by a pair of LEDs on the USB Bridge 3 SX1233 Quick Start Guide Itis recommended that this user guide is read in conjunction with the SX1233 datasheet 1 Plug the SX1233SKA into the USB port of the computer The USB power LED on tne bridge should be illuminated 2 Run the SX1233 User Interface software Start gt All Programs gt SX1283SKA gt SX1233SKA 3 The SX1233SKA should connect automatically to the User Interface Software If not click on the USB connect button located in the top left hand comer of the window toolbar as illustrated in Figure 4 below 4 Once connected the SX1283SKA shows the default configuration of the SX1233 register settings upon power up as illustrated in Figure 3 If the EVK is not connected the GUI screen is grayed out and an error message is displayed in the bottom left hand comer of the status bar 4 SX1233SKA Software Description 4 1 Overview Figure 3 illustrates the SX1233SKA graphical user interface GUI Each of the numbered captions corresponds to a proceeding chapter within the sections which corresponds to the description of that GUI feature Revision 1 0 STD
11. 83 is in Standby operating Mode 2 Configure the SX1233 Common and Transmitter Configuration Registers 3 Configure the Packet Handler Registers for the payload you wish to transmit The payload can be entered within the Message Window in either hexadecimal or ASCII format Note that the packet can be configured with Address and or Broadcast nodes enabled or disabled DC free mechanisms CRC and or AES may also be selected The only limitation is that he maximum payload size for the purposes of GUI operation is 66 bytes 4 Click on the Transmitter radio button from within tne Operating Mode Window and set the Repeat value from within the Control Window of the Packet Handler Tab It is recommended tor initial analysis that Repeat value is set to 0 packet transmission repeat until manually stopped 5 Click on the Start button within the Control Window of the Packet Handler Tab to start the Transmitter 6 The TX packet counter will commence to increment as the SX1233 repeatedly transmits the payload 7 1 2 Receiver Mode Configuration 4 Ensure that the SX1233 is in Standby operating Mode 2 Configure the SX1238 Common and Receiver Configuration Registers The Common configuration should be identical to that of the SX1233 configured as the transmitter The Receiver filter BW configuration should be consistent with the signal parameters It is recommended that the configuration of the transmitter module is used as a template 3 Configure the Pa
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13. Receiver Configuration Register Tab i i i 18 Figure 18 Rx Bandwidth Window 18 Figure 19 LNA Gain Window 19 Figure 20 AFG FEI Window 19 Figure 21 RSSI Window Figure 22 DAGC Window RN s Figure 23 Irq amp Mapping Configuration Register Tab 22 Figure 24 Packet Handler Configuration Register Tab 22 Figure 25 Packet Logger Window 23 Figure 26 Packet Log CSV File Format 23 Figure 27 Temperature Calibration Dialog Box sve 24 Figure 28 Calibrated Temperature Sensor Tab 4 25 Figure 29 SX1233 Registers Display Window uh uh 26 Figure 30 Test Mode Window Me Me 28 Figure 31 RSSI Analyzer Window 29 Figure 32 RSSI Analyzer Window 29 Index of Tables Table 1 Continuous Mode DIO Mappings 21 Table 2 Packet Mode DIO Mappings CRO ie A se 21 Table 3 Packet Log Descriptors 24 Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 3 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 4 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE 1 Introduction The SX1238 is a single chip integrated circuit ideally suited for today s high performance ISM band RF applications The advanced feature set including state of the art packet engine greatly simplifies system design whilst the high level of integration reduces the external BOM to a handful of passive decoupling and matching compon
14. a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING SX1233SKA USER GUIDE Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 1 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 al SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Index of Figures ai Index of Tables MI 1 Introduction 5 2 Getting Started ar 21 Evaluation Kit Contents 7 22 installation 8 23 SX1233SKA Overvie 8 3 X1233 Quick Start Guide 8 4 SX1233SKA Software Descripion 8 41 Overview a 42 Menu Tool Bar 9 4 21 File Menu 9 4 2 2 Action Menu m ma mt vt Ronee RINE sense V 423 Tools Menu 10 42 4 Help Menu i k n 43 Window Toolbar 11 44 Status Bar m m 13 45 Operating Modes Control Box a 13 46 irq Status Indicator s sn se R 13 47 Antenna Switch Control Box 14 5 Configuration Registers Tabs 15 5 4 Common Configuration Registers Tab 15 5 1 1 Modulation Mode Window 16 5 2 Transmitter Configuration Register Tab 16 5 3 Receiver Configuration Register Tab 17 5 3 1 Rx Bandwidth m O 18 53 2 LNA Gain Window 18 533 AFC FEL s sence zali 534 RSSI i snc 53 5 Continuous Time Digital AGC PANETE 5 4 irq amp Mapping Configuration Register Tab 20 Si Paste Handler Coniguration Register Tab 22 55 1 Syne Word DRON a 55 2 AutoMode Operation 23 55 3 Packet Log i a 23 5 5 4 _ Packet Handler GUI LimitatioNS
15. cket Handler Registers for the payload you wish receive Note that the packet can be configured with Address and or Broadcast nodes enabled or disabled DC free mechanisms CRC and or AES may also be selected The packet handler parameters must be identical for those selected for the transmitter for correct operation The only limitation is that he maximum payload size for the purposes of GUI operation is 66 bytes 4 Click on the Receiver radio button from within the Operating Mode Window and set the Repeat value from within the Control Window of the Packet Handler Tab 5 Click on the Start button within the Control Window of the Packet Handler Tab to start the Receiver 6 The RX packet counter will commence to increment for each valid packet reception 7 2 Test Mode Window The Test Mode window is accessed by depressing the lt CTRL gt 1 lt ALT gt 1 lt T gt keys of the PC keyboard simultaneously and is illustrated below in Figure 31 This window allows the user to write to and read from the contents of individual configuration register addresses Note that address and data are entered in hexadecimal format The Antenna switch control dialog box enables control of the antenna diversity switch for the SX1233 antenna diversity reference design Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 27 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 al SX1233SKA Pi SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Fesviow lens atch eal
16. coincide with an exact configuration the GUI will automatically update the displayed value to the next valid register configuration and write that value to the appropriate configuration register go 38 Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 17 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 A SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Sa Emel See ote E ve mme sm Panutan Zi ra pes eni me r sma 535 pav BEE oe as ff Pind kuishi P T 534 532 joa earn F La Theatar Tebi Tobi Tews rasti Figure 18 Receiver Configuration Register Tab 5 3 1 Rx Bandwidth The Rx Bandwidth RxBw window is illustrated below For optimum performance in FSK mode when operating with a modulation index gt 2 the DCC frequency is recommended to be approximately 4 of the receiver bandwidth RxBw The GUI will automatically set the appropriate DCC frequency based upon the setting of RX filter bandwidth ebb cheney aE Be Putinin DAT zim Ottiene r ls la ija Boo m jure 19 Rx Bandwidth Window For operation with low modulation index signals it is recommended that the user follows the recommendations for setting the correct DCC bandwidth that can be found in the SX1233 datasheet 5 3 2 LNA Gain Window The LNA gain window provides the status of the configured LNA gain The gain can b
17. e configured automatically or manually In automatic mode the LNA gain is set based upon the RSSI value In manual mode the gain should be set according to the expected signal power Note that the AGC reference threshold is set according to Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 18 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE AgeRef 174 NF 10 log 2 RxBw DemodSNR FadingMargin dBm Foto Tiesto Tesa Theshod3 Thiel these act 5 za 7 se 57 Anini Bi az a Ga 6s si Geni Ouo O Menu Figure 20 LNA Gain 5 3 3 AFC FEI The AFC FEI Frequency Error Indicator window is illustrated below Note that when AFC is activated either AFC auto ON or manually the RF frequency in the General window of the Common Configuration Register Tab does not update although a measure of frequency error can be obtained by clicking on the FEI Read button to verity correct AFC operation Enabling AFC low beta implements a double AFC function to offset the local oscillator of the SX1233 to ensure that the central tone at fo associated with low modulation index signals is not unduly attenuated by the cut off frequency of the DCC Please refer to the optimized set up for low modulation index systems section of the SX1233 datasheet for further details Een robwasolat F a te roatedem Om OOF a Om Our we Ci Eh ar et Fes li aie Figure 21 AFC FEI Window 5 3 4 RSSI The RSSI
18. elected from the drop down menus besides each DIO listed Note that when necessary the GUI will automatically re configure DIO mappings i e Packet Handler operation Please refer to Table 1 and Table 2 below for the available DIO mappings of the SX1233 in continuous and packet mode respectively DIO1 Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 20 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 00 z E z Sleep O z E 10 LowBat LowBat AuloMode TowBat LowBat 11 ModeReady ModeReady 00 CikOut s s z m Standby 01 z s z 10 LowBat LowBat_ AutoMode s TowBat 11 ModeReady TowBat ModeRead 00 CikOut lt s PilLock FS ka 10 LowBat LowBat AuloMode a TowBat LowBat 11 ModeReady PllLock PiLock ModeReady 00 GiKOut Timeout Assi Data Dolk SyncAddr ax or Rssi Rufieady AxReadh Data RxReady Timeout 10 LowBat SyncAddr AutoMode Data LowBat Assi 11 ModeReady Plilock Timeout Data SyncAddr ModeReady 00 CkOut__ TxReady TxRead Data Dolk Pllock ni or CkOut TxReady TxReady Data Towbat TxRead 10 LowBat LowBat_ AutoMode Data LowBat LowBat 11 ModeReady PliLock TxReady Data PilLock ModeReadj
19. ents It is intended for use as high performance low cost FSK and OOK RF transceiver for robust frequency agile hal duplex bi directional RF links and where stable and constant RF performance is required over the full operating range of the device down to 1 8V The SX1233 is intended for applications over a wide frequency range including the 433 MHz and 868 MHz European and the 902 928 MHz North American ISM bands Coupled with a link budget in excess of 135 dB the advanced system features of the SX1233 include a 66 byte TX RX FIFO configurable automatic packet handler listen mode temperature sensor and configurable DIOs which greatly enhance system flexibility whilst at the same time significantly reducing MCU requirements The SX1233 complies with both ETSI and FCC regulatory requirements and is available in a 5x5 mm QFN 24 lead package The SX1233 33SKA is a USB based evaluation tool designed to allow simple and easy evaluation of the suitability of the SX1233 for a given application The low component count reference design implemented in the SM1233 reference design is illustrated below in Figure 1 It is recommended that this user guide be read in conjunction with the SX1233 datasheet htpi www semtech com images datasheevsx1283 pd Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 5 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING
20. essage Window CRC Transmitted received CRC optional Table 3 Packet Log Descriptors 5 5 4 Packet Handler GUI Limitations When operating the packet handler via the SKA GUI the user should be aware of the following limitations associated with the GUI Minimum Preamble Size 2 bytes Maximum Packet Length 66 bytes 64 bytes of data Length byte Address byte 5 6 Temperature Configuration Register Tab The Temperature Configuration Register Tab is illustrated below in Figure 29 Note that user is prompted to calibrate the SX1233 temperature sensor by clicking on the Calibrate button to access the temperature calibration dialog box Please enterthe actual room temperature measured on an raea auxiliary thermometerl temperature here Actualament E E a Figure 28 Temperature Calibration Dialog Box When the temperature sensor has been calibrate the temperature as computed by the SX1238 will be displayed as ilustrated in Figure 29 Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 24 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING oe jek Be doce nea remos a oh res Oe si O rem Figure 29 Calibrated Temperature Sensor Tab Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 25 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 al SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE 6 Registers Dis
21. gger window enter the number of packets to be logged and press the Start button Then press the Start button in the Control Window of the main Packet Handler Tab to start packet transmission or reception When the status bar indicates full the log can be saved by clicking on the Browse button The log file can be viewed in Notepad or opened in Excel as a CSV file JE ri Lih tev bom Fart Tob Bl dei ti teti JeW SAY Hw See me a RELE SL T SEZ packet eg gute a 128 tere Mode fan Pa Wax Phi Presni lz Swee Lei Nad Adice Message rala g oina a SCILE VE OE NE JI cua m Fora hiseby ese 2051EAN SDSI NE AK VA oan m Zorovalaj i episepsiesezeeaneias 7314s ECAS Sri m inant 1 Poni bate MAMA ar Figure 27 Packet Log CSV File Format Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 23 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Packet Log Parameter Description Time Local CPU timestamp in MM SS S format for TX RX packets Mode SX1233 Packet Mode RSSI indicated RSSI level RX mode only Pit Max Number of repeated packets set in GUI Control Window 0 infinite Pitt Transmitted or received packet number Preamble Size Size of transmitted or received preamble sequence Syne Sync Address Length Payload length of TX 7 RX packet Node Address node Address optional Message Transmitted received packet can be viewed in GUI M
22. gister entry will be highlighted by an orange background and the GUI will automatically flag a warning exclamation A valid register entry that leads to an incorrect operating setting will result in that entry to be highlighted in red Hovering a mouse or cursor over the warning provides an explanation for the flag as illustrated in Figure 15 Values entered manually that do not coincide with an exact configuration will be automatically updated by the GUI to the next valid register configuration and write that value to the appropriate configuration register Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 www semtech com Semtech 2011 Page 15 of 31 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING ons a i Pe NEC o ore on Our ihe modulason index s cue oF Taras ie vaig rana 10 5 10 cl PF teares maw E e hate EJ Bi brs Fee EH sence EKI ETI he vaia ae feos 02003 Figure 15 Dialog Box Error Messages 5 1 1 Modulation Mode Window Clicking on the OOK radio button within the Modulation window will access the modulation shaping options for the OOK modulation mode Nation Mods rala Orsk Or Noduaion OF oa ciation shaping Our dao shaping oor O Bassin iter BT 10 O Fa vih CD ER asian fie BI 05 O Fite th w RA O Basan ta BT 03 Figure 1 Modulation Mode and Shaping Options 5 2 Transmitter Configuration Register Tab The Transmi
23. ncerning the IC revision please refer to the SX1233 datasheet in pa 2 ca v IC Revision Number Configuration File Figure 10 Status Bar 4 5 Operating Modes Control Box The Operating Mode control box allows the user to change the operating mode of the SX1233 by clicking on the radio button corresponding to the desired mode Note that the transition between modes is applied as soon as the radio button is accessed When the SX1233 is configured to RX operating mode LED 2 on the USB Bridge is illuminated When the SX1233 is configured to TX mode both LED 2 and LED 3 are illuminated Operating mode O Sleep O Standby O Synthesizer O Receiver Transmitter Figure 11 Operating Modes Control Window 4 6 Irq Status Indicator The Irg Status Flag indicator provides an indication of the status of the Irq registers When the indicator next to the Irq description is illuminated the Irg condition is true Please refer to the SX1233 datasheet for further information and a more detailed description of the Irq register flags Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 13 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING lta flage ModeFisady FoReady Tifieady iLook Rssi Timeout AutoMede SyncddressMatch FioFul FibNotEmpty FisLevel Fislvenun Packel eni PayloadReady CreDk Loweat ecco CCGG CEH oooO
24. play Window As outlined in Section 4 2 3 the SX1233 GUI has a show registers utility that when enabled from either the Menu or Windows toolbar provides details of the status of all configuration registers that are documented in the SX1233 datasheet Whenever the contents of a register are changed in the main GUI window the corresponding register displays the new contents of the register s highlighting changed contents in red for a period of approximately 5 seconds before reverting back to black The register window is displayed below in Figure 30 It can be noted that in this example the contents of RegOpMode at Addr 0x01 have changed to 0x10 indicating that the SX1233 has been set to Receiver Mode operation ram regi aa vam Pegam aa Ea grt 00 5 Rana at Neth SLE Noche 020 Oar Nene CUA Retina Ga gem Wie greni bb OD epska Gar postat i lesna ra i ne mano a papa at were rasti Gi preja cas Mama Rape i naan iat tears ta napa ete hones or era ie Figure 30 SX1233 Registers Display Window Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 26 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 SX1233SKA 9 SEMTECH USER GUIDE 7 Advanced Operating Modes 7 1 Packet Communications Test To configure the SX1233 to enable a wireless packet communications transfer follow the procedure outlined below 7 1 1 Transmitter Mode Configuration 4 Ensure that the SX12
25. sed upon RSSI level within the programmable RX filter channel bandwidth RxBw Please refer to Section 7 5 for further details Tods RSS analyser Spectrum analyser Figure 6 Tools Menu Options 4 2 4 Help Menu Help provides an online description of GUI commands User s Guide opens a PDF version of this document About provides details of the GUI revision The latest version of the SX1233 GUI can be downloaded from the Semtech website User s Guide About 511231 Evaluation Kt Figure 7 Help Menu Options 4 3 Window Toolbar The Windows Toolbar provides three buttons that provide shortcuts to some of the functions accessed rom the File drop down menu Oonneci Disconnect Refresh jel L Reset 2 Reg montor on ore a Save Config Help Reset TRO Monitor Toggle Register Window Toggle Open Contig Figure 8 Windows Toolbar Menu Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 11 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING Open Config button opens a Windows file dialog box to allow access to a previously saved SX1233SKA configuration file cfg Note that saved configuration files are designed to be a useful tool for embedded software development The file can be opened in any text editor or
26. tion Register Tab The Packet Handler Configuration Register Tab is shown below Please refer to the SX1233 for a full description of the packet engine message format and operation of the SX1233 551 fre nae toe Othe Oor Ormai Oumero freee aan cance eon OOF frame nace renome aan DRE MPa 552 res oo on sme ai Wi ONC ever m m vana sehen Se s FERLAN slej Figure 25 Packet Handler Configuration Register Tab Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 22 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 5 5 1 Sync Word For correct packet mode operation the sync word needs to be set to at least one byte Note that 0x00 can not be set as for the first byte of the sync word The GUI will prompt with an error message should the user attempt to set 0x00 in the first byte of the sync word 5 5 2 AutoMode Operation Auto Modes defines the enter conditions to start the packet handler and exit conditions to terminate packet handler operation as defined in the SX1233 datasheet 5 5 3 Packet Log Clicking on the Log button within the Control Window enables the payload logging function available in both TX and RX modes whenever the Packet Handler is enabled 2 Packet Log Status Bar Log exit Mar orel Figure 26 Packet Logger Window In the Packet Lo
27. tter Configuration Register Tab is illustrated below in Figure 17 Please refer to the SX1233 datasheet for a full description of the configuration register functions Configuration register value entries can be selected from the drop down menus within the tab or entered manual within the tab fields If values are entered manually that do not coincide with an exact configuration the GUI will automatically Update the displayed value to the next valid register configuration and write that value to the appropriate configuration register It should be noted that the output power settings are the nominal values determined by the configuration registers and does not refer to measured output power Please refer to the Application Information within the SX1280 datasheet for further information concerning measured output power vs programmed power Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 16 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING O oP Te msn BOOST Figure 17 Transmitter Configuration Register Tab 5 3 Receiver Configuration Register Tab The Transmitter Configuration Register Tab is illustrated below Please refer to the SX1233 for a full description of the configuration register functions Configuration register value entries can be selected from the drop down menus within the tab or entered manual within the tab fields If values are entered manually that do not
28. window provides access to the RSSI timeout and timeout threshold functions and enable either automatic or manual RSSI detection threshold values to be programmed Note that the RSSI threshold which should not be confused with the LNA or AGC threshold can be calculated from and equates to the effective noise floor of the receiver for a given filter bandwidth RSSlihres 174 NE 4 10 log 2 RxBw DemodSNR dBm Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 19 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING assi Tisou Patt me Tinsou tt Aito nesti Tedi den Va den Figure 22 RSSI Window 5 3 5 Continuous Time Digital AGC The AGC dynamic range can be enhanced in V2c silicon chip version 2 3 with the default mode of operation of DAGC enabled Note that the DAGC mode of operation is automatically configured by the GUI depending upon whether AFC low beta is enabled see section 5 3 3 Pease refer to the SX1233 datasheet for further information on the implementation of the continuous time DAGC function pace page ON Cor Figure 23 DAGC Window 5 4 Irq amp Mapping Configuration Register Tab The Ira amp Mapping Configuration Register Tab is illustrated in Figure 24 Please refer to the SX1233 for a full description of the irq and mappings for each mode of operation of the SX1238 Configuration register value entries can be s
29. within a spreadsheet to display the programmed register name address and contents as illustrated below in Figure 9 a ete ee Re Rate sae Emen wa A E iene ee ee Figure 9 Example Configuration File Text Editor Output Save Config button saves and will prompt if overwriting an existing configuration file Connect Disconnect button allows the user to manage manually connection and disconnection of the kit Reset resets the SX1233 configuration registers to the recommended default values Refresh reads the status of all registers Register Window Toggle toggles the SX1233 Registers display window and may also be accessed through the short cut buttons of the Window Toolbar The register display window indicates the status ot SX1233 configuration registers as detailed in the SX1233 datasheet Refer to Section 6 for further information IRQ Monitor Toggle toggles the scanning of the status of Irq registers ReglraFlagst and ReglrgFlags2 at addresses 0x27 and 0x28 respectively and displays the status on the right hand side of the GUI see Section 4 6 for further details Help provides an online description of GUI commands Revision 1 0 STD February 2010 Page 12 of 31 www semtech com Semtech 2011 a SX1233SKA p SEMTECH USER GUIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS amp SENSING 4 4 Status Bar The Status Bar provides details of the SX1233 revision version and current user configuration file For further information co

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