Si4455 EZRadio Two-Way Link Demo Kit User's Guide
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1. Demo Kit 868 MHz 2 4455 LED 868 PER Si4555 RF Stick 868 MHz EZRadio transceiver board 2 Toolstick_BA Toolstick Base Adapter 2 USB XTEN 01 USB extender cable USBA USBA 4 AAA AAA alkaline battery EZR LEDK2W 915 Si4455 EZRadio Two Way Link Demo Kit 915 MHz 2 4455 LED 915 PER Si4555 RF Stick 915 MHz EZRadio transceiver board 2 Toolstick_BA Toolstick Base Adapter 2 USB XTEN 01 USB extender cable USBA USBA 4 AAA AAA alkaline battery Rev 0 3 8 13 Copyright 2013 by Silicon Laboratories i4455 2WayLink DEMO i4455 2WayLink DEMO 2 Software Setup There are two software tools provided by Silicon Labs to aid in EZRadio software development the Wireless Development Suite WDS and the Silicon Labs Integrated Development Environment IDE The recommended starting point for EZRadio development is the WDS software tool This tool is able to identify the connected boards by reading their identification memories EBID and provides valuable help by greatly simplifying radio configuration evaluation and application development 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements for WDS Windows XP or later Microsoft NET framework 3 5 or later Silicon Labs CP210x VCP driver WDS v3 1 9 0 or later The lack of the NET framework and VCP driver are recognized during the WDS installation The install wizard will install the missing components after prompting the user for permission 2 2 Download WDS WDS can be obtained from the Silicon Labs web si2. Gan aana Ji 2 z S ZHWH t 404 DUDU BUS UO1De NOW OL 2 Li 6 oZ or ddA OTT op san aa Vos aaa N euuayue gd dots TO Hugs WNW an Hugs ro ae 0 uolpes 29 Complete manufacturing file pack with CAD CAM files and BOMs can be found at silabs com Schematics of the RFstick boards of the kit can be seen on the following pages Si4455 2WayLink DEMO 6 Schematics SILICON LABS Figure 3 Si4455 LED 434 Schematic 1 Rev 0 3 i4455 2WayLink DEMO ev Tao Z HES EAT a TIOZ 6OMBW va ze EEN WEE TUL Fle W9 T864TS08D m a ge f sav1 MOIS anak ana LE l CS MOLSIEDTINIPL IEN UOOT JS 04341 2 0d kee EES wow Fee l sde 9 0d FaF To 4 IERCH ap Or l 9 pa L JEX Ta XL b 0d PoE S allg ZE CNEL v S l TIMEZ Oe raze CH ONEINIT O aa OL Wi Hood HE et S JE MOZSTEDTOAIL Spy oeo t ta RL IS T y 1 Sri aa He ZINO E o NOW i aaa Ga l O WI p Z i Li 1 915 T TAY yaaa allg aan S x O h 7 JoyauuoD gt pIIS OOL p SCH E E gt t S wT SO Te shb Tors ct g Tir Siu 00145 Xa SLO og e Xr Si 44 O64 TSO8D o 9 Sl oof NN ZC IOC SOL 9 O
3. power source with S6 power selector switch m Connect the J1 connector of the RFStick to the Toolstick Base Adapter m Connect the Toolstick Base Adapter to the USB port of the PC Wait for Windows to install the driver of the Toolstick Base Adapter if necessary The RFStick is available in three different frequency band versions from Silicon Labs as part of several EZRadio kits Rev 0 3 5 SILICON LABS F ev Tao ua EAT en ZTOZ 60A2W zawa 225 oS Se ia b amp p dI1 SSbr Autre l TULL aaas sa je l Ds aaj 9 US amp fE sav NoonIs 7m Whe AIMOLVYOEVINOOMS es on wk d en 1 a d suoot Te zx a v A ddA any E ee F suoot sdee sdoot suoor JEE araa d TOOT E St e P dd so 7 19 A DS TH Be DS aa DU Was row ES vas OS A A A 0 OD MOW E 0 0145 Ju Lib ta T OD Now Z T Oldd Jd ON TOW IEN E T WER Mos OH BT OS se Za DEE TOW St OSIN JA EE TOW St TSOW JU OO 4dot Ader adz 8g ISN MOW zT ESN JA Old NN OT 70199 Ja wo zo eho Old NOW Old Jd as Ton Nas 2 Hugs aie Huet Hust ge WAN ii e Dem e E Or A 01 o Vi TWI Hi Huozz siopnpu l Ia EIDIPUL YIM
4. 20 NIRQ P1 4 active low 2 SDN Kg 5 6 SDN P15 16 NSEL SPI select input 11 12 NSEL P1 3 13 SCLK SPI clock input 17 18 SCLK P1 0 15 SDI SPI data input 13 14 MOSI P1 2 14 SDO SPI data output 15 16 MISO P1 1 10 GPIO_0 General Purpose I O 23 x 24 GPIO_0 PB1 P0 0 11 GPIO_1 General Purpose 1 0 21x 22 GPIO_1 PB2 PO 1 19 GPIO 2 General Purpose UC 9x10 GPIO_2 PB3 P0 2 20 GPIO 3 General Purpose UC 7x8 GPIO_3 PB4 P0 3 The four GPIO signals primary function is push button input to the MCU PB1 PB4 so these signals are not Rev 0 3 SILICON LABS i4455 2WayLink DEMO connected to the EZRadio chip by default represented by x in the table above The user can connect them by soldering in jumpers across the appropriate pins of J3 5 1 Setting up and Connecting the RFStick to a PC The power source of the board can be selected with the power supply selector switch S6 If S6 is in the Adapter position supply voltage is provided by a Toolstick Base Adapter that is connected to the J1 PCB edge connector If S6 is in the Battery position the supply voltage is provided by two AAA batteries in the battery holder on the bottom side of the board Current consumption of the RF part RF VDD can be measured on J6 Since J6 is shorted by a PCB track on the bottom side of the board the user must cut the track if this feature is used Figure 2 How to Connect the RFStick to the PC Steps for connecting to a PC m Select the desired
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6. e and Standard Packet RX for the other node 9 Leave the default parameter settings untouched simply click Download project Now the simple TX RX sample project is running on the boards When pressing one of the SW1 to SW4 buttons on the TX board packets are sent and the corresponding LED of LED1 to LED4 lights up during the transmission On the RX side LED1 is always on while different combinations of LED2 to LED4 lights up during successful packet reception according to the button pressed on Ww Nd N 2 Rev 0 3 SILICON LABS i4455 2WayLink DEMO 4 Useful Documents For general information on the EZRadio Si4455 IC see the data sheet Si4455 Data Sheet For detailed information on example codes and how to program the EZRadio ICs refer to the following documents AN692 Si4355 4455 Programming Guide and Sample Codes EZRadio API Documentation Available Tools 8 bit Microcontroller Studio including Silabs IDE WDS3 installer For hardware design guidance see the following application notes AN685 Layout Design Guide for the Si4455 4355 RF ICS AN686 Antennas for the Si4455 4355 RF ICs AN693 Si4455 Low Power PA Matching For detailed information on lab measurements data sheet parameter verification and how sample codes can be configured and downloaded to the RFStick from WDS refer to the following documents AN655 Range Test Application for the EZRadio and EZRadioPRO devices AN796 Wireless De
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8. l 14455 2WayLink DEMO SILICON LABS Si4455 EZRapIo Two Way LINK DEMo KIT USER S GUIDE 1 Kit Overview This user s guide describes Silicon Labs Si4455 EZRadio Two Way Link demo kit The kit contains two RF nodes based on the RFStick board to support evaluation and development of sub GHz RF links with the Si4455 EZRadio IC The kit has three versions one for the 434 MHz band one for the 868 MHz band and one for the 915 MHz band The content of the different kits are listed in Table 1 m The RFStick has four LEDs to display information and four push buttons to receive user commands Additionally the Silicon Labs Toolstick Base Adapter is provided in the kits to connect the RFStick to the PC for downloading and debugging user applications m The kits support use of the Wireless Development Suite WDS for setting radio parameters and managing sample codes m The kits support the use of the Silicon Labs Integrated Development Environment IDE for software debugging and the use of the Keil C compiler assembler and linker toolchain Table 1 Kit Contents Qty Part Number Description EZR LEDK2W 434 Si4455 EZRadio Two Way Link Demo Kit 434 MHz 2 4455 LED 434 PER Si4555 RF Stick 434 MHz EZRadio transceiver board 2 Toolstick_BA Toolstick Base Adapter 2 USB XTEN 01 USB extender cable USBA USBA 4 AAA AAA alkaline battery EZR LEDK2W 868 Si4455 EZRadio Two Way Link
9. te free of charge For more information see link in Chapter 4 Useful Documents on page 3 2 3 Installation Steps Note Before installing this software local administration rights must be obtained from your network administrator Start WDS3 Setup exe Click Next to start the installation process Accept the license agreement by clicking the check box and then press the Next button Select the installation folder Using the default folder is recommended C Program Files Silabs WDS3 5 When your settings are confirmed click Install to continue 6 Click Finish to close the WDS Installer AOON 3 Hardware Setup After checking the kit contents against Table 1 the kit can be put into operation by performing the steps listed below for both nodes 1 Select the USB port as power source by setting the S6 power selector switch to the Adapter position Connect the J1 connector of the RFStick to the Toolstick Base Adapter Start the WDS on your PC Connect the Toolstick Base Adapter to a USB port of the PC Wait for Windows to install the driver of the Toolstick Base Adapter if necessary WDS must identify the connected board and open an Application Manager window that lists information about the identified board Select Radio Configuration Application and click Select Application 8 From the Radio Configuration Application window select Standard Packet TX for one nod
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11. velopment Suite General Description AN797 WDS User s Guide for EZRadio Devices More useful documents can be accessed via the EZRadio web pages Rev 0 3 3 SILICON LABS i4455 2WayLink DEMO 5 The RFStick Platform Figure 1 RFStick DE R Gd ENKE CEET The RFStick is a basic demo system for the evaluation of the EZRadio chips The board has two main parts the MCU part and the radio part The MCU part of the board contains a Silicon Labs C8051F930 MCU and basic human interface devices four push buttons four LEDs four switches and a buzzer The radio part contains the EZRadio chip the matching circuit and the antenna The RF output is selectable via a 0 resistor between a PCB antenna and an optional unpopulated 50 Q SMA output connector The MCU is connected to the EZRadio chip via an SPI bus and some other GPIOs see Table 2 The RF section of the board can be broken off along a perforation between the two rows of J3 and installed in the user s own hardware as a radio module by utilizing the remaining row of J3 Table 2 contains the signal connections between the EZRadio chip and the MCU Table 2 Connections between the EZRadio Chip and the MCU Si4355 Si4455 RFStick C80C51F930 Pin Number Pin Name Pin Function Connections Signal Name Pin Name across J3 EP 1 6 9 GND Ground 3 4 GND GND 7 8 VDD Supply Voltage input 1 2 VDD VDD 12 NIRQ Giel ee 19
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