User Manual Radio Modules deRFarm7-15A02 / 15C02 deRFarm7-25A00 / 25C00 deRFarm7-25A02 / 25C02 Document Version V1.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Table of contents 1. Overview ......................................................................................................................... 5 2. Application ....................................................................................................................... 5 3. Features .......................................................................................................................... 6 4.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Document history Date Version Description 2011-02-10 1.0 Initial version 2011-12-22 1.1 Addition of PCB design Addition of transceiver signal description Update certification section Mailing list Firm Division / Name DE APA Author / Check / Release Author Firm Division / Name DE Dev. / APA Check release dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Abbreviations Abbreviation Description ADC Analog to Digital Converter BOD Brownout-Detection CE Consumer Electronics DAC Digital to Analog Converter DBGU Debug Unit ETH Ethernet, family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LAN).
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 1. Overview The compact designed radio modules contains a powerful ARM7 microcontroller with 512 kBytes High-Speed Flash, On-chip USB 2.0 Full Speed Transceiver, Ethernet MAC 10/100 base-T in RMII-Mode and an onboard transceiver for 2.4 GHz or 868/915 MHz. The 46 pin interface gives access to most hardware functions of the microcontroller. A long radio transmission range can be achieved by using the coaxial jack (U.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 3. Features The Sub-GHz radio modules deRFarm7-15A00 / 15C00 offer the following features: pluggable: 2 male connectors, 23 pins per row, 1.27mm pitch solderable: 23 pads per row, 1.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 The 2.4 GHz radio modules deRFarm7-25A00 / 25C00 offer the following features: compact size: 30 x 22.7 mm (for 25A00) and 30 x 20.4 mm (for 25C00) pluggable: 2 male connectors, 23 pins per row, 1.27mm pitch solderable: 23 pads per row, 1.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 4. Technical data Table 1: Mechanical data Mechanical Radio modules 30 x 22.7 x 8.2 mm 1 (for deRFarm7-15A02 / 25A00 / 25A02) 30 x 20.4 x 4.3 mm (for deRFarm7-15C02 / 25C00 / 25C02) Size (L x W x H) Connectors (only for pluggable variants) number of headers 2 pins per header 23 pitch 1.27 mm pin length 3.05 mm pin diameter 0.51 mm Insulator (L x W x H) 29.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 mm Pins / Pads (pluggable and solderable variants) pitch 1 1.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 I_Idle (Txoff, MCK = 48MHz) 38 mA I_Sleep (depends on Sleep Mode) 250 µA deRFarm7-25A00 / 25A02 / 25C00 / 25C02 Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Supply Voltage VCC 3.0 3.3 3.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 5. Mechanical data 5.1. Radio module (pluggable) Used connectors: SAMTEC “TMS-123-02-L-S” 22,7mm 30,0mm Figure 5: Size deRFarm7-15A02 / 25A00 / 25A02 5.2. Footprint receptacles Used receptacles: SAMTEC “SLM-123-01-L-S” 0,65mm 20,4mm 1,27mm Figure 6: Footprint receptacles 1.27mm pitch dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 5.3. Radio modules deRFarm7 Radio module (solderable) 20.4mm 30,0mm Figure 7: Size deRFarm7-15C02 / 25C00 / 25C02 5.4. Footprint pads 0.27mm 21.4mm 1.0mm 1.0mm Figure 8: Footprint for deRFarm7-15C02 / 25C00 / 25C02 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 5.5. Radio modules deRFarm7 PCB design The PCB design of the radio module base board and placement affects the radio characteristic. The radio module should be placed at the edge or side of a base board. The chip antenna should be directed to PCB side. OK PCB PCB Do not place ground areas below the radio module and near the chip-antenna.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 6. Soldering profile of deRFarm7 Table gives the soldering profile for the radio modules. Table 5: Soldering Profile Profile Feature Values Average-Ramp-up Rate (217°C to Peak) 3°C/sec max. Preheat Temperature 175°C ±25°C 120 sec. max Temperature Maintained Above 217°C 60 sec. Time within 5°C of Actual Peak Temperature 20 sec. to 40 sec. Peak Temperature Range 260° Ramp-down Rate 6°C/sec max. Time 25°C to Peak Temperature 8 min.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 7. Pin assignment Both pin headers respectively pin contacts provide the most important signals to the customer: power supply, peripheral, programming, debugging, tracing, analog measurement and free programmable ports. All provided signals except VCC, GND, RSTN, JTAGSEL, TDI, TDO, TCK, TMS, USBDM, USBDP and ADVREF are free programmable port pins (GPIO).
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Figure 12: Top overlay deRFarm7-25A02 coming soon Figure 13: Top overlay deRFarm7-15C02 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 coming soon Figure 14: Top overlay deRFarm7-25C00 coming soon Figure 15: Top overlay deRFarm7-25C02 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 7.1. Radio modules deRFarm7 External Pins Table 6, Table 7 and Table 8 shows the external available signals of deRFarm7 radio modules.
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User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Table 8: Signal description list Signal name Function Type Voltage Regulator Power Supply Input Power Active Level Comments Power VCC GND 3.0V to 3.
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User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 7.2. Radio modules deRFarm7 Internal Connections Table 9 shows the internal signal connection between MCU and transceiver. This description is valid for all deRFarm7 radio modules.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 8. Programming 8.1. Required hardware Dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh offers the hardware components for a fast startup. The following hardware setups are possible: deRFarm7 radio module deRFgateway or deRFnode (baseboard) SEGGER SAM-ICE1 similar programmer For example, to exchange the firmware of an ARM-based radio module, use the Atmel SAMICE JTAG Emulator.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 8.2. Radio modules deRFarm7 Programming example The described programming examples was done with Atmel‟s programming software „SAMBA v2.10‟, which is free downloadable on Atmel homepage. Install SAM-BA v2.10 on the PC or Laptop and connect the hardware described in section 8.1. 1. Start SAM-BA v2.10 The start screen (Figure 17) shows two selection tables. At first choose the connected SEGGER-SAM-ICE programmer (Figure 18) and then the connected board (Figure 19).
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 2. Click „CONNECT‟ to get to the SAM-BA main screen (Figure 20) If there appears an error message, check if the target board is supplied via USB and/or DC and if the JTAG cable is plugged in the right polarization. Figure 20: SAM-BA main screen dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 3. Before programming the MCU flash, it is necessary to erase the internal flash. Select the script „ERASE ALL FLASH‟ and click „EXECUTE‟ (Figure 21). Be careful: the whole internal flash content will be deleted. Figure 21: SAM-BA erasing the internal flash dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 4. After erasing the flash content choose the binary file which must be flash on target MCU. Click on the „OPEN DIRECTORY‟ button in the “DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD FILE‟ section next to „SEND FILE NAME‟ (Figure 22). Click on „SEND FILE‟ button to flash the binary. Figure 22: SAM-BA choosing binary dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 5. After flashing the binary SAM-BA asked for locking the flash content. Click „NO‟ (Figure 23). Figure 23: SAM-BA lock regions dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 6. The last action is to set the GPNVM2 bit in the boot from flash mode. Just select and execute the script „BOOT FROM FLASH‟ (Figure 24). Figure 24: SAM-BA boot from flash 7. Close SAM-BA, disconnect the SEGGER-SAM-ICE programmer and re-power the target. The new MCU firmware starts now from the internal flash. dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 8.3. Radio modules deRFarm7 JTAG interface All deRFarm7 variants are programmable over JTAG interface (TDI, TDO, TCK, TMS). The radio module contains all necessary pull-up resistors onboard. Use the pin configuration shown in Figure 25 to connect the radio module to a suitable ARM programmer like the SEGGER SAM-ICE. Figure 25: ARM JTAG interface 9. Debugging and tracing Debugging and tracing of the radio module is possible with the RS232-Level-Shifter.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 10. RF components 10.1. deRFarm7-15A02 / 15C02 The U.FL coaxial connector contains a filter network: L2 = 10nH (0402) C1 = 4.7pF (0402) C3 = 4.7pF (0402) Figure 27: Filter network of deRFarm7-15A02 10.2. deRFarm7-25A00 / 25C00 The chip antenna on the deRFarm7-25A00 is matched with: L1 = 1.0nH (0402) L2 = 2.2nH (0402) Figure 28: Matching network of deRFarm7-25A00 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 10.3. deRFarm7-25A02 / 25C02 The U.FL coaxial connector contains a filter network: L2 = 1.0pF (0402) (assembly variant of deRFarm7-25A00) C19 = 22pF (0402) Figure 29: Matching network of deRFarm7-25A02 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 11. Radio certification 11.1. United States (FCC) The deRFarm7-15A02, deRFarm7-25A00, deRFarm7-25A02, deRFarm7-15C02, deRFarm725C00, deRFarm7-25C02 radio modules comply with the requirements of FCC part 15.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 ble when the equipment is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the equipment is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed equipment. This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected. The CE marking must have a height of at least 5mm except where this is not possible on account of the nature of the apparatus The CE marking must be affixed visibly, legibly, and indelibly.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 12. Ordering information The product name includes the following information: deRF xxxx - x x x xx x Revision Features Size Flash Memory Frequency Range Product / Chipset Table 11: product name code Product name code Information Code Explanation Comments Product / Chipset arm7 AT91SAM7X radio module Frequency range 1 780/868/915 MHz 2 2.4 GHz Flash memory 5 512 kByte Size A 30 x 22.7 mm pluggable C 30 x 20.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 Table 12: ordering information Ordering information Part number Product name Comments coming soon deRFarm7-15A00 pluggable Sub-GHz radio module with onboard chip antenna coming soon deRFarm7-15C00 solderable Sub-GHz radio module with onboard chip antenna BN-030974 deRFarm7-15A02 pluggable Sub-GHz radio module with onboard U.FL coaxial connector coming soon deRFarm7-15C02 solderable Sub-GHz radio module with onboard U.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 13. Revision notes Up to now for the deRFarm7-15A02, deRFarm7-25A00, deRFarm7-25A02, deRFarm715C02, deRFarm7-25C00 and deRFarm7-25C02 radio modules technical problems, malfunctions or any other critical issues are not known. dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12 01237 Dresden / Germany Tel.: +49 351 – 31 85 00 Fax: +49 351 – 3 18 50 10 wireless@dresden-elektronik.de www.dresden-elektronik.
User Manual Version 01.01 2011-12-22 Radio modules deRFarm7 dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh Enno-Heidebroek-Straße 12 D-01237 Dresden Tel. +49 351 - 31 85 00 | Fax +49 351 - 318 50 10 E-Mail wireless@dresden-elektronik.de General manager: Dipl.-Ing. L. Pietschmann Commercial Registry: HRB 749 Dresden Municipal Court Tax number: 201/107/00726 Sales tax identification number: DE 140125678 Trademarks and acknowledgements • ZigBee® is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance. • 802.15.
