Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le User Manual -1-
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Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le Pr odu ct D e scr ipt ion The Zigbee RF m odule Z100E offered by NETVOX is low power, 2.4GHz I SM band t ransceiver based on t he Em ber250 single chip ZigBee Pro TM / I EEE 802.15.4 solut ion. The Z100E com es in t wo different versions. The on- board chip ant enna and on- board m et al ant enna. Z100E(Chip Ant) Z100E(Metal Ant) Figure 1 The Z100E is designed t o be SMD- m ount ed ont o a host PCB.
Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le Applica t ion s • Safet y and securit y • Healt hcare applicat ions • Asset m anagem ent • Hom e/ Building Aut om at ion • AMR – Aut om at ic Met er Reading • I ndust rial Cont rolling and Aut om at ion • Wireless Alarm s and Securit y • Wireless Telem et ric Applicat ion • Wireless POS/ PDA • Wireless RS- 232/ 485 Net working -4-
Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le Mounting Consideration The Z100E module was designed to mount onto the customer’ s base board. On board soldering is required when mounting it to the board. The Ember250 development kit can be used to write and debug firmware as described in the next section. Debugging pins are also given. USB base board Z100E module Chip antenna Figure 2.
Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le Debugging program installation St eps: 1. I nst all EMBER USB_Link driver 2. I nst all program m ing soft ware I. Installing the UBS driver onto your PC for burning unencrypted EM250 firmware. On the PC, select and double click on the executable InSight USB link_1.4 to install then follow the prompt to complete the installation. Now wire the cable on the Ember USB_Link to the RF module. The pin labels are is shown in the figure.
Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le * When EMBER USB_Link is inserted into the USB port on the PC, the driver will automatically installed and the USB device port can be found. * EMBER USB_Link does not serve as power supply to the RF module under test, please make sure the power is given before burning the firmware. II. Install programming software On the PC, select and double click on the executable NZpp_Setup icon to install then follow the prompt to complete the installation. III.
Z1 0 0 E ZigBe e Pr o TM - RF M odu le A similar software screen will appear shown bellow: Before burning your firmware into the EMBER250, please make sure that all the USB stretching cables are attached to the RF module according to the pin assignment mentioned earlier. Now select the firmware file that you wish to write, the file with ebl extension. Click on the and go to the file. To write the firmware, simply click on . When write is completed, a verification report shows “SUCCESS”.
The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the user manual of the end product. The user manual which is provided by OEM integrators for end users must include the following information in a prominent location.
