Anaren A2530R24A User manual

Anaren Integrated Radio
AIR BoosterPack User’s
Manual
A2530R24A
A2530E24A
Release Date 11/2/12

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USER’S MANUAL
AIR BoosterPack
Contents
1. AIR BoosterPack Overview ...........................................................................................................................5
1.1. Overview ....................................................................................................................................................5
1.2. Kit Contents ...............................................................................................................................................6
2. Getting Started with the AIR BoosterPack...................................................................................................7
2.1. Hardware Installation...............................................................................................................................9
2.1.1. AIR BoosterPack with MSP430 LaunchPad.......................................................................................9
2.1.2. AIR BoosterPack with Stellaris LaunchPad......................................................................................11
2.2. USB Driver Installation...........................................................................................................................13
2.3. Programming the Demo Application on Stellaris...............................................................................17
2.4. IMPORTANT: Required Radio Setup ..................................................................................................19
2.5. Using the Demo Application .................................................................................................................20
2.6. AIR A2530 Wiki.......................................................................................................................................20
3. AIR BoosterPack Hardware.........................................................................................................................21
3.1. Electrical Characteristics ........................................................................................................................21
3.1.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings .............................................................................................................21
3.1.2. Recommended Operating Conditions................................................................................................21
3.2. Functional Description ...........................................................................................................................22
3.2.1. A2530 Radio Module (U6)................................................................................................................23
3.2.2. MCU & Socket (U5) .........................................................................................................................23
3.2.3. Sensors ..............................................................................................................................................23
3.2.4. Serial EEPROM (U1) .......................................................................................................................24
3.2.5. LED Indicators..................................................................................................................................24
3.2.6. Switches.............................................................................................................................................25
3.2.7. Jumpers..............................................................................................................................................28
3.2.8. Connectors.........................................................................................................................................31
3.3. Schematics ................................................................................................................................................35
3.4. PCB Layout ..............................................................................................................................................37
3.5. Bill of Materials (BOM)...........................................................................................................................41

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1.AIR BoosterPack Overview
1.1. Overview
The AIR BoosterPack is a low-power wireless transceiver extension module for use with the
Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430G2 and EK-LM4F120XL LaunchPad development kits. The
BoosterPack is available in various configurations, each of which contains an AIR radio module
with integrated antenna. See Table 1 for a listing of the supported BoosterPacks and their
operating bands. The included AIR BoosterPack software applications demonstrate example
sensor networks, as well as providing basic examples for communicating with the radio module.
Table 1 - AIR BoosterPack Models
Model
Operating Band
Range Extender
A2530R24A
2400-2483.5MHz ISM Band (FCC/IC, ETSI)
No
A2530E24A
2400-2483.5MHz ISM Band (FCC/IC, ETSI)
Yes
Figure 1 - AIR BoosterPack with MSP430 LaunchPad

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AIR BoosterPack Hardware Features:
2.7V to 3.6 V operation (2.2V min when RGB Light Sensor power disabled)
Low power consumption
SPI interface to Radio Module
IR Temperature Sensor (TI TMP006)
RGB Light Sensor (TAOS TCS3414)
EEPROM (16K x 8)
Analog Current Monitor
Tri-Color LED with PWM control
Accessible Test Points for all MCU ports plus four Radio Module ports
8 DIP Switches for board configuration and user input
20-pin DIP socket for operation with or without MSP430 microcontroller (MCU removed
when used with the Stellaris LaunchPad)
ROHS compliant
See AIR Module Users Manual for radio specific features
AIR BoosterPack Software Features:
Texas Instruments ZNP protocol
Mesh network topology with one Coordinator, one or more Routers, and one or more
End Points
1.2. Kit Contents
The AIR BoosterPack kit includes the following:
Three AIR BoosterPacks (each with MSP430G2553 device preinstalled and preloaded
with a sample program)
One AA battery pack with On/Off switch and JST style connector
Quick Start Guide for use with MSP430 LaunchPad
Quick Start Guide for use with Stellaris LaunchPad
Regulatory Guide
CD containing AIR BoosterPack demo applications, USB UART device drivers, board
design files, and supporting documentation

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2.Getting Started with the AIR BoosterPack
The following sections describe the necessary steps to get the AIR BoosterPack hardware and
software up and running with the LaunchPad.
Figure 2 - AIR BoosterPack Overview
AIR Radio Module (U6).
Radio GPIO Test Points (J5).
Radio GPIO DIP Switches (S4).
J2 Test Point Solder Jumpers.
Sensor/LED DIP Switches (S3).
MCU (MSP430) Reset Pushbutton Switch (S1).Duplicate of S1 on MSP430 LaunchPad.
Yellow LED (D3).
Green LED (D2). Duplicate of LED2 on MSP430 LaunchPad.
Red LED (D1). Duplicate of LED1 on MSP430 LaunchPad.
Pushbutton Switch (S2). Duplicate of S2 on MSP430 LaunchPad.
J1 Test Point Solder Jumpers.
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IR Temperature Sensor (U1).
RGB Light Sensor (U2).
128Kb (16K x 8) Serial EEPROM (U1).
RGB LED (D4).
J1 LaunchPad Connector.
J1 Test Points.
Current Sense Amplifier (U4).
Current Sense Select Jumper (JP1).
Current Sense Disconnect Jumper (JP2).
20-Pin DIP Socket + MSP430G2553 (U5).
SPI/I2C Test Points (J3).
J2 Test Points.
J2 LaunchPad Connector.
Optional Radio Reset Pushbutton Switch (S5).
Option Radio CC Debugger Header (J4).
Red LED (D8).
Yellow LED (D9).
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2.1. Hardware Installation
2.1.1. AIR BoosterPack with MSP430 LaunchPad
The following steps need to be performed on each LaunchPad/BoosterPack:
1) If not already populated, solder both 10-pin male headers provided in the LaunchPad kit
onto the LaunchPad’s J1 and J2 breakout connections.
2) Configure UART jumper settings on the LaunchPad.
a. For LaunchPad Rev1.4 and earlier, remove jumpers TXD and RXD from J3 and
install crossover jumpers (not included) onto the same group of pins to make the
following connections:
i. Connect J3.3 to J3.6
ii. Connect J3.5 to J3.4
b. For LaunchPad Rev1.5 and later, change the orientation of the J3 TXD and RXD
jumpers to use the HW UART.
3) Ensure the VCC jumper is populated on J3. Jumpers RST and TEST also need to be
installed when programming the microcontroller or when debugging software.
4) Remove the existing MSP430 device on the LaunchPad as the BoosterPack comes with
a microcontroller already installed. Alternatively, the provided microcontroller may be
installed in the LaunchPad’s socket. In either case, only one device should be installed
at any given time. See Figure 4 and Figure 5 which show the two options for MSP430
location.
5) Install the AIR BoosterPack onto the LaunchPad board. Ensure the BoosterPack is
oriented correctly. J1 of the BoosterPack must connect to J1 of the LaunchPad. The
same is true for J2.
Figure 3 –Installed BoosterPack (MSP430 LaunchPad)

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Figure 4 - Standard Installation (MSP430 on BoosterPack)
Figure 5 - Alternate Installation (MSP430 on LaunchPad)

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2.1.2. AIR BoosterPack with Stellaris LaunchPad
The following steps need to be performed on each LaunchPad/BoosterPack:
1) Remove the provided MSP430 device on the BoosterPack.
2) Install the AIR BoosterPack onto the LaunchPad board. Ensure the BoosterPack is
oriented correctly. J1 of the BoosterPack must connect to J1 of the LaunchPad. The
same is true for J2.
Figure 6 –Installed BoosterPack (Stellaris LaunchPad)
Optional:
The default BoosterPack configuration utilizes a software I2C controller (i.e. bit-banged) to
maintain compatibility with both LaunchPad types (i.e. MSP430 and Stellaris). Since the
Stellaris microcontroller supports using UART, SPI, and I2C at the same time (compared to the
MSP430G2553 which only has two USCIs), the BoosterPack may be configured to use the
hardware I2C controller instead of the bit-banged controller. The following steps need to be
performed on each LaunchPad/BoosterPack:
1) Install 10-pin connector (not included) at BoosterPack J1 Test Points location. This
corresponds to the LaunchPad J3 connector (see Figure 7). The same can be done for
BoosterPack J2 Test Points (LaunchPad J4), although this is optional. Only LaunchPad
pins J3.3 and J3.4 are utilized by the BoosterPack. The remaining J3 and J4
LaunchPad signals are simply pass-thru.
2) Remove R9 and R10 from the LaunchPad. See Figure 8 for the location of these
resistors.

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Figure 7 –BoosterPack with Additional
Connectors Installed
Figure 8 –Stellaris LaunchPad
Figure 9 –Installed BoosterPack (with Additional Connectors, Stellaris LaunchPad)

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2.2. USB Driver Installation
System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later operating system (32-bit and 64-bit supported)
- CD drive
Many of the provided firmware examples require using a Virtual COM port via the LaunchPad’s
USB interface. If the necessary USB drivers have not already been installed on the PC/Laptop,
follow one of the following procedures. Please note that the MSP430 and Stellaris LaunchPad
boards each require different drivers.
1) Install drivers using the instructions provided with the LaunchPad kit.
–OR –
2) Install drivers provided on the CD in the A2530 BoosterPack kit following the steps
below. These drivers are the same as those provided by TI; Anaren has simply provided
a GUI to install them.
a. Insert the BooserPack CD in the CD drive. The AIR A2530 BoosterPack
Installation GUI should automatically start. If it does not, navigate to the CD drive
using Windows Explorer and then double click the AutoRun.exe icon.

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b. Select which LaunchPad board will be used with the BoosterPack by clicking
either the MSP430 button or Stellaris button.
c. Click on the “Install LaunchPad USB Driver” button.

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When installing Stellaris drivers, a message will pop up indicating that later steps
may warn about drivers not being signed. The installation may be cancelled at
this point if you do not want to install unsigned drivers, however the USB Virtual
COM will be unusable. Click OK to continue with the installation if you agree with
installing unsigned drivers.
d. Click Next to continue the installation.

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For Stellaris, Windows may provide a Security Warning due to the drivers not
being signed. Click on “Install this driver software anyway” to continue
installation. There may be up to three of these messages due to there being
three separate drivers installed.
Click Finish when the installation is complete.

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2.3. Programming the Demo Application on Stellaris
Follow these steps to load the “Simple Application” demo on each of the Stellaris LaunchPads.
1) Plug in one of the Stellaris LaunchPads to a USB port.
2) Run the Texas Instruments LM Flash Programmer utility available on the TI website.
3) In the Configuration tab, select “LM4F120 LaunchPad” from the Quick Set pull-down.

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4) In the Program tab, browse to the “Firmware\FactoryDefault\Stellaris” folder on the
BoosterPack CD and select “SimpleApplicationCoordinator.bin”. Then click Program.
5) Unplug the LaunchPad from the USB port.
6) Repeat steps 1 thru 5 above for the “SimpleApplicationRouter.bin” file.
7) Repeat steps 1 thru 5 above for the “SimpleApplicationEndDevice.bin” file.
Alternatively, the LaunchPads may be programmed using Code Composer Studio (CCS). The
CCS projects are located in the “Firmware\ ZM Examples\CCS_Stellaris” folder on the
BoosterPack CD.
Continue to section 2.4 for information on using the demo application.

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2.4. IMPORTANT: Required Radio Setup
The AIR BoosterPack must be operated in accordance with local regulations. The firmware
preloaded in the MSP430G2553 devices provided with the AIR BoosterPack kit (or loaded into
the Stellaris devices as described in section 2.3) offers two radio operation options; FCC/IC for
use in US/Canada (default) and ETSI for use in Europe. If your location is not covered by either
FCC/IC or ETSI then you must check local regulatory codes for how to obtain permission to
operate the modules prior to using them.
If covered under ETSI regulations, you must first change S4-1 to the OFF position as shown in
Figure 10.
Figure 10 –BoosterPack Configured For Use in Europe (ETSI)

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2.5. Using the Demo Application
The “Simple Application” demo is an example sensor network that passes measured data from
the Router(s) and/or End Point(s) to the Coordinator.
All nodes configured as a Router periodically (about every 1.5 seconds) read the onboard IR
Temperature sensor and transmit the value to the Coordinator. To change the sensor readings,
simply place a warm (e.g. palm of your hand) or cold (e.g. soda can) object a few inches from
the sensor. There is no need to have physical contact between the sensor and the object.
Similarly, all nodes configured as an End Point periodically (about every 3 seconds) read the
onboard RGB Light sensor and transmit the value to the Coordinator. To change the sensor
readings, shine a different color light at the sensor.
After applying power to the nodes they should start communicating within a minute. When
communicating, each node blinks an LED.
- Coordinator flashes red LED D1
- Router RGB LED normally green, flashes blue
- End Point RGB LED normally OFF, flashes blue
The Coordinator displays the received data from the Router(s) and End Point(s) in two ways.
1) The data is sent out the UART. All messages received are displayed with details of the
data transfer in addition to the actual measurements. The information may be viewed on
a terminal emulator connected to the LaunchPad USB Virtual COM port. The port must
be configured as 9600,8,N,1 for MSP430 and 115200,8,N,1 for Stellaris.
2) The measurements are displayed graphically via the onboard RGB LED (BoosterPack
LED for MSP430, LaunchPad LED for Stellaris).
a. Router IR Temperature values are displayed as follows:
Blue = Cold
Green = Warm (room)
Red = Hot
To select this mode, press the S2 pushbutton (SW1 on the Stellaris LaunchPad)
one time on the Coordinator. Red LED D8 should be OFF and yellow LED D9
should be ON.
b. The color of light detected by the EndPoint RGB Light Sensor is displayed. To
select this mode, press the S2 pushbutton (SW1 on the Stellaris LaunchPad) a
second time on the Coordinator. Red LED D8 should be ON and yellow LED D9
should be OFF.
2.6. AIR A2530 Wiki
Please visit the AIR A2530 Wiki (http://www.anaren.com/air-wiki-zigbee) on the Anaren website
for details regarding the example applications, Module Interface Specification (i.e. API), and
general Zigbee® information.