Arrow MC27561-TIGER User manual

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MC27561 - TIGER
User’s Guide
All information contained in these materials, including products and product
specifications, represents information on the product at the time of publication
and is subject to change by Arrow Electronics without notice.

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Ver. 1.0
04/02/2018
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Outline
1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1. DESCRIPTION....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2. KIT CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................... 6
2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1. BOARD LAYOUT.................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2. BLOCK DIAGRAM .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3. BOARD SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 8
2.4. ATSAMD21J18A ULTRA LOW-POWER ARM ........................................................................................ 9
2.5. WI-FI MODULE ATWINC1500-MR210................................................................................................. 9
2.6. 32KX8BITS EEPROM (AT24C256C)................................................................................................... 9
2.7. NXP MCU WITH STANDARD RADIO CHIP (MKW41Z512VHT4) ........................................................... 10
2.8. FEATURES......................................................................................................................................... 10
2.9. EEPROM NXH5104......................................................................................................................... 11
3. SECTION ONE (SAMD21 AS PRIMARY MCU)..................................................................................... 12
3.1. CONNECTORS.................................................................................................................................... 12
J1 USB device ......................................................................................................................... 13
J2 DEBUG ............................................................................................................................... 13
Arduino Headers...................................................................................................................... 14
J7 VCC WIFI............................................................................................................................ 15
J8 Antenna conntector............................................................................................................. 15
J9 Power connector................................................................................................................. 16
J13 UART selector................................................................................................................... 16
J15 S2B-PH-SM4-TB............................................................................................................... 16
4. SECTION TWO (KW41 MCU)................................................................................................................. 18
4.1. CONNECTORS.................................................................................................................................... 18
J10 DEBUG ............................................................................................................................. 19
J11 VCC KW41........................................................................................................................ 19
J12 FTDI Cable connector....................................................................................................... 20
J13 UART selection................................................................................................................. 20
J14 A 1006 I/F.......................................................................................................................... 21
J16 Battery isolation ................................................................................................................ 21
5. USAGE.................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1. POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................................. 22
5.2. PUSH BUTTONS AND LEDS................................................................................................................. 23
5.3. I2C ADDRESS................................................................................................................................. 24
6. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................................ 25
7. GETTING STARTED WITH ARDUINO IDE AND SKETCH PROJECTS USING SAMD21 AS
PRIMARY MCU............................................................................................................................................... 26
7.1. TOOLS............................................................................................................................................... 26
7.2. SETUP THE ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................................................. 26
7.3. RUN THE SOFTWARE .......................................................................................................................... 28
7.4. IMPORTING THE COMPONENTS LIBRARY.............................................................................................. 29
7.5. OFFICIAL GITHUB LIBRARY REPOSITORY.............................................................................................. 31
8. GETTING STARTED WITH KW41 ......................................................................................................... 32
8.1. TOOLS............................................................................................................................................... 32
8.2. SOFTWARE........................................................................................................................................ 32

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MQTT Demo application code................................................................................................. 32
AT bridge application code...................................................................................................... 33
8.3. SETUP THE ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................................................. 33
8.4. MQTT DEMO APPLICATION................................................................................................................. 39
Gateway setup and MQTT topics determination ..................................................................... 39
Thread node commissioning and network join ........................................................................ 39
8.5. AT BRIDGE APPLICATION..................................................................................................................... 41
9. REFERENCES AND USEFUL LINKS.................................................................................................... 42
9.1. DATA SHEETS .................................................................................................................................... 42
9.2. TOOLS............................................................................................................................................... 43
9.3. WEB SITES........................................................................................................................................ 43
10. TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................................................ 44
10.1. DRIVER INSTALLATION PROBLEMS ................................................................................................... 44
Illustrations
FIGURE 1BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 2TOP TOPOLOGY..................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 3BLOCK DIAGRAM ................................................................................................... 8
FIGURE 4CONNECTORS .................................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 5USB INTERFACE ................................................................................................. 13
FIGURE 6DEBUG CONNECTOR FOR SAMD21.......................................................................... 13
FIGURE 7ARUDINO ZERO PINOUT ........................................................................................ 14
FIGURE 8WIFI JUMPER ..................................................................................................... 15
FIGURE 9ANTENNA CONNECTOR VERSUS PCB ANTENNA .............................................................. 15
FIGURE 10 UART SELECTION.............................................................................................. 16
FIGURE 11 BATTERY CONNECTOR......................................................................................... 16
FIGURE 12 CONNECTORS................................................................................................... 18
FIGURE 13 J10 DEBUG CONNECTOR FOR KW41Z..................................................................... 19
FIGURE 14 POINT OF MEASUREMENT ...................................................................................... 19
FIGURE 15 FTDI CABLE .................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 16 A1006 I/F CONNECTOR ...................................................................................... 21
FIGURE 17 J16 BATTERY ISOLATION ..................................................................................... 21
FIGURE 18 POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................. 22
FIGURE 19 PUSH BUTTON &LEDS........................................................................................ 23
FIGURE 20 LAUNCH BOARD MANAGER.................................................................................... 26
FIGURE 21 ARDUINO ZERO CORE INSTALLATION ....................................................................... 27
FIGURE 22 SMARTEVERYTHING CORE INSTALLATION................................................................... 27
FIGURE 23 ARDUINO IDE: VERIFY THE CODE ........................................................................... 28
FIGURE 24 ARDUINO IDE: UPLOAD THE CODE .......................................................................... 28
FIGURE 25 ARDUINO IDE: LAUNCH MANAGE LIBRARIES INTERFACE................................................. 29
FIGURE 26 ARDUINO IDE: LIBRARY MANAGER ......................................................................... 29
FIGURE 27 GITHUB LIBRARIES REPOSITORY ............................................................................ 30
FIGURE 28 -MQTT DEMO SYSTEM OVERVIEW .......................................................................... 33
FIGURE 29 -NXP TIGER FOLDER STRUCTURE ........................................................................... 34
FIGURE 30 -MCUXPRESSO WORKSPACE SELECTION................................................................... 34
FIGURE 31 –SELECT PROJECTS TO IMPORT.............................................................................. 35
FIGURE 32 -IMPORT PROJECTS INTO WORKSPACE ...................................................................... 35
FIGURE 33 -BUILD BOOTLOADER PROJECT .............................................................................. 36

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FIGURE 34 -DAPLINK DRIVE .............................................................................................. 36
FIGURE 35 -BUILD APPLICATION PROJECT............................................................................... 37
FIGURE 36 -DEBUG CONFIGURATION TAB............................................................................... 37
FIGURE 37 -DOWNLOAD AND DEBUG THE CODE ........................................................................ 38
FIGURE 38 -DAPLINK PROBE DETECTED ................................................................................. 38
FIGURE 39 -VOLANSYS GATEWAY LABEL REPORTING MAC ADDRESS ................................................ 39
FIGURE 40 -GET NODE UNIQUE ID ...................................................................................... 40
FIGURE 41 -THE NODE SUCCESFULLY JOIN THE NETWORK ............................................................ 41
FIGURE 42 CORRECT USB DRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................... 44
Tables
TABLE 1BOARD SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................ 8
TABLE 2BOARD CONNECTORS ............................................................................................. 12
TABLE 3J2 DEBUG CONNECTOR PIN..................................................................................... 13
TABLE 4ARDUINO PINS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................... 14
TABLE 5UART SELECTION ................................................................................................ 16
TABLE 6BATTERY CONNECTOR............................................................................................. 17
TABLE 7BOARD CONNECTORS ............................................................................................. 18
TABLE 8J10 DEBUG CONNECTOR PIN................................................................................... 19
TABLE 9FTDI CONNECTOR ................................................................................................ 20
TABLE 10 UART SELECTION............................................................................................... 20
TABLE 11 A1006 I/F CONNECTOR KW41 DRIVEN ..................................................................... 21
TABLE 12 POWER SUPPLY................................................................................................... 22
TABLE 13 PUSH BUTTONS &LEDS........................................................................................ 23
TABLE 14 -I2C ADDRESSES............................................................................................... 24

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1.Introduction
1.1. Description
This document describes the TIGER board. The board mounts two MCUs and can
be used in two different ways.
The MCUs are:
1. the ATSAMD21J18A-64 Ultra low-power microcontroller using the 32-bit
ARM® Cortex®-M0+ processor, and
2. the the KW41Z which is an ultra low-power, highly-integrated single-chip
device that enables Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) v4.2 and IEEE®
802.15.4 RF connectivity for portable, extremely low-power embedded
systems.
The board provides the following peripherals or modules:
•Wi-Fi Module
•EEPROM 32k x 8
It is possible to set up the board in two ways:
•Mode 1: using the SAMD21 as primary MCU
•Mode 2: using the KW41 as primary MCU
Therefore the document is divided in two major sections describing the different
modes of operation.
1.2. Kit contents
The following items are included in the box:
•1x Tiger board
1.3. Getting started
The Tiger board, developed by IOTEAM for Arrow Electronics, is a ready-to-use
Internet of Things (IoT) hardware for prototyping new devices. It can be used in
conjunction with Arrow’s shield with a lot sensors.
Please refer to software chapter to learn how to get started to develop your
application using the Arduino IDE.

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2.System overview
2.1. Board layout
The layout of the Tiger board is shown in the picture below.
Figure 1 Board Layout
The top and bottom board layouts (component placement and overlay) are
provided for reference purposes.
Figure 2 Top topology

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2.2. Block diagram
An overview of the functions of the Tiger board is shown in the figure below:
Figure 3 Block diagram
2.3. Board Specifications
MCU
Characteristics
Value
SAMD21
CPU Clock speed
48MHz
Flash Memory
256Kb
SRAM
32Kb
KW41
CPU Clock speed
48MHz
Flash Memory
512Kb
SRAM
128Kb
Connector
1 Power Jack
1 USB
1 Battery connector
2 Debug connector
Arduino compatible PinOut
1 FTDI connector
1 I2C to KW41 connector
Board supply voltage
5V
Operating Voltage
3.3V (*)
Temperature
-20°C to +85°C
Dimensions
68x30 mm
PCB Antenna
RoHS status
Compliant
Table 1 Board specifications
(*) All digital I/O refer to this power of level

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2.4. ATSAMD21J18A Ultra low-power ARM
Atmel® | SMART SAM D21 is a series of Ultra low-power microcontrollers using
the 32-bit ARM® Cortex® -M0+ processor at a maximum of 48MHz.
The size of the SAMD21 used in the Tiger has the following characteristics:
Memory
•256KB in-system self-programmable Flash
•8KB Flash Read-While-Write section
•32KB SRAM Main Memory
•8KB SRAM Low power Memory
Clock Frequency
•32.768kHz crystal oscillator (XOSC32K)
Arduino compliance
•Digital i/o Pins : 20
•PWM Pins: all but 2 and 7
•USART: 2 (USB and TTL Digital)
•Analog Input Pins: 6, 12-bit DAC
•Analog Output Pins: 1, 10-bit DAC
•External Interrupts: All pins except pin 4
More information can be found on the ATMEL SAMD21 Data Sheet (See the link
in chapter 9)
2.5. Wi-Fi Module ATWINC1500-MR210
The ATWINC1500-MR210PA is a low-power consumption 802.11 b/g/n IoT
(Internet of Things) module which is specifically optimized for low power IoT
applications.
The highly integrated module features a small form factor (21.5mm x 14.5mm
x3.4mm), while fully integrating Power Amplifier, LNA, Switch, Power
Management, and PCB antenna.
With seamless roaming capabilities and advanced security, it could be
interoperable with various vendors’ 802.11b/g/n Access Points in wireless LAN.
The module provides SPI and UART to interface to host controller.
2.6. 32Kx8 Bits EEProm (AT24C256C)
This EEPROM is connected to SAMD21 only.
The Atmel® AT24C256C provides 262,144-bits of Serial Electrically Erasable and
Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) organized as 32,768 words of 8
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The device’s cascading feature allows up to eight devices to share a common 2-
wire bus. The device is optimized for use in many industrial and commercial
applications where low-power and low-voltage operations are essential.
The device operates from 1.7V to 5.5V.
EEprom address: the EEProm is mapped to the following I2C address 0x57.
This EEprom is used in conjunction with SAMD21 MCU only.
2.7. NXP MCU with Standard Radio chip (MKW41Z512VHT4)
The KW41Z is an NXP ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCU ultra low-power, highly-
integrated single-chip device that enables Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) v4.2
and IEEE® 802.15.4 RF connectivity for portable, extremely low-power
embedded systems.
The KW41Z MCU integrates a 2.4 GHz transceiver supporting FSK/GFSK and O-
QPSK modulations, an Arm® Cortex®-M0+ CPU, up to 512 KB Flash and up to
128 KB SRAM, 802.15.4 packet processor, hardware security and peripherals
optimized to meet the requirements of the target applications.
2.8. Features
Multi-Protocol Radio
•2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy version 4.2 Compliant
•IEEE Std. 802.15.4 Standard Compliant
•Typical Receiver Sensitivity (BLE) = -95 dBm
•Typical Receiver Sensitivity (802.15.4) = -100 dBm
•Programmable Transmitter Output Power up to +3.5 dBm
Core and Memories
•Up to 48 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core
•Up to 512 KB Flash memory
•Up to 128 KB SRAM
•Excellent coexistence performance
•Integrated balun to reduce system cost and PCB board area
Low Power Consumption and Operating Voltage Ranges
•Nine low-power modes to provide power optimization based on application