ST Contiki6LP User manual

Version 1.3 (December 10, 2018)
Quick Start Guide
Contiki OS and 6LoWPAN sub-1GHz RF communication software
expansion for STM32 Cube (Contiki6LP)

Quick Start Guide Contents 2
Contiki6LP: Contiki OS/6LoWPAN and sub-1GHz RF communication
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview
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Sub-1 GHz RF expansion boards based on SPIRIT1
Hardware overview 3
SPSGRF-868 or
SPSGRF-915 (*)
Hardware description
•The X-NUCLEO-IDS01A4, X-NUCLEO-
IDS01A5 are evaluation boards based on the
SPIRIT1 RF modules SPSGRF-868 and
SPSGRF-915
•The SPIRIT1 module communicates with the
STM32 Nucleo developer board host
microcontroller though an SPI link available on
theArduino UNO R3 connector.
EEPROM
Arduino UNO R3 connector
Key products on board
SPSGRF
SPIRIT1 (Low data-rate, low-power sub-1GHz
transceiver) module
M95640-RMC6TG
64-Kbit serial SPI bus EEPROM
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-NUCLEO-IDS01A4
X-NUCLEO-IDS01A5
(*) Identification of the operating frequency of the X-NUCLEO-
IDS01Ax (x=4 or 5) is performed through two resistors (R14 and R15).

Sub-1 GHz 868 MHz RF expansion board based on S2-LP
Hardware overview 4
S2-LP
Hardware description
•The X-NUCLEO-S2868A1 evaluation board is based on the
S2-LP sub-1 GHz ultra-low power low data-rate transceiver.
•The S2-LP IC communicates with the STM32 Nucleo
developer board host microcontroller though an SPI link
available on the Arduino UNO R3 connector.
EEPROM
Arduino UNO R3 connector
Key products on board
S2LP
Ultra-low power, high performance, sub-1GHz transceiver
M95640-RMN6TP
64-Kbit serial SPI bus EEPROM
Latest info available at www.st.com
X-NUCLEO-S2868A1
Key features
•Programmable RF output power up to +16 dBm
•Modulation schemes: 2-FSK, 2-GFSK, 4-FSK, 4-GFSK, OOK
and ASK
•Air data rate from 0.1 to 500 kbps
•Ultra-low power consumption: 7 mA RX and 10 mA TX at +10
dBm
•IEEE 802.15.4g hardware packet support with whitening, FEC,
CRC and dual SYNC word detection
•RX and TX 128 byte FIFO buffers

Contiki OS/6LoWPAN and sub-1GHz RF communication
Software Overview 5
Contiki6LP Software Description
Contiki6LP is a library implemented as a STM32Cube
middleware ready to be integrated in projects based on
STM32Cube and X-CUBE-SUBG1 expansion software. The
expansion software is built on STM32Cube software
technology for portability across different STM32
microcontrollers. The software includes examples for sending
messages via UDP over 6LoWPAN, using the SPIRIT1/S2-LP
sub-1GHz radio transceiver.
Key features
•Middleware library with Contiki OS and Contiki
6LoWPAN protocol stack 3.x
•Support for mesh networking technology by the means
of the standard RPL protocol
•Built-in support for STM32 L1 and F4 platforms
•Example applications including UPD sender and
receiver, and border router
•Examples available for NUCLEO-F401RE and
NUCLEO-L152RE
•Easy portability across different MCU families, thanks to
STM32Cube
•Free, user-friendly license terms
Overall Software Architecture
X-CUBE-SUBG1
Latest info available at www.st.com
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Quick Start Guide Contents 6
Contiki6LP: Contiki OS/6LoWPAN and sub-1GHz RF communication
Hardware and Software overview
Setup & Demo Examples
Documents & Related Resources
STM32 Open Development Environment: Overview
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Setup & Demo Examples
HW prerequisites
•STM32 Nucleo development board
NUCLEO-L152RE or NUCLEO-F401RE
•Sub-1GHz RF expansion board for STM32 Nucleo based on the Spirit 1 (X-NUCLEO-
IDS01A4) or S2LP-868 module (X-NUCLEO-S2868A1)
•Windows/Linux PC
•mini USB cable
NUCLEO-L152RE
X-NUCLEO-S2868A1
mini USB cable
X-NUCLEO-IDS01A4
NUCLEO-F401RE
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Setup & Demo Examples
SW prerequisites
•X-CUBE-SUBG1 package
•Download and extract the X-CUBE-SUBG1 package, version 3.0.0 or higher
•A toolchain to build the firmware
•The Contiki6LP library has been developed and tested with
•IAR Embedded Workbench forARM® (EWARM) toolchain + ST-Link
•RealView Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK-ARM) toolchain + ST-LINK
•System Workbench for STM32 (SW4STM32) + ST-LINK (*)
•Serial line monitor e.g. Termite (Windows), or Minicom (Linux)
(*) For Linux users: System Workbench for STM32 (SW4STM32) is the only supported IDE
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Demo Execution Using SPSGRF
(SPIRIT1)
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Contiki6LP
Start coding in just a few minutes with Contiki6LP 10
Download and unpack
X-CUBE-SUBG1
Go to www.st.com/x-nucleo
Open project example
e.g. Udp-sender
1
2
3
4
5
Select X-NUCLEO-IDS01Ax
6Select the SPIRIT1 radio configuration And
then build and flash the application code.
Download & install STM32
Nucleo ST-LINK/V2-1 USB driver
Documentation
Drivers and BSP
Contiki OS and 6LoWPAN stack
Application examples
X-CUBE-SUBG1 package
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