Texas Instruments SimpleLink CC2650 User manual

SWRU403
October 2015
SimpleLink™ CC2650 Evaluation Module Kit Quick Start Guide
Opening the Box and Running the Packet Error Rate Test
1. Kit Contents
2 x CC2650 Evaluation Modules
Documentation
Note! The CC2650EMK is an add-on kit for the
CC2650DK. It is assumed that you already
have two SmartRF06EB boards. The
SmartRF06EB can be purchased separately
on TI eStore.
The RF boards in this kit are designed, but not
certified, to comply with FCC, IC and ETSI
requirements.
2. SmartRF06EB Overview
3. Plug the EM into the 06EB
Insert a CC2650EM board into the
SmartRF06EB as shown above.
Caution! The kit contains ESD sensitive
components. Handle with care to prevent
permanent damage.
4. Power Options
The CC2650EM should be powered through the
SmartRF06EB, which will supply a voltage from
2.1 V to 3.6 V to the daughter card. The
SmartRF06EB can be powered in several
different ways:
USB (5 V through USB plug)
2 x 1.5V AAA alkaline batteries (non rechrg.)
External regulated power supply
External Regulated Power SupplyRequirements1:
Nominal voltage: 2.1 to 3.3 VDC
Maximum voltage 3.6 VDC
Max Current: 1000 mA
Efficiency Level V
Warning! To minimize risk of injury or property
damage, never use rechargeable batteries to
power the board. Do not leave the EVM powered
when unattended.
5. Select Power Source
The power source is selected using the Source
switch on the left hand side of the SmartRF06EB.
In “USB” position, the EM is powered over USB,
running at 3.3V.
In “BAT” position, the board is powered from
batteries or an external source, running at 2.1V.
The 2.1V regulator can be bypassed by shorting the pins on
the “regulator bypass” jumper. In this case, the EM is
powered directly from the external source or batteries.
Note that there should only be one active
power source at any one time.
6. Welcome Screen
Turn on power with the Main Power switch. You
should now see the Texas Instruments logo and
a short description of the buttons on the LCD.
Pushing any of the five buttons on the board will
take you to the main menu.
Note! The packet error rate test only runs on
the 7x7 variant of the CC2650EM.
Note! If you don’t see anything on the screen
(when you have the 7x7 board) make sure the
board is correctly powered (see step 4 and 5
above).
7. Select Board and Protocol
Start by selecting the plug-in board you have.
Then select the protocol.
In this guide, we will use BLE, but the settings
and operations that follow will be the same or
similar for IEEE 802.15.4.
8. Select Channel and Mode
Once you have selected the protocol, you should
select which frequency you want to operate at.
For BLE you can chose any of the three
advertising channels or the data channels.
Then select the type of test you want to run.
Packet mode is the Packet Error Rate test. CW is
a continuous wave signal, either modulated or
unmodulated.
1
When using an external power supply, make sure it meets the listed requirements in addition to complying with applicable regional product regulatory and safety certification requirements such as
UL, CSA, VDE, CCC, and PSE
Buttons
EM
Connectors
Micro SD
card reader
USB
Main
Power
Switch
Emulator
LEDs
LCD
LEDs
10-pin
ARM Debug
Connector
EM
Breakout
Power
Selection
20-pin
ARM-JTAG
Connector

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9. Select Direction
For the packet error rate test, set one of the
boards up as the receiver (RX) and the other as
the transmitter (TX).
The receiver does not require any further set-up
and is now ready to receive packets.
10. Select Burst Size and Rate
Next, still on the transmitter side, select the
desired burst size, that is, the number of packets
to transmit.
Then select the packet rate (number of packets
to transmit per second).
11. Select Output Power
On the transmitter, select the desired output
power.
12. Start Sending Packets
The transmitter is now configured and in idle
state. Sending packets is started and stopped by
pressing the Select button.
13. PER Test Results
On the receiver, the statistics window will show
the error rate based on the number of lost or
erroneous packets divided by the total number of
packets that should have been received.
14. Next Steps
Please refer to your local TI FAE or contact
person to get more information about the
SimpleLink CC2650 device and other devices in
this new family of ultra-low power wireless
microcontrollers.
In particular, you will be able to start working with
software development on the BLE Stack and
other software solutions from TI.
We sincerely hope that you will enjoy working
with the CC2650 device.
15. Troubleshooting
It you are experiencing problems with this test,
please check the following:
Nothing is shown in the display! Make sure
the board is powered correctly (see steps 5
and 6 above).
Please visit the kit web page and check for
updated SW and documentation. Updated
SW can be downloaded to the device using
IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM or
SmartRF Flash Programmer.
SmartRF™Studio
1. Getting Started
SmartRF Studio can be used to test the radio
interface on the CC2650 via an XDS debugger
from TI. The SmartRF06EB has an onboard
XDS100v3 debugger and can serve this purpose.
Get an early adopter version of SmartRF Studio
from your local TI FAE or contact person.
Before connecting SmartRF06EB to your PC,
download and install SmartRF Studio from
www.ti.com/smartrfstudio.
2. Launch SmartRF Studio
After installing the tool, connect the EB to the PC
using the USB cable and start SmartRF Studio.
Select the “2.4 GHz” tab and click the refresh
("Find device") button in the lower right corner.
Studio will now find the connected SmartRF06EB.
Double click on the detected SmartRF06EB to
launch the CC2650 device control panel.
3. Test the Radio
You can now configure the radio, run
performance tests and run link tests with
another CC2650 device controlled either by
your own software or by SmartRF Studio.

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