Texas Instruments CC1100 Programming manual

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CC1100/CC1150DK Quick Start Instructions Revision 1.2, 2007-07-24
Packet Error Rate Test
0. Kit Contents
•2 SmartRF04EB
•2 CC1100EM
•1 CC1150EM
•2 antennas
•4 SMA-BNC adapters
•2 USB cables
1. EB overview 2. Plug EM into EB
Insert a CC1100EM into both SmartRF04EBs.
The connectors will only fit in one position, so
that the EM cannot be inserted the wrong way.
Do not force the EM.
The accompanying PER test requires two-way
communication and cannot be run using a
CC1150EM.
3a. Battery power
There are three different ways of applying
power to the EB:
The first method involves using a battery, either
a 9V or a 4xAA battery pack connected to the
battery connector on the bottom side of the
board
3b. DC power
The second method applies DC power using the DC
input jack (right in picture, centre is +, sleeve is
ground), or by connecting a 4-10V voltage source
between the 4-10V and 0V terminals of the power
connector (left in picture). It is also possible to
connect a 3.3V voltage source between the 3.3V and
0V terminals. The on-board voltage regulators will be
bypassed in this case.
3c. USB power
The EB can also be powered from the USB bus.
Make sure that the SmartRF®Studio software is
installed before connecting the EB to the PC,
otherwise you may experience problems in
installing it later due to driver issues.
Note that if multiple power sources are
connected, the source with the highest voltage
will power the EB. This means that you should
disconnect any attached battery when using a
lab supply or USB power, otherwise the battery
will be drained.
4. Set power switch
If a 3.3V source is used as described in 3b.
above, the switch should be set to the leftmost
position. For all other cases, the switch should
be set to the rightmost position. This switch can
be used to turn off the EB by switching it to the
opposite position of that used to turn it on.
5. Packet error rate test
When power is applied to the board, the PER test
program will start. You should see the text shown
above on the LCD display on both EBs. Press the S1
button.
6. Set frequency band
Select the correct frequency band of operation
by using the joystick (correct screen shown
above for 868MHz operation).
Joystick LCD
screen
EM
connectors
Button S1

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7. Set ID
Push the joystick down to display the screen
shown above. This lets you set the ID of the EB in
case you need to run several PER tests
simultaneously and you have multiple
development kits. Leave this set to 1 for now.
8. Packet length
Push the joystick down to display the screen
shown above. This lets you set the length of the
packets to be transmitted. The packet length will
affect the measured packet error rate. Push the
joystick left or right to select the packet length
you want to use.
9. Number of packets
Push the joystick down to display the screen
shown above. This lets you set the number of
packets to be transmitted. Set this to a high value
(1024 or so) using the joystick.
10. Preset
Push the joystick down to display the screen
shown above. This lets you select a preset. This
is a combination of modulation, data rate and
other settings. 0: 10 kbps 2-FSK, 1: 1.2 kbps 2-
FSK, 2: 38.4 kbps 2-FSK, 3: 500 kbps MSK.
Select the preset you want to use using the
joystick.
11. Select mode
Push the joystick down to display the screen
shown above. Use the joystick to select master
mode. The EB you have configured now will be
the master in the PER test.
12. Configure 2nd EB
Perform steps 3 through 7 on the second EB.
Push the joystick down until you get the display
shown above. Leave this EB in slave mode.
13. Start PER test
Push the joystick down on both EBs, and the
screen shown above is displayed. Push the
joystick right on the slave EB first, then push the
joystick right on the master EB.
Note that the PER test uses 0dBm as default
output power, so for testing of maximum range
the output power should be increased to 10dBm
using SmartRF®Studio (See CC1100/CC1150DK
user manual). With 10dBm output power the EBs
should be placed at least 1m apart to avoid
saturation when starting the PER test.
14. Run PER test
The PER test will now run. The uppermost line of
both displays will show the packet error rate for
the information going from the slave to the
master, while the second line will show the
packet error rate for the information going from
the master to the slave. You can now move the
EBs around; the numbers will be continuously
updated. The PER test will end when the number
of packets you selected in step 9 is reached or if
100 consecutive packets are lost.
15. Documentation
Please visit www.ti.com to download the
CC1100/CC1150DK User Manual, the
SmartRF®Studio software, examples, as well as
relevant datasheets and application notes.
If you for some reason cannot access the TI web
site and download the files, please contact your
local TI representative for assistance.
SmartRF®Studio
1. Download
Before connecting the EB to your PC, download
SmartRF®Studio from www.ti.com. To find it,
type “SmartRF Studio” in the keyword search
field and click Go. Install the program.
2. Plug in EB
After the install program finishes, connect the EB
to the PC using the USB cable. Run SmartRF®
Studio. Select the SmartRF®04 tab. Select the
CC1100 board, and click the Run button.
3. Configure
You can now configure the radio chip, run tests
or communicate with another EB.

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