Wurth Elektronik 261001102500 Series User manual

USER MANUAL
EVALUATION BOARD FOR RADIO
MODULE CALYPSO
261001102500X
VERSION 1.6
JUNE 12, 2023

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Revision history
Document
version
HW
version Notes Date
1.0 1.0 • Initial version November 2018
1.1 2.0 • editorial changes January 2019
1.2 2.0 • Added chapter
Regulatory compliance
information
February 2019
1.3 2.0
• Added Marketing name
• Added Product image in
chapter Supported radio modules
March 2019
1.4 2.0
• Improved description of CON8
• Added paragraph BootUp for controlling
the APP_MODE pins on the EV board
(depending on Calypso firmware version)
June 2019
1.5 2.0 • Added chapter
Radiation
characteristic of the module's
internal antenna
June 2019
1.6 2.0 • New corporate design June 2023
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Abbreviations
Abbreviation Name Description
FSE Field Sales
Engineer
Support and sales contact person responsible for
limited sales area
HIGH High signal level
LOW Low signal level
RF Radio frequency Describes everything relating to the wireless
transmission.
UART
Universal
Asynchronous
Receiver
Transmitter
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter allows
communicating with the module of a specific
interface.
VDD Supply voltage
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Contents
1 Supported radio modules 5
2 Functional description 5
2.1 Takingintooperation................................. 6
3 Development board 7
3.1 Blockdiagram..................................... 7
3.2 Overview ....................................... 8
3.3 Jumpers........................................ 9
3.3.1 JP1...................................... 9
3.3.2 JP2...................................... 10
3.3.3 JP3...................................... 10
3.3.4 JP4...................................... 10
3.3.5 JP5...................................... 10
3.4 Connectors and pin headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4.1 CON1 .................................... 12
3.4.2 CON2 .................................... 13
3.4.3 CON3 .................................... 13
3.4.4 CON4 .................................... 13
3.4.5 CON5 .................................... 14
3.4.6 CON6 .................................... 14
3.4.7 CON7 .................................... 14
3.4.8 CON8 .................................... 15
3.4.9 CON9 .................................... 16
3.5 Buttons ........................................ 17
3.5.1 nRESET button............................... 17
3.5.2 Wake-upbutton ............................... 17
3.6 LEDs.......................................... 18
3.6.1 Power .................................... 18
3.6.2 Mode..................................... 18
3.6.3 Status .................................... 18
3.7 Functionblocks.................................... 19
3.7.1 Powersupply ................................ 19
3.7.2 JP3 - Current measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.7.3 UARTviaUSB................................ 19
3.7.4 UARTdirect ................................. 19
3.8 Schematic....................................... 20
3.9 Layout......................................... 21
3.10 Radiation characteristic of the module’s internal antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Regulatory compliance information 24
4.1 Exemptionclause................................... 24
5 Important notes 25
5.1 General customer responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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5.2 Customer responsibility related to specific, in particular safety-relevant appli-
cations......................................... 25
5.3 Bestcareandattention ............................... 25
5.4 Customer support for product specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.5 Productimprovements................................ 26
5.6 Productlifecycle ................................... 26
5.7 Propertyrights .................................... 26
5.8 General terms and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6 Legal notice 27
6.1 Exclusionofliability.................................. 27
6.2 Suitability in customer applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.3 Trademarks ...................................... 27
6.4 Usagerestriction ................................... 27
7 License terms 29
7.1 Limitedlicense .................................... 29
7.2 Usageandobligations ................................ 29
7.3 Ownership....................................... 30
7.4 Firmwareupdate(s).................................. 30
7.5 Disclaimerofwarranty ................................ 30
7.6 Limitationofliability.................................. 31
7.7 Applicable law and jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.8 Severabilityclause .................................. 31
7.9 Miscellaneous..................................... 31
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1 Supported radio modules
The Calypso evaluation board is exclusively for the Calypso module:
WE order code Description
261001102500x WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n radio module with smart antenna
configuration
Table 1: Compatibility
Figure 1: Product image
2 Functional description
The evaluation board offers the user the possibility to develop hard- and software for the com-
patible radio module. It can be connected to an USB port of a PC and provides a serial (virtual)
COM port for interfacing the communication interface of the module.
Due to high peak power consumption of the Calypso radio module, this evalua-
tion board must be operated with external power supply or an external powered
USB Hub that can provide the peak current.
For the connection to a micro controller system the development board is equipped with a
multi-pin connector which is connected to all pins of the RF module. Jumpers allow the module
to be disconnected from components such as the USB interface which are not required in the
customers end application.
Feel free to check our youtube channel:
www.youtube.com/user/WuerthElektronik/videos for video tutorials, hands-ons and webinars
relating to our products.
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2.1 Taking into operation
Before starting to work with the evaluation board make sure that,
• The jumpers on the EV board are placed on the default locations.
• FTDI driver package is installed on the PC. The latest version of the drivers can be down-
loaded from (www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm). Please use the setup executable pack-
age or follow the install instructions from FTDI.
• A stable and adequately dimensioned voltage source is connected to the power jack or
external power source.
• Evaluation board is connected to the PC via USB-cable.
• COM port is detected and installed on the PC. The (COM) port name of the evaluation
board can be found using the device manager on Windows and the display message
(dmesg) on Linux. For example, the evaluation board might appears as "COM12" on
windows and "/dev/ttyUSB0" on Linux.
• A terminal program like hterm for Windows has to be run and the corresponding COM
port chosen and opened using the default UART settings of the mounted radio module
(e.g. 921600 Baud, 8e1).
• To ensure a proper start-up of the module after applying VCC to the evaluation board the
reset button should be pressed to perform a reset and clean restart before proceeding.
A detailed module specific quick start instruction is available in the module user manual.
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3 Development board
3.1 Block diagram
Figure 2: Block diagram
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3.2 Overview
The evaluation board is equipped with a number of jumpers and connectors. This allows the
user to access to every signal/pin enabling complete evaluation of the radio module. In the fol-
lowing a detailed description of the jumpers and connectors is provided. As a quick reference,
a table of all jumpers and connectors with the corresponding signals are printed on the back of
the evaluation board.
Figure 3: Quick Reference - Table of connectors and jumper
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3.3 Jumpers
Figure 4: Jumpers, defaults
3.3.1 JP1
JP1 enables connection to functionally essential signals including the primary UART interface,
BOOT ,WAKE_UP as well as the status indication signals STATUS_IND_x. In its default con-
figuration, the UART interface is connected to the USB via serial-USB (FTDI) adapter, BOOT
to the push button and the STATUS_IND_x to the two LEDs.
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JP1 Module Pin Function Jumper set (default)
1,2 URXD Yes
3,4 UTXD Yes
5,6 /RTS No
7,8 /CTS No
9,10 STATUS_IND_0,LED_G Yes
11,12 STATUS_IND_1,LED_Y Yes
13,14 WAKE_UP Yes
15,16 BOOT Yes
3.3.2 JP2
JP2 allows nReset,WAKE_UP and the BOOT to be optionally driven from PC via the FTDI
CBUSx pins.
JP2 Module Pin Function Jumper set (default)
1,2 nReset,CBUS0 No
3,4 WAKE_UP,CBUS1 No
5,6 BOOT ,CBUS2 No
7,8 not connected No
3.3.3 JP3
JP3 allows connection of an ammeter in series with the power supply to measure the current
consumption of the radio module.
JP3 Module Pin Function Jumper set (default)
1,2 Connect VCC to voltage regulator output Yes
3.3.4 JP4
JP4 determines the source of the supply voltage.
JP4 Module Pin Function Jumper set (default)
1,2 Connect LDO to USB 5 V No
2,3 Connect LDO to CON1 (barrel socket) Yes
3.3.5 JP5
JP5 connects the BOOT pin to a logic HIGH level.
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With JP5 set, the module will not start any of it’s implemented application
modes and will not behave as explained in the manual.
JP5 Module Pin Function Jumper set (default)
1,2 BOOT Pin to pull up No
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3.4 Connectors and pin headers
Figure 5: Connectors
The connectors marked red in figure 5 needs to be connected appropriately to ensure essen-
tial functionality of the module. The connectors marked blue can be optionally connected to
additional equipment and/or are reserved future functions.
In this chapter, all available pins and connectors are described. This does
not mean that these functions are or can be enabled in the firmware version
currently running on the module.
3.4.1 CON1
CON1 is a barrel connector socket that can be used to provide the supply voltage through a
5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel connector plug.
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CON1 Function
Inner 5 V
Outer GND
3.4.2 CON2
Connector CON2 is a micro-USB socket that enables connection to PC via standard micro-USB
cable.
CON2 Function
Micro-USB connector for host connection and VCC bus supply
3.4.3 CON3
Connector CON3 (SMA receptacle) is used to connect an external antenna.
Capacitor C1 has to be populated and C13 not populated to be able to use the
external antenna.
In order use the on-board PCB antenna, capacitor C13 has to be populated
and C1 not populated.
CON3 Function
Inner RF signal
Outer GND
3.4.4 CON4
Connector CON4 is the serial flash interface used in the production for programming.
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CON4 Function CON4 Function
1VCC 2 Not connected
3 Not connected 4 GND
5SFL_DOUT 6GND
7SFL_CS 8GND
9SFL_CLK 10 GND
11 Not connected 12 GND
13 SFL_DIN 14 Not connected
15 nRESET 16 Not connected
17 Not connected 18 Not connected
19 Not connected 20 Not connected
3.4.5 CON5
Connector CON5 is the JTAG debugging interface. It can be used in case of custom firmware
development with "debug" firmware and is locked when using a "production" firmware.
CON5 Function CON5 Function
1VCC 2TMS
3GND 4TCK
5GND 6TDO
7GND 8TDI
9GND 10 nRESET
3.4.6 CON6
Connector CON6 is the SPI interface to connect a Würth Elektronik Sensor Board. The inter-
face is not yet enabled in the firmware.
CON6 Function CON6 Function
1GND 2SPI_CLK
3SPI_MOSI 4SPI_CS_N
5SPI_MISO 6VCC
3.4.7 CON7
Connector CON7 is the I2C interface to connect a Würth Elektronik Sensor Board. The inter-
face is not yet enabled in the firmware.
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CON7 Function CON7 Function
1GND 2I2C_SCL
3I2C_SDA 4 Not connected
5GPIO 6VCC
3.4.8 CON8
On Connector CON8 several module pins are available.
CON8 Function CON8 Function
1GND 2SPI_CLK, GPIO14
3SPI_MISO, GPIO15 4SPI_CS_N, GPIO17
5SPI_MOSI, GPIO16 6VCC
7GND 8I2C_SCL, GPIO10
9I2C_SDA, GPIO11 10 VCC
11 GPIO12 12 GPIO22, APP_MODE_0
13 GPIO0, APP_MODE_1 14 GPIO30
15 GPIO3 16 GPIO4
17 GPIO5 18 Not connected
19 GND 20 Not connected
BootUp For the Calypso firmware version 1.2.0 the application modes AT Command Default
Mode, Provisioning, OTA mode and AT terminal mode the Calypso Pins 10 (APP_MODE_0,
GPIO22) and 11 (APP_MODE_1, GPIO0) must be connected accordingly. To start the Ca-
lypso Default Operation mode no connection needs to be done on the evaluation board CON8
as both APP_MODE_0 and APP_MODE_1 use an internal weak pull-down leading to a LOW
level ("0") during the check procedure.
For any other mode one or both APP_MODE pins need to be connected to logic HIGH (CON8_10)
in order to achieve a "1" during the check procedure.
Connecting HIGH to an internal pull-down of one or both APP_MODE pins will lead to leakage
current during the time the app mode evaluation takes place.
The following table shows the application modes as implemented in firmware version 1.2.0.
Please check the Calypso manual for possible changes in other firmware versions.
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APP_MODE_1, CON8_13 APP_MODE_0, CON8_12 Description
0 0 AT command normal
mode
0 1 OTA mode
1 0 Provisioning mode
1 1 AT command terminal
mode
3.4.9 CON9
Connector CON9 enables connection of an external power supply directly to the radio module
and thereby the possibility to test the application power source.
The supply voltage connected here has to be between 2.1V and 3.6 V. Refer to
the module specific manual for more details.
When connecting power to CON9 the Jumper on JP4 should not be set.
CON9 Function CON9 Function
1GND 2VCC
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3.5 Buttons
Figure 6: Buttons
3.5.1 nRESET button
Internally the active low reset input of the micro processor is connected via a RC combination
with the power supply to ensure a proper startup of the module. Please refer to the module
specific manual for detailed information.
3.5.2 Wake-up button
The wake-up button is connected to WAKE_UP pin in order to trigger wake up of the module
from sleep mode. Please refer to the module specific manual for detailed information.
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3.6 LEDs
This evaluation board has three LEDs
3.6.1 Power
An active power LED indicates that the power supply to the evaluation board is active. See
Section 3.7.1 for more details.
3.6.2 Mode
The mode LED is connected to the STATUS_IND_0 pin of the module and indicates specific
events based on the application mode. Please refer to the module specific manual for detailed
information.
3.6.3 Status
The status LED is connected to the STATUS_IND_1 pin of the module and indicates specific
events based on the application mode. Please refer to the module specific manual for detailed
information.
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