User's Manual

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2 Disclaimer
Typical values contained in this application note are based on simulations and on
testing of individual examples.
Any information about third-party materials or parts is included in this document for
convenience. The vendor may have changed the information that has been
published. Check the individual vendor information for the latest changes.
3 Overview
The Atmel REB-CBB is designed to interface directly to a radio extender board. The
combination of the two boards form a battery powered, fully functional, portable
wireless node. The setup provides an ideal platform to:
• Evaluate the outstanding performance of Atmel’s radio transceivers
• Test the unique radio transceiver hardware support for the
IEEE
®
802.15.4 standard [3]
• Test the enhanced radio transceiver feature set
• Develop applications capable of hosting a ZigBee
®
stack
The following table lists the available radio extender boards and related radio
transceivers.
Table 3-1. Supporte
d radio extender boards.
Board Name Comment Radio Transceiver
REB230 SMA connector AT86RF230
REB231 SMA connector AT86RF231
REB231ED Antenna diversity AT86RF231
REB212 SMA connector AT86RF212
The REB-CBB is assembled with an Atmel 8-bit AVR ATxmega256A3 microcontroller.
It offers a connector for programming and debugging, suitable to connect an Atmel
JTAGICE mkII programmer. A connector to attach an asynchronous serial interface
allows interfacing to a PC host for control and data exchange tasks.
Figure 3-1
shows a development and evaluation setup using the REB-CBB in
combination with the REB231ED radio extender board.