User Manual
Atmel AT03911: REB233CBB Module – User Manual [APPLICATION NOTE]
42156BWIRELESS02/2014
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Table of Contents
2. Disclaimer .......................................................................................... 3
3. Overview ............................................................................................ 3
4. Assembly instructions ........................................................................ 3
4.1 Delivery state .................................................................................................... 3
4.2 Preparing the REB233CBB Module .................................................................. 3
5. Functional description ........................................................................ 4
5.2 Radio PCB ........................................................................................................ 5
5.3 Antennas ........................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Microcontroller PCB .......................................................................................... 5
5.5 Power Supply .................................................................................................... 5
5.6 LEDs and buttons .............................................................................................. 5
5.7 UART/USART ................................................................................................... 5
5.8 ID EEPROM ...................................................................................................... 6
6. Mechanical description ....................................................................... 7
7. Firmware description .......................................................................... 8
7.1 Range measurement ......................................................................................... 8
7.1.1 Power up the modules ........................................................................ 8
7.1.2 Run range measurement application .................................................. 8
7.2 Packet error rate measurement......................................................................... 8
7.2.1 Module preparation ............................................................................. 8
7.2.2 Driver installation ................................................................................ 9
7.2.3 Set up the terminal program on the host-PC ....................................... 9
7.2.4 Power up REB233CBB Modules ........................................................ 9
7.2.5 Run the packet error rate measurement ............................................. 9
8. Electrical characteristics ................................................................... 10
8.1 Absolute maximum ratings .............................................................................. 10
8.2 Recommended operating range ...................................................................... 10
8.3 Current consumption ....................................................................................... 10
8.4 Duty cycle requirements .................................................................................. 11
Appendix A. Abbreviations ............................................................... 12
Appendix B. Radio certification ........................................................ 13
B.1 United States (FCC) ........................................................................................ 13
B.2 Europe (ETSI) ................................................................................................. 14
B.3 Approved antenna ........................................................................................... 14
Appendix C. References .................................................................. 15
Appendix D. Revision History ........................................................... 16