User's Manual

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BoosterPack™plug‐inmodule. ThisInternet‐on‐achip™solutioncontainsallthatisneededtoeasily
createInternet‐of‐thingssolutions–enhancedsecurityfeatures,quickconnectionestablishment,cloud
supportandmore.TheCC3120MODmoduleBoosterPackcanbeusedinseveralways.Itcanbe
connectedtoaTexasInstruments™
MCULaunchpad™developmentkit(softwareexamplesprovidedfor
MSP‐EXP430F5529LP).ItcanalsobepluggedintoaCC31XXEMUBOOSTboardandconne ctedtoaPCfor
MCUemulation.Finally,thedevicecanbeconnectedontoanadapterboard(BOOST‐CCEMADAPTER),
allowingcustomerstousetheBOOSTXL‐CC3120MOD devicewithadditionalplatforms
beyondTI
Launchpadkits.
Note: TheCC31XXEMUBOOSTde vice is an advancedemulationboardthatisrequiredfor
flashingtheBOOSTXL‐CC3120MOD,usingtheradiotool(radioperformancetesting
orputtingintocertificationmodules),capturingnetworkprocessorlogs,andusingSL
studio.
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Thiskitcomesinthreeconf igurations:
 BOOSTXL‐CC3120MODwhichcontainsthefollowing:
o OneBOOSTXL‐CC3120MODboard
o OnemicroUSBcable
o Onequickstartguide
 BOOSTXL‐CC3120MOD+MSP432P401Rwhichcont ainsthefollowing:
o SimpleLinkWi‐FiCC3120MODBoosterPack
o MSP‐EXP432P401RLaunchPad
 BOOSTXL‐CC3120MOD
+CC31XXEMUBOOSTwhichcontains thefollowing:
o SimpleLinkWi‐FiCC3120BoosterPack
o AdvancedEmulationBoosterPack
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7.1 Power
TheboardisdesignedtoacceptpowerfromaconnectedLaunchPadkitorthroughthe
CC31XXEMUBOOSTboard.SomeoftheLaunchPadkitsarenotcapableofsourcing thepeak current 
requirementsofWi‐Fi,whichmaybeashighas400mA.IftheLaunchPadkitcannotsourcethepeak
current
requirementsofWi‐Fi,theUSBconnectorontheBOOSTXL‐CC3120RMcanbeusedtoaidthe
peakcurrent.TheuseofSchottkydiodesensuresthattheloadsharinghappensbetweentheUSB
connectorsontheLaunchPadkitandtheBoosterPackmodulewithoutanyboard modifi cations.Also,
the3.3‐V
powercanbesourcedfromtheLa unchPadkitorfromthe3.3‐VLDOontheboard.This
sourcingiscompletedbyusingjumperJ8.IftheLaunchPadkitisnotabletosourcethe3.3Vupto350
mA,thenJ8mustbeconfiguredtoworkfromtheonboard
LDO.
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7.1.1 PowerfromtheLaunchPadkitortheCC31XXEMUBOOST
Inthiscase,theLaunchPadkitprovides3.3VtotheBoosterPackmoduleforitsoperation(seeFigure7‐
1).Inadditiontothe3.3V,someLaunchPadkitsprovide5VfromtheUSB(seeFigure7‐2),whichisused
todrivea3.3‐VLDOontheBoosterPack
module.IftheLaunchPadkitisnotabletoprovidethe5V(for 