User's Guide

TI Confidential – NDA Restrictions
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SWRU548A–February 2019–Revised August 2019
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Table of Contents
Contents
1 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 CC3235MODSF LaunchPad™ ........................................................................................ 6
1.2 LAUNCHCC3235MOD Key Features ................................................................................. 7
1.3 What's Included .......................................................................................................... 7
1.4 REACH Compliance ..................................................................................................... 7
1.5 Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................................. 8
1.6 First Steps: Out-of-Box Experience ................................................................................... 8
1.7 Next Steps: Looking into the Provided Code ........................................................................ 9
1.8 Trademarks ............................................................................................................... 9
2 Hardware .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Block Diagram........................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Hardware Features..................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................. 26
2.4 Antenna Characteristics ............................................................................................... 26
2.5 BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module Pinout............................................................................... 27
3 Layout Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 29
3.1 LAUNCHCC3235MOD Board Layout ................................................................................ 29
3.2 General Layout Recommendations .................................................................................. 33
3.3 RF Layout Recommendations ........................................................................................ 33
3.4 Antenna Placement and Routing .................................................................................... 35
3.5 Transmission Line Considerations ................................................................................... 35
4 Operational Setup and Testing ............................................................................................ 37
4.1 Measuring the CC3235MOD Current Draw ........................................................................ 38
4.2 RF Connections ........................................................................................................ 40
4.3 Design Files ............................................................................................................ 41
4.4 Software ................................................................................................................. 41
5 Development Environment Requirements ............................................................................. 41
5.1 CCS ...................................................................................................................... 41
5.2 IAR........................................................................................................................ 41
6 Additional Resources ......................................................................................................... 42
6.1 CC3235MODx Product Page ......................................................................................... 42
6.2 Download CCS, IAR ................................................................................................... 42
6.3 SimpleLink™ Academy for CC3235 SDK .......................................................................... 42
6.4 TI E2E Community ..................................................................................................... 42
7 Assembly Drawing and Schematics ..................................................................................... 43
7.1 Assembly Drawing ..................................................................................................... 43
7.2 Schematics ............................................................................................................. 44
Appendix A Manual Information to the End User............................................................................ 49
A.1 End User Manual ..................................................................................................... 49
A.2 RF Function and Frequency Range ................................................................................ 49
A.3 FCC and IC Certification and Statement........................................................................... 49