ESCRIPTION ................9 AYOUT SKETCHES AND CIRCUIT DRAWINGS ......................... 15 ILL OF MATERIALS USING THE DEVELOPMENT KIT..................19 APPENDIX A........................... 20 LNA/PA .......... 20 INE TUNING PROCEDURE OF MATCHING NETWORK CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 2 of 22...
Studio software please refer to the SmartRF Studio user manual. ® Your SmartRF CC400DK Development Kit should contain the following items: Evaluation circuit boards (PCB) 2 ex CC400 single chip transceiver 5 ex PC parallel port extension cable 2 ex...
If you want to measure the DC current, replace the jumper with an amperemeter (as shown in the figure below). The current range is from 0 to 70 CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 4 of 22...
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External IF filter The evaluation board is equipped with an external 455kHz ceramic filter. Input and output impedance to the CC400 is 1.5kΩ, and the bandwidth is approximately 30kHz. CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 5 of 22...
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Minor tuning of the component values may be necessary to compensate for layout parasitics at other frequencies or other layouts. See appendix A. CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 6 of 22...
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There are three preselector filter options: LC-filter, SAW filter, or no filter used. Each of the three filter alternatives is equipped with a female SMA antenna connector. To choose between the three filters there is a zero ohm resistor that can be moved (R61-R63). CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 7 of 22...
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Note: Using the SAW filter, the output power amplifier class should be A or AB and the output power should not exceed 0 dBm. This will give approximately –5 dBm at the antenna output. Using power settings above 0 dBm may cause stability problems. CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 8 of 22...
The transmitted signal can be studied on a spectrum analyser, sent out on the antenna (see note below) or sent to the receiver via a cable with an attenuator attached. Antenna 4-10V Circuit board Spectrum analyser Function generator Figure: Equipment set-up in transmit mode. CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 19 of 22...
Follow the procedure below to fine-tune the matching network. Use the components that the software program calculates as initial values. Set the bits F5:F3 = 000 in the Register configuration window and update the device. 1) Receiver tuning CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 20 of 22...
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Set bit F2 to 0 and increase bits F5 to F3 by an amount following the formula below and update the device. ⎛ − ⎞ ⎜ ⎜ ⎟ ⎟ round ⎝ ⎠ Choose the value of C61 that you got from the TX tuning (C61 CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 21 of 22...
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Chipcon's RF technology ® platform with RF library cells, modules and design expertise. Based on SmartRF Chipcon develops standard component RF-circuits as well as full custom ASICs based on customers' requirements. CC400DK Development kit (rev. 1.5) 2002-09-17 Page 22 of 22...
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