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Siemens Industry Software B.V.
1218RF User's manual
Release date: 2016-02a
1218RF USER'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 Siemens Industry Software B.V. 1218RF User's manual Release date: 2016-02a 1218RF USER'S MANUAL PAGE 1 OF 9...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Master module ..........................8 10.2 Slave module ............................. 8 Programming ............................9 11.1 Output power ............................ 9 11.2 Antenna diversity..........................9 11.3 RF data rate ............................9 Integration ............................. 9 Antenna ..............................9 1218RF USER'S MANUAL PAGE 2 OF 9...
  • Page 3: Overview

    The 1218RF module is based on the Texas Instruments CC85XX-CC2590EM_Antenna_Diversity reference design. All CC8520 SoC signals are available on 1218RF pins, allowing access to all features of the CC8520 SoC. A complete overview of the features can be found in the “CC85xx Family User’s Guide”.
  • Page 4: Approval And Usage

    The FCC ID for the 1218RF module is: 2AF88-1218RF. FCC labeling requirements The 1218RF modules are labelled with their own FCC ID; if this FCC ID is not visible from the outside of the finished product, the finished product must be labelled with the FCC ID.
  • Page 5: Active Channel Selection / Listen-Before-Talk

    If three timeslots in a row for a given channel has missing slave packets, the channel is marked as bad. If any of the active channels are marked as bad they are replaced by the best channel that is furthest away from the remaining three good channels. 1218RF USER'S MANUAL PAGE 5 OF 9...
  • Page 6: Mechanical

    Single antenna option (master and slave). Antennas are connected through U.FL connectors. 8 Mounting The 1218RF module is mounted on the carrier using two 20-pin connectors and fixed using an M3 screw. P1 and P2 are SAMTEC TFM-110-02-L-D-A-K. 1218RF USER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 7: Pinout

    9 Pinout The pinout of the two 20-pin connectors is shown below. GIO1 GIO2_RESET SPI_CSN GIO12 SPI_CLK GIO13 SPI_MOSI GIO0_SPI_MISO GIO9_AD2 P3V3 GIO8_AD1 P3V3 GIO7_AD0 GIO6_WCLK GIO4_MCLK RSTN GIO5_BCLK GIO3 1218RF USER'S MANUAL PAGE 7 OF 9...
  • Page 8: 10 Module Types

    10 Module types Two 1218RF modules are available: One that acts a master and one that acts as a slave. The slave module supports antenna diversity. 10.1 Master module The master module dictates the sample rate and decides which RF channels are used. The following connections are...
  • Page 9: 11 Programming

    While configuring the modules using the “PurePath Wireless Configurator” take notice of the following: 11.1 Output power Maximum output power of the 1218RF module is 25mW (without cables loss and antenna gain), well within the limits of FCC and ETSI. Make the following settings in the radio settings tab:...

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