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CC3100BOOST (CC3100 Booster Pack) User Guide, Ver 1.1
This document describes the CC3100BOOST (CC3100 Booster Pack). It details the features of
This document describes the CC3100BOOST (CC3100 Booster Pack). It details the features
the hardware and also explains the correct usage of the board.
of the hardware and also explains the correct usage of the board.
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User Guide
2014
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- Page 1 ECS Applications ABSTRACT ABSTRACT This document describes the CC3100BOOST (CC3100 Booster Pack). It details the features of This document describes the CC3100BOOST (CC3100 Booster Pack). It details the features the hardware and also explains the correct usage of the board.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CC3100BOOST User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..........................4 Overview ............................4 Hardware description ........................ 4 3.1 Board overview ........................4 3.2 Board features ........................5 3.3 Jumper and connector information ..................6 3.3.1 2x20 pin connector ...................... 6 3.4 Jumper details ........................7 3.5 LED and switches ........................ - Page 3 CC3100BOOST User Guide TI Proprietary Information - Strictly Private...
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Page 4: Introduction
CC3100BOOST User Guide Introduction This document provides a quick start guide on using the CC3100 Booster Pack Rev 2.0B . This is not applicable to other revisions of the board. Overview The CC3100 Booster Pack is a board designed to interface with the TI standard Launchpad including the Tiva-C series and the MSP430 value line launchpads. -
Page 5: Board Features
CC3100BOOST User Guide Antenna U.FL RF SIGNAL SERIAL SELECT FLASH CC3100 Sense on Power RESET USB CONN GPIO13 TOP DIE FLASH Vcc GPIO12 RESET CC3100 Vcc BUTTON Current Measurement FIGURE 1 : HARDWARE DETAILS 3.2 Board features 2x20 pin stackable connectors ... -
Page 6: Jumper And Connector Information
CC3100BOOST User Guide 4 Layer PCB with 6mil spacing and track width. 3.3 Jumper and connector information 3.3.1 2x20 pin connector The signal assignment on the 2x20 pin connector is shown below. The convention of J1..J4 is replaced with P1…P4 to avoid confusion with the actual board reference. -
Page 7: Jumper Details
CC3100BOOST User Guide For the SPI lines, the CC3100 always acts like a slave. 3.4 Jumper details Reference Usage Comments USB connector For powering the booster pack when mated with a Launchpad Power selection Choose the power supply from the Lauchpad or the on-board USB. -
Page 8: Led And Switches
CC3100BOOST User Guide part with 3.3V LDO. Install this for all boards with the CC3100Z parts. Sense on power Sense on power used for internal debug. SOP[2:0] = 000 [Functional 4W] SOP[2:0] = 001 [Functional 2W] SOP[2:0] = 010 [Load from EEPROM]... -
Page 9: Conducted Testing
CC3100BOOST User Guide GPIO_08. LED glows when GPIO_08 goes low. nHIB Green LED Glows when the CC3100 device is enabled using nHIB. Power RED LED to indicate the power line status. Note : This LED can glow if the board is powered from any of the GPIO being high, and the Vcc is un-connected. -
Page 10: Current Measurement
CC3100BOOST User Guide Radiated test C4 = DNP using antenna C2 = 10pF Note : The 10pF capacitor used should be of RF grade with high-Q to reduce the overall loss. Otherwise a 0 Ohm resistor can also be used for this. -
Page 11: Connecting To A Pc Using Ftdi Board
CC3100BOOST User Guide Connecting to a PC using FTDI Board FIGURE 2 : PC CONNECTION USING FTDI The image above shows the connection of the Booster Pack to the FTDI Board. The connectors should be aligned carefully considering that it does not have a polarity protection. -
Page 12: Jumper Settings On The Ftdi Board
CC3100BOOST User Guide J23 (open) OOB demo jumper SOP jumpers All open J22 (shorted) RESET control from FTDI and BP button After installing these jumpers the board would resemble as below 4.2 Jumper settings on the FTDI Board The following table specifies the jumpers to be installed while mating with the FTDI board. -
Page 13: Ftdi Board Details
CC3100BOOST User Guide After installing the jumpers, the board would resemble below 4.3 FTDI Board details 4.3.1 Overview The FTDI Debug Board 2.0A is designed to connect the Booster pack to a PC using USB connection. This is used to update the firmware on the BP using the “SL_Prog” utility and also in software development using “SL_Studio”. -
Page 14: Hardware Details
CC3100BOOST User Guide 4.3.2 Hardware details Power SPI, GPIO, MAC and NWP UART, RT Logger The board has two FTDI ICs to enumerate multiple COM and D2XX ports. The details of the ports are given below Ports available on J1... -
Page 15: Driver Requirements
CC3100BOOST User Guide COM port for flash programming For RF debug using RT3 software Note : On the PC only two of the four ports would be visible on the Device Manager. The D2XX ports are not listed under the “Ports” tab. -
Page 16: Connecting To A Launchpad
CC3100BOOST User Guide Connecting to a Launchpad The CC3100 Booster pack can be directly connected to a compatible Launchpad using the standard 2x20 pin connectors. The jumper settings needed for this connection is the same as that needed for the FTDI Debug board as described in the previous section. - Page 17 CC3100BOOST User Guide FIGURE 4 : JUMPER SETTINGS WHEN USED WITH LAUNCHPAD Important : Since there are two power sources in this setup it is important to follow the power-up sequence. Note : Always power the Booster Pack before powering the Launchpad.
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Page 18: Connecting To An Experimenter's Board
CC3100BOOST User Guide 5.2 Connecting to an experimenter’s board. The Boosterpack could be connected to an experimenters board like the MSP430 FRAM experimenter’s board using an EM Adapter board. The EM adapter board converts the EM connectors to the standard 2x20 pin connectors of the booster pack headers. - Page 19 CC3100BOOST User Guide TI Proprietary Information - Strictly Private...
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