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Texas Instruments RF430FRL152HEVM User Manual

Texas Instruments RF430FRL152HEVM User Manual

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This document is a description of the RF430FRL152HEVM product that is designed to fully explore all of
the capabilities that the RF430FRL152H part offers. To more easily experiment with all of the features of
the part and the firmware that is in the ROM, a PC application is available, and its use is also described
here, including software and driver installation.
The family of RF430RL15xH devices includes the RF430FRL152H, RF430FRL153H, and RF430FRL154H
variants.
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MCU Section Schematic
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide This document is a description of the RF430FRL152HEVM product that is designed to fully explore all of the capabilities that the RF430FRL152H part offers. To more easily experiment with all of the features of the part and the firmware that is in the ROM, a PC application is available, and its use is also described here, including software and driver installation.

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction www.ti.com Introduction The RF430FRL152HEVM, including the user software, is a complete evaluation platform to evaluate the key features of the of the RF430FRL15xH devices: • Passive communication and sensor measurement using ISO/IEC 15693 • Can program user code to FRAM memory through JTAG •...

  • Page 3: Rf430Frl152Hevm

    TRF7970AEVM. If the TRF7970AEVM was purchased around the same time as the RF430FRL152HEVM no code updates will be necessary. If there are communication issues with the RF430FRL152HEVM, make sure that the TRF7970AEVM is programmed with the latest firmware.

  • Page 4: Sensor Hub Boosterpack

    2. Run the executable and follow the prompts to install the software. 3. To run the application click on the Start menu, All Programs, then the Texas Instruments folder, then the "RF430FRL152HEVM Application" and finally the "RF430FRL152H GUI Interface" program.

  • Page 5: Rf430Frl152Hevm Block Diagram

    VDDB ^^µ‰‰oÇ_ ^ššŒÇ_ Figure 4. RF430FRL152HEVM Block Diagram • The EVM board can be powered by RF scavenged energy, battery, FET emulator tool, or USB power. When powered through the USB connection or an MSP-FET emulation tool, switch S6 must be set to "Supply".

  • Page 6: Rf430Frl152Hevm Hardware

    4. Place the EVM antenna on top of a NFC reader/writer to communicate. Neither the "Alarm" or the "Power" LEDs illuminate in this mode of operation at any time. At this time a NFC/RFID reader may be used to communicate to the RF430FRL152HEVM. 2.3.2...
  • Page 7 2.3.4 Using a Host Controller In this mode, the host LaunchPad is connected underneath the RF430FRL152HEVM. Make sure the orientations match. 1. Set switch S6 (near the BoosterPack headers) to "Supply" setting. 2. Set S3 to "S" (slave mode).

  • Page 8: Pc Application

    Contents and Functions Setup This tab explains how to configure the system. Using an RF430FRL152HEVM, this tab allows automatic setup, measurement, and display of Demo Mode the thermistor and light sensor's measurements with one click of a button. This tab contains controls that allow starting the sampling process, choosing the sensors to be General Device Configuration used, and selecting the sampling frequency, among other options.

  • Page 9: Setup Tab

    This tab is largely self-explanatory. First, in the "Device Interface Selection" select the board that is being used. If the RF430FRL152HEVM is selected, an option to select whether or not a Sensor Hub BoosterPack is being used is presented. Make the selection (see Figure Figure 7.

  • Page 10: Demo Tab

    Setup tab, then pressing the "Start Demo" button, measurement will be started and temperature data and other sensor data like light intensity will be shown (see Figure Figure 8. Demo Tab RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 11: General Device Configuration Tab

    GUI, more settings must be done using the "External Interrupt Control" 6. Reset Causes a PUC (a reset) to be generated on the device. The connection is maintained. 7. Status Register SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 12 If using a thermistor, this option must be selected for the application ROM code to properly set up the measurement. 12. ADC0 / Light Sensor When using a RF430FRL152HEVM, this is an option to sample the light sensor. Otherwise, it is a generic analog sensor (ADC0). 13. Internal Temperature Sensor Allows sampling of the internal temperature sensor on the part.
  • Page 13 Sensor Threshold Config. Likewise, the settings on these tabs are not updated until a "Read only this tab" or "Read All Tabs" button is clicked. SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 14: Sensor Configuration Tab

    This is a counter that indicates how many ISO/IEC blocks have been received. Can be reset. 9. Sensor Skip Settings Allows control of the duty cycle for a sensor. RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 15: Alarm Control Tab

    Reports the index location of the last sample stored. 7. FRAM Virtual Registers Initialized If checked, indicates that the FRAM memory has been initialized. SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 16 "Sensor Threshold Config." tab. If the sample meets that condition, the status for that sensor (in the same group box) changes to indicate that condition. RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 17: Sensor Threshold Configuration

    If the sensor sample result is lower or meets the low threshold set here, an alarm is generated. Operation depends on settings in the "Alarm Control" tab. SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 18: View Sensor Data Tab

    GUI before clicking the button, because the settings are used to determine what type of sampling process occurred. Figure 13. View Sensor Data Tab RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 19 1. Connect the TRF7970AEVM to the PC with a USB cable. 2. On the RF430FRL152HEVM, use a pencil or pen to position the switches as shown in Table 2 Table 2. Switch Positions For Sensor Hub Operation...
  • Page 20 TRF7970AEVM has the latest firmware downloaded from the TRF7970AEVM tool folder. 9. In the "Setup Tab", select the "With Sensor Hub BoosterPack" and "RF430FRL152HEVM" options on the Device Interface Selection. 10. Select the "Demo Mode" tab.

  • Page 21: Position The Evms

    RF to the TRF7970AEVM which reports them to the PC application. Finally the results are plotted on the graphs. In this demo the RF430FRL152HEVM is run completely wireless, with no power or data connections.
  • Page 22 Setup of Demo System www.ti.com RF430FRL152HEVM through the TRF7970AEVM and plots it on the graphs in the PC GUI. 12. To change the measurements, you can place your hand over the light sensor or press the thermistor with a finger to affect the temperature result. The light sensor and the thermistor locations on the EVM...

  • Page 23: Custom Sensor Configuration Tab

    Using the PC Application for Advanced Custom Control of the RF430FRL152HEVM This section describes how to set up the RF430FRL152HEVM for a custom sampling process. The example used here describes how to perform sampling of three sensors (reference, thermistor, and light sensor) with four passes at a rate of one sample per second.

  • Page 24: Custom General Device Configuration

    However, the GUI shows which sensor is sampled and the expected order. RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 25: Custom View Data

    Setup of Demo System www.ti.com Figure 18. Custom View Data SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 26 RF430FRL152HEVM Schematics www.ti.com RF430FRL152HEVM Schematics Figure 19. MCU Section Schematic RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 27 RF430FRL152HEVM Schematics www.ti.com Figure 20. I C or SPI Translators Section Schematic SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 28: Jtag Section Schematic

    RF430FRL152HEVM Schematics www.ti.com Figure 21. JTAG Section Schematic RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...

  • Page 29: Power Section Schematic

    RF430FRL152HEVM Schematics www.ti.com Figure 22. Power Section Schematic SLAU607 – December 2014 RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 30 The primary sources of RF430FRL15xH information are: RF430FRL152H Evaluation Module (www.ti.com/tool/rf430frl152hevm) Sensor Hub BoosterPack (www.ti.com/tool/boostxl-senshub) TRF7970A Evaluation Module (www.ti.com/tool/trf7970aevm) Near Field Communications Overview (www.ti.com/nfc) Low-Power Microcontrollers Overview (www.ti.com/msp430) RF430FRL152HEVM User's Guide SLAU607 – December 2014 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 31 IMPORTANT NOTICE Texas Instruments Incorporated and its subsidiaries (TI) reserve the right to make corrections, enhancements, improvements and other changes to its semiconductor products and services per JESD46, latest issue, and to discontinue any product or service per JESD48, latest issue.
  • Page 32 Мы молодая и активно развивающаяся компания в области поставок электронных компонентов. Мы поставляем электронные компоненты отечественного и импортного производства напрямую от производителей и с крупнейших складов мира. Благодаря сотрудничеству с мировыми поставщиками мы осуществляем комплексные и плановые поставки широчайшего спектра электронных компонентов.

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