Table Of Contents - Semtech SX1211SK User Manual

1 General Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Highlights ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 About this Guide .................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 Conventions Used in this Guide ........................................................................................ 4
1.3.2 Documentation Updates.................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Recommended Reading ........................................................................................................ 4
2 Overview and Installation................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Highlights ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 What the SX1211SK is .......................................................................................................... 5
2.4 How the Starter Kit Helps You ............................................................................................... 5
2.5 SX1211SK Kit Components................................................................................................... 5
2.6 Installing SX1211 SK - Hardware .......................................................................................... 5
2.7 SX1211SK - "Graphical User Interface" Software ................................................................ 6
3 SX1211SK - Tutorial ........................................................................................................................ 7
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Highlights ............................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Reviewing Hardware.............................................................................................................. 7
3.4 System Description................................................................................................................ 7
3.5 Default Ping Pong Test Overview.......................................................................................... 8
3.6 Ping-Pong Test Procedure .................................................................................................. 10
3.6.1 Frequency band selection ............................................................................................... 11
3.6.2 Reset the boards ............................................................................................................. 11
3.6.3 Switch On the boards ...................................................................................................... 11
3.6.4 Modulation type ............................................................................................................... 11
3.6.5 Slave Mode...................................................................................................................... 11
3.6.6 Master Mode.................................................................................................................... 11
3.6.7 Configuration Switch buttons........................................................................................... 12
3.6.8 Ping Pong Test ................................................................................................................ 12
4 Functional Overview ...................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Highlights ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.3 SX1211SK - Functional flow chart ...................................................................................... 13
4.4 Default Ping-Pong Test........................................................................................................ 13
4.4.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.2 Equipment required ......................................................................................................... 14
4.4.3 Default Ping-Pong Test enabling..................................................................................... 14
4.4.4 Read back the configuration............................................................................................ 14
4.5 User Ping-Pong Test ........................................................................................................... 14
4.5.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 14
4.5.2 User Ping-Pong Test Enabling ........................................................................................ 14
4.5.3 Read Back the Configuration .......................................................................................... 15
4.6 Stand Alone Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 15
4.6.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 15
4.6.2 Stand Alone Evaluation enabling .................................................................................... 15
4.6.3 Read back the configuration............................................................................................ 15
4.7 PC-GUI Command............................................................................................................... 15
4.7.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 15
4.7.2 PC-GUI Command Enabling ........................................................................................... 15
5 Test and Evaluation ....................................................................................................................... 15
5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Highlights ............................................................................................................................. 15
5.3 SX1211SK - Basic PC-GUI Screen Layouts....................................................................... 15
5.4 SX1211SK PC-GUI Screen Areas....................................................................................... 16
5.4.1 Menu Bar ......................................................................................................................... 16
5.4.2 Binary Registers .............................................................................................................. 17
5.4.3 Register Status ................................................................................................................ 18
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