General Introduction; Introduction; Highlights; About This Guide - Semtech SX1211SK User Manual

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1

INTRODUCTION

This document has been written with the courtesy of Ylynx
Semtech Partner. This first chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before
using the SX1211 Starter Kit environment.
1.2

HIGHLIGHTS

The information you will gain from this chapter:
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About this Guide

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Recommended Reading

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Troubleshooting
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The Y-Lynx and SEMTECH Internet Web Site
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Customer Support
1.3 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This document describes how to use the SX1211 Starter Kit to develop and test RF application based
on the SEMTECH SX1211 RF module. The manual layout is as follows:
Chapter 2: Overview and Installation - What SX1211SK is and how it can help you, how to install
the hardware and the software.
Chapter 3: SX1211SK - Tutorial - A tutorial on using the Starter Kit with a SX1211 RF Module.
Chapter 4: Functional Overview - A description of each application mode embedded in the kit.
Chapter 5: Test and Evolution - A description of the basic features to evaluate the SX1211
Chapter 6: Advanced Features - A description of specific SX1211's functionalities.
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Conventions Used in this Guide

This manual uses the following documentation conventions:
Description
Underlined, Italic text with right
arrow
Bold characters
Characters in angle brackets <>
Italic characters
1.3.2

Documentation Updates

Since the Starter Kit and other tools are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, some PC-GUI
environment dialogs and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document.
1.4 RECOMMENDED READING
This user's guide describes how to use the SX1211 Starter Kit. Other useful documents can be found
on www.y.lynx.com or www.semtech.com/products
SX1211 Product Datasheet
SM1211 Product Brief
SEMTECH Application notes
Y-Lynx Application note
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OVERVIEW AND INSTALLATION

Rev1.1
SX1211SK868/915 User Guide
Represents
A menu selection from the menu
bar
A window or dialog button to click
A key on the keyboard
Referenced documentations
Table 1: Documentation Conventions
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www.y-lynx.com referred as official
Examples
File > Save
OK, Cancel, Next, Back
<Tab>, <Enter>
SX1211 Datasheet
www.semtech.com