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- Page 1 SX1280/SX1281 Long Range, Low Power 2.4 GHz Transceiver WIRELESS & SENSING PRODUCTS User Guide for the SX1280 Development Kit www.semtech.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Contents of delivery ..................................4 First Use ........................................ 5 2.1. Connect the SX1280 Development Kit ........................... 5 2.2. Welcome Display ................................... 5 2.3. How to Navigate with the Touch Screen ..........................5 2.4. Check and Upload the Firmware File ............................6 Ping Pong Demo .................................... - Page 3 Figure 16: GFSK Radio Settings Display ............................. 13 Figure 17: Ranging Modem Radio Settings Display ........................13 Figure 18: Frequency Setting Display ..............................14 Figure 19: Utilities Display ..................................14 3 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017...
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Page 4: Contents Of Delivery
1. Contents of delivery The Development Kits for the SX1280 and SX1281 transceivers are delivered with the following contents: 2 SX1280 Development Kits 2 connection cables Mini-USB / USB Before powering the kit, make sure to assemble the three parts shown in the image below... -
Page 5: First Use
2.1. Connect the SX1280 Development Kit Plug the mini-USB / USB cable into the mini-USB socket of the SX1280 Development Kit Plug the mini-USB / USB cable into the USB socket of your PC The SX1280 Development Kit will power on and connect to your PC. -
Page 6: Check And Upload The Firmware File
Section 2 Allow your computer to display the kit as an extra device Drag and drop the .bin file that has been provided to you or that you have downloaded from the Semtech website. The kit will initialize and eventually ask you to calibrate the screen, simply follow the on-screen instructions. -
Page 7: Ping Pong Demo
3. Ping Pong Demo A Ping Pong Test is a bidirectional test between a pair of SX1280 kits. One needs to be configured as the Ping Pong Master and the other as the Ping Pong Slave. Communication is initiated by the Master whose packet is received by the Slave from which the PER may be calculated. -
Page 8: Per Demo
Last RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication [dBm] Last SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio for the last packet exchange [dB] Figure 7: PER Demo Master Display 8 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 9: Ranging Demo
Press RANGING SETTINGS Section 7.4 for more details on the ranging settings. Figure 9: Radio Settings Display in Ranging Demo Figure 10: Ranging Demo Settings Display 9 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 10: Figure 11: Ranging Demo Master Display Before Start
When testing in Ranging Demo, refresh the result and the graphical illustration by hitting the REFRESH button. Figure 12: Ranging Demo Master Display during test 10 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 11: Radio Test Modes
Figure 13: Radio Test Modes Display 11 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 12: Radio Settings
Param 3: Bandwidth-Time bit period product (BT) of either 1, 0.5 or OFF Payload: size of the payload between 12 and 120 bytes Figure 15: FLRC Radio Settings Display 12 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 13: Gfsk Modulation
The button BEST SET selects the best settings for ranging Figure 17: Ranging Modem Radio Settings Display Section 5. From this menu you can also access the Ranging Settings as in 13 of 15 Wireless & Sensing Products Development Kit User Guide Rev.1.0 Semtech UG.DEV.SX1280-1.W.APP February 2017... -
Page 14: Frequency Setting
Figure 18: Frequency Setting Display 8. Utilities In this menu you can reset the SX1280 Development Kit to its factory settings: Press on Fact. Reset The Utilities section is also useful to check: the Firmware Version the GPS satellites that the unit sees and the resulting position in Pos. - Page 15 Information relating to this product and the application or design described herein is believed to be reliable, however such information is provided as a guide only and Semtech assumes no liability for any errors in this document, or for the application or design described herein.
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