Silicon Laboratories SLWRB4172B User Manual

UG355: EFR32MG12 2400/169 MHz 19 dBm
Dual Band Radio Board User's Guide
A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4172B Radio Board is an ex-
cellent starting point to get familiar with the EFR32™ Mighty
Gecko Wireless System-on-Chip. It also provides all necessary
tools for developing a Silicon Labs wireless application.
BRD4172B is a plug-in board for the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard. It is a complete ref-
erence design for the EFR32MG12 Wireless SoC, with matching networks for 19 dBm
output power, a 2.4 GHz PCB antenna, and an SMA connector for the 169 MHz band.
The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet
Trace Interface and a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging
of the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains
sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the EFR32's many capabili-
ties.
This document describes how to use the BRD4172B Radio Board together with a Wire-
less Starter Kit Mainboard.
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BRD4172B RADIO BOARD FEATURES
• EFR32MG12 Mighty Gecko Wireless SoC
with 1024 kB Flash, and 256 kB RAM
(EFR32MG12P433F1024GM48)
• Dual band integrated radio transceiver
• 19 dBm output power
• Inverted-F PCB antenna (2.4 GHz)
• SMA antenna connector (169 MHz)
• 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the-
air upgrades.
WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES
• Advanced Energy Monitor
• Packet Trace Interface
• Virtual COM port
• SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
• External device debugging
• Ethernet and USB connectivity
• Silicon Labs Si7021 relative humidity and
temperature sensor
• Low power 128x128 pixel Memory LCD-
TFT
• User LEDs / pushbuttons
• 20-pin 2.54 mm EXP header
• Breakout pads for Wireless SoC I/O
• CR2032 coin cell battery support
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
• Simplicity Studio™
• Energy Profiler
• Network Analyzer
ORDERING INFORMATION
• SLWRB4172B
Rev. 1.00