Epiq Solutions Matchstiq Z3u Getting Started Manual
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- Page 1 Matchstiq™ Z3u RF Transceiver • Platform GETTING STARTED GUIDE V1.0.0 - FEBRUARY 04, 2021...
- Page 2 Matchstiq™ Z3u | Getting Started Guide CHANGELOG Revision Date Description Author 0.0.2 2020-08-21 initial draft Meaghan Z 0.0.3 2020-08-27 first print draft Barry L 1.0.0 2020-02-04 updated pics and formatting Barry L...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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Page 4: Introduction
Matchstiq™ Z3u | Getting Started Guide Introduction INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You are now the owner of Matchstiq Z3u, a small form factor, high performance software defined radio transceiver which provides unprecedented capability and flexibility while maintaining an aggressively low power consumption. -
Page 5: Proper Care And Handling
ONLY AT THAT TIME. Improper use of Matchstiq Z3u can cause it to become non-functional. In particular, a list of actions that may cause damage to the hardware include the following:... -
Page 6: Available Documentation
The Matchstiq Z3u User’s Manual provides a detailed overview and usage details of the Matchstiq Z3u. -
Page 7: References
Matchstiq™ Z3u | Getting Started Guide References REFERENCES 1. Matchstiq Z3u Product Page https://epiqsolutions.com/rf-transceiver/matchstiq/ 2. Epiq Solutions Support Portal https://support.epiqsolutions.com/ 3. Sidekiq Z3u Hardware User's Manual https://epiqsolutions.com/downloads/sidekiq-z3u 4. Epiq Solutions Support Portal Registration https://support.epiqsolutions.com/ucp.php?mode=register Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 7... -
Page 8: External I/O Ports
Rx: The Rx interface is a 50 ohm SMA jack connector that provides an antenna input path that can be switched in to the RF receiver in the Matchstiq Z3u, allowing a user-supplied antenna to interface to the RF receiver. This Rx port supports RF input frequencies between 50 MHz and 6 GHz. The maximum safe RF input level to this port without damage is +20 dBm. - Page 9 The microSD slot can be used for removable storage via a microSD card. Cards up to 32GB are supported. USB3: The USB-C interface can be used to both power the Matchstiq Z3u and communicate via a network interface to the radio from a host device (such as a laptop or Android device). It supports a...
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Page 10: Setup
When power is applied to the Matchstiq Z3u, the unit will power on and the status LED will turn on a solid green. After several seconds, once the system is fully booted up, the Status LED will begin blinking. -
Page 11: Interfacing To Matchstiq Z3U Over Usb
When the recovery image is booted, the Status LED turns off twice and then remains on for a longer period (inverted from the user image). The user should be able to ping the Matchstiq Z3u unit from a terminal shell on the host PC using the following command entered in to the terminal shell: $ ping 192.168.0.15... - Page 12 Matchstiq™ Z3u | Getting Started Guide Interfacing To Matchstiq Z3u Over USB $ ssh sidekiq@192.168.0.15 Last login: Wed Aug 26 14:16:37 2020 from 192.168.0.20 To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details.
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Page 13: Included Applications
Matchstiq™ Z3u | Getting Started Guide Included Applications INCLUDED APPLICATIONS Several applications are included with the Matchstiq Z3u in order to help you test and verify your setup, such as our standard libsidekiq command-line test applications. LIBSIDEKIQ TEST APPLICATIONS Test applications are located in /home/sidekiq/sidekiq_image_current/test_apps... - Page 14 5.6 MHz channel bandwidth, 1 GHz tune frequency. The data is stored in the file as 16-bit I/Q pairs with ‘I’ samples stored in the upper 16-bits of each word, and ‘Q’ samples stored in the lower 16-bits of each word. Additional available options are described by executing ./rx_samples -h Epiq Solutions Proprietary Page 14...
- Page 15 Linux system). The /dev/ttyUSB0 default Linux serial console on Matchstiq Z3u runs at a baud rate of 115.2 kbps, with 8 data bits, one stop bit, and no parity bits. Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS z3u ttyPS0...
- Page 16 Using the Matchstiq Z3u Platform Development Kit USING THE MATCHSTIQ Z3U PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT KIT For details on interfacing with the Matchstiq Z3u Platform Development Kit, please refer to the Matchstiq Z3u Hardware Manual, available Epiq’s support forum: https://epiqsolutions.com/support. Epiq Solutions Proprietary...
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