Texas Instruments Chipcon Products CC2400DBK Quick Start Instructions

CC2400DBK Demonstration Board Kit
Introduction
The CC2400 single chip RF transceiver provides a highly integrated, very flexible low-cost
solution for applications using the worldwide 2.4 GHz frequency band. The CC2400DBK
demonstration board kit is designed to make it easy for the user to prototype software source
code with the use an Atmega8 SPI interface to the CC2400 and get up to speed
implementing applications very quickly.
The CC2400DBK includes two CC2400DB Demonstration Boards. The CC2400DB contains
the CC2400 chip and required external components together with the Atmega8
microcontroller.
The CC2400DB serves as a prototype platform for the CC2400 software development with an
Atmega8 microcontroller. The CC2400DB provides an RS-232 connection, button, joystick,
three Light Emitting Diodes, voltage regulation, temperature sensor and connectors to make it
easy to interface to test equipment such as a logic analyzer, and other extension boards.
The hardware is documented in the CC2400DK User Manual, while SmartRF
to obtain register settings for the CC24000DB software. All documentation and software can
be downloaded from Chipcon's web site. Please visit Chipcon's web site regularly for updates
to the documentation and software.
Getting started
1. Connect the CC2400DB to an external power supply. When shipped, the CC2400DB
can be used with a 4 -10 volt power supply (ex. AC-to DC adapter) or a 9 volt battery.
If you need to change the voltage settings, please see the CC2400DBK User Manual
for details.
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2. Install SmartRF
already done this. Follow the instructions given by the installation programs. The PC
must be running Windows 98 or newer for SmartRF
appropriate OS compatibility with the AVR Studio Software documentation.
3. Use the supplied RS-232 cable to connect the CC2400DB and the PC together. This
port is used with the bootloader and the AVR Studio. For details see the CC2400DBK
User Manual.
4. Apply correct power to the two CC2400DB.
5. Reset CC2400DB
6. By pushing the S2 button on the CC2400DB board you will start the rfBlinkLed
application example that is already programmed into the application section of the
processor flash. The demonstration board with the S2 button pushed is the
transmitter and the yellow LED will start to blink if an RF link is obtained. On the
receiver demonstration board the green LED will be blinking. If a bad packet (no
acknowledgement from receiver) occurs the red LED will blink. For detailed
documentation, please see the CC2400DBK User Manual.
7. You can now use this application program to test the RF range with the PCB antenna
connected to the CC2400 chip.
Quick Start Instructions
Studio and Atmel AVR Studio software on a PC if you have not
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Studio is used
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Studio. Please check
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