ATAN0156 User Guide for the Evaluation Kit ATA8520-EK1-F and the ATA8520-EK3-F Extension Board (US Version) APPLICATION NOTE Features User guide for the evaluation kit ATA8520-EK1-F and extension board ATA8520-EK3-F (for the US market) This kit demonstrates a Flash application with the ATA8520-EK1-F evaluation kit: with the Atmel SIGFOX ATA8520E V2.3 transceiver device and an Atmel ATmega328P AVR microcontroller with AT30TS75A temperature sensor as a battery-powered kit for standalone operation ATA8520-EK3-F extension board: Includes Atmel SIGFOX ATA8520E V2.3 transceiver device with an AT30TS75A temperature monitoring device. An additional MCU application development kit, i.e., XplainedPro SAMD20 or SAMD21 and 3V power-supply is required. The PCB can be modified to be used together with an Atmel Xplained mini or Arduino UNO kit Description This user guide describes an evaluation kit and an extension board for SIGFOX applications. The example application uses an Atmel ATmega328P AVR or SAMD20/D21 microcontroller to read out an AT30TS75A temperature sensor using the built-in TWI connection and controls the RF telegram transmission using the SIGFOX ATA8520E V2.3 transceiver device. This application requires a SIGFOX base station infrastructure to capture the RF telegram and supply payload data at the SIGFOX back end of the SIGFOX Cloud. For more information on operating the SIGFOX network and SIGFOX Cloud, see The schematic, layout and Gerber data for the ATAB0102A PCB and the attached stamp PCB The source code for the Atmel ATmega328P and SAMD20/D21 as an Atmel Studio 6 project The Atmel ATA8520E SIGFOX transceiver is a SIGFOX-certified device which includes the complete SIGFOX protocol stack to operate in the SIGFOX network within the 902MHz ISM band. The device is controlled from any host MCU using the SPI commands as described in the datasheet 1 . Included in the tool pack is an Atmel ATA8520E library as C source code for the SPI commands. The ATA8520-EK1-F kit is designed to be used for standalone operation and not to be integrated into systems and devices. Compliance Statements This kit complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes: 1. l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et 2. l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement. Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Atmel may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This equipment complies with FCC and IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contrl. Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. Atmel User Guide for the Evaluation Kit ATA8520-EK1-F and the ATA8520-EK3-F Extension Board (US 2 Version) APPLICATION NOTE Atmel-9412B-ATAN0156 Application Note-06/2016