ATAB5749-3 Microchip

APPLICATION NOTE Getting Started with ATAB5749 Using RF Design Kit Software ATAB5749 Introduction The Atmel software development tool RF Design Kit enables the programming and setting of a wide range of RF automotive products to build RF systems for development purposes. The software is particularly suitable for setting parameters of UHF receiver and transmitter demo boards. The ATA5749, Atmels newest UHF transmitter, boasts many new features. The main new feature is its programability. Parameters such as transmit power, the transmit frequency, and the frequency deviation for FSK modulation can be programmed. The latest RF Design Kit (version 1.0.7) supports the ATAB5749, which is the demo board for the transmitter ATA5749. This application note provides an introductions to using the ATAB5749 with the RF Design Kit software. 9138B-AUTO-07/151. Delivery Status of the Transmitter Board 1.1 Hardware The front and the rear view of the transmitter board are illustrated in Figure 1-1. The schematic of the board is shown in Figure 1-2 on page 3, and the board layout information is showed in Figure 1-3 on page 4 to Figure 1-5 on page 5. The bill of material of the transmitter board is listed in Table 1-1 on page 5. The board contains the following parts: Lithium battery Transmitter matched to the loop antenna. Note: 1. Atmel offer 2 different demo boards for the ATA5749 due to the Loop Antenna matching, matching to the 315MHz and 433.92MHz. Generally the ATA5749 can be set in both 315MHz and 433.92MHz transmit frequency with one 13.0MHz crys- tal. So the 315MHz board can be reprogrammed for 433.92MHz transmitting purposes. In this case the matching elements must be changed to get the optimal transmit power. Verification with 50 matching is possible. AVR ATmega88 is used on the board for programming An external microcontroller can be used to set the ATA5749 on the boards since some test points are placed on the control and the programming traces of ATA5749. Note: The connection between the ATmega88 and ATA5749 can be disconnected by desoldering the jumpers (BR1 to BR4). (See the schematic of the board in Figure 1-2 on page 3.) Three buttons are available. Two Light Emitting Diodes are available to show the activity status of the board. The LED 1 indicates that the calibration of the internal RC oscillator of ATmega88 exceeds the defined tolerance limits in the software of ATmega88. LED 2 indicates the transmit functions of the transmitter board. Note: The internal RC oscillator is always calibrated internally when any button is pushed. In case that no exact cali- bration value can be calculated, the closest value will be taken. A short flash of the LED 2 indicates the start of the function Single Telegram or Single Pattern when a button is pressed. The same indicator can be also recognized for start and end of any continuous functionality like Continuous Telegram, Continuous Pattern, etc. Figure 1-1. ATAB5749 Demo Board Front and Rear View 2 ATAB5749 APPLICATION NOTE 9138BAUTO07/15