SLWRB4164A Silicon Labs

EFR32MG12 2.4 GHz/915 MHz Dual Band 19 dBm Radio Board BRD4164A Reference Manual The BRD4164A Mighty Gecko Radio Board enables developers to develop Zigbee , RADIO BOARD FEATURES Thread, Bluetooth low energy and proprietary wireless applications. The board con- tains a Mighty Gecko Wireless System on Chip 2.4 GHz and 915 MHz Dual Band and Wireless SoC: optimized for operation with 19 dBm output power. For the 2.4 GHz band with the on- EFR32MG12P433F1024GL125 board printed antenna and RF connector radiated and conducted testing is supported. For the 915 MHz band the on-board SMA connector enables conducted testing and at- CPU core: ARM Cortex -M4 with FPU tachment of external whip antenna for radiated tests. Flash memory: 1024 kB RAM: 256 kB The BRD4164A Mighty Gecko Radio Board plugs into the Wireless Starter Kit Main- Operation frequency: 2.4 GHz + 915 MHz board provided with the Mighty Gecko Starter Kit to get access to display, buttons and Transmit power: 19 dBm additional features from Expansion Boards. With the supporting Simplicity Studio suite of tools, developers can take advantage of graphical wireless application development Integrated PCB antenna, UFL connector mesh networking debug and packet trace and visual energy profiling and optimization. (optional). The board also serves as an RF reference design for applications targeting 2.4 GHz and Touch Slider 915 MHz Dual Band wireless operation with 19 dBm output power. Crystals for LFXO and HFXO: 32.768 kHz and 38.4 MHz. This document contains brief introduction and description of the BRD4164A Radio Board features focusing on the RF sections and performance. silabs.com Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 1.00BRD4164A Reference Manual Introduction 1. Introduction The EFR32 Mighty Gecko Radio Boards provide a development platform (together with the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard) for the Silicon Labs EFR32 Mighty Gecko Wireless System on Chips and serve as reference designs for the matching networks of the RF in- terfaces. The BRD4164A Radio Board supports dual-band operation with its integrated sub-GHz ISM band and 2.4 GHz band transceivers. The sub-GHz section is designed to the operate in the band with an external whip antenna, the 2.4 GHz section is designed to operate at the 2400-2483.5 MHz band with the on-board printed antenna. The matching networks are optimized to 19 dBm output power. To develop and/or evaluate the EFR32 Mighty Gecko the BRD4164A Radio Board can be connected to the Wireless Starter Kit Main- board to get access to display, buttons and additional features from Expansion Boards and also to evaluate the performance of the RF interfaces. silabs.com Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 1.00 1