SLWRB4165B Silicon Labs

UG270: EFR32MG13P832 2.4 GHz 10 dBm Radio Board User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4165B Radio Board is an ex- BRD4165B RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the EFR32 Mighty Gecko Wireless System-on-Chip, and it provides all necessary EFR32MG13 Mighty Gecko Wireless SoC with 512 kB Flash, 256 kB RAM, and 512 tools for developing a Silicon Labs wireless application. kB integrated serial flash (EFR32MG13P832F512IM48) BRD4165B is a plug-in board for the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard. It is a complete ref- 2.4 GHz integrated radio transceiver erence design for the EFR32MG1P832 Wireless SoC, with matching network and a PCB antenna for 10 dBm output power in the 2.4 GHz band. 10 dBm output power Inverted-F PCB antenna The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet Trace Interface and a Virtual COM port, enabling application development and debug- WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES ging the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The Mainboard also con- tains sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the EFR32 s many ca- Advanced Energy Monitor pabilities. Packet Trace Interface Virtual COM Port This document describes how to use the BRD4165B Radio Board together with a Wire- less Starter Kit Mainboard. SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger External device debugging Ethernet and USB connectivity Silicon Labs Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor Low Power 128x128 pixel Memory LCD User LEDs / Pushbuttons 20-pin 2.54 mm EXP header Breakout pads for Wireless SoC I/O CR2032 coin cell battery support SOFTWARE SUPPORT Simplicity Studio Energy Profiler Network Analyzer ORDERING INFORMATION SLWRB4165B silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................4 1.1 Radio Boards..............................4 1.2 Ordering Information ...........................4 1.3 Getting Started .............................4 2. Hardware Overview.............................5 2.1 Hardware Layout.............................5 2.2 Block Diagram..............................6 3. Connectors................................7 3.1 J-Link USB Connector...........................7 3.2 Ethernet Connector............................7 3.3 Breakout Pads .............................8 3.4 Expansion Header ............................9 3.4.1 Expansion Header Pin-out .......................10 3.5 Debug Connector.............................11 3.6 Simplicity Connector............................12 3.7 Debug Adapter .............................13 4. Power Supply and Reset.......................... 14 4.1 Radio Board Power Selection ........................14 4.2 Board Controller Power...........................15 4.3 EFR32 Reset..............................15 5. Peripherals............................... 16 5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs ..........................16 5.2 Memory LCD-TFT Display..........................17 5.3 Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor .................18 5.4 Virtual COM Port.............................19 5.4.1 Host Interfaces ...........................20 5.4.2 Serial Configuration..........................20 5.4.3 Hardware Handshake .........................21 6. Board Controller............................. 22 6.1 Admin Console .............................22 6.1.1 Connecting.............................22 6.1.2 Built-in Help ............................22 6.1.3 Command Examples .........................23 6.2 Virtual UART ..............................23 7. Advanced Energy Monitor ......................... 24 7.1 Introduction...............................24 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 2