SLWRB4206A Silicon Labs

UG476: Z-Wave 700 - EFR32ZG14 Long Range Wireless Starter Kit User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4206A Radio Board is an ex- BRD4206A RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the EFR32 Wireless Gecko Z-Wave Wireless System-on-Chip. It also provides the EFR32 Wireless Gecko Wireless SoC with 256 kB Flash, 32 kB RAM. necessary tools for developing a Silicon Labs Z-Wave gateway ap- (EFR32ZG14P231F256GM32) plication. SMA antenna connector (863-925 MHz) Optional PCB antenna BRD4206A is a plug-in board for the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard, and it is a complete reference design for the EFR32ZG14 Wireless SoC. The board features an SMA con- WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES nector for RF connection and an optional PCB antenna that can be selected by moving a 0 resistor. Advanced Energy Monitor The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet Packet Trace Interface Trace Interface and a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging Virtual COM port the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the EFR32 s many capabili- External device debugging ties. Ethernet and USB connectivity This document describes how to use the BRD4206A Radio Board together with a Wire- Silicon Labs Si7021 relative humidity and less Starter Kit Mainboard. 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 iOS and Android applications ORDERING INFORMATION SLWRB4206A silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.0 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 EXP Header...............................9 3.4.1 EXP Header Pinout...........................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...........................14 4.3 EFR32 Reset ..............................15 5. Peripherals ............................... 16 5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs...........................16 5.2 Virtual COM Port .............................17 5.2.1 Host Interfaces ............................18 5.2.2 Serial Configuration...........................18 5.2.3 Hardware Handshake ..........................19 6. Board Controller ............................. 20 6.1 Admin Console..............................20 6.1.1 Connecting..............................20 6.1.2 Built-in Help .............................20 6.1.3 Command Examples ..........................21 6.2 Virtual UART ..............................21 6.2.1 Target to Host.............................21 6.2.2 Host to Target.............................21 6.2.3 Limitations..............................21 6.2.4 Troubleshooting............................22 7. Advanced Energy Monitor ......................... 23 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.0 2