SLWRB4300B Silicon Labs

UG247: MGM111 Mighty Gecko Module Radio Board User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4300B Radio Board is an ex- BRD4300B RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the MGM111 Mighty Gecko Module. It also provides the necessary tools for developing MGM111 Mighty Gecko Module with 256 kB Flash and 32 kB RAM, with integrated a Silicon Labs wireless application. chip antenna, RF matching network, crystals and decoupling (MGM111). BRD4300B contains the MGM111 Module, and it is a plug-in board for the Wireless 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the- Starter Kit Mainboard. air upgrades. The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES Trace Interface and a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains Advanced Energy Monitor sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the MGM111 s many capabil- ities. Packet Trace Interface Virtual COM Port This document describes how to use the BRD4300B Radio Board together with a Wire- SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger less Starter Kit Mainboard. 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 Module I/O CR2032 coin cell battery support BRD4300B RADIO BOARD FEATURES MGM111 Mighty Gecko Module with 256 kB Flash and 32 kB RAM, with chip antenna, RF matching network, crystals and decoupling. SOFTWARE SUPPORT Simplicity Studio Energy Profiler Network Analyzer ORDERING INFORMATION SLWRB4300B silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 2.01 Table of Contents 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...........................15 4.3 MGM111 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 7.2 Theory of Operation............................24 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 2.01 2