SLWRB4306D Silicon Labs

UG341: MGM13P12 Mighty Gecko Module Radio Board User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4306D Radio Board is an ex- BRD4306D RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the MGM13P Mighty Gecko Module. It also provides the necessary tools for developing MGM13P Mighty Gecko Module with 512 kB Flash, 64 kB RAM. Fully integrated a Silicon Labs wireless application. chip antenna, RF matching network, crystals, and decoupling BRD4306D contains the MGM13P12 Module, and it is a plug-in board for the Wireless (MGM13P12F512GA-V2). Starter Kit Mainboard. 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the- air upgrades. 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 debugging WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES of the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the MGM13P s many capa- Advanced Energy Monitor bilities. Packet Trace Interface This document describes how to use the BRD4306D Radio Board together with a Wire- Virtual COM port 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 Module I/O CR2032 coin cell battery support SOFTWARE SUPPORT Simplicity Studio Energy Profiler Network Analyzer ORDERING INFORMATION SLWRB4306D 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...........................15 4.3 MGM13P Reset .............................15 5. Peripherals............................... 16 5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs ..........................16 5.2 Memory LCD-TFT Display..........................17 5.3 Serial Flash ..............................18 5.4 Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor .................19 5.5 Virtual COM Port.............................20 5.5.1 Host Interfaces ...........................21 5.5.2 Serial Configuration..........................21 5.5.3 Hardware Handshake .........................22 6. Board Controller............................. 23 6.1 Admin Console .............................23 6.1.1 Connecting.............................23 6.1.2 Built-in Help ............................23 6.1.3 Command Examples .........................24 6.2 Virtual UART ..............................24 7. Advanced Energy Monitor ......................... 25 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.0 2