SLWRB4308A Silicon Labs

UG388: xGM210Px32 Wireless Gecko Module Radio Board User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4308A Radio Board is an ex- BRD4308A RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the xGM210Px32 Wireless Gecko Module. It also provides the necessary tools for developing xGM210P Wireless Gecko Module with 1024 kB Flash, 96 kB RAM, integrated a Silicon Labs wireless application. chip antenna and connector for external antenna, RF matching networks, crystals, BRD4308A contains the xGM210Px32 Module and is a plug-in board for the Wireless and supply decoupling (part no. Starter Kit Mainboard. MGM210P032JIA2). 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 xGM210P s many capa- Packet Trace Interface bilities. Virtual COM port This document describes how to use the BRD4308A 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 SOFTWARE SUPPORT Simplicity Studio Energy Profiler Network Analyzer iOS and Android applications ORDERING INFORMATION SLWSTK6102A SLWRB4308A silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.2 Not Recommended for New DesignsTable 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 xGM210P Reset .............................15 5. Peripherals ............................... 16 5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs...........................16 5.2 Memory LCD-TFT Display..........................17 5.3 Virtual COM Port .............................18 5.3.1 Host Interfaces ............................19 5.3.2 Serial Configuration...........................19 5.3.3 Hardware Handshake ..........................20 6. Board Controller ............................. 21 6.1 Admin Console..............................21 6.1.1 Connecting..............................21 6.1.2 Built-in Help .............................21 6.1.3 Command Examples ..........................22 6.2 Virtual UART ..............................22 7. Advanced Energy Monitor ......................... 23 7.1 Introduction...............................23 7.2 Theory of Operation ............................23 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.2 2 Not Recommended for New Designs