Chipcon SmartRF CC2420DBK User Manual

User Manual

Rev. 1.3

SmartRF

®

CC2420DBK Demonstration Board Kit

Chipcon AS, Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tel: [phone], fax: [phone].

E-mail: [email protected]

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Table of contents

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................3

PCB.......................................................................................................................................4

A

NTENNA

................................................................................................................................5

P

OWER SUPPLY SECTION

.........................................................................................................7

RS-232

INTERFACE

.................................................................................................................8

M

ICROCONTROLLER AND USER INTERFACE

...............................................................................8

E

XTERNAL

RAM......................................................................................................................8

F

LASH MEMORY REQUIREMENTS

.............................................................................................8

CC2420DB L

OW POWER MODE SUPPORT

...............................................................................8

J

UMPER SETTINGS FOR DEMONSTRATION BOARD CONTROL

........................................................9

CC2420DB C

URRENT MEASUREMENT AND CONSUMPTION

....................................................11

PCB

LAYOUT

........................................................................................................................16

B

ILL OF MATERIALS

...............................................................................................................25

USING THE CC2420DB DEMONSTRATION BOARD .........................................................30

CC2420 S

OFTWARE DOWNLOAD AND EVALUATION USING

AVR S

TUDIO

4 ..............................30

P

REPROGRAMMED

64-

BIT

IEEE A

DDRESS

.............................................................................30

P

REPROGRAMMED FUSES

......................................................................................................31

P

REPROGRAMMED LOCK BITS

................................................................................................33

JTAG ICE

OR

JTAG ICE MKII ..............................................................................................33

S

AVING THE

IEEE A

DDRESS OF THE

CC2420DB ...................................................................34

R

ESTORING THE

IEEE A

DDRESS OF THE

CC2420DB.............................................................36

A N

EW DEBUGGING PROJECT WITH

CC2420DB....................................................................38

B

OOTLOADER

........................................................................................................................43

I

NTRODUCTION TO EXAMPLES PROVIDED WITH

CC2420DB ....................................................45

LIBRARIES AND EXAMPLES...............................................................................................45

H

ARDWARE DEFINITION FILES

................................................................................................45

H

ARDWARE ABSTRACTION LIBRARY

(HAL) .............................................................................45

B

ASIC

RF L

IBRARY

................................................................................................................46

S

OFTWARE EXAMPLE PROGRAMMED ON

CC2420DB .............................................................46

D

ATA PACKET DESCRIPTION

...................................................................................................47

D

ATA TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL

............................................................................................48

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................49

I

T DOES NOT WORK

................................................................................................................49

I

CANNOT PROGRAM THE

AVR

USING THE SERIAL PORT

...........................................................49

B

OOT RESET VECTOR ENABLE

................................................................................................49

B

OOTLOADER

........................................................................................................................49

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................50

ADDRESS INFORMATION....................................................................................................51

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Introduction

The CC2420 is a single-chip IEEE 802.15.4 compliant and ZigBee™ ready RF transceiver. It
provides a highly integrated, flexible low-cost solution for applications using the world wide
unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequency band. The CC2420DBK demonstration board kit is a
complement to the development kit (DK) as the hardware is representative of an actual
application, and it is well suited as a prototyping platform for application code.

The CC2420DBK Demonstration Board Kit includes two CC2420DB Demonstration Boards.
These boards contain a CC2420 with necessary support components, an Atmel Atmega128L
AVR microcontroller, 32 kBytes external RAM, a PCB antenna, as well as a joystick, buttons
and LED's that can be used to implement a visual user application interface. The
demonstration board is also furnished with connectors where all of the internal signals on the
PCB are available.

This User Manual describes how to use the CC2420DBK Demonstration Board Kit. Atmel’s
AVR Studio and associated software is used to program and debug software. Please see the
reference section of this document for links to Atmel’s documentation on how to use their
tools.

Your CC2420DBK Demonstration Board Kit should contain the following items:

Kit contents

Item Number of articles

Demonstration Board (CC2420DB) 2

Quick Start instructions 1

CC2420DB Important Notice (From revision 1.5 and newer) 1

CC2420 sample kit 1

RS-232 cable 2

Important:

Contact your local telecommunication authorities before transmitting an RF signal to ensure
that there are no local restrictions on the use of the 2.400 –2483.5 ISM band. The CC2420
operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. Although this frequency band is usually described
as “world-wide”, some countries do not allow unlicensed operation in this band.

PCB

PCB depicts an overview of the CC2420DB with description of the various components
embedded on the PCB.

3.3V voltage
regulator

Optional 9V
or 4x 1.5 AA
battery

AVR ISP
connector

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Figure 1: CC2420DB overview

RF Section

The CC2420DB RF section includes all the necessary components for correct operation. The
CC2420 is connected to a 16 MHz crystal. A small 2.4 GHz PCB antenna is also included. RF
test and measurement equipment can be connected to the SMA on the PCB, by swapping

Temp. sensor

External RAM

1 x 32 kB

JTAG
connecto

r

MCU
section

CC2420 RF
section

PCB
antenna

RS-232
port

POT Joystick

4-10 V
DC-jack

LED’s Buttons

capacitor placement of C63 and C62. See schematics for details. The RF layout is identical to
the CC2420EM, which is part of the CC2420DK Development Kit.

Antenna

The PCB antenna is a so-called Inverted-F type. The Inverted-F antenna is a wire monopole
where the top section is folded down to be parallel with the ground plane. By folding the
antenna down you will reduce the height and maintain a resonant wire length. A capacitance
will be introduced to the input impedance of the antenna due to the parallel section. However,
as a rule of thumb design guide, the length + height (L+H) will be approximately equal to a
quarter wavelength (λ/4). A reduction of the antenna height (H) will in general decrease the
antenna bandwidth. Please see Figure 2 for the antenna dimensions.

Figure 2: Antenna dimensions

The height of the antenna is defined as the distance from the ground plane to the parallel
section, and the length is from the end of the antenna parallel section to the feed point.

Length: L = (26.19 mm – 9.19 mm + 1.22 mm x ½) = 17.61 mm

Height: H = (6.17 mm + 0.97 mm - 1.19 mm x ½) = 6.55 mm

Quarter wavelength: λ/4 = (L + H) = 17.61 mm + 6.55 mm = 24.16 mm

The physical size of the antenna is decreased somewhat compared to the theoretical length,
(λ = c/4*f = 3x10

8

/ 4x2.45x109) = 30.61 mm

The radiated pattern for the PCB antenna was measured with the horizontal polarization
direction for the CC2420DB by measuring with vertical and horizontal mounting of the
demonstration board.

Important:

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In practical range testing outdoors with line-of-sight (LOS) and use of the wireless dimmer
application example, the following range has been verified at Chipcon Norway with optimal
SmartRF Studio settings for the respective data rates:

1. Data rate settings 250 kbps, range measured: 170 meters

Please note that these range tests were performed with a simple packet protocol, no link
margin, no robust protocol, close to the sensitivity limit of CC2420, and no retransmission.

CC2420DB

0 degr.

Top view

Antenna

Figure 3: Radiated pattern horizontal mounting

Figure 3 depicts the antenna pattern while the CC2420DB is mounted horizontally with the
antennas parallel section aligned to the 0 degree direction.

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Antenna

CC2420DB

0 degr.

Top view

Figure 4: Radiated antenna pattern vertical mounting

Figure 4 depicts the antenna pattern while the CC2420DB is mounted vertically with the
antennas parallel section aligned to the 0 degree direction.

The peak antenna gain is –5 dBi, the corresponding peak field strength is 90dBuV/m.

Power supply section

The power supply section contains two voltage regulators: a 3.3 V regulator for use by the
microcontroller and the I/O pins of the CC2420. The internal regulator of CC2420 is used to
generate the 1.8 voltage supply applied for powering of the CC2420 core.

A diode prevents permanent damage if wrong polarity is applied to the board. There are two
power connectors; a 2.5mm DC jack-type connector allows you to connect an unregulated
battery eliminator easily (the positive supply is on the center pin), and a connector for a 9V
battery on the bottoms side of the PCB. It is also possible to use 4 AA or AAA alkaline cells to
power the CC2420DB if a suitable battery pack is used.

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RS-232 interface

A serial port is included on the CC2420DB. This port is used when software is programmed
into the AVR MCU using the bootloader, and is also used by several of the example
programs. The port includes support for RTS/CTS-type hardware flow control (handshaking).

Microcontroller and user interface

The microcontroller used is an AVR Atmega128L from Atmel. This controller has 128 KB of
Flash program memory, 4 KB of SRAM data memory and 4 KB of non-volatile EEPROM data
memory. The controller is interfaced to the CC2420 via its built-in SPI interface as well as
some general I/O pins.

The MCU is also connected to four LED’s, a joystick and an extra button for user interface
purposes. The different examples use these peripherals differently. An analog temperature
sensor, a potentiometer and 64K of external RAM are also included.

An ISP and a JTAG ICE connector are provided for programming the AVR without using the
serial port. In this case an Atmel AVR JTAG or ISP programmer should be connected to their
respective connectors.

All of the I/O pins are connected to footprints for 2 x 10 pin-row connectors. These connectors
are compatible with Agilent logic analyzer probes, and can be used either for testing or for
prototyping. For instance, it is possible to add a daughter board with additional circuitry using
these connectors.

External RAM

The lower 4 Kbytes of the external RAM is overlaid by the Atmega128L internal register and
RAM. CC2420DB includes this memory because it can be used for debugging purposes, to
buffer and store data if desired. The 32 kB RAM size is not a requirement nor necessary for a
low cost a Full Functional Device (FFD) or Reduced Functional Device (RFD). Please refer to
the Atmega128L data sheet for more details.

Flash Memory Requirements

The flash requirement for a FFD device with the Chipcon MAC will be approximate 20 kBytes
and 10 - 16 kBytes for a RFD. Additional flash size must be available for the application.

Important:

The memory requirement will be dependant on compiler, optimization level, hardware
platform and feature used in the stack.

CC2420DB Low Power Mode support

To apply a low power mode with CC2420DB for application development, it will be necessary
to apply an additional clock source together with the 8 MHz crystal. The Atmega128L
provides the Timer/Counter oscillator pins (TOSC1 and TOSC2), and these pins are available
on the CC2420DB connector P3. The oscillator is optimized for use with a 32.768 kHz crystal.
This clock source can be connected the following ways.

1. A crystal can be connected directly between the pins.

2. An external clock source can be applied to the TOSC1. Atmel does not recommend
this method.

The 32.768 kHz crystal will clock the timer 0 and then the overflow or compare match timer
interrupt is applied to wake up Atmega128 from power save mode.

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Name Connector P3 Atmega12

8

TOSC1 (PG4) Pin 9 Pin 19

TOSC2 (PG3) Pin 7 Pin 18

Table 1, Low power mode signal

To demonstrate an application using the power down mode:

1. Apply 4x 1.5 AA batteries with a battery clip to the battery connector.

2. The library macros will be made available on how to set the ATmega128L into the
various power mode that can be applied to minimize the current draw on CC2420DB.

3. Apply the joystick switch as the external interrupt to wake up the ATmega128L to idle
mode and run an application.

CC2420DB temperature range

The CC2420DB can support a temperature range of -30˚ C to +85˚ C limited by the crystal
tolerance and the CC2420 temperature range.

Jumper settings for demonstration board control

The CC2420DB demonstration board has three default jumper settings for proper operation.
Figure 5 depicts the placement of the three jumpers J1, J2 and J3. They are mounted on
connector P9. Please see CC2420DB schematics page 1 for more details.

Jumper Purpose Comments

J1 To apply power of 3.3 volt to

the circuitry on the PCB
board

An option can be to remove
the jumper and connect an
ampere meter in series to
measure current
consumption

J2 To apply power of 3.3 volt to

the potentiometer and
temperature sensor on the
PCB board

Can be removed to
disconnect the devices if not
used, to decrease current
consumption

J3 To always have the RS-232

driver enabled, hence the
driver is forced on

This jumper can be
disconnected and instead
controlled by software if
desired

Table 2 Jumpers explanation

J2J3

J1

Figure 5 Jumpers

Jumper J1

Jumper J3

Jumper J2

Figure 6 Jumpers on CC2420DB

To enable software control of the RS-232 driver U101, the jumper J3 can be moved.

Step-By-Step procedure:

1. Move RS-232 jumper J3 from P9 to P3 between pin 3 and 4

2. It will share the same port pin PE4 as the yellow LED, so when RS-232 is on the LED
will be set.

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CC2420DB Current Measurement and Consumption

It is fully possible to measure the actual current consumption with CC2420DB. To measure
the current jumper J1 must be removed and an ampere meter connected in series. The
current measurement is performed for the current total draw of the CC2420DB.

A

P3

12

Figure 7: Connector P3 with ampere meter attached

To help minimize the current consumption of the CC2420DB for a specific IEEE 802.15.4
devices the default jumper J3 can be moved to enable software control of the RS-232 driver.

The external RAM will always draw 2mA in any power down mode since its power supply
cannot be disabled. Hence, if the external RAM (U3) is removed the current consumption will
decrease with 2mA.

The jumper J2 is controlling the power for the potentiometer (RT1) and temperature sensor
(U2), which will also contribute to the total current consumption in any power down mode.

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AVR I/O pins

AVR Pin
Number

AVR pin name Pin usage I/O connector

1 |PEN N.C. N/A

2 PE0 RXD0/(PDI) Joystick up / ISP MOSI P6 pin 4, P3 pin 6

3 PE1 (TXD0/PDO) Joystick right / ISP MISO P6 pin 1, P3 pin 8

4 PE2 (XCK0/AIN0) Joystick centre push button P3 pin 5

5 PE3 (OC3A/AIN1) Red LED P3 pin 11

6 PE4 (OC3B/INT4) Yellow LED P3 pin 4

7 PE5 (OC3C/INT5) Switch S2 P3 pin 10

8 PE6 (T3/INT6) Interrupt from joystick P3 pin 12

9 PE7 (IC3/INT7) General purpose I/O P3 pin 14

10 PB0 (SS) SPI Interface, CSn, CC2420 P4 pin 13

11 PB1 (SCK) SPI Interface, SCLK, CC2420 P6 pin 3, P4 pin 4

12 PB2 (MOSI) SPI Interface, SI, CC2420 P4 pin 8

13 PB3 (MISO) SPI Interface, SO, CC2420 P4 pin 6

14 PB4 (OC0) Orange LED P3 pin 18

15 PB5 (OC1A) VREG_EN, Enable volt

regulator on CC2420

P4 pin 10

16 PB6 (OC1B) RESETn, CC2420 P4 pin 16

17 PB7 (OC2/OC1C) Green LED P3 pin 16

18 PG3/TOSC2 External 32 kHz crystal /

General purpose I/O

P3 pin 7

19 PG4/TOSC1 External 32 kHz crystal /

General purpose I/O

P3 pin 9

20 |RESET Reset: Switch S2, ISP, JTAG P4 pin 3, P6 pin 5,

P10 pin 6

21 VCC Supply power N/A

22 GND Ground N/A

23 XTAL2 Crystal Oscillator N/A

24 XTAL1 Crystal Oscillator N/A

25 PD0 (SCL/INT0) FIFOP interrupt from CC2420 P4 pin 14

26 PD1 (SDA/INT1) FIFO interrupt from CC2420 P4 pin 12

27 PD2 (RXD1/INT2) UART 1, RS232, RXD1 P3 pin 15

28 PD3 (TXD1/INT3) UART 1, RS232, TXD1 P3 pin 19

29 PD4 (IC1) Polling SFD on CC2420 P4 pin 19

30 PD5 (XCK1) UART 1, RS232, RTS P3 pin 13

31 PD6 (T1) Polling CCA on CC2420 P4 pin 18

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AVR I/O pins

AVR Pin
Number

AVR pin name Pin usage I/O connector

32 PD7 (T2) UART 1, RS232, CTS P3 pin 17

33 PG0 (|WR) WR_N, Write RAM N/A

34 PG1 (|RD) RD_N, Read RAM N/A

35 PC0 (A8) RAM address N/A

36 PC1 (A9) RAM address N/A

37 PC2 (A10) RAM address N/A

38 PC3 (A11) RAM address N/A

39 PC4 (A12) RAM address N/A

40 PC5 (A13) RAM address N/A

41 PC6 (A14) RAM address N/A

42 PC7 (A15) Select RAM, (upper / lower 32K) N/A

43 PG2 (ALE) Latch enable N/A

44 PA7 (AD7) RAM address + Data N/A

45 PA6 (AD6) RAM address + Data N/A

46 PA5 (AD5) RAM address + Data N/A

47 PA4 (AD4) RAM address + Data N/A

48 PA3 (AD3) RAM address + Data N/A

49 PA2 (AD2) RAM address + Data N/A

50 PA1 (AD1) RAM address + Data N/A

51 PA0 (AD0) RAM address + Data N/A

52 VCC Supply power N/A

53 GND Ground N/A

54 PF7 (ADC7/TDI) JTAG interface P10 pin 9

55 PF6 (ADC6/TDO) JTAG interface P10 pin 3

56 PF5 (ADC5/TMS) JTAG interface P10 pin 5

57 PF4 (ADC4/TCK) JTAG interface P10 pin 1

58 PF3 (ADC3) Temperature sensor (ADC) P4 pin 9

59 PF2 (ADC2) Joystick down P4 pin 7

60 PF1 (ADC1) Joystick left P4 pin 5

61 PF0 (ADC0) Potentiometer (ADC) P4 pin 11

62 AREF Reference voltage for ADC P4 pin 2

63 GND Ground N/A

64 AVCC ADC voltage ref N/A

Table 3: AVR I/O pins

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P3 pinout

Pin
number

Signal name in
schematic

Pin usage AVR pin

1 N.C. N/A N/A

2 Unregulated supply voltage

(Insert R101 to connect)

3 FORCE_ON RS-232 on/off 05 PE3

4 PE4 Yellow LED 06 PE4

5 PE2 Joystick centre push button 04 PE2

6 PE0 ISP MOSI / Joystick up 02 PE0

7 PG3 External 32 kHz crystal /

General purpose I/O

18 PG3

8 PE1 ISP MISO / Joystick right 03 PE1

9 PG4 External 32 kHz crystal /

General purpose I/O

19 PG4

10 PE5 Push button S2 07 PE5

11 PE3 Red LED N/A

12 PE6 Joystick interrupt 08 PE6

13 RTS RS-232 handshaking 30 PD5

14 PE7 External interrupt / General

purpose I/O

09 PE7

15 RXD1 RS-232 data from PC 27 PD2

16 PB7 Green LED 17 PB7

17 CTS RS-232 handshaking 32 PD7

18 PB4 Orange LED 14 PB4

19 TXD1 RS-232 data to PC 28 PD3

20 GND Ground N/A

Table 4: P3 pinout

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P4 pinout

Pin
number

Signal name in
schematic

Pin usage CC2420 pin AVR pin

1 N.C. N/A N/A N/A

2 AREF Voltage reference for A/D

Converter.

N/A 62

3 RESET Reset N/A 20

4 SCLK CC2420 SPI clock, AVR

ISP

32 (SCLK) 11

5 PF1 Joystick left N/A 60

6 SO CC2420 SPI out 34 (SO) 13

7 PF2 Joystick N/A 59

8 SI CC2420 SPI in 33 (SI) 12

9 PF3 Temperature sensor N/A 58

10 VREG_EN CC2420 voltage regulator

enable

41 (VREG_EN) 15

11 PF0 Potentiometer N/A 61

12 FIFO CC2420 FIFO 30 (FIFO) 26

13 CSn CC2420 SPI chip select 31 (CSn) 10

14 FIFOP CC2420 FIFOP 29 (FIFOP) 25

15 3.3V 3.3V Regulated supply N/A N/A

16 RESETn CC2420 Reset 21 (RESETn) 16

17 N.C. N/A N/A N/A

18 CCA CC2420 Clear Channel

Assessment

28 (CCA) 31

19 SFD CC2420 Start of Frame

Delimiter

27 (SFD) 29

20 GND Ground N/A N/A

Table 5: P4 pinout

PCB layout

RF circuits operating at high frequencies are normally sensitive to the physical layout of the
PCB. Chipcon has carefully optimized the layout of the CC2420DB Demonstration Board and
we therefore recommend that our customer copy, at least the RF parts and the decoupling
around the CC2420 when making their own PCB designs.

The PCB is of a 4-layer type in order to provide a well-defined ground plane as well as
adequate routing space. The laminate used is standard FR-4 board material. The PCB is

1.0mm thick, with layer 1 on the topside, layers 2 and 3 are internal layers and layer 4 is on
the bottom side. Layers 1 and 4 are used for routing, while layer 2 is a ground plane and layer
3 is used for power routing. All areas in the RF section that are not utilized for routing are
filled with copper connected to ground to provide RF shielding. The ground planes on all
layers are stitched together with closely spaced vias. Please see figure 8 for a board stack up
for the CC2420DB PCB.

Figure 8: CC2420DB Layer Build Up

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Layer 1 Layer 2

Layer 3 Layer 4

Figure 9: CC2420DB PCB layout

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Top Assembly

Bottom Assembly

Figure 10: CC2420DB PCB layout silkscreen

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Schematic

Figure 11: CC2420DB schematic page 1

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Figure 12: CC2420DB schematic page 2

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Figure 13: CC2420DB schematic page 3

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Figure 14: CC2420DB schematic page 4

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Figure 15: CC2420DB schematic page 5

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Figure 16: CC2420DB schematic page 6

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Bill of Materials

Bill of materials, CC2420DB Top-level section

Reference Description Value Part

P1 DC jack, 2.5mm

centre pin

DC_JACK_2.5

P2 D-Sub, 9 pin, female DSUB_9F

P3 Pin row, 2x10 PINROW_2X10

P4 Pin row, 2x10 PINROW_2X10

P9 Pin row, 2x5 PINROW_2X5

R101 Resistor 0603

0Ω

R_0_0603
Not mounted

Bill of materials, CC2420DB RF Section

Reference Description Value Part

C101 Capacitor 0402 10nF, 10% C_10N_0402_X7R_K_25

C11 Capacitor 0402 100nF, 10% C_100N_0402_X5R_K_10

C171 Capacitor 0402 68pF, 5% C_68P_0402_NP0_J_50

C251 Capacitor 0402 100nF, 10% C_100N_0402_X5R_K_10

C261 Capacitor 0402 100nF, 10% C_100N_0402_X5R_K_10

C351 Capacitor 0402 100nF, 10% C_100N_0402_X5R_K_10

C371 Capacitor 0402 68pF, 5% C_68P_0402_NP0_J_50

C381 Capacitor 0402 27pF, 5% C_27P_0402_NP0_J_50

C391 Capacitor 0402 27pF, 5% C_27P_0402_NP0_J_50

C421 Capacitor 0805 10uF, 15% C_10U_0805_X5R_L_25

C431 Capacitor 0805 10uF, 15% C_10U_0805_X5R_L_25

C441 Capacitor 0402 68pF, 5% C_68P_0402_NP0_J_50

C481 Capacitor 0402 68pF, 5% C_68P_0402_NP0_J_50

C61 Capacitor 0402

0.5pF ± 0.25pF

C_0P5_0402_NP0_C_50

C62 Capacitor 0402

5.6pF ± 0.25pF

C_5P6_0402_NP0_C_50
Not mounted

C63 Capacitor 0402

5.6pF ± 0.25pF

C_5P6_0402_NP0_C_50

C71 Capacitor 0402

5.6pF ± 0.25pF

C_5P6_0402_NP0_C_50

C81 Capacitor 0402

0.5pF ± 0.25pF

C_0P5_0402_NP0_C_50

L61 Inductor 0402 7.5nH, 5% L_7N5_0402_J

L62 Inductor 0402 5.6nH, +/-0.3nH L_5N6_0402_S

L81 Inductor 0402 7.5nH, 5% L_7N5_0402_J

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Bill of materials, CC2420DB RF Section

Reference Description Value Part

P5 Surface-mount SMA,

straight

SMA_SMD

R421 Resistor 0603

2Ω

R_2_0603_F

R451 Resistor 0402

43kΩ, 1%

R_43K_0402_F

U7 Single-chip

transceiver

CC2420

X1 Crystal, ceramic

SMD 4x2.5mm

X_16.000/10/15/30/16

Note: The crystal X1 mounted on the CC2420DB board is a 16.000 MHz crystal, with ±10
ppm initial tolerance, ± 15 ppm drift over temperature and a temperature range of -30˚ C to
+85˚ C. The crystal is designed for 16 pF load capacitance. In an actual application, the
tolerance, drift and temperature range of the crystal must be considered with application
requirements in mind. Please consult the data sheet more information. It is possible to
choose a larger crystal package to save cost. The crystal should have an ESR of 60 Ω or
less.

Bill of materials, CC2420DB MCU section

Reference Description Value Part

C303 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C304 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C305 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C306 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C307 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C308 Capacitor 0603 22pF, 5% C_22P_0603_NP0_J_50

C309 Capacitor 0603 22pF, 5% C_22P_0603_NP0_J_50

C310 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C311 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C312 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

D301 LED, green, SMD LED_CL150GCD

D302 LED, orange, SMD LED_EL11-21USOC

D303 LED, yellow, SMD LED_CL150YCD

D304 LED, red, SMD LED_CL150URCD

L301 EMI filter bead BLM11A102S

P10 Pin row, 2x5 PINROW_2X5

P6 Pin row, 2x3 PINROW_2X3

R301 Resistor 0603

270Ω, 5%

R_270_0603_J

R302 Resistor 0603

270Ω, 5%

R_270_0603_J

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Bill of materials, CC2420DB MCU section

Reference Description Value Part

R303 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R304 Resistor 0603

270Ω, 5%

R_270_0603_J

R305 Resistor 0603

270Ω, 5%

R_270_0603_J

R306 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R307 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R308 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R309 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R310 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R311 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R312 Resistor 0603

0Ω

R_0_0603

R313 Resistor 0603

47kΩ, 2%

R_47K_0603_G

R314 Resistor 0603 R_10K_0603_G

RT1 Trimming pot, 10K,

knob

R_0-10K_TRIM

S1 Push button, SMD PUSH_BUTTON

S2 Push button, SMD PUSH_BUTTON

U1 Atmel

microcontroller,
MLF64

ATMEGA128

U2 Temperature sensor,

SOT23

LM61

U5 4-directional switch

(Joystick)

SKRHAB_E010

U8 Hex inverter, oc 74HC05

X2 Crystal, HC-49-SMD X_8.000/20/30/10/16

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Bill of materials, CC2420DB Voltage regulator section

Reference Description Value Part

C401 Capacitor 1206 2.2uF, 10% C_2U2_1206_X7R_K_10

C402 Capacitor 1206 2.2uF, 10% C_2U2_1206_X7R_K_10

C403 Capacitor 0603 33nF, 10% C_33N_0603_X7R_K_25

C404 Capacitor, tantalum,

low-ESR

100uF± 20

C_100U_TAN_D_KEMET

D401 Schottkey diode, 2A 20BQ030

P7 9V battery connector

(positive

CONN_9V_POS

P8 9V battery connector

(negative

CONN_9V_NEG

U4 3.3 V low drop

regulator 500 m

MIC5209-3.3BS

Bill of materials, CC2420DB RS-232 section

Reference Description Value Part

C501 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C502 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C503 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C504 Capacitor 0603 33nF, 10% C_33N_0603_X7R_K_25

C505 Capacitor Low

Impedance

C_470U_8_CVAX

C506 Capacitor 1206 2.2uF, 10% C_2U2_1206_X7R_K_10

C507 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

U101 RS-232 Transceiver,

3-5V

MAX3243

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Bill of materials, CC2420DB RAM

Reference Description Value Part

C601 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C602 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C603 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

C604 Capacitor 0603 100nF, 10% C_100N_0603_X7R_K_50

R601 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R602 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R603 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R604 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R605 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R606 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R607 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R608 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

R609 Resistor 0603

10kΩ, 2%

R_10K_0603_G

U10 32kB SRAM IDT71V256SA20YI

U3 32kB SRAM IDT71V256SA20YI

U6 Quad NAND gate 74HC00

U9 Octal latch with 3-

State output

74HC573

Table 6: Bill of materials

Using the CC2420DB Demonstration Board

The CC2420DB Demonstration Board is designed for quick prototyping, and also for quick
practical evaluation such as range testing.

Software can be programmed into the AVR microcontroller either using an external
programmer such as the AVR ISP programmer, AVR JTAG ICE or using the serial port to
communicate with the bootloader that is programmed into the MCU when the CC2420DB is
shipped from the factory. If the bootloader is overwritten when using an external programmer,
the AVR must be re-programmed with the bootloader before it is possible to program the AVR
via the serial port again. Note that due to the 8 MHz crystal used with the Atmel controller,
some higher Baud rates cannot be supported for communication between computer and
CC2420DB using the serial port. There is a table in the Atmel ATmega 128 data sheet that list
the Baud rate error for different crystal frequencies and Baud rates.

CC2420 Software Download and Evaluation Using AVR Studio 4

Use a serial cable to connect the serial interface of the CC2420DB to the serial port of a PC
running AVR Studio. Our SmartRF

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Studio cannot communicate with the CC2420DB, but can

be used to find register values for the CC2420.

Power
supply

220V

PC running
AVRStudio

Serial cable CC2420DB

4-10V

Serial cable

AVR ISP /
JTAG ICE

Programmer

OR

Figure 17: Software download using AVR Studio 4

Preprogrammed 64-bit IEEE Address

Each CC2420DB in a Demonstration Board Kit revision 1.6 or newer is preprogrammed with
a unique 64-bit IEEE address. These addresses are stored in Little-Endian format, in the
lowest 8 bytes of the EEPROM of the Atmega128L microcontroller. This places the least
significant byte (LSB) at location 0x0000 and the most significant byte (MSB) at location
0x0007. The IEEE address is also displayed on a sticker affixed to each CC2420DB.

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Preprogrammed Fuses

The configuration of the processor fuses can be performed through the SPI interface with the
AVR ISP programmer or the JTAG ICE programmer and AVR Studio 4. The JTAG ICE fuse
window is depicted in figure 18 and 19. The CC2420DB is configured with the following fuses
enabled:

1. On Chip Debug Enabled

2. JTAG Interface Enabled

3. Serial program downloading (SPI) enabled

4. Preserve EEPROM memory through the Chip Erase Cycle

5. Boot Flash section size = 512 Boot start address

6. Boot vector enabled (default address = $0000)

7. Brown-out detection level at VCC 2.7 V

8. Brown-out detection enabled

9. Ext.Crystal/Resonator High Freq.; Start Up time: 16CK + 64 ms [CKSEL=1111
SUT=11]

Note:

When using the JTAG ICE mkII or the AVR ISP programmer the boot vector fuse must be
disabled.

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Figure 18: AVR Studio Fuses Window CC2420DB

Figure 19: AVR Studio Fuses Window CC2420DB

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Preprogrammed Lock Bits

The following lock bit is preprogrammed to protect the bootloader from accidental overwrites.

1. Boot Loader Protection Mode 2: SPM prohibited in Boot Loader Section

Note:

The only way to erase this bit is to use JTAG ICE mkII or AVR ISP and run an erase cycle of
the flash using AVR Studio. See figure 20.

Figure 20: AVR Studio Lock Bits Window

JTAG ICE or JTAG ICE mkII

The CC2420DB provides a connector for the JTAG ICE programmer to communicate with
AVR Studio. This interface can be used to debug or download source code using Coff files or
hex files. The JTAG connector is P10. The Coff files are built using the make file option,
make extcoff. See the make file enclosed with our software example for details.

Step-by-Step procedure:

1. Connect JTAG ICE to connector P10 on CC2420DB. Please refer to figure 20 for
location of the connector

2. Connect power to CC2420DB

3. Disable the Boot Reset Vector Enabled fuse

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4. Start AVR Studio and establish a new project only one time. See section on how to
start a new debugging project

5. Load the select Coff file, built using the make file option extcoff

6. Start debugging

Note:

When using the JTAG ICE programmer the boot vector fuse must be disabled.

Pin 1

Figure 21: JTAG ICE connector P10 on CC2420DB

Saving the IEEE Address of the CC2420DB

Before any debugging is preformed on the CC2420DB, the content of the Atmega128L
EEPROM memory must be read and saved to a disk file on the development computer. This
will allow the IEEE address to be restored if the EEPROM gets erased or corrupted. The AVR
Studio program in conjunction with the JTAG ICE or AVR ISP is applied to upload the
EEPROM data from the Atmega128L microcontroller and recorded to the disk file specified by
the user.

When a project is first created in AVR Studio, the EEPROM will be erased when the .cof file
is downloaded to the CC2420DB. Due to this, it is important to save the EEPROM content to
a disk file before creating the new project. The following procedure can be applied to save
EEPROM data initially or at any desired time:

• With power removed from the CC2420DB, connect the JTAG ICE, JTAG ICE mkII or
AVR ISP to the their respective connectors on the CC2420DB. Make sure the JTAG
cable is oriented correctly. Please refer to figure 21 to see where pin 1 is located.

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• Open AVR Studio and click on the AVR button. When AVR Studio detects the
programming device connected to the CC2420DB the programming settings window
will appear. Please refer to figure 22.

Figure 22: JTAG ICE mkII Program Window

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• Click on the Read button in the EEPROM area to display the Save As dialog window:

Figure 23: EEPROM Save As Dialog Window

• Browse to the appropriate folder to save the EEPROM data file. For example the data
can be stored at the following location: C:\Chipcon\Projects\CC2420DB\Data

• Type a new filename and click on the Save button to start the upload and file saving
process. The example above shows filenames that were created using the serial
numbers for each board in a kit.

• If you are going to save the EEPROM data for another CC2420DB board repeat this
procedure

Restoring the IEEE Address of the CC2420DB

The Atmega128L EEPROM memory is used to store the Chipcon assigned unique 64-bit
address. Occasionally, the content of the EEPROM content must be restored from a disk file.
The AVR Studio in conjunction with JTAG ICE, JTAG ICE mkII or AVR ISP will be used to
download the EEPROM data from a disk file specified by the user to the Atmega128L
EEPROM memory.

When a project is first created in AVR Studio, the EEPROM will be erased when the .cof file
is downloaded to the CC2420DB. For this reason, the EEPROM memory content must be
reloaded from the previously saved disk file after creating the new AVR Studio project. The
following procedure can be used to restore the initially EEPROM data.

• With power removed from the CC2420DB, connect the JTAG ICE, JTAG ICE mkII or
AVR ISP to the their respective connectors on the CC2420DB. Make sure the JTAG
cable is oriented correctly. Please refer to figure 21 to see where pin 1 is located.

• Open AVR Studio and click on the AVR button. When AVR Studio detects the
programming device connected to the CC2420DB the programming settings window
will appear. Select the Fuses tab: Please refer to figure 24.

• Disable the Preserve EEPROM memory through the Chip Erase Cycle fuse and click
on the Program button. Examine the fuses dialog window for proper fuse
programming. Please refer to figure 24.

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Figure 24: JTAG ICE mkII Fuses Dialog Window

• Return to the Program tab and click on the Browse button in the EEPROM area to
display the Open dialog window to browse to the appropriate folder to find the
needed EEPORM data file.

• Select an EEPROM data file and click the Open button to return to the JTAG ICE,
JTAG ICE mkII or AVR ISP dialog window.

• Back at the respective programming device dialog window, click the Program button
in the EEPROM area to start the download process.

• Return to the Fuses tab, enable the Preserve EEPROM memory through the Chip
Erase Cycle fuse and click Program button. Examine the fuses dialog window for

proper fuse programming

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A New Debugging Project With CC2420DB

When AVR Studio opens a debugging file (.cof file generated by the GCC tools), it looks for a
previous project file (.aps) with the same filename. If none is found (new project) or if the user
answers no when prompted with “A project already exists using this object file, would you
load this?”, the Select device platform and device settings dialog window will appear. This
indicates that a new project file (.aps) is being created and initialized. Make the settings, as
shown in figure 25, and click the Finish button to continue

Figure 25: JTAG ICE mkII Device/Platform Settings

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Now, select the Connection and check for the following settings. If different than shown
below, make the required changes. Since this is a new project, settings for the Debug tab
can’t be specified- the microcontroller’s Flash and EEPROM will be erased before the
program is downloaded to Flash. Click on the OK button to continue. Please refer to figure 26
for reference.

Figure 26: JTAG ICE mkII Connection Settings

At this point AVR Studio downloads the program into the CC2420DB Atmega128L Flash
memory, graphically showing progress at the bottom of the screen. If successful, the program
counter is reset and AVR Studio enters debugging mode. Completion or error status is shown
in the message box at the bottom of the window.

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The debugging dialog window will appear as depicted in figure 27. Now, settings for
subsequent downloading of project files can be specified and saved in the .aps file. Select
the Debug tab on the menu of the AVR Studio window click JTAGICE mkII Options item on
the menu: [Debug] -> [JTAGICE mkII Options]

Figure 27: AVR Debugging Dialog Window

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Now, select the Debug tab and check for the following settings. If different than shown in
figure 28, make the required changes. The most important setting here is the “Preserve
EEPROM contents when reprogramming device”. Click on the Apply buttons to update the
project file (.aps) and then click the OK button to continue.

Figure 28: JTAG ICE mkII Debug Settings Window

Since the IEEE address was erased when the program was initially downloaded when
establishing a new project. The address must be restored before debugging or normal
operation begun. Save project and exit debugging. Follow procedure in the section “Restoring
the IEEE Address of the CC2420DB”. The next time the same debugging project is reloaded
with AVR Studio the project settings are configured properly.

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In System Programming

Using the AVRISP in-circuit programmer or similar devices, the microcontroller can be
reprogrammed. Both the program code memory (flash) and the EEPROM can be
reprogrammed.

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AVRISP/JTAG ICE

Figure 29: AVRISP Program Window used to program flash or EEPROM

Note:

When using the AVR ISP programmer the boot vector fuse must be disabled.

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The device used for programming must be connected to the CC2420DB programming socket.
The programming interface uses 4 signal lines. These four lines can be accessed at the 6-pin
connector, P6. The pin out and description is listed in the table below.

Signal/pin AVR

programming
socket, pin

MISO 1
SCK 3
MOSI 4
RESET 5
VCC 2
GND 6

Table 7: ISP header connector

Bootloader

The CC2420DB is shipped with a bootloader. This loader communicates with AVR Studio.
After reset the bootloader must have a way to determine to start the program mode or to run
the application software residing in the application code section of the flash. To start the
bootloader the push button S2 on CC2420DB is used to enter program mode. This button is
held low after reset while starting the AVR Prog from the Tools menu in AVR Studio until the
bootloader program window is loaded. Please see Figure 30 and Figure 31.

Step-by-Step procedure:

1. Connect the CC2420DB serial port to your PC COM port

2. Connect power to CC2420DB

3. Start AVR Studio

4. Hold down the S2 push button.

5. Push and release the S1 (reset button) while still holding the S2 push button

6. In AVR Studio select Tools→AVR Prog… from the menu (See figure 22)

7. Release the S2 push button

8. Browse to find your application program *.hex file

9. Click on the Flash Program button to program the flash

10. Disconnect serial port

11. Reset CC2420DB

12. Start your application program

Figure 30: Starting AVR Prog in AVR Studio

Figure 31: AVRprog bootloader Window

Important:

If the AVR ISP or the JTAG ICE programmer is used to program application examples, the
bootloader will be deleted if no protection mode is applied to this section of the microcontroller
flash. The bootloader is modified source code from ATMEL AVR application note AVR109,
Self programming and compiled with IAR Embedded Workbench.

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Introduction to Examples Provided with CC2420DB

To develop software for the CC2420DB three tools are needed.

1. A text editor, e.g. UltraEdit-32 with support for syntax highlighting and running a
compiler

2. A compiler/assembler/linker, e.g. WinAVR. The WinAVR is a suite of open source
software development tools for the Atmel AVR series of RISC microprocessors for
the Windows platform. It includes the GCC compiler for C. This tool provides a
framework for most of the features supported by the Atmega128L microcontroller
used with the CC2420DB Demonstration Board.

3. Software platform provided by the processor manufacturer

Libraries and Examples

The CC2420 libraries and examples include a variety of source files to ease and support the
program development. Besides the standard C libraries, the source/support files are divided
into 4 main groups: Hardware Definition Files, Hardware Abstraction Library, Basic RF library
and finally application example.

A

pplication Example

(source code)

Basic RF Library

Hardware Abstraction LibraryStandard C

Libraries

Hardware Definition Files

Rf

_

blink_led

Rf_basic_send_packet etc

RS232, SPI, ADC, etc.

A

VR and CC2420 register

definitions, etc.

Figure 32 Library stack

Hardware Definition Files

The hardware definition files (include files) define the hardware registers in the MCU and the
CC2420. They also include useful macros for the CC2420DB, and all definitions generally
support the C language.

Hardware Abstraction Library (HAL)

To support quick and easy program development Chipcon provides a library of macros and
functions that simplify hardware access on the CC2420. These are located in the Hardware
Abstraction Library (HAL) and implement a hardware abstraction interface for the user
program. As a result the user program can access the microcontroller peripherals, etc. via
function/macro calls, without specific knowledge about the hardware details.

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Basic RF Library

The "Basic RF" library contains simple functions for packet transmission and reception with
the Chipcon CC2420 radio chip. The intention of this library is mainly to demonstrate how the
CC2420 is operated, and not to provide a complete and full functional packet protocol. The
protocol uses 802.15.4 MAC compliant data and acknowledgment packets, however it
contains only a small subset of the 802.15.4 standard:

- Association, scanning, beacons is not implemented

- No defined coordinator/device roles (peer-to-peer, all nodes are equal)

- Waits for the channel to become ready, but does not check CCA twice (802.15.4

CSMA-CA)

- Does not retransmit packets

- Can not communicate with other networks (using a different PAN identifier)

- Short addresses only

Software Example Programmed on CC2420DB

The CC2420DB is preprogrammed with an RF link application example called “rf_blink_led”,
and the source code is available for download from our web site.

The program demonstrates the use of the CC2420DB libraries, including the basic RF library.
The packet protocol being used is a small subset of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. It uses an

802.15.4 MAC compatible frame format, but does not implement any other MAC
functions/mechanisms (e.g. CSMA-CA). The “Basic RF” library can thus not be used to
communicate with compliant 802.15.4 networks.

A pair of CC2420DBs running this program will establish a point-to-point RF link on channel
26, using the following node addresses:

- PAN ID: 0x2420 (both nodes)

- Short address:

0x1234 if the joystick button is pressed down at startup

0x5678 if the joystick is moved in any direction at startup

Please note that there is no so-called (PAN) coordinator.

Data packets containing a 5-byte payload will be transmitted when the pot meter is turned, or
joystick center button is held down. The first byte of the payload contains the pot meter value,
which is used to control the PWM duty cycle on the receiving node. The other bytes are
random (never initialised). The program uses the following LED indicators:

Red: Transmission failed (acknowledgment not received)

Yellow: Transmission OK (acknowledgment received)

Orange: Remote controlled dimmer

Green: Packet received

Data packet description

The frame formats used are data and acknowledges frames according to the IEEE 802.15.4
standard. The Frame Control Field (FCF) is fixed, address information field is short
addresses only and the payload data is inserted by the application.

The preamble, Start of Frame Delimiter, the FCS is generated and inserted in the package by
CC2420. The data frame and acknowledge frame is depicted in the Figure 33 and Figure 34.

Figure 33 IEEE 802.15.4 data frame

Figure 34 IEEE 802.15.4 acknowledge frame

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Data transmission protocol

The data transmission protocol is very simple, only using data and acknowledgement frames.

Step-by-Step procedure:

1. Joystick is pressed on device 2

2. CC2420 device 2 transmits the data frame

3. CC2420 device 1 receives the data frame

4. Microcontroller (uC) device 1 gets the FIFOP interrupt from CC2420, RXFIFO is read,
frame is checked for FCS, and the green LED is blinked

5. CC2420 device 1 waits 12 symbol periods before automatically transmitting the
acknowledgement reply

6. CC2420 device 2 receives acknowledge frame

7. Microcontroller (uC) device 2 gets the FIFOP interrupt from the CC2420, RXFIFO is
read, and frame is verified for FCS

8. The yellow LED will blink without further reply indicating the acknowledgement. If
transmission failed (no acknowledgement) the red LED will toggle.

uC Device 2

uC Device 1

RF Device 2

Joystick pressed

TX

RX

12 sp

TX ACK

RX ACK/NO ACK

GLED

FIFOP int

RF Device 1

YLED/RLED

FIFOP int

Figure 35 Data Transmission Protocol

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Troubleshooting

It does not work

• Make sure that the power supply is connected to the correct pins on the power
connector.

• Is the supply voltage correctly polarized? If not, the protection diode will prevent any
current from flowing. + and – are indicated on the PCB. On the DC jack, the tip is +
and the ring is –.

I cannot program the AVR using the serial port

• If you have programmed the AVR using an external programmer, you must use an
external programmer to program the AVR with the bootloader before you can use the
serial port to program the AVR again.

Boot reset vector enable

• If you are using the JTAG ICE, JTAG ICE mkII or AVR ISP with AVR studio, you must
use disable the boot reset vector enable.

Bootloader

• If you get the following message in AVR Studio when trying the bootloader:

o No supported board found AVR Prog 1.37

• Make sure that the bootloader step-by-step procedure is followed. If the procedure is
followed the bootloader can be corrupted.

• Follow this procedure to reprogram the bootloader:

o Download bootloader for CC2420 from our web site
o Connect AVR ISP to connector P6 and a PC with running AVR Studio. See

chapter about bootloader for details.

o Apply power
o Verify correct fuses settings according to CC2420DBK User Manual
o Program the flash with the downloaded bootloader a90 (hex) file.
o Please remember to set the lock bit, Mode 2 for the Bootloader Section.
o Start the bootloader according to the User Manual
o Program the flash with the “rf_blink_led” example using bootloader AVR Prog

and the rf_blink_led.hex file.

o Disconnect RS-232 cable and AVR ISP
o Run the rf_bink_led code example using the CC2420DBK and verify correct

performance.

• If you get the following message in AVR Studio when trying the bootloader:

o Programming - Verifying error address: 0x0000 Expect: 0x940C Receive:

0x0000

• Follow the procedure above to reprogram the bootloader with the latest version from
the Chipcon web side and check Atmega128L fuse settings.

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References

CC2420 Datasheet:

http://www.chipcon.com/index.cfm?kat_id=2&subkat_id=12&dok_id=115

Atmel ATmega 128L data sheet:

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2467.pdf

Atmel Application note: AVR109 Self-programming (Bootloader CC2420DBK based on this
application note)

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/general/tech_doc.asp?doc_id=8053

AVR Studio:

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools.asp?family_id=607

AVR GCC:

http://www.avrfreaks.net/AVRGCC/index.php

WinAVR:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/winavr/

IEEE 802.15.4 standard

http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.15.html

Document History

Revision Date Description/Changes

1.0 31.03.2004 Initial release.

1.1 06.05.2004 Updated schematics and BOM according to
CC2420DB revision 1.2 References to figures
corrected. Added antenna gain figure and information
of Baud rate deviation on RS-232 interface to PC.
Included information about the protection bit that
prevents accidental overwriting of the bootloader
section of flash.

1.2 26.07.2004 Updated LED text layout and BOM with new crystal
specifications according CC2420DB revision 1.4.
Added information about external RAM, ZigBee
memory requirements, low power mode and
CC2420DB temperature range. Updated
microcontroller fuses and bootloader step-by-step
procedure.

1.3 03.11.2004 Updated memory requirements. Added procedure on
how to start a new debugging project with CC2420DB
using JTAG ICE mkII. Added details about the 64-bit
IEEE address preprogrammed on the each
CC2420DB. Updated information about the
preprogrammed fuse settings. Added information
about current measurements and RS-232 driver
software control. Updated Troubleshooting for
bootloader.

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