Olimex MSP430-CCRFLCD User guide

MSP430-CCRFLCD development board

Users Manual

All boards produced by Olimex are ROHS compliant

Revision A, November 2011

Copyright(c) 2011, OLIMEX Ltd, All rights reserved

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INTRODUCTION:

MSP430-CCRFLCD is development board with CC430F5137IRGZ microcontroller

from Texas Instruments. This ultra-low-power microcontroller has integrated CC1101 RF
transceiver. The board has also LCD, two status leds, two user buttons and UEXT, which can
be modified as device or host. MSP430-CCRFLCD can communicate with other boards with
integrated CC1101 RF transceiver via radio connection.

BOARD FEATURES:

• Microcontroller: CC430F5137IRGZ

• JTAG

• UEXT

• LCD 1x9

• LIPO_BAT connector for Lithium-ion polymer battery which permits

outdoor communication between two or more MSP430-CCRFLCD
boards

• on-board voltage regulator

• On-bard pcb antenna

• Supported radio frequencies bands 868/915 MHz – software selectable.

By default – 868 MHz.

• Maximal permissible distance between two MSP430-CCRFLCD boards

depends on RF chip's output power, data transfer rate and the selected
radio frequency band. For more information, see the table below.

Results given there are taken via using 2 MSP430-CCRF boards, but
because of the slight difference between MSP430-CCRF and MSP430­CCRFLCD we are expecting results closer to this!

• two user buttons

• two status leds

• RTC crystal

• extension pin holes for most of the microcontroller pins

• FR-4, 1.00 mm, soldermask, component print

• Dimensions: 84.84 x 63.50mm (3.34 x 2.50")

RF Frequency Output Power Data Rate Measured Distance

868MHz 10dBm 1.2kBaud 155m

868MHz 10dBm 38.4kBaud 110m

868MHz 10dBm 250kBaud 85m

915MHz 10dBm 1.2kBaud 140m

915MHz 10dBm 38.4kBaud 100m

915MHz 10dBm 250kBaud 60m

This measurements were taken via using “RF Connection_toggle LED” demo software

loaded at two alike MSP430-CCRF boards!

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ELECTROSTATIC WARNING:

The MSP430-CCRFLCD board is shipped in protective anti-static packaging. The
board must not be subject to high electrostatic potentials. General practice for
working with static sensitive devices should be applied when working with this
board.

BOARD USE REQUIREMENTS:

Cables: The cable you will need depends on the programmer/debugger

you use. If you use MSP-JTAG-TINY, MSP-JTAG-TINY-V2, or MSP-JTAG-ISO, you
will need USB A-B cable. If you use MSP-JTAG, you will need LPT cable.

Hardware: Programmer/Debugger MSP-JTAG-TINY, MSP-JTAG-TINY-
V2, MSP-JTAG-ISO, MSP-JTAG, MSP-JTAG-RF, or other compatible

programming/debugging tool.

You can also use other Olimex's board MSP-CCRFLCD, or MSP-CCRF for radio
communication.

PROCESSOR FEATURES:

MSP430-CCRFLCD board use microcontroller CC430F5137IRGZFBD100 with

these features:

− True System-on-Chip (SoC) for Low-Power Wireless Communication

Applications

− Wide Supply Voltage Range: 1.8 V to 3.6 V

− Ultra-Low Power Consumption:

− CPU Active Mode (AM): 160 μA/MHz

− Standby Mode (LPM3 RTC Mode):2.0 μA

− Off Mode (LPM4 RAM Retention): 1.0 μA

− Radio in RX: 15 mA, 250 kbps, 915 MHz

− MSP430™ System and Peripherals

− 16-Bit RISC Architecture, Extended Memory, up to 20-MHz System Clock

− Wake-Up From Standby Mode in Less Than 6 μs

− Flexible Power Management System with SVS and Brownout

− Unified Clock System with FLL

− 16-Bit Timer TA0, Timer_A with Five Capture/Compare Registers

− 16-Bit Timer TA1, Timer_A with Three Capture/Compare Registers

− Hardware Real-Time Clock

− Two Universal Serial Communication Interfaces

− USCI_A0 supporting UART, IrDA, SPI

− USCI_B0 supporting I

2

C, SPI

− 12-Bit A/D Converter With Internal Reference, Sample-and-Hold, and

Autoscan Features

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− Comparator

− 128-bit AES Security Encryption/Decryption Coprocessor

− 32-Bit Hardware Multiplier

− Three-Channel Internal DMA

− Serial Onboard Programming, No External Programming Voltage Needed

− Embedded Emulation Module (EEM)

− High-Performance Sub-1-GHz RF Transceiver Core

− Wide Supply Voltage Range: 2.0 V to 3.6 V

− Frequency Bands: 300 MHz to 348 MHz, 389 MHz to 464 MHz, and 779

MHz to 928 MHz.

− Programmable Data Rate From 0.6 kBaud to 500 kBaud

− High Sensitivity (-117 dBm at 0.6 kBaud, -111 dBm at 1.2 kBaud, 315 MHz,

1% Packet Error Rate)

− Excellent Receiver Selectivity and Blocking Performance

− Programmable Output Power Up to +12 dBm for All Supported

Frequencies

− 2-FSK, 2-GFSK, and MSK Supported as well as OOK and Flexible ASK

Shaping

− Flexible Support for Packet-Oriented Systems: On-Chip Support for Sync

Word Detection, Address Check, Flexible Packet Length, and Automatic
CRC Handling

− Support for Automatic Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) Before

Transmitting (for Listen-Before-Talk Systems)

− Digital RSSI Output

− Suited for Systems Targeting Compliance With EN 300 220 (Europe) and

FCC CFR Part 15 (US)

− Suited for Systems Targeting Compliance With Wireless M-Bus Standard

EN 13757-4:2005

− Support for Asynchronous and Synchronous Serial Receive/Transmit

Mode for Backward Compatibility With Existing Radio Communication
Protocols

(1) 5, 3 - represents two instantiations of Timer_A, the first instantiation having 5 and the second

instantiation having 3 capture compare registers and PWM output generators, respectively.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM:

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