Texas Instruments 2510SRF User Manual

SWRU235B

2.1 Introduction

The CC2510 on the SmartRFCC2510 target
board is preprogrammed with a link test which
operates at 2.42575 GHz, and uses GFSK
modulation and a bit rate of 2.4 kbps.

The link test runs a point-to-point communication
between a Slave and a Master node based on
the SimpliciTI 1.1.0 protocol.

First the Master and Slave nodes must be
configured as described in the following
sections. The two nodes will then establish a
link. When this link is established, the Master
starts to periodically send packets to the Slave.
Between each transmission, the Master goes to
receive mode and waits 250 ms for an
acknowledgement packet from the Slave. The
Slave node is in receive mode waiting for
packets from the Master. For each received
packet, the Slave automatically responds with
an acknowledgement packet.

2.2 Powering the boards

Place 2 AAA batteries in the battery holder
placed on the bottom side of each of the
SmartRFCC2510 boards. Place the jumper on
the power selection connector P1 between pin
1 and pin 2 on each board.

Applying power to the SmartRFCC2510 starts
the preprogrammed link test on the CC2510
and the two LEDs on the board are on for 1 s.

2.3 Configure the Master Node

Press the MASTER button that is placed on the
left hand side of the board.

When this button is pushed, the two LEDs on
the board will blink rapidly. The Master now
waits for a Slave node to establish a link.

Note that the board only responds to the first
button push. To reconfigure the board, the
board must be reset, see point 2.8 in this
manual.

2.4 Configure the Slave Node

On the other board, press the SLAVE button that
is placed on the right side of the board.

When the button has been pushed, the two
LEDs on this board will blink very slowly until a
link with a Master node is established. Note that
establishing the link may finish in less than 1 s
depending on the environment.

2.5 The LEDs on the Master Node

LEDs

State

Both LEDs
blink rapidly

The Master is trying to
establish a link with a
Slave

Green LED
on for 0.5 s

The Master has received
an ACK to a packet sent,
link ok

Red LED on
for 0.5 s

The Master has not
received an ACK to the
last 3 packets sent

Red LED on
for 3 s

If the Master does not
receive ACKs from the
SLAVE in ~70 s, the
Master will stop to send
packets to save power.
Press S1/MASTER to
resume the link test

Red LED on
for 5 s

For test only:
When the link is
established, pressing the
S2/SLAVE button turns
the red LED on for 5 s

2.6 The LEDs on the Slave node

LEDs

State

Both LEDs
blink slowly

The Slave is trying to
establish a link with a
Master

Red LED on
continuously

The link between the
Slave and Master is
established and the
Slave is in RX waiting
for packets from the
Master

Green LED
on for 0.5 s
while red
LED on
continuously

The Slave has received
a packet from the
Master and sent an
ACK, link is good

FCC/IC Regulatory Compliance
FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant
IC ICES-003 Class A Compliant

August 2013

CC2510 Mini Development Kit

Quick Start Guide

1 Kit Contents

2 x SmartRFCC2510 target boards
1 x CC Debugger
1 x 10- pin flat cable with 2x5 2.54 mm connector
1 x 10-pin flat cable with 2x5 1.27 mm connector
1 x Converter board 2.54 mm – 1.27 mm connector
1 x Mini USB cable
Batteries
CD with Evaluation Version of the IAR EW8051
Documentation

The hardware in this kit is FCC/IC certified and complies with ETSI/R&TTE over temperature from 0 to +35°C.

2 Running the Preprogrammed Link Test

SWRU235B

2.7 Range testing

The preprogrammed link test is well suited for
range testing. Place the Slave in an open field
and bring the Master a known distance away.
Use the LED signaling to decide the link quality.

Note that the environment, antenna, etc greatly
affect the range, see DN018

www.ti.com/lit/swra169.

2.8 Resetting the board

The recommended reset sequence is:

 Remove jumper on P1 completely
 Push one of the buttons to discharge the

large capacitor on the power line. If this
capacitor is not discharged, the
SmartRFCC2510 boards may continue to
run the current application until the
capacitor is discharged. This may take
several seconds.

 Replace the jumper on P1 to power the

board again

3.1 The CC Debugger

The CC Debugger connects to the PC via a mini USB and uses the
DEBUG interface to communicate with the radio. The tool can be used
for:
 Programming the flash and debugging an application running on the

CC2510. The PC tools available for these purposes are the SmartRF
Flash Programmer from Texas Instruments and IAR Embedded
Workbench for 8051 from IAR Systems.

 Testing the radio performance of CC2510 using SmartRF Studio.

For more details, please refer to the CC Debugger User’s Guide

www.ti.com/lit/swru197 and the CC1110 & CC2510 Mini Development

Kit User’s Guide www.ti.com/lit/swru236.

3.2 SmartRF Studio

SmartRF Studio can be used for RF testing, evaluation of CC2510 and
to find optimal register settings. It is available on

http://www.ti.com/smartrfstudio.

3.3 Flash Programmer

The Flash Programmer application, available on the kit web page

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/flash-programmer.html can

be used to program Intel HEX files, read the contents of CC2510 flash,
and several other operations.

3.4 IAR Embedded Workbench

To develop software, program and debug the CC2510, the IAR
Embedded Workbench for 8051 is recommended. An evaluation version
of IAR EW8051 is included in the kit. This free evaluation version and
also a free code size limited version, can also be downloaded from the
web, see www.iar.com/ew8051.

A. Available Software and User’s Guides

CC1110 & CC2510 Mini DK Software Example User’s Guide and
Source Code

Source and documentation for the link test for the SmartRFCC2510
target board www.ti.com/lit/zip/swrc133 and www.ti.com/lit/swru237

CC1110 & CC2510 Mini Development Kit User’s Guide

More documentation and details on the use of the SmartRFCC2510
target board www.ti.com/lit/swru236

CC1110, CC2510 Basic Software Examples

Source code for other, simple examples for the CC2510

www.ti.com/lit/zip/swrc117

SimpliciTI™ Network Protocol

An RF protocol targeting simple, small RF networks

www.ti.com/simpliciti

B. More information

The Low Power RF Online Community www.ti.com/lprf-forum has
forums, blogs and videos. Use the forums to find information, application
and design notes, FAQs, or to discuss and get help with your design.

On the Texas Instruments’ Low-Power RF web site www.ti.com/lprf, you
will find all our latest products, news and events updates, and much
more.

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We hope you will enjoy working with the C2510 Mini Development Kit
and associated Low-Power RF products from Texas Instruments.

August 2013

3 Using the CC Debugger with the Development Kit