Skyetek SkyeModule Nova, User Manual

Page 1: ...SKYEMODULE NOVA USER GUIDE VERSION 06 09 2017...

Page 2: ...by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use copying distribution and decompilation No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior writ...

Page 3: ...URES 11 4 4 APPLICATIONS 11 4 5 AGENCY APPROVALS 12 5 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 12 5 1 CONNECTOR DESCRIPTIONS 13 5 2 HOST INTERFACE CONNECTOR PIN MAPPING 13 5 3 USING THE GPIO PINS 14 6 ELECTRICAL SPE...

Page 4: ...I 28 10 4 I2 C 31 11 SKYEMODULE NOVA ANTENNA OPTIONS 33 12 COMMUNICATING WITH THE MODULE 34 12 1 HOST COMMUNICATION SKYETEK PROTOCOL V3 34 12 2 REQUEST FORMATS 34 12 3 RESPONSE FORMATS 35 13 SYSTEM PA...

Page 5: ...5 1 SM NV Mechanical Drawing 12 Figure 5 2 Host Interface Connector Pin Numbering 14 Figure 8 1 Range Measurements 17 Figure 10 1 USB Connection Diagram 25 Figure 10 2 Serial Connection Diagram 26 Fig...

Page 6: ...mmendations 13 Table 6 1 SkyeModule Nova Electrical Specifications 15 Table 6 2 Absolute Maximum Ratings 16 Table 7 1 Environmental Ratings Operating Conditions 16 Table 12 1 Request Format bytes ASCI...

Page 7: ...cation notes with examples to get you started The application notes start with basic tag and reader commands and become very detailed for tags with special features Read more about the protocol and co...

Page 8: ...1 3 Mark Matlin Updated recommended antennas for reverse polarity Rev 1 4 Mark Matlin Updated MPE distance to 23cm for IC Rev 1 4 1 Steve Schneiter Updated Address information 06082017 Eric S Harden A...

Page 9: ...P r o d u c t T y p e B u i l d T y p e O p t i o n s Figure 3 1 SkyeTek Part Number Format Code Options Description Product Family SM SkyeModule Highest level product family code Product Type NV NOV...

Page 10: ...The Nova is an ultra small 2 port 500mW EPC Class 1 Gen 2 reader writer module A cutting edge ARM Cortex microcontroller latest UHF transceiver technology and cutting edge adaptive antenna tuning cou...

Page 11: ...nterface Drivers TX TX Radio Control Drivers Vin RF RF BPF Coupler Figure 4 2 SkyeModule Nova Block Diagram 4 3 Features Selects Reads and writes to transponders based on EPC Global Class 1 Gen 2v2 IS...

Page 12: ...and ISO13485 5 Mechanical Specifications Dimensions 26 8 mm x 30 mm 804mm2 Height 5 5 mm Figure 5 1 SM NV Mechanical Drawing Note that the Nova complies with the PCI Express PCIe Mini form factor Deta...

Page 13: ...A sampling of mating connectors is listed below Nova Connector Description Ref Des Man Mating Connector Notes 52 pin Mini PCIe Host interface connector J1 Molex 0679101002 JAE MM60 52B1 G1 R850 TE Con...

Page 14: ...GND Ground Input 27 GND Ground Input 28 NC Not Connected N A 29 GND Ground Input 30 SCL I2C Clock Input 31 NC Not Connected N A 32 SDA I2C Data I O 33 NC Not Connected N A 34 GND Ground Input 35 GND G...

Page 15: ...ameters RF Transmit Output Power Peak 500 mW 27dBm RF Transmit Output Power Adjustment Range 17 10dBm 27dBm Transmit Power Adjustment Accuracy 1 2 5 dBm Optimum PA Load Impedance 50 Ohms Antenna Tunin...

Page 16: ...he following precautions to prevent damage to these parts Wear a static grounding strap when handling electronic control components Keep all plastic vinyl and Styrofoam except antistatic versions away...

Page 17: ...ada IC RSS 210 ANNEX 8 5893A NOVA001 Modular Approval EU ETSI 302 208 1 9 2 FCC IC Guidelines English The SkyeModule Nova module is provided with FCC and Industry Canada Modular Certification This mea...

Page 18: ...ipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is n...

Page 19: ...ation distance of at least 23cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter To comply with IC s RF radiation exposure requirements thi...

Page 20: ...hen integrated within final product additional unintentional radiator testing may be required 9 3 FCC IC Guidelines Fran ais Le module SkyeModule Nova est fourni avec FCC et Industrie Canada modulaire...

Page 21: ...t quipement g n re utilise et peut mettre de l nergie radiofr quence et se il ne est pas install et utilis conform ment aux instructions peut causer des interf rences nuisibles aux communications radi...

Page 22: ...m r s ci dessous ou de toute antenne similaire panel de haut gain doit maintenir une distance de s paration d au moins 23cm de toutes les personnes et doit pas tre co situ e ni fonctionner en conjonct...

Page 23: ...manufacturers have the sole responsibility of ensuring their products are compliant to the applicable directives and standards Also unlike the USA and Canada there are no Modular Approval rules under...

Page 24: ...he following microcontroller host interfaces for easy integration into existing systems USB Overrides other interfaces when connected TTL Serial SPI I2 C The SkyeModule Nova and the host interface boa...

Page 25: ...s typically only used for demonstration as a USB host controller is not usually available in embedded systems To communicate with the reader in USB mode either SkyeTek Skyeware demonstration software...

Page 26: ...ation is the most common and robust host interface for this module in an embedded system Because the interface is asynchronous the module responds immediately upon command completion instead of waitin...

Page 27: ...r Preprogrammed factory default baud rate is 38 400 Baud Bytes are transmitted least significant bit LSB first using the typical serial data format of Start Bit followed by 8 data bits followed by a S...

Page 28: ...een the host SPI Master and the Nova SPI Slave uses SkyeTek Protocol v3 Binary Mode only See more about the protocol in section 12 Communicating with the Module The host must implement SPI master func...

Page 29: ...x Figure 10 5 SPI Request Setup and Sample Timing For the request data on the MOSI line the host software should keep the SSEL pin at steady state low as shown in Figure 10 6 below The time delay Td M...

Page 30: ...10 seconds of becoming available The MISO signal provides the response data from SkyeModule Nova to the host To retrieve data on the MISO line the SSEL Slave Select signal must be low when the clock...

Page 31: ...connection in which SCL is the master clock and SDA is a bidirectional serial data line The data packet exchange between the host I2 C Master and the Nova I2 C Slave uses SkyeTek Protocol v3 Binary Mo...

Page 32: ...is as follows Initiate a start condition SDA transitions low and then SCL transitions low Send the nine bits of the initial start packet as follows o Send the 7 bit address o Send a read bit as the ei...

Page 33: ...ppropriate frequency band 865 868MHz for Europe 920 928MHz for North America can be used with the Nova however to maintain compliance with FCC IC regulations we recommend using those or similar type a...

Page 34: ...how to read and write system parameters For more feature specific commands use the tag specific application notes listed in the Additional Reading section 1 3 For a quick reference on the protocol if...

Page 35: ...720 328 3425 Fax 720 228 2400 12 3 Response Formats Message Length Response Code Tag Type Data Length Response Data CRC 2 2 2 2 1K 2 Table 12 3 Response Format bytes Binary Mode Required Fields must...

Page 36: ...dware Version 0x0002 0x0004 R 0xXXXXXXXX depending on release Product Code 0x0003 0x0002 R 0x0010 Reader ID 0x0004 0x0004 R W 0xFFFFFFFF Reader Name 0x0005 0x0032 R W SkyeModule Nova in ASCII Format H...

Page 37: ...ess specified out of non volatile memory See System Parameter Detail in section 13 3 for detailed information about individual parameters For full examples of how to use these commands see the system...

Page 38: ...version uses the following format o Major revision 1 Byte o Minor revision 1 Byte o Current build number 2 bytes Read only 13 3 4 Product Code Returns the SkyeTek product code identifier Each SkyeTek...

Page 39: ...SPI o 0x05 I2 C o 0x06 USB o Any other values are invalid and are ignored Read write 13 3 8 Interface Baud Rate Sets the baud rate of the host interface Works for the TTL Serial host interface only Pa...

Page 40: ...in the bit position indicates that the corresponding GPIO pin is logic low Bits correspond to the pins as follows o BIT0 GPIO 0 o BIT1 GPIO 1 o BIT2 GPIO 2 o BIT3 GPIO 3 o BIT4 BIT7 Reserved Read writ...

Page 41: ...ower level for the reader Parameter address 0x0012 Length bytes 1 Default value 0xDC 27 dBm RF output Power level may be set in steps of 0 1 dB from 10 dBm to 27 dBm Power levels are written in hex co...

Page 42: ...rameter is written with a 4 byte hex equivalent of the frequency desired See Table 14 11 for commonly used frequencies and their hex values To enable frequency hopping set a frequency range using the...

Page 43: ...or pseudo random To disable frequency hopping set the Start Frequency and Stop Frequency parameter to the same value Read write 13 3 18 Frequency Hopping Sequence Switches the hopping sequence between...

Page 44: ...VMAX where VMAX is the RF voltage when transmit power is maximum and VMIN is the RF voltage when the transmit power is minimum For 100 modulation depth VMIN equals zero See the manufacturer s tag data...

Page 45: ...SkyeModule Nova Datasheet Preliminary Page 45 Skyetek Inc 1732 Wazee St Ste 202 Denver CO 80202 www skyetek com Main 720 328 3425 Fax 720 228 2400...

Page 46: ...pin so if it is unused it can be left floating To put the reader into deep sleep set this pin low Software sleep mode can be set using the Operating Mode system parameter See the System Parameters sec...