2 Functional description
The mini evaluation board is an intuitive, application oriented and cost effective version of
the evaluation kit. It offers the user the possibility to develop hard- and software for the cor-
responding radio module.
By default, the mini evaluation board is not assembled with connectors and pin headers. The
necessary components shall be assembled by the user based on the need and application.
The mini evaluation board is intended for experienced developers, as additional accessories
and basic soldering skills are necessary to take the board into operation.
Accessories required:
• Additional assembly components listed in the table
Connector kit article number: 699100.
• Soldering equipment
• (optional) TTL-232R-3V3 FTDI cable [1] in case of Proteus-III, Thyone-I or Setebos-I
For the connection to a micro controller or PC the evaluation board is equipped with place-
holders for standard 2.54mm headers which is connected to the pins of the radio module.
Pin headers can be soldered to the placeholders to access the module pins. Jumpers allow
to set the module into defined modes.
In case of Proteus-III, Thyone-I and Setebos-I, the mini evaluation board can be connected
to an USB port of a PC using TTL-232R-3V3 FTDI cable.
2.1 Taking into operation - PC (Proteus-III/Thyone-I/Setebos-I only)
To take the mini evaluation board into operation using a PC, additional assembly as de-
scribed in the chapter
is necessary.
The corresponding FTDI driver package (
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
) has to be in-
stalled on the PC.
The installation guidelines shall be followed:
(
https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm
The TTL-232R-3V3 FTDI cable [1] shall be connected to the connector P3 of the evaluation
board. It is important that the VDD is stable and able to reliably supply the module’s static
and peak current consumption as specified by the module manual.
For Setebos-I, the pin B1 on connector P2 assumes the function RPS (Radio Protocol Se-
lection): the logic level on this pin shall be used to determine whether the module should
boot the Proprietary firmware (and work as a Thyone-I module) or the Bluetooth Low Energy
5.1 firmware (and work as a Proteus-III module). Please refer to chapter
for further
details.
Mini evaluation board user manual version 1.3
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