Low Power RF Solutions Workshop
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Introduction
The Low Power RF Solutions Workshop is designed to accelerate the time to market for engineers working with TI's four wireless networking protocols; SimpliciTI, TI-MAC, Zigbee, and Z-Accel.
Attendees can choose to attend the first 2 days of the workshop that covers only the SimpliciTI portion of the workshop. Those attending the 2 day class will take home the eZ430-RF2500 development kit. [1]
Or you can choose to attend the entire 4 day workshop which adds the 802.15.4 protocols (TI-MAC, Zigbee, Z-Accel) and take home the eZ430-RF2480 development kit. [2]
Attend a Live Workshop
To find workshop schedules or to enroll in a live workshop click Low Power RF Solutions Workshop
Running The Labs
Since the workshop cover several different protocols, the hardware and software requirements to run all the labs is fairly extensive. On the other hand, if you are primarily interested in just one of the protocols, the needs are more modest. The following list breaks the lab requirements (that are also listed in the material before every lab) down by module.
Download the SimpliciTI (and earlier) lab files here EZ430RF.zip This zipped folder should replace the folder at: C:\Texas Instruments\SimpliciTI-1.0.6\Projects\Examples\Peer applications\eZ430RF If you are using a later version of the SimpliciTI stack, just alter the path to accomodate.
Common Requirements
- A Windows XP PC with open USB ports
- Adobe Reader [3]
- IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 version 4.11D (obtain a 30 day eval copy here [4] )
Introduction, IDE Tools, MSP430 Programming and SimpliciTI Labs
- 3 eZ430-RF2500 Target Boards
- 1 eZ430-RF2500 Emulator Board
- 2 Battery Modules
- 4 AAA Batteries
- (the cheapest way to obtain the above items is to order one eZ430-RF2500 kit for $49US [5] and one eZ430-RF2500T target board for $20US [6]
- 1 USB extender cable
RF Basics Lab
- 2 SmartRF05EB Boards
- 2 CCMSP-EM430F2618 Boards
- 2 CC2520EM Boards and 2 Antennas
- MSP-FET430UIF USB Debugger and Ribbon Cable
- (the above items, plus additional h/w needed by future labs can be ordered here $649US [7] )
- 3 USB A/B cables
- 4 AA Batteries
- Metalized anti-static bag
Workshop Contents
Click here for a video message from the author of the Low Power RF Solutions workshop and an overview of the workshop agenda. [8]
- + denotes a lab exercise
Introduction + 01_-_Introduction.pdf
- Intro to protocols and concerns
- Quick lab on hardware/software setup
IDE Tools + 02_-_IAR_Embedded_Workbench.pdf
- Intro to working with IAR Embedded Workbench for the MSP430
- Familiarization lab with IAR tools
MSP430 Programming + 03_-_MSP430_Programming.pdf
- How to get the best performance and low-power from the MSP430
- Low power lab exercise and programming the MSP430
RF Basics + 04_-_RF_Basics.pdf
- RF concerns for wireless applications
- Design applications
- Antennas
SimpliciTI +++ 05_-_SimpliciTI.pdf
- TI's SimpliciTI protocol
- Objects, topologies, API's, Callbacks, Configurations
- Join and Link tokens
OSAL and HAL 06_-_OSAL_and_HAL.pdf
- Operating System and Hardware Abstraction Layers
- Events, Tasks, Messaging, Hardware access API's.
- Foundation of TI-MAC, Zigbee, Z-Accel
TI-MAC + 07_-_TI-MAC.pdf
- Medium Access Control Software (Zigbee and Z-Accel are built on this stack)
- Topology, Beacon vs. non-Beacon, Superframe
Zigbee ++++ 08_-_ZigBee_Stack.pdf
- Comparison of Zigbee 2006, 2007, and Pro
- Architecture
- Topology
- Device Types
- Address allocation
- Routing
- Profiles
- Clusters
- Endpoints
- Descriptors
- Registering with the Application Framework
- Send and Receive Messages
- Addressing
- Acknowledgments
- Third Party tools
- Binding
- Z-Tool
- ZDO information
- Mobility
- Smart Energy and Home Automation profiles
- Private Profiles
Z-Accel ++09_-_Z-Accel.pdf Click here for a video explaining the Z-Accel setup using the eZ430-RF2480[9]
- CC2480 key features
- Sink and Source
- Architecture
- Private Profiles
- Endpoints
Zigbee Security + 10_-_ZigBee_Security.pdf
- High and low modes
- Trust Center
- Key establishment
- Transfer
- Preconfigured keys
- Network Access Control
- Joining a secure network
Manufacturing Issues 11_-_Manufacturing_Issues.pdf
- Zigbee Alliance issues
- IEEE Numbers
- Production Programming
Additional Issues (Locationing) 12_-_Additional_Issues.pdf
- Locationing
- Issues
- Operation
- Examples
- Expansion
- Sources of error
Summary and Wrap-up 13_-_Wrap-up.pdf
Possible Tags: Low Power RF Solutions Workshop, SimpliciTI, TI-MAC, ZigBee, Z-Accel, Training
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