FCC ID: 2AK5C-APANA-XB1301 XB1301

XB1301 LoRa Concentrator User Guide www.apana.com XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 1 of 22 1 Table of Contents 1.1 References.................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................4 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Orderable Part Numbers .............................................................................................................................. 4 Datasheet ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Block Diagram .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Mechanical ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Installation ................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 Minimum Connections ................................................................................................................5 UART............................................................................................................................................................. 5 USB ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 2.2 3 4 5 6 7 Firmware Updates ......................................................................................................................5 USB ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 UART............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Example Schematic for UART Firmware Update ....................................................................................................... 6 Flash Loader Demonstrator .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.2.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 In-System Debug ........................................................................................................................7 Cortex Debug Connector .............................................................................................................................. 8 Serial Wire Debug (SWD) (2 connections) .................................................................................................... 8 Serial Wire Debug (SWD) with Trace via Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) (3 connections) ................................... 8 JTAG without Reset (4 connections) ............................................................................................................ 9 JTAG with Reset (5 connections) .................................................................................................................. 9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Power Supply Considerations ......................................................................................................9 RF transmit = 1W .......................................................................................................................................... 9 RF transmit = 0.5W ....................................................................................................................................... 9 RF transmit = 0.1W ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Maximizing Efficiency ................................................................................................................................. 10 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 LEDs ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Alternate Functions .................................................................................................................. 13 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 13 SPI1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 I2C2 ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 UART4......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Summary by Function ................................................................................................................................ 14 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8 MULE Board ............................................................................................................................. 14 Virtual COM Ports ...................................................................................................................................... 14 8.1 9 Safety and Security ................................................................................................................... 15 For your safety ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Do not disassemble .................................................................................................................................... 15 Use only provided and/or recommended cables & accessories ................................................................ 15 9.1 9.2 9.3 10 Certification and Compliance .................................................................................................... 15 XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 2 of 22 10.5 10.4.1 10.4.2 10.5.1 10.5.2 10.5.3 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 FCC ID ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 IC ID ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Information to user .................................................................................................................................... 15 Radiation Exposure Statements ................................................................................................................. 15 FCC ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Industry Canada (IC)........................................................................................................................................... 15 Interference Statements ............................................................................................................................ 16 FCC ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Industry Canada (IC)........................................................................................................................................... 16 Japan (VCCI) ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 10.6 U.S./Canada OEM Labeling Requirements for End-Product ...................................................................... 17 10.7 OEM End-Product User Manual Statements .............................................................................................. 17 FCC / IC Label Validity ........................................................................................................................................ 17 RF Cable ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Minimum Cable Loss .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Maximum Cable Loss ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Antenna ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Antenna Gain ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 List of Approved Antenna .................................................................................................................................. 18 Maximum Transmit Power ................................................................................................................................ 18 Determining EIRP ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Determining Cable Loss ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Adjusting RF Transmit Power ............................................................................................................................. 20 10.9.1 10.9.2 10.9.3 10.9.4 10.9.5 10.9.6 10.8.1 10.8.2 10.7.1 10.8 10.9 11 Additional Information ............................................................................................................. 20 References and Resources ......................................................................................................................... 20 Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Licenses ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 11.1 11.2 11.3 12 Document ................................................................................................................................ 22 Revision History .......................................................................................................................................... 22 12.1 13 Contact .................................................................................................................................... 22 Table of Figures Figure 1. Example XB1301 reprogramming using FTDI FT232RL. ................................................................ 6 Figure 2. 10-Pin Cortex Debug Connector .................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3. XB1301 LED locations ................................................................................................................... 11 Table of Tables Table 1. Reference documents. ................................................................................................................... 4 Table 2. JTAG and SWJ debug port pins. ...................................................................................................... 7 Table 4. Flexible programming pin assignments........................................................................................... 7 Table 5. Connections required for serial wire debug (SWD) ........................................................................ 8 Table 6. Connections required for serial wire debug (SWD) with serial wire viewer (SWV) capability ....... 8 Table 7. Connections for JTAG without Reset ............................................................................................... 9 XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 3 of 22 Table 8. Connections for JTAG with Reset .................................................................................................... 9 Table 9. Recommended VCC to maximize device efficiency ...................................................................... 10 Table 10. LED description ............................................................................................................................ 12 Table 11. Summary of alternate functions by pin ....................................................................................... 13 Table 12. SPI1 Alternate Function Pins ....................................................................................................... 14 Table 13. I2C2 Alternate Function Pins ....................................................................................................... 14 Table 14. UART4 Alternate Function Pins ................................................................................................... 14 Table 15. Summary of available peripherals by function ........................................................................... 14 Table 16. USB COM Ports when XB1301 is plugged into MULE board ....................................................... 14 Table 17. XB1301 List of FCC- and ISED-Approved External Antennas ....................................................... 18 Table 18. Maximum transmit power for antenna gain and cable loss ....................................................... 19 1.1 References Doc#

HCI-005-DS HCI-005-UG HCI-005-MECH HCI-005-BD HCI-005-AT HCI-005-OD Title APANA XB1301 Datasheet APANA XB1301 User Guide APANA XB1301 Mechanical Drawing APANA XB1301 Block Diagram APANA XB1301 AT Command Set APANA XB1301 Operational Description Table 1. Reference documents. 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this document is to assist OEMs in integrating the APANA XB1301 into their equipment designs. 1.2 Orderable Part Numbers Description Part No. Market Frequency LoRa Concentrator XB1301-US915 N. America 902 to 928MHz Programming Mule XB1301-M 1.3 Datasheet For detailed electrical and mechanical specifications, see latest revision of HCI-005-DS APANA XB1301 Datasheet. 1.4 Block Diagram For electrical block diagram, see latest revision of HCI-005-BD APANA XB1301 Block Diagram. 1.5 Mechanical See HCI-005-MECH APANA XB1301 Mechanical Drawing for mechanical information. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 4 of 22 1.6 Installation The APANA XB1301 is intended to be professionally integrated by OEMs into their equipment designs. WARNING: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the users authority to operate the equipment. The installer shall be responsible for ensuring that the proper antenna is employed so that the requirements of FCC 15.203 are met and limits of 15.247 are not exceeded. 2 Minimum Connections 2.1 UART If UART is used, the minimum connections are VCC, GND, DIN, and DOUT. 2.2 USB If USB is used, the minimum connections are VCC, GND, USB_D+, and USB_D-. 3 Firmware Updates 3.1 USB To update firmware via USB, the minimum connections are VCC, GND, USB_D+, USB_D-, DTR, and RTS. 3.2 UART To update firmware via UART, the minimum connections are VCC, GND, DIN, DOUT, DTR, and RTS. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 5 of 22 3.2.1 Example Schematic for UART Firmware Update Figure 1. Example XB1301 reprogramming using FTDI FT232RL. Figure 1 above show connects on XB1301 (FT232RL): DIN (TXD), DOUT (RXD), DTR (DTR), and RTS (RTS). 3.3 Flash Loader Demonstrator For software to assist updating the STM32 using USB or UART bootloader, see the STMicroelectronics UM0462 User Manual Flash Loader Demonstrator. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 6 of 22 In-System Debug 4 To facilitate custom designs the XB1301 provides access to the SWD and JTAG connections via the XBEE header. Table 2. JTAG and SWJ debug port pins1. Table 3. Flexible programming pin assignments1. 1 Table taken directly from STMicroelectronics RM0090 Reference Manual XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 7 of 22 4.1 Cortex Debug Connector The XB1301 was designed assuming the use of the 10-pin Cortex Debug Connector, shown below. Figure 2. 10-Pin Cortex Debug Connector The 10-Pin Cortex Debug Connector pinout is known to be supported by:

STMicroelectronics ST-LINK/V2 with Olimex ARM-JTAG-20-10 20-pin 0.1 to 10-pin 0.05 Adapter2 ULINK ULINK2 Segger (?) 4.2 Serial Wire Debug (SWD) (2 connections) To perform in-system debug using serial wire debug (SWD), the minimum connections are shown in the table below. Table 4. Connections required for serial wire debug (SWD) Function XBEE Pin No XBEE Pin Name MCU Pin SWDIO SWDCLK SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK PA13 PA14 17 18 Type I/O I 4.3 Serial Wire Debug (SWD) with Trace via Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) (3 connections) To perform in-system debug using serial wire debug (SWD), the minimum connections are shown in the table below. Table 5. Connections required for serial wire debug (SWD) with serial wire viewer (SWV) capability Function SWDIO SWDCLK TRACESWO XBEE Pin No XBEE Pin Name MCU Pin Type I/O 17 18 19 SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK SWO/TDO PA13 PA14 PB3 2 Recommended XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved I

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Page 8 of 22 4.4 JTAG without Reset (4 connections) To perform in-system debug using joint test action group (JTAG), without reset, the minimum connections are shown in the table below. Table 6. Connections for JTAG without Reset Function XBEE Pin No XBEE Pin Name MCU Pin Type JTMS JTCK JTDI JTDO 17 18 20 19 SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK TDI SWO/TDO PA13 PA14 PA15 PB3 I I I O 4.5 JTAG with Reset (5 connections) To perform in-system debug using joint test action group (JTAG), with reset, the minimum connections are shown in the table below. Table 7. Connections for JTAG with Reset Function XBEE Pin No XBEE Pin Name MCU Pin Type JTMS JTCK JTDI JTDO NJTRST3 17 18 20 19 5 SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK TDI SWO/TDO NJRST PA13 PA14 PA15 PB3 PB4 I I I O I 5 Power Supply Considerations The power consumption estimates provided here assume that only one RF transmitter channel is active at any given time. In the event that the application requires both RF transmitters active simultaneously, simply double these numbers. The absolute worst-case power consumption of the XB1301 is 5 Watts (1A at VCC=5V, 2A at VCC=2.5V). For design purposes, this author recommends you provide the XB1301 with a 5V supply capable of a sustained 1 Amp load. 5.1 RF transmit = 1W For applications that want to transmit maximum RF power of 1W, a maximum of 1A (VCC=3V) or 0.5A

(VCC=5V). 5.2 RF transmit = 0.5W For applications that want to transmit maximum RF power of 0.5W, a maximum of 0.5A (VCC=3V) or 0.25A (VCC=5V). 3 NJRST is the JTAG Test nReset XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 9 of 22 5.3 RF transmit = 0.1W For applications that want to transmit maximum RF power of 0.1W, a maximum of 0.25A (VCC=3V) or 0.125A (VCC=5V). 5.4 Maximizing Efficiency The XB1301 contains many internal power supplies, each with its own ideal maximum efficiency input voltage, which changes on based upon load current. The power dissipation of the XB1301 is dominated by the RF power amplifier for higher transmit duty cycles. For applications with low transmit duty cycles, typically the XB1301 power consumption is dominated by the RF receiver, demodulation circuitry, and host processor. The XB1301 is designed to operate with VCC between 2.5V and 5.5V. For applications where power consumption is a concern, and the designer is able to select the VCC voltage, the table below provides recommended VCC voltage to maximize efficiency. Table 8. Recommended VCC to maximize device efficiency RF TX Power VCCPA4 VCC for maximum efficiency Duty Cycle < 10% Duty Cycle >50%

0.1W 20dBm 0.5W 27dBm 1.0W 30dBm 3V 3.7V 5V 3.3V 3.5V 5V 3V 4V 5V 4 The voltage provided to the RF power amplifier is dynamically-controllable to ensure amplifier operation at maximum efficiency XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 10 of 22 6 LEDs The XB1301 has ten LEDs visible externally, as shown in below. Four User LEDs are controlled directly by the MCU (STM32F4) are LED1, LED2, LED3, and LED4. Figure 3. XB1301 LED locations XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 11 of 22 The one Power LED is simply on when external power is applied, off otherwise, which is called LED5. The five Radio LEDs are controlled directly by the Semtech SX1301 chip are LED6, LED7, LED8, LED9, and LED10. Table 9. LED description Name Controlled By Type LED1 User STM32F4 LED2 User STM32F4 LED3 User STM32F4 User LED4 STM32F4 Power LED5 VIN LED6 Radio SX1301 LED7 Radio SX1301 LED8 Radio SX1301 Radio LED9 SX1301 LED10 SX1301 Radio TBD TBD Color Description RED LoRa Init Failure GRN Heartbeat (1Hz) Pin PE14 PE13 PE11 ORG YLW PE9 Pin 1 GRN On when external power applied >2V GPIO3 RED GPIO2 YLW GPIO0 GRN GPIO4 GRN GPIO1 RED fsk_pkt (FSK rx IF9) bh_pkt (LoRa rx on IF8) rx_buffer_not_empty tx_on sensor_pkt (Lora rx on IF0 to IF7) See Semtech SX1301 datasheet 3.6.1 for more information on LED functions. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 12 of 22 7 Alternate Functions 7.1 Overview The XB1301 includes multiple alternate functions, available to the user through custom configuration. Table 10. Summary of alternate functions by pin XBEE Pin No. Name VCC DOUT DIN 1PPS NJRST Label FUNC VCC UART3_TX/I2C2_SCL UART3_RX/I2C2_SDA 1PPS NJRST MCU N/A PB10 PB11 PD15 PB4 Default Reconfigurable as:

Type Function Dir GPIO SPI1 UART3 UART4 I2C2 Power Input Power Input UART TX UART3_TX UART RX UART3_RX GPIO GPIO 1PPS None I O I I I GPIO (I/O) Dedicated VCC pin GPIO (I/O) GPIO (I/O) UART3_TX UART3_RX I2C2_SCL I2C2_SDA PWM0/RSSI TIM2_CH2/TIM5_CH2/DAC_OUT2/UART4_RX PA5,PA1 PWM (TIM2_CH2) RSSI Output O GPIO (I/O) Dedicated 1PPS signal from GPS/GNSS UART4_RX USB_D+

USB_D-

DTR GND OTG_FS_DP OTG_FS_DM BOOT0 GND AD4/DIO4 TIM3_CH1/ADC12_IN6 CTS ON/nSLEEP SHDN USART3_CTS UART4_TX SHDN AD5/DIO5 TIM14_CH1/TIM3_CH2/ADC12_IN7/SPI1_MOSI RTS SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK NRST SWDIO/TMS SWDCLK/TCK SWO/TDO SWO/TDO/SPI1_SCK TDI TDI/SPI1_NSS PA12 PA11 OTG_FS_DP USB_FS_DP I/O GPIO (I/O) OTG_FS_DM USB_FS_DM I/O GPIO (I/O) PB12,BOOT0 BOOT0 N/A PA6 PB13,PB6 Ground GPIO GPIO BOOT0 Ground None None SW Reset ON/nSLEEP I I I I I I I I Dedicated field firmware update pin (BOOT0) Dedicated ground pin GPIO (I/O) SPI1_MISO GPIO (I/O) GPIO (I/O) UART4_TX Dedicated asynchronous shutdown input pin GPIO (I/O) SPI1_MOSI Dedicated field firmware update pin (NRST) SHDN None NRST SWDIO I/O GPIO (I/O) SWDCLK None None I I I GPIO (I/O) GPIO (I/O) SPI1_SCK GPIO (I/O) SPI1_NSS PA0 N/A PA7 NRST PA13 PA14 PB3 PA15 HW Reset GPIO NRST SW Prog SW Prog GPIO GPIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 13 of 22 7.2 SPI1 7.3 I2C2 7.4 UART4 Table 11. SPI1 Alternate Function Pins Function MCU Pin Header Pin No. Header Pin Name SPI1_MISO SPI1_MOSI SPI1_SCK SPI1_NSS PA6 PA7 PB3 PA15 11 15 19 20 AD4/DIO4 AD5/DIO5 SWO/TDO TDI Table 12. I2C2 Alternate Function Pins Function MCU Pin Header Pin No. Header Pin Name I2C2_SCL I2C2_SDA DOUT DIN PB10 PB11 2 3 Table 13. UART4 Alternate Function Pins Function MCU Pin UART4_RX UART4_TX PA0/WKUP PA1 Header Pin No. Header Pin Name 6 13 PWM0/RSSI ON/nSLEEP 7.5 Summary by Function Table 14. Summary of available peripherals by function Function Total USB UART SPI I2C 1 2 1 1 Notes OTG_FS UART3, UART4 SPI1 I2C2 8 MULE Board 8.1 Virtual COM Ports Table 15. USB COM Ports when XB1301 is plugged into MULE board Hub5 Manfr Manfr PN VID6 PID VCP Order7 XBEE Header MCU8 Notes Port 1 FTDI FT231XQ 0x0403 0x6015 Port 2 FTDI FT2232HQ 0x0403 0x6010 Port 3 ST STM32F415OG

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1 2 3 4 DOUT[2], DIN[3], DTR[9], RTS[16], CTS[12]

UART3 Main comm (DIN/DOUT) AD4/DIO4[11], AD5/DIO5[15], SWO/TDO[19], TDI[20]

SPI1 Channel A PWM0/RSSI[6], ON/nSLEEP[13]

UART4 Channel B USB_D+[7], USB_D-[8]

OTG_FS Direct to MCU 5 Port number on the 3-port USB Hub integrated onto the MULE board 6 Vendor ID, as assigned by usb.org 7 The order in which the Virtual COM Ports (VCP) should appear in Windows 8 The peripheral function connected on the MCU (see STM32F415OG datasheet) XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 14 of 22 9 Safety and Security 9.1 For your safety To prevent damage to your Product or injury to you or to others, please read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using the Product and visit our website at www.apana.com to obtain further safety and security information. 9.2 Do not disassemble This Product is not intended to be disassembled. Do not attempt to open the enclosure. Any such attempt will void the warranty and may result in personal injury or permanent product damage. 9.3 Use only provided and/or recommended cables & accessories Only use cables, antennas, and power sources provided with the Product, or recommended herein. 10 Certification and Compliance 10.1 FCC ID The XB1301 FCC ID is 2AK5C-APANA-XB1301 10.2 IC ID The XB1301 IC ID is 22417-APANAXB1301 10.3 Information to user Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 10.4 Radiation Exposure Statements 10.4.1 FCC To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile and base station transmission devices, a separation distance of 22 cm or more should be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during operation. To ensure compliance, operation at closer than this distance is not recommended. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 10.4.2 Industry Canada (IC) Important Note for mobile device use Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 32cm between the radiator & your body. Note Importante pour l'utilisation de dispositifs mobiles Dclaration d'exposition aux radiations:

XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 15 of 22 Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contrl. Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 32 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. 10.5 Interference Statements 10.5.1 FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment 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 no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This radio transmitter (FCC: 2AK5C-APANA-XB1301) has been approved by FCC to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. Antenna Information: 902-928 MHz, linearly-polarized antenna, Gain: 12 dBi max 10.5.2 Industry Canada (IC) This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interfrence, notamment les interfrences qui peuvent affecter son fonctionnement.. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 16 of 22 To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed in the filing, and having a maximum gain of 12 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 12 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. 10.5.3 Japan (VCCI) For operation in the 920-928MHz band, a maximum of 13dBm is permissible, assuming an antenna gain of 3dBi (EIRPmax is 16dBm). Operation above this limit is prohibited. Thus, for higher gain antennas, the output power of the device is necessarily reduced to maintain radiation within the specified limit. 10.6 U.S./Canada OEM Labeling Requirements for End-Product The module is labeled with its own FCC ID and IC Certification Number. The FCC ID and IC Certification Numbers are not visible when the module is installed inside another device. As such the end device into which the module is installed must display a label referring to the enclosed module. The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:

"Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: 2AK5C-APANA-XB1301" and "Contains Transmitter Module IC:

22417-APANAXB1301"

or

"Contains FCC ID: 2AK5C-APANA-XB1301" and "Contains IC: 22417-APANAXB1301"

The OEM of the module must only use approved antenna(s) listed above, which have been certified with the module. 10.7 OEM End-Product User Manual Statements The OEM integrator should not provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product. Other user manual statements may apply. 10.7.1 FCC / IC Label Validity Compliance statement only valid if used with certified antenna. See list of approved antenna(s). Label requirements vary by country. See alternate compliance statements on www.apana.com. Label must be placed on enclosure exterior and must be clearly visible. 10.8 RF Cable 10.8.1 Minimum Cable Loss The minimum cable loss is 1 dB9. 9 Typical cable is U.FL to SMA bulkhead, which is 1 dB cable loss. XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 17 of 22 10.8.2 Maximum Cable Loss There is no regulatory maximum cable loss for the antenna cables. However, for best performance, a maximum of 5dB cable loss is recommended 10.9 Antenna 10.9.1 Antenna Gain Antenna tested with the XB1301 were simple monopole with up to 3.5dBi gain, and Yagi antenna with up to 12dBi gain. 10.9.2 List of Approved Antenna The following is a list of approved antenna:

10.9.2.1 External Antennas Table 16. XB1301 List of FCC- and ISED-Approved External Antennas Manfr P/N FREQ (MHz) Max VSWR Efficiency Polarization Max Gain Indoor/Outdoor Manfr Digi Taoglas A09-F2NF-M 902-928 TI.19.2113 902-928 Taoglas OMB.915.B03F21 902-928 DMS Wireless YA90012 902-928 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.4

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82%

61%

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Linear Linear Linear Yagi 2.1dBi 2.5dBi 3.5dBi Indoor/Outdoor Indoor Indoor/Outdoor 12.0dBi Indoor/Outdoor WARNING: Regulatory transmit limit is 36 dBm EIRP, which can be exceeded when using the DMS Wireless YA90012 Yagi antenna. It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the proper combination of transmit power (programmed in software) and cables are used to ensure the regulatory limit is not exceeded. Failure to do this could void the users authority to operate the equipment. The installer shall be responsible for ensuring that the proper antenna is employed so that the requirements of FCC 15.203 are met and limits of 15.247 are not exceeded. 10.9.3 Maximum Transmit Power In the U.S. (FCC) and Canada (ISED) the regulatory limit for RF power into the antenna (after cable losses) is 30 dBm (1W), which assumes an antenna maximum gain of 6 dBi. Referring to Table 16 above, the Yagi antenna (DMS Wireless YA90012) is the only antenna that exceeds this limit. 10.9.4 Determining EIRP 10.9.4.1 Calculation10 Equation 1 below is used to calculate EIRP for a given installation. As discussed above, the EIRP cannot exceed 36dBm. 10 As an example, a good online calculator is the Pasternack EIRP Calculator XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 18 of 22 Equation 1. EIRP Calculation

Where:

is the transmit power (dBm)

is the cable loss (dB)

is the antenna gain (dBi) 10.9.4.2 Lookup Table Alternatively, to Equation 1 above, Table 17 below provides a convenient lookup table of output transmit power for various common antenna gains and cable losses. As of this writing, the only FCC- and ISED-approved antenna with antenna gain above 6 dBi is the DMS Wireless Yagi with 12dBi gain, however, the other values are provided as an example. Table 17. Maximum transmit power for antenna gain and cable loss Ga (dBi) [1]

Lc (dB) [2] Pt (dBm) [3]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 15 12 9 Key Note Symbol Explanation

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[2]

Ga (dBi) Antenna gain relative to isotropic radiator Lc (dB) Total cable loss between XB1301 U.FL connector and antenna XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 19 of 22

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Pt (dBm) RF transmit power at the U.FL connector of the XB1301 10.9.5 Determining Cable Loss To measure cable loss, use a network analyzer11 to measure cable loss directly. 10.9.6 Adjusting RF Transmit Power In order to adjust the XB1301 RF transmit power to below the regulatory limit, refer to the XB1301 AT Commands document, which details the console interface for both UART and USB communication. 11 Additional Information 11.1 References and Resources The following document references are useful to assist in integration:

Semtech o Semtech LoRa Website o Semtech GitHub Driver/HAL for SX1301 using SX1257/SX1255 RF Transceivers o Semtech SX1257 I/Q Transceiver (862-960MHz) Datasheet o Semtech SX1255 I/Q Transceiver (400-510MHz) Datasheet o Semtech SX1301 Datasheet12 o Semtech SX1276/77/78/79 End Device Transceiver (137-1020MHz) Datasheet o Semtech SX1272/73 End Device Transceiver (860-1020MHz) Datasheet STMicroelectronics o STMicroelectronics STM32F415OG Product Page o STMicroelectronics DS8597 STM32F415OG Datasheet o STMicroelectronics RM0090 Reference Manual o STMicroelectronics PM0214 Cortex-M4 Programming Manual ARM o ARM Cortex-M4 Processor Website o ARM Developer Website LoRa Alliance Website 11.2 Disclaimer Every attempt was made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document. However, no responsibility is assumed for any incorrect information. 11.3 Licenses The XB1301 contains open source software provided by Semtech via GitHub. Semtech does not in any way endorse this product. 11 Example Network Analyzer for Cable Loss Measurement: Hewlett Packard (Keysight) 8753D 12 Contact Semtech for SX1301 datasheet (not publicly available as of the writing of this document) XB1301 User Guide REV 007 Reproduction forbidden without APANA Inc. written authorization All Rights Reserved Page 20 of 22 In compliance with the Semtech redistribution requirements:

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