SWRU328 December 2012 CC1111 USB Evaluation Kit 868/915 MHz Quick Start Guide 1. Kit Contents 1 x CC1111 USB Dongle
(CC1111Dongle-868) This Quick Start Guide The hardware in this kit is FCC and IC certified and complies with ETSI/R&TTE requirements over temperature from 0 to +35C. 4. Programming the Dongle For the USB dongle to operate as a packet capture device, it must be programmed with the packet sniffer firmware. By default, the dongle comes pre-programmed with this firmware. Connect the USB dongle to the debugger or the development board with an appropriate 10 pin flat cable. The dongle must also be powered via the USB bus. Refer to picture below for an example. 2. Getting Started The CC1111 USB Dongle can be used as a development platform for USB and RF applications. An external development board or debugger, like the CC Debugger, SmartRF04EB or SmartRF05EB, is required to program and debug software running on the CC1111. Note that the CC1111 USB Dongle is pre-programmed with the packet sniffer firmware. This Quick Start Guide will describe how to use the dongle with the packet sniffer and what would be the next steps for developing your own software. proceeding, 3. Preparations Before please download and install the following tools:
SmartRF Flash Programmer www.ti.com/tool/flash-programmer You will need this tool to program the packet capture firmware on the CC1111 USB dongle SmartRF Packet Sniffer www.ti.com/packetsniffer This is the PC tool that displays and parses the packets received by the capture device. the SmartRF 5. Programming the Dongle Launch Flash Programmer and make sure you select the System-on-Chip tab. The tool should show a line with CC1111 a SmartRF04EB. Next, locate the flash image sniffer_fw_ccxx11.hex in C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\SmartRF Tools\Packet Sniffer\bin\general\firmware connected to 6. Install USB Driver After programming the device, disconnect the dongle from the programming board and plug it into the PC. Windows new hardware wizard will appear. Select the options for automatic installation and wait for the driver installation the Wizard asks for a specific driver, point it to the cebal2.inf file located in C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\SmartRF Tools\Drivers\cebal\win_<arch-specific>\
After installation of the driver, the Packet Sniffer capture device is ready for use. to complete. If Caution! Avoid using other power sources for than a regular USB voltage source at max 5.5V, 500 mA. the dongle Select Erase, program and verify and press the Perform Actions button. 7. Packet Sniffer (1) Launch the Packet Sniffer. A dialog will request the user to select a protocol. The CC1111 capture device can be used with the SimpliciTI or the Generic
(no parsing) protocols. A new window will appear. the select 8. Packet Sniffer (2) Next, Radio Configuration tab and make sure the radio registers on the device are set according to the format of the radio signals you are sniffing. The USB dongle should be listed with chip type CC1111 and EB type CC1111 USB dongle the Capturing Device tab. Highlight the device to make it your capture device. in for 10. Developing USB Software A good start for developing your own USB application the CC1111 USB dongle would be the CC USB Firmware Library and Examples software package. The Library contains a complete USB framework that allows the user to develop any USB device type. showing implementations of a HID device and a CDC device are included. The software can be downloaded from the CC1111EMK web page or directly from www.ti.com/lit/zip/swrc088 Examples If this is the first time you use the tool, press the browse button to locate a .prs file with packet sniffer register settings for CC1111. You can generate your own .prs files with the Register Export function in SmartRF Studio 11. Development Tools The preferred tool for developing software for CC1111 and for single stepping and debugging is IAR Embedded Workbench for 8051. A free, code size limited version can be downloaded from the web. See www.iar.com/ew8051 9. Packet Sniffer (3) Finally, press the small play icon on the tool bar to start sniffing packets. If there are radio packets on the the air, and appropriate the captured packets will be displayed in the packet sniffer display window. the CC1111 has radio settings, Enjoy!
12. Thank You!
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