| ZigBee™/802.15.4 |
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| Application Kit |
The ZigBee/802.15.4 Application Kit combines Digi’s XBee™ RF
modem with the popular RCM3720 RabbitCore™ module along with an
easy-to-use interface to help customers build a practical ZigBee wireless
control network. ZigBee paired with the RCM3720 provides a low-cost,
robust wireless infrastructure that allows users to monitor and
control remote devices within a wireless meshed network.
ZigBee is a wireless technology known
for its reliable, low-cost, lower power
characteristics, based on the established
IEEE 802.15.4 standard for packet-based,
wireless data transport. Rabbit®’s
ZigBee/802.15.4 Application Kit provides
all the tools to integrate a ZigBee wireless
module into your Rabbit-based solutions.
The kit contains three Digi®
ZigBee modules for full application reference.
One ZigBee module is connected to
an Ethernet enabled RCM3720 RabbitCore
Module. The RCM3720 runs at 22.1 MHz,
and provides 10Base-T Ethernet, 512K
Flash, 256K SRAM, 1MB Serial Flash as
on-board memory, and 33 GPIO lines. The
other two ZigBee modules are standalone
node devices.
Samples, libraries and firmware helps
to integrate a ZigBee network into a
Rabbit-based embedded solution. A
user-configurable interface allows users to
set up a network, discover other similar ZigBee
devices, and control LEDs and switches from
an RF Interface board as a node device. The
samples illustrate how a user can connect via
the various topologies such as point-to-point,
point-to-multipoint, and mesh. The kit
serves as a template for countless wireless
applications where low power and low data
rates are required.
Rabbit and Digi Teamwork
Rabbit Semiconductor and Digi are
teaming up to supply embedded control and
wireless solutions for customers to develop a
ZigBee wireless control system. Digi’s
wireless modems are easy-to-use and
provide reliable delivery of critical data
between devices. The flexibility of the
XBee/XBee-PRO™ RF Modules creates the
perfect fusion of range, power-conservation,
performance and networking features to
ensure accurate and reliable RF communications.
For more information regarding Digi
’s products and services, you may
visit their website at www.digi.com,
email rf-xperts@digi.com, or call
toll-free (866) 765-9885.
Key Features
- RabbitCore™ module running @
22.1 MHz, and 10Base-T Ethernet.
512K Flash, 256K SRAM, 1MB Serial
Flash as on-board memory, and
33 GPIO lines
- Three Digi® ZigBee wireless
modules and cables for simple
connections
- Sample programs and libraries that
allow for simple digital I/O feedback
and control, Ethernet to ZigBee
gateway functionality, mesh networking communication
- RabbitWeb™ simplified html
programming software with refresh
mechanism
- User-friendly web interface for
ZigBee/802.15.4 network setup,
RF modem configuration, and
firmware update functions.
Design Advantages
- Reference application that uses a
low-cost, low-power ZigBee
802.15.4 infrastructure to connect
Rabbit-based devices
- Supports topologies:
point-to-point, point-to-multipoint
and mesh
- Easily scalable for commercial
deployment applications
- RabbitCore can function as a
network coordinator, gateway,
or control device
Applications
- Low-cost wireless embedded
control applications
- Ideal for remote monitoring of
equipment, devices, assets
- Simple data logging applications
- Control of meshed devices
- Wireless I/O Control
- Controlling XBee™ equipped devices
| ZigbeeTM /802.15.4 Application Kit Specifications |
| FEATURE |
RF Interface Module |
| RF Modem (Frequency) |
Digi® XBee™ (ISM 2.4 GHz) |
| Compliance |
802.15.4 standard (ZigBee™ compliant) |
| Performance |
• Indoor Range = 100 ft (30 m)
• Outdoor Line-of Sight Range = 300 ft (90 m)
• Transmit Power Output = 1 mW (0 dBm)
• RF Data Rate = 250,000 bps
• Receiver Sensititvity = -92 dBm (1% PER) |
| Antenna |
Chip antenna |
| Supported Network Topologies |
Point-to-point, Point-to-multipoint, Peer-to-peer, Mesh |
| Number of RF Channels |
16 direct-sequence channels (software-selectable) |
| Filtration Options |
PAN ID, Channel, Source/destination addresses |
| Power (typical) |
• Transmit = 55 mA @ 3.5–6.0 V
• Idle/Receive = 60 mA @ 3.5–6.0 V |
| Battery Pack |
3 AAA each battery pack |
| Operating Temperature |
–40°C to +70°C |
| Humidity |
5% to 95%, non-condensing |
| Connectors |
Two 2 × 10, 0.1” pitch sockets; One power connector
One 2 × 5, 2 mm pitch serial header; One 2 × 5, 0.1” pitch serial header |
| RF Interface Module Size |
2.00” × 2.00” × 0.50” (51 mm × 51 mm × 13 mm)
(XBee™ RF modem extends 0.2” beyond edge of board) |
| FEATURE |
RCM3720 |
| RabbitCore Module |
Rabbit® 3000 processor at 22.1 MHz |
| Ethernet Port |
10Base-T interface, RJ-45, 2 LEDs |
| Flash Memory |
512K |
| SRAM |
256K |
| Serial Flash Memory |
1Mbyte |
| General-Purpose I/O |
33 parallel digital I/0 lines:
• 31 configurable I/O
• 2 fixed outputs |
| Serial Ports |
Two 3.3 V CMOS-compatible ports confi gurable as:
• 2 asynchronous serial ports (with IrDA) or
• 1 clocked serial ports (SPI) plus 1 HDLC (with IrDA) |
| Serial Rate |
Maximum asynchronous baud rate = CLK/8 |
| Real-Time Clock |
Yes |
| Watchdog Supervisor |
Yes |
| Pulse-Width Modulator |
4 PWM output channels with 10-bit free-running counter and priority interrupts |
Input Capture/
Quadrature Decoder |
2-channel input capture can be used to time input signals from various port pins
• 1 quadrature decoder unit accepts inputs from external incremental encoder modules or
• 1 quadrature decoder unit shared with 2 PWM chan nels |
| Power |
4.75–5.25 V DC, 100 mA @ 22.1 MHz, 5 V; 78 mA @ 11.05 MHz, 5 V |
| Operating Temperature |
–40°C to +70°C |
| Humidity |
5% to 95%, non-condensing |
| Connectors |
One 2 × 20, 0.1” pitch header; One 2 × 5 header for programming with 1.27 mm pitch;
One RJ-45 Ethernet jack |
| Board Size |
1.20” × 2.95” × 0.89” (30 mm × 75 mm × 23 mm) |
| Kit Details |
Application Kit
Part Number |
101-1137 |
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