Accessory kit Atmel ATAVRRZ502
The RZ502 RF accessory kit enables point to point links development, debugging and demonstration.
Detailed Description
More advanced network topologies can be developed by adding additional RF accessory kits. The kit is top modules for the STK500 AVR starter kit and require a STK500 and STK501 for development purposes.
The minimum hardware and software requirements are:
- (2 pcs) STK500
- (2 pcs) STK501
- (2 pcs) 9 pin RS-232 cable
- (2 pcs) 6-wire cable
- (2 pcs) 2-wire cable
- Power Supply for STK500.
- PC running AVR Studio and with two available RS-232 ports (COM port or USB-to-RS232 bridge).
The AT86RF230 is a 2.4 GHz radio transceiver from Atmel. It is specially designed for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee applications. Main features are:
- Low power consumption.
- Large link budget (104 dBm).
- True 1.8 volts operation.
- Minimized number of external components needed.
The only required external components are antenna, 16 MHz crystal and four decoupling capacitors. An easy-to-use Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is defined for accessing the radio’s register file. Please consult the AT86RF230 radio transceiver’s
datasheet for further information about its specifications, operating modes, registers etc.
The kit contains:
- 2 Radio boards (require STK500 + STK501 top module)
- 2 ATmega1281V TQFP AVR Microcontrollers
- Free Atmel IEEE 802.15.4 MAC software
- PCB layout reference (Gerber files)
