Page 2 - Table of Contents; TI
s wru266 2/25 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 4 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL...................................................................................................... 4 3 ACRONYMS AN...
Page 5 - Acronyms and Abbreviations
s wru266 5/25 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations DK Development Kit EM Evaluation Module I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit (communication bus) IC Integrated Circuit IR Infra Red kB Kilo Byte (1024 byte) LED Light Emitting Diode LPW Low Power Wireless MCU Micro Controller RF Radio Frequency RF4CE Radio Frequenc...
Page 6 - Getting Started; Development Kit Content; RF remote control
s wru266 6/25 4 Getting Started 4.1 Development Kit Content The development kit includes the following main components: RF remote control A complete cost optimized RF4CE remotecontrol reference design with integrated PCBantenna. The remote control can be programmed using the debug interface. Target ...
Page 7 - USB dongle; In addition the kit includes the following accessories:; Application; Pairing key, pair the remote control with the target
s wru266 7/25 USB dongle The USB dongle can be programmed toreplace the functions of the Target Module. Itsupports virtual serial port interface and HID(Human Interface Device) USB profiles. Itcan also be programmed to be used aspacket sniffer of RF activity. In addition the kit includes the followi...
Page 8 - Figure 1: Remote Control Key layout; The Target Module
s wru266 8/25 for instructions to run the PER and latency test, and the RemoTI Latency and PacketError Rate Application Note (SWRA262) for sample measurements. - On/Off, switches power on the target. Note that most applications can still receiveremote control commands when powered off, but the laten...
Page 9 - Figure 2: Target module layout; Installing RemoTI software and Windows drivers; IR receiver
s wru266 9/25 Figure 2: Target module layout Figure 2 shows the key layout of the target module with some of the peripheral interfaceshighlighted. For details of the target module features, please see chapter 6. 4.4 Installing RemoTI software and Windows drivers Before connecting the RemoTI target M...
Page 10 - Installing the target module Windows drivers; Figure 3: Assembled target module
s wru266 10/25 The latest version of RemoTI software can be downloaded from the Texas Instrumentswebsite (http://www.ti.com/remoti), where you will also find a complete user manual. 4.6 Installing the target module Windows drivers Before your PC can communicate with the target modules over USB, you ...
Page 11 - Select “No, not this time” and continue with “Next”.; Figure 5: Select automatic installation of software (Windows XP)
s wru266 11/25 Figure 4: Connecting the target module for the first time (Windows XP) Select “No, not this time” and continue with “Next”. Figure 5: Select automatic installation of software (Windows XP) Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” to install the driver.
Page 13 - Testing the Remote Control application
s wru266 13/25 4.7 Testing the Remote Control application You are now ready to use the development kit to test remote control. The RemoTI softwarepackage includes a remote control target emulator. This is an application that is running on aPC and emulates TV or A/V equipment. It controls the RemoTI ...
Page 14 - Programming and Debugging; Using the SmartRF Flash Programmer PC software; Remote Sample Application; Figure 8: SmartRF flash programmer interface; Programming and debugging the remote control
s wru266 14/25 5 Programming and Debugging 5.1 Using the SmartRF Flash Programmer PC software The SmartRF Flash programmer PC software is used for programming the software on theremote control and the target module. The RemoTI installation package includes two hex filesin the <Installation Path&g...
Page 15 - Programming and debugging the target module; Note Pin 1 marking ►
s wru266 15/25 Figure 9: Connecting the remote control to the CC Debugger Care should be taken when connecting the CC Debugger cable to the remote control. Thereis no protection from connecting the cable with wrong orientation. The pin 1 marking on theCC Debugger adapter board must match the pin 1 m...
Page 16 - Figure 10: Connecting the target module to the CC Debugger
s wru266 16/25 Figure 10: Connecting the target module to the CC Debugger
Page 17 - The Target Module; Target module hardware description; EM header
s wru266 17/25 6 The Target Module The target module is designed to allow flexible interfaces for many common types ofinterfaces used in typical remote control applications. The target module uses a CC2533EMRF reference design 6.1 Target module hardware description 6.1.1 CC2533EM interface The signa...
Page 20 - Figure 13: Changing polarity of IR control signal to active high
s wru266 20/25 The IR receiver is a Vishay TSOP85238. The receiver is optimized for 38 KHz input signal.The IR input is connected to the IR_IN signal The IR transmitter is a Vishay TSKS5400S. The diode is only used for short distance IRsignals as the target module is intended to be mounted on the re...
Page 21 - Appendix A: Opening the remote control; Figure 14: Opening the remote control, step one
s wru266 21/25 7 Appendix A: Opening the remote control Yes, we know you will do it… Here are the instructions how to open the remote controlwithout breaking it. First insert two thin flat screwdrivers on the bottom of the remote between the two slots. Presscarefully to open the casing on the bottom...
Page 22 - Appendix B: How to upgrade the target module USB driver; To modify the EEPROM content, download the EEPROM burner SW:; Figure 17: Installing the EEPROM burner driver
s wru266 22/25 8 Appendix B: How to upgrade the target module USB driver The target module USB driver information is stored an EEPROM for the TUSB3410 USBinterface device. This EEPROM includes Vendor ID, USB ID, USB device name, and serialnumber. The EEPROM can be customized by programming the EEPRO...
Page 23 - Figure 18: Using the EEPROM burner software
s wru266 23/25 Figure 18: Using the EEPROM burner software After successful programming, unplug the mini-USB cable, mount the CC2533EM on thetarget module and plug in the mini-USB cable again. The target module will now appear as aCOM port in the device manager. Remove the short on the pins 1(GND) a...
Page 24 - Schematic and Layout
s wru266 24/25 9 Schematic and Layout The complete design files including schematic and layout for the remote control, targetmodule, and EM module can be downloaded from http://www.ti.com/remoTI
Page 25 - 0 Document History; Revision
s wru266 25/25 10 Document History Revision Date Description/Changes - 2010-08-16 First revision.
Page 26 - IMPORTANT NOTICE
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