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PmodRF2™ Reference Manual

Revised May 24, 2016

This manual applies to the PmodRF2 rev. A

DOC#: 502-201

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Overview

The PmodRF2 adds RF communication through the Microchip

MRF24J40 IEEE 802.15.4™ 2.4GHz RF transceiver

module. By communicating with the device through SPI, users can transmit data at speeds up to 625 kbps through

the ZigBee

, MiWi™, and MiWi P2P software stacks all available for download at the Microchip

website: www.microchip.com/wireless.

1 Functional Description

The PmodRF2 provides RF support for applications at data rates of 250kbps (IEEE 802.15) or 625kbps (Turbo

mode). It is designed for use with the Microchip microcontroller families (PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC33, and PIC32) and

the ZigBee®, MiWi™, and MiWi P2P software stacks all available for download at the Microchip website:

www.microchip.com/wireless.

2 Interfacing with the Pmod

The primary communications interface with the PmodRF2 is an SPI bus on J1. The PmodRF2 is implemented as a

slave device in SPI mode (0, 0), which requires SCK to idle in a low state and the ~CS pin to be held low during

communication. An RST pin provides the host with an active low, asynchronous hardware reset for the PmodRF2.

The PmodRF2 also provides a configurable polarity interrupt (default active low) indicator pin (INT), which is

The PmodRF2.

 IEEE 802.15-compliant RF transceiver

 Supports ZigBee, MiWi and MiWi P2P wireless

networking protocols

 ISM band 2.405-2.48 GHz operation

 Integrated 20 MHz and 32.768 oscillator circuitry

 Small PCB size for flexible designs 1.2“ × 0.8” (3.0 cm ×

2.0 cm)

 12-pin Pmod connector with SPI interface

 Follows Digilent Pmod Interface Specification Type 2A

Features include:

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300 Henley Court Pullman, WA 99163 509.334.6306 www.digilentinc.com PmodRF2™ Reference Manual Revised May 24, 2016 This manual applies to the PmodRF2 rev. A Overview The PmodRF2 adds RF communication through the Microchip® MRF24J40 IEEE 802.15.4™ 2.4GHz RF transceiver module. By communicating with the device through SPI, users can transmit data at speeds up to 625 kbps through the ZigBee®, MiWi™, and MiWi P2P software stacks all available for download at the Microchip website: www.microchip.com/wireless.
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PmodRF2™ Reference Manual asserted by the PmodRF2 when data is available for the host device. The INT line is de-asserted after the INTSTAT register is read. Connector J1 – SPI Communications Pin Signal Description 1 2 3 ~CS SDI SDO Chip Select Serial Data In Serial Data Out 4 SCK Serial Clock 5 6 7 GND VCC INT Power Supply Ground Power Supply (3.3V) Interrupt Output 8 9 10 ~RST WAKE NC Hardware Reset Hardware Wake Not Connected 11 12 GND VCC Power Supply Ground Power Supply (3.