Telegesis™ TG-PM-0518-ETRX357USB r4
ETRX3USB Product Manual
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ZigBee® USB STICKS:
ETRX3USB
ETRX3USB-LRS
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ETRX3USB-LRS+8M
PRODUCT M AN UAL
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Supported Operating Systems ......................................................................................... 3
2 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ..................................................................................... 4
3 8 MB FLASH MEMORY ....................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Connections ..................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Firmware .......................................................................................................................... 5
4 OPERATING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................ 6
5 REGULATORY INFOR MAT ION ......................................................................................... 7
5.1 FCC complian c e Class B Digital Device ........................................................................... 7
5.2 Canada – Industry Canada (IC) ........................................................................................ 7
5.3 Europea n Ce r tification ...................................................................................................... 7
5.4 General ............................................................................................................................ 8
6 ETRX357 I/O CONNECTIVITY ............................................................................................ 8
7 FIRMWARE UPGRADES ................................................................................................... 8
8 DRIV ER INSTALLAT ION AND OPE RATION ..................................................................... 9
8.1 Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation ............................................................................. 9
8.2 Macintosh an d Li n ux drivers ........................................................................................... 11
9 CUSTOM FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 11
10 ORDERING I NFORM ATION ............................................................................................. 13
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1 Introduction
The ETRX3USB ZigBee USB Stick is effectively an RS232 to USB bridge connected to an ETRX3
Series ZigBee module. This allows connectivity to a computer’s USB port.
The ETRX3USB+8M and ETRX3USB-LRS+8M inclu de a n 8 Mbit flash memory chip which can be
accessed by the firmware in the EM357 ZigBee chip inside the USB stick.
The ETRX3USB-LRS and ETRX3USB-LRS+8M have an ETRX357-LRS module in place of the
ETR X3 57 for lon ger ran ge . T h e LR S varian t has h igher out put pow er a nd bet ter receiver s ensitivit y;
consult the ETRX357 and ETRX357-LRS Product Manuals for the f ull detail s .
The supplied Windows drivers create a virtual COM Port, so that the command line of the ETRX3
series module can be acc essed vi a any ter m i n al so ftware appli c ati o n.
When using Windows® the Tel eges is T erm inal a ppl icati on c an be use d as d escr ibe d i n t he ETRX357
Devel opment Ki t ma nu al .
1.1 Supported Operating Systems
Wi ndows 98 SE
Wi ndows XP /Vista/7
Wi ndows 20 00
Windows CE *
MAC OS-9
MAC OS-X *
Linux *
* driv ers for these sys t ems ar e avail able from S il i con Labs though most Linux distributions now
incl ude a sui ta bl e dr i ver . The bridge chip is a CP2102 with Vendor ID 0x10C4 and Product ID
0x8293.
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2 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Min.
Max.
Units
Condition
Sup ply Vol t age Vdd
-0.3
5.5
V
Voltage on any pin
-0.3
Vdd+0.3, max 5.8
V
Storage Temperature range
-40
150
°C
Table 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings
The absol u te maximum r a t i ng s gi ven a bove sho ul d u nd er n o c i r cum sta nc es b e vi olated. Exceedin g
one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device.
3 8Mb flash memory
3.1 Connections
Th e +8M devices in the USB stick family contain a Winbond W25Q80DV 8Mb serial f lash memory
chip with SPI interface to the EM357. The pin connections to the EM357 are shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Flash memory connections to EM357
At the ti me of wr i ting the datash eet for th e Winbond W25Q80DV flash memory chip is available at:
www.winbond.com/hq/product/code-storage-flash-memory/serial-nor-
flash/?__locale=en&partNo=W25Q80DV
/CS
DO
/WP
GND
VCC
/HOLD
CLK
DI
PA0
PA3
PA2
PA1
VCC
VCC
W25Q80DV
VCC
GND
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3.2 Firmware
The Telegesis R3xx firmware does not have any capability of driving the SPI connection to the
memory chip. Users will have to write or commission custom firmware to make use of this external
memory.
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4 Operating Conditions
Typical values at 5V 25°C.
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
Condition
4.5
5
5.5
V
ETRX3USB
561
mA
TX 8dBm
542
mA
TX 3dBm
541
mA
TX –43dBm
52.51
mA
RX
29.51,3
mA
SED, P ower M ode 01
271,2
mA
SED, P ower M ode 02
261,2
mA
SED, P ower M ode 03
-20
25
85
°C
Table 2: Operating Co nditions
The Winbond memory chip in the 8M variants draws extra current as shown in Table 3. Full details
of its power consumption can be found in the Winbond W25Q80DV datasheet.
Operation
Current
Units
Typ
Max
Standby
10
50
µA
Read 50MHz
7
15
mA
Write Status Re gis ter
20
25
mA
Pag e Pr ogram
20
25
mA
Sector/Block Erase
20
25
mA
Chip Erase
20
25
mA
Table 3: Flash memory current con sumpti on
1 Duri ng US B suspend the cur r ent will drop by 25.6mA in all modes.
2 Duri ng US B suspend the cur r ent will drop by 25.6mA in all modes.
3 Pl ease note that the power consum pti on in various power modes i s firm ware and usage dependent .
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5 Regulatory Information
The ETRX3USB and ETRX3USB+8M as well as the ETRX3USB-LRS and ETRX3USB-LRS+8M
have been designed to meet all national regulations for world-wide use. In particular the following
certif ications have been obtained:
5.1 FCC compliance Class B Digital Device
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undes i r e d op er ati on.
Note: This equipm ent has been test ed and fou nd to comply with the limits for a Class B di gital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult t he de al er or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment under FCC rules. An FCC declaration of conformity is available separately from the
Telegesis website
The ETRX3USB and ETRX3USB+8M contain a modular radio transmitter with FCC ID
S4GEM35XA. The ETRX3USB-LRS and ETRX3USB-LRS+8M contain a modular radio transmitter
with FCC ID S4G EM35XB.
5.2 Canada – Industry Canada (IC)
This Class B di gital d evice complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet a ppareil numérique de la classe B
est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
5.3 European Certification
The ETRX3USB and ETRX3USB+8M as well as the ETRX3USB+LRS and ETRX3USB-LRS+8M
li m i ted to a m ax im um power level o f 21.15mW e.i.r.p. (13.2dBm) have been tested and comply with
the follow ing stand ar ds:
Radio: EN30 0 328 v1.8.1
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EMC: EN30 1 489-17 v 2.2.1
Safety: EN60950-1:2006/A12:2011
An EC dec l arati o n of c on for m i ty is avai l a bl e separatel y fr om the Telegesis website.
Important Note : In Europe the regulations for the 2.4GHz frequency band only permit.a max imum
power spec tr al d ensit y o f 10m W/MH z, whi ch wi th a Zi gBee sp ectr um equa tes to an e.i. r.p of 13dBm.
The ETRX3USB cannot reach this l evel but t he ET RX3USB-LRS can exceed it, so in the latter device
the power out of the EM357 chip into the RF power amplif ier should be limited to -11dBm. Refe r to
the ETR X357-LRS Product Manual for more details.
5.4 General
For further technical information, including radio certification, see the corresponding ETRX3 series
Module Product Manuals.
When order i ng ETRX3USB sticks without printed branding on the case, you may be responsible for
applying a marking appropriate to their geographical area of use, such as the CE marking.
For more information on ZigBee compliance and the AT command interface firmware please refer
to the latest AT command dictionary and the ETRX357 us er guide .
6 ETRX357 I/O Conn e ctivity
The I/Os of the built-in ETRX357 are connected as follows:
PA6 is connected to the LED (drive PA6 low to sink LED current).
PB3 is the CTS input for the ETRX357. Make sure PB3 is never de fi ne d as an ou tput.
PB4 is the RTS input for the ETRX357.
Important Note: The lines for hardware handshaking are connected, so even when not using
hardware handshaking PB3 should never be defined as an output as this would drive against the
incoming CTS signal via a 1kΩ resistor and increase the current consumption.
7 Firmware up grades
The firmware which is loaded onto the embedded ETRX357 Module can be upgraded over the air
or via the virtual COM port as descr i be d in th e ETRX357 Developm e nt Ki t Product Manual.
Alternatively, access to the SIF programming interface is possible by opening the cover on the si de
of the ETRX3USB ZigBee USB stick.
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8 Driver Installation and Operation
The drivers provided will generate a virtual COM port allowing easy access to the serial port of the
embedded ETRX357.
To r e ad m ore ab out the ETRX357 wireless m esh net w ork i n g module and i ts com m a nd l i n e inter face
please read the corresponding documentation which can be found
at http://www.silabs.com/telegesisdocuments.
8.1 Wind ows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation
The driver package downloadable from the Support
Software centre page
at http://www.silabs.com/telegesissoftware should be unzipped into a local folder. When ex ecu t ing
the file ‘TgVCPInstaller.exe’ prior to plugging in the ETRX3USB stick an installer will guide you
through the steps required for the driver installation.
Figure 2: Found New Hardware Wizard
Af t e r ins er ti on of t he stick, Windows® may prompt that new hardware has been found. If you ha ve
run the ‘TgVCPInstaller.exe’ Windows will be able to install the driver by automatically, but if you
have not run ‘TgVCPInstaller.exe’ you will have to manually point to the directory into which you
have unzipped the driver.
Please note that each ETRX3USB has a unique serial number which requires the installation
procedure to be repeated with every new ETRX3USB being attached to the computer, though the
process is not obtrusive. This allows multiple ETRX3USB sticks to be used on the same computer
at any on e ti m e.
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I n order t o fin d out t he i de ntity/ num ber o f the v irt ual COM port the stick has been assigned to, please
open t he Devi c e Mana ger un der the Window s C omputer Manag em e nt s cr een (s e e b el ow ) a nd c l ic k
on the Ports (COM and LPT) section where you should find the new virtual COM port. By double
clicking on the entry of the virtual COM port you can also change the number assigned to the virtual
COM port when entering the advanced setup of the device.
Figure 3. Device Manager
Once the correct COM port has been selected, the Terminal software can be used to control the
ETRX3USB stick as per the Development Kit Manual. Telegesis Terminal is a free download
from http://www.silabs.com/telegesissupport
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Figure 4. Tel egesis Terminal
8.2 Macintosh and Linux drivers
A Virtua l Com Port drive r k it for Mac and Linux can be obtained by following the link on our w ebs ite
on the Support
Software centre page. Recent versions of the Linux kernel have native support
for Telegesis USB devices.
The Silicon Laboratories CP2102 serial-to-USB bridge chip is configured with Vendor ID 0x10C4
and Produc t ID 0x8 293, an d the drivers must be written to recognise these identifiers.
9 Custom Firmware Development
I f y ou i nten d to dev elo p cus tom fir mwar e to g o ont o th e ETRX3USB you need to contact Silicon Labs
to obtain access to their suite of development tools and their stack. The USB stick contains an
ETRX357 mod ule ba se d on t he Silicon Labs EM357 and a USB-to-s eri al bri dge chi p. T he ETRX357
communicates via its serial port, so the user’s firmware must use the UART of Serial Controller 1.
The nRTS and nCTS lines are connected to the USB bridge chip. The LED on the USB stick is
dri ven from EM357 pad PA6.
In order to download custom f irmware onto the ETRX357, the S ilic on Labs bootloader can be used
or alternatively the ETRX3USB can be directly connected to the Silicon Labs InSight Adapter for
programming and real time debugging.
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10 O r der i ng I n for m a tion
Table 11. Ordering Information (see T eleg esis we bs i te for m ore prod ucts) \
Order ing/Pr oduct Code
Description
ETRX3USB
USB s tick with ETRX357 module
ETRX3USB-LRS
USB s tick with ETRX357-L RS lo ng -range module
ETRX3USB+8M
USB stick with ETRX357 module and 8Mb flash memory chip
ETRX3USB-LRS+8M
USB stick with ETRX357-LRS long-range module and 8Mbit
flash memory chip
ETRX357
Tel egesi s Wireles s Mes h Netw ork ing M odule wi th Silicon Labs
ZigBee Technology:
• Bas ed on Silic on Labs EM357
• Telegesis AT Style Command Interpreter based on
EmberZNet meshing and self -heali ng Z i gBee PRO stac k
• Integrated 2.4GHz Antenna
ETRX357HR
Tel egesi s Wireles s Mes h Netw ork ing M odule wi th Silicon Labs
ZigBee Technology:
• Bas ed on Silic on Labs EM357
• Telegesis AT Style Command Interpreter based on
EmberZNet meshing and self -heali ng Z i gBee PRO stac k
• U.FL coaxial Antenna Connector
ETRX357DVK
Telegesis Development Kit with:
• 3 x ETRX35xDV Development Boards
• 3 x USB cables
• 2 x ETRX35x on carr i er bo ar ds
• 2 x ETRX35xH R on carrier boards
• 2 x ETRX3 5x-LRS on carrier boards
• 2 x ETRX35xHR-LRS on carrier boards
• 1 x ETRX3USB USB stick
• 2 x ½-wave antennae
•
2 x ¼-wave antennae
Notes:
• Cus tomers’ PO’s must s ta te t h e Or der i n g/P rod uct C ode .
• There is no
“blank” version of the ETRX357 Module available. All Modules carry both the
Silicon Labs
Stack and the Telegesis AT style Command Layer. W here customers wish
to add their own firmware they can erase and write it to the flash memory of the EM357.
• Please
contact Telegesis if you require additional AT style commands or specific
inte gr at ion ass is tanc e.
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