UG432: BGM220P Wireless Gecko Module Starter Kit User s Guide A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4311A Radio Board is an ex- BRD4311A RADIO BOARD FEATURES cellent starting point to get familiar with the BGM220P Wireless Gecko PCB Module. It also provides the necessary tools for devel- BGM220P Wireless Gecko PCB Module with 512 kB Flash, 32 kB RAM. Fully oping a Silicon Labs wireless application. integrated chip antenna, RF matching network, crystals, and decoupling BRD4311A contains the BGM220P Module, and it is a plug-in board for the Wireless capacitors (BGM220PC22HNA2). Starter Kit Mainboard. 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the- air upgrades. The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet Trace Interface and a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging WIRELESS STK MAINBOARD FEATURES the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the BGM220P s many capa- Advanced Energy Monitor bilities. Packet Trace Interface This document describes how to use the BRD4311A Radio Board together with a Wire- Virtual COM Port less Starter Kit Mainboard. SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger External device debugging Ethernet and USB connectivity Silicon Labs Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor Low Power 128x128 pixel Memory LCD User LEDs / Pushbuttons 20-pin 2.54 mm EXP header Breakout pads for Module I/O CR2032 coin cell battery support SOFTWARE SUPPORT Simplicity Studio Energy Profiler Network Analyzer ORDERING INFORMATION SLWSTK6103A SLWRB4311A silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.0 Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................4 1.1 Radio Boards ..............................4 1.2 Ordering Information............................4 1.3 Getting Started..............................4 2. Hardware Overview.............................5 2.1 Hardware Layout .............................5 2.2 Block Diagram..............................6 3. Connectors................................7 3.1 J-Link USB Connector ...........................7 3.2 Ethernet Connector ............................7 3.3 Breakout Pads..............................8 3.4 EXP Header...............................9 3.4.1 EXP Header Pinout...........................10 3.5 Debug Connector.............................11 3.6 Simplicity Connector............................12 3.7 Debug Adapter..............................13 4. Power Supply and Reset .......................... 14 4.1 Radio Board Power Selection.........................14 4.2 Board Controller Power...........................14 4.3 BGM220P Reset .............................15 5. Peripherals ............................... 16 5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs...........................16 5.2 Memory LCD-TFT Display..........................17 5.3 Serial Flash...............................18 5.4 Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor .................19 5.5 Virtual COM Port .............................20 5.5.1 Host Interfaces ............................21 5.5.2 Serial Configuration...........................21 5.5.3 Hardware Handshake ..........................22 6. Board Controller ............................. 23 6.1 Admin Console..............................23 6.1.1 Connecting..............................23 6.1.2 Built-in Help .............................23 6.1.3 Command Examples ..........................24 6.2 Virtual UART ..............................24 6.2.1 Target to Host.............................24 6.2.2 Host to Target.............................24 silabs.com Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.0 2