UG445: xGM210PB32 Wireless Gecko

Module Radio Board User's Guide

A Wireless Starter Kit with the BRD4308C Radio Board is an ex-

cellent starting point to get familiar with the xGM210PB32

Wireless

Gecko Module. It also provides the necessary tools for developing

a Silicon Labs wireless application.

BRD4308C is a plug-in board for the Wireless Pro Kit Mainboard (BRD4002A) and the

Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard (BRD4001A). It contains the xGM210P Wireless Module.

The mainboards contain an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet Trace Interface and

a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging the attached radio

board as well as external hardware. The mainboards also contain sensors and peripher-

als for easy demonstration of some of the xGM210P's many capabilities.

This document describes how to use the BRD4308C Radio Board together with a Wire-

less Pro Kit Mainboard or a Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard.

BRD4308C RADIO BOARD FEATURES

• xGM210P Wireless Gecko Module with

1024 kB Flash, 96 kB RAM, integrated

chip antenna and connector for external

antenna, RF matching networks, crystals,

and supply decoupling (part no.

MGM210PB32JIA2).

MAINBOARD FEATURES

• Advanced Energy Monitor

• Packet Trace Interface

•

Logic analyzer (BRD4002A only)

• Virtual COM port

• 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

• iOS and Android applications

ORDERING INFORMATION

• SLWSTK6102A

• SLWRB4308C

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................

1.1 Radio Boards ..............................4

1.2 Mainboards ...............................4

1.3 Ordering Information ............................5

1.4 Getting Started ..............................5

2. Hardware Overview .............................6

2.1 Hardware Layout .............................6

2.2 Block Diagram ..............................7

3. Connectors ................................8

3.1 J-Link USB Connector ...........................8

3.2 Ethernet Connector ............................8

3.3 Breakout Pads ..............................9

3.4 EXP Header ...............................11

3.4.1 EXP Header Pinout ...........................12

3.5 Logic Analyzer Connector ..........................13

3.6 Debug Connector .............................14

3.7 Simplicity Connector ............................15

3.8 Mini Simplicity Connector ..........................16

3.9 Debug Adapter ..............................17

4. Power Supply and Reset ..........................18

4.1 Radio Board Power Selection .........................18

4.2 Kit Power ................................19

4.2.1 Board Controller Power .........................19

4.2.2 AEM Power .............................19

4.3 xGM210P Reset .............................19

5. Peripherals ...............................20

5.1 Push Buttons and LEDs ...........................20

5.2 Memory LCD-TFT Display ..........................21

5.3 Virtual COM Port .............................22

5.3.1 Host Interfaces ............................23

5.3.2 Serial Configuration ...........................23

5.3.3 Hardware Handshake ..........................24

6. Board Controller .............................25

6.1 Introduction ...............................25

6.2 Admin Console ..............................25

6.2.1 Connecting ..............................25

6.2.2 Built-in Help .............................26

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