SWRU268A
October 2010
CC2530ZNP Mini Kit Quick Start Guide
STEP 1 – Introduction
This guide describes how to set up a CC2530 ZigBee® Network Processor (ZNP) | Target Boards |
development kit using the preprogrammed devices of the CC2530ZNP Mini Kit. |
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The ZigBee Network Processor development kit is designed to give a simple introduction to ZigBee wireless networks. The hardware consists of a CC2530 ZigBee device preprogrammed with ZigBee software and an MSP430F2274 microcontroller that controls the ZigBee device.
The development kit demonstrates examples of typical sensor networks with temperature, light, voltage, and movement sensors.
The target board connected to the USB stick is programmed with a coordinator sample application. The coordinator sets up the network and configures the ZigBee network parameters. A ZigBee system can only have one coordinator.
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data to the coordinator. The devices can also be programmed as routers. Routers are typically used to extend the ZigBee network since they can route messages from other devices. Note that hardware for all the target boards is identical. Each of the boards can be programmed to be coordinator, router, or
STEP 2 – Install the sample software and connect the USB stick
Download the CC2530ZNP example software from
http://www.ti.com/cc2530znp
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After installation the default location for the sample software is |
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C:\Texas Instruments\CC2530ZNP Mini Kit |
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Connect the USB stick to a USB port on the PC. The Windows new device driver will request a new device driver to be installed. Normally the driver should be detected automatically. If the driver is not detected it can be found at the default location: C:\Texas Instruments\CC2530ZNP Mini Kit\Drivers
After installation a new COM port will be installed on the PC. To see the COM port number, open the Windows Control panel – System
–Hardware – Device Manager and check the COM port number under Ports (COM and LPT).
The USB stick serves both as a virtual serial port interface and as debugger/programmer. This means that during normal operation the USB stick should be connected to the coordinator target board. The USB stick can also be used to program and debug the
STEP 3 – Start the network
The ZigBee coordinator on the USB stick connects to the PC using a virtual USB serial port. The serial port interface can be accessed through a terminal program. The Windows default terminal interface can be found on the Windows Start menu - Accessories-
Communication – Hyperterminal.
After starting HyperTerminal, give a name to the connection and select the COM port used by the USB stick. In the COM port properties, select 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control
Push the button on the target board to display the status window of the network after the terminal has connected. Information about the ZNP and device is displayed. The coordinator is now ready to connect to other devices on the network. For more information about the message format, please see the Simple Application wiki page: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Simple_Applications_Examples
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