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S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

P I N D E F I N I T I O N S

The ZB2430 has a simple interface that allows OEM Host communications with the transceiver. Table 2 below shows the connector pin numbers and associated functions.

T a b l e 2 : P i n D e f i n i t i o n s f o r t h e Z B 2 4 3 0 t r a n s c e i v e r

SMT Pin

Pluggable

Type

Signal Name

Function

Pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

4

O

 

 

 

GIO_0

Generic Output Pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

6

O

 

 

 

GIO_1

Generic Output Pin

 

 

 

 

 

3

8

 

Do not Connect

Has internal connection, for Aerocomm use only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

7

I

 

GI0_2/ DE-RE

Generic Input pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

19

I

 

GIO_3 / AD_0

Has Internal connection. Reserved for future GPIO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

3

I

 

 

 

RXD

Asynchronous serial data input to transceiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

2

O

 

 

 

 

TXD

Asynchronous serial data output from transceiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

10

GND

 

 

 

GND

Signal Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

1

PWR

 

 

 

VCC

3.0 - 3.5 V ±50mV ripple (must be connected)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

-

PWR

 

 

 

 

VPA

3.0 - 3.5 V ±50mV ripple (must be connected)1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

-

GND

 

 

 

GND

Signal Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

9

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Mode – When pulled logic Low and then applying power or resetting, the

 

Test / Sleep Int.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transceiver’s serial interface is forced to a 9600, 8-N-1 rate. To exit Test mode,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the transceiver must be reset or power-cycled with Test Mode pulled logic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High or disconnected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Because this mode disables some modes of operation, it should not be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

permanently pulled Low during normal operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep mode interrupt - When logic Low, forces End Device to wake up from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep mode. When logic High, allows End Device to sleep and wake-up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

according to specified poll rate. Sleep mode interrupt function available on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End Devices only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

18

I/O

 

GIO_4 / AD_1

Has Internal connection. Reserved for future GPIO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

5

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET – Controlled by the ZB2430 for power-on reset if left unconnected.

 

 

UP_Reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a stable power-on reset, a logic Low pulse will reset the transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

11

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When logic Low, the transceiver interprets OEM Host data as command data.

 

 

CMD/Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When logic High or floating, the transceiver interprets OEM Host data as trans-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mit data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

20

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When logic Low, the transceiver is associated with a parent and has been

 

 

 

In Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

assigned a 16-bit Network Address. The Coordinator will report In Range after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selecting a clear channel to operate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

16

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request to Send – When enabled in EEPROM, the OEM Host can take this

 

 

 

 

RTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High when it is not ready to accept data from the transceiver. NOTE: Keeping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTS High for too long can cause data loss due to buffer overflow.2

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AeroComm ZB2430 manual N D E F I N I T I O N S, SMT Pin Pluggable Type Signal Name Function

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