RF430FRL152H: ADC power consumption and android app support

Pavan Shetty63

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Hi,

I am a student at Texas A&M, I am evaluating the RF430FRL152H for an NFC sensor tag application. I was looking for the detailed power consumption numbers of the transponder, with ADC and RF radio on. The datasheet only has power numbers for core power consumption (FRAM and ROM), could you let me know where I could find these numbers.

I also wanted to check if there was any newer version of the android code to access the 430 RF data after https://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless_connectivity/nfc_rfid/f/667/p/469938/1688321.

over 8 years ago

0 Alex K. over 8 years ago

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All the customer available power numbers are found in the RF430FRL152H datasheet.

If there are use cases that are not available in the datasheet, a rough estimate can be found by doing lab testing.

Regarding the app, we are aware that the source code is not matching the built APK and we are working on acquiring the latest version. When it becomes available we will post it on the RF430FRL152H product page under the software section.

0 Pavan Shetty63 over 8 years ago in reply to Alex K.

Prodigy 60 points

Thanks, I will look forward to the updated code

0 Pavan Shetty63 over 8 years ago in reply to Pavan Shetty63

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Hi,
Is there a way to control any of the GPIOs through ISO15693 communication with the ROM code running or do we need to create a custom routine in the FRAM? I couldnt find a method for the former on the firmware guide.
Regards
Pavan

0 Alex K. over 8 years ago in reply to Pavan Shetty63

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There is a way to control the interrupt (P1.4, pin 22) over the air using the ROM code.

These registers need to be set (over the air):

Interrupt Control Register
   InterruptLevel - as needed
   InterruptDrive - as needed
   InterruptEnable - high

Control Register
ControlInterrupt - high
SetInterrupt - high or low

Please refer to the RF430FRL15xH Firmware Users Guide for more information on these registers.

http://www.ti.com/general/docs/lit/getliterature.tsp?baseLiteratureNumber=slau603&fileType=pdf

Also you could add a custom command function as provided in the firmware examples and with that any pins can be controlled.

http://www.ti.com/product/RF430FRL152H/toolssoftware

See software section.

0 Pavan Shetty63 over 8 years ago in reply to Alex K.

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Hi Alex,

I developed a working app with this board, documented here (https://www.hackster.io/shettypavank/nfc-sensor-interface-for-mobile-access-applications-75eff7?team=36516, thought it might help . Thanks for all your help!

0 Alex K. over 8 years ago in reply to Pavan Shetty63

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Thank you for your work and making this publicly available.

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