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Where can I download the 30+ sample projects for the CC2530ZDK-ZNP-MINI kit + number of Modules 2 or 3?

spixycat
Intellectual 300 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2530, CC2500, Z-STACK, MSP430F2274

Where can I download the 30+ sample projects for the CC2530ZDK-ZNP-MINI kit??

 

And are there 2 or 3 remote units in the eval product? Or is one RF board the designated Zigbee module for the USB dongle?

 

Thanks

 

 

  • 0
    TI__Prodigy 185 points

    The sample applications can be downloaded from http://www.ti.com/cc2530znp

    The kit contains 3 target boards

    One USB stick  is provided and acts as the coordinator. The USB stick seves as a virtual serial port interface and debugger/programmer and should be connected to the coordinator target board during normal operation.

    Two battery sensor boards with 2 AA batteries are configured as end devices. The USB stick can also be used to program and debug the end-device target boards using the IAR Embedded Workbench.

  • 0 in reply to Mark Grazier
    Intellectual 300 points

    Thanks Mark,

     

    I missed the zip file with the sources......

     

    So last question: USB stik has no onboard CC2530 does it? It will need one of the 3 target boards to communicate with the 2 other devices?

     

    Thanks!

     

    André

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    TI__Prodigy 185 points

    The USB stick has a pin connector with a target board with the CC2530 on it .The reason for the pin connector is so that if you want to program one of the end devices you can remove it from the battery board and plug it  end device board.

  • 0
    Mastermind 9802 points

    If you're developing on this kit I highly recommend getting 2 or three; that watch what the other devices are doing on the console since each kit only contains one USB dongle for the 3 target boards.

     

    --Derek

  • 0 in reply to Derek
    TI__Mastermind 19575 points

    A good idea would also be to take a look at our Wiki page for explanations of the examples:

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CC2530ZDK-ZNP-MINI

    LPRF Rocks the World

     

  • 0 in reply to Derek
    Intellectual 300 points

    yes that is a smart recom to have i.e. 2 or more USB dongle to see printf's in the code on a Windows COM port: very clever

    I am not sure if I can oder just the a single dongle, I have to look it up @ Mouser where I ordered a development set of $99.  

    Could I use may be also a http://dangerousprototypes.com/bus-pirate-manual/  which is a nifty little boad with a USB connection and a PIC contoler that "talks"  I2C, SPI, 1-wire, TTL UART etc? I guess that target board uses a TTL-UART to connect to the Dongle? I have not studied the schematics jet, I just decided to jump from an OEM Pic24 to the MSP430+cc250x0 development combination because these kits ar much better supported by TI itself instead of a company with 2 or 3 smart guys that can't tell me how to handle a-syns messages over the 2.4Ghz connection using a ISR in C. I assume that that is no problem at all or there are plenty of people that are able to help me out instead of just 2 or 3 :)

    Cheers!!!!

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    Intellectual 300 points

     

    or can I use i.e. EZ430-F2013 for just getting the output to a Windows COM port?

     

    Also is there also a Zigbee EZ430-CHRONOS available????

     

    Thanks!

     

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    TI__Prodigy 185 points

    If you want the output to a windows  serial port, the terminal interface is available through the serial port interface via a terminal program. The kit instructions for starting the network provide a default  terminal interface via the windows start menu.

     

    The Chronos kit  uses a CC2500 FSK radio . The ZigBee kits use A DSSS radio.We do not have a ZigBee chronos kit available at this time.

  • 0 in reply to Mark Grazier
    Intellectual 300 points

    I guess there will be one available eventually?

     

    And what is the protocol between ez430 USB and the ez430-CC2530?  TTL Uart or SPI? I2C?

     

    Regards

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    Intellectual 300 points

     

     

    I also would like to know in which file I can see an example of handling interrupts from the CC2530 and the ISR() routine.

     

    I hope that the CC2530 is able to generate an interrupt when for RX and TX to have a full async message handling of the Zigbee connection. This is my main obstacle for the Pic24/MRF24J40 combination, and if this is available on the 430 I will switch hardware from PIC24/MRF24J40  to MSP430/CC2530

     

    Cheers!

     

    André

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    TI__Mastermind 19575 points

    spixycat(Andre):

    We have HAL porting document in our Z-Stack release that includes an explanation of the ISR. The document can be found on the following default installation folder:[C:\Texas Instruments\ZStack-CC2530-2.4.0-1.4.0\Documents] 

    It is called: "Z-Stack HAL Porting Guide.pdf"
    I have also attached it in case you do not have Z-Stack installed.

    4571.Z-Stack HAL Porting Guide.pdf

    LPRF Rocks the World

  • 0 in reply to Morten Braathen
    Intellectual 300 points

     

     

    great, may be you can answer my seperate posting with the same information, this thread is becoming a mess and it has nothing to do with the subject any more.

     

    I apologize for the unprofessional mess. 

     

    I will study that document.

     

    Cheers!

     

    André

     

     

  • 0 in reply to spixycat
    Mastermind 9802 points

    There are a couple different parts here. To clarify:

    ez430 USB adapter: this acts as a programmer for an MSP430. It communicates with the target boards via TTL UART and a proprietary MSP430 programming interface.

    ez430-CC2500 target board: this contains an MSP430F2274 and CC2500. These are hardwired together via SPI.

    ez430-CC2530ZNP target board: MSP430F2274 and CC2530 connected via SPI.

    Note that not all the ez430 USB boards have the UART. TI makes different flavors of that board for different end devices. For example, the ez430 that comes with the T2013 boards does not include the UART.

    You can use the CC2530ZNP with other processors besides the MSP430F2274; see the ZNP examples and Wiki on how to port. The nice thing is that all the calls to hardware are in one file, the HAL file, so that just needs to be ported. I've ported the ZNP interface to a few different MSP430s as well as TI's Stellaris ARM processors.

     

    --Derek