Cc1101-expansion board

Description

This simple PCB can be used to wire together the development boards for easier deployment. Alternatively, one can simply wire together everything using jumper wires. We produced our PCBs at JLCPCB, look below for our order configuration. The schematic files can be opened and exported to gerber files using KiCad. You can also look at the schematic for a reference as to how to wire everything together.

Hardware

Receiver

We use a commonly available of-the-shelf cc1101 development board for our setup. If you want to use our circuit board for deployment, you need to get a board with the same pin-out configuration. If you don't want to use our board and use jumper wires instead, you can get one of the other commonly available development boards. Just make sure that at least one GPIO (GDx) is exposed.

Logic Analyzer

Use one of the commonly available ez-usb fx2lp based logic analyzer if you want to use our PCB. Otherwise, if you jump wire everything you can also use a fx2lp development board.

Reference Clock

We need one node that emits a reference message every other second. For our setup, we use a STM32F401CC, but other microcontrollers can easily be adapted to work as reference node as well.

Miscellaneous

• 2.54mm 10pin Straight Type Box Header
• 2.54mm 10pin IDC Socket
• IDC Ribbon Cable

PCB Order Configuration

• Base Material: FR-4
• Layers: 2
• Dimension: 65 mm* 56 mm
• PCB Thickness: 1.6
• PCB Color: Green
• Silkscreen: White
• Surface Finish: HASL(with lead)
• Deburring/Edge rounding: No
• Outer Copper Weight: 1
• Gold Fingers: No
• Castellated Holes: no
• Material Type:FR4-Standard Tg 130-140C
• Appearance Quality:IPC Class 2 Standard