APPCON Technologies
APC220N
13dBm Metering Node Module
APC220N
V2.0
Features
Application
GFSK transceiver Module 470-510Mhz ISM frequency band 14.4k bps air data rate,fixed 13dBm Max. output power Serial baud rate configurable Net ID and Node ID configurable Address configurable Standby current < 5uA Supply voltage 3.5~5.5V
Home automation Automatic meter reading Wireless data logger Wireless sensor network
DESCRIPTION
APC220N is a low-cost sub-1 GHz transceiver module designed for operations in the MESH network applications, especially for AMR (Automatic Metering Reading) applications. It adopts high efficient looped interleaving EDAC (Error Detection and correction) coding with coding gain up to 3dB which keeps in advance in EDAC and coding efficiency over normal FEC (Forward Error Correction). The address length of APC220N is 6 bytes. Combining with APC910M (concentrator), the net-work can be constructed to 1024 nodes with 10 levels of routing.
PIN FUNCTIONS
PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Name GND VCC EN RXD TXD AUX SET NC NC Function Ground Power Input Input Output Output Input ----Description Ground (0V) Power supply Enable pin (>1.6V); UART input, TTL level; pull-up resistor:47K Ohm UART output, TTL level Data In/out indication Parameter setting pin; Low: effective No connection No connection
Table 1 APC220N Pin functions
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Symbol VCC Temp RH Freq FDEV Mod IDD Parameter (condition) Supply Voltage Operating temperature range Operating relative humidity Frequency range Modulation deviation Modulation type Receive mode Transmit mode @ 13dBm Sleep mode Pout Sen Output power Receiving sensitivity @14.4K bps -113 Min. 3.5 -30 10 470 28.8 GFSK 28 40 5 13 25 Typ. Max. 5.5 85 90 510
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Units V C % MHz KHz
mA mA uA dBm dBm
DRIN TS CHBW ZANT
Interface data rate Switching time Channel spacing Antenna Impedance
1.2 5 200 50
57.6
Kbps us kHz
Table 2 APC220N Electrical Specifications
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol VCC
VI VO Supply Voltage
Parameter Input voltage Output voltage Storage temperature
Min. -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -55
Max. 5.5 Vcc+0.3 Vcc+0.3 125
Units V V V
C
TST
Table 3 APC220N Maximum Ratings
PARAMETERS SETTING
Users can configure the parameters (frequency, data rate, output power, etc.) of RF modules by PC or MCU. BY PC. The interface of APC220N is UART/TTL. If connecting it to PC, users need to use a TTL-to-RS232 level converter to transform the different levels. Dorji Applied Technologies also provides converter board for configuration. Firstly users need to connect converter board to PC by cable and open APPCON RF
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software; then insert module into converter board. After that the status column of tool should display Found Device. Users then can read/write the module.
Figure 1: APPCON RF TOOL
BY MCU. The module can work normally 50ms (T1) after powering on. When configuring the module, users need to switch the SET pin to low and the module then enters into setting mode after 1mS or more (T2). It will use 9600 bps (data rate) and no parity check as default format to communicate.
GND 3.3V 5.5V Or floating High voltage TXD RXD option VCC EN RXD TXD AUX GPIO SET
Figure 2: Connecting Diagram
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When a command is sent to the module through the RXD pin, the module will send back response information by TXD pin in 200mS after it verifies the command is correct. When users check out the parameters are successfully set from the response information, the SET pin can be set to high and the module will work with the new settings in 10mS (T4). Please keep in mind that users only can send command once when the SET pin is configured to low. If users want to revise the parameters after a successful setting, users must configure SET pin to high and then set it into low in order to reconfigure the module. After 100ms (T4), the module will work with the new parameters.
Figure 3: Timing Sequence for Setting Parameters
Notes: All of the parameters (such as Frequency, net ID, Address, etc.) can be set by PC tool. If the module is configured through MCU, only the frequency, net ID and address parameters can be changed.
The commands of DRF7020M13N are in ASCII format. The default configuring data rate is 9600 bps and no parity check is adopted. The command set include two commands: Read command and Write command.
Read command: RD Response (from module): PARA_Freq_NetID_Address Write command: WR_ Freq_NetID_Address Response (from module): PARA_ Freq_NetID_Address
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Parameter
Freq. Net ID Address
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Length
3 Bytes 2 Bytes 6 Bytes
Explanation
434MHz = 434000 00000~65535 0X000000000000 reserved by system & 0XFFFFFFFFFFFF are
DRIN Parity
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1.2k ~57.6k bps; available for PC tool 8E1/8N1/801; available for PC tool
Table 4 APC220N Parameter Coding E.g. If the user wants to set the module work at Freq (434MHz), Net ID (12345) and (0X0123456789AB), the command could be written as below: Write Command: Corresponding HEX code: WR_434000_12345_0123456789AB 0x57,0x52,0x20,0x34,0x33,0x34,0x30,0x30,0x30,0x20, 0X31,0X32,0X33,0X34,0X35,0X20,0X30,0X31,0X32,0X33, 0X34,0X35,0X36, 0X37,0X38,0X39,0X41,0X42, 0X0D, 0X0A PAPA _434000_12345_0123456789AB 0X50,0X41, 0X52,0X41,0x20,0x34,0x33,0x34,0x30,0x30, 0x30,0x20, 0X31,0X32,0X33,0X34,0X35,0X20,0X30, 0X31,0X32,0X33, 0X34,0X35,0X36, 0X37,0X38,0X39, 0X41,0X42, 0X0D, 0X0A Address
Response: Corresponding HEX code:
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Figure 4: Mechanical Dimensions
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