Overview of EVB1000 Evaluation Board Evaluation board incorporating DecaWaves DW1000 IEEE802.15.4-2011 UWB compliant wireless transceiver IC, STM32F105 ARM Cortex M3 processor, USB interface, LCD display and off-board antenna DecaWaves two-way ranging application, DecaRanging, pre-installed Industry standard ARM processor with C source driver libraries available from DecaWave Full JTAG accessibility to the ARM processor using an industry standard pin-out header Includes an LCD display for reporting of measured range when running DecaRanging Display can be used for other functions as required depending on user programming Onboard LEDs to indicate transmit, receive and other messaging states Supports USB connection to an external PC if required for more extensive user interface functionality Allows development of applications using the TOF / two way ranging / data transfer capability of the DW1000 IC Off-board antenna connection allows evaluation of different antenna options On-board circuits designed to allow the customer measure the power consumption of the DW1000 subsystem independently of the other on-board circuitry Key Benefits Integration of DW1000 IC, processor, display and user interface options simplifies UWB technology and product concept evaluation Optimum circuit design and layout best illustrates the performance of the DW1000 ARM based processor allows uses of multiple tool chains / development environments Hardware and software support materials from DecaWave provide time-to-market advantages
Target Applications The DecaWave EVB1000 allows the development of applications in real time location systems (RTLS) and wireless sensor networks (WSN) across a variety of markets including agriculture, building control and automation, factory automation, healthcare, safety & security, warehousing & logistics and a range of others
EVB1000 component side & display side views
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PRODUCT INFORMATION: EVB1000
DW1000 DC power input Micro USB DW1000 IC SMA connector SPI external control port ARM Processor 1 o f f o n J7 S3 1 o f f o n J6 JTAG Port J5 J4 1 1 J2 1 J3 1 J8 1 J9 1 J10 1 S2 SW1 ARM Reset Button DW1000 IC SMA connector LCD DISPLAY LED0 L E D 6 LED4 L E D 8 L E D 5 L E D 7 1 on S1 off LED3 B O O T
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O f f U S B - S P I B o o t 0 DC power input DISPLAY SIDE COMPONENT SIDE
Technical Data DW1000 SUBSYSTEM ARM SUBSYSTEM POWER SUB- SYSTEM / POWER SOURCE SELECTION +5V DC input from USB J6 SPI I/F to external computer J1 Antenna Connector J5 USB Connector J7 +3V3 / +5V5DC S2 Always Connected SPI I/F
Supports all features of the DW1000 IC including: - 6 frequency bands supported with centre frequencies from 3.5 GHz to 6.5 GHz Tx power 14 dBm / 10 dBm Tx power density 41.3 dBm / MHz Preamble Length 64 s to 4 ms Packet Sizes up to 1023 bytes SPI interface Power Supply Options 5 V from USB 3.3 V via 2-pin header DW1000 sub-system power consumption can be measured independently STM32F105 ARM Cortex M3 processor 12 MHz external crystal 32.768 kHz RTC crystal On-chip USB interface / SPI interface to DW1000 70 mm x 70 mm PCB 2-Line LCD ASCII character display Displays measured distance when running DecaWaves DecaRanging software Can be used for customer programs Hardware & software applications material available from DecaWave To find out more contact: sales@decawave.com