Atmel: ATAVR128RFA1-EK1 Evaluation Kit

Kit Overview   The Atmel's ATAVR128RFA1-EK1ATAVR128RFA1-EK1 evaluation kit accelerates development, debugging, and demonstration of IEEE 802.15.4-compliant wireless applications. The kit contains two evaluation boards for the Atmel ATmega128RFA1ATmega128RFA1 device, which covers the 2.4GHz ISM bands for use with the STK600 Starter Kit.   The ATmega128RFA1ATmega128RFA1 is a low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontroller based on the AVR enhanced RISC architecture combined with a high data rate transceiver for the 2.4 GHz ISM band. It is derived from the ATmega1281ATmega1281 microcontroller and the AT86RF231AT86RF231 radio transceiver. By executing powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the device achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the system designer to optimize power consumption versus processing speed. The radio transceiver provides high data rates from 250 kb/s up to 2 Mb/s, frame handling, outstanding receiver sensitivity and high transmit output power enabling a very robust wireless communication.   The AVR core combines a rich instruction set with 32 general purpose working registers. All 32 registers are directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU). Two independent registers can be accessed with one single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting architecture is very code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers. The system includes internal voltage regulation and an advanced power management. Distinguished by the small leakage current it allows an extended operation time from battery.   Key Applications: Building Automation, Home Appliances, Home Entertainment, Industrial Automation, Lighting, Metering, Mobile Electronics and PC Peripherals.

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Kit Features

ATmega128RFA1ATmega128RFA1 8-bit Microcontroller Features:

• High Performance, Low Power AVR 8-Bit Microcontroller
• Advanced RISC Architecture
  • 135 Powerful Instructions – Most Single Clock Cycle Execution
  • 32x8 General Purpose Working Registers
  • Fully Static Operation
  • Up to 16 MIPS Throughput at 16 MHz and 1.8V
  • On-Chip 2-cycle Multiplier
• Non-volatile Program and Data Memories
  • 128K Bytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash
    • Endurance: 1000 Write/Erase Cycles @ 125°C (2000 Cycles @ 85°C)
  • 4K Bytes EEPROM
    • Endurance: 1000 Write/Erase Cycles @ 125°C (2000 Cycles @ 85°C)
  • 16K Bytes Internal SRAM
• JTAG (IEEE std. 1149.1 compliant) Interface
  • Boundary-scan Capabilities According to the JTAG Standard
  • Extensive On-chip Debug Support
  • Programming of Flash EEPROM, Fuses and Lock Bits through the JTAG interface
• Peripheral Features
  • Multiple Timer/Counter & PWM channels
  • Real Time Counter with Separate Oscillator
  • 10-bit, 330 ks/s A/D Converter; Analog Comparator; On-chip Temperature Sensor
  • Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface
  • Two Programmable Serial USART
  • Byte Oriented 2-wire Serial Interface
• Advanced Interrupt Handler
• Watchdog Timer with Separate On-Chip Oscillator
• Power-on Reset and Low Current Brown-Out Detector
• Advanced Power Save Modes
• Fully integrated Low Power Transceiver for 2.4 GHz ISM Band
  • Supported Data Rates: 250 kb/s and 500 kb/s, 1 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s
  • -100 dBm RX Sensitivity; TX Output Power up to 3.5 dBm
  • Hardware Assisted MAC (Auto-Acknowledge, Auto-Retry)
  • 32 Bit IEEE 802.15.4 Symbol Counter
  • Baseband Signal Processing
  • SFR-Detection, Spreading; De-Spreading; Framing ; CRC-16 Computation
  • Antenna Diversity and TX/RX control
  • TX/RX 128 Byte Frame Buffer
• Hardware Security (AES, True Random Generator)
• Integrated Crystal Oscillators (32.768 kHz & 16 MHz, external crystal needed)
• I/O and Package
  • 38 Programmable I/O Lines
  • 64-pad QFN (RoHS/Fully Green)
• Temperature Range: -40°C to 125°C Industrial
• Supply voltage range 1.8V to 3.6V with integrated voltage regulators
• Ultra Low Power consumption (1.8 to 3.6V) for Rx/Tx & AVR: <18.6 mA
  • CPU Active Mode (16MHz): 4.1 mA
  • 2.4GHz Transceiver: RX_ON 12.5 mA / TX 14.5 mA (maximum TX output power)
  • Deep Sleep Mode: <250nA @ 25°C
• Speed Grade: 0 – 16 MHz @ 1.8 – 3.6V

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Kit Contents

The Atmel ATAVR128RFA1-EK1ATAVR128RFA1-EK1 kit contains:

• Two evaluation boards for the ATmega128RFA1ATmega128RFA1 device, covering the 2.4GHz ISM bands for use with STK600.

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