CC2531 Zigbee USB Dongle

In this article, we discuss about using CC2531 USB Evaluation Module Kit for wireless communication. At first, a zip file - CC USB Firmware Library and Examples, was downloaded from TI's website. After that, USB RF Modem Example in CC USB Software Examples User’s Guide was tested.

CC2531 Zigbee Wireless USB Dongle

Wireless Communication using CC2530 Zigbee Wireless MCU

CC2530 is an system-on-chip (SoC) solution for IEEE 802.15.4 and Zigbee that combines RF transceiver and 8051 MCU. To develop a wireless module using it, we had bought a CC2530DK devolopment kit that consists of 2 CC2530EM Evaluation Modules, 2 SmartRF05EB Evaluation Boards, and a CC2531 USB Dongle. It cost about USD 400. At first, we installed SmartRF Studio which was available for free at TI's website.

CC2530DK

Accelerometer LIS3DSH

LIS3DSH is an 3-axis MEMS accelerometer made by STMicroelectronics. Its full scale range is selectable from ±2g to ±16g. The size is small and it is only 3mm x 3mm. Either SPI or I²C can be used to interface with it. Supply voltage is from 1.71 V to 3.6 V. In this article, testing and evaluation of STEVAL-MKI134V1 adapter board is discussed.

Figure. STEVAL-MKI134V1 - LIS3DSH adapter board for standard DIL24 socket.