ST X-NUCLEO-S915A1 Manuale utente
Getting started with the X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 Sub-1 GHz 915 MHz
RF expansion board based on S2-LP radio for STM32 Nucleo
October 2018 1/21
www.st.com
User manual
Introduction
The X-NUCLEO-S915A1 expansion board is based on the S2-LP radio and
operates in the 915 MHz ISM frequency band.
The expansion board is compatible with ST morpho and Arduino UNO R3
connectors.
The X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 interfaces with the STM32 Nucleo microcontroller
via SPI connections and GPIO pins. You can change some of the GPIOs by
mounting or removing the resistors.
The boards are equipped with the following features:
• On-board S2-LP, sub-1 GHz transceiver device
• SPI EEPROM for saving parameters
• 860 to 930 MHz RF Front-End Module(power amplifier)
• LED for user interface
• Jumper at 3V3 for checking the current consumption of the expansion
board
Figure 1. Sub-1 GHz expansion board based on S2-LP for STM32
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Contents
1Description..................................................................................................3
1.1 Typical applications ....................................................................................... 3
1.2 Abbreviations ................................................................................................. 4
2Getting started............................................................................................5
2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Hardware and software requirements ............................................................ 6
2.3 Board setup ................................................................................................... 7
3Hardware description and configuration..................................................8
3.1 Interconnection details ................................................................................... 8
3.2 SPI and GPIO connection options ................................................................. 9
3.3 Current measurement .................................................................................. 11
3.4 X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 component placement details ................................... 11
4Component description............................................................................12
4.1 S2-LP Radio ................................................................................................ 12
4.2 SPI EEPROM .............................................................................................. 12
5Formal Notices Required by the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”).................................................................................................13
6Formal Notices Required by the Industry Canada (“IC”) ......................14
7OEM Integration Instructions...................................................................16
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1 Description
The X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 boards contain the S2-LP radio which is a high
performance ultra-low power, sub-1 GHz, RF transceiver.
Table 1. Expansion board details
Evaluation board
RF
communication
frequency
Description
X-NUCLEO-S2868A1
868 MHz
868 MHz RF expansion board based on S2-LP RF
transceiver.
X-NUCLEO-S2915A1
915 MHz
915 MHz RF expansion board based S2-LP RF
transceiver
1.1 Typical applications
The evaluation boards can be used for evaluation of the S2-LP device in
multiple applications.
The following demo examples are available for testing with the evaluation
boards
• wM-Bus: Wireless Metering Bus demo
• Point-to-point communication protocol demo
• 6LoWPAN applications
• SigFox Communication
Please refer to the data brief for the firmware, available on www.st.com.
Users can develop other applications for evaluating the devices. Some of
these applications are:
• SigFox Communication
• Automatic meter reading
• Home and building automation
• WSN (wireless sensor network)
• Industrial monitoring and control
• Wireless fire and security alarm systems
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1.2 Abbreviations
Table 2. Abbreviation
Term
Meaning
AMR
Automatic meter reading
EEPROM
Electrically erasable programmable read only memory
GHz
Giga Hertz
GUI
Graphical user interface
LED
Light emitting diode
MCU
Microcontroller unit
P2P
Point-to-point communication
RF
Radio frequency communication
SPI
Serial peripheral interface
USB
Universal serial bus
wM-Bus
Wireless metering bus
WSN
Wireless sensors network
TBD
To Be Done
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2 Getting started
This section describes the hardware requirements for the X-NUCLEO-
S2915A1 evaluation boards.
2.1 Overview
The X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 main features are:
• Based on S2-LP radio
• S2-LP narrow band ultra-low power sub-1 GHz transceiver tuned for
860 - 940 MHz frequency band
• Modulation schemes: 2-FSK, 2-GFSK05,2-GFSK1, 4-FSK, 4-GFSK05
• Air data rate from 0.1 to 500 kbps
• Ultra-low power consumption: 7 mA RX and 10 mA TX
• IEEE 802.15.4g hardware packet support with whitening, FEC, CRC
and dual SYNC word detection
• RX and TX 128 byte FIFO buffers
• Support to wireless M-Bus
• Excellent performance of receiver sensitivity (up to -130 dBm)
• Automatic acknowledgement, retransmission and timeout protocol
engine
• Compatible with STM32 Nucleo boards
• Compatible with Arduino UNO R3 connectors
• Support SMA antennas
• BALF-SPI2-01D3 IPD balun for matching network and harmonics
filter
• Sigfox compatible
• Sample firmware for P2P communication
• 6LoWPAN compatible thanks to STM32Cube
• RoHS compliant
The X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 expansion board can be used for the evaluation
of the S2-LP device in multiple applications.
The following demo samples are available for testing:
• wM-Bus demo
• Point-to-point communication protocol demo
• 6LoWPAN applications
• SigFox communication
You can develop other applications for evaluating the devices, such as:
• SigFox communication
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• Automatic meter reading
• Home and building automation
• WSN
• Industrial monitoring and control
• Wireless fire and security alarm systems
2.2 Hardware and software requirements
To use STM32 Nucleo development boards with the X-NUCLEO-S2915A1
expansion board, connect the boards as shown below.
Figure 2. X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 expansion board connected to an STM32 Nucleo development board
The interconnection between the STM32 Nucleo and the X-NUCLEO-
S2915A1 has been designed to allow using any STM32 Nucleo board,
although complete testing has been performed using NUCLEO-L053R8,
NUCLEOF401RE and NUCLEO-L152RE boards hosting the ultra-low
power STM32.
The following software and hardware specifications are required:
• a PC/laptop with Microsoft Windows (7 and above) to install the
software package (X-CUBE-SUBG1)
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• a type A USB to mini-B USB cable to connect the STM32 Nucleo
board to the PC/laptop
• 128 MB of RAM
• Approximately 40 MB of hard disk space for the firmware
• Approximately 15 MB of hard disk space for the wM-Bus GUI
The use of the wM-Bus concentrator with the GUI requires additional boards
to be connected to the PC. The GUI can be used to check the wM-Bus
communication sample.
2.3 Board setup
Perform the following steps to set up the board:
Step 1. Check that the jumper on J1 connector is connected to provide the
required voltage to the board devices.
Step 2. Connect the X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 to the STM32 Nucleo board as
shown in Figure 2. X-NUCLEOS2915A1 expansion board connected to an
STM32 Nucleo development board
Step 3. Power the Nucleo development board using the Mini-B USB cable
Step 4. Program the firmware in the STM32 on the Nucleo development
board using the firmware sample provided
Step 5. Reset the MCU board using the reset button on the Nucleo
development board
Step 6. The evaluation kit is ready-to-use
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3 Hardware description and configuration
This section describes the X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 features and provides
information which could be useful to understand the board schematics.
3.1 Interconnection details
The X-NUCLEO-S2915A1 expansion board and the NUCLEO-F401RE or
NUCLEO-L152RE board connection details are listed in the table below.
Table 3. Left connector connection details
Left connector
CN6 Power
CN8 Analog
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
GPIO0
CSN
GPIO1
GPIO2
GPIO0*
GPIO3
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Table 4. Right connector connection details
Right connector
CN5 Digital
CN9 Digital
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SCL
SDA
GND
SPI_CLK*
SPI_MISO
SPI_MOSI
SPI_CSN*
nS*
SDN
SDN*
nS
SPI_CLK
Note: * = Optional connection
3.2 SPI and GPIO connection options
The SPI and GPIO connection options between the STM32 and S2-LP can
be used to enable different configurations in case a signal conflict occurs
when using other expansion boards.
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Table 5. S2-LP interface (optional) with Nucleo board
S2-LP signal
Default STM32
port
Optional STM32 port
CSn
PA1
PB6
To use optional connection mount R9, demount R13
CLK
PB3
PA5
To use optional connection mount R6, demount R11
nS
PB4
PA9
To use optional connection mount R7, demount R19
SDN
PA8
PB10
To use optional connection mount R18, demount R10
To use the optional connections, modify the firmware on the basis of the
STM32 resources used.
SKY66420 power amplifier setting:
SW1
SW2
LNA ON
soldered a 100 pF cap between 1 – 2
soldered a 100 pF cap between 1 - 3
LNA OFF
soldered a 100 pF cap between 1 - 3
soldered a 100 pF cap between 1 - 2
SKY66420
signal
Default STM32 port
Optional STM32 port
GPIO0
PA0
PC1
To use optional connection mount R25,
demount R12
GPIO1
PA4
NA
GPIO2
PB0
NA
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