DOLPHIN-WUART-REF Reference Design

Texas Instruments

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) Wireless UART Chipset Reference Design

Description

Dolphin is a Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) Wireless UART chipset for the 902-928 MHz US ISM Band. The Dolphin chipset is a FCC pre-certified reference design and consists of the TRF6903 RF transciever and the digital baseband ASIC DBB03. The DBB03 contains the firmware for the Dolphin chipset in its ROM-based program memory. The schematics and layout of the Dolphin chipset are provided and can be used as a FCC pre-certified reference design to lower system development hurdles and hence faster time to market.

Features
  • Hardware Features:Chipset Solution - TRF6903 RF Transceiver and DBB03 Digital Baseband ASIC (firmware in ROM-based program memory)FHSS FSK operation in the 902-928 MHz US ISM bandFastest frequency hopping solution available resulting in fast acquisition and less power consumption. (Channel lock time of 200µs; No calibration needed when frequency hopping)Evaluation software or system micro can be used to evaluate/program the Dolphin chipset using a defined host-interface protocol+7dBm output Power (Low Power version)and +23 dBm output Power(High Power version)2.7-3.6V operationRF bit rate of 38.4 kbps50 hopping channels and multiple hop tablesFCC pre-certified per testing at LS ComplianceTransmisson Range of 1 mile typical(High Power Board) and 0.2 mile (Low Power board) (The Dolphin HP solution typically achieves a maximum range of 1 mile line-of-sight outdoors. However: the actual range is highly dependant upon the environment and: in harsh environments where there are many obstacles or interference: the range could be much lower).-101 dBm sensitivity at 38.4 kbps bit rateSoftware Features:Simple: hardware UART interface for an external system microcontrollerAcknowledgement/Retry for reliable data transferPacket routing to increase communication rangeSupports Point-to-Point and Broadcast NetworksHierarchical Network definition: Each Transceiver has a Transceiver ID(unique): Network ID and System IDUp to 65536 Transceivers can be configured within a single SystemNetwork Partitioning: Only Transceivers with same System ID: Network ID and same hopset communicateUp to 16 distinct hopsets. Each hopset contains 50 frequencies. Transceivers with different hopsets will not communicateModular Firmware Facilitates Easy Customization
Applications
Product Categories
  • Other wireless technologies

Parts

Part Number Name Companion Part
TRF6903 TRF6903 Buy Datasheet

Bill Of Materials

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