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1. Operating the Transceivers
This section contains remarks about how the Menu Guides, both abridged and exhaustive, are set-up and how to use them.
Then, both versions of the Menu Guide, respectively, are given.
1.1 Menu Guide Description
These menu guides are intended to provide the user with two views of the demo-software menu. First, the abridged version
shows a top-level view of only the first two tiers of the menu system. At a glance, the user can see what features are
demonstrated in the pre-loaded software. Second, in the exhaustive version, the user has a simple-to-navigate outline with
complete details about each feature in the software. Additionally, in the exhaustive version, short instructions are given for
the demonstrations whose execution is not intuitively clear from simply the outline material alone.
The following are comments important to understanding these guides and navigating the Demo software menu:
1. anything that appears on the LCD display is highlighted in the outline with bold text. This helps the user to more
quickly spot the place in this outline that corresponds to the current position in the menu system while using the
Wireless BlackBird.
2. there are 5 possible movement of the joystick:
P - press
L - move left
R - move right
U - move up
D - move down
that result in some action. Each is described in the exhaustive version.
3. where reasonable, a few sentences of explanation either complement or replace the abbreviated descriptions of
the joystick movements.
4. unless otherwise stated, these actions apply to each menu item:
L - backs out of the menu item
P - starts/ends/selects the menu item
So, a very important action that the user MUST remember is: only by pressing (P) the joystick will a selected
menu item be stored in memory!
5. the letters “X” or “x” are used in this outline to indicate display of a number that has a variable value.
1.2 The Abridged Menu Guide
There are 6 main menus:
DIAGNOSTICS
LINK QUALITY
TEMPERATURE SENSOR
LIGHT SENSOR
FREQ HOPPER
SYSTEM SETUP
They are accessible by moving the joystick downward (not to be confused with pressing it) or upward after power-up. At
each main menu which has sub-menus, these sub-menus can be accessed by pressing the joystick. Moving the joystick
leftward backs out of the currently-selected sub-menu.
These 6 main menus and each one’s sub-menu are described here:
DIAGNOSTICS - provides transmit and receive functions for testing and evaluation. The sub-menus are:
MARK - transmits a continuous logic “1” (the upper FSK frequency)
SPACE - transmits a continuous logic 0 (the lower FSK frequency)
TOGGLE - generates a continuous square wave by toggling between MARK and SPACE (FSK mode)
RSSI - indicates received signal strength
PKT TX - transmits packet data
PKT RX - receives packet data
S LINK - serial link mode; permits two PCs to communicate over an RF link
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LINK QUALITY - two transceivers exchange data packets with one-another. Each transceiver displays the relative strength
of the signal it receives.
TEMPERATURE SENSOR - two transceivers exchange with one-another the temperature measurement made by each’s
on-board sensor. The temperature measured by a transceiver’s own sensor, as well as that reported by the other
transceiver, is displayed.
LIGHT SENSOR - two or more transceivers exchange with one-another the light intensity measurement made by each’s on-
board sensor. This is a multi-transceiver demonstration with a single MASTER and one or more REMOTEs. The intensity
measured by a transceiver’s own sensor, as well as that reported by the other transceiver, is displayed.
Note: The REMOTEs communicate only with the MASTER – not with other REMOTEs.
FREQ HOPPER - two transceivers exchange data packets, in either single or continuous mode, as they hop among pre-set
channels.
SYSTEM SETUP - various functions
PWR DWN - puts the transceiver in one of two different sleep modes
CHANNEL ADJUST - adjusts/trims the frequency of the selected channel
UNIT ID ADR - assigns a unit ID to the transceiver
SET DATE/TIME - sets the date and time of the internal clock
PWR LVL - sets the power output (LO ~0dBm, HI ~8dBm)
LCD SEG ON - displays all segments on the LCD
A/D TST - shows that the A/D converter works
CLK OUT - outputs a square wave at the RC oscillator frequency
TIME - displays day/date/time information
RF MODULE SELECT - loads pre-set register data for each RF frequency
1.3 The Exhaustive Menu Guide
To power-up the transceiver, slide the white-and-black switch downward. The text ATMEL WIRELESS BLACKBIRD scrolls
across the screen. The AVR
®
logo and the device part number (542x) are also displayed. At this point:
P - displays VERSION X.XX, the current version of the demo software
P,L,R,U,D - goes to power-up display (ATMEL SMARTRF...)
U,D - scrolls through the main menu (DIAGNOSTICS, LINK QUALITY, ...)
P - selects desired menu item
1.3.1 DIAGNOSTICS
Contains seven transmit/receive functions
sub-menus: MARK, SPACE, TOGGLE, RSSI, PKT TX, PKT RX, S LINK
P - accesses sub-menus
L - goes to power-up display (ATMEL SMARTRF...)
U,D - scrolls through main menu (DIAGNOSTICS, LINK QUALITY, ...)
1.3.1.1 MARK
Transmits a continuous logic “1” (the upper FSK frequency)
P - accesses menu items
L - goes to DIAGNOSTICS
U,D - scrolls thru menu (MARK, SPACE, ...)
CH x - sets radio channel (0 to 9)
P - goes to PWR LVL
L - goes to PWR LVL
U - increments channel
D - decrements channel
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PWR LVL - sets TX power level
P - sets selected power level (LO/HI) and goes to MARK
L - goes to MARK
U - selects HI power
D - selects LO power
MARK (blinking), channel number, AVR
®
logo, antenna icon, and P LO (or, P HI)
radio is transmitting, indicated by AVR logo and antenna icon
P,L,R,U,D - goes to START and stops transmitting
START - exits or re-starts TX mode
P - re-starts TX mode
L - goes to MARK (main menu)
U,D - goes to EXIT
EXIT - exits TX mode
P,L - goes to MARK (main menu)
U,D - goes to START
1.3.1.2 SPACE
Same as the MARK menu, except it transmits a continuous logic “0” (the lower FSK frequency)
1.3.1.3 TOGGLE
Generates a continuous square wave by toggling between MARK and SPACE (FSK mode)
P - accesses menu items
L - goes to DIAGNOSTICS
U,D - scrolls thru menu (MARK, SPACE, ...)
CH x - sets radio channel (0 to 9)
P - sets channel and goes to FSK
L - goes to FSK
U - increments channel
D - decrements channel
FSK - sets transmitter to ASK or FSK
P - sets mode and goes to x KBPS
L - goes to x KBPS
U,D - toggles between ASK and FSK
x KBPS - sets data rate, dependent on modulation chosen
P - goes to TOGGLE
U,D - changes data rate (1,5,10Kbps for ASK; 1,5,10,20,40Kbps for FSK)
TOGGLE, AVR logo, antenna icon, and CH x - radio is transmitting, indicated by AVR logo and antenna icon
P,L,R,U,D - goes to START and stops transmitting
START - exits or re-starts TX mode
P - re-starts TX mode
L - goes to TOGGLE (main menu)
U,D - goes to EXIT
EXIT - exits TX mode
P,L - goes to TOGGLE (main menu)
U,D - goes to START

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