Linx Technologies MDEV-900-HP3-xxx - Manual

WIRELESS MADE SIMPLE ®
HP3 Series Master Development System User’s Guide
Revised 8/15/08
INTRODUCTION
The Linx HP3 Series RF modules offer a simple, efficient, and cost-effective method
of adding wireless communication capabilities to any product. The Master
Development System is intended to give a designer all the tools necessary to
correctly and legally incorporate the HP3 Series into an end product. The
development boards themselves serve several important functions:
• Rapid Module Evaluation - The boards allow the performance of the Linx HP3
Series modules to be evaluated quickly in a user’s environment.
• Range Testing - By using the on-board encoders and decoders to generate a
simplex transmission, a pair of development boards can be used to evaluate the
range performance of the modules.
• Design Benchmark - During the design process of your product, the boards
provide a known benchmark against which the performance of your own design
may be judged.
• Application Development - An on-board prototyping area is provided to allow a
designer to develop applications directly on the development board. All signal
lines are available on a header for easy connection to the designer’s circuits.
• Protocol Development - The development system features two types of Host
Interface Modules that allow connection via RS-232 or USB to a PC. Windows-
based demonstration software is also included on CD, which allows for a variety
of tests.
The Master Development System includes 2 development boards, one set up for the
transmitter and the other for the receiver, 2 HP3 Series transmitters*, 2 HP3 Series
receivers*, two CW Series antennas, 2 9V batteries, and full documentation.
*One part is soldered to the board, one extra is for use on your first prototype board.
PART # DESCRIPTION
MDEV-900-HP3-PPS-RS232 HP3 Series Master Development System Pinned - RS-232
MDEV-900-HP3-SPS-RS232 HP3 Series Master Development System SMD - RS-232
MDEV-900-HP3-PPS-USB HP3 Series Master Development System Pinned - USB
MDEV-900-HP3-SPS-USB HP3 Series Master Development System SMD - USB
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