swarm kit User Guide Version 1.1

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1 swarm kit User Guide Version 1.1 Document ID: NA

2 Document Information Document Information Document Title... Document Version Published... February 27, 2013 (10:00 pm) Current Printing... February 27, 2013 (10:00 pm) Document ID... NA Document Status... Released Disclaimer Nanotron Technologies GmbH believes the information contained herein is correct and accurate at the time of release. Nanotron Technologies GmbH reserves the right to make changes without further notice to the product to improve reliability, function or design. Nanotron Technologies GmbH does not assume any liability or responsibility arising out of this product, as well as any application or circuits described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights. As far as possible, significant changes to product specifications and functionality will be provided in product specific errata sheets, or in new versions of this document. Customers are encouraged to check the Nanotron website for the most recent updates on products. Trademarks All other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the sole property of their respective owners. This document and the information contained herein is subject to copyright and intellectual property rights under international convention. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical or optical, in whole or in part, without the prior permission in writing of Nanotron Technologies GmbH Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page ii 2013 Nanotron Technologies GmbH NA

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction swarm kit Contents System Requirements swarm radio Board Overview Components RF Area User Interface Area Voltage Supply Area Flashing Area Power Supply Voltage Regulator On/Off Switch Jumpers and Test Pins Block Diagram Evaluating Wireless Transmission Reliability of Radio Frequency (RF) Links Reliable Data Communication Ranging Precision Obtainable Range Receiver Sensitivity Summary Software Installation FTDI Driver FTDI for Serial/USB Conversion Replacing an Existing FTDI Driver Installing Atmel Studio swarm Ranging Demo Application Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards Connecting swarm Device and JTAGICE3 with the PC NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page iii

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5 List of Tables List of Tables Table 1-1: swarm kit - Components...2 Table 1-2: swarm kit- CD Contents...2 Table 3-1: swarm radio - Board-RF Area...5 Table 3-2: swarm radio - Board- User Interface...5 Table 3-3: swarm radio - Voltage Supply Area...5 Table 3-4: swarm radio - Board-Flashing Area...5 Table 3-5: swarm radio - Board Jumpers and Testpins...7 NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page v

6 List of Figures List of Figures Figure 1-1: swarm kit- Components...1 Figure 3-1: swarm radio - Board Areas...4 Figure 3-2: swarm radio - Boand Key Components...4 Figure 3-3: swarm radio - Board...6 Figure 3-4: swarm radio - Board Jumpers and Testpins...7 Figure 3-5: swarm radio - Block Diagram of the swarm radio board...8 Figure 5-1: swarm kit - Welcome Screen...11 Figure 5-2: swarm kit - License Agreement...11 Figure 5-3: swarm kit - Full Installation...12 Figure 5-4: swarm kit - Installation Location...12 Figure 5-5: swarm kit - FTDI USB Driver...13 Figure 5-6: swarm kit - Finish Screen...13 Figure 5-7: swarm kit - README Selection...14 Figure 6-1: swarm kit - Add or Remove Program(Win-XP)...15 Figure 7-1: Atmel STUDIO Install Shield Wizard...16 Figure 7-2: Atmel STUDIO Download Visual Studio Installer...17 Figure 7-3: Atmel STUDIO Start Visual Studio Installer...17 Figure 7-4: Atmel STUDIO License Agreement...18 Figure 7-5: Atmel STUDIO Visual Studio Install Path Settings...18 Figure 7-6: Atmel STUDIO Visual Studio Installing Components...19 Figure 7-7: Atmel STUDIO Final Screen of Visual Studio Installer...19 Figure 7-8: Atmel STUDIO Installation USB Drivers...20 Figure 7-9: Atmel STUDIO Welcome Screen of the Installer for the Atmel USB Driver...20 Figure 7-10: Atmel STUDIO Atmel USB Driver License Agreemnet...21 Figure 7-11: Atmel STUDIO Install Path Settings for the USB Driver...21 Figure 7-12: Atmel STUDIO Starting Installation...22 Figure 7-13: Atmel STUDIO Installing the Driver...22 Figure 7-14: Atmel STUDIO Driver Installation Completed...23 Figure 7-15: Atmel STUDIO Welcome Screen of Atmel STUDIO 6.0 Setup...23 Figure 7-16: Atmel STUDIO License Agreement of Atmel STUDIO Figure 7-17: Atmel STUDIO Setting the Destination Folder for Atmel STUDIO Figure 7-18: Atmel STUDIO Summary of Installation Details...25 Figure 7-19: Atmel STUDIO Setup Completing Installation...25 Figure 7-20: Atmel STUDIO Installation Completed...26 Figure 8-1: swarm kit - Start Menu...27 Figure 8-2: swarm kit - swarm Ranging Demo application...28 Figure 9-1: swarm kit - Setting up the Firmware Update Tool...29 Figure 9-2: swarm kit - Location of JTAG Header & Pin Figure 9-3: swarm kit - swarm radio with USB Cable attached...31 Figure 9-4: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Firmware Upgrade...31 Figure 9-5: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Firmware is Up to Date...32 Figure 9-6: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Set Up...32 Figure 9-7: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming File Selection...33 Figure 9-8: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process starts...34 Figure 9-9: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process...35 Figure 9-10: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process completed...36 NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page vi

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8 Introduction 1 1 Introduction A swarm is defined as a congregation of independent nodes which share a common interest in their relative positioning and communication towards each other for a certain period of time. To obtain the best possible ranging performance the following assumptions are made: (a) use proven Nanotron hardware components and interfaces, namely swarm radio board (b) providing a generally available HW interface that easily can be controlled by a host platform (c) break down the full functionality into small functional elements on the embedded part (d) more complex system functionality will be realized by application designer on the host platform allowing maximum flexibility The intended field of application is a multi node peer to peer ranging solution in which every embedded ranging node is connected to a host platform. Transceiver nodes capable of ranging and communicating with other nodes are controlled through their API by a host platform. The individual host platform controls the embedded platform to range to one of the remaining other nodes and returns the distance value between the two nodes. 1.1 swarm kit Contents The swarm kit includes all required hardware and software needed. The following figure shows the hardware components of the swarm radio kit. Figure 1-1: swarm kit- Components NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 1

9 Introduction 1 The swarm radio kit components are listed in the following tables. Hardware Qty Description swarm radio boards 3 Uses the radio RF Module and the ATmega1284P microcontroller and is specifically designed for location and ranging applications. 2.4 GHz antennas 3 High-quality sleeve dipole omnidirectional antenna. Install in the same plane for effective transmissions. Recommended antenna electrical polarization is vertical. Mini USB cables 3 Used for data transfer and charging circuitry USB power supply units 2 Used with USB cables to provide a regulated power supply to the swarm radio boards. Adapter cable 1 Connects Atmel JTAG ICE3 to swarm radio board. Atmel JTAG ICE3 1 Tool for updating the swarm radio board s embedded firmware. Uses the JTAG interface on the swarm radio board. CD 1 See table 1-2 Table 1-1: swarm kit - Components CD Contents FTDI driver swarm API swarm radio firmware swarm Ranging Demo swarm Ranging Demo User Guide Description Required to access the swarm radio s serial interface. Required for controling the swarm radio boards. Embedded swarm radio firmware. PC Demo Software for operating swarm radio nodes. This document. Description of the swarm Ranging Demo application Table 1-2: swarm kit- CD Contents NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 2

10 System Requirements 2 2 System Requirements The software included in the swarm kit requires Microsoft Windows XP or later OS with a 2.0 GHz dual-core processor or equivalent and 1 GByte memory. The PC or, ideally, laptop must be equipped with an available USB port. 1.2 GByte free space on the hard drive are required for a full installation of all software in the kit including third party software. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 3

11 swarm radio Board Overview 3 3 swarm radio Board Overview 3.1 Components The components of the swarm radio board are grouped into five areas as shown below. Figure 3-1: swarm radio - Board Areas Below shows the location of the key components of the swarm radio board. Figure 3-2: swarm radio - Boand Key Components NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 4

12 swarm radio Board Overview RF Area Part Swarm radio RF Module MHz external oscillator ATmega 1284P microcontroller RX LED TX LED Description Integrates all the required components for a complete RF module. It includes the nanoloc TRX Transceiver and required circuitry, a +20 dbm power amplifier, as well as a balun, a band pass filter, and clock crystals. A MHz quartz crystal as an external oscillator. AVR Microcontroller,128 KB flash program memory, 16KB SRAM, 4 KB EEPROM When illuminated, the swarm radio RF Module is active and ready. When illuminated, indicates swarm radio RF Module is transmitting. Table 3-1:swarm radio - Board-RF Area User Interface Area Part Buttons LEDs Description Pre-defined buttons to switch between different swarm behaviours: active, passive, sniffer Indication of swarm status information: board alive, sucessful ranging, ranging request, ranging error, swarm behaviour, ID braodcast Table 3-2:swarm radio - Board- User Interface Voltage Supply Area Part Power ON/OFF switch PWR LED Reset button USB LED USB RX/TX LEDs Description Disconnects from either the barrel connector or the JP1 power source but NOT from the JTAG connector power source. When illuminated, indicates power supply is on. Used to reset the microcontroller. When illuminated, indicates USB is connected. When illuminated (Yellow:RX, Red: TX), indicates data transmission and reception to a connected PC. Table 3-3:swarm radio - Voltage Supply Area Flashing Area Part JTAG connector ISP connector Description JTAG interface for updating the embedded swarm firmware SPI Interface for on-chip In-System Programming (maintenance only) Table 3-4:swarm radio - Board-Flashing Area NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 5

13 swarm radio Board Overview Power Supply The swarm radio board can be powered by a USB battery. A miniusb connector provides power supply and data transfer via USB to allow the device to operate as a base station Voltage Regulator Both the ATmega1284P microcontroller and the swarm radio RF Module require a steady voltage of 2.5 V. However, USB power provides up to 6.0 V. Therefore, a voltage regulator, which is a low dropout linear regulator, ensures a maximum 2.5 V is provided to the board. The regulator is capable of up to 500 ma of output current at input voltages from 2.8 V to 6.0 V. The USB power can provide a voltage source to the regulator On/Off Switch A sliding switch allows the board to be switched off without having to remove the power supply. Voltage supply from USB remains available to recharge the battery, When the board is switched on, a power supply LED (labelled PWR) is illuminated. The figure below shows the location of the ON/OFF sliding switch and the PWR LED. Figure 3-3: swarm radio - Board NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 6

14 swarm radio Board Overview Jumpers and Test Pins The next figure shows the location of the jumpers and test pins on the swarm radio board. Jumpers pre-connected at the factory are shown in reverse black and white. Figure 3-4: swarm radio - Board Jumpers and Testpins These jumpers and test pins are described in the following table. Item Description Default Setting J1L J2L J3L JD1 When closed, enables PWR, USB, and charging LEDs. When open LEDs disabled to reduce current consumption. When closed, enables USB RX and USB TX LEDs. When open, LEDs disabled to reduce current consumption. When closed, enables programmable LEDs L1 to L6. When open, LEDs disabled to reduce current consumption. Connected to DI01 and to ADC/IO header. When closed, wakes up module from Powerdown mode. Closed Closed Closed Open AREF Analog reference pin for the analog to digital converter. Open IMES JI2C When closed, enables the swarm radio RF Module to reset an external microcontroller. When open, this function is disabled. When closed, enables/disabled the pull-up resistor in the I2C bus for the µc. Closed Closed VTAG When closed, uses supply voltage from Atmel JTAG ICE3. Open J9L ADC/IO Connector X7 Connector When closed, enabled the TX and RX LEDs. When open, LEDs disabled to reduce current consumption. Provides access to the IO ports of the µc. Used for monitoring SPI signals. Table 3-5:swarm radio - Board Jumpers and Testpins Closed Not connected Not connected NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 7

15 swarm radio Board Overview Block Diagram Figure 3-5: swarm radio - Block Diagram of the swarm radio board NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 8

16 Evaluating Wireless Transmission 4 4 Evaluating Wireless Transmission The quality and range of wireless transmissions are dependent on a number of key factors. These include, but are not limited to, the physical environment in which the transmissions take place and the amount of noise or electromagnetic interferers within the vicinity of the transmissions. The following provides some general remarks to consider when evaluating the quality and range of wireless transmissions. 4.1 Reliability of Radio Frequency (RF) Links In many applications - especially where wired systems are replaced by wireless systems - often the wireless system is expected to have the same reliability as the existing cable-based system. However, wireless systems are affected sometimes significantly by signal influencing factors such as attenuation, reflections, fading, as well as other interfering systems that counteract with a reliable data communication. To anticipate these expectations for a wireless system, it is necessary to take in account these potential influencing factors in the system design. 4.2 Reliable Data Communication In contrast to existing narrowband data transmission methods, nanoloc s Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technology provides the best possible margin for data communication due to its broadband time and frequency spreading characteristics. In adverse RF situations such as in the presence of strong RF interferers or high signal attenuation (metal enclosures), the RF communication in even the most robust systems can be affected by the physical constraints of a particular RF environment. 4.3 Ranging Precision Strong RF interferers and high signal attenuation also affect the obtainable precision for ranging. The implemented ranging algorithm is based on a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. For very reflective RF environments in combination with a blocked direct signal (non-line-of-sight), the measured signal can actually be a reflected signal. So the measured distance will be longer than the actual distance (direct line) between the two RF devices. 4.4 Obtainable Range In performing ranging, a frequently asked question is What is the maximum obtainable range?. In general, the range is determined by the link budget that is available for a given data link. Link budget is the output power of the transmitter vs. the input sensitivity of the receiver. For true line-of-sight conditions where no interferers exist, the obtainable distance can be easily calculated for a given frequency. However, in most cases this ideal environment is not possible due to reflections by walls, buildings, vegetation or the earth s ground. These interferers can severely influence the propagation characteristics of the signal. This inevitably leads to shorter communication ranges compared to ranges calculated for ideal scenarios. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 9

17 Evaluating Wireless Transmission Receiver Sensitivity When interferers are present at the receiver s end of the wireless link, the receiver s sensitivity is degraded by the prevailing amount of RF noise. For a comparison, consider ordinary audio noise at a radio receiver where a considerable noise floor is present. A person s ear sensitivity has no effect on the quality of the audio sound. Likewise, with RF receivers the quality of the received signal is degraded if a considerable noise floor is present. The noise floor determines the receiver s sensitivity and, therefore, limits the maximum obtainable communication range. 4.6 Summary In summary, a communication range can not be stated by considering the RF link alone without also taking in account the environment in which the communication takes place. The effects mentioned in this section are generally true for RF links. They have to be taken in consideration during the system design to successfully implement a specified radio application. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 10

18 Software Installation 5 5 Software Installation To install the swarm kit, do the following: 1 Run the INSTALLATION ASSISTANT from the product CD. If Autorun does not start, browse to the product CD and run the installer swarm_kit_v1.6.1.exe. 2 On the WELCOME dialog, click Next. Figure 5-1: swarm kit - Welcome Screen 3 Read through the SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT and click I Agree to continue. Figure 5-2: swarm kit - License Agreement NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 11

19 Software Installation 5 4 Full installs all mandatory and optional items. Figure 5-3: swarm kit - Full Installation 5 Choose a location to install the software and click Install to continue. Figure 5-4: swarm kit - Installation Location NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 12

20 Software Installation 5 6 If an FTDI USB driver is detected during installation, then the installation of this driver will be skipped and the following alert will appear. Figure 5-5: swarm kit - FTDI USB Driver In this case, the installed FTDI driver needs to be uninstalled and the correct FTDI driver needs to be installed after the INSTALLATION ASSISTANT is finished. Click OK to dismiss the alert. 7 After successfully installing the software on your PC the following message will appear on you screen. Click Finish to exit the nanotron swarm kit Setup Wizard. Figure 5-6: swarm kit - Finish Screen NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 13

21 Software Installation 5 8 The swarm kit README page will open on your browser. You now can access the available documentation and swarm software by clicking on the respective links. Figure 5-7: swarm kit - README Selection NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 14

22 FTDI Driver 6 6 FTDI Driver 6.1 FTDI for Serial/USB Conversion The swarm radio board uses a FTDI chip to convert RS232 serial communication from the board to USB. A miniusb cable connects the board to a PC. The FTDI driver installed by the kit application installation wizard converts USB back to RS232 for use by the kit demo applications.the FTDI driver will automatically configure a port on the PC for this purpose. 6.2 Replacing an Existing FTDI Driver A specific version of the FTDI Driver is required for USB connection to the swarm radio board. If an existing FTDI Driver was detected during installation, it needs to be replaced with the correct FTDI USB driver. To replace an existing FTDI Driver: 1 Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Figure 6-1: swarm kit - Add or Remove Program(Win-XP) 2 In the list of installed software, select the FTDI driver. 3 Click Change/Remove to uninstall the driver. 4 Install the correct FTDI driver by re-running the INSTALLATION ASSISTANT wizard. 5 In the Choose Components dialog, select Customized installation and deselect all optional items. 6 Click Continue to complete the installation. 7 To verify that the correct version of the FTDI driver has been installed, reopen the Add or Remove Programs dialog in Windows (software icon from the Control Panel), and select the FTDI driver. Select Click here for support information. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 15

23 Installing Atmel Studio Installing Atmel Studio 6 You should use AVR STUDIO 6 provided by Atmel for flashing new firmware image files to the swarm radios. Atmel provides it under this link: default.aspx. On this page click download now. An additional tab is opened where you first select megaavr Microcontroller to the left and then choose the installer appropriate for your environment. You will need to give your name, address and company in order to proceed. Once the download is finished proceed with the next step. 1 Start the downloaded file and click Install. Figure 7-1: Atmel STUDIO Install Shield Wizard NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 16

24 Installing Atmel Studio The Visual Studio Installer is downloaded. Figure 7-2: Atmel STUDIO Download Visual Studio Installer 3 Now click Next to start the Installer. Figure 7-3: Atmel STUDIO Start Visual Studio Installer NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 17

25 Installing Atmel Studio Confirm that you have read and accept the license terms and click Next. Figure 7-4: Atmel STUDIO License Agreement 5 Set the install path according to your needs, select Full and press Install. Figure 7-5: Atmel STUDIO Visual Studio Install Path Settings NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 18

26 Installing Atmel Studio Wait until installation completes. Figure 7-6: Atmel STUDIO Visual Studio Installing Components 7 Press Finish to complete the Visual Studio installation. Figure 7-7: Atmel STUDIO Final Screen of Visual Studio Installer NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 19

27 Installing Atmel Studio The Atmel STUDIO 6.0 Install Shield Wizard now starts the installation of the USB drivers. Figure 7-8: Atmel STUDIO Installation USB Drivers 9 The Install Shield Wizard for the Atmel USB Driver starts. Click Next to proceed. Figure 7-9: Atmel STUDIO Welcome Screen of the Installer for the Atmel USB Driver NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 20

28 Installing Atmel Studio Confirm that you have read and accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. Figure 7-10: Atmel STUDIO Atmel USB Driver License Agreemnet 11 Set the install path for the driver as required. Click Next. Figure 7-11: Atmel STUDIO Install Path Settings for the USB Driver NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 21

29 Installing Atmel Studio Click Install to begin the installation. Figure 7-12: Atmel STUDIO Starting Installation 13 Wait for the Installer to complete the driver installation. Figure 7-13: Atmel STUDIO Installing the Driver NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 22

30 Installing Atmel Studio Click Finish to complete the driver installation. Figure 7-14: Atmel STUDIO Driver Installation Completed 15 Now Atmel STUDIO 6.0 Setup starts. Click Next to continue. Figure 7-15: Atmel STUDIO Welcome Screen of Atmel STUDIO 6.0 Setup NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 23

31 Installing Atmel Studio Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue. Figure 7-16: Atmel STUDIO License Agreement of Atmel STUDIO Adjust the destination folder to your needs and click Next. Figure 7-17: Atmel STUDIO Setting the Destination Folder for Atmel STUDIO 6.0 NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 24

32 Installing Atmel Studio All information regarding the installation is summarized here. Click Next to start the installation. Figure 7-18: Atmel STUDIO Summary of Installation Details 19 Wait for the installation to complete. Figure 7-19: Atmel STUDIO Setup Completing Installation NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 25

33 Installing Atmel Studio Click Finish to complete the Atmel STUDIO 6.0 installation. Figure 7-20: Atmel STUDIO Installation Completed Now you are ready to update the firmware on your swarm radios. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 26

34 swarm Ranging Demo Application 8 8 swarm Ranging Demo Application The swarm kit comes with a ranging demo application that demonstrates the use of the full functionality of the swarm API. Each API command can be accessed via the graphical user interface (GUI). For detailed description of the software please refer to the swarm Ranging Demo User Guide supplied with the swarm kit. 1 Connect the swarm radio devices to a USB port of your PC via the supplied USB cable and determine the virtual COM-Ports which have been assigned by the system. Note: It might be possible that at different times the same device gets a different COM-Port assigned than before. 2 Execute the swarm Ranging Demo link from the Start Menu as shown in the figure below. Figure 8-1: swarm kit - Start Menu NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 27

35 swarm Ranging Demo Application 8 3 The swarm Ranging Demo application will open as shown below. Figure 8-2: swarm kit - swarm Ranging Demo application For detailed description of the software please refer to the swarm Ranging Demo User Guide supplied with the swarm kit. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 28

36 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 9 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards The JTAGICE3 along with AVR Studio 6 is used for flashing the swarm radios. The boards provide an ISP connector and a JTAG connector. Use JTAG for flashing your devices. Note: The swarm radios are already pre-flashed with the swarm embedded firmware provided with the swarm kit CD. This chapter is only relevant when an updated swarm embedded firmware is released. 9.1 Connecting swarm Device and JTAGICE3 with the PC In order to update the firmware of a swarm radio you first need to connect the JTAGICE3 firmware update tool to the PC and to the swarm device. Please follow the numbered steps shown in the figure below. Figure 9-1: swarm kit - Setting up the Firmware Update Tool 1 First attach the antenna to the swarm radio s SMA antenna connector. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 29

37 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 2 Attach the supplied connector cable to the 10 pin JTAG header on the swarm radio. The location of pin 1 on the JTAG header is shown in the next figure. Figure 9-2: swarm kit - Location of JTAG Header & Pin1 3 Attach the other end of the cable to the blue adapter board. Connect the smaller cable to the other end of the blue adapter board as shown in figure Connect the other end of the cable to the JTAGICE3 device. 5 With the supplied USB cable connect the JTAGICE3 device to a PC where Atmel Studio 6 is installed. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 30

38 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 6 Connect a second supplied USB cable to the swarm radio. This is needed for power supply so the other end can either be plugged into a USB port on the PC or to the USB-Power connector which is also provided with the kit. Finally ensure that the power switch is set to the on position as shown in the figure below. Figure 9-3: swarm kit - swarm radio with USB Cable attached 7 Run AVR Studio 6. Go to the Tools dropdown menu and select Device Programming. If you do this for the first time AVR Studio will ask you to upgrade the Firmware of the JTAGICE3 device. Click Upgrade to proceed. Figure 9-4: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Firmware Upgrade NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 31

39 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 8 When finished the firmware is up to date. Click Close. Figure 9-5: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Firmware is Up to Date 9 In the Device Programming Dialog select JTAGICE3 as the tool, ATmega1284P as device and set the interface to JTAG. If the device signature and the target voltage are not displayed press the corresponding read button. Figure 9-6: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Set Up NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 32

40 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 10 In the left column select Memories. Click on the button with the three dots to select a.hex file for flashing. It can be found in the Firmware subfolder of the swarm kit installation folder. Figure 9-7: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming File Selection NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 33

41 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 11 When the correct file is selected click the Program button. It is recommended to keep the Erase and Verify boxes checked. Figure 9-8: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process starts NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 34

42 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 12 Wait until the flashing process is finished. Figure 9-9: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 35

43 Flashing Firmware Update to swarm kit boards 9 13 If the firmware upgrade was successful the result will be shown as displayed in the figure below. Now click Close to complete the firmware upgrade of the swarm radio. Figure 9-10: swarm kit - JTAGICE3 Device Programming Flashing Process completed To operate the swarm radios please start the swarm Ranging Demo application as described in chapter 8. The swarm Ranging Demo User Guide provided with the swarm kit explains how to operate the demo software. NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page 36

44 Revision History Revision History Version Date Description/Changes 1.0 January 23, 2013 Initial version for swarm API V February 27, 2013 Update documentation for swarm API V1.6.1 NA Nanotron Technologies GmbH Page IV