RTX41xx Introduction March 2013
RTX AT A GLANCE One-stop shop for complex wireless system development Engineering Services Enterprise Professional wireless IP telephony for PBX systems in the Enterprise and SME markets on OEM/ODM basis Low Power Wireless Test Systems Competitive production test solutions for testing wireless devices
Q: WHERE LOW-POWER WI-FI? A: EVERYWHERE! Automation & Analysis Home Management Solar Panel Energy Management GW CLOUD Home Security Monitor and Control Best friend safety Coffee! Security Cameras Light Control Security GW Home Gateway CLOUD
RTX OFFERINGS SELF-CONTAINED WI-FI MODULES FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS Ultra-Low-Power Embedded Wi-Fi Modules RTX41xx - Low Power modules Footprint compatible roadmap (based on Qualcomm Atheros technology) FCC Certified Production ready Quick Start Development Kits Battery powered development platform Develop Cloud Applications in 1 hour! Plug and Play (reference apps provided on Download Center) Extensive documentation Design Services RTX is a Qualcomm Atheros Authorized Design Partner Custom module options available!
RTX41XX A CLOUD ENABLER! Source Code RTX4100 WSAB + Sensor Add On Board Cloud Partner The Internet Browser on Any Device Wi-Fi Router Humidor 7
THE RTX4100 OVERVIEW
RTX4100 WI-FI MODULE KEY FEATURES Ultra Low Power Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) Designed for years of battery life Very fast sleep to wake-up, and visa versa NO external host required for user application All WiFi-related firmware included on Module No drivers needed (Host MCU on module) Framework, tools, and memory space for embedded user application UART, SPI, I²C interfaces FCC/IC & ETSI Certified Antenna on-board, with external antenna connector options Multiple sensor interfaces and ADC/DAC ports Tiny!(only 18mm x 30mm, including antenna)
RTX4100 WI-FI MODULE FLEXIBILITY THROUGH RICH I/O INTERFACE Pin Connections (30) 2 x Vdd(3.2 4.6 V) Dimensions: 30 x 18 mm Solder pad pitch: 2 mm 30-pin (castellation) on three edges 4 x Ground 2 x UART 2 x I2C 1 x SPI 8 x GPIO 2 x ADC (16 bit) 2 x DAC (12 bit) Debug and Development Ports
RTX41XX MODULES SELF-CONTAINED WI-FI MODULES FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS HIGHEST INTEGRATION SENSOR ARCHITECTURE Actual Wi-Fi Temperature Sensor: Battery + 3 components! Customer simply adds inexpensive carrier board for sensor HW and Battery
RTX4100 CO-LOCATED APPLICATION (CoLA)
ONBOARD CONTROLLER TRADITIONAL WI-FI MODULE Application (ie. Sensor) High-level Wi-Fi software needs to be integrated on host: IP stack, drivers, security etc Existing CPU must have free resources Long TTM 32-bit MCU host Wi-Fi IC Wi-Fi IC FE Application (ie. Sensor) RTX41XX WI-FI MODULES Existing MCU with Unmodified application 32-bit MCU host Expensive, power-hungry, effort Ultra-low-power, small, short TTM
RTX4100 WI-FI MODULE SOFTWARE SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
DEVELOPMENT KIT 2 AAA Battery cells Wireless Sensor Application Board (WSAB) WSAB Docking Board USB cable 15
THE WIRELESS SENSOR APPLICATION BOARD (WSAB) 16
DVK: WSAB DOCKING STATION 17
SAMPLE APPLICATIONS WITH FULL SOURCE CODE Minimal Application Cloud Demo Applications Soft Access Point Application All-round Application 18
DOCUMENTATION FULL DOCUMENTATION PACKAGE Datasheet User Guides: Tools, Manuals, Application Development, API guide etc. Application Notes: Power Consumption, Range, Module Integration etc. Everything available at the RTX download center Download from our Download Center
UNIFIED CLOUD CLIENT OFFERINGS SDK REFERENCE APPLICATIONS 1. Download SDK v1.4 from the RTX download center 2. Pick your cloud client from the SDK 3. Sign up for a free account at the cloud service. DVK for RTX41xx Cloud Service Client Application Sign-Up, Build & Download Cloud Service Server 4. Configure & Build the Cloud demo app and watch! RTX Wi-Fi Module Wi-Fi Access Point http://www.rtx.dk/cloud_partners-4077.aspx
ULTRA LOW POWER
EXAMPLE OF CURRENT CONSUMPTION WEIGHT SCALE APPLICATION A battery powered medical scale: (The RTX4100 is always powered, listening to the serial port of the scale) Activity: 10 Weighings a day each 10mA for 10 seconds Idle time: 24 hours of 2.7uA Total: 0.280 mah/day 0.065 mah/day 0.345 mah/day Assuming 500 mah available for Wi-Fi application this leads to close to 4 years ( 3.97 years)of operation!
LOW POWER LEADER
WI-FI MODULE ROADMAP COMPLETE SOFTWARE AND PIN-COMPATIBLE* ROADMAP SDK v1.2 SDK v1.3 SDK v1.5 SDK v2.0 Modules Software RTX4100 RTX4100 RTX4100-EXT Surface mount Antenna: External RTX4100-EC Solder On Antenna: External RTX4100-IN Solder On Antenna: Internal 30/3 kbapp space RTX4100 RTX4140 RTX4140 Surface mount Antenna: In/Ext/EC 512/64 kb App space RTX4100 RTX4140 Contact RTX (for further info) Q3-2012 Q1-2013 Q3-2013 Module MP Availability DVK Software Enabled (SDK)