DRW122

Overview:
The DRW122 is a comprehensive development kit that was designed to aid in the low level firmware application development for the RFW122 transceiver chipsets in order to develop robust wireless products. The DRW122 is designed for microcontroller firmware developers and RF engineers that are interested in a thorough evaluation and fast development of Vishay RFWaves chipset based applications. Working from the royalty free protocol software stack provided for a peer-to-peer or star and other topology networks, developers can easily build customized communication solutions.

By utilizing the protocol support of the RFW-D100 link manager chip, application communication development is simplified down to passing bytes of information no extensive data stream management overhead is required. Therefore, an application running on a cost effective 8-bit controller can be transparently supported by the sophisticated communications protocol of the RFW-D100. And, by utilizing the RFW-D100 as the interface between the MCU and the RFW122 RF modem, a developer can concentrate on developing innovative application features without the burden of extensive protocol development and processing overhead which delivers low cost, low power and reduced development complexity.

The DRW122 development kit aims to enable the following:
     Evaluation of the RFW122 transceiver chipset.
     Development of embedded communication applications, with minimum RF knowledge.
     Reduction of R&D costs and time to market.

Description:
The DRW122 provides the full design platform for quick development of applications using the RFW122 and the RFW-D100. The development board allows the developer to hook an MCU (or ICE) directly to the on-board socket to immediately start applications development with no special hardware considerations. In fact, the basic application provided enables a working communications example right out of the box. The DRW122 is a PCB board designed around the RFW-D100 chip, the RFW122 transceiver chipset antenna module and an 8051 MCU (or ICE).

Contents:
     2 x Development boards
     2 x RF modules with antenna (complimentary)
     4 x AAA batteries
     2 x 8051 MCU (pre-programmed and installed on the socket)
     Development CD (includes datasheets, documents, hardware and software design source)

Reference Software Support:
The DRW122 comes with a MAC and protocol source code and examples which are designed for general purpose applications.

Regulations Compliance:
The RFW122 Transceiver Chipset complies with the FCC and ETSI regulations.