Radiocrafts Introduce New High Performance Narrow

Band Wireless Module Family

RC17xxHP-RC232

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RC17xxHP modules at a glance• Narrowband operation down to 12.5 kHz• Very high sensitivity, selectivity and blocking• Industrial applications

– Industrial remote controls– Telemetry– Alarm systems

• Operates @ 169, 433, 444, 458, and 868 MHz– Custom specific bands / licensed band 160 -1000 MHz– Up to 500mW (optional 1W) output power

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Module Frequency Channel spacing

Output power

Standards Status

RC1240RC1280RC1280HP

433 MHz868 MHz868 MHz

25 kHz25 kHz25 kHz

+8 dBm+3 dBm+27 dBm

EN300-220 Cat 2 Full production2004

RC1701RC1701HP

169 MHz169 MHz

12.5 kHz12.5 kHz

+14 dBm+27 dBm

EN300-220 Cat 2 Full productionQ3 2013

RC1740RC1760RC1780

433 MHz458 MHz868 MHz

12.5/25 kHz12.5/25 kHz12.5/25 kHz

+14 dBm+14 dBm+14 dBm

EN300-220 Cat 2 On special request

RC1740HPRC1760HPRC1780HP

444 MHz458 MHz868 MHz

12.5/25 kHz12.5/25 kHz12.5/25 kHz

+27 dBm+27 dBm+27 dBm

EN300-220 Cat 2 Samples now

Radiocrafts 868 MHz Narrow band solutionsPout

[dBm]

+27

+14

+8 RC12x0

RC1280HP

RC1780HP

RC1780

Sensitivity[dBm]

-108 -110 -118

Narrow band vs Wide band• 12.5 kHz or 25 kHz channels is narrow band in ETSI

• ETSI EN300-220 Categories for narrow bands

• Low RX filter bandwidth – gives better sensitivity– gives better noise immunity– limits max data rate (9.6 kbps)

• Narrow band ACP requirements (adjacent channel Power)

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RC17xxHP-RC232 Narrow band Frequencies

• 169 MHz Metering, Asset tracking, Social Alarm

• 500mW high power• 433 MHz License free band (low power)• 444 MHz Metering, specific bands in DK, NO, SE

• 500mW high power• 458 MHz License free in UK, high power• 865 MHz License free India, high power• 868 MHz License free band (high power sub-

band)

• RF module can be adapted to other frequencies

RC17xxHP-RC232 Narrowband modules

• Complete RC232 protocol• Multi-channels • GFSK, GMSK, 4GFSK optional• 12.5 and 25 kHz channels• Data rate up to 9.6 kbps for narrow band• Data rate 19.2 - 100 kbps for wide band use• Output power variants

– 14 dBm, 43 mA– HP: 27 dBm, 370 mA

• -118 dBm sensitivity, 31 mA• 150 dB link budget (>20 km range LOS)

RC17xxHP-RC232 Hardware Platform

Wireless Radio

Wireless ProtocolSE

RIA

L C

OM

MA

ND

IN

TER

FAC

E AES RTC

EEPROM

Shielding Can

PAXTALTCXO

RC17xxHP-RC232 Module interface

RadiocraftsMCU Host

Radiocrafts MCU Host

RXD TXD

Wireless link

RC17xxHP-RC232 module configuration

(RC232)

Config Low

Wait for ’>’ from TXD

Send Command byte to RXD

Wait for ’>’ from TXD

Send Command parameters to RXD

Wait for ’>’ from TXD

New command?YES

Send ’X’ to RXD

IDLE

NO

Commad set available in Data sheet/User Manual

GND

RTS/SLEEP

CTS

CONFIG

TXD

RXD

GND

GND

VCC

RESET

NC

GND

RF

GND

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RC232 protocol Features• Complete MAC layer packet protocol• buffered modes• Addressing and Broadcasting• RSSI• Error check (CRC16)• 128 byte data buffer• Power saving schemes• Point-to-point, Point-to-multipoint or Peer-to-peer• Easy-to-use UART interface • RS232/422/485/USB compatible• Optional UART hardware handshake

RC232 protocol features

• Temp sensor readout• Battery monitoring readout• Factory restore• RSSI append• programmable UART baudrate• programmable RF baudrate

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RC17xxHP = Long range

Narrowband+

High Power+

Low frequency=

LONG RANGE

RC1701HP-RC232 = Long RangeRadiocrafts Office to Oslo City (3.5 km) range test

Estimate 20-30 km LOS range / 1 km urban for 169 MHz

Demo boards for all modules• Demonstrate functionality and Configuration• Enable packet and range testing• Enable Radio performance testing• Works with any PC terminal program• Platform for building prototypes• Demo Kit for all modules• RCTools PC software

For further information

www.radiocrafts.comsupport@radiocrafts.com

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