Exact Tx-Rx Timing in DL-Family Hardware

Examples of how to assess and change transmit pulse and receive signal timing in the DLITE0100A1 firmware. This is a “flash” post: very quick, draft. You can also probe signals, both digital and analog, at various points on the hardware to get a real-world assessment. Nominally, the Rx Delay implementation has an offset and scale …

IF2C: Rapid Scan?

In Brief: The solid state solution is good for rapid scan. As shipped and by design (use-case: low power, long intervals between readings), the communications overhead would make the channel-change scan rate very slow. With a few tiny and easy firmware revisions on the host you could probably speed that up for immediate experimentation.

IF2C: Communications Options

When Hosting the IF2C with a DL0102G/XN, the communications options include the standard DLITE Family comms options, except for a modification to the USB-Serial connectivity. Tested USB Demo R&D Option With the IF2C/G/XN stack, you have the option, for R&D purposes and ease of swapping testing rigs, measuring current, etc., to power from a battery …

DLITE/DL/IF2C/G(XN) Family: Configuration Options

Examples of configurations: Very low power, solar/battery, SD-card data storage UT NDT applications: Stand-alone cellular/satellite self-reporting station Synchronized sleeping mesh network node Embedded “pingable” Bluetooth or short-range RF LoRa node

IF2C: GXN-Hosted Power Consumption Data

Data here is important for understanding the impact of configuration and software on power consumption for any system. With a stack of the HDL-0108-IF2C + DL0102GXN at this prototype revision, the near minimum power consumption is 11.2mA from a 4.1VDC source (aka charged SC-LiPoly). That’s not small enough for real field battery-powered deployment. The main …