A. module pinout and components – Pololu Wixel User Manual
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Wixel programmable USB wireless
module (without header pins installed).
Wixel programmable USB wireless
module (fully assembled).
1.a. Module Pinout and Components
The Wixel can connect to a computer’s USB port via a
or a
(not included). The USB connection is used to configure
the Wixel and also to transmit and receive data. The USB connection can also provide power to the Wixel.
On the side of the board opposite the USB connector, the Wixel has a 2.4 GHz PCB trace antenna. This antenna, along
with the other RF circuitry, forms a radio that allows the Wixel to send and receive data packets in the 2.4 GHz band.
The Wixel is based on the CC2511F32 microcontroller from Texas Instruments, which makes it compatible with the
CC2500 transceiver, the CC2510Fx family, and the CC2511Fx family of chips from Texas Instruments. The Wixel’s
radio is not compatible with Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or Bluetooth. The antenna is a “meandered Inverted F” design that is
described in Texas Instrument’s application note
.
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