Linx Technologies TRM-xxx-LT - Manual (Page 2)

Table of Contents
1 Description
1 Features
1 Applications
2 Ordering Information
2 Absolute Maximum Ratings
3 Electrical Specifications
5 Typical Performance Graphs
9 PIN Assignments
9 Pin Descriptions
10 Module Description
10 Theory of Operation
12 Using LADJ
12 Using the RSSI Line
13 Using the PDN Line
13 ESD Concerns
14 Using the Data Line
15 Power Supply Requirements
16 Transferring Data
17 Typical Applications
18 Antenna Considerations
19 Helpful Application Notes from Linx
19 Protocol Guidelines
20 Interference Considerations
21 Pad Layout
21 Board Layout Guidelines
23 Microstrip Details
24 Production Guidelines
24 Hand Assembly
24 Automated Assembly
Warning: Some customers may want Linx radio frequency (“RF”)
products to control machinery or devices remotely, including machinery
or devices that can cause death, bodily injuries, and/or property
damage if improperly or inadvertently triggered, particularly in industrial
settings or other applications implicating life-safety concerns (“Life and
Property Safety Situations”).
NO OEM LINX REMOTE CONTROL OR FUNCTION MODULE
SHOULD EVER BE USED IN LIFE AND PROPERTY SAFETY
SITUATIONS. No OEM Linx Remote Control or Function Module
should be modified for Life and Property Safety Situations. Such
modification cannot provide sufficient safety and will void the product’s
regulatory certification and warranty.
Customers may use our (non-Function) Modules, Antenna and
Connectors as part of other systems in Life Safety Situations, but
only with necessary and industry appropriate redundancies and
in compliance with applicable safety standards, including without
limitation, ANSI and NFPA standards. It is solely the responsibility
of any Linx customer who uses one or more of these products to
incorporate appropriate redundancies and safety standards for the Life
and Property Safety Situation application.
Do not use this or any Linx product to trigger an action directly
from the data line or RSSI lines without a protocol or encoder/
decoder to validate the data. Without validation, any signal from
another unrelated transmitter in the environment received by the
module could inadvertently trigger the action.
All RF products are susceptible to RF interference that can prevent
communication. RF products without frequency agility or hopping
implemented are more subject to interference. This module does not
have a frequency hopping protocol built in.
Do not use any Linx product over the limits in this data guide.
Excessive voltage or extended operation at the maximum voltage could
cause product failure. Exceeding the reflow temperature profile could
cause product failure which is not immediately evident.
Do not make any physical or electrical modifications to any Linx
product. This will void the warranty and regulatory and UL certifications
and may cause product failure which is not immediately evident.
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