2.1 ATA8352 Demo Kit – Variant A

This Demo and Evaluation kit variant uses ATSAMC21-XPRO MCU boards, one for the Verifier and one for the Prover node to control the operation of the ATA8352 device. The following components are used for the Verifier and Prover nodes:

Verifier Node:

  • One ATSAMC21-XPRO board
  • One OLED1 Xplained Pro Extension board
  • One ATA8352 Xplained Pro Extension board with ATA8352 module with V7.0 device or later
  • One UWB antenna with SMA connector
  • One USB cable for 5V USB supply and for connection to a PC with Microchip Studio 7

Prover Node:

  • One ATSAMC21-XPRO board
  • One ATA8352 Xplained Pro Extension board with ATA8352 module with V7.0 device or later
  • One UWB antenna with SMA connector
  • One USB cable for 5V USB supply and for connection to a PC with Microchip Studio 7

Each node is programmed with a demo application for the operation as a verifier in VRo mode or as a prover in PRo mode. For more details, refer the ATA8352 Impulse-Radio Ultra Wideband (IR-UWB) Transceiver User's Guide. The applications operate at an RF frequency of 6.52 GHz with more than 540 MHz bandwidth during distance measurement. The default frequency channel can be changed through the application’s software. With the ATA8352 Evaluation package and ATA8352 Testing packages, the frequency channel can be changed to 7.04, 7.56 and 7.987 GHz based on the use’r requirement. For more details, refer to the ATA8352 Impulse-Radio Ultra-Wideband (IR-UWB) Transceiver Data Sheet.

The following figure illustrates the demo setup for the variant A.

Note: All the Demo kits are preprogrammed, and the user can start using the demo application when the boards are powered.
Figure 2-1. Demo Kit – Variant A