CC2420DK Quick Start

Introduction
The CC2420 single-chip RF transceiver provides a highly integrated, flexible low-cost solution
for applications using the worldwide unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequency band. The CC2420DK
development kit is a powerful and flexible tool specifically designed to make it fast and easy
for the user to evaluate the RF performance of the CC2420.?
The Development Kit includes two CC2400EB Evaluation Boards and two CC2420EM
Evaluation Modules. The CC2420EM contains the CC2420 chip and required external
components. The CC2420EM can also be used for prototyping together with a
microcontroller.
The CC2400EB serves as a motherboard for the CC2420EM Evaluation Module. The
CC2400EB provides a USB port, buttons, LEDs, voltage regulation, configuration jumpers
and connectors to make it easy to interface the CC2420 with SmartRF?
?Studio and various
test equipment.
The hardware is documented in the CC2420DK User Manual, while SmartRF?
?Studio is
documented in its own User Manual. All documentation and software should be downloaded
from Chipcon’s web site. Please visit Chipcon’s web site regularly for updates to the
documentation and software.