Silicon Labs BRD4163A 2.4GHz & 868MHz 10dBm Radio Board

Silicon Labs BRD4163A EFR32MG12 2.4GHz & 868MHz 10dBm Radio Board allows for developing with Zigbee®, Thread, Bluetooth® low energy and proprietary wireless applications. The board contains a 2.4GHz and 868MHz Dual Band Mighty Gecko Wireless System on Chip and is optimized for operation with 10dBm output power.

With the supporting Simplicity Studio suite of tools, developers can take advantage of graphical wireless application development; mesh networking debug and packet trace; and visual energy profiling and optimization. The board also serves as an RF reference design for applications targeting 2.4GHz and 868MHz Dual Band wireless operation with 10dBm output power.

Features

  • EFR32MG12P433F1024GL125 wireless SOC
  • ARM Cortex®-M4 with FPU CPU core
  • 1024kB flash memory
  • 256kB RAM
  • 2.4GHz + 868MHz operating frequencies
  • 10dBm transmission power
  • 2.4 GHz: Integrated PCB antenna, UFL connector (optional)
  • 868 MHz: Single SMA connector both for transmit and receive
  • Touch Slider
  • 32.768kHz and 38.4MHz crystals for LFXO and HFXO

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Silicon Labs BRD4163A 2.4GHz & 868MHz 10dBm Radio Board
Published: 2017-03-20 | Updated: 2022-03-16