PanStamp wireless module

panStamp low-power wireless module

panStamp

panStamps are small wireless modules programmable from the Arduino IDE. Each module contains an Atmega328p MCU and a Texas INSTRUMENTS CC1101 RF interface, providing the necessary connectivity and processing power to create autonomous low-power wireless motes. Everything contained into a compact DIP-24 module.

Programming panStamps is a very simple task. The available open source Arduino library lets developers create their own devices and wireless networks simply by adding some lines of code into their Arduino sketches. This lets them focus on the application itself whilst all the communication-related tasks are undertaken by the panStamp stack. Thus, developers have not to worry AbOUT receiving or sending packets or processing wireless commands.

Hardware specifications

panStamp pin mapping
  • Size: 0.7 x 1.2 in (17.7 x 30.5 mm)
  • MCU: Atmel Atmega328P at 8 MHz
  • Flash: 32 KB
  • RAM: 2 KB
  • EEPROM: 1 KB
  • RF frontend: TI CC1101
  • Frequency bands: 868/915 MHz
  • Operating voltage: from 2.5 VDC to 3.6 VDC
  • Current consumption: 1 uA when in sleep mode. 2.5 mA whilst transmitting

Usage

panStamps can be used and programmed as any other Arduino platform except that panStamps provide low-power wireless connectivity as well. Developers can connect their preferred sensors to these wireless arduinos, design their own mother boards or use any of the already available base boards that best fits the application.

Stack and wireless protocol

In order to guarantee connectivity and interoperability between panStamps, the open source stack implements SWAP, an open source protocol specially designed for TI CC11XX radios. The resulting stack typically takes around 7 KB of Flash and less than 1 KB of RAM.

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