I am using the cc2520emk to interface with an external mcu. I know the pinout of each but I do not know how to make a good connection with my MCU. THe mcu is not the issue. I can stick in Bergs and use a breadboard to prototype. The problem is the cc2520 which has really small berg connectors. I really dont know how to connect them or what these bergs are called. I am attaching a snapshot of how they look so you guys can tell me what berg to buy. In the parts list it says
P1 SMD pinrow socket, .050 spacinSMD_SOCKET_2X10 . So does that mean a berg connector with 0.05 inch spacing will fit correctly?
Best Answer
Your CC2520 board is intended to work as a daughter for TI LaunchPads (like this one). The combination looks something like this.
The LaunchPad has corresponding male connectors. You can probably track down the exact part numbers for these connectors.
As Anindo had mentioned above, the pitch (distance between pins) is 1.27 mm [0.05 inch]. The holes on the breadboard have 2.54 mm [0.10 inch] pitch. They don't match.
You could get an adepter: BOOST-CCEMADAPTER .
You can un-solder the female connector from the CC2520 board, solder wires instead plug them into the breadboard. I've done that, and it was handy.
The orange daughter card in these pictures is Anaren A2500R24C-EM1