Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH Wireless SoCs

Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH® Wireless SoCs is a compact, feature-packed development platform designed to support the EFR32™ Wireless Gecko System-on-Chip. The kit provides a fast path to develop and prototype wireless loT products.

The Silicon Labs xG24-DK2601B EFR32xG24 Development Kit supports up to +10dBm output power and includes support for the 20-bit ADC and other key features such as the xG24’s AI/ML hardware accelerator.

Features

  • 2.4GHz ceramic chip antenna
  • Power control of on-board peripherals for ultra-low power operation
  • Relative humidity and temperature sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Hall effect sensor
  • 6-axis inertial sensor
  • MEMS stereo microphones
  • Pressure sensor
  • 32 Mbit flash for OTA programming and data logging
  • RGB LED and two pushbuttons
  • Precise voltage reference and dedicated U.FL connector for ADC measurements
  • 20-pin 2.54mm breakout pads
  • Qwiic® connector
  • SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
  • Virtual COM port
  • Packet Trace Interface (PTI)
  • Mini Simplicity connector for AEM and packet trace using external Silicon Labs debugger
  • USB or coin cell battery powered
  • External battery connector

Target Device

• EFR32 Wireless Gecko System-on-Chip (EFR32MG24B310F1536IM48-B)
• High-performance 2.4GHz radio
• 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M33 with 78MHz maximum operating frequency
• 1536 flash and 256kB RAM

Kit Contents

  • 1x MG24 Dev Kit board (BRD2601B)
  • 1x USB Type-A to Micro-B cable

Hardware Features

  • EFR32MG24 Wireless Gecko SoC with 78MHz operating frequency, 1536kB flash, and 256kB RAM
  • 2.4GHz ceramic antenna for wireless transmission
  • Silicon Labs Si7021 relative humidity and temperature sensor
  • Silicon Labs Si7210 Hall effect sensor
  • TDK InvenSense ICM-20689 6-axis inertial sensor
  • Two ICS-43434 MEMS microphones
  • Bosch Sensortec BMP384 barometric pressure sensor
  • Ambient light sensor (VEML6035)
  • Macronix ultra-low-power 32Mbit SPI flash (MX25R3235F)
  • RGB LED and two pushbuttons
  • U.FL connector and precise external voltage reference for ADC measurements
  • Power enable signals and isolation switches for ultra-low power operation
  • On-board SEGGER J-Link debugger for easy programming and debugging, which includes a USB virtual COM port and Packet Trace Interface (PTI)
  • Mini Simplicity connector for access to energy profiling and advanced wireless network debugging
  • Breakout pads for GPIO access and connection to external hardware
  • Qwiic connector for connecting external hardware from the Qwiic Connect System
  • Reset button
  • Automatic switchover between USB and battery power
  • CR2032 coin cell holder and external battery connector

Layout

Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH Wireless SoCs

Power Architecture

Location Circuit - Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH Wireless SoCs

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH Wireless SoCs

Silicon Labs xG24 Dev Kit for EFR32BG24 BLUETOOTH Wireless SoCs