APC220 Radio; Arduino

Theory

Frequencies

433.050 MHz - 434.800 MHZ.

USB-TTL converter

SiLabs.com CP210x USB-UART VCP drivers. Run CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.

APC220 Pinouts

• VIN: Module power supply
• GND: Ground
• RX: Data receive through serial protocol
• TX: Data transmit through serial protocol
• SET: Mode Setting
• AUX: For other commands
• EN: Enable module

Arduino

Library: https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/SoftwareSerial

apc220cfg

J2 & J3

/*
  Modified on March 09, 2021
  Modified by MohammedDamirchi from https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/SoftwareSerial
  Home
*/


#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial mySerial(10, 11); // RX, TX

void setup() {
  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
  }

  // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port
  mySerial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() { // run over and over
  if (mySerial.available()) {
    Serial.write(mySerial.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
    mySerial.write(Serial.read());
  }
}

Terminal program

Br@y++:n Terminal v.1.9b https://sites.google.com/site/terminalbpp/

References

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/607d6dc320b1be007db03750/t/6103f1a1bce34815144b959f/1627648418459/APC220_Datasheet.pdf