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rsa_rg
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April 6, 2023
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Looking for more information on Spirit1 SP1ML-868. Is there a way to get access to the internal schematic and to the full sources of thge original firmware theat resides on the module?

  • April 6, 2023
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Best answer by Tesla DeLorean

Generally internal details of radios is not publicly shared due to the potential for abuse, and drain on technical support and engineering staff. So materials might have been available under NDA, and for large customers with their own roster of staff.

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Peter BENSCH
Technical Moderator
April 24, 2023

Welcome, @René Grosser​, to the community!

I am very sorry to inform you that the SP1ML-868 is obsolete, so no schematics, firmware or other information is available from STMicroelectronics anymore.

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/Peter

rsa_rg
rsa_rgAuthor
Associate
April 24, 2023

Thank you Peter!

Is there a deeper reason for this policy?  In case this info was ever published I could find it somewhere else in the net!? Any hint?

/rg

Peter BENSCH
Technical Moderator
April 24, 2023

Since this was a ready-made sub-GHz module consisting of STM32L151RB, SPIRIT1 and the corresponding Balun (probably BALF-SPI-01D3), the circuit is relatively simple to imagine. However, this is not much use without the corresponding firmware. If the otherwise never-forgetting Internet no longer lists the firmware, I can't give you any hope.

Regards

/Peter

rsa_rg
rsa_rgAuthor
Associate
April 24, 2023

OK, last post from me here.

I am quite successful with my reverse engineering. E.g. unfortunately there is no pullup from the connection of SHD and PA1, which makes the use of the standby mode of the MCU useless, because then the MCU is High-Z on all connections and the SPIRIT1 is active. It would have saved me a lot of time if I had had access to the internals. I am still interested in finding out what information was originally publicly available to make it easier for me to search the net. I also still don't understand why this information was removed.

Regards

/rg

Tesla DeLorean
Tesla DeLoreanBest answer
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April 24, 2023

Generally internal details of radios is not publicly shared due to the potential for abuse, and drain on technical support and engineering staff. So materials might have been available under NDA, and for large customers with their own roster of staff.

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rsa_rg
rsa_rgAuthor
Associate
April 25, 2023

Thanks to both of you! Nevertheless, I am grateful for any further help if somebody reads this (PN)!