This document describes the Bluetooth Range Extender v.2 module, based on the DA14580 SoC.
Target hardware: 580 RD QFN40 Module_RF PA_vC – Board Number: 078-56-C.
BLE Bluetooth Low Energy
BOM Bill Of Materials
DUT Device Under Test
ERP Effective Radiated Power
FW Firmware
LPF Low Pass Filter
PA Power Amplifier
PCBA Printed Circuit Board Assembled
PCB Printed Circuit Board
RF Radio Frequency
SoC System on Chip
SPDT Single Pole Double Throw
2 References
1. DA14580 Low Power Bluetooth Smart SoC, Datasheet, Dialog Semiconductor
2. SKY66111-11 Datasheet
3. AN-B-020 End product testing and programming guidelines.(This document is susceptible to be replaced)
4. UM-B-012 DA14580/581/583 Creation of a secondary boot loader
The DA14580 Range Extender v.2 module design is based on the Dialog Semiconductor DA14580
BLE Smart SoC, where enhanced RF transmitted power is presented. This module serves as
reference design to potential customers requesting BLE functionality with Nominal RF Output power
up to +9.3 dBm (Peak RF Output Power +9.8 dBm). From physical perspective, the module is a two
layer PCBA where the digital and power interfaces of the DA14580 are accessible to the user. This
document presents the system, technical specifications, physical dimensions and test results.
Figure 1: DA14580 Range Extender v.2 module
4 System overview
Features
4.1
■ Highly integrated Dialog Semiconductor DA14580 Bluetooth ® Smart SoC
■ Module can be used as either stand-alone or as a data pump on a system with an external
processor
■ Module satisfies all Bluetooth requirements
■ No external crystal or additional passive components are required for module operation, as the
module is equipped with two crystal oscillators one at 16MHz (XTAL16M) and a second at
32.738KHz (XTAL32K). The 32.738 KHz is used as the clock of Extended/ Deep Sleep modes.
■ Access to processor via JTAG, SPI, UART or I2C
■ 22 GPIOs available on module at a 1.27 mm pitch, suitable for keyboard designs
■ Operating voltage: 2.4 V to 3.3 V. Suitable for operation from a single coin cell battery.
The system consists of the DA14580 Bluetooth Low power SoC, the SKY6611-11 Front-end module
and a discrete low pass filter. The radio front end is connected to a PCB trace antenna as Figure 2
shows.
The power amplifier is controlled by the CTRL1 and CTRL2 signals. CTRL1 is generated from pin
P0_3 and CTRL2 is generated from P0_2 of the DA14580. On pin P0_3 and pin P0_2 the internal
Radio_TXEN and Radio_RXEN signals are software allocated.
Figure 2: Block diagram
The amplifier circuit is the SKY66111-11 from Skyworks. The CTX pin is used as the TX control
signal and amplifier bias voltage. CTX pin is connected to the amplifier BIAS pin via resistor RBIAS.
The resistor value is adjusted in order to get a Nominal RF Output Power of +9.3 dBm. More
information for the power output adjustment can be found in Sky66111-11 datasheet2.
The DA14580 integrated circuit has a fully integrated radio transceiver and baseband processor for
Bluetooth ® Smart. It can be used as an application processor as well as a data pump in systems
with an external processor.
The DA14580 contains an embedded One-Time-Programmable (OTP) memory for storing Bluetooth
profiles as well as custom application code. The qualified Bluetooth® Smart protocol stack, which is
stored in a dedicated ROM, and the customer application software which is stored in system RAM,
run on the embedded ARM Cortex M0 processor. Low leakage Retention RAM is used to store
sensitive data and connection information while in Deep Sleep mode.
The Radio Transceiver implements the RF part of the Bluetooth Smart protocol. Together with the
Bluetooth 4.0 PHY layer, it provides a 93 dB RF link budget for reliable wireless communication. All
RF blocks are supplied by on-chip low drop out regulators (LDOs). The RF port is single ended 50 ,
so no external balun is required.
The DA14580 has dedicated hardware for the Link Layer implementation of Bluetooth® Smart and
interface controllers for enhanced connectivity capabilities.
The reset line of the DA14580 (pin RST) is active high. On this module the RST pin is available on
module pin 21.
Main debug port for the DA14580 is the JTAG. JTAG consists of two signals, SWDIO and SWCLK.
The frequency tolerance specification for BLE is 50 ppm. In order to compensate ageing and offset
effects, an external crystal shall have an accuracy of ±15 ppm or better. The DA14580 crystal (Y1)
has a fundamental frequency of 16 MHz and load capacitance not higher than 10 pF. The crystal is
located on the module itself. Also, an internal programmable capacitance bank is available in the
DA14580. In this way, the crystal oscillator frequency can be tuned.
For sleep mode the on chip RCX oscillator is utilized. In addition, a 32 kHz crystal (Y2) with a
tolerance of 50 ppm (500 ppm max) can be assembled on the module. The crystal load capacitance
shall not be higher than 10 pF.
The external digital interfaces available for the module are:
Figure 4: DA14580 QFN40 SoC, Range Extender ver.2 module
●3-axis capable Quadrature Decoder
There is also a 4-channel 10-bit ADC available externally to the module.
The module includes 22 GPIOs (including JTAG signals) that are available externally. The interfaces
are multiplexed with the GPIOs and can be enabled by appropriate programming.
The DA14580 is equipped with a DC-DC converter that can be configured as either Buck or Boost.
For this module, the DC-DC converter is configured as a Buck converter (C5, C2, L1, C3).
The DA14580 is available in three packages: WLCSP34, QFN40 and QFN48. In this reference
This part of the design is implementing the amplification of the RF transmitted signal while the
transmitted harmonics as well as the Tx spurious emissions remain within the FCC/ETSI
specification.
The operation of the RF front end is controlled by the DA14580. There are two RF paths: one
through the amplifier and one bypass path. The amplifier path is enabled during transmission. The
RF signal passes through the PA, the low pass filter and the RF matching network. In the bypass
path, the RF signal received at the antenna is driven directly to the BLE transceiver.
- BLE_CNTL2_REG where the BLE diagnostic port is enabled and the straight or reverse pin
assignment is defined. This function is controlled by two register bit-fields, DIAGPORT_SEL
and DIAGPORT_REVERSE. Description presented below on Table 3.
For having all pins extracted in parallel, a combination of register setting and pin availability must be
arranged. For example it is preferable to avoid assigning P0_4 and P0_5 to RF control signals. P0_4
and P0_5 are used for UART ports in testing and production tests.
The available pins are presented below:
Table 4: Diagnostic port availability and settings for control pins
4.4.1.2 Suggested pin assignment
A suggested pin assignment for extracting all rf control signals at the same time is presented below:
Table 5: Suggested pin assignment for extracting all RF control signals
For more options on the pin assignment please read paragraph 4.8: Development mode-peripheral
pin mapping.
The amplifier circuit is the SKY66111-112 from Skyworks. The VBIAS pin is connected to the bias
voltage via resistor R7. The resistor value is adjusted so that the +9.3 dBm output power is achieved
at maximum 16.15 mA current consumption.
There are two Low Pass Filters options for the power amplifier. The first one is at the input of the
Skyworks amplifier and is formed by C6, C7 and L3 and the second is at the output of the Skyworks
amplifier and is formed by L4, L5, C18 and C19. The second LPF is used in the current design.
The power amplifier is supplied from pin VBAT_3V directly.
The low pass filter is placed after the amplifier matching network in order to suppress the harmonics
generated due to the amplifier’s nonlinearity. The filter presents low losses in the 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz
frequency range (max. loss: 0.5 dB). The ripple on the pass band was chosen equal to 0.1dB.
Figure 11: Low pass filter
Figure 12: T- shaped, 3-poles, Low Pass Filter
The filter is a T- type Chebyshev 3rd order low pass filter. The filter configuration is presented in
Figure 12.
Component value:
- 2,7nH : LQG15HN2N7S02 / Murata
- 1.2pF: GRM1555C1H1R2CZD1/ Murata
Frequency response measurements are presented in Figure 13 below.
The antenna is a printed Inverted F Antenna (IFA). The antenna was designed according to the size
of the module and the available antenna space (15.24 mm x 24 mm). The measurements for the
characterization of the antenna radiation pattern were performed with Range Extender v.2 module
mounted on an interposer board. The matching components values for the antenna measurement
are: C20= 1.2pF and L6=3.3nH.
Measurements for the characterization of the antenna radiation pattern were also performed with
Range Extender v.2 not soldered on interposer. In this case the matching components values differ
from the values of the module on the interposer. The matching values of the components are: C20=
1.2pF and C16=1pF.
Figure 19: Range Extender v.2 stand-alone
Gain measurements were performed in an anechoic chamber. The maximum gain was measured at
-10 dBi.
Table 7: Antenna gain Range Extender v.2 stand-alone
Figure 20: Radiation diagram for the board placed vertically on the short edge
Figure 21: Radiation diagram for the board placed horizontally
The stand-alone board presents lower antenna gain than the board mounted on the interposer. This
is explained due the small ground size of the board. It is recommended for Range Extender v.2 to be
mounted on a pcb with bigger ground surface or when embedded to a new design to follow the
dimensions in Figure 22.
Figure 22: IFA antenna implementation
The dimensions above are given for a typical FR1 PCB substrate, 1mm thick. The antenna length is
adjusted for resonance including a 1mm plastic enclosure placed in contact with the PCB antenna.
The red outline indicates the antenna footprint, i.e. required allocation of PCB space. The footprint of
the antenna is available per request in dxf format.
Legend (Figure 22):
Clearance between antenna arm and GND plane right a.
Antenna width b.
Antenna height c.
Clearance between the antenna arm and GND plane below d.
Minimum GND plane size required for correct operation of the antenna e.
Antenna traces width f.
Power system and requirements 4.5
The Range Extender v.2 module is supplied by a single power supply through pins VBAT_3V. For
the DA14580 SoC, the VBAT_3V voltage variations are handled by the internal DC-DC converter.
The DC-DC converter’s external components are an inductor L1 (2.2 uH) and three capacitors C3,
C1 and C2 (all three capacitors are equal to 1 uF).
The RF power amplifier and its circuitry are supplied directly from the external power source. The
module is intended for use with a +3 V coin cell battery (e.g CR2450 type). The V
is 2.4 V to 3.0 V, whereas the absolute maximum voltage is 3.6 V.
voltage range
BAT_3V
The overall current consumption in Tx mode does not exceed 17 mA @ 3.0 V supply. The current
consumption by the front end circuits (amplifier) does not exceed 11 mA, whereas in extended- sleep
mode the consumption of the system is expected to be in less than 1.6 uA.
Figure 23: Current consumption for Advertisement frame
Trimming the 16MHz Xtal 4.6
For ensuring best operation of the Module, the 16MHz XTAL must be trimmed. The frequency is
trimmed by two on-chip variable capacitor banks. Both capacitor banks are controlled by the same
register. For trimming the XTAL apply procedure described on AN-B-0203: End product testing and
programming guidelines.
A 2-layer FR4 PCB with 1.024 mm standard thickness is used. The PCB size is 15.25x24 mm. There
are 37 connection pads which are made as castellation (1/2 open drill) with 1.27 mm pitch.
The connection pad assignment is shown in Table 8 below. The pin numbering is counter clockwise,
as seen from the PCB top starting in the top left corner.
Schematic and BOM are presented in Figure 25 and Table 9.
By default in the secondary boot loader4 all the SPI GPIO signals are assigned to Port0. However as
it has been mentioned in paragraph 4.4.1, P0_2 and P0_3 pins are utilized to extract the radio control
signals. So if SPI communication with a peripheral is needed, a modification in the configuration
settings for the peripherals contained in header file periph_setup.h can be made.
Figure 26: DA14580/581/583 configuration settings for peripherals, periph_setup.h
The following instructions are based DA14580_581_583_SDK_3.0.10.1. Instructions are valid for
both Keil 4 and Keil 5 projects. Screenshots shown are in Keil 5.
Inserting in a project (example in proximity reporter)
1. Copy app_range_extender folder to dk_apps\src\modules\app\src\app_utils
2. Open the project and add app_range_extender.c in app group of the keil project
Right click ‘apps’and select “Add existing files to Group ‘app’ ”. Add
app_range_extender.c
Figure 27: Step 2 of adding app_range_extender
3. Add the app_range_extender folder in the compiler include paths.
In the target options, select the C/C++ tab and in the end add:
.\..\..\..\..\ src\modules\app\src\app_utils\app_range_extender
(separate from the previous path with a semicolon)
Figure 29: Step 3b of adding app_range_extender
4. In app_<project>_proj file, add the line:
#include "app_range_ext.h" in the Include files section
In this test the Rx sensitivity of Range Extender v.2 Module was measured.
5.1.1.2 Test setup
The Range Extender v.2 Module was mounted on a DK Development Board with the use of an
intermediate interposer board. The R&S®CBT Bluetooth® Tester from Rohde & Schwarz was used.
An RF cable assembly was connected to J1 connector (UMC RF Series) and at the other end
through an attenuator to the R&S®CBT Bluetooth® Tester from Rohde & Schwarz. The results from
a dirty transmitter on one of the boards are reported below.
5.1.1.3 Test results
The conducted RF sensitivity with dirty transmitter shows that the sensitivity is better than -90 dBm
for the most of the channels.
In this test the conducted RF output power of Range Extender v.2 Module was measured.
5.1.2.2 Test setup
The Range Extender v.2 Module was mounted on a DK Development Board with the use of an
intermediate interposer board. In order to evaluate the TX output power, production test firmware
was used. Conducted transmitted output power was measured by using the R&S®CBT Bluetooth®
Tester from Rohde & Schwarz. An RF cable assembly was connected to J1 connector (UMC RF
Series) and at the other end through an attenuator to the R&S®CBT Bluetooth® Tester. Bursts of 10
packets were transmitted by the DA14580. The packet length was 37 and the pattern was
“01010101”. Three channels were recorded, channels 0, 19 and 39.
5.1.2.3 Test results
Measurements were performed on a number of samples.
Figure 35: Nominal conducted output power per channel
The board used in the test presented optimal RF performance. The integrated printed antenna was
used to perform the measurements.
Following instruments were used for the test:
● Multimeter
● 3 V, 100 mA power source
● Agilent N6705B
The current profiles were evaluated using proximity reporter firmware with embedded PA control.
During this test the Advertisement, Connection and Extended Sleep modes were evaluated.
5.1.3.2 Advertisement mode
For this measurement the DUT was supplied by 3 V. FW was downloaded and the JTAG
programmer and then it was disconnected.
Table 13: Peak current during Advertisement mode
Figure 37: Supplu current during an Advertisement frame
For this measurement the DUT was supplied by 3 V. FW was downloaded and the JTAG
programmer was disconnected and connection with an iPhone 4S was established.
Table 14: Peak current during Connection mode
Figure 38: Supply current during a Connection frame
In this test the level of the harmonics produced by the Tx path was measured.
5.3.1.2 Test setup
The Range Extender v.2 Module was mounted on a DK Development Board with the use of an
intermediate interposer board. In order to evaluate the harmonics levels production, the production
test firmware with embedded PA signal control was used. The boards under test, were set into
continuous transmit mode. An RF cable assembly was connected to J1 connector (UMC RF Series)
and in the other end were connected to the spectrum analyser. Three channels were tested,
channels 0, 19 and 39.
5.3.1.3 Test results
Table 16: Conducted Tx harmonics at V
= 3.0 V @ CH00, CH19, CH39
BAT_3V
All measurements comply with the limits specified in FCC 15.247/ Sub clause (d). Please note that
the 2nd harmonic power is has a 11.2 dBm margin to the FCC limits (-41.2 dBm).
Emission limitation radiated (transmitter) 5.3.2
5.3.2.1 Test description
In this test the level of radiated spurious emissions produced in the Tx mode was measured in the
certified semi-anechoic RF chamber at AT4W labs.
5.3.2.2 Test setup
For the measurements, the device under test comes with its OTP preloaded with the production test
firmware with embedded PA signal control. This software can be configured to generate the required
test patterns. The hardware configuration for the test is shown in Figure 40.
Figure 40: Range Extender v.2 mounted on the interposer board for radiated measurements
The board was set to continuous transmission mode with a 100% duty cycle.
The measurements were conducted for the range of 30 to 1000MHz, 1 GHz to 3 GHz and from 3GHz
to 18 GHz according to FCC Part 15C and for the range of 30 to 1000 MHz and 1 to 12.75 GHz for
ETSI EN 300 328 1.8.1.
A board with Nominal RF Output Power equal to +9.3 dBm was used for this test.
The situation and orientation was varied to find the maximum radiated emission. It was also rotated
360º and the antenna height was varied from 1 to 4 meters to find the maximum radiated emission.
Measurements were made in both horizontal and vertical planes of polarization. All tests were
performed in a semi-anechoic chamber at a distance of 3 m for the frequency range 30 MHz-1000
MHz and at distance of 1m for the frequency ranges above 1 GHz.
5.3.2.3 Test results
The results of the radiated measurements are given on Figure 41 to Figure 53. All measured FCC
values comply with the emission limits specified in FCC 14.247/ Sub-clause (d). Additionally radiated
emissions limits which fall in restricted bands, as defined in FCC 15.205(a) also comply with the
radiated emissions limits specified in 15.209.
As far as ETSI transmitter unwanted emission in the spurious domain, they all comply to the limits
described in ETSI 300 328 1.8.1 paragraph 4.3.1.9.2.
Figure 53: FCC, Frequency Range 2.4385 GHz to 2.5 GHz (Restricted band-CH39)
6 FCC/IC Certification and CE marking
Standards and conformity assessment
6.1
FCC requirements regarding the end product and end user 6.2
End product marking 6.2.1
End product literature 6.2.2
Permissive changes 6.3
Industry Canada requirements regarding the end product and end user 6.4
End product marking 6.4.1
End product literature 6.4.2
7 Appendix A: Range Extender v.2 with SPI Data Flash
Range Extender v.2 can be used with external SPI Data Flash Memory. Any available pins can be
used to interface the external data Flash. The appropriate configuration settings for peripherals must
be set in secondary boot loader as described in paragraph 4.8. The following application example
schematic contains Range Extender v.2 with external SPI Data Flash.
Initial version. FCC/ETSI final certification reports pending for
end of September 2015. All measurement regarding compliance
to FCC/ETSI will be updated from the final certification reports.
All FCC/ ETSI tests have been found to pass.
1.1
14-09-2015
Initial version: modification related to reduction of the output
power.
2.0
With final FCC/ETSI
reports
The document will be updated in the following sections.
- Chapter 4.9: Software: upgrade with version SDK 5.02
- Chapter 4.10: Test platform ( future chapter): PRO DK
Interposer Description
- Chapter 5.3: FCC/ETSI Measurements: upgrade with
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