Microchip Technology BM70 PICtail, BM70 PICtail Plus User Manual

BM70 PICtail

Evaluation Board (EVB)

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User’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Kit Contents .............. ....................................... .. ... ............. .. .. .............. .. .. ..... 13

1.2 BM70 EVB Features ..................................................................................... 13

Chapter 2. Hardware

2.1 Hardware F e a tu re s ......... ........................................ .. .. .............. .. .. ............. .. . 1 7

Chapter 3. Getting Started

3.1 Requireme n ts ................................... .. .. ............. ... .......................... .. ... ......... 21

3.2 Configuring UI Parameters ........................................................................... 22

3.3 BLE Connection to Smartphone ................................................................... 29

3.4 BLEDK3 Auto Pattern and Manual Pattern Tools ........................................36

3.5 Applicati on F irmware Inform a ti o n .............. ....................................... ... .. ....... 36

Chapter 4. Flash Programming Procedure

4.1 Flash Programming Procedure ....................................................................37

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 5. USB-to-UART Converter and Host DUT

5.1 Connecting UART to BM70 EVB DUT .........................................................45

5.2 Connecti n g U A RT to H o st Microcontr ol le r D UT ... ............. .. ............. ... .. ....... 46

A.1 Reference S che m a t ic s ................................ .. .. .............. .. .. ............. .. ... ......... 47

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Preface

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS

All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.

Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the p age number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXXXXA”, where “XXXXXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level
of the document.

For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the M PLAB
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online help files.

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X IDE online help.

INTRODUCTION

This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
BM70 PICtail
include:

• Document Layout

• Conventions Used in this Guide

• Recommended Reading

• The Microchip Web Site

• Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service

• Customer Support

• Document Revision History

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

This document describes how to use the BM70 PICtail™/PICtail Plus EVB (also
referred as “BM70 EVB”), as a development tool to e mulate and debug firmware on a
target board. This user’s guide is composed of the following chapters:

• Chapter 1. “Introduction” provides an overview of the BM70 EVB and its fea­tures.

• Chapter 2. “Har d ware” provides hardware details of the BM70 EVB.

• Chapter 3. “G etti ng Started” provides information about various steps involved
to update the User Interface (UI) parameters and to set up a connection between
the BM70 EVB and a smartphone using the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) link.

• Chapter 4. “Flash Programming Procedure” describes various steps involved
in downloading the Flash code on the BM70 EVB.

• Chapter 5. “USB-to-UART Converter and Host DUT” describes the use of the
USB- to-UART converter circuit, available on the host Device Under Test (DUT).

• Appendix A. “Schematics” provides the BM70 EVB reference schematics.

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Note 1: This is a note used in a

table.

Note: This is a standard

note box.

CAUTION

This is a caution note.

CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE

This manual uses the following docume ntatio n conv en tion s:

DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS

Description Represents Examples

Italic characters Referenced books MPLAB IDE User’s Guide

Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...

Initial caps A window the Output window

A dialog the Setti ngs dialog
A menu selection select Enable Programmer

Quotes A field name in a window or

dialog

Underlined, italic text with
right angle bracket

Bold characters A dialog button Click OK

Text in angle brackets < > A key on the keyboard Press <Enter>, <F1>
Plain Courier New Sample source code #define START

Italic Courier New A variable argument file.o, where file can be any

Square brackets [ ] Optional arguments mcc18 [options] file

Curly brackets and pipe
character: { | }

Ellipses... Replaces repeated text var_name [, var_name...]

Notes

A menu path File > Save

A tab Click the Power tab

Filenames autoexec.bat
File paths c:\mcc18\h
Keywords _asm, _endasm, static
Command-line options -Opa+, -Opa-
Bit values 0, 1
Constants 0xFF, ‘A’

Choice of mutually exclusive
arguments; an OR selection

Represents code supplied by
user

A Note presents information
that we want to re-emphasize,
either to help you avoid a
common pitfa ll or to m ake you
aware of operating di fferences
between some device family
members. A Note can be in a
box, or when used in a table
or figure, it is located at the
bottom of the table or figure.

“Save project before build”

valid filename

[options]
errorlevel {0|1}

void main (void)
{ ...
}

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RECOMMENDED READING

This user’s guide describes how to use the BM70 EVB. The following Microchip
document is available and recommended as supplemental reference resources.

BM70/BM71 Data Sheet (DS60001372)

Refer to this document for detailed information on the BM70 module. The reference
information found in this data sheet includes:

• Features and pin configurations

• Electrical s pecifications

• Reference circuits

THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE

Microchip provides online support via our web site at: http://www.microchip.com. This
web site makes files and information easily available to customers. Accessible by most
Internet browsers, the web site contains the following information:

• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample
programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents,
latest software releases and archived software

• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical
support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program
member listings

• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip
press releases, listings of seminars and events; and listings of Microchip sales
offices, distributors and factory representatives

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DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE

Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip
products. Subscribers will receive email notification whenever there are changes,
updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of
interest.

To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer
Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.

The Development Systems product group categories are:

• Compilers – The latest info rmat ion on Mi croc hip C com pile rs an d ot her l ang uage
tools

• Emulators – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit emulator, MPLAB
REAL ICE™

• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit
debugger, MPLAB ICD 3

• MPLAB X IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB X IDE, the
Windows

• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers including the
PICkit™ 3 development programmer

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CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:

• Distributor or Representative

• Local Sales Office

• Field Application Engi neer (FAE)

• Technical Support

Customers should contact their distributor, representative or Field Application Engineer
(FAE) for support. Local sales offices are also available to help customers. A listing of
sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.

Technical support is available through the web site at: http://support.microchip.com.

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DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

Revision A (October 2015)

This is the initial released version of this document.

Revision B (October 2015)

This revision includes the following updates:

• Added Figure 2-1, Table 2-1 through Table 2-10

• Updated Figure A-1
Minor updates to text and formatting were incorporated throughout the document.

Revision C (May 2016)

This revision includes the following updates:

• Updated Chapter 3. “Getting Started”

• Updated Chapter 4. “Flash Programming Procedure”

• Updated Chapter 5. “USB-to-UART Converter and Host DUT”

• Updated Appendix A. “Schematics”
Minor updates to text and formatting were incorporated throughout the document.

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Thank you for purchasing a Microchip T echnology BM70 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Evalua­tion Board (EVB). This document provides detailed information about the BM70 EVB.

The BM70 EVB is designed to evaluate and demonstrate the capabilities of the
Microchip BM70 BLE module.

This chapter includes the following topics:

1.1 “Kit Contents”

1.2 “BM70 EVB Features”

The BM70 EVB can be evaluated using various tools which are listed on the pr oduct
page of the Microchip worldwide web site: http:// www.microchip.com/bm-70-pictail.

1.1 KIT CONTENTS

The BM70 EVB kit contains these items:

• One BM70 EVB, which contains the BM70BLES1FC2 module

• One micro-USB cable

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Note: If you are missing any part of the kit, contact a Microchip sales office for

assistance. A list of Microchip offices for sales and service is provided on
the back page of this document.

1.2 BM70 EVB FEATURES

The following are key features of the BM70 EVB:

• Option to switch power source between the Coin Cell battery, USB, and PICtail
interface

• The UART interface to connect to an external MCU

• Connection and test interface between the BM70 module and Host Emulator tool
on the PC (with UART commands)

• Ability to update the firmware using the micro-USB port

• Switch between Application mode and Test mode

• LED, push button, I

2

C and SPI interface

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Representation of the layout of the BM70 EVB are illustrated in Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2.
The top view of the board includ es the following key features as indicated in Figure 1-1.

1. The B M7 0B LES 1FC2 modul e

2. Power switch button (SW6)

3. SPI interface (J4)

4. USB GPIO interface (JP10)

5. USB-to-UART interface (J3)

6. LED

7. Power source connector (J1)

8. Reset bu tto n (S W5)

9. Test buttons (Push-low)

10. V

BAT

header pins (J10)

11. Test button header (J7)

2

12. I

C interface (JP12, JP13)

13. DIP switch (SW7)

14. LEDs and corresponding header pins (JP5)

15. GND header pins (J2)

16. PICtail interface (J8)

FIGURE 1-1: BM70 EVB (TOP VIEW)

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Figure 1-2 illustrates the bottom view of the BM70 EVB with the following key

components:

1. USB-to-UART converter. The switch SW8 is the USB Reset button

2. Module pads

3. Coin Cell battery holder

For additional information on these features, refer to Chapter 2. “Hardware”.

FIGURE 1-2: BM70 EVB (BOTTOM VIEW)

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Chapter 2. Hardware

This chapter describes the hardware features of the BM70 EVB. The BM70 EVB
provides many options for connecting and communicating with other peripheral
devices and power sources as illustrated in Figure 2-1.

FIGURE 2-1: BM70 EVB BLOCK DIAGRAM

2.1 HARDWARE FEATURES

The following sections provide the details of each component in the BM70 EVB, and
for their location on the board, refer to Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2.

2.1.1 Power Supply

There are three ways to supply power to theBM70 EVB:

• Coin Cell battery (socket SK1 for CR2032 battery)

•USB

• PICtail socket connection

2.1.2 USB connectivity

The BM70 EVB provides micro-USB cable connectivity.

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2.1.3 Switches

Push button switches provide the following functionality:

• SW1, SW2, SW3 and SW4 – Test buttons, available for evaluation and are
connected to the corresponding header pins

• SW5 – Reset button, connects to the Reset pin (pin 21) of the module

• SW6 – Power switch button, includes Push-High and Push-Low header

• SW7 – DIP switch to switch between Application and Test modes

• SW8 – USB Reset button

2.1.4 LEDs

The functionality of the six LEDs are as follows:

• LED1 – Connected to the P0_2 pin (pin 30) of the BM70 module, which provides
the module status

• LED2, LED3, LED4 and LED5 – Configurable test LEDs for diagnostics. These
LEDs have header connections which can be connected for testing

• LED6 – USB connection indicator. This LED will turn ON when USB 5V input is
connected

2.1.5 Jumpers

There are 12 jumpers (J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J10, JP6, JP7, JP8, JP10, JP12 and JP13)
available on the BM70 EVB. Table 2-1 through Table 2-12 provide the details of the
pins and signals that are associated with the jumpers.

TABLE 2-1: POWER SOURCE OPTION CONNECTOR

Part

Number

J1 1 PIC_3V3 Power source from PICtail 3.3V, enabled by pin 2 in

Pin Signal Description

the jumper bank J1
2V
3 USB_3V3 Power source from USB enabled by pin 4 on the

4V
5 BAT Power source from Coin Cell Battery, enabled by pin

6V

BAT

BAT

BAT

BM70 power source input

jumper bank J1 . The po wer in put is sent t o 3. 3V LDO

to provide the module with a 3.3V input

BM70 power source input

6 on the jumper bank J1

BM70 power source input

TABLE 2-2: GROUND TEST CONNECTOR

Part

Number

J2 1 to 8 GND Ground test pins

Pin Signal Description

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TABLE 2-3: USB TO UART INTERFACE U10

Part

Number

J3 1 RTS MCP2200 RTS pin

Pin Signal

2 P0_0 BM70 GPIO P0_0 (Pin 15)

Configured as CTS and co nne cted to J3 pin1 by the

jumper
3 CTS MCP2200 CTS pin
4 P3_6 BM70 GPIO P3_6 (pin 17)

Configured as RTS and co nnected to J3 pin 3 by the

jumper
5 TX MCP2200 RX pin
6 HCI_TXD BM70 HCI_TXD (pin 23)

Connected to J3 pin 5 by the jumper
7 RX MCP2200 TX pin
8 HCI_RXD BM70 HCI_RXD (pin 22)

Connected to J3 pin 7 by the jumper

TABLE 2-4: SERIAL FLASH INTERFACE

Part

Number

J4 1 V

Pin Signal

BAT

BM70 power source input
2 P3_1 Configured as SPI_NCS
3 P3_2 Configured as SPI_MISO
4 P3_3 Configured as SPI_MOSI
5 P3_4 Configured as SPI_SCLK
6 GND Ground pin

Hardware

Description

Description

TABLE 2-5: VBAT TEST CONNECTOR

Part

Number

Pin Signal

J10 1 to 8 V

BAT

V

BAT

test pins

Description

TABLE 2-6: CONNECTOR J10

Part

Number

Pin Signal

JP10 1 to 8 GP0 to GP7 MCP2200 GPIOs

Description

TABLE 2-7: CONNECTOR JP12

Part

Number

Pin Signal

JP12 1 V

23V3_I

BAT

V

BAT

test pin

2

C 3V3 voltage of I2C interface, short to V

age supply

Description

Note: The jumper JP12 must be connected as a default jumper.

BAT

for volt-

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TABLE 2-8: CONNECTOR JP13

Part

Number

JP13 1 nRST

Pin Signal

2

C (device) Reset pin, wire connect to the config-

I
ured GPIO Reset pin

2 NC No connect

TABLE 2-9: CONNECTOR J5

Part

Number

J5 1 to 4 LED2 to

Pin Signal

LED5

Test LED interface (Pull-Low enable), wire con­nect to test the GPIO pin

TABLE 2-10: CONNECTOR JP6

Part

Number

JP6 1 Push-High Latching switch SW6, Push-High test pin, wire

Pin Signal

connect to test GPIO

2 Push-Low Latching switc h SW 6, Push -L ow te st p in, wire c on -

nect to test GPIO

Description

Description

Description

TABLE 2-11: CONNECTOR JP7

Part

Number

JP7 1 to 4 SW1 to

Pin Signal

SW4

Push-Low test buttons, wire connect to test GPIO

Description

TABLE 2-12: CONNECTOR JP8

Part

Number

JP8 1 LED Connected to status LED (LED1)

Pin Signal

2V

BAT

Power source of LED1, short to JP8 pin1 to enable
the status LED f unction

Description

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This chapter describes how to update UI parameters and setting up the connection
between the BM70 EVB and a smartphone using the BLE link.

This chapter includes the following topics:

3.1 “Requirements”

3.2 “Configuring UI Parameters”

3.3 “BLE Connection to Smartphone”

3.4 “BLEDK3 Auto Pattern and Manual Pattern Tools”

3.5 “Application Firmware Information”

3.1 REQUIREMENTS

The following hardware and software are required for getting started with the BM70
EVB.

3.1.1 Hardware Requirements

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•One BM70 EVB

• Any one of these Bluetooth-enabled smartphone

- iPhone

- Android™ device running on Android 4.3 or la ter version

• One Windows

• One micro-USB cable

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4S or later version (it must support BLE)

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host PC with USB port

3.1.2 Software Requirements

Users can download the latest firmware and corresponding tools for the following appli­cations, which are available for download from the Microchip web site: www.micro-

chip.com/bm-70-pictail.

• Firmware update tool, isupdate.v4.0.0.207.rar

• BLEDK3 Flash code, BT5505_BLEDK3_v103_c1457.rar

• BLEDK3 UI tool, IS187x_102_BLEDK3_UI v100.123.rar

• mBIoT Utility app, available at App Store
store for Android

for iPhone and at Google Play™

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3.2 CONFIGURING UI PARAMETERS

The UI configuration tool enables the user to change the BM70 EVB parameters, such
as device name, UART settings, BLE connection settings, adding or editing GATT ser­vice table.

To update UI parameters, perform these actions:

1. Double-click the IS187x_102_BLEDK3_UI_Configuration_Tool.exe to
open the BLEDK3 UI configuration tool on the PC. The UI Configuration tool win­dow is displayed.

2. Click Load, see Figure3-1. The Loading Option window is displayed.

Note: Download and install the UI configuration tool, which is available for

download from the Microchip web site: www.microchip.com/bm-70-pictail.
In this demonstration, the IS187x_102_BLEDK3_UI_Configuration_Tool
v100.123 tool is used. This UI tool version corresponds to the firmware
version of the “BLEDK3 v1.03”.

FIGURE 3-1: BLEDK3 UI CONFIGURATION TOOL WINDOW

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3. In the Loading Option window, click Load Text File to load UI parameters, see

Figure 3-2.

FIGURE 3-2: LOADING OPTION WINDOW

4. From the Open dialog, select the default UI parameter text file (provided with the

UI tool) and then click Open, see Figure 3-3.

FIGURE 3-3: OPEN DIALOG BOX

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5. From the UI Configuration Tool window, select UI parameters, and then click

Edit, see Figure 3-4.

FIGURE 3-4: UI CONFIGURATION TOOL WINDOW

6. From the Main Feature window, click BLEDK and then click OK, see

Figure 3-5.

FIGURE 3-5: MAIN FEATURE WINDOW

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7. The UI Configuration Tool dialog has various tabs to configure UI parameters.

Click the System Setup tab, and in the Name fragment box, type BM70_BLE
(or any user-defined name), see Figure 3-6.

Note: Click Help button to get the information related to UI parameters.

FIGURE 3-6: CONFIGURING UI PARAMETERS - SYSTEM SETUP

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8. Click the LE Mode Setup tab, and under the Advertising Data Setting section,
select Device Name to advertise the device name, see Figure 3-7.

FIGURE 3-7: ADVERTISING DATA SETTING

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9. Click Finish. The UI Configuration Tool window is displayed, see Figure 3-8.

FIGURE 3-8: UI CONFIGURATION TOOL WINDOW

10. From the UI Configuration Tool window, perform any one of these actions:

-Click Save to save the selected UI parameters as .
production)

-Click Export to export the UI log
ters and setup values

-Click Write to download UI parameters to Flash

11. To write UI parameters on the BM70 module, perform these actions:
a) Set the switch SW7 in the ON position (Test mode), see Figure 3-9.

FIGURE 3-9: SW7 IN TEST MODE

.txt

file. The log file contains the parame-

txt or .hex

files (for mass

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b) Ensure that the jumpers, J1, JP8 and J3, on the BM70 EVB are connected,

as shown in Figure 3-10.

FIGURE 3-10: JUMPER AND BM70 EVB CONNECTION DETAILS

c) Connect the USB port (P1) of the BM70 EVB to a PC using the micro-USB

cable, see Figure 3-11.

FIGURE 3-11: UI CONFIGURATION SETUP

d) On connection, LED1 (blue) and LED6 (red) on the BM70 EVB will turn ON.
e) Go to the UI Configuration Tool window, and click Write to download UI

parameters on the BM70 module, see Figure 3-8.

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f) The Read/Write Flash window is displayed. Select the values for COM Port

and Baudrate, and then click Write, se e Figure 3-12.

FIGURE 3-12: READ/WRITE FLASH

g) A message box will appear displaying the message “Write Flash Finish”.

Click OK to download UI parameters, see Figure 3-13.

FIGURE 3-13: MESSAGE BOX

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3.3 BLE CONNECTION TO SMARTPHONE

Perform the following actions to establish a BLE connection between the BM70 EVB
and a smartphone. An iPhone with iOS9.2.1 is used for this demonstration.

1. Set the switch SW7 to the OFF position (Application mode) on the BM70 EVB,
see Figure 3-14.

FIGURE 3-14: SW7 IN APPLICATION MODE

2. Connect the BM70 EVB to a PC using the micro-USB cable, see Figure 3-15.
Press the Reset button (SW5) to reset the BM70 EVB. On connection, LED6
(red) will turn ON and LED1 (blue) blinks once at an interval.

FIGURE 3-15: POWER ON BM70 EVB

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3. Download the mBIoT app from the App Store and enable the Bluetooth settings

on the iPhone, see Figure 3-16.

FIGURE 3-16: ENABLING BLUETOOTH AND MBIOT APPLICATION

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4. Tap mBIoT app and then tap to open the BM70 BLE UART, see Figure 3-17.

FIGURE 3-17: SELECT BM70 BLE UART

5. A list of discoverable devices will be displayed, tap on the BM70_BLE to con­nect, see Figure 3-18.

FIGURE 3-18: DISCOVERED DEVICES VIEW

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6. Under Connected Device, tap BM70_BLE connected to get the device

information, see Figure 3-19

FIGURE 3-19: CONNECTED DEVICE VIEW

7. Tap Device Info to check the device information, see Figure 3-20.

FIGURE 3-20: DEVICE INFORMATION

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8. The device information will be displayed, see Figure 3-21.

FIGURE 3-21: DEVICE INFORMATION

9. The BLE link is established between the BM70 EVB and an iPhone, see

Figure 3-22.

FIGURE 3-22: BLE LINK CONNECTION

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3.4 BLEDK3 AUTO PATTERN AND MANUAL PATTERN TOOLS

The BLEDK3 firmware, written on the BM70 module, has two distinct modes, Auto Pat­tern and Man ua l Pa tt e rn . B o t h t h ese mo des use their o wn s tate machines. The BM 70
module can be operated in both the modes by setting the value in the EEPROM. By
default, the BM70 module is in Auto Pattern mode.

3.4.1 Auto Pattern Mode

In Auto pattern mode, the state machine automates most of the Bluetooth related oper­ations, su ch as advertising and Transp arent UART service. The Transparent UART
service is primarily used to connect the module to a peer device and to create a data
pipe with the peer device through the Transparent UART mode with minimal instruc­tions from the host MCU.

To evaluate and test the BM70 module in Auto Pattern mode, download and install the
Auto Pattern tool (Windows-based GUI emulation tool), which is available for download
at Microchip web site. This tool implements the communication protocol and provides
a fast and easy way to test the functions with the available options in the Auto Pattern
mode.

3.4.2 Manual Pattern Mode

The Manual Pattern mode provides a full control of the BM70 module to the user and
the module operates only based on the commands from the user or host MCU. The
Manual Pattern tool also allows the Transparent UART mode; however, there is a small
difference in the protocol used in this mode in comparison to the Auto Pattern mode.

To evaluate and test the BM70 module in Manual Pattern mode, download and install
the Manual Pattern tool (Windows-based GUI emulation tool), which is available for
download at Microchip web site. This tool implements the communication protocol and
provides a fast and easy way to test the functions with the available options in the Man­ual Pattern mode.

Note: For more information on Auto Pattern and Manual Pattern tools, refer to the

“IS187x_BM7x BLEDK3 Application Note”, which is avai la bl e at M icr ochip
web site: www.microchip. com/bm-70-pictail.

3.5 APPLICATION FIRMWARE INFORMATION

The BLEDK3 firmware application is the default application on the BM70 EVB. This
application provides the BLE UART Transparent, BLE GATT-based transceiver, Bea­con and BeaconThings functionality.

For additional information on the BLEDK3 application functionality, refer to the
“IS187x_BM7x BLEDK3 Application Note”, which is available at Microchip web site:

www.microchip.com/bm-70-pictail.

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Chapter 4. Flash Programming Procedure

This chapt er describes the process of downloading the firmware to the B M70 module.

4.1 FLASH PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Flash programming is required to update a newer or specific version of the firmware.
Perform the following actions for Flash programming:

1. Set the switch SW7 in the ON position (Test mode), see Figure 4-1.

FIGURE 4-1: SW7 IN TEST MODE

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2. Ensure that the jumpers, J1, JP8 and J3, on the BM70 EVB are connected, as

illustrated in Figure 3-10.

3. Connect the BM70 EVB to a PC using the micro-USB cable, see Figure 4-2. On

connection, LED6 (red) and LED1 (blue) will turn on. Press the Reset button
(SW5) to reset the BM70 module.

FIGURE 4-2: FLASH PROGRAMMING SETUP

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4. Download and install the isupdate.exe file, which is available for download
from the Microchip web site: www.microchip.com/bm-70-pictail.

5. Double-click th e isupdate.exe file to open the firmware update tool on the PC.

6. Click Connect after setting these parameters.

-Port

- Baud Rate: 115200

- Memory type/subtype: Flash/Embedded Flash

- Address: 0000

On successful connection, “Port connect -> Port Number” message will be displayed,
see Figure 4-3.

FIGURE 4-3: FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOL WINDOW - PO RT CONNECT

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7. If the connection is failed, “Connect failed” message will be displayed. Verify the

parameters and try connecting it again, see Figure 4-4.

FIGURE 4-4: FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOL WINDOW

8. Click Browse to display four Flash code files (.hex) downloaded from the

Microchip web site.

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9. From the Open dialog, select Flash code files and click Open, see Figure 4-5.

Note: In this demonstration, the BLEDK3 v1.03 is used.

FIGURE 4-5: SELECTING FLASH CODE FILES

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10. In the Firmware Update tool window, click Update, see Figure 4-6.

FIGURE 4-6: FIRMWARE UPDATE

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11. The Firmware Update tool will start writing the Flash codes. Wait until the mes­sage “End of Write Memory!” with the elapse time is displayed, see Figure 4-7.

FIGURE 4-7: FIRMWARE UPDATE FINISH

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12. To verify the firmware version, enter the following parameters under the

Flash/EEPROM/ MCU/AHB Access secti on, and then click Read, see Figure 4-8:

- Address: “100e”

- Length (Hex): “02”

FIGURE 4-8: ENTERING PARAMETERS

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13. The Data (Hex) box will display the value “01 03” along with the related log infor­mation, see Figure 4-9.

FIGURE 4-9: DATA (HEX) VALUE

14. After completing the firmware update, reboot the BM70 EVB using the Reset
button (SW5 ).

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Chapter 5. USB-to-UART Converter and Host DUT

This chapter describes the use of the USB-to-UART converter circuit which is available
on the BM70 E VB. The UAR T int erf ace of t he BM7 0 mod ule on the BM70 EVB can be
connected to the user DUT. The DUT can be a customer board with a host
microcontroller or another BM70 EVB.

5.1 CONNECTING UART TO BM70 EVB DUT

The BM70 EVB has a MCP2200 IC acting as a USB-to-UART converter that connects
the BM70 module to the micro-USB port. The BM70 EVB also has a range of header
pins that connect to the UART I/O pins of the BM70 module. This gives the flexibility to
connect the USB-to-UART converter on the BM70 EVB to another BM70 DUT, or
connect the BM70 EVB test pins directly to another host microcontroller DUT.

Figure 5-1 illustrates how to connect the USB-to-UART converter on the BM70 EVB to

the user BM70 DUT. The pins, HCI_TXD, HCI_RXD, P2_0, V
connected to the DU T. The user ca n co n ne ct a mi cr o- U SB ca b le to a P C an d pe rf o rm
the emula tion tool functio ns, such as firmwar e or UI upd ate. The P2_ 0 pin is c onnected
to the switch SW7 to switch between Application and Test modes.

BAT

, GPIO and GND, are

FIGURE 5-1: UART CONNECTION TO BM70 EVB DUT

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5.2 CONNECTING UART TO H OST MICROCONTROLLER DUT

Figure 5-2 illustrates how to connect a user microcontroller DUT to a BM70 EVB to per-

form the emulation tool function. The pins, HCI_TXD, HCI_RXD, P2_0, V
GPIO, and GND, are connected to the DUT. In this connection, the microcontroller can
communicate with the BM70 EVB through the HCI UART interface by a defined com­mand set. The P2_0 pin is controlled by the MCU to switch between Application and
Test modes.

FIGURE 5-2: UART CONNECTION TO HOST MICROCONTROLLER DUT

BAT

, RESET ,

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A.1 REFERENCE SCHEMATICS

FIGURE A-1: BM70 EVB SCHEMATIC S

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