The JN5148-001-Myy family is a range of ultra low power, high performance surface
mount modules targeted at ZigBee PRO networking applications, enabling users to
realise products with minimum time to market and at the lowest cost. They remove
the need for expensive and lengthy development of custom RF board designs and
test suites. The modules use Jennic’s JN5148 wireless microcontroller to provide a
comprehensive solution with large memory, high CPU and radio performance and all
RF components included. All that is required to develop and manufacture wireless
control or sensing products is to connect a power supply and peripherals such as
switches, actuators and sensors, considerably simplifying product development.
Three module variants are available: JN5148-001-M00 with an integrated antenna,
JN5148-001-M03 with an antenna connector and the JN5148-001-M04 with an
antenna connector, power amplifier and LNA for extended range. The modules can
implement networking stacks such as ZigBee PRO as well as customer applications
Module Block Diagram
128kB Serial
Flash Memory
SPI
2-wire serial
Timers
UARTs
4-Wire Audio
Sleep Counters
12-bit ADC,
comparators
11-bit DACs,
temp sensor
Power
External
Antenna
Integrated Antenna
uFl
Connector
uFl
Connector
Matching
M00 Option
Matching
M03 Option
PA / LNA
M04 Option
Matching
2.4GHz
Radio
Power
Management
XTAL
JN5148 chip
Watchdog timer
O-QPSK
Modem
IEEE802.15.4
MAC
Accelerator
128-bit AES
Encryption
Accelerator
RAM
128kB
RISC CPU
32-byte
OTP eFuse
ROM
128kB
Benefits
Microminiature module solutions
Ready to use in products
Minimises product development
time
No RF test required for systems
Compliant with FCC part 15
rules, IC Canada RSS 210e,
ETSI ETS 300-328 and Japan
ARIB STD-T66
Production volumes supplied
pre-programmed with
application software
Applications
Robust and secure low power
wireless applications
ZigBee PRO networks
Home and commercial building
automation
Utilities metering (e.g. AMR)
Location Aware services (e.g.
Asset Tracking)
Toys and gaming peripherals
Industrial systems
Telemetry Remote Control
Features: Module
• 2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4 & ZigBee
compatible
•
Sleep current (with active sleep
timer) 2.6µA
•
JN5148-001-M00/03
up to 1km range (Ext antenna)
M00: integral antenna 18x32mm
M03: uFl connector 18x30mm
o TX power +2.5dBm
o Receiver sensitivity –95dBm
o TX current 15mA
o RX current 17.5mA
o 2.3-3.6V operation
•
JN5148-001-M04
up to 4km range (Ext Antenna)
o 20dBm TX power
o Receiver sensitivity -98dBm
o uFl connector
o TX current 110mA
o RX current 23mA
o 18x41mm
o 2.7-3.6V operation
3.1. JN5148 Single Chip Wireless Microcontroller 5
4. Pin Configurations 6
4.1. Pin Assignment 7
4.2. Pin Descriptions 8
4.2.1 Power Supplies 8
4.2.2 SPI Memory Connections 8
5. Electrical Characteristics 9
5.1. Maximum Ratings 9
5.2. Operating Conditions 9
5.3. Reflow Profile 10
Appendix A Additional Information
A.1 Outline Drawing 11
A.2 Module PCB Footprint 14
A.3 Ordering Information 15
A.4 Tape and Reel Information: 16
A.4.1 Tape Orientation and dimensions 16
A.4.2 Cover tape details 16
A.4.3 Leader and Trailer 17
A.4.4 Reel Dimensions: 17
A.5 Related Documents 17
A.6 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 18
A.6.1 Antennas to be approved by FCC for use with JN5148 modules 19
A.6.2 High Power Module usage limitation 20
A.6.3 High Power Module channel restriction 20
A.6.4 FCC End Product Labelling 20
A.7 Industry Canada Statement 20
A.7.1 Industry Canada End Product Labelling 20
A.8 European R & TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Statement 20
A.9 RoHS Compliance 21
A.10 Status Information 21
A.11 Disclaimers 22
A.12 Version Control 23
The JN5148-001-Myy module family provides designers with a ready made component which allows IEEE802.15.4
[1] wireless applications, using Jennic’s JenNet networking protocol or ZigBee PRO, to be quickly and easily included
in product designs. The modules integrate all of the RF components required, removing the need to perform
expensive RF design and test. Products can be designed by simply connecting sensors and switches to the module
IO pins. The modules use Jennic’s single chip IEEE802.15.4 Wireless Microcontroller, allowing designers to make
use of the extensive chip development support material. Hence, this range of modules allows designers to bring
wireless applications to market in the minimum time with significantly reduced development effort and cost.
Three variants are available: JN5148-001-M00 (standard module with integral antenna), JN5148-001-M03 (standard
module with uFl connector for use with external antennae) and JN5148-001-M04 (high RF power with uFL connector,
improved sensitivity module for evaluation of extended range applications). All modules will have FCC modular
approvals and be compliant with EU regulations. The variants available are described below.
1.1. Variants
Variant Description FCCID
JN5148-001-M00 Standard Power, integrated antenna TYOJN5148M0
JN5148-001-M03 Standard Power, uFl connector TYOJN5148M3
JN5148-001-M04 High Power, uFl connector TYOJN5148M4
1.2. Regulatory Approvals
All module types will be tested against the requirements of European standard ETS 300 328 v1.7.1 and a Notified
Body statement of opinion for this standard is available on request. The High Power module with M04 suffix will be
approved for use in Europe with reduced output power: +10dBm EIRP is the maximum permitted in Europe.
Additionally, modules with M00, M03 and M04 suffixes will have received FCC “Modular Approvals”, in compliance
with CFR 47 FCC part 15 regulations and in accordance to FCC Public notice DA00-1407. The modules are
approved for use with a number of antennas; refer to section Appendix A.6.1 for details. See Appendix A.6 for details
on the conditions applying to this modular approval. The modular approvals notice and test reports are available on
request.
The high power module variant is classified as ‘mobile’ device pursuant with FCC § 2.1091 and must not be used at a
distance of less than 20 cm (8”) from any person.
In addition, all modules will have Industry Canada RSS210e Issue 7 (June 2007) certification.
Most specification parameters for the modules are specified in the chip datasheet - JN-DS- JN5148 Wireless
Microcontroller Datasheet, [2]. Where there are differences, the parameters are defined here.
VDD=3.0V @ +25°C
Typical DC Characteristics Notes
Deep sleep current 1.3uA 1.3uA
Sleep current 2.6uA 2.6uA With active sleep timer
Radio transmit current 15mA 110mA CPU in doze, radio transmitting
Radio receive current 17.5mA 23mA CPU in doze, radio receiving
Centre frequency accuracy +/-25ppm +/-25ppm
Typical RF Characteristics Notes
Receive sensitivity -95dBm -98dBm
Maximum Transmit power +2.5dBm 18dBm Nominal (Note 1)
Master SPI port 5 selects 3 selects 250kHz - 16MHz
Slave SPI port
Two UARTs
Two-wire serial I/F (compatible with SMbus & I2C)
Two programmable Timer/Counters with
capture/compare facility, Tick timer
Two programmable Sleep Timers
Digital IO lines (multiplexed with UARTs, timers
and SPI selects)
Four channel Analogue-to-Digital converter
Two channel Digital-to-Analogue converter
Two programmable analogue comparators
Internal temperature sensor and battery monitor
JN5148-001-
M00/03
-95 to -10
dBm
21 19
JN5148-001-
M04
-105 to -20
dBm
Additional +/-15ppm allowance for
temperature and ageing
Nominal for 1% PER, as per
802.15.4 section 6.5.3.3 (Note 1)
For 1% PER, measured as
sensitivity
250kHz - 8MHz
16550 compatible
Up to 400kHz
16MHz clock
32kHz clock
12-bit, up to 100ks/s
12-bit, up to 100ks/s
Ultra low power mode for sleep
The performance of all peripherals is defined in the JN-DS- JN5148 Wireless Microcontroller Datasheet [2]
Note 1: Sensitivity is defined for conducted measurements on connectorised modules. Modules with an integrated
antenna have approximately 4 dB less e.i.r.p and reciprocal receive sensitivity.
Jennic supplies all the development tools and networking stacks needed to enable end-product development to occur
quickly and efficiently. These are all freely available from Jennic’s support website: http://www.jennic.com/support/ .
A range of evaluation/developer kits is also available, allowing products to be quickly bread boarded. Efficient
development of software applications is enabled by the provision of a complete, unlimited, software developer kit.
Together with the available libraries for the IEEE802.15.4 MAC and the ZigBee network stack, this package provides
everything required to develop application code and to trial it with hardware representative of the final module.
The modules can be user programmed for both in development and in production using software supplied by Jennic.
They can also be supplied ready loaded with customer defined software if required. Access to the on-chip
peripherals, MAC and network stack software is provided through specific APIs. This information is available on the
Jennic support website, together with many example applications, user guides, reference manuals and application
notes.
3.1. JN5148 Single Chip Wireless Microcontroller
The JN5148-001-Myy series is constructed around the JN5148-001 single chip wireless microcontroller, which
includes the radio system, a 32-bit RISC CPU, ROM and RAM memory and a range of analogue and digital
peripherals.
The chip is described fully in JN-DS- JN5148 Wireless Microcontroller Datasheet [2].
The module also includes a 4Mbit serial flash memory, which holds the application code that is loaded into the
JN5148 during the boot sequence and provides static data storage, required by the application.
Note that the same basic pin configuration applies for all module designs. However, DIO3/SPISEL4 and
DIO2/SPISEL3 are not available on the high power modules.