NXP Laboratories UK JN5168M3, JN5168M0 User Guide

Data Sheet: JN5168-001-Myy

JenNet, ZigBee PRO and IEEE802.15.4 Module

Features: Module

 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4, JenNet-IP,

ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy
and RF4CE compatible

 JN5168-001-M00/03

up to 1km range (Ext antenna)
M00: integral antenna 16x30mm
M03: uFl connector 16x21mm

o TX power +2.5dBm
o Receiver sensitivity –95dBm
o TX current 15mA
o RX current 17.5mA
o 2.0-3.6V operation

 JN5168-001-M05

up to 2km range (Ext 2dBi Antenna)

o 9.5 dBm TX Power
o Receiver sensitivity -96dBm
o uFl connector
o TX current 35mA
o RX current 22mA
o 16x30mm
o 2.0-3.6V operation

 JN5168-001-M06

up to 6km range (Ext 2 dBi Antenna)

o 22dBm TX Power
o Receiver sensitivity -100dBm
o uFl connector
o TX current 175mA
o RX current 22mA
o 16x30mm
o 2.0-3.6V operation

Features: Microcontroller

 32-bit RISC CPU, up to 32MIPs with low

power

 Data EEPROM with guaranteed 100k

write operations

 RF4CE, JenNet-IP, ZigBee Smart

Energy stacks

 JTAG debug interface
 4-input 10-bit ADC, 1 comparator
 5 x PWM (4 x timer, 1 x timer/counter)
 2 UARTs
 SPI Master & Slave port with 3 selects
 2-wire serial interface
 Battery and Temperature Sensor
 Watchdog timer and BOR
 Up to 20 DIO

Industrial temp (-40°C to +85°C)
Lead-free and RoHS compliant

Benefits

 Microminiature module solutions
 Ready to use in products
 Minimises product development

time

 No RF test required for systems
 Compliant with

o FCC 47CFR Part 15C
o IC Canada RSS 210 Issue 8 -

Annex 8,

o ETSI EN 300-328 V1.7.1
o EN 301-489-17 V2.1.1
o EN60950-1-2006 +A1, A11, A12

Applications

 Robust and secure low power wireless

applications

 ZigBee and JenNet-IP 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

4xPWM + Timers

2x UART

4 Chan 10-bit ADC

Battery and Temp

Sensor

2-Wire Serial

(Master/Slave)

SPI Master & Slave

RAM

8/32K

128-bit AES

Encryption

Accelerator

2.4GHz
Radio

Including
Diversity

Flash

64/160/256K

32 -Bit

RISC CPU

Power

Management

XTAL

O-QPSK
Modem

IEEE802.15.4

MAC

Accelerator

Power

Matching

uFl

Connector

Matching

Integrated Antenna

Matching

uFl

Connector

PA / LNA

External
Antenna

M00 Option

M03 Option

M05/M06 Option

20 DIO

Sleep Counter

4kB
EEPROM

Watchdog

Timer

Voltage

Brownout

Overview

The JN5168-001-Myy family is a range of ultra low power, high performance surface mount
modules targeted at IEEE 802.15.4, JenNet-IP, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy and
RF4CE 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 NXP‟s JN5168 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.

Four module variants are available: JN5168-001-M00 with an integrated antenna, JN5168-001­M03 with an antenna connector and the JN5168-001-M05 and M06 with an antenna connector,
power amplifier and LNA for extended range. The JN5168-001-M05 output power has been
optimised for use in Europe and Asia.

Module Block Diagram

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Contents

1. Introduction 3

1.1. Variants 3

1.2. Regulatory Approvals 3

2. Specifications 4

2.1. JN5168 Single Chip Wireless Microcontroller 5

3. Pin Configurations 6

3.1. Pin Assignment 7

3.2. Pin Descriptions 8

3.2.1 Power Supplies 8

4. Electrical Characteristics 9

4.1. Maximum Ratings 9

4.2. Operating Conditions 9

Appendix A Additional Information 10

A.1 Outline Drawing 10
A.2 Module PCB Footprint 13
A.3 Optimal PCB placement of the JN5168-001-M00 Module 14
A.4 JN5168-001-M00 Antenna Radiation Pattern 15
A.5 Manufacturing 19
A.5.1 Reflow Profile 19
A.5.2 Soldering Paste and Cleaning 20
A.6 Ordering Information 20
A.7 Related Documents 21
A.8 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 21
A.8.1 Antennas approved by FCC for use with JN5168 modules 22
A.8.2 High Power Module usage limitation 22
A.8.3 FCC End Product Labelling 22
A.9 Industry Canada Statement 23
A.9.1 Industry Canada End Product Labelling 23
A.10 European R & TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Statement 23
A.11 RoHS Compliance 24
A.12 Status Information 24
A.13 Disclaimers 24

Version Control 25

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1. Introduction

Variant

Description

FCCID

Industry Canada ID

JN5168-001-M00

Standard Power, integrated antenna

TYOJN5168M0

7438A-CYO5168M0

JN5168-001-M03

Standard Power, uFL connector

TYOJN5168M3

7438A-CYO5168M3

JN5168-001-M05

Medium Power, uFL connector

TYOJN5168M5

7438A-CYO5168M5

JN5168-001-M06

High Power, uFL connector

TYOJN5168M6

7438A-CYO5168M6

The JN5168-001-Myy module family provides designers with a ready-made component that provides a fully
integrated solution for applications, using the IEEE802.15.4 standard in the 2.4-2.5GHz ISM frequency band [1],
including JenNet-IP and ZigBee Smart Energy, and can 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
NXP‟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.

Four variants are available: JN5168-001-M00, JN5168-001-M03, JN5168-001-M05 and JN5168-001-M06. All
modules have FCC and Industry Canada modular approvals. All modules other than the JN5168-001-M06 are also
CE compliant and subject to a Notified Body Opinion.

The variants available are described below.

1.1. Variants

1.2. Regulatory Approvals

The JN5168-001-M00, M03 and M05 have been tested against the requirements of the following European
standards.

 Radio EN 300 328 v1.7.1.
 EMC, EN 301 489-17 v2.1.1
 Basic Safety Assessment (BSA) EN 60950-1:2006

A Notified Body statement of opinion for this standard is available on request.
The High Power module with M06 suffix is not approved for use in Europe, instead the JN5168-001-M05 module may

be used with an antenna with up to 2.2dBi; 10mW/MHz power spectral density e.i.r.p is the maximum permitted in
Europe.

Additionally, all module types have received FCC “Modular Approval”, in compliance with CFR 47 FCC part 15
regulations and in accordance to FCC Public notice DA00-1407. Appendix A.8 contains details on the conditions
applying to this modular approval. The modules are approved for use with a range of different antennas; further
details of which can be found in section Appendix A.8.1. The modular approvals notice and test reports are available
on request.

All modules are compliant with Industry Canada RSS210 (Issue 8, Annex 8) and have Industry Canada modular
approval.

The JN5168-001-M06 module is subject to user proximity restrictions under FCC and Industry Canada regulations;
more specific information is available in A.8.2.

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Typical DC Characteristics

Notes

JN5168-001-

M00/03

JN5168-001-

M06

JN5168-001-

M05

Deep sleep current

100nA

100nA

100nA

Sleep current

0.70uA

0.70uA

0.70uA

With active sleep timer

Radio transmit
current

15mA

175mA

35mA

CPU in doze, radio transmitting

Radio receive
current

17.5mA

22mA

22mA

CPU in doze, radio receiving

Centre frequency
accuracy

+/-25ppm

+/-25ppm

+/-25ppm

Additional +/-15ppm allowance for
temperature and ageing

Typical RF Characteristics

Notes

Receive sensitivity

-95dBm

-100dBm

-96dBm

Nominal for 1% PER, as per 802.15.4
section 6.5.3.3 (Note 1)

Transmit power

2.5dBm

22dBm

9.5 dBm

Nominal

Maximum input
signal

10dBm

5dBm

10dBm

For 1% PER, measured as sensitivity

RSSI range

-95 to

-10dBm

-105 to

-20dBm

-95 to

-10dBm

RF Port impedance
– uFL connector

50 ohm

50 ohm

50 ohm

2.4 - 2.5GHz

Rx Spurious
Emissions

-61dBm

-69dBm

-69dBm

Measured conducted into 50ohms

Tx Spurious
Emissions

-40dBm

-49dBm

-45dBm

Measured conducted into 50ohms

VSWR (max)

2:1

2:1

2:1

2.4 - 2.5GHz

Peripherals

Notes

Master SPI port

3 selects

3 selects

3 selects

250kHz - 16MHz

Slave SPI port

  

250kHz - 8MHz

Two UARTs

  

16550 compatible

Two-wire serial I/F
(compatible with
SMbus & I2C)

  

Up to 400kHz

5 x PWM (4 x timer,
1 x timer/counter)

  

16MHz clock

Two programmable
Sleep Timers

  

32kHz clock

Digital IO lines
(multiplexed with
UARTs, timers and

20

18

18

DIO2 & DIO3 not available on JN5168-001­M05 and JN5168-001-M06 modules

2. Specifications

Most specification parameters for the modules are specified in the chip datasheet - JN-DS-JN5168 Wireless
Microcontroller Datasheet [2]. Where there are differences, the parameters are defined here.

VDD=3.0V @ +25°C

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SPI selects)

Four channel
Analogue-to-Digital
converter

  

10-bit, up to 100ks/s

Programmable
analogue
comparators

  

Ultra low power mode for sleep

Internal
temperature sensor
and battery monitor

  

The performance of all peripherals is defined in the JN-DS-JN5168 Wireless Microcontroller Datasheet [2].

Note 1: Sensitivity is defined for conducted measurements on connectorised modules. Modules with an integrated
antenna have approximately 1.5 dB less e.i.r.p and reciprocal receive sensitivity.

NXP 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 www.nxp.com/jennic. 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 JenNet-IP and ZigBee PRO network stacks, 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 both in development and in production using software supplied by NXP.
Access to the on-chip peripherals, MAC and network stack software is provided through specific APIs. This
information is available on the NXP support website, together with many example applications, user guides, reference
manuals and application notes.

2.1. JN5168 Single Chip Wireless Microcontroller

The JN5168-001-Myy series is constructed around the JN5168-001 single chip wireless microcontroller, which
includes the radio system, a 32-bit RISC CPU, Flash, RAM & EEPROM memory and a range of analogue and digital
peripherals.

The chip is described fully in JN-DS-JN5168 Wireless Microcontroller Datasheet [2].

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ADC1

SPICLK

SPIMISO

SPIMISI

SPISSZ

DIO0
DIO1

DIO2
DIO3

DIO4

DIO5

DIO6

DIO7

DIO8

DIO9

DIO10

VDD

GND

ADC2
DIO17

DIO16
DIO15

DIO14

DIO13

RESETN

DIO12
DIO11

1
2

3
4
5

6
7
8
9

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

27
26

25
24
23

22
21
20
19

3. Pin Configurations

Figure 1: Pin Configuration (top view)

Note that the same basic pin configuration applies for all module designs. However, DIO3 (pin 9) and DIO2 (pin 8)
are not available on the JN5168-001-M05 and JN5168-001-M06.

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3.1. Pin Assignment

Pin

No

Pin Functions

Signal

Type

Description

Primary

Alternate Functions

1

ADC1

3.3V

Analogue to Digital Input

2

SPICLK

PWM2

CMOS

SPI Master Clock Output or PWM2
Output

3

SPIMISO

CMOS

SPI Master In Slave Out Input

4

SPIMOSI

PWM3

CMOS

SPI Master In Slave Out Input or
PWM3 Output

5

SPISEL0

CMSO

SPI Select From Module – SS0
Output

6

DIO0

SPISEL1

ADC3

CMOS

DIO0, SPI Master Select Output 1
or ADC input 3

7

DIO1

SPISEL2

ADC4

PC0

CMOS

DIO1, SPI Master Select Output 2,
ADC input 4 or Pulse Counter 0
Input

8

DIO2* RFRX

TIM0CK_GT

CMOS

DIO2, Radio Receive Control
Output or Timer0 Clock/Gate Input

9

DIO3* RFTX

TIM0CAP

CMOS

DIO3, Radio Transmit Control
Output or Timer0 Capture Input

10

DIO4

CTS0

JTAG_TCK

TIM0OUT

PC0

CMOS

DIO4, UART 0 Clear To Send
Input, JTAG CLK Input, Timer0
PWM Output, or Pulse Counter 0
input

11

DIO5

RTS0

JTAG_TMS

PWM1

PC1

CMOS

DIO5, UART 0 Request To Send
Output, JTAG Mode Select Input,
PWM1 Output or Pulse Counter 1
Input

12

DIO6

TXD0

JTAG_TDO

PWM2

CMOS

DIO6, UART 0 Transmit Data
Output, JTAG Data Output or
PWM2 Output

13

DIO7

RXD0

JTAG_TDI

PWM3

CMOS

DIO7, UART 0 Receive Data
Input, JTAG Data Input or PWM 3
Output

14

DIO8

TIM0CK_GT

PC1

PWM4

CMOS

DIO8, Timer0 Clock/Gate Input,
Pulse Counter1 Input or PWM 4
Output

15

DIO9

TIM0CAP

32KXTALIN

RXD1

32KIN

CMOS

DIO9, Timer0 Capture Input, 32K
External Crystal Input, UART 1
Receive Data Input or 32K
external clock Input

16

DIO10

TIM0OUT

32KXTALOUT

CMOS

DIO10, Timer0 PWM Output or
32K External Crystal Output

17

VDD

3.3V

Supply Voltage

18

GND

0V

Digital Ground

19

DIO11

PWM1

TXD1

CMOS

DIO11, PWM1 Output or UART 1
Transmit Data Output

20

DIO12

PWM2

CTS0

JTAG_TCK

ADO or

SPISMOSI

CMOS

DIO12, PWM2 Output, UART 0
Clear To Send Input, JTAG CLK
Input, Antenna Diversity Odd
Output or SPI Slave Master Out
Slave In Input

21

DIO13

PWM3

RTS0

JTAG_TMS

ADE or

SPISMISO

CMOS

DIO13, PWM3 Output, UART 0
Request To Send Output, JTAG
Mode Select Input, Antenna
Diversity Even output or SPI Slave
Master In Slave Out Output

22

RESETN

CMOS

Reset input

23

DIO14

SIF_CLK

TXD0 TXD1

JTAG_TDO

SPISEL1 or

CMOS

DIO14, Serial Interface Clock,

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SPISSEL

UART 0 Transmit Data Output,
UART 1 Transmit Data Output,
JTAG Data Output, SPI Master
Select Output 1 or SPI Slave
Select Input

24

DIO15

SIF_D

RXD0 RXD1

JTAG_TDI

SPISEL2

CMOS

DIO15, Serial Interface Data or
Intelligent Peripheral Data Out

25

DIO16

COMP1P

SIF_CLK

SPISMOSI

CMOS

DIO16, Comparator Positive Input,
Serial Interface clock or SPI Slave
Master Out Slave In Input

26

DIO17

COMP1M

PWM4

I2C DATA

SPISIMO

CMOS

DIO17, Comparator Negative
Input, Serial Interface Data or SPI
Slave Master In Slave Out Output

27

ADC2

3.3V

Analogue to Digital Input

* These two pins are not connected for JN5168-001-M05 & JN5168-001-M06 modules.

3.2. Pin Descriptions

All pins behave as described in the JN-DS-JN5168 Wireless Microcontroller Datasheet [2], with the exception of the
following:

3.2.1 Power Supplies

A single power supply pin, VDD is provided.

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