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: JN516 8-001-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
Benefits
• Microminiature module solutio ns
• 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
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 describe d below .
1.1. Variants
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
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, instea d the JN5168-001-M 05 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.
Additional +/-15ppm allowance for
temperature and ageing
Typical RF Characteristics
Notes
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
-95 to
-10dBm
-105 to
-20dBm
-95 to
-10dBm
RF Port impedance
– uFL connector
Rx Spurious
Emissions
Tx Spurious
Emissions
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
SMbus & I2C)
5 x PWM (4 x timer,
1 x timer/counter)
Two programmable
Digital IO lines
UARTs, timers and
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
15mA 175mA 35mA CPU in doze, radio transmitting
17.5mA 22mA 22mA CPU in doze, radio receiving
+/-25ppm +/-25ppm +/-25ppm
Receive sensitivity -95dBm -100dBm -96dBm
10dBm 5dBm 10dBm For 1% PER, measured as sensitivity
RSSI range
50 ohm 50 ohm 50 ohm 2.4 - 2.5GHz
-61dBm -69dBm -69dBm Measured conducted into 50ohms
-40dBm -49dBm -45dBm Measured conducted into 50ohms
Up to 400kHz
20 18 18
16MHz clock
32kHz clock
DIO2 & DIO3 not available on JN5168-001M05 and JN5168-001-M06 modules
SPI selects)
Four channel
converter
Programmable
comparators
Internal
and battery monitor
Analogue-to-Digital
analogue
temperature sensor
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.
10-bit, up to 100ks/s
Ultra low power mode for sleep
2.1. JN5168 Single Chip Wireless M icrocontroller
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].
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.