NXP Semiconductors FREESCALE MC13192 Reference Manual

MC13192 Evaluation Board

Reference Manual

Document Number: MC13192EVBRM

Rev. 1.2

09/2006

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Contents

About This Book

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Chapter 1
Safety Information

Chapter 2
System Overview

2.1 Microcontroller Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2 General-Purpose I/O and Peripheral Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.3 Power-Saving Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.4 Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.5 Background Debug Module (BDM) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.6 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.7 Schematic and Bill of Materials (BOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Chapter 3
RF Front End

3.1 The Transmit (TX) Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.2 Switch and Bandpass Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.3 The Receive (RX) Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.4 Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.4.1 Enabling the LNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

3.5 LNA Bias Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.6 Reference oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.7 Internal Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.8 RF Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.8.1 LNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.8.2 Output Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.8.3 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.8.4 TX Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.8.5 RX Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.8.6 Built in Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.9 RF Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.9.1 RX Sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3.9.2 TX Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

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Chapter 4
PCB and MC13192EVB Interfaces

4.1 USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.2 RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

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About This Book

This manual provides a detailed hardware description of the MC13192 Evaluation Board
(MC13192EVB). The MC13192EVB provides all the necessary components to evaluate and use the
MC13192.

The MC13192EVB is built around the Freescale MC13192 2.4 GHz transceiver. The Freescale
MC9S08GT60 microcontroller unit controls the MC13192.

The MC13192EVB is compliant to the following standards:

• FCC standard 47 CFR, part 15, section 15.247

• ETSI EN 300-328-1

• ETSI EN 300-328-2

• ETSI EN 300-220-1

Audience

This document is intended for software, hardware, and system engineers who are developing their products
or software applications making use of the MC13192 2.4 GHz transceiver to achieve wireless connectivity
capability. The MC13192 is compliant with the IEEE 802.15.4 and the ZigBee standards.

Organization

This document is organized into 4 chapters.

Chapter 1 Safety Information - This chapter provides operating guidelines for the

MC13192EVB.

Chapter 2 System Overview - Provides information about the micro controller part and its

surrounding.

Chapter 3 MC1321x RF Front End - Provides a detailed description of the RF front-end.

The chapter provides information about the MC1319x, 2.4 GHz transceiver, Tx
chain, Rx chain, LNA etc. The chapter also provides information about RF
measurements.

Chapter 4 PCB and MC13192EVB Interfaces - Highlights the available interfaces between

the evaluation board (EVB) and a personal computer (PC).

Revision History

The following table summarizes revisions to this document since the previous release (Rev. 1.1).

Revision History

Location Revision

Entire document. Update for BeeKit and S/W upgrades.

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Conventions

This document uses the following notational conventions:

• Courier monospaced type indicate commands, command parameters, code examples, expressions,
datatypes, and directives.

• Italic type indicates replaceable command parameters.

• All source code examples are in C.

Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

The following list defines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.

ATD Analog To Digital

BDM Background Debug Module

CPU Central Processing Unit

EEPROM Electrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ESD Electro Static Discharge

EVB EValuation Board

GPIO General Purpose Input Output

ICG Internal Clock Generation

LDO Low Drop Output

LNA Low Noise Amplifier

MCU Micro Controller Unit

PA Power Amplifier

PC Personal Computer

PCB Printed Circuit Board

QFN Quad Flat Non-lead package

RAM Random Access Memory

RF Radio Frequency

Rx Receive

SCI Serial Communication Interface

SMA Sub Miniature version A

SPI Serial Peripheral Interface

Tx Transmit

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References

The following sources were referenced to produce this book:

[1] MC13192 Data Sheet, MC13192DS

[2] MC9S08GT60 Data Sheet, MC9S08GT60

[3] MBC13900 Data Sheet, MBC13900

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Chapter 1
Safety Information

Any modifications to this product may violate the rules of the Federal Communications Commission and
make operation of the product unlawful.

47 C.F.R. Sec. 15.21

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

47 C.F.R. Sec.15.105(b)

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
The antenna(s) used for this equipment must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 8
inches (20cm) from all persons.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

3. This device is susceptible to electrostatic discharge (ESD) and surge phenomenon.

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Chapter 2
System Overview

This chapter introduces the basic components, functionality, and power supply options of the
MC13192EVB. Also included in this chapter are the schematic and Bill of Materials (BOM) for the
MC13192EVB. For more information on applications used to evaluate the Freescale ZigBee/802.15.4
solution, refer to the ZigBee/802.15.4 Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide, AN2772.

For information on how to setup the Freescale ZigBee/802.15.4 MAC primitives and the development
environment, refer to the 802.15.4 MAC/PHY Software Reference Manual, (802154MPSRM).

The primary voltage supply for the MC13192EVB is 3.0 V. This voltage is generated by the LDO (IC106
from National Semiconductors). The LDO can be supplied from either a USB port on a PC, or by a DC
voltage adapter. Input voltage from the DC voltage adaptor must be in the 3.5 to 12 VDC range.

The 3.0 V supply is split into various blocks such as, RF, LNA, BB, and others with 0 ohm resistors. This
allows users to measure current consumption of the various MC13192EVB blocks.

2.1 Microcontroller Unit

This section introduces the microcontroller unit (MCU) basic components and features.

The MC9S08GT60 is a member of the low-cost, high performance, HCS08 Family of 8-bit
microcontroller units. The MC9S08GT60 has 60 KB of on-chip programmable FLASH memory and 4 KB
of RAM available.

The MC9S08GT60 includes two independent serial communications interface (SCI) modules. These serial
communications interfaces are connected to respectively a RS-232 interface and an USB interface.

The MCU contains an analog to digital (ATD) converter module of 8 ports. The half of the pins is used for
communication to the RF part and the rest are available for easy use.

A serial peripheral interface (SPI) module handles the data communication between the MCU and the
transceiver.

All connections needed for fully controlling the MC13192, 2.4 GHz transceiver are provided by the
MC9S08GT60.

The MC9S08GT60 is housed in a 48-pin quad flat non-lead package (QFN).

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