Telegesis EM358L User Manual

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ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS Product Manual

ETRX358x-LRS ZIGBEE® MODULES

PRODUCT MANUAL

ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Hardware Description ....................................................................................................... 5

2 PRODUCT APPROVALS ................................................................................................... 7

2.1 FCC Approvals ................................................................................................................. 7

2.1.1 FCC Labelling Requirements ........................................................................................... 8

2.2 IC (Industry Canada) Approvals ....................................................................................... 8

2.2.1 IC Labelling Requirements ............................................................................................... 9

2.3 European Certification .................................................................................................... 10

2.4 Declarations of Conformity ............................................................................................. 10

2.5 IEEE 802.15.4 ................................................................................................................ 10

2.6 The ZigBee Protocol ...................................................................................................... 11

3 MODULE PINOUT ............................................................................................................ 12

4 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 14

4.1 Hardware Interface ......................................................................................................... 14

5 FIRMWARE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 15

5.1 Token Settings ............................................................................................................... 16

5.2 Custom Firmware ........................................................................................................... 16

5.3 Boost Mode vs. Normal Mode ........................................................................................ 16

5.4 Software Interface .......................................................................................................... 17

6 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ................................................................................... 18

6.1 Environmental Characteristics ........................................................................................ 18

6.2 Recommended Operating Conditions............................................................................. 18

7 DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................... 19

8 DIGITAL I/O SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 21

9 A/D CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................... 22

10 AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................... 22

10.1 TX Power Characteristics ............................................................................................... 24

10.2 Power Settings for Regulatory Compliance .................................................................... 25

10.3 Temperature behaviour .................................................................................................. 26

11 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................. 27

12 RECOMMENDED REFLOW PROFILE ............................................................................. 28

13 PRODUCT LABEL DRAWING ......................................................................................... 29

14 RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT ........................................................................................ 30

14.1 Recommended Placement ............................................................................................. 32

14.2 Example carrier board .................................................................................................... 34

15 RELIABILITY TESTS ........................................................................................................ 35

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16 APPLICATION NOTES ..................................................................................................... 35

16.1 Safety Precautions ......................................................................................................... 35

16.2 Design Engineering Notes .............................................................................................. 35

16.3 Storage Conditions ......................................................................................................... 36

17 PACKAGING .................................................................................................................... 37

17.1 Embossed Tape ............................................................................................................. 37

17.2 Component Orientation .................................................................................................. 38

17.3 Reel Dimensions ............................................................................................................ 38

17.4 Packaging ...................................................................................................................... 39

18 ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 40

19 TRADEMARKS ................................................................................................................. 41

20 DISCLAIMER .................................................................................................................... 41

21 ROHS DECLARATION ..................................................................................................... 41

22 DATA SHEET STATUS .................................................................................................... 41

23 LIFE SUPPORT POLICY .................................................................................................. 41

24 RELATED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................. 42

25 CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 42

ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358x-LRS

Module Features

Radio Features

Suggested Application

Development Kit

Example AT

Style Commands

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• Small form factor, SMT module 25mm x 19mm

• Same footprint and pin-out as ETRX357-LRS

• Side Castellations for easy soldering and inspection

• Two antenna options: Integrated chip antenna or U.FL

coaxial connector

• Based on 32-bit ARM® Cortex-M3

• Industry standard JTAG Programming and real time

network level debugging via the Ember Debug Port

• Up to 512kB of flash and 64kbytes of RAM

• Lowest Deep Sleep Current of sub 1µA with retained

RAM and GPIO and multiple sleep modes

• Ultra Wide supply voltage range (2.1 to 3.6V)

• Optional 32.768kHz watch crystal can be added

externally

• Module ships with standard Telegesis AT-style command interface based on the ZigBee PRO feature set

• Can act as an End Device, Router or Coordinator

• 22 general-purpose I/O lines including analogue inputs

• Firmware upgrades via serial port or over the air

(password protected)

• Hardware supported encryption (AES-128)

• CE and FCC and IC compliance, IC and FCC modular

approval

• Operating temperature range: -40°C to +85°C

• Standard version without LNA and PA available in the

same form factor

The Telegesis ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS modules are low power 2.4GHz ZigBee modules with an added frontend module (SiGe SE2432L) containing both PA and LNA for highest possible link budget.

Based on the latest Ember EM358x family of single chip ZigBee solutions the new long range modules are footprint compatible with the entire Telegesis ETRX3 family, thus representing a drop-in replacement for all applications where a high link budget is required.

The module’s unique AT-style command line interface allows designers to quickly integrate ZigBee technology without complex software engineering. For custom application development the ETRX358x series integrates with ease into Ember’s InSight development environment.

• ZigBee Smart Energy applications

• Wireless Alarms and Security

• Home/Building Automation

• Wireless Sensor Networks

• M2M Industrial Controls

• Lighting and ventilation control

• Remote monitoring

• Environmental monitoring and control

• Enhancement kit available to upgrade existing

Telegesis and Ember development kits to be used with the new ETRX358x family

• AT-style software interface command dictionary can be modified for high volume customers.

• Custom software development available upon request.

AT+BCAST Send a Broadcast AT+UCAST:<address> Send a Unicast AT+EN Establish PAN network AT+JN Join PAN

At power-up the last configuration is loaded from non volatile S-Registers, which can eliminate the need for an additional host controller.

• Based on the Silicon Labs EM358x family of single chip ZigBee® SoCs

• 2.4GHz ISM Band

• 250kbit/s over the air data rate – NB: actual usable data

throughput with ZigBee is about 20kbps

• 15 channels (IEEE802.15.4 Channel 11 to 25)

• SiGe SE2432L integrated PA and LNA

• +20dBm output power (adjustable down to -41dBm)

• High sensitivity of -106dBm typ. @ 1% packet error rate

• RX Current: 33mA, TX Current: approx 140mA at

20dBm

ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358x-LRS

Module

Chip

Flash

RAM

Antenna

USB

ETRX3587

EM3587

512kB

64kB

Chip

ETRX3587HR

EM3587

512kB

64kB

External

1 Introduction

This document describes the Telegesis ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS ZigBee long range modules which have been designed to be easily integrated into another device and to provide a fast, simple and low cost wireless mesh networking interface.

The Telegesis ETRX3 series modules are based on the Silicon Labs ZigBee compliant platform consisting of the single chip family of EM358x SoCs combined with the ZigBee PRO compliant EmberZNet meshing stack. Integration into a wide range of applications is made easy using a simple AT style command interface and advanced hardware design.

The configurable functionality of the Telegesis AT Commandset often allows the ETRX3 series ZigBee modules to be used without an additional host microcontroller saving even more integration time and costs. In addition to the Telegesis AT Commandset, the ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS modules can be used with custom-built firmware whilst representing an ideal platform for custom firmware development in conjunction with the Silicon Labs ZigBee development kits.

No RF experience or expertise is required to add this powerful wireless networking capability to your products. The ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS offer fast integration opportunities and the shortest possible time to market for your product.

1.1 Hardware Description

The main building blocks of the ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS are the single chip EM358x SoC from Silicon Labs, a SiGe SE2432L frontend module combining a Power Amplifier with a Low Noise Amplifier, a 24MHz reference crystal and RF front-end circuitry optimized for best RF performance. The modules are available with on-board antenna or alternatively a U.FL connector for attaching external antennae. Modules with the U.FL connector are identified by the “HR” suffix.

The integrated antenna is an Antenova Rufa, and details of the radiation pattern and further data are available from the Antenova website [5].

ETRX3581-LRS1 EM3581 256kB 32kB Chip No ETRX3581HR-LRS ETRX3582-LRS ETRX3582HR-LRS ETRX3585-LRS ETRX3585HR-LRS ETRX3586-LRS ETRX3586HR-LRS

-LRS

-LRS ETRX3588-LRS ETRX3588HR1 EM3588 512kB 64kB External Yes

EM3581 256kB 32kB External No

EM3582 256kB 32kB Chip Yes

EM3582 256kB 32kB External Yes

EM3585 512kB 32kB Chip No

EM3585 512kB 32kB External No

EM3586 512kB 32kB Chip Yes

EM3586 512kB 32kB External Yes

EM3588 512kB 64kB Chip Yes

MOQ and Lead Time applies. Only stocked modules are ETRX3587 and ETRX3587HR

Table 1: Memories

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The LNA and RF power amplifier of the LRS devices improve the output power by 12dB and the sensitivity by 5dB which will increase the range by approximately 700% relative to the standard devices (where local regulations permit the use of the maximum output power).

The ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR are used for ZigBee (www.zigbee.org) applications. In case it is desired to develop custom firmware instead of using the pre-loaded AT-Command interface, the Silicon Labs toolchain, consisting of Ember Desktop together with a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE), is required.

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Item

Part No.

Manufacturer

Type

Impedance

Gain

FCC ID

: S4GEM358L

2 Product Approvals

The ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS have been designed to meet all national regulations for world-wide use. In particular the following certifications have been obtained:

2.1 FCC Approvals

The Telegesis ETRX358x-LRS family with integrated Antenna as well as the ETRX358xHR-LRS family including the antennas listed in able 2 and the power levels listed in section 10.2 have been tested to comply with FCC CFR Part 15 (USA) The devices meet the requirements for modular transmitter approval as detailed in the FCC public notice DA00.1407.transmitter.

FCC statement:

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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This module complies with the USA SAR requirements and is not intended to be operated within 20cm of the body. The following statement must be included as a CAUTION statement in manuals for OEM products to alert users on FCC RF exposure compliance

“WARNING: To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile transmitting devices, a separation distance of 20cm or more should be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during operation. To ensure compliance, operations at closer distances than this are not recommended.”

1 2

BT-Stubby (straight) BT-Stubby (right-angle)

EAD Ltd. [6] ¼ Wave EAD Ltd. [6] ¼ Wave

50Ω 50Ω

0dBi

0dBi 3 CJ-2400-6603 Chang Jia ½ Wave 50 Ω 2.0dBi 4

Rufa (on board)

Antenova Chip

Table 2. Approved Antennae

50Ω 2.1dBi

(peak)

An end user deploying an ETRX358x-LRS or an ETRX358xHR-LRS module together with an antenna as listed in Table 2 is not required to obtain a new authorization for the module – BUT this does not preclude the possibility that some other form of authorization or testing may be required for the end product depending upon local territorial regulations.

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Telegesis (UK) Ltd. may void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

When using the ETRX358x-LRS with approved antennae, it is required to prevent end-users from replacing them with non-approved ones.

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The antenna(s) must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 20cm is maintained between the radiator (antenna) and all persons at all times.

2.1.1 FCC Labelling Requirements

When integrating the ETRX358x-LRS or ETRX358xHR-LRS families into a product it must be ensured that the FCC labelling requirements are met. This includes a clearly visible label on the outside of the finished product specifying the Telegesis FCC identifier (FCC ID: S4GEM358L) as well as the notice above. This exterior label can use wording such as “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: S4GEM358L” or “Contains FCC ID: S4GEM358L” although any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used.

2.2 IC (Industry Canada) Approvals

The Telegesis ETRX358x-LRS family with integrated Antenna as well as the ETRX358xHR-LRS family have been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed in Table 2 with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

IC-ID: 8735A-EM358L

• This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

• Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.

• To comply with Industry Canada RF radiation exposure limits for general population, the antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 20cm is maintained between the radiator (antenna) and all persons at all times and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter

• This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed in Table 2, and having a maximum gain of 2.1 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 2.1 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.

French Statements

• Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d'un type et d'un gain maximal (ou inférieur) approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage radioélectrique à l'intention des autres utilisateurs, il faut choisir le type d'antenne et son gain

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de sorte que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (p.i.r.e.) ne dépasse pas l'intensité nécessaire à l'établissement d'une communication satisfaisante.

• Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

OEM Responsibilities

The ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358x-LRS families of module have been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following conditions:

1. The antenna(s) must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 20cm is

maintained between the radiator (antenna) and all persons at all times.

2. The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other

antenna or transmitter.

As long as the two conditions above are met, further transmitter testing will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for certain configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then Industry Canada certification is no longer considered valid and the IC Certification Number can not be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate Industry Canada authorization.

2.2.1 IC Labelling Requirements

The ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS family modules are labelled with its own IC Certification Number. If the IC Certification Number is not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labelled in a visible area with the following:

“Contains Transmitter Module IC: 8735A-EM358L” or “Contains IC: 8735A-EM358L”

The OEM of the ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS family modules must only use the approved antenna(s) listed above, which have been certified with this module.

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user’s manual of the end product.

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2.3 European Certification

The ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR families are at a maximum power level of 21.15mW e.i.r.p. (13.2dBm) compliant to the following standards:

• Radio: EN 300 328:V1.8.1

• EMC: EN 301 489-17:V2.2.1

• Safety: EN 60950-1:2006/A12:2011

All tests have been conducted with the antennae listed in Table 2. If the ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358xHR-LRS families of modules are incorporated into an OEM

product, the OEM product manufacturer must ensure compliance of the final product to the European Harmonised EMC, and low voltage/safety standards. A Declaration of Conformity must be issued for each of these standards and kept on file as described in the R&TTE Directive. The final product must not exceed the specified power ratings, antenna specifications and installation requirements as specified in this user manual. If any of these specifications are exceeded in the final product then a submission must be made to a notified body for compliance testing to all of the required standards.

The ‘CE’ marking must be applied to a visible location on any OEM product. For more information please refer to http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/faq/ce-mark.htm. Customers assume full responsibility for learning and meeting the required guidelines for each country in their distribution market.

2.4 Declarations of Conformity

Telegesis (UK) Ltd has issued Declarations of Conformity for all ETRX3 series ZigBee RF Modules, which cover Radio Emissions, EMC and Safety. These documents will be available from our website or on request

2.5 IEEE 802.15.4

IEEE 802.15.4 is a standard for low data rate, wireless networks (raw bit-rate within a radio packet of 250kbps @2.4GHz) which focuses on low cost, low duty cycle, long primary battery life applications as well as mains-powered applications. It is the basis for the open ZigBee Protocol.

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2.6 The ZigBee Protocol

The ZigBee Protocol is a set of standards for wireless connectivity for use between any devices over short to medium distances. The specification was originally ratified in December 2004, paving the way for companies to start making low-power networks a reality.

ZigBee uses an IEEE 802.15.4 radio specification running on the 2.4GHz band, plus three additional layers for networking, security and applications. What makes the specification unique is its use of a mesh network architecture which, in bucket chain style, passes data from one node to the next until it lands at its destination. The network is self-healing and adapts its routing as link quality changes or nodes move. Furthermore, nodes can be defined as End Devices which do not act as routers, but can therefore be put into a low-power sleep state.

The enhanced version of the ZigBee standard (or ZigBee 2006) was released in December 2006, adding new features and improvements to the only global wireless communication standard enabling the development of easily deployable low-cost, low-power, monitoring and control products for homes, commercial buildings and industrial plant monitoring. In 2007 the ZigBee Alliance introduced the PRO feature-set which offers advantages over earlier feature-sets, including

• Truly self-healing mesh networking

• Messages can now travel up to 30 hops

• Source-Routing for improved point to multipoint message transmission

• Improved security including Trust-Centre link keys

• New message types and options

The Telegesis AT Command-set, which by default ships on all ETRX3 series products is based on the ZigBee PRO feature-set. For more information on the Telegesis AT Command-set please refer to the separate documentation at www.telegesis.com.

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ETRX35

Name

Default

Alternate

EM35x

Alternate

functions

3 Module Pinout

Figure 1. ETRX3 series Module Pinout (top view)

The table below gives details about the pin assignment for direct SMD soldering of the ETRX3 series modules to the application board. For more information on the alternate functions please refer to [2]. Also refer to the Telegesis AT Command-set documentation to understand how the pre-programmed firmware makes use of the individual I/Os.

All GND pads are connected within the module, but for best RF performance all of them should be grounded externally.

pad

1 GND GND GND 2 TX_ACTIVE{1} I/O 3 PC6 I/O 13 OSC32B, nTX_ACTIVE

4 PC7 I/O 14 OSC32A, OSC32_EXT 5 PA7 {5} I/O 18 TIM1C4 6 PB3 {2,3} I/O CTS 19 SC1nCTS, SC1SCLK, TIM2C3 7 nReset {5} nReset 12 8 PB4 {2} I/O RTS 20 TIM2C4, SC1nRTS, SC1nSSEL 9 PA0 I/O 21 TIM2C1, SC2MOS,USBDM{7}I 10 PA1 I/O 22 TIM2C3, SC2SDA, SC2MISO,USBDP{7} 11 PA2 I/O 24 TIM2C4, SC2SCL, SC2SCLK 12 PA3 I/O 25 SC2nSSEL, TRACECLK, TIM2C2 13 GND GND GND 14 PA4 I/O 26 ADC4, PTI_EN, TRACEDATA 15 PA5 {4} I/O 27 ADC5, PTI_DATA, nBOOTMODE, TRACEDATA3 16 PA6 {5} I/O 29 TIM1C3

17 PB1{3} TXD 18 PB2{3} RXD

Use

function

30 31

TX_ACTIVE. PC5 of the EM35x is used to control the FEM

SC1MISO, SC1MOSI, SC1SDA, SC1TXD, TIM2C1 SC1MISO, SC1MOSI, SC1SCL, SC1RXD, TIM2C2

ETRX358x-LRS and ETRX358x-LRS

ETRX35

Name

Default

Alternate

EM35x

Alternate

functions

pad

19 GND GND GND 20 GND GND GND 21 JTCK JTCK 32 SWCLK 22 PC2 I/O 33 JTDO, SWO 23 PC3 I/O 34 JTDI 24 PC4 I/O 35 JTMS, SWDIO 25 N/C{1} N/C 36 PB0 of the EM35x is used to control the FEM 26 PC1 I/O ADC3 38 ADC3, SWO, TRACEDATA0 27 PC0 {5} I/O 40 JRST, IRQD, TRACEDATA1 28 PB7 {5} I/O ADC2 41 ADC2, IRQC, TIM1C2 29 PB6 {5} I/O ADC1 42 ADC1, IRQB, TIM1C1 30 PB5 I/O ADC0 43 ADC0, TIM2CLK, TIM1MSK 31 GND GND GND 32 Vcc Vcc Vcc 33 GND GND GND

Use

function

Table 3. Pin Information

Notes:

{1} Pins PB0 and PC5 of the EM357 are used internally to control the front-end module. PB0 is not

available to the user. {2} The serial UART connections TXD, RXD, CTS and RTS are PB1, PB2, PB3 and PB4 respectively {3} When using the Telegesis AT Command-set, RTS/CTS handshaking is selectable in firmware. See

the AT Command Manual. {4} If PA5 is driven low at power-up or reset the module will boot up in the bootloader {5} PA6, PA7, PB6, PB7 and PC0 can drive high current (see section 8) {6} nRESET is level-sensitive, not edge-sensitive. The module is held in the reset state while nRESET

is low. This signal has a 30kΩ Pull-Up. {7} ETRX3588, ETRX3586, ETRX3582 and ETRX3588HR, ETRX3586HR, ETRX3582HR variants only

Alternate functions depend on the firmware, but the Telegesis R3xx AT Command-set functions are indicated here for convenience.

Important Note: The ETRX358x series and the ETRX358x-LRS series of modules are footprint compatible, but on the ETRX358x-LRS series pins PB0 and PC5 of the EM358x are used internally to control the front-end module and are not available to the user. PC5 is still available on Pad2, but it is configured as TX_ACTIVE signal and cannot be used as a general purpose GPIO.

See also the table “Module pads and functions” in the ETRX357 Development Kit Product Manual. Refer to the Silicon Labs EM358x manual for details of the alternate functions and pin names.

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