Telegesis EM358X User Manual

Telegesis

TG-PM-0509-ETRX358x r5

ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR Product Manual

ETRX358x ZIGBEE® MODULES

PRODUCT MANUAL

ETRX358x

Table of Contents

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

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

2 PRODUCT APPROVALS ................................................................................................... 6

2.1 FCC Approvals ................................................................................................................ 6

2.1.1 FCC Labelling Requirements ........................................................................................... 6

2.2 IC (Industry Canada) Approvals ....................................................................................... 7

2.2.1 IC Labelling Requirements .............................................................................................. 8

2.3 European Certification (ETSI) .......................................................................................... 8

2.4 Declarations of Conformity .............................................................................................. 9

2.5 IEEE 802.15.4 ................................................................................................................. 9

2.6 The ZigBee Protocol ...................................................................................................... 10

3 MODULE PINOUT ............................................................................................................ 11

4 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 13

4.1 Hardware Interface ........................................................................................................ 13

5 FIRMWARE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 14

5.1 Token Settings .............................................................................................................. 15

5.2 Custom Firmware .......................................................................................................... 15

6 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ................................................................................... 16

6.1 Environmental Characteristics ....................................................................................... 16

6.2 Recommended Operating Conditions ............................................................................ 16

7 DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................... 17

8 DIGITAL I/O SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 19

9 A/D CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................... 20

10 AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................... 20

10.1 TX Power Characteristics .............................................................................................. 22

10.2 Power Settings for Regulatory Compliance .................................................................... 24

11 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................ 25

12 RECOMMENDED REFLOW PROFILE ............................................................................ 26

13 PRODUCT LABEL DRAWING ......................................................................................... 27

14 RECOMMENDED FOOTPRINT ....................................................................................... 28

14.1 Recommended Placement ............................................................................................ 30

14.2 Example carrier board ................................................................................................... 32

15 RELIABILITY TESTS ....................................................................................................... 33

16 APPLICATION NOTES .................................................................................................... 33

16.1 Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................ 33

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16.2 Design Engineering Notes ............................................................................................. 33

16.3 Storage Conditions ........................................................................................................ 34

17 PACKAGING .................................................................................................................... 35

17.1 Embossed Tape ............................................................................................................ 35

17.2 Component Orientation .................................................................................................. 36

17.3 Reel Dimensions ........................................................................................................... 36

17.4 Packaging ...................................................................................................................... 37

18 ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 38

19 TRADEMARKS ................................................................................................................ 38

20 DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................... 39

21 ROHS DECLARATION .................................................................................................... 39

22 DATA SHEET STATUS .................................................................................................... 39

23 LIFE SUPPORT POLICY ................................................................................................. 39

24 RELATED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................. 40

25 CONTACT INFORMATION .............................................................................................. 40

ETRX358x

Module Featu

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Radio Features

Suggested Applications

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The Telegesis ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR series modules are small outline, low power 2.4GHz ZigBee modules, based on the latest Silicon Labs EM358x family of single chip ZigBee® solutions. These 4th generation modules have been designed to be integrated into any device without the need for RF experience and expertise. Utilizing the market’s premier EmberZNet ZigBee® stack, the ETRX358x series enables you to add powerful wireless networking capability to your products and quickly bring them to market.

For custom application development the ETRX358x series integrates with ease into Ember Desktop development environment.

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

• Same footprint and pin-out as ETRX357

• Side Castellations for easy soldering and optical

inspection

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

• Based on 32-bit ARM® Cortex-M3

• Operation at 6, 12 or 24MHz

• Industry standard JTAG Programming and real time

packet tracing via the Ember Debug Port

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

• Lowest Deep Sleep Current of 1µA with retained RAM

and GPIO and multiple sleep modes

• Wide supply voltage range (2.1 to 3.6V)

• Optional 32.768kHz watch crystal can be added

externally

• Can act as an End Device, Router or Coordinator

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

(all GPIOs of the EM358x SoC are accessible)

• Firmware upgrades via serial port or over the air using the Ember standalone bootloader

• Hardware supported encryption (AES-128)

• CE, FCC and IC compliance, FCC modular approval

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

• Long range version with a link budget of up to 124dB

available in the same form factor

• 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

Development Kit

• ETRX3587 Expansion Pack for ETRX357 Development Kit

• ETRX357 Development kit containing everything required to set up a mesh network quickly and evaluate range and performance of the ETRX357 series and its long-range version.

• Custom software development available upon request.

• Based on the Silicon Labs EM358x family of single chip

ZigBee® SoCs

• 2.4GHz ISM Band

• 250kbit/s over the air data rate

• 16 channels (IEEE802.15.4 Channel 11 to 26)

• +3dBm output power ( +8dBm in boost mode)

• High sensitivity of -100dBm (-102dBm in boost mode)

typically @ 1% packet error rate

• RX Current: 27mA, TX Current: 32mA at 3dBm

• Robust Wi-Fi and Bluetooth coexistence

Module

Chip

Flash

RAM

Antenna

USB

ETRX3587

EM3587

512kB

64kB

Chip

ETRX3587HR

EM3587

512kB

64kB

External

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1 Introduction

This document describes the Telegesis ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR family of ZigBee 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. The ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR modules represent 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 and ETRX358xHR series of modules 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 and ETRX358xHR modules are the single chip EM358x SoC from Silicon Labs, 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 coaxial 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 are available from the Antenova website [5].

ETRX35811 EM3581 256kB 32kB Chip No ETRX3581HR

EM3581 256kB 32kB External No ETRX35821 EM3582 256kB 32kB Chip Yes ETRX3582HR

EM3582 256kB 32kB External Yes ETRX35851 EM3585 512kB 32kB Chip No ETRX3585HR

EM3585 512kB 32kB External No ETRX35861 EM3586 512kB 32kB Chip Yes ETRX3586HR

EM3586 512kB 32kB External Yes

ETRX35881 EM3588 512kB 64kB Chip Yes ETRX3588HR

EM3588 512kB 64kB External Yes

Table 1: Module Variants

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

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

Item

Part No.

Manufacturer

Type

Impedance

Gain

FCC ID

S4GEM358X

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2 Product Approvals

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

2.1 FCC Approvals

The Telegesis ETRX358x family integrated Antenna as well as the ETRX358xHR family including the antennas listed in Table 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.

1 BT-Stubby (straight) EAD Ltd. [6] ¼ Wave 50Ω 0dBi 2 3 CJ-2400-6603 Chang Jia ½ Wave 50 Ω 2.0dBi 4 Rufa (on board) Antenova Chip

While the applicant for a device into which the ETRX358x or ETRX358xHR with an antenna listed in Table 2 is installed is not required to obtain a new authorization for the module, 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 ETRX358xHR family with approved antennae, it is required to prevent end-users from replacing them with non-approved ones.

BT-Stubby (rightangle)

EAD Ltd. [6] ¼ Wave

Table 2: Approved Antennae

50Ω

50Ω 2.1dBi

0dBi

(peak)

2.1.1 FCC Labelling Requirements

When integrating the ETRX358x or ETRX358xHR 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: S4GEM358X) as well as the FCC notice shown on the previous page. This exterior label can use wording such as “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: S4GEM358X” or “Contains FCC ID: S4GEM358X” although any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used.

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2.2 IC (Industry Canada) Approvals

The Telegesis ETRX358x family with integrated Antenna as well as the ETRX358xHR 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-EM358X

• 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.

•

and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitterThis device has been designed to operate with the power levels shown in section 10.2 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 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 and ETRX358x families of module have been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following condition:

1. 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.).

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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 and ETRX358xHR 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-EM358X“ or “Contains IC: 8735A-EM358X“

The OEM of the ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR 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.

The user’s manual for the end product must include the following information in a prominent location:

“To comply with Industry Canada RF radiation exposure limits for general population, the transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

2.3 European Certification (ETSI)

The ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR families are compliant to the following standards:

• Radio: EN 300 328:V1.7.1

• EMC: EN 301 489-17:V2.2.1

• Safety: EN 60950-1:2006/A12:2011

If the ETRX358x and ETRX358xHR 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 Annex II of 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.

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2.4 Declarations of Conformity

Telegesis (UK) Ltd will issue Declarations of Conformity for all ETRX3 series ZigBee RF Modules, which cover RoHS, 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 the 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 featureset which offers advantages over earlier versions, 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

3 Module Pinout

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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].

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

“Important Note: If designers would like to keep open the option of using either standard or long range modules in the same product please note the following. 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.”

ETRX35

Name

EM35

8x Pin Default use

Alternate Functions

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Pad

1 GND GND GND 2 PC5 {1} 11 TX_ACTIVE 3 PC6 13 I/O OSC32B, nTX_ACTIVE 4 PC7 14 I/O OSC32A, OSC32_EXT 5 PA7 {4} 18 I/O TIM1C4 6 PB3 {2} 19 I/O, CTS SC1nCTS, SC1SCLK, TIM2C3 7 nReset {5} 12 nReset 8 PB4 {2} 20 I/O, RTS TIM2C4, SC1nRTS, SC1nSSEL 9 PA0 21 I/O TIM2C1, SC2MOSI, USBDM{7] 10 PA1 22 I/O TIM2C3, SC2SDA, SC2MISO, USBDP{6} 11 PA2 24 I/O TIM2C4, SC2SCL, SC2SCLK 12 PA3 25 I/O SC2nSSEL, TIM2C2 13 GND GND GND 14 PA4 26 I/O ADC4, PTI_EN, TRACEDATA 15 PA5 {3} 27 I/O ADC5, PTI_DATA, nBOOTMODE, TRACEDATA3 16 PA6 {4} 29 I/O TIM1C3 17 PB1 30 TXD SC1MISO, SC1MOSI, SC1SDA, SC1TXD, TIM2C1 18 PB2 31 RXD SC1MISO, SC1MOSI, SC1SCL, SC1RXD, TIM2C2 19 GND GND GND 20 GND GND GND 21 JTCK 32 SWCLK 22 PC2 33 I/O JTDO, SWO, TRACEDATA0 23 PC3 34 I/O JTDI, TRACECLK 24 PC4 35 I/O JTMS, SWDIO 25 PB0 36 I/O, IRQ VREF, IRQA, TRACEDATA2, TIM1CLK, TIM2MSK 26 PC1 38 I/O ADC3, TRACEDATA0 27 PC0 {4} 40 I/O JRST, IRQD, TRACEDATA1 28 PB7 {4} 41 I/O ADC2, IRQC, TIM1C2 29 PB6 {4} 42 I/O ADC1, IRQB, TIM1C1 30 PB5 43 I/O ADC0, TIM2CLK, TIM1MSK 31 GND GND GND 32 Vcc Vcc Vcc 33 GND GND GND

Table 3: Pin Information

Notes:

{1} When the alternate function is selected, TX_ACTIVE becomes an output that indicates that the

EM358x radio circuit is in transmit mode. PC5 is not usable on the long range version of the

ETRX358x as this GPIO is used internally as TX_ACTIVE to control the external RF frontend. {2} The serial UART connections TXD, RXD, CTS and RTS are PB1, PB2, PB3 and PB4 respectively {3} If PA5 is driven low at power-up or reset the module will boot up in the bootloader {4} PA6, PA7, PB6, PB7 and PC0 can drive high current (see section 8) {5} nRESET is level-sensitive, not edge-sensitive. The module is held in the reset state while nRESET

is low. {6} ETRX3588, ETRX3586, ETRX3582 and ETRX3588HR, ETRX3586HR, ETRX3582HR variants only

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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