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Silicon Laboratories UG187 User Manual

Blue gecko wireless starter kit with bgm113 module
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UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit
with BGM113 Module
User's Guide for the Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless
Starter Kit
The Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless Starter Kit is an excellent starting point to
get familiar with the BGM113 Bluetooth Module.
The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains sensors and peripherals demonstrating
some of the BGM113's many capabilities. The kit provides all necessary tools for devel-
oping a Silicon Labs wireless application.
ORDERING INFO
• SLWSTK6101B
silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly.
RADIO BOARD FEATURES
• BGM113 Blue Gecko Bluetooth Module
with 256 kB Flash and 32 kB RAM. (P/N
BGM113)
• Integrated high performance chip anten-
na
• Transmit power up to +3 dBm
• CPU core 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4
KIT FEATURES
• Supplied with BGM111 Blue Gecko
Bluetooth Module Radio Board BRD4300A
• Supplied with BGM113 Blue Gecko
Bluetooth Module Radio Board BRD4301A
• Ethernet and USB connectivity
• SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
• Debug Multiplexer supporting external
hardware as well as radio board
• Silicon Labs' Si7021 Relative Humidity and
Temperature sensor
• Ultra low power 128x128 pixel Memory
LCD
• LEDs / Push buttons / Reset button
• 20-pin 2.54 mm header for expansion
boards
• Breakout pads for direct access to all radio
I/O pins
• Power sources include USB and CR2032
coin cell holder.
EXTENSION BOARD FEATURES
• Accelerometer
• Buttons and LEDs
• Joystick
• Footprint for I2C Expansion device
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
• Blue Gecko Bluetooth Software
• Blue Gecko Bluetooth SDK
• Example applications for the kit
• iOS and Android applications
Rev. 1.00

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  • Page 1 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module User's Guide for the Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless KIT FEATURES Starter Kit • Supplied with BGM111 Blue Gecko The Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless Starter Kit is an excellent starting point to Bluetooth Module Radio Board BRD4300A get familiar with the BGM113 Bluetooth Module.
  • Page 2 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Description The idea behind the SLWSTK6101B is to provide a complete development platform for Silicon Labs' BGM113 Blue Gecko Bluetooth Modules. The core of the SLWSTK6101B is the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard which features an on-board J-Link debugger, a virtual COM port interface, an LCD display and a humidity/temperature sensor and through holes to access all the pins of the Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Modules.

  • Page 3: Kit Hardware Layout

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Kit Hardware Layout 2. Kit Hardware Layout The layout of the Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless Starter Kit is shown below. Radio Board Si7021 Relative Temperature & Humidity Sensor BGM113 Ethernet RJ-45...
  • Page 4 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Kit Block Diagram 3. Kit Block Diagram An overview of the Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Module Wireless Starter Kit is shown in the figure below. WSTK Mainboard Board USB Mini-B Controller RJ-45 Ethernet...
  • Page 5 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Connectors 4. Connectors This chapter gives you an overview of the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard connectivity. The placement of the connectors can be seen in the figure below. In/Out Debug Simplicity...
  • Page 6 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Connectors 4.2 Expansion header On the right hand side of the board an angled 20 pin expansion header is provided to allow connection of peripherals or plug-in boards. The connector contains a number of I/O pins that can be used with most of the BGM113 Blue Gecko's features. Additionally, the VMCU, 3V3 and 5V power rails are also exported.
  • Page 7 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Connectors 4.3 Debug Connector (DBG) The Debug Connector serves a dual purpose. Based on the "debug mode", which can be set up using Simplicity Studio. In the "Debug IN" mode this connector allows an external debug emulator to be used with the on-board BGM113. In the "Debug OUT" mode this con- nector allows the kit to be used as a debugger towards an external target.
  • Page 8 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Connectors 4.4 Simplicity Connector The Simpicity Connector featured on the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard enables advanced debugging features such as the AEM, the Virtual COM port and the Packet Trace Interface to be used towards an external target. The pinout is illustrated in the figure below.

  • Page 9: Power Supply And Reset

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Power Supply and Reset 5. Power Supply and Reset 5.1 Radio Board Power Selection The BGM113 on the Wireless Starter Kit can be powered by one of these sources: • The debug USB cable •...
  • Page 10 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Power Supply and Reset 5.3 Bluetooth Module Reset The BGM113 Bluetooth Module can be reset by a few different sources: • A user pressing the RESET button. • The on-board debugger pulling the #RESET pin low.
  • Page 11 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Peripherals 6. Peripherals The starter kit has a set of peripherals that showcase some of the features of the BGM113. Be aware that most BGM113 I/O routed to peripherals are also routed to the breakout pads. This must be taken into consideration when using the breakout pads for your application.
  • Page 12 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Peripherals 6.2 Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor The Si7021 I2C relative humidity and temperature sensor is a monolithic CMOS IC integrating humidity and temperature sensor ele- ments, an analog-to-digital converter, signal processing, calibration data, and an I2C Interface. The patented use of industry-standard, low-K polymeric dielectrics for sensing humidity enables the construction of low-power, monolithic CMOS Sensor ICs with low drift and hysteresis, and excellent long term stability.

  • Page 13: Expansion Board

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Expansion Board 7. Expansion Board The Expansion Board included with the WSTK includes the following features: • 1x 3-axis accelerometer (Bosch Sensortech BMA280) • 1x Joystick with 9 measureable positions • 2x Push button and 2x LEDs sharing the same I/O pins...
  • Page 14 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Expansion Board 7.2 Push Buttons and LEDs The Expansion Board contains two push buttons (marked BTN2 and BTN3 on the PCB) and two LEDs (LED2 and LED3 not marked but placed correspondingly above the push button markings correspondingly). The push buttons and LEDs share the same two module I/O pins.
  • Page 15 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Expansion Board 7.3 Joystick The WSTK has an analog joystick with 9 measureable positions. This joystick is connected to the BGM113 Module pin PD4 and uses different resistor values to create voltages measurable by the internal ADC on the BGM113 Module. The joystick output is connected to AD Channel 0 (ADC0).

  • Page 16: Advanced Energy Monitor

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Advanced Energy Monitor 8. Advanced Energy Monitor 8.1 Introduction Any embedded developer seeking to make his embedded code spend as little energy as the underlying architecture supports, needs tools to easily and quickly discover inefficiencies in the running application.
  • Page 17 UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Advanced Energy Monitor 8.3 AEM Accuracy and Performance The Advanced Energy Monitor is capable of measuring currents in the range of 0.1 µA to 95 mA. For currents above 250 µA, the AEM is accurate within 0.1 mA.

  • Page 18: Kit Features

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Kit Features 9. Kit Features The kit contains a board controller that is responsible for performing various board-level tasks, such as handling the debugger and the Advanced Energy Monitor. An interface is provided between the BGM113 and the board controller in the form of a UART connection.

  • Page 19: Kit Revision History And Errata

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Kit Revision History and Errata 10. Kit Revision History and Errata 10.1 Revision History The kit revision can be found printed on the box label of the kit, as outlined in the figure below.

  • Page 20: Document Revision History

    UG187: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit with BGM113 Module Document Revision History 11. Document Revision History Revision 1.00 2016-03-28 Initial document revision. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 1.00 | 19...
  • Page 21 The products must not be used within any Life Support System without the specific written consent of Silicon Laboratories. A "Life Support System" is any product or system intended to support or sustain life and/or health, which, if it fails, can be reasonably expected to result in significant personal injury or death.
  • Page 22 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Silicon Laboratories SLWSTK6101B...

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