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Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
User's Guide
Freescale USB Development Board
USB-KW40Z User's Guide
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About this guide

This manual describes the Freescale USB-KW40Z
development platform. The USB-KW40Z board is a small,
cost-effective evaluation and development board for
application prototypes and demonstration of the
MKW40Z160 SoC family of devices. This evaluation board
offers an easy-to-use mass-storage device mode flash
programmer, a virtual serial port, classic programming, and
run-control capabilities.
The MKW40Z160 SoC is an ultra low-power, highly
integrated single-chip device that enables Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE) and/or IEEE
for portable, extremely low-power embedded systems. The
MKW40Z160 SoC family integrates a radio transceiver
operating in the 2.36 GHz to 2.48 GHz range supporting a
range of FSK/GFSK and O-QPSK modulations, and ARM
Cortex
- M0+ MCU, 160 KB flash memory and 20 KB
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SRAM, BLE Link Layer hardware, 802.15.4 packet
processor hardware, and peripherals optimized to meet the
requirements of the target applications.
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Audience

This manual is intended for system designers.
© 2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
Std. 802.15.4/RF connectivity
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Document Number: USBKW40ZUG
Contents
1. About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1.FCC guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.4.Disposal instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2.Board features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3.Serial and debug adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. USB-KW40Z development board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.USB-KW40Z board overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2.Functional description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5. PCB manufacturing specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.1.Single PCB construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2.Panelization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3.Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.4.Solder mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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5.5.Silk screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.6.Electrical PCB testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.7.Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.8.Hole specification/tool table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.9.File description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6. Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rev. 0, 10/2015

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    3.3.Serial and debug adapter ....6 run-control capabilities. 4. USB-KW40Z development board ....7 The MKW40Z160 SoC is an ultra low-power, highly 4.1.USB-KW40Z board overview .
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Section 15.31(d), must be measured at the installation site. However, the installer is responsible for ensuring that the proper antenna is employed so that the limits in this Part are not exceeded. Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 3: Regulatory Approval For Canada (Ic Rss 210)

    Static control packaging and transportation materials and environmental systems Disposal instructions This product may be subject to special disposal requirements. For product disposal instructions, refer to freescale.com/productdisposal. Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 4: Usb-Kw40Z Overview And Description

    The USB-KW40Z development board contains the MKW40Z160 device it is one of the simplest reference design utilizing the on chip USB block for power and communication. The USB-KW40Z is a small form factor self-contained board for evaluation of wireless application and can be used as a packet sniffer. The USB type-A connection is used with USB enabled hardware such as a computer.
  • Page 5 • 2 Blue LED indicators primary drive thought MKW40Z160 MCU, also connected to MK22FN512 • 1 Push button switch drive to MKW40Z160 MCU, also connected to MK22FN512 Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 6: Serial And Debug Adapter

    Figure 2. USB-KW40Z component placement Serial and debug adapter The USB-KW40Z development board can be enabled with OpenSDA v2.1, a serial and debug adapter circuit that includes an open-source hardware design, an open-source bootloader, and debug interface software. It bridges serial and debug communications between a USB host and an embedded target processor.
  • Page 7: Usb-Kw40Z Development Board

    The USB-KW40Z board is an evaluation board based on the Freescale MKW40Z160 SoC. The USB-KW40Z provides a platform to evaluate the MKW40Z160 SoC device and to develop software and applications. The core device is accompanied by a the 32 MHz reference oscillator crystal, RF circuitry including antenna, and supporting circuitry.
  • Page 8 USB-KW40Z development board Figure 4 shows a footprint of the USB-KW40Z with the location of the headers. Figure 4. USB-KW40Z I/O headers location 4.1.3 Board level specifications Table 1. USB-KW40Z specifications Parameter Units Notes/Conditions General Size (PCB: X, Y) —...
  • Page 9: Functional Description

    The USB-KW40Z is built around the Freescale MKW40Z160 SoC in a 48-pin LGA package. The USB-KW40Z features a IEEE Std. 802.15.4 and BLE 2.4 GHz radio frequency transceiver and a Kinetis family ultra low-power, mixed-signal ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontroller in a single package. This board is intended as a simple evaluation platform and as a building block for application development.
  • Page 10 4.2.1 RF performance and considerations The USB-KW40Z board’s integrated transceiver includes a 1 mW nominal output power PA with internal voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), integrated transmit/receive switch, on-board power supply regulation, and full spread-spectrum encoding and decoding. Key specifications for the MKW40Z160 SoC are: •...
  • Page 11 — Load capacitors C6 and C7 provide the entire crystal load capacitance; there is no onboard trim capacitance. Figure 7. USB-KW40Z board’s 32 MHz reference oscillator circuit Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 12: Power Management

    4.2.3 Power management There is one way to power on the USB-KW40Z board, a J5 type-A connector to supply 5 V(V_USB) directly to the secondary MCU, that includes an internal regulator, 3.3 V output to enable theMKW40Z160 device. The USB-KW40Z power management circuit is shown in Figure Figure 9.
  • Page 13 4.2.4.1 MKW40Z160 peripheral The USB-KW40Z development board includes two push buttons: one for a general purpose peripheral function to assist in implementing targeted applications and the other dedicated to MKW40Z160 hardware reset. The board also include three LEDs, two for general purposes and the other as a Power-On indicator.
  • Page 14 USB-KW40Z development board Figure 11. USB-KW40Z OpenSDA circuitry Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 15 Figure 12. USB-KW40Z MK22FN512 8 MHz clock source functions MK22FN512 peripheral 4.2.4.2.2 The USB-KW40Z OpenSDA interface circuit also includes one switch button, to assist in MK22FN512 MCU hardware reset. Figure 13 shows the push button for MK22FN512 Figure 13. USB-KW40Z MK22FN512 push button & LED Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev.
  • Page 16: Schematic, Board Layout, And Bill Of Material

    USB-KW40Z development board Schematic, board layout, and bill of material Figure 14. USB-KW40Z schematic rev. X1 Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 17 USB-KW40Z development board TP18 TP19 TP17 TP20 TP21 PORT B PORT A Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 18 USB-KW40Z development board Figure 15. USB-KW40Z development board component location (top view) Figure 16. USB-KW40Z development board test points Figure 17. USB-KW40Z development board layout (top view) Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 19: Bill Of Materials

    CON 1X4 USB_TYPE_A_MALE RA SAMTEC USB-AM-S-S-B-SM1 SMT -- 178H AU 2.2NH IND -- 2.2NH@500MHZ 220MA 4% MURATA LQP15MN2N2B02 0402 L4,L5 330 OHM IND FER BEAD 330OHM@100MHZ MPZ2012S331A 2.5A -- SMT Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 20 XTAL 32MHZ 9PF -- SMT 3.2X2.5MM NDK EXS00A-CS02368 32.768KHZ XTAL 32.768KHZ SMT ROHS EPSON FC-135 32.7680KA-A3 COMPLIANT ELECTRONICS 2400MHZ 50OHM XFMR BALUN 2400 +/-100MHZ SMT MURATA LDB212G4005C-001 Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 21: Pcb Manufacturing Specifications

    PCB manufacturing specifications This section provides the specifications used to manufacture the USB-KW40Z development printed circuit board (PCB) described in this guide. The USB-KW40Z development platform PCBs must comply with the following: •...
  • Page 22: Panelization

    PCB data: — USB-KW40Z size: Approximately 18.5x 61.4 mm (0.73 x 2.42 inches) — USB-KW40Z final thickness (Cu/Cu): 1.57 mm (0.62 inches) +/- 10% (excluding solder mask) Table 3 defines some of the layers of the completed PCB. The artwork identification refers to the name of the layer in commonly used terms.
  • Page 23: Solder Mask

    Not all files included with the Gerber files are for PCB manufacturing. PDF files included are: • FAB-28441.pdf—USB- Board fabrication drawing • GRB-28441.zip—USB- Metal layers, solder mask, solder paste and silk screen Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc...
  • Page 24: Revision History

    Revision history • SPF-28441.pdf—USB- Schematic Design files are in Allegro format with OrCAD schematic capture. Revision history Rev. Date Substantive change(s) number 10/2015 Initial release Freescale USB Development Board USB-KW40Z User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  • Page 25 ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere. IEEE 802.15.4 is the registered trademark of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. This product is not endorsed or approved by the IEEE. © 2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved. Document Number: USBKW40ZUG Rev. 0 10/2015...
  • Page 26 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: USB-KW40Z...

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