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DA14580 Range extender v.2
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UM-B-045
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This document describes the Bluetooth Range Extender v.2 module, based on the DA14580 SoC.
Target hardware: 580 RD QFN40 Module_RF PA_vC – Board Number: 078-56-C.

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  • Page 1 Company confidential User manual DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application UM-B-045 Abstract This document describes the Bluetooth Range Extender v.2 module, based on the DA14580 SoC. Target hardware: 580 RD QFN40 Module_RF PA_vC – Board Number: 078-56-C.
  • Page 2 UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 2 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Contents Contents ............................ 3 1 Terms and definitions ......................9 2 References ........................... 9 3 Introduction ........................10 4 System overview .........................10 Features ..........................10 General description......................11 Bluetooth SoC ........................12 RF front end ........................
  • Page 4 UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 5.1.1.3 Test results ..................38 5.1.2 Transmitter output power (conducted) ............... 40 5.1.2.1 Test description .................. 40 5.1.2.2 Test setup ................... 40 5.1.2.3 Test results ..................40 5.1.3 Current consumption ................... 42 5.1.3.1...
  • Page 5 UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 6.4.2 End product literature ..................53 7 Appendix A: Range Extender v.2 with SPI Data Flash .............53 8 Revision history ........................55 User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 5 of 56...
  • Page 6 Figure 2: Block diagram ........................11 Figure 3: Sky66111-11 Power Amplifier ....................12 Figure 4: DA14580 QFN40 SoC, Range Extender ver.2 module ............13 Figure 5: RF front end signal paths ...................... 14 Figure 6: RF front end schematic ......................15 Figure 7: Diagnostic port to pins assignment and register settings ............
  • Page 7 UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 26: DA14580/581/583 configuration settings for peripherals, periph_setup.h ...... 32 Figure 27: Step 2 of adding app_range_extender ................33 Figure 28: Step 3a of adding app_range_extender ................33 Figure 29: Step 3b of adding app_range_extender ................34 Figure 30: Step 4a of adding app_range_extender ................
  • Page 8 UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 53: FCC, Frequency Range 2.4385 GHz to 2.5 GHz (Restricted band-CH39) ......53 Figure 54: Range Extender v.2 Module with external SPI Flash ............54 Table 1: Electrical characteristics ......................11 Table 2: BLE_ DIAGCNTL_REG (0x40000050) register specification ...........

  • Page 9: Terms And Definitions

    System on Chip SPDT Single Pole Double Throw References DA14580 Low Power Bluetooth Smart SoC, Datasheet, Dialog Semiconductor SKY66111-11 Datasheet AN-B-020 End product testing and programming guidelines.( This document is susceptible to be replaced UM-B-012 DA14580/581/583 Creation of a secondary boot loader User manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    +9.3 dBm (Peak RF Output Power +9.8 dBm). From physical perspective, the module is a two layer PCBA where the digital and power interfaces of the DA14580 are accessible to the user. This document presents the system, technical specifications, physical dimensions and test results.

  • Page 11: General Description

    The power amplifier is controlled by the CTRL1 and CTRL2 signals. CTRL1 is generated from pin P0_3 and CTRL2 is generated from P0_2 of the DA14580. On pin P0_3 and pin P0_2 the internal Radio_TXEN and Radio_RXEN signals are software allocated.

  • Page 12: Bluetooth Soc

    The DA14580 has dedicated hardware for the Link Layer implementation of Bluetooth® Smart and interface controllers for enhanced connectivity capabilities. The reset line of the DA14580 (pin RST) is active high. On this module the RST pin is available on module pin 21.

  • Page 13: Figure 4: Da14580 Qfn40 Soc, Range Extender Ver.2 Module

    GPIOs and can be enabled by appropriate programming. The DA14580 is equipped with a DC-DC converter that can be configured as either Buck or Boost. For this module, the DC-DC converter is configured as a Buck converter (C5, C2, L1, C3).

  • Page 14: Rf Front End

    Tx spurious emissions remain within the FCC/ETSI specification. The operation of the RF front end is controlled by the DA14580. There are two RF paths: one through the amplifier and one bypass path. The amplifier path is enabled during transmission. The RF signal passes through the PA, the low pass filter and the RF matching network.

  • Page 15: Radio Front End Control Signals

    4.4.1.1 Radio front end control signals In general, three different radio control signal can be extracted from DA14580: extrc_txen, it can be used as Tx_En control signal of the RF front end. extrc_rxen or radcntl_rxen radio. Both signals are of the same duration. They can be used as Rx_En control signals for the RF front end.

  • Page 16: Table 2: Ble_ Diagcntl_Reg (0X40000050) Register Specification

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Table 2: BLE_ DIAGCNTL_REG (0x40000050) register specification BLE_CNTL2_REG where the BLE diagnostic port is enabled and the straight or reverse pin assignment is defined. This function is controlled by two register bit-fields, DIAGPORT_SEL and DIAGPORT_REVERSE.

  • Page 17: Figure 7: Diagnostic Port To Pins Assignment And Register Settings

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Table 3: BLE_CNTL2_REG (0x40000200) register specification In BLE_CNTL2_REG the port and the pins assignment order is defined. Only port 0 (P0_[0:7]) and port 1 (P1_[0:3]) of the chip can be utilized.

  • Page 18: Suggested Pin Assignment

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential For having all pins extracted in parallel, a combination of register setting and pin availability must be arranged. For example it is preferable to avoid assigning P0_4 and P0_5 to RF control signals. P0_4 and P0_5 are used for UART ports in testing and production tests.

  • Page 19: Figure 8: The Rf Control Signals

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Below, screenshots from the radio control signals during operation are presented. The proximity reporter_fh application was used. Figure 8: The RF control signals Figure 9: Rising edge of Tx_En control signal User manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 20: Power Amplifier

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 10: Detail from Tx_En to Rx_En signal 4.4.2 Power amplifier The amplifier circuit is the SKY66111-11 from Skyworks. The VBIAS pin is connected to the bias voltage via resistor R7. The resistor value is adjusted so that the +9.3 dBm output power is achieved at maximum 16.15 mA current consumption.

  • Page 21: Low Pass Filter

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 4.4.3 Low pass filter The low pass filter is placed after the amplifier matching network in order to suppress the harmonics generated due to the amplifier’s nonlinearity. The filter presents low losses in the 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz frequency range (max.

  • Page 22: Antenna

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Freq Freq (GHz) 0.1 to 13.00 GHz Figure 13: Simulation results of LPF response 4.4.4 Antenna 4.4.4.1 Range Extender v.2 on Interposer The antenna is a printed Inverted F Antenna (IFA). The antenna was designed according to the size of the module and the available antenna space (15.24 mm x 24 mm).

  • Page 23: Figure 15: Antenna Geometry On Range Extender V.2

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 15: Antenna geometry on Range Extender v.2 Figure 16: Measured S11 paramater for IFA Gain measurements were performed in an anechoic chamber. The maximum gain was measured at 0 dBi.

  • Page 24: Figure 17: Radiation Diagram For The Board Placed Vertically On The Short Edge

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 17: Radiation diagram for the board placed vertically on the short edge Figure 18: Radiation diagram for the board placed horizontally User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 24 of 56...

  • Page 25: Range Extender V.2 Stand Alone

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 4.4.4.2 Range Extender v.2 stand alone Measurements for the characterization of the antenna radiation pattern were also performed with Range Extender v.2 not soldered on interposer. In this case the matching components values differ from the values of the module on the interposer.

  • Page 26: Figure 21: Radiation Diagram For The Board Placed Horizontally

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 21: Radiation diagram for the board placed horizontally The stand-alone board presents lower antenna gain than the board mounted on the interposer. This is explained due the small ground size of the board. It is recommended for Range Extender v.2 to be mounted on a pcb with bigger ground surface or when embedded to a new design to follow the dimensions in Figure 22.

  • Page 27: Power System And Requirements

    The Range Extender v.2 module is supplied by a single power supply through pins VBAT_3V. For the DA14580 SoC, the VBAT_3V voltage variations are handled by the internal DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter’s external components are an inductor L1 (2.2 uH) and three capacitors C3, C1 and C2 (all three capacitors are equal to 1 uF).

  • Page 28: Pcba

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential PCBA A 2-layer FR4 PCB with 1.024 mm standard thickness is used. The PCB size is 15.25x24 mm. There are 37 connection pads which are made as castellation (1/2 open drill) with 1.27 mm pitch.

  • Page 29: Figure 25: Schematic Of Da14580 Range Extender V.2 Module

    UM-B-045 Company confidential DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Figure 25: Schematic of DA14580 Range Extender v.2 Module User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 29 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 30: September

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Table 9: Bill of Materials Ref. Value Description Manuf. Footpr. DA1458 Dialog 0_QFN4 BT Low Energy System on a Chip DA14580-01AT1 QFN40 Semiconductor SKY661 Front-End Module, 2.4GHz- Skyworks SKY66111-11 2.485GHz Solutions, Inc.

  • Page 31: Development Mode-Peripheral Pin Mapping

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Development Mode-Peripheral Pin Mapping On the following table the pins used for development/ testing are described. Table 10: Development/ testing mode pin mapping DA14580 Function DA14580 Function Pin # assigned Pin #...

  • Page 32: Figure 26: Da14580/581/583 Configuration Settings For Peripherals, Periph_Setup.h

    4.4.1, P0_2 and P0_3 pins are utilized to extract the radio control signals. So if SPI communication with a peripheral is needed, a modification in the configuration settings for the peripherals contained in header file periph_setup.h can be made. Figure 26: DA14580/581/583 configuration settings for peripherals, periph_setup.h User manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 33: Software

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Software The following instructions are based DA14580_581_583_SDK_3.0.10.1. Instructions are valid for both Keil 4 and Keil 5 projects. Screenshots shown are in Keil 5. Inserting in a project (example in proximity reporter) 1.

  • Page 34: Figure 29: Step 3B Of Adding App_Range_Extender

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential In the target options, select the C/C++ tab and in the end add: .\..\..\..\..\ src\modules\app\src\app_utils\app_range_extender (separate from the previous path with a semicolon) Figure 29: Step 3b of adding app_range_extender 4. In app_<project>_proj file, add the line: #include "app_range_ext.h"...

  • Page 35: Figure 31: Step 4B Of Adding App_Range_Extender

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential and call app_range_extender_enable() in app_init_func() Figure 31: Step 4b of adding app_range_extender 5. In periph_setup.c, add the line: #include "app_range_ext.h" in the Include files section Figure 32: Step 5a of adding app_range_extender User manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 36: Figure 33: Step 5B Of Adding App_Range_Extender

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential and call app_range_extender_enable()at the end of periph_init() Figure 33: Step 5b of adding app_range_extender User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 36 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 37: Figure 34: Inserting App_Range_Extender In The Production Test Tool

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Inserting in the production test tool 1. Follow above steps 1-3 2. In custom_gtl_hci.c, add the line: #include "app_range_ext.h" in the Include files section and call app_range_extender_enable()in gtl_hci_rx_header_func() Figure 34: Inserting app_range_extender in the production test tool User manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 38: Measurements

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Measurements Basic performance measurements 5.1.1 Receiver sensitivity (conducted) 5.1.1.1 Test description In this test the Rx sensitivity of Range Extender v.2 Module was measured. 5.1.1.2 Test setup The Range Extender v.2 Module was mounted on a DK Development Board with the use of an intermediate interposer board.

  • Page 39: Table 11: Conducted Rx Sensitivity

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Table 11: Conducted Rx sensitivity User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 39 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 40: Transmitter Output Power (Conducted)

    Series) and at the other end through an attenuator to the R&S®CBT Bluetooth® Tester. Bursts of 10 packets were transmitted by the DA14580. The packet length was 37 and the pattern was “01010101”. Three channels were recorded, channels 0, 19 and 39.

  • Page 41: Figure 36: Peak Conducted Output Power Per Channel

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Red: maximum Blue: average Green: minimum Figure 36: Peak conducted output power per channel Table 12: Tx output power Parameter (dBm) BAT_3V CH00 CH19 CH39 Nominal Tx output power, average +3.0 9.35...

  • Page 42: Current Consumption

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 5.1.3 Current consumption 5.1.3.1 Test setup The board used in the test presented optimal RF performance. The integrated printed antenna was used to perform the measurements. Following instruments were used for the test: ●...

  • Page 43: Connection Mode

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 5.1.3.3 Connection mode For this measurement the DUT was supplied by 3 V. FW was downloaded and the JTAG programmer was disconnected and connection with an iPhone 4S was established. Table 14: Peak current during Connection mode...

  • Page 44: Extended Sleep Mode

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential 5.1.3.4 Extended sleep mode For this measurement the DUT was supplied by 3 V. FW was downloaded and the JTAG programmer was disconnected. FW was setting the RF path to Rx.

  • Page 45: Fcc/ Etsi Measurements

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential FCC/ ETSI Measurements 5.3.1 Emission limitation conducted (transmitter) 5.3.1.1 Test description In this test the level of the harmonics produced by the Tx path was measured. 5.3.1.2 Test setup The Range Extender v.2 Module was mounted on a DK Development Board with the use of an intermediate interposer board.

  • Page 46: Test Results

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Rx of QFN40 module USB cable to PC Tx of QFN40 module UART cable VCC(+3V) Power Supply Cable Figure 40: Range Extender v.2 mounted on the interposer board for radiated measurements The board was set to continuous transmission mode with a 100% duty cycle.

  • Page 47: Figure 41: Fcc, Frequency Range From 30Mhz To 1 Ghz, Ch39

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 41: FCC, Frequency Range from 30MHz to 1 GHz, CH39 Figure 42: FCC, Frequency from 1GHz to 3GHz, CH00 User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 47 of 56...

  • Page 48: Figure 43: Fcc, Frequency From 1Ghz To 3Ghz, Ch19

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 43: FCC, Frequency from 1GHz to 3GHz, CH19 Figure 44: FCC, Frequency from 1GHz to 3GHz, CH39 User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 48 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 49: Figure 45: Fcc, Frequency From 3Ghz To 18Ghz, Ch00

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 45: FCC, Frequency from 3GHz to 18GHz, CH00 Figure 46: FCC, Frequency from 3GHz to 18GHz, CH19 User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 49 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 50: Figure 47: Fcc, Frequency From 3Ghz To 18Ghz, Ch39

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 47: FCC, Frequency from 3GHz to 18GHz, CH39 Figure 48: FCC, Frequency Range 2.31 GHz to 2.39 GHz (Restricted band- CH00) User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 50 of 56...

  • Page 51: Figure 49: Fcc, Frequency Range 2.31 Ghz To 2.39 Ghz (Restricted Band- Ch19)

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 49: FCC, Frequency Range 2.31 GHz to 2.39 GHz (Restricted band- CH19) Figure 50: FCC, Frequency Range 2.31 GHz to 2.39 GHz (Restricted band- CH39) User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015...

  • Page 52: Figure 51: Fcc, Frequency Range 2.4385 Ghz To 2.5 Ghz (Restricted Band- Ch00)

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 51: FCC, Frequency Range 2.4385 GHz to 2.5 GHz (Restricted band- CH00) Figure 52: FCC, Frequency Range 2.4385 GHz to 2.5 GHz (Restricted band- CH19) User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015...

  • Page 53: Fcc/Ic Certification And Ce Marking

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Figure 53: FCC, Frequency Range 2.4385 GHz to 2.5 GHz (Restricted band-CH39) FCC/IC Certification and CE marking Standards and conformity assessment FCC requirements regarding the end product and end user 6.2.1 End product marking 6.2.2...

  • Page 54: Figure 54: Range Extender V.2 Module With External Spi Flash

    UM-B-045 Company confidential DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Figure 54: Range Extender v.2 Module with external SPI Flash User manual Revision 1.1 14-September-2015 CFR0012-00 Rev 1 54 of 56 © 2015 Dialog Semiconductor...

  • Page 55: Revision History

    UM-B-045 DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application Company confidential Revision history Revision Date Description 16-07-2015 Initial version. FCC/ETSI final certification reports pending for end of September 2015. All measurement regarding compliance to FCC/ETSI will be updated from the final certification reports.
  • Page 56 Dialog Semiconductor excludes all liability in this respect. Customer notes that nothing in this document may be construed as a license for customer to use the Dialog Semiconductor products, software and applications referred to in this document. Such license must be separately sought by customer with Dialog Semiconductor.

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