Silicon Laboratories BRD4175A Reference Manual

Silicon Laboratories BRD4175A Reference Manual

Efr32mg13 2400/434 mhz dual band 10 dbm radio board
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EFR32MG13 2400/434 MHz Dual Band
10 dBm Radio Board
BRD4175A Reference Manual
The BRD4175A Mighty Gecko Radio Board enables developers to develop Zigbee,
®
Thread, Bluetooth
Low Energy and proprietary wireless applications. The board con-
tains a dual-band Mighty Gecko Wireless System-on-Chip and it is optimized for operat-
ing at 10 dBm output power. For the 2.4 GHz band with the on-board printed antenna
and UFL connector, radiated and conducted testing is supported. For the 169.4 MHz
band, the on-board SMA connector enables conducted testing and attachment of exter-
nal whip antenna for radiated tests.
The BRD4175A Mighty Gecko Radio Board plugs into the Wireless Starter Kit Main-
board, which is included with the Mighty Gecko Starter Kit and gives access to display,
buttons, and additional features from Expansion Boards. With the supporting Simplicity
Studio suite of tools, developers can take advantage of graphical wireless application
development, mesh networking debug and packet trace, and visual energy profiling and
optimization. The board also serves as an RF reference design for applications targeting
2.4 GHz and 434 MHz dual band wireless operation with 10 dBm output power.
This document contains a brief introduction and description of the BRD4175A Radio
Board features, focusing on the RF sections and performance.
silabs.com | Building a more connected world.
RADIO BOARD FEATURES
• Wireless SoC:
EFR32MG13P733F512GM48
• CPU core: ARM Cortex
®
-M4 with FPU
• Flash memory: 512 kB
• RAM: 64 kB
• Operation frequency: 2.4 GHz
+ 169.4 MHz
• Transmit power: 10 dBm
• 2.4 GHz: Integrated PCB antenna, UFL
connector (optional)
• 169.4 MHz: Single SMA connector both
for transmit and receive
• Crystals for LFXO and HFXO: 32.768 kHz
and 38.4 MHz
• 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the-
air updates
Rev. 1.00

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  • Page 1 • Flash memory: 512 kB • RAM: 64 kB The BRD4175A Mighty Gecko Radio Board plugs into the Wireless Starter Kit Main- • Operation frequency: 2.4 GHz board, which is included with the Mighty Gecko Starter Kit and gives access to display, + 169.4 MHz...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....... . 4 2. Radio Board Connector ......5 2.1 Introduction.
  • Page 3 7.1.1 Conducted Measurements in the 169.4 MHz Band ....14 7.1.2 Conducted Measurements in the 2.4 GHz Band ....15 7.2 Radiated Power Measurements .
  • Page 4: Introduction

    10 dBm output power. To develop and/or evaluate the EFR32 Mighty Gecko, the BRD4175A Radio Board can be connected to the Wireless Starter Kit Main- board to get access to display, buttons, and additional features from Expansion Boards, and also to evaluate the performance of the RF interfaces.
  • Page 5: Radio Board Connector

    P33 / PD14 / DISP_SCS USB_VBUS USB_VREG NC / P34 P35 / PD15 / DISP_ENABLE / SENSOR_ENABLE Board ID SCL Board ID SDA VRF_IN Figure 2.1. BRD4175A Radio Board Connector Pin Mapping silabs.com | Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 | 5...
  • Page 6: Radio Board Block Summary

    The BRD4175A Radio Board has a 32.768 kHz crystal mounted. For details regarding the crystal configuration, refer to Application Note "AN0016.1: Oscillator Design Considerations". 3.3.3 HF Crystal Oscillator (HFXO) The BRD4175A Radio Board has a 38.4 MHz crystal mounted. For details regarding the crystal configuration, refer to Application Note "AN0016.1: Oscillator Design Considerations". 3.3.4 Matching Network for Sub-GHz The BRD4175A Radio Board incorporates a sub-GHz matching network which connects both the sub-GHz TX and RX pins of the EFR32MG13 to the SMA connector to be able to transmit and receive with one antenna.
  • Page 7: Matching Network For 2.4 Ghz

    3.3.5 Matching Network for 2.4 GHz The BRD4175A Radio Board incorporates a 2.4 GHz matching network which connects the 2.4 GHz TRX pin of the EFR32MG13 to the one on-board printed Inverted-F antenna. The component values were optimized for the 2.4 GHz band RF performace and current con- sumption with 10 dBm output power.
  • Page 8: Rf Section

    4.3 RF Section Power Supply On the BRD4175A Radio Board the supply for the radio (RFVDD) and the sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz power amplifiers (SUBGRF_ON, SUBGRF_OP and PAVDD pins) is connected to the on-chip DC-DC converter. This way, by default, the DC-DC converter provides 1.8 V for the entire RF section (for details, see the schematic of the BRD4175A).
  • Page 9: Bill Of Materials For The 2.4 Ghz Matching

    4.5 Bill of Materials for the 2.4 GHz Matching The Bill of Materials of the 2.4 GHz matching network of the BRD4175A Radio Board is shown in the following table. Table 4.2. Bill of Materials for the BRD4175A 2.4GHz RF Matching Network...
  • Page 10 BRD4175A Reference Manual RF Section Figure 4.2. Impedance and Reflection of the Inverted-F Antenna of the BRD4175A Board Measured from the Matching Output silabs.com | Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 | 10...
  • Page 11: Mechanical Details

    BRD4175A Reference Manual Mechanical Details 5. Mechanical Details The BRD4175A Radio Board is illustrated in the figures below. 2.4 GHz Matching Connector DC-DC LFXTAL Inductor DC-DC 2.4 GHz Path & Selection Supply EFR32xx Filter Sub-GHz Caps. 30 mm Matching Printed...
  • Page 12: Emc Compliance

    BRD4175A Reference Manual EMC Compliance 6. EMC Compliance 6.1 Introduction Compliance of the fundamental and harmonic levels of the BRD4175A Radio Board is tested against the following standards: • 169.4 MHz: • ETSI EN 300-220-1 • 2.4 GHz: • ETSI EN 300-328 •...
  • Page 13: Applied Emission Limits For The 2.4 Ghz Band

    BRD4175A Reference Manual EMC Compliance 6.5 Applied Emission Limits for the 2.4 GHz Band The above ETSI limits are applied both for conducted and radiated measurements. The FCC restricted band limits are radiated limits only. In addition, Silicon Labs applies the same restrictions to the conducted spec- trum.
  • Page 14: Rf Performance

    7.1.1 Conducted Measurements in the 169.4 MHz Band The BRD4175A Radio Board was connected directly to a Spectrum Analyzer through its SMA connector. The supply for the RF section (RFVDD) and the sub-GHz power amplifier (SUBGRF_ON, SUBGRF_OP) was 1.8 V provided by the on-chip DCDC converter (for the sub-GHz PA it was provided as VBIAS through the discrete balun);...
  • Page 15: Conducted Measurements In The 2.4 Ghz Band

    0 Ohm resistor was soldered to the R2 resistor position). The supply for the RF section (RFVDD) and the 2.4 GHz power amplifi- er (PAVDD) was 1.8 V provided by the on-chip DC-DC converter; for details, see the schematic of the BRD4175A. The transceiver was operated in continuous carrier transmission mode.
  • Page 16: Radiated Power Measurements

    7.2 Radiated Power Measurements During measurements, the BRD4175A Radio Board was attached to a Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard which was supplied by USB. The voltage supply for the Radio Board was 3.3 V. The radiated power was measured in an antenna chamber by rotating the board 360 de- grees with horizontal and vertical reference antenna polarizations in the XY, XZ, and YZ cuts.
  • Page 17: Radiated Measurements In The 169.4 Mhz Band

    (SUBGRF_ON, SUBGRF_OP) was 1.8 V provided by the on-chip DCDC converter (for the sub-GHz PA it was provided as VBIAS through the discrete balun); for details, see the schematic of the BRD4175A. The transceiver was operat- ed in continuous carrier transmission mode.
  • Page 18: Emc Compliance Recommendations

    As shown in the previous section, the BRD4175A Mighty Gecko Radio Board with 19 dBm output power is compliant with the emission limits of the ETSI EN 300-220-1 regulation. Although the BRD4175A Radio Board has an option for mounting a shielding can, it is not required for the compliance.
  • Page 19: Board Revision History

    BRD4175A Reference Manual Board Revision History 9. Board Revision History Table 9.1. BRD4175A Radio Board Revisions Radio Board Revision Description Initial revision. Note: The silkscreen marking on the board (e.g. PCBxxxx A00) denotes the revision of the PCB. The revision of the actual Radio Board is laser printed in the "Board Info"...
  • Page 20: Errata

    BRD4175A Reference Manual Errata 10. Errata There are no known errata at present. silabs.com | Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 | 20...
  • Page 21: Document Revision History

    BRD4175A Reference Manual Document Revision History 11. Document Revision History Revision 1.00 June, 2018 • Initial document revision. silabs.com | Building a more connected world. Rev. 1.00 | 21...
  • Page 22 Trademark Information Silicon Laboratories Inc.® , Silicon Laboratories®, Silicon Labs®, SiLabs® and the Silicon Labs logo®, Bluegiga®, Bluegiga Logo®, Clockbuilder®, CMEMS®, DSPLL®, EFM®, EFM32®, EFR, Ember®, Energy Micro, Energy Micro logo and combinations thereof, "the world’s most energy friendly microcontrollers", Ember®, EZLink®, EZRadio®, EZRadioPRO®, Gecko®, ISOmodem®, Micrium, Precision32®, ProSLIC®, Simplicity Studio®, SiPHY®, Telegesis, the Telegesis Logo®, USBXpress®, Zentri, Z-Wave, and others are trademarks or...

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