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Achieving long range transmission using AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® LE
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Table of contents
Table of contents
About this document ....................................................................................................................... 1
Table of contents ............................................................................................................................ 2
1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1
2
Long Range Application .......................................................................................................... 4
2.1
Bluetooth Spec for PHY ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.2
LE Coded PHY Implementation............................................................................................................... 6
2.3
LE Coded PHY Packet Format ................................................................................................................. 6
3
Hardware Setup ..................................................................................................................... 7
3.1
CYW20829 Evaluation Board ................................................................................................................... 7
3.2
LE-LR Test Setup...................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.1
External Antenna ................................................................................................................................ 9
3.2.2
User Buttons ....................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.3
Display Shield ..................................................................................................................................... 9
4
Software and Tools................................................................................................................ 10
4.1
ModusToolbox ....................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2
Code Examples ...................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3
LE LR Central Applicatioin ..................................................................................................................... 10
4.4
4.5
Build and Flash the Firmware ............................................................................................................... 11
5
Testing and Results ............................................................................................................... 12
5.1
Test Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 12
5.2
Noise Interference ................................................................................................................................. 13
5.3
Antenna Orientation.............................................................................................................................. 13
5.4
Antenna Radiation ................................................................................................................................. 14
5.5
Power Estimation .................................................................................................................................. 14
5.6
Range vs RSSI Value .............................................................................................................................. 16
5.7
Bluetooth Range Estimator................................................................................................................... 16
References .................................................................................................................................... 17
Revision history............................................................................................................................. 18
Disclaimer..................................................................................................................................... 19
Application note
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002-38518 Rev. **
2023-09-12