Purpose This document presents the necessary circuit required for proper operation of GR5405 Bluetooth System-on-Chips (SoCs). Recommended chip interfaces, peripherals, schematic diagram, and PCB layout guidelines of the GR5405 SoCs are provided. This Hardware Design Guidelines intends to help system designers build minimal Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) hardware circuits and develop Bluetooth products.
1 Product Overview The Goodix GR5405 is an automotive Bluetooth LE 5.3 SoC designed to operate across a wide temperature range, from –40°C to 105°C, and is AEC-Q100 Grade 2 certified. It is suitable for various automotive applications, including digital car key and Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
I/O pins • SWD interfaces To ensure the proper operation of a GR5405 SoC, the design guidelines for the schematic diagram and the PCB layout are illustrated in the following sections. 3.1 Schematic Design Guideline For the minimal schematic for a GR5405 SoC, see “Section 3.4 Reference...
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ANA_IO_LDO: Used to generate the I/O voltage to supply the pads of GR5405 and the external devices connecting to GR5405. It is also used to supply power to the stacked Flash. The bypass mode is enabled by default, and the output voltage is equal to VBATL.
Do not power on VDDIO before VBATL. • When GR5405 works as Slave, VBATL cannot be powered on after CHIP_EN is pulled low. Otherwise, the I/O state might be out of control and forced to output high level. In GR5405 applications where devices are supplied by rechargeable batteries but the charger does not support power...
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◦ When charging starts, V will instantly rise to the pre-set value, and GR5405 VBATL will also instantly reach the operating voltage or above. The system can keep working normally in this case, thanks to the delay circuit on CHIP_EN that helps ensure GR5405 power-on sequence.
3.1.1.3 I/O LDO The GR5405 has an on-chip linear LDO regulator that supplies always-on blocks, including always-on I/Os and digital logic blocks. Additionally, this regulator can supply external components (sensors) which interface to the GR5405. The LDO is capable of supplying up to 30 mA load current.
GR5405 internal Flash through a controllable switch. 3.1.1.4 Power Supply Scheme GR5405 SoCs are equipped with a complete set of power management modules which guarantee the smooth and secure functioning of the SoCs. This section introduces the reference circuit design (see the figure below).
3.1.2 Clock 3.1.2.1 Introduction GR5405 clock source is generated by an external 32 MHz crystal oscillator, and the real-time clock by an external 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator. 3.1.2.2 HFXO_32M The system clock, or CPU clock, is provided by an external 32 MHz crystal oscillator which connects to the XO_IN and XO_OUT pins of the SoC.
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The GR5405 integrates an adjustable load capacitance, so that the external 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator can be directly connected to the RTC_IN and RTC_OUT pins of GR5405, and no external load capacitors are required.
6 pF to 12.5 pF. 3.1.3 RF 3.1.3.1 Introduction GR5405 integrates a 2.4G RF transceiver, which operates based on the mechanisms described below: • On the receiver side: After the antenna receives an RF signal, the receiver digitizes the signal in a path: Low noise amplifier (LNA) >...
Note: • Choose a high-power amplifier (HPA) or a small-power amplifier (SPA) for GR5405 based on the transmission power needed. An HPA supports transmission power between -10 dBm and 15 dBm, whereas -20 dBm and 5 dBm is supported for an SPA.
SoC matching network The PI type matching network (composed of the inductors L1, L2, and L3 plus capacitors C2, C3, C4, and C5) on the right transforms the PA output impedance of GR5405 to 50 ohm transmission line impedance. Note: The DC blocking capacitor (C1) that connects the two matching networks cannot be omitted.
Input voltages of all I/Os and VIO_LDO_OUT/VDDIO_1 should not be higher than the VBATL voltage. 3.1.5 SWD Interfaces GR5405 connects to J-Link for debugging by using Serial Wire Debug (SWD) interfaces. The following table shows the pins to which the SWD interfaces connect.
When designing the layout, make sure the GR5405 SoC is placed as close to the antenna interface as possible, and no other traces or components are under the RF routing if possible (the layout and routing of RF components are of higher priority).
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① ② ③ ④ Figure 3-19 RF radiation sources from GR5405 To enhance RF performance and minimize PCB radiation, follow the layout and routing recommendations on RF port below: • Placing RF matching components on the same line with RF_TX is of high priority, as shown in the blue box in Figure 3-18.
System efficient electrostatic discharge (ESD) design is crucial for any circuits, and requires users to follow the design guidelines (including schematic diagrams, PCB layout, and product structural designs) provided in the sections below. 3.3.1.1 ESD Schematic Design GR5405 SoC is powered by an independent external LDO regulator (see “Section 3.1.1 Power Supply” for details).
• It is recommended to use PCB with four layers or above, and place GR5405 SoC on the layer adjacent to the GND layer. Make sure the GND layer is solid and complete, to effectively prevent static from setting in.
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Those signals should also be wrapped with ground traces. Place decoupling capacitors as close to the power pins of GR5405 as possible, to keep the power return path the shortest, so as to enhance filtering performance.
In designing a PCB, can I modify the recommended RF matching circuit layout due to limited space? • Issue Analysis GR5405 recommends two matching circuits for RF: a matching circuit close to GR5405 and a matching circuit close to the antenna. Whether these two matching circuits can be simplified or removed needs to be treated differently.
Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) is used here for designing PCB pad pattern. However, because of exposed die paddle and the package lands on the bottom side of the package of GR5405, certain constraints are added to IPC’s methodology. The pad pattern developed here includes considerations for lead and package tolerances.
6-3. Figure 6-4 JEDEC recommended lead-free reflow profile The GR5405 fulfills the lead-free soldering requirements from IPC/JEDEC, i.e. reflow soldering with a peak temperature up to 260°C. The lead frame is made of CμAg and has Matte Sn plating. This is 100% Sn and thus Pb-free. Plating thickness is 300 –...
Because of the small size of GR5405 SoCs, the vacuum pressure should be kept below 15 inch of Hg. This will allow the component not to be lifted out if all joints have not been reflowed and avoid the pad lift-off.
GR5405 is RoHS compliant, as per Directive 2002/95/EC and its subsequent amendments. 6.6 SVHC Materials (REACH) GR5405 is compliant with Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) list based on the publication by European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on October 28, 2008 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
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