User's Manual

UM-B-045
DA14580 Range extender v.2 reference application
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User manual
Revision 1.1
14-September-2015
CFR0012-00 Rev 1
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© 2015 Dialog Semiconductor
Contents
Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Terms and definitions ........................................................................................................... 8
2 References ........................................................................................................................... 8
3 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 9
4 System overview .................................................................................................................. 9
Features ................................................................................................................................ 9 4.1
General description............................................................................................................. 10 4.2
Bluetooth SoC ..................................................................................................................... 11 4.3
RF front end ........................................................................................................................ 13 4.4
Radio front end control signals ............................................................................ 14 4.4.1
4.4.1.1 Radio front end control signals .......................................................... 14
4.4.1.2 Suggested pin assignment ................................................................. 17
Power amplifier .................................................................................................... 19 4.4.2
Low pass filter ....................................................................................................... 20 4.4.3
Antenna ................................................................................................................ 21 4.4.4
4.4.4.1 Range Extender v.2 on Interposer ..................................................... 21
4.4.4.2 Range Extender v.2 stand alone......................................................... 24
Power system and requirements ........................................................................................ 26 4.5
Trimming the 16MHz Xtal ................................................................................................... 26 4.6
PCBA .................................................................................................................................... 27 4.7
Development Mode-Peripheral Pin Mapping ..................................................................... 30 4.8
Software .............................................................................................................................. 32 4.9
5 Measurements ....................................................................................................................37
Basic performance measurements ..................................................................................... 37 5.1
Receiver sensitivity (conducted) .......................................................................... 37 5.1.1
5.1.1.1 Test description .................................................................................. 37
5.1.1.2 Test setup ........................................................................................... 37