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GEM3 Dual Band Bluetooth and ANT+ Module

Hardware Integration Guide

Version 0.1

January 9, 20

North Pole Engineering

221 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

612.305.0440

© North Pole Engineering Inc. 2018

Summary of Contents for GEM3

Page 1: ...Dual Band Bluetooth and ANT Module Hardware Integration Guide Version 0 1 January 9 20 North Pole Engineering 221 N 1st St Minneapolis MN 55401 www npe inc com 612 305 0440 North Pole Engineering Inc...

Page 2: ...e Hardware Integration Guide Version 0 1 North Pole Engineering 221 N 1st St Minneapolis MN 55401 www npe inc com 612 305 0440 Revision History Version Revision Date Change History 0 1 07 27 2019 Init...

Page 3: ...MMENDED OPERATING PARAMETERS 10 4 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 10 4 1 HARDWARE 10 4 1 1 VDD_NRF 10 4 1 2 UPDATING MODULE FIRMWARE 10 4 1 3 UART HOST 11 4 1 4 USB 11 4 1 5 NFC 12 4 1 6 RESET 12 5 MODULE LAYOU...

Page 4: ...RAM The GEM3 module offers a variety of peripheral interfaces including USB NFC UART SPI I2C ADC and GPIO has a maximum transmit power of 8dBm and a sensitivity of 103dBm This manual is intended to as...

Page 5: ...1 82m ht 8 dBm Coded Phy 1 82m ht Up to 240m line of sight Up to 320m line of sight Up to 360m line of sight Up to 600m line of sight Peripherals UART Host Interface GPIO TX RX 115 2kbps 8 N 1 Link I...

Page 6: ...ost configurable I O 12 P0 04 AIN2 Host configurable I O 13 P0 06 Host configurable I O 14 GND GND Connect to GND Plane 15 P0 08 Host configurable I O 16 P0 11 TRC_D2 Host configurable I O 17 P0 12 TR...

Page 7: ...figurable I O Low Speed GPIO 42 P1 04 Host configurable I O Low Speed GPIO 43 P1 07 Host configurable I O Low Speed GPIO 44 P1 05 Host configurable I O Low Speed GPIO 45 P1 00 TRC_D0 Host configurable...

Page 8: ...provides suggestions to ensure successful integration of the GEM3 module 4 1 HARDWARE 4 1 1 VDD_nRF Ensure the power source operating range and noise is within the specified limits for the GEM3 module...

Page 9: ...machine console using the GEMSAFE or HCI command protocol Pins 20 and 21 of the GEM3 module have been configured as the UART interface Pin 20 is the GEM3 module TX line that connects to the Host RX li...

Page 10: ...MHz load modulator compatible with the NFC A listen mode operation defined in the NFC Forum with 106 kbps data rate The GEM3 s NFC A support allows for Out of Band OOB pairing simplifying pairing bet...

Page 11: ...221 N 1st St Minneapolis MN 55401 www npe inc com 612 305 0440 Example Reset Circuit 5 MODULE LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS 1 Good Place the module antenna side as close as possible to the board edge Better...

Page 12: ...in all directions including above and below the board surface If possible move mechanical items out and away from the keepout area 4 Bottom layer ground plane under the module strongly recommended Co...

Page 13: ...ds and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C This transceiver must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna transmitter or external amplifiers Further testin...

Page 14: ...d on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the recei...

Page 15: ...these conditions cannot be met for example certain laptop configurations or co location with another transmitter then the Canada authorization is no longer considered valid and the IC ID cannot be use...

Page 16: ...Radiated Emissions EN300 328 V2 1 1 Human exposure to electromagnetic fields EN62479 2010 North Pole Engineering declares under our sole responsibility that the essential radio tests have been carried...

Page 17: ...ooth org en us test qualification qualification overview 3 Go to Create a Listing https www bluetooth org tpg QLI_SDoc cfm 4 In the area Reference a Qualified Design Enter End Product ID 77930 5 Selec...

Page 18: ...ncouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the...

Page 19: ...l products Note 3 Additional testing and certification may be necessary when multiple modules are used Note 4 The module may be operated only with the antenna with which it is authorized Any antenna t...

Page 20: ...e de rayonnement et votre corps This module is limited to OEM installation only and must not be sold to end users end user has no manual instructions to remove or install the device only software or o...