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NXP Semiconductors

QN908x

DK User Guide

QN908x-DK

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User guide

Rev. 1.0

— June 2017

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Revision history

Rev

Date

Description

0.1

20160818

Initial release.

0.2

20160908

Updated the figures, schematics, and PCB layout according to the QN908x DK board V1.0
and added the QN9080 QFN module board information.

0.3

20161110

Updated pictures and schematics according to the QN908x DK board V1.1, added the
current test using the DC power analyzer. Added notes about using a battery as the power
supply for the QN9080 module.

0.4

20170117

Updated pictures and schematics according to the QN908x DK board V1.2 and changed
the jumper default settings.

1.0

20170613

Public release.

Summary of Contents for QN908x

Page 1: ...N908x DK User Guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 DK User Guide Document information Info Content Keywords QN9080 DK QN9080 QN9083 BLE USB Dongle Abstract This document is an introduction to the QN908x DK V1 2 board ...

Page 2: ...0818 Initial release 0 2 20160908 Updated the figures schematics and PCB layout according to the QN908x DK board V1 0 and added the QN9080 QFN module board information 0 3 20161110 Updated pictures and schematics according to the QN908x DK board V1 1 added the current test using the DC power analyzer Added notes about using a battery as the power supply for the QN9080 module 0 4 20170117 Updated p...

Page 3: ... development It is easy to evaluate QN908x s functions and performance There are also some useful peripherals like the GPIOs PMod and Arduino interface The J Link and J Trace functions are supported for the QN908x debugging The ISP download function is also supported and very easy to use 1 1 Purpose This document introduces all functions of the QN908x DK V1 2 board and describes all its parts in d...

Page 4: ...ccess to peripherals such as the buttons and LED The board also provides useful interfaces such as the USB port for UART communication and CMSIS DAP debugger and the standard Arduino Pmod connector The USB dongle is a Bluetooth device powered by QN9080 It acts as a master slave when communicating with the QN908x devices 2 1 Hardware overview The QN908x DK V1 2 board is shown in Fig 1 The detailed ...

Page 5: ...tage 1 2 1 8 V power supply 2 3 3 0 V power supply 8 Jumper JP8 This jumper sets the QN908x ISP UART path mode Short UART path enabled default Open UART path disabled 9 Jumper JP11 This jumper sets the QN908x external I2C path mode Short I2C path enabled default Open I2 C path disabled 10 Header J5 and J7 QN908x GPIO for testing and compatible with the Arduino board interface 11 Header J4 and J6 Q...

Page 6: ...efault settings Table 2 QN9080A MINIDK board s default jumper settings Jumper Jumper setting Function JP2 Pin 1 2 shorted QN908x s on board power JP7 Pin 2 3 shorted QN908x s power 3 V JP8 Pin 1 2 shorted UART path enabled JP11 Pin 1 2 shorted I2C path enabled JP16 Pin 1 2 shorted When the DK board is powered by a battery leave it open 2 3 CMSIS DAP debugger The CMSIS DAP debugger provides both th...

Page 7: ...ch provides a flexible and easy way to use the BLE SoC solution It also includes a high performance MCU 32 bit ARM Cortex M4F on chip memory and peripherals for users to develop a truly single chip wireless MCU solution The QN9080 module is shown in Fig 4 Fig 4 QN9080 module board The QN908x module has a MIFA antenna on the front side of the board Therefore it can work without an external antenna ...

Page 8: ...ible with the Arduino board interface The interface schematic is shown in Fig 5 Fig 5 QN908x DK board GPIO and Arduino interface 2 6 QN908x reset button The reset button is used to provide a hardware reset to the QN908x device as shown in Fig 6 Fig 6 Reset button 2 7 ISP mode jumper JP15 is the ISP mode jumper used to set the QN908x ISP mode When the jumper is shorted the PB02 chip mode pin is con...

Page 9: ... When using the SW1 and SW2 buttons the GPIO must be configured as the input The logic LOW input is applied to the GPIO when a button is pressed Fig 9 Buttons The SW3 button is used to reset the QN908x chip Press the button to reset the QN908x 2 10 LED The board offers a 3 color RGB LED The connections are shown in Fig 10 The LED lights up when the corresponding GPIO outputs switch to the logic hi...

Page 10: ...ath enable JP15 Short ISP mode enable The ISP download operation flow is shown in Fig 11 Fig 11 ISP download operation flow After the ISP download operation move the jumper cap on JP15 away and leave JP15 open Then the QN908x chip can go into the normal mode normally 3 1 2 CMSIS DAP to off board target When using the QN908x DK board to program or debug off board targets by the JTAG SWD interface J...

Page 11: ...measurement utilities with this feature are available only after installing the MCUXpresso IDE Due to the input offset voltage variations in MAX9634 the current measurement circuit is not recommended for measuring currents below 150 A The QN908x current can be measured by the voltage across a sense resistor in series with the supply The voltage across a series 4 12 Ω resistor with the target QN908...

Page 12: ...P13 and JP14 must be set according to Table 7 Table 7 Current test jumper setting JP12 Short when used for Ammeter current test JP13 Short when used for Ammeter current test JP14 Need an ammeter series in 3 2 2 Current test using a DC power analyzer Measure the current using a DC power analyzer in these two ways one way is to use the DC power analyzer as an ammeter that shares the same settings as...

Page 13: ...h connectors The connection of the two boards is shown in Fig 15 Fig 15 RF CBT test with the expansion board Before the RF test download the Controller Mode binary file to the QN908x module to put the QN908x into the DTM mode Connect an RF cable from the QN908x module to the CBT and set the CBT RS232 baud rate to 115200 bit s After that start the RF test 4 QN9080 USB dongle 4 1 Dongle hardware Fig...

Page 14: ...the QN9080 quick start guide use the QTool in SDK to control the QN9080 in the dongle to work as a central peripheral device The DK board is supplied from the USB port and works as a peripheral central device The dongle connection is illustrated in the below figure See the QTool User Manual for information about the QTool usage 5 Appendix 5 1 Schematics 5 1 1 QN908x DK main board The QN908x DK V1 ...

Page 15: ... All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 15 of 28 Fig 18 LPC processor schematic of the QN908x DK board Fig 19 QN908x BLE schematic of the QN908x DK board ...

Page 16: ... information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 16 of 28 Fig 20 QN908x function schematic of the QN908x DK board Fig 21 Arduino interface schematic of the QN908x DK board ...

Page 17: ...information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 17 of 28 5 1 2 QN9080 module board Fig 22 QN9080 QFN module board 5 2 PCB layout 5 2 1 QN908x DK main board Fig 23 Top etch ...

Page 18: ...ctors QN908x DK User Guide QN908x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 18 of 28 Fig 24 GND plane Fig 25 PWR plane ...

Page 19: ...s QN908x DK User Guide QN908x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 19 of 28 Fig 26 Bottom etch Fig 27 Top silkscreen ...

Page 20: ... User Guide QN908x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 20 of 28 Fig 28 Bottom silkscreen 5 2 2 QN9080 QFN board Fig 29 Top etch ...

Page 21: ...ctors QN908x DK User Guide QN908x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 21 of 28 Fig 30 GND plane Fig 31 PWR plane ...

Page 22: ...s QN908x DK User Guide QN908x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 22 of 28 Fig 32 Bottom etch Fig 33 Top silkscreen ...

Page 23: ...8x DK All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved User guide Rev 1 0 June 2017 23 of 28 5 3 Dimensions of the PCB board 5 3 1 QN908x DK board Fig 34 Dimensions of the QN908x DK board ...

Page 24: ...9080 QFN module Fig 35 Dimensions of the QN9080 QFN module board 5 4 Notes for using a lithium battery When using a lithium battery as the power supply for the QN9080 module pay attention to the following To avoid current leakage from the QN9080 USB data line leave the JP16 open To avoid current leakage from the 3 color LED remove resistors R48 R49 and R50 Fig 36 Lithium battery on the QN908x DK b...

Page 25: ...ons may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorien...

Page 26: ...ibility to determine whether the NXP Semiconductors product is suitable and fit for the customer s applications and products planned as well as for the planned application and use of customer s third party customer s Customers should provide appropriate design and operating safeguards to minimize the risks associated with their applications and products NXP Semiconductors does not accept any liabi...

Page 27: ...9080 module 7 2 5 GPIO and Arduino interfaces 8 2 6 QN908x reset button 8 2 7 ISP mode jumper 8 2 8 JTAG interface 9 2 9 Buttons 9 2 10 LED 9 3 DK board application function 10 3 1 CMSIS DAP interface 10 CMSIS DAP to on board QN908x 10 CMSIS DAP to off board target 10 3 2 Current consumption test 10 Current test using LPC4322 11 Current test using a digital ammeter 12 Current test using a DC power...

Page 28: ...l information NXP B V 2017 All rights reserved For more information visit http www nxp com Date of release June 2017 Document identifier QN908x DK QN9080 QFN module 24 5 4 Notes for using a lithium battery 24 5 5 Statements 25 FCC compliance statement 25 6 Legal information 26 6 1 Definitions 26 6 2 Disclaimers 26 6 3 Licenses 26 6 4 Patents 26 6 5 Trademarks 26 7 Contents 27 ...

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