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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Development Kit   

User Manual 

Version 2.0 

 
 

DVK-BL600-SA, DVK-BL600-SC, DVK-BL600-ST 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Option 2 
Europe: +44-1628-858-940 
Hong Kong: +852-2923-0610 
www.lairdtech.com/bluetooth 

 

 

Summary of Contents for DVK-BL600-SA

Page 1: ...ooth Low Energy BLE Development Kit User Manual Version 2 0 DVK BL600 SA DVK BL600 SC DVK BL600 ST Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth ...

Page 2: ...urope 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth 2 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Changes Version 1 0 22 02 2013 First Public Release 0 rev 1 PCB Version 2 0 11 04 2013 Technical and grammatical revisions for rev 02 PCB ...

Page 3: ...ment Kit Main Development Board 5 2 1 Key Features 5 3 Functional Blocks 7 3 1 Power Supply 7 3 2 Reset Button 8 3 3 JTAG Interface 8 3 4 4 wire UART Serial Interface 8 3 5 nAutoRUN Pin and Operating Modes 10 4 Software 11 5 Breakout Connector Pinouts 12 5 1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 SIO Special Input Output Sockets Breakout Connectors 12 5 2 Additional Peripherals Sensors 14 6 Other Features 18 6 1 Current...

Page 4: ...programming language smartBASIC More information regarding this product series including a detailed module User s Manual and smartBASIC user guide is available on the Laird s BL600 product pages 1 2 Package Contents All kits contain the following items Development Board The development board has the required BL600 module already soldered onto it and exposes all the various hardware interfaces avai...

Page 5: ...nnot locate the drivers you can download them from http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm 2 1 Key Features The BL600 development board has the following features BL600 series module soldered on board Power supply options for powering development board from USB external DC supply AAA batteries 3xAAA battery holder fitted on underside of development board Regulated 3 3 V for powering the BL600 module...

Page 6: ...pment Board Figure 1 Development board FTDI FT232R SIO_00 07 SIO_21 30 JP5 UART Interface SMA Connector for BL600 ST Variant Current Measurement LED1 LED0 Button 1 Button0 JTAG JP1 Reset SW2 SIO_16 19 SIO_08 15 SW6 SW5 Buzzer DC Jack Input CN1 DC USB Power Source Switch SW4 USB CON4 Coin cell battery holder Current measurement DIP Switch Con15 DIP switch CON14 DIP switch CON13 BL600 Sx module ...

Page 7: ...ed but is fed directly to BL600 module supply pin Switch SW6 selects between the regulated 3 3 V and coin cell Coin cell powers only the BLE600 module directly on the development board this is power domain VCC_nRF and optionally through R29 provides power to power domain VCC_IO Note The coin cell only powers the BL600 module and not the development board Default position of SW5 is to select regula...

Page 8: ... development board has a 2 wire interface JP1 which is used for BL600 series module smartBASIC runtime engine FW upgrade To view its location refer to Figure 1 3 4 4 wire UART Serial Interface The development board provides access to the BL600 module 4 wire UART interface TX RX CTS RTS either through USB via U9 FTDI USB UART convertor chip or through a breakout header connector JP5 Refer to Figure...

Page 9: ...s visit http www ftdichip com Products FT232R htm UART interface driven by USB FTDI chip In normal operation the BL600 UART interface is driven by the FTDI FT232R USB to UART converter 3 4 3 UART Interface Driven by External Source UART interface driven by external UART source The BL600 module UART interface TX RX CTS RTS is presented at a 2 54 mm 0 1 pitch header JP5 To allow the BL600 UART inter...

Page 10: ...BASIC application script automatically hence the name Self contained Run mode The nAutoRUN pin inhibits the automatic launch autorun application on power up Tying nAutoRUN to 3 3V inhibits the autorun application from running The J6 3 pin header allows a jumper to be fitted to select between the two operating modes Table 3 1 BL600 nAutoRUN pin nAutoRUN pin BL600 Operating Mode Interactive Developm...

Page 11: ... of the host PC and may require an external USB RS232 adapter or PCMCIA card The benefits of using UW Terminal include Continually displayed status of DSR CTS DCD and RI Direct control of DTR on the host PC via a check box Direct control of RTS if CTS RTS Handshaking is disabled when UWTerminal is launched Sending of BREAK signals BASIC tab provides standalone testing and development of smartBASIC...

Page 12: ...c function in smart BASIC AIN configuration selected using GpioSetFunc function I2C UART SPI controlled by xxxOPEN functions in smart BASIC SIO_21 to SIO_24 are DIO by default when autorun app runs on power up These breakout connectors can interface to a wide array of sensors with the BL600 function user configurable by smartBASIC application script from the default function DIO UART to alternate ...

Page 13: ...ge scaling SIO_6 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_7 DIO AIN Input 1 DIO Digital Input or Output 2 AIN Analog Input 3 Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW 5 1 2 JP3 SIO_8 15 Pin Designation Default Function 1 Alternate Function Default Direction 3 Comment SIO_8 DIO I2C_SDA Input SIO_9 DIO I2C_SCL Input SIO_10 DIO SPI_MOSI Input SPI_MOSI is an output ...

Page 14: ...IO_29 DIO Input UART_DCD CON12 on DVK SIO_30 DIO Input UART_RI CON12 on DVK 1 DIO Digital Input or Output 2 AIN Analog Input 3 Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW 5 2 Additional Peripherals Sensors The BLE development board provides for simple and hassle free connectivity to a wide range of sensors but also includes several on board sensors and options to enable a develo...

Page 15: ...edded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series 5 2 2 Temperature Sensor The temperature sensor U1 can be disconnected from BL600 module by micro DIP switch CON14 Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side The temperature sensor U1 can be disconnected from supply rail by cutting the solder bridge SB1 The development board on board temperature sensor TI LM20BIM7 www...

Page 16: ...et states Temperature T to Voltage output Vo relationship approximated as a linear equation for temperature range of 40ºC to 85ºC Vo mV 11 79mV ºC x T 1858 3 The table below gives below calculated Vo versus temperature Temperature T Typical Vo 80ºC 924 7mV 70ºC 1041 4mV 60ºC 1158 1mV 50ºC 1274 8mV 40ºC 1391 5mV 30ºC 1508 2mV 20ºC 1624 9mV 10ºC 1741 6mV 0ºC 1858 2mV 10ºC 1975 0mV 20ºC 2091 7mV 30ºC...

Page 17: ...rom supply rail by cutting the solder bridge SB2 The Trim Potentiometer generates a voltage range of 0 V to 0 9 V at C3 CON14 pin3 see file tpt trimpot test sb in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 product pages at http lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series 5 2 4 Push Buttons and LEDs Figure 10 Push buttons and LEDs The two push but...

Page 18: ...UNC 17 1 1 sets sio17 Button1 as a digital in weak pull down The LEDs are active high meaning that writing a logical one 1 to the output pin illuminates the LED One example of when push buttons can be used is when a smartBASIC application is written to simulate a generic data profile Push buttons can then be pressed to increment or decrement such as a heart rate 6 OTHER FEATURES 6 1 Current Consum...

Page 19: ...he gain of INA216 is 200 V V for lowest possible drop voltage Note The Using Current Shunt Monitor method allows the dynamic current consumption waveforms on oscilloscope as the BL600 radio operates This can provide insight into power optimization Current consumed by the BL600 series module is measured as a voltage that is proportional to the current using the CSM by connecting measuring voltmeter...

Page 20: ...00_DVK_v2_0 8 APPENDIX 8 1 Coin Cell Insertion To insert the coin cell follow these steps 1 Push the coin cell against positive contact spring of holder J8 NOTE The coin cell sits below the positive contact spring as shown with arrow Figure 12 Inserting the coin cell step 1 2 Push the coin cell down into the holder J8 Figure 13 Inserting the coin cell step 2 ...

Page 21: ...ty of such revision Copying duplicating selling or otherwise distributing any part of this product or accompanying documentation software without the prior consent of an authorized representative of Laird Technologies Inc is strictly prohibited All brands and product names in this publication are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders This material is preliminary Informati...

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