
Measuring Current Consumption in Different Power Modes
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Document No. 002-14914 Rev. *C
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BlueTool is a proprietary Cypress software tool for exercising, testing, scripting, debugging, and programming
devices that use Cypress Bluetooth chips. BlueTool runs on a standard PC running Microsoft Windows (either
Windows XP or Windows 7). BlueTool interfaces with the Cypress Bluetooth chips at the HCI protocol layer.
Firmware/configuration files and minidriver files for the BCM4324/BCM4334 are available via Cypress’s Customer
Support Portal (see
4.2
Test Equipment Setup
Connect the test equipment as shown in
.
■
Use USB/RS-232 (straight-through) cables to connect the DUT to the PC.
■
Use USB/RS-232 (straight-through) cables to connect the reference board to the PC.
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Using appropriate lead wires, connect the attenuator to the RF port of both the DUT and reference board.
■
Using appropriate lead wires, connect the ammeter to VBAT on the DUT.
Figure 1. Test Equipment Setup
The range setting on the ammeter varies depending on the test mode. The ammeter range setting is specified in
the procedure for that test mode.
4.3
Downloading the Minidriver and Configuration File
This section provides instructions for downloading the minidriver and configuration file to the DUT and reference
board. You must download the minidriver and configuration file before you begin setting the various modes. Steps
for downloading the minidriver and configuration file include the following and apply to both the DUT and reference
board:
■
Set the HCI Control Transport profile.
■
Reset the DUT/reference board.
■
Download the minidriver.
■
Download the configuration file.
Before you begin, set up and turn on the test equipment and launch Cypress BlueTool.
Set the HCI Control Transport profile
1.
Open a log window: On the
View
menu, click
Log Window Details
.
2.
On the
Transport
menu, click
HCI Control
.
3.
In HCI Control Window Transport:
a.
Select
UART
.
b.
In the top
UART
list, type the COM port of the PC to which each device is connected (
com4
for the DUT
and
com5
for the reference board).
c.
In the bottom
UART
list, select
115200
.
Ammeter
DUT
Attenuator
Reference
Bluetooth
Device
To RF
port of
DUT
To RF port
of
reference
device
Connect ammeter to VBAT.
USB/RS-232
(straight-through)
Cable
USB/RS-232
(straight-through)
Cable