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BLE112
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
Friday, 19 August 2011

Version 1.0


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Bluegiga Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this manual.
Furthermore, Bluegiga Technologies reserves the right to alter the hardware, software, and/or specifications
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VERSION HISTORY

Version           Comment

0.1               First draft

0.9               Preproduction information

0.91              Prerelease

0.92              Reference schematic added

0.93              Description updated

0.94              Design guide updates, characteristics updates, I/O descriptions updates

0.95              Layout fixes

0.96              Small updates

0.97              Figure 10 corrected

0.98              Recommended land pattern, land width added

0.99              Soldering recommendations added

1.0               Certification information updated. Layout guide for BLE112-N added.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1     BLE112 Product numbering ......................................................................................................................... 6
2     Pinout and Terminal Description .................................................................................................................. 7
3     Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................................................ 10
    3.1     Absolute Maximum Ratings ................................................................................................................ 10
    3.2     Recommended Operating Conditions ................................................................................................. 10
    3.3     Antenna characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 10
4     Design Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 15
    4.1     General Design Guidelines ................................................................................................................. 15
    4.2     Layout Guide Lines ............................................................................................................................. 16
    4.3     BLE112-A Layout Guide ..................................................................................................................... 16
    4.4     BLE112-N Layout Guide ..................................................................................................................... 17
5     Soldering Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 19
6     Block diagram ............................................................................................................................................. 20
7     Certifications ............................................................................................................................................... 23
    7.1     Bluetooth ............................................................................................................................................. 23
    7.2     FCC and IC ......................................................................................................................................... 23
    7.3     CE ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
    7.4     Qualified Antenna Types for BLE112-E and BLE112-N ..................................................................... 26
8     Contact Information .................................................................................................................................... 27




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                BLE112 Bluetooth® low energy single mode module




DESCRIPTION
                                                        KEY FEATURES:
BLE112, Bluetooth low energy single mode
module is a single mode device targeted for
                                                               Bluetooth v.4.0, single mode compliant
low power sensors and accessories.
                                                                   o   Supports master and slave
BLE112 offers all Bluetooth low energy
                                                                       modes
features: radio, stack, profiles and application
space for customer applications, so no                             o   4+ simultaneous connection
external processor is needed. The module also                          in master mode
provides flexible hardware interfaces to
connect sensors, simple user interfaces or                     Integrated Bluetooth low energy stack
even displays directly to the module.                              o   GAP, GATT, L2CAP, SMP
BLE112 can be powered directly with a                              o   Bluetooth low energy profiles
standard 3V coin cell batteries or pair of AAA
batteries. In lowest power sleep mode it                       Radio performance
consumes only 400nA and will wake up in few                        o   TX power: +3dBm to -23dBm
hundred microseconds.
                                                                   o   RX sensitivity: -87dBm to -
                                                                       93dBm
APPLICATIONS:
                                                               Ultra low current consumption
       Heart rate sensors
                                                                   o   Transmit: 27mA (0dBm)
       Pedometers
                                                                   o   Sleep mode 3: 0.4uA
       Watches
                                                               Programmable 8051 processor for
       Blood pressure and glucose meters                       embedding full applications
       Weight scales                                          Bluetooth end product, CE, FCC and
                                                                IC and Telec qualified
       Key fobs
       Households      sensors   and    collector
        devices
       Security tags
       Wireless keys (keyless go)
       Proximity sensors
       HID keyboards and mice
       Indoor GPS broadcasting devices




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1 BLE112 Product numbering


                                                                 Antenna:
                                                                 A     = Internal
                                                                 E     = External
                                                                 N     = RF pin



                             BLE112-A-X

               Generation:    Type:                Class:           Firmware revision
               1 = 1st        1 = Single mode      1 = class 1      - 1.0
               2 = 2nd        2 = Dual mode        2 = class 2      - 2.1
               3 = 3rd        3 = Reseved          3 = class 3      - 3.2




Available products and product codes

 Product code                Description

 BLE112-A-v1                 BLE112 with integrated chip antenna and software version 1.0

 BLE112-N-v1                 BLE112 with RF pin and software version 1.0

 BLE112-E-v1                 BLE112 with U.FL connector and software version 1.0




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2            Pinout and Terminal Description




                                                                        RFGND 32
                                                                                     RF 31
                                1 GND
                                2 AVDD
                                3 AVDD
                                4 P2_2
                                5 P2_1                                                                                     GND 30
                                6 P2_0                                                                               RESET 29
                                7 P1_7                                                                               P0_0 28
                                8 P1_6                                                                               P0_1 27
                                9 VDD_USB                                                                            P0_2 26
                               10 GND                                                                                P0_3 25
                               11 USB+                                                                               P0_4 24
                               12 USB‐                                                                               P0_5 23
                               13 P1_5                                                                               P0_6 22
                                                                                                        20 DVDD
                                                15 P1_3


                                                                     17 P1_1


                                                                                             19 P0_7
                                      14 P1_4


                                                           16 P1_2


                                                                                   18 P1_0




                                                                                                                  21 GND




                                                          Figure 1: BLE112


                    PIN
                                         PAD TYPE                                                      DESCRIPTION
                  NUMBER
RESET                29                                                                                Active low reset.

                  1, 10, 21,
GND                                              GND                                                   GND
                      30


                                                                                                       RF output/input for BLE112-N. With
RF                    31                        RF (*                                                  BLE112-A and BLE112-E do not
                                                                                                       connect.
                                                                                                       RF ground. Connected to GND internally in
                                                                                                       the module. With BLE112-A and BLE112-E
RFGND                 32                         GND
                                                                                                       leave floating or connect to a solid GND
                                                                                                       plane.
DVDD                  20             Supply voltage                                                    Supply voltage 2V - 3.6V
AVDD                 2, 3            Supply voltage                                                    Supply voltage 2V - 3.6V
VDD_USB               9              Supply voltage                                                    Supply voltage 2V - 3.6V
*) RF pin is not connected in BLE112-A and BLE112-E. To use RF pin with BLE112-B please see the design
guide.
                               Table 1: Supply and RF Terminal Descriptions



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PIN
       PIN NAME PIN TYPE                        DESCRIPTION
NUMBER
     4          P2_2       Digital I/O          Configurable I/O port, See table 3
     5          P2_1       Digital I/O          Configurable I/O port, See table 3
     6          P2_0       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
     7          P1 7       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
     8          P1_6       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
    11          USB+       USB+                 USB data plus
    12          USB-       USB-                 USB data minus
    13          P1_5       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
    14          P1_4       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
    15          P1_3       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
    16          P1_2       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port, See table 3
                                                Configurable I/O   port with 20mA driving capability, See
    17          P1_1       Digital I/O
                                                table 3
                                                Configurable I/O   port with 20mA driving capability, See
    18          P1_0       Digital I/O
                                                table 3
    19          P0_7       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    22          P0_6       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    23          P0_5       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    24          P0_4       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    25          P0_3       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    26          P0_2       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    27          P0_1       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3
    28          P0_2       Digital   I/O        Configurable I/O   port,    See   table   3


                                           Table 2: Terminal Descriptions
*)BLE112 is configurable as either SPI master or SPI slave




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 PERIPHERAL /                             P0                                        P1                         P2
   FUNCTION          7    6    5      4     3       2    1    0   7   6   5     4        3   2    1   0    2    1    0
ADC                 A7   A6   A5     A4    A3      A2   A1   A0
Operational
amplifier                                          O    -    +


Analog comparator             +       -

USART 0 SPI                   C     SS MO MI
Alt. 2                                                                    MO MI          C   SS
USART 0 UART                  RT CT TX RX
Alt.2                                                                     TX RX RT CT
USART 1 SPI                   MI MO            C   SS
Alt.2                                                             MI MO   C     SS
USART 1 UART                  RX TX RT CT
Alt.2                                                             RX TX RT CT
TIMER 1                  4    3      2         1    0
Alt.2               3    4                                                                   0    1   2
TIMER 3                                                                         1        0
Alt.2                                                             1   0
TIMER 4                                                                                           1   0
Alt.2                                                                                                                0
DEBUG                                                                                                     DC DD
OBSSEL                                                                    5     4        3   2    1   0


                                     Table 3:Peripheral I/O Pin Mapping




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3             Electrical Characteristics
3.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Rating                                                        Min            Max         Unit
Storage Temperature                                           -40            85           °C
AVDD,DVDD, VDD_USB                                            -0.4               3.6       V

Other Terminal Voltages                                     VSS-0.4        VDD+0.4         V

                                       Table 4: Absolute Maximum Ratings


3.2 Recommended Operating Conditions
Rating                                                        Min            Max         Unit
Operating Temperature Range                                   -40            85           °C
AVDD, DVDD, VDD_USB                                           2.0            3.6           V
                             *) VDD_PA has an effect on the RF output power.
                                Table 5: Recommended Operating Conditions


3.3 Antenna characteristics
The antenna radiation pattern is depends on the mother board layout. Following characteristics are measured
from a test board based on the layout guide given in chapter 4.
       Efficiency 33% (-4.8 dB)
       Peak gain 0 dBi




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Figure 2: Radiation pattern of BLE112, top view




Figure 3: Radiation pattern of BLE112, front view




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Figure 4: Radiation pattern of BLE112, side view




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Physical Dimensions




                           Figure 5: Physical dimensions and pinout (top view)



                                                   18.10 mm
                               Antenna




                                                                            12.05 mm




                                     U.fl




                              Figure 6: Physical dimensions (top view)




                  2.1 mm                                                               2.3 mm
                                                        18.1 mm
                             Figure 7: Physical dimensions (side view)




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Figure 8: Recommended land pattern for BLE112-A and BLE112-E




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4 Design Guidelines
4.1 General Design Guidelines
BLE112 can be used directly with a coin cell battery. Due to relatively high internal resistance of a coin cell
battery it is recommended to place a 100uF capacitor in parallel with the battery. The internal resistance of a
coin cell battery is initially in the range of 10 ohms but the resistance increases rapidly as the capacity is used.
Basically the higher the value of the capacitor the higher is the effective capacity of the battery and thus the
longer the life time for the application. The minimum value for the capacitor depends on the end application
and the maximum transmit power used. The leakage current of a 100uF capacitor in in the range of 0.5 uA to
3 uA and generally ceramic capacitors have lower leakage current than tantalum or aluminum electrolytic
capacitors.
Optionally TI’s TPS62730 can be used to reduce the current consumption during TX/RX and data processing
stages. TPS62730 is an ultra low power DC/DC converter with by-pass mode and will reduce the current
consumption during transmission nominally by ~20% when using 3V coin cell battery.
A ferrite bead is recommended to be used to filter any excessive noise in the power supply lines to guarantee
the radio performance.


                                                                         OPTIONAL DC/DC
                              VBAT



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2V...3V3_SW
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           MOD2
                                                                                                                                       L1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    J1
                                                                                           U5                                                                                                                                                                             BLE112-A
                                                                                                                 2.2μH±20%, 130mA, 0.43ohm                                                                                                           1                                                                                                   1          2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          GND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2
                                                                              3                             2                                                                                                                                             AVDD                                                                             P2_2          3          4               P2_1
                                                                                  VIN                SW                                                                                                                                              3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          AVDD
                                                                                                            6                                                                                                                        P2_2            4                                                                                                   5          6
                                                                                                    VOUT                                                                                                                                                  P2_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     P2_1            5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          P2_1                GND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         7          8
                                                                                                                                                                                                      C3                                             6                               29                      RESET_N                    RESET_N
                                            C10                                                                                                                                                                                                           P2_0              RESET
                                                                                           GND




                                                                              5                             1                               C11                                               1uF/16V/X5R                        P1_7/DCDC           7                               28                                                                  9          10
         C15                                                                      ON/BYP            STAT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          P1_7               P0_0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     27
                                     2.2uF/10V/X5R           P1_7/DCDC                                                                                                                                                                                    P1_6               P0_1
100uF/6.3V/X5R                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       9                               26
                                                                                           4




                                                                          TPS62730                                  2.2uF/10V/X5R                                                                                                                   10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DVDD_USB           P0_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     25                                                                HEADER_2X5_SMD_1.27MM
                                1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         GND                P0_3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    11                               24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          USB+               P0_4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    12                               23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          USB-               P0_5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    13                               22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     C6                   P1_5               P0_6
                        U4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            DVDD




                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1uF/16V/X5R
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P1_4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P1_3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P1_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P1_1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P1_0


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            GND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            P0:7




       BATTERYHOLDER_SMD_CR2032 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           21




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                C5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1uF/16V/X5R




                                                      Figure 9: Example schematic for BLE112 with a coin cell battery
                                                                                                                                                                          MCP1700T-3302E/T
                                                     CON-MINIUSB-SOCKET-SMD
                                                                                               L4                                                                                P1

                                                                  J10                   FB 1kohm
                                                                          1                                                                                           3                       2
                                                                   VBUS                                                                                                    VIN         VOUT
                                                                          2
                                                                     D-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.2uF/10V/X5R
                                                                                                                                                                                 GND
                                                                                                                     0.47uF/6.3V/X5R




                                                                          3
                                                                                                                                                    2.2uF/10V/X5R




                                                                     D+
                                                                          4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            MOD3
                                                                     NC
                                                                          5
                                                                                                                                                                                                       C32




                                                                    GND
                                                                                                                                                                                 1
                                                                                                           C20




                                                                                                                                              C31




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  BLE112-A
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      GND
                                                                9
                                                                8
                                                                7
                                                                6




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      AVDD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      AVDD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    C7                            4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      P2_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5                             30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1uF/16V/X5R                                  P2_1                GND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      P2_0              RESET
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                29        RESET
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7                             28
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      P1_7               P0_0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8                             27
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      P1_6               P0_1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  9                             26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      DVDD_USB           P0_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 10                             25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      GND                P0_3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 11                             24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      USB+               P0_4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           C9                    12                             23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      USB-               P0_5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 13                             22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1uF/16V/X5R                          P1_5               P0_6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        DVDD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P1_4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P1_3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P1_2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P1_1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P1_0


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        GND
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        P0:7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       19
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       20
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       21




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          C8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1uF/16V/X5R
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    R15
                                                                                                                                                                                                             1.5K, 50V, 0.063W
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    R13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1            2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              33R, 50V, 0.063W
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    R14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1            2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              33R, 50V, 0.063W



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   C127                       C128
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         47pF/50V/C0G                         47pF/50V/C0G




                                                                              Figure 10: Example schematic for BLE112 with USB



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4.2 Layout Guide Lines
Use good layout practices to avoid excessive noise coupling to supply voltage traces or sensitive analog
signal traces. If using overlapping ground planes use stitching vias separated by max 3 mm to avoid emission
from the edges of the PCB. Connect all the GND pins directly to a solid GND plane and make sure that there
is a low impedance path for the return current following the signal and supply traces all the way from start to
the end.
A good practice is to dedicate one of the inner layers to a solid GND plane and one of the inner layers to
supply voltage planes and traces and route all the signals on top and bottom layers of the PCB. This
arrangement will make sure that any return current follows the forward current as close as possible and any
loops are minimized.


                                                                                                Signals
                                                                                                GND
                                                                                                Power
                                                                                                Signals

                                  Figure 11: Typical 4-layer PCB construction




                  Overlapping GND layers without                   Overlapping GND layers with
                  GND stitching vias                               GND stitching vias shielding the
                                                                   RF energy


                Figure 12: Use of stitching vias to avoid emissions from the edges of the PCB



4.3 BLE112-A Layout Guide
For optimal performance of the antenna place the module at the corner of the PCB as shown in the figure 13.
Do not place any metal (traces, components, battery etc.) within the clearance area of the antenna. Connect
all the GND pins directly to a solid GND plane. Place the GND vias as close to the GND pins as possible. Use
good layout practices to avoid any excessive noise coupling to signal lines or supply voltage lines. Avoid
placing plastic or any other dielectric material closer than 5 mm from the antenna. Any dielectric closer than 5
mm from the antenna will detune the antenna to lower frequencies.




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             T
                               Figure 13: Recommended layout for BLE112-A



4.4 BLE112-N Layout Guide
Use 50 ohm transmission line to trace the signal from RF pin to an external RF connector. Figure 14 shows a
layout example for BLE112-N with an external SMA connector.



                                                                              Board edge




                 GND contact for the
                                                  50 ohm trace
                 RF trace


                   GND stitching vias
                   separated by max 3 mm
                                                                                  SMA connector


                                Figure 14: Example layout for BLE112-N


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A transmission line impedance calculator, such as TX-Line made by AWR, can be used to approximate the
dimensions for the 50 ohm transmission line. Figure 15 shows an example for two different 50 ohm
transmission lines.

                                          CPW Ground
                                           W = 0.15 mm G = 0.25 mm



           RF GROUND                                                 RF GROUND
              Prepreg, εr = 3.7                                                     h = 0.076 mm
              RF GROUND


              FR4, εr = 4.6




                                        GND stitching vias

                                        MICROSTRIP
                                          W = 1.8 mm




              FR4, εr = 4.6                                                         h = 1 mm

          RF GROUND


              Figure 15: Example cross section of two different 50 ohm transmission line




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5 Soldering Recommendations
BLE112 is compatible with industrial standard reflow profile for Pb-free solders. The reflow profile used is
dependent on the thermal mass of the entire populated PCB, heat transfer efficiency of the oven and
particular type of solder paste used. Consult the datasheet of particular solder paste for profile configurations.
Bluegiga Technologies will give following recommendations for soldering the module to ensure reliable solder
joint and operation of the module after soldering. Since the profile used is process and layout dependent, the
optimum profile should be studied case by case. Thus following recommendation should be taken as a
starting point guide.

   -   Refer to technical documentations of particular solder paste for profile configurations

   -   Avoid using more than one flow.

   -   Reliability of the solder joint and self-alignment of the component are dependent on the solder volume.
       Minimum of 150m stencil thickness is recommended.

   -   Aperture size of the stencil should be 1:1 with the pad size.

   -   A low residue, “no clean” solder paste should be used due to low mounted height of the component.




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6 Block diagram
BLE112 is based on TI’s CC2540 chip. Embedded 32 MHz and 32.678 kHz crystals are used for clock
generation. Matched balun and low pass filter provide optimal radio performance with extremely low spurious
emissions. Small ceramic chip antenna gives good radiation efficiency even when the module is used in
layouts with very limited space.



                            32 MHz             32.768
                                                                   2V – 3.6V                        Reset
                             XTAL             kHz XTAL




                                      Clock                       Voltage regulator                 Reset                            CC2540
                               Debug interface
                                                                                                Power‐on reset



                                                                                                                                        SRAM

                                                          8051 CPU core and memory arbitrator

                                                                                                                                        Flash



                              Analog comparator             IRQ controller            DMA


                                     OPAMP
           I/O controller




  I/O                                                                                                              Radio arbiter
                                                                                                                  Radio registers
                                                                                                                 Link layer engine
                                                                                                                       SRAM

                                      ADC


                                                                                                Demodulator           Synth          Modulator


                                      USB

                                     USART 0

                                     USART 1                                                                        Frequency
                                                                                                Receive            synthetisizer       Transmit
                                     TIMER 1

                                     TIMER 2

                                     TIMER 3
                                                                                                                                                  Balun +
                                                                                                                                                                 Ant
                                     TIMER 4                                                                                                        LPF




                                                         Figure 16: Simplified block diagram of BLE112




CPU and Memory
The 8051 CPU core is a single-cycle 8051-compatible core. It has three different memory access buses (SFR,
DATA, and CODE/XDATA), a debug interface, and an 18-input extended interrupt unit.
The memory arbiter is at the heart of the system, as it connects the CPU and DMA controller with the physical
memories and all peripherals through the SFR bus. The memory arbiter has four memory-access points,
access of which can map to one of three physical memories: an SRAM, flash memory, and XREG/SFR
registers. It is responsible for performing arbitration and sequencing between simultaneous memory accesses
to the same physical memory.




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The SFR bus is a common bus that connects all hardware peripherals to the memory arbiter. The SFR bus
also provides access to the radio registers in the radio register bank, even though these are indeed mapped
into XDATA memory space.
The 8-KB SRAM maps to the DATA memory space and to parts of the XDATA memory spaces. The SRAM is
an ultralow-power SRAM that retains its contents even when the digital part is powered off (power modes 2
and 3).
The 128/256 KB flash block provides in-circuit programmable non-volatile program memory for the device,
and maps into the CODE and XDATA memory spaces.
Peripherals
Writing to the flash block is performed through a flash controller that allows page-wise erasure and 4-bytewise
programming.
A versatile five-channel DMA controller is available in the system, accesses memory using the XDATA
memory space, and thus has access to all physical memories. Each channel (trigger, priority, transfer mode,
addressing mode, source and destination pointers, and transfer count) is configured with DMA descriptors that
can be located anywhere in memory. Many of the hardware peripherals (AES core, flash controller, USARTs,
timers, ADC interface, etc.) can be used with the DMA controller for efficient operation by performing data
transfers between a single SFR or XREG address and flash/SRAM.
Each CC2540 contains a unique 48-bit IEEE address that can be used as the public device address for a
Bluetooth device. Designers are free to use this address, or provide their own, as described in the Bluetooth
specification.
The interrupt controller services a total of 18 interrupt sources, divided into six interrupt groups, each of which
is associated with one of four interrupt priorities. I/O and sleep timer interrupt requests are serviced even if the
device is in a sleep mode (power modes 1 and 2) by bringing the CC2540 back to the active mode.
The debug interface implements a proprietary two-wire serial interface that is used for in-circuit debugging.
Through this debug interface, it is possible to erase or program the entire flash memory, control which
oscillators are enabled, stop and start execution of the user program, execute instructions on the 8051 core,
set code breakpoints, and single-step through instructions in the code. Using these techniques, it is possible
to perform in-circuit debugging and external flash programming elegantly.
The I/O controller is responsible for all general-purpose I/O pins. The CPU can configure whether peripheral
modules control certain pins or whether they are under software control, and if so, whether each pin is
configured as an input or output and if a pullup or pulldown resistor in the pad is connected. Each peripheral
that connects to the I/O pins can choose between two different I/O pin locations to ensure flexibility in various
applications.
The sleep timer is an ultra low power timer that uses an external 32.768-kHz crystal oscillator. The sleep timer
runs continuously in all operating modes except power mode 3. Typical applications of this timer are as a real-
time counter or as a wake-up timer to exit power modes 1 or 2.
A built-in watchdog timer allows the CC2540 to reset itself if the firmware hangs. When enabled by software,
the watchdog timer must be cleared periodically; otherwise, it resets the device when it times out.
Timer 1 is a 16-bit timer with timer/counter/PWM functionality. It has a programmable prescaler, a 16-bit
period value, and five individually programmable counter/capture channels, each with a 16-bit compare value.
Each of the counter/capture channels can be used as a PWM output or to capture the timing of edges on input
signals. It can also be configured in IR generation mode, where it counts timer 3 periods and the output is
ANDed with the output of timer 3 to generate modulated consumer IR signals with minimal CPU interaction.
Timer 2 is a 40-bit timer used by the Bluetooth low energy stack. It has a 16-bit counter with a configurable
timer period and a 24-bit overflow counter that can be used to keep track of the number of periods that have
transpired. A 40-bit capture register is also used to record the exact time at which a start-of-frame delimiter is
received/transmitted or the exact time at which transmission ends. There are two 16-bit timer-compare
registers and two 24-bit overflow-compare registers that can be used to give exact timing for start of RX or TX
to the radio or general interrupts.

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Timer 3 and timer 4 are 8-bit timers with timer/counter/PWM functionality. They have a programmable
prescaler, an 8-bit period value, and one programmable counter channel with an 8-bit compare value. Each of
the counter channels can be used as PWM output.
USART 0 and USART 1 are each configurable as either an SPI master/slave or a UART. They provide double
buffering on both RX and TX and hardware flow control and are thus well suited to high-throughput full-duplex
applications. Each USART has its own high-precision baud-rate generator, thus leaving the ordinary timers
free for other uses. When configured as SPI slaves, the USARTs sample the input signal using SCK directly
instead of using some oversampling scheme, and are thus well-suited for high data rates.
The AES encryption/decryption core allows the user to encrypt and decrypt data using the AES algorithm with
128-bit keys. The AES core also supports ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB, CTR, and CBC-MAC, as well as hardware
support for CCM.
The ADC supports 7 to 12 bits of resolution with a corresponding range of bandwidths from 30-kHz to 4-kHz,
respectively. DC and audio conversions with up to eight input channels (I/O controller pins) are possible. The
inputs can be selected as single-ended or differential. The reference voltage can be internal, AVDD, or a
single-ended or differential external signal. The ADC also has a temperature-sensor input channel. The ADC
can automate the process of periodic sampling or conversion over a sequence of channels.
The operational amplifier is intended to provide front-end buffering and gain for the ADC. Both inputs as well
as the output are available on pins, so the feedback network is fully customizable. A chopper-stabilized mode
is available for applications that need good accuracy with high gain.
The ultralow-power analog comparator enables applications to wake up from PM2 or PM3 based on an analog
signal. Both inputs are brought out to pins; the reference voltage must be provided externally. The comparator
output is connected to the I/O controller interrupt detector and can be treated by the MCU as a regular I/O pin
interrupt.
RF front end
RF front end includes combined matched balun and low pass filter, and ceramic chip antenna with matching
network. Optimal matching combined with effective low pass filter provides extremely low in-band spurious
emissions and harmonics. Optionally as a module assembly variant RF can be traced either to an embedded
u.fl connector or to the RF pin of the module.




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7 Certifications
BLE112 is compliant to the following specifications.



7.1 Bluetooth
BLE112 Bluetooth low energy module is Bluetooth qualified and listed as a controller subsystem and it is
Bluetooth compliant to the following profiles of the core spec version v.4.0:
         RF PHY
         HCI
         LL
The maximum antenna gain specified for BLE112 is 2.3 dBi. Bluetooth qualification is valid for any antenna
with gain less than 2.3 dBi.



7.2 FCC and IC
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:


        (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

        (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
        cause undesired operation.



FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End
users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter
must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.


IC Statements:

This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and
maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio
interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically
radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.


If detachable antennas are used:


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This radio transmitter (identify the device by certification number, or model number ifCategory II) has been
approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible
gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list,
having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this
device. See table 7 for the approved antennas for BLE112.


OEM Responsibilities to comply with FCC and Industry Canada Regulations
The BLE112 module has been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the
following condition:
        The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
         transmitter.
As long as the condition above is met, further transmitter testing will not be required. However, the OEM
integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required
with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).


IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for certain configurations or co-
location with another transmitter), then the FCC and Industry Canada authorizations are no longer considered
valid and the FCC ID and IC Certification Number can not be used on the final product. In these
circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the
transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC and Industry Canada authorization.


End Product Labeling
The BLE112 module is labeled with its own FCC ID and IC Certification Number. If the FCC ID and IC
Certification Number are not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the
device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. In that
case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:


“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: QOQBLE112”
“Contains Transmitter Module IC: 5123A-BGTBLE112”
or
“Contains FCC ID: QOQBLE112
“Contains IC: 5123A-BGTBLE112”


The OEM of the BLE112 module must only use the approved antenna(s) listed in table 7, which have been
certified with this module.


The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or
remove this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product.


Déclaration d’IC :

Ce dispositif est conforme aux normes RSS exemptes de licence d’Industrie Canada. Son fonctionnement est
assujetti aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) ce dispositif ne doit pas provoquer de perturbation et (2) ce


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dispositif doit accepter toute perturbation, y compris les perturbations qui peuvent entraîner un fonctionnement
non désiré du dispositif.
Selon les réglementations d’Industrie Canada, cet émetteur radio ne doit fonctionner qu’avec une antenne
d’une typologie spécifique et d’un gain maximum (ou inférieur) approuvé pour l’émetteur par Industrie
Canada. Pour réduire les éventuelles perturbations radioélectriques nuisibles à d’autres utilisateurs, le type
d’antenne et son gain doivent être choisis de manière à ce que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente
(P.I.R.E.) n’excède pas les valeurs nécessaires pour obtenir une communication convenable.


Si des antennes amovibles sont utilisées :
Cet émetteur radio (identifier le dispositif à l’aide de son numéro de certification ou de son numéro de modèle
s’il appartient à la Catégorie II) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types
d’antenne énumérés ci-dessous, avec le gain admissible maximum et l’impédance d’antenne requise pour
chaque type d’antenne indiqué. Les types d’antennes qui ne figurent pas dans cette liste ont un gain supérieur
au gain maximum indiqué pour ce type ; il est donc strictement défendu de les utiliser avec ce dispositif.
Consulter le tableau 7 pour découvrir les antennes approuvées pour BLE112.


Responsabilités des OEM quant à la conformité avec les réglementations de FCC et d’Industrie
Canada
Le module BLE112 a été certifié pour être intégré à des produits fabriqués uniquement par les intégrateurs
OEM dans les conditions suivantes :Le module de l’émetteur ne doit pas être situé près d’une autre antenne
      ou d’un autre émetteur ni ou fonctionner conjointement avec ceux-ci.
Dans la mesure où cette condition est observée, il ne sera pas nécessaire de soumettre l’émetteur à des
essais supplémentaires. Cependant, l’intégrateur OEM est chargé de tester son produit final pour s’assurer
qu’il respecte toutes les autres exigences de conformité requises avec ce module installé (par exemple :
émissions du dispositif numérique, exigences périphériques de l’ordinateur, etc.).


REMARQUE IMPORTANTE : En cas d’inobservance de ces conditions (en ce qui concerne certaines
configurations ou l’emplacement du dispositif à proximité d’un autre émetteur), les autorisations de FCC et
d’Industrie Canada ne seront plus considérées valables et l’identification de FCC et le numéro de certification
d’IC ne pourront pas être utilisés sur le produit final. Dans ces cas, l’intégrateur OEM sera chargé d’évaluer à
nouveau le produit final (y compris l’émetteur) et d’obtenir une autorisation indépendante de FCC et
d’Industrie Canada.


Étiquetage du produit final
Le module BLE112 est étiqueté avec sa propre identification FCC et son propre numéro de certification IC. Si
l’identification FCC et le numéro de certification IC ne sont pas visibles lorsque le module est installé à
l’intérieur d’un autre dispositif, la partie externe du dispositif dans lequel le module est installé devra
également présenter une étiquette faisant référence au module inclus. Dans ce cas, le produit final devra être
étiqueté sur une zone visible avec les informations suivantes :


« Contient module émetteur identification FCC : QOQBLE112 »
« Contient module émetteur IC : 5123A-BGTBLE112 »
ou
« Contient identification FCC : QOQBLE112 »
« Contient IC : 5123A-BGTBLE112 »


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L’OEM du module BLE112 ne doit utiliser que la ou les antennes approuvées énumérées dans le tableau 7,
qui ont été certifiées avec ce module.


Dans le guide d’utilisation du produit final, l’intégrateur OEM doit s’abstenir de fournir des informations à
l’utilisateur final portant sur les procédures à suivre pour installer ou retirer ce module RF ou pour changer les
paramètres RF.



7.3 CE
BLE112 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant requirements of the R&TTE
Directive (1999/5/EC). The product is conformity with the following standards and/or normative documents.

        EMC (immunity only) EN 301 489-17 V.1.3.3 in accordance with EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1

        Radiated emissions EN 300 328 V1.7.1




7.4 Qualified Antenna Types for BLE112-E and BLE112-N
This device has been designed to operate with a standard 2.14 dBi dipole antenna. Any antenna of the same
type and the same or less gain can be used without additional application to FCC. Table 7 lists approved
antennas for BLE112. Any approved antenna listed in table 7 can be used directly with BLE112 without any
additional approval. Any antenna not listed in table 7 can be used with BLE112 as long as detailed information
from that particular antenna is provided to Bluegiga for approval. Specification of each antenna used with
BLE112 will be filed by Bluegiga. Please, contact support@bluegiga.com for more information.




                                                                         Measure     Specifie
                                                                          d Gain      d Gain     Measure Total
  Item           Manufacturer            Manufacturers part number         (dBi)       (dBi)     Efficiency (%)
    1                Pulse                        W1030                      1         2 dBi         70 ‐ 80
    2        Linx Technologies Inc         ANT‐2.4‐CW‐CT‐SMA                1.3        2 dBi           77
    3                 EAD                         EA‐79A                    0.4        2 dBi           60
    4              Antenova                    B4844/B6090                  1.4        2 dBi         76 ‐ 82
    5               Litecon                 CAR‐ATR‐187‐001                 0.8        2 dBi         60 ‐ 70
                          Table 6: Approved Antennas For BLE112-E and BLE112-N




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8 Contact Information
Sales:                      sales@bluegiga.com


Technical support:          support@bluegiga.com
                            http://techforum.bluegiga.com


Orders:                     orders@bluegiga.com


WWW:                        www.bluegiga.com
                            www.bluegiga.hk

Head Office / Finland:
                            Phone: +358-9-4355 060
                            Fax: +358-9-4355 0660
                            Sinikalliontie 5A
                            02630 ESPOO
                            FINLAND

Postal address / Finland:
                            P.O. BOX 120
                            02631 ESPOO
                            FINLAND

Sales Office / USA:
                            Phone: +1 770 291 2181
                            Fax: +1 770 291 2183
                            Bluegiga Technologies, Inc.
                            3235 Satellite Boulevard, Building 400, Suite 300
                            Duluth, GA, 30096, USA

Sales Office / Hong-Kong:
                            Phone: +852 3182 7321
                            Fax: +852 3972 5777
                            Bluegiga Technologies, Inc.
                            19/F Silver Fortune Plaza, 1 Wellington Street,
                            Central Hong Kong




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