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                                                                               RN4020
                             Bluetooth® Low Energy Module
Features
•   Fully qualified Bluetooth® version 4.1 module
•   Onboard Bluetooth Low Energy 4.1 stack
•   ASCII command interface API over UART
•   Multiple IOs for control and status
•   Secure AES128 encryption




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•   GAP, GATT, SM, L2CAP and integrated public
    profiles
•   Create custom services using command API
•   Microchip Low Energy Data Protocol (MLDP) for
    streaming data applications
•   Software configurable role as peripheral or cen-

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    tral, client or server
    Compact form factor 11.5 x 19.5 mm
    Low-power consumption
    UART interface, GPIO, ADC
    64 KB internal serial flash
    Castellated SMT pads for easy and reliable PCB
    mounting
                                                            Applications
                                                            • Health/Medical Devices
                                                              - Glucose Meters
                                                              - Heart rate
•   Environmentally friendly, RoHS compliant                  - Scale
•   Certifications: FCC, IC, CE, QDID                       • Sports Activity and Fitness
•   Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU)                             - Pedometer
                                                              - Cycling computer
Description                                                   - Heart rate
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Microchip’s RN4020 Bluetooth Low Energy Module              • Retail
provides a highly integrated solution for delivering low      - POS
power Bluetooth 4.1 solu tions. The advanced com-             - Asset tagging and tracking
mand interface offers rapid time to market.
                                                              - Proximity Advertising
The RN-4020 module complies with Bluetooth specifi-         • Beacon applications
cation version 4.1. It integrates RF, a baseband control-
                                                            • Internet of Things Sensor tag
ler, command API processor, making it a compl ete
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Bluetooth Low Energy Solution.                              • Remote Control
                                                              - Keyboard Mice
The RN4020 can be use d with ei ther low cost micro-
controller for intelligent Bluetooth Low Energy applica-      - AV consoles, game controllers
tions. For simpl e sensor ap plications, the RN4020         • Wearable smart devices and accessories
internal scripting capabilities enable basic functions to   • Industrial Control
be implemented without the need for external host             - Private (custom) services
MCU or software development tools.                            - Low bandwidth cable replacement
                                                            • Smart Energy/Smart Home




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RN4020
Table of Contents
1.0 Device Overview........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.0 General Specifications.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.0 Microcontroller to RN4020 Interface ............................................................................................................................................. 6
4.0 Physical Dimensions..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
5.0 Typical Application Schematic ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.0 ASCII Command API .................................................................................................................................................................... 9
7.0 Supported Services .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
8.0 Regulatory Approval ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
9.0 Ordering Information................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix A: Revision History ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
The Microchip Web Site ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Customer Change Notification Service................................................................................................................................................. 23
Customer Support ................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Product Identification System ............................................................................................................................................................... 25




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                                             RN4020
1.0      DEVICE OVERVIEW

FIGURE 1-1:            RN4020 TOP VIEW




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Figure 1-2 shows the module’s pinout and
Table 1-1 describes the pins.
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FIGURE 1-2:            RN4020 PIN DIAGRAM
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TABLE 1-1:       PIN DESCRIPTION
 Pin     Symbol                      Description                                         Function
1      GND           Ground                                          Ground
2      AIO2          Bi-directional with programmable analog IO 1.65V input, 1.35V out, and 30mA max out
3      AIO1          Bi-directional with programmable analog IO 1.65V input, 1.35V out, and 30mA max out
4      AIO0          Bi-directional with programmable analog IO 1.65V input, 1.35V out, and 30mA max out
5      UART TX       UART TX                                         Output from RN4020
6      UART RX       UART RX                                         Input to RN4020
7      WAKE-SW       Deep Sleep Wake; active high to wake            Input; weak pull down
                     module from deep sleep
8      CMD/DATA      Command or Data – In Command , UART             Input; Active High to enter Command
                     traffic is sent to command interpreter, other
                     maybe routed to Microchip Serial Data ser-




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9      GND           Ground                                          Ground
10     SPI-CLK       SPI-CLK for diagnostics and factory calibra- • SPI-CLK
       GPIO[1]       tion if pin 17 asserted. Default state is out- • Connected Status (Green LED)
                     put: Active Low indicates module is            • GPIO[1]
                     connected to remote device. High level indi-



11     SPI-CS#
       GPIO[2]
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                     cates disconnected state. Configurable as
                     GPIO[1] via software command.
                     SPI-CS# for diagnostics and factory calibra- • SPI-CS#
                     tion if pin 17 asserted. Default state is out- • Event Pending (Red LED)
                     put. Active High indicates module has a
                     pending event. Low level indicates no
                     events. Event only triggered in DATA , pin 8
                                                                    • GPIO[2]


                     is high. Configurable as GPIO[2] via soft-
                     ware command.
12     SPI-MOSI      SPI-MOSI for diagnostics and factory cali-      • SPI-CLK
       GPIO[3]       bration if pin 17 asserted. Default state is    • Wake Status (Blue LED)
                     output. Active High indicates module is         • GPIO[3]
                     awake and active. Low level indicates a
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                     sleep state. Configurable as GPIO[3] via
                     software command.
13     SPI-MISO      SPI-MISO for diagnostics and factory cali-      • SPI-CLK
       GPIO[4]       bration if pin 17 asserted. Configurable as     • GPIO[4]
                     GPIO[4] via software command.
14     CTS           Reserved for CTS if hardware flow control is • CTS (input)
       GPIO[6]       on UART. Configurable as GPIO[6] if hard- • GPIO[6]
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                     ware flow control is disabled.
15     WAKE-HW       Hardware wake from Hibernate or Dormant Active High; internal pull down
                     state
16     GND           Ground                                          Ground
17     SPI/PIO       SPI/PIO for pins 10-13, Active High             Input with internal pull down; selects SPI on 10-
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18     RTS           Reserved for RTS if hardware flow control       • RTS (output)
       GPIO[5]       on UART. Configurable as GPIO[5] if hard-       • GPIO[5]
                     ware flow control disable
19     ADVCONN       Active Low; In Peripheral the input put         Initiate Advertising state or connect to stored
       GPIO[7]       module in advertising state (discoverable       address
                     and open for connection). In Central , initi-
                     ates connect to stored address.
20     RSVD          Do not connect. Factory diagnostics             NC



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TABLE 1-1:         PIN DESCRIPTION (CONTINUED)
 Pin        Symbol                        Description                                    Function
21     RSVD              Do not connect. Factory diagnostics          NC
22     RSVD              Do not connect. Factory diagnostics          NC
23     VDD               Supply voltage: 2.0 to 4.2V                  Supply Voltage, 2.0 to 4.2
24     GND               Ground                                       Ground


2.0      GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
                                                               TABLE 2-4:         CURRENT CONSUMPTION
Table 2-1 provides the general specifications for the
                                                                       Mode                Typical Current at 3V
module. Table 2-2, Table 2-3, and Table 2-4 provide
the module’s weight, dimensions, electrical character-         Dormant                <700nA
istics, and current consumption.                               Hibernate              <2.0uA
TABLE 2-1:         GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS                      Deep Sleep             <5.0uA




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       Specification                 Description               Idle                   <1.5mA
Standard                       Bluetooth 4.1                   Tx/Rx active           16 mA at 0 dBM
Frequency Band                 2.4 ~ 2.48 GHz
Modulation Method              GMSK
Maximum Data Rate  AF          1 Mbps
Antenna                        PCB and chip (0dBi)
Interface                      UART, PIO, AIO, SPI
Operation Range                100 meters
Sensitivity                    -93 dBm at 0.1% BER
RF TX Power                    +8.5 dBm (max)
Temperature (operating)        -30°C to +85°C
Temperature (storage)          -40°C to +85°C
ESD                            JESD22-A224 class 0
                               product
Humidity                       10% ~ 90% non-con-
                               densing
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TABLE 2-2:         WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS
   Specification                   Description
Dimensions             RN4020: 19.5 x 11.5 x 2.5 mm
Weight                 1.2 g
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TABLE 2-3:         ELECTRICAL
                   CHARACTERISTICS
   Specification                   Description
Supply Voltage         3Vport: 2.0 - 4.2 V DC
Working current        Depends on profiles, 12 mA
                       typical
Standby current        <0.5 mA)
(disconnected)




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RN4020
3.0      MICROCONTROLLER TO RN4020 INTERFACE

FIGURE 3-1:           INTERFACE DESCRIPTION




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Figure 3-1 illustrates the interface between PIC micro-   3.2     Microchip Low Energy Data
controller and RN4020 module. The minimum interface
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                                                                  Protocol (MLDP)
consists of UART and WAKE HW line. This enables the
microcontroller to communi cate with RN 4020 module       The Microchip Low En ergy Data Protocol i s a private
using ASCII comman d API. T he command API is             BTLE service that provides a 20kbps serial data trans-
described in Sec XX.                                      port over Bluetooth Low Energy on the RN4020. Pin 8
                                                          (CMD/DATA) is required. CTS/RTS hardware control is
3.1      CTS/RTS Hardware Flow Control                    also highly recommended for this service to avoid data
                                                          loss.
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For customer applications using the Microch ip Low
                                                          Refer to “ RN4020 Command Reference”, for more
Energy Data Protocol (MLEDP), Pin 8 (CMD/DATA) is
                                                          information on how to configure the MLDP service
required. CTS/RTS hardware control is also highly rec-
                                                          mandatory for DFU over UART.
ommended for this service to avoid buffer overruns.




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4.0      PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Figure 4-1 shows the physical dimensions for RN4020 module. Figure 4-2 shows the recommended PCB layout.

FIGURE 4-1:            PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS FOR RN4020




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FIGURE 4-2:            RECOMMENDED PCB FOOTPRINT
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5.0    TYPICAL APPLICATION SCHEMATIC
Figure 5-1 shows schematic for the RN4 020 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board development tool, PN-
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FIGURE 5-1:          RN4020 TYPICAL APPLICATION SCHEMATIC




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                                                     RN4020
6.0      ASCII COMMAND API
The RN4020 command API is documented in RN4020
Command Reference: doc-xxx-xxxxxx:
Commands are categorized into the following func-
tions:
• Built-in public services
  - Enable/Disable service as Server or Client
  - Red value
  - Set value
• Max Tx Power
  - Set Power in DB
• Role
  - Peripheral or Central




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• Advertising
  - Start/Stop
• Bonding
  - Bond/Unbond to Master
• Private Service
  - Set Private Service UUID
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  - Set Characteristic UUID for Private Service
• Microchip Low Energy Data Protocol
  - Enable/Disable
  - Peripheral side configuration
  - Central side configuration
• Device Information Profile settings
• Connection
  - Status
  - Disconnect
  - Kill active connection
  - Establish connection (Central role only)
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  - Start/Stop inquiry scan for other devices
    (Central role only)
• IO
  - Configure GPIO mask
  - Set/Get GPIO states
  - Ready raw ADC values
• System
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  - Reboot
  - Enter deep sleep
  - Factory default
  - Test functions for type approval
  - Display configuration




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RN4020
7.0       SUPPORTED SERVICES                                7.2      PCB Antenna
The RN4020 firmware support the following built-in pro-     The PCB antenna is fabricated on the top copper layer
files listed in Table 7-1 below. The services are enabled   and covered in solder mask. T he layers below the
via Command API and serviced in the same manner.            antenna do not have copper trace. It is recommended
Each service manages “Characteristics” which as data        that the module is mounted on the edge of the host
values are declared and defined by Bluetooth. The val-      PCB. It is permitted for PCB material to be below the
ues for ea ch characteristic are ca ched in modules         antenna structure of the module as long as no copper
memory and can be read by another Bluetooth device,         traces or planes are on the host PCB in that area.
such Smartphone acting in Central role. The values of
every Characteristic are updated via Command API
                                                            TABLE 7-2:       ANTENNA
over UART.
                                                                             CHARACTERISTICS
                                                                   Specification              Description
TABLE 7-1:           SUPPORTED PUBLIC
                     SERVICES ON RN4020                     Type                       PCB




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      Service Name             Bluetooth SIG UUID           Frequency Range            2.402 to 2.485 MHz
                                                            Peak Gain                  -0.23 dBi
Device Information           0x180A
Battery                      0x180F
                                                            FIGURE 7-1:            EFFICIENCY
Heart Rate                   0x180D
Health Thermometer           0x1809
Glucose
Blood Pressure


Cycling Speed Cadence
Current Time
Next DST Change
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Running Speed Cadence 0x1814
                             0x1808
                             0x1810


                             0x1816
                             0x1805
                             0x1807
Reference Time Update        0x1806
Link Loss                    0x1803
Immediate Alert              0x1802
TX Power                     0x1804
                                                            FIGURE 7-2:            ANTENNA PLOT
Alert Notification           0x1811
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Phone Alert Status           0x180E
Scan Parameters              0x1813

7.1       Public and Private Services
The RN4020 provided the ability to cre ate customer
services. If the services a re supported on both end
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points of a Bluetooth Low Energy connection, such as
Central and Peripheral devices, data can be
exchanged. For example, two RN4020 modules can
define a custom (private) service with its own u nique
characteristics. Data can be exchanged easily via
Command API.
Private services are not registered with the Bluetooth
SIG, and therefore not in teroperable with other Blu e-
tooth Low Energy device s, unless the device imple-
ments the private service. An example of a bui lt-in
private service is Microchip Streaming Data service.
Refer to “ RN4020 Command Reference”, docxxx-
xxxxxx, and Application Note AN-xxxxxx for an exam-
ple on h ow to crea te a custom service using the
RN4020.



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                                                                                            RN4020
FIGURE 7-3:            3D RADIATION PATTERN              The lead-free solder reflow temperature and times are:
                       AND ANTENNA                       • Temperature — 230°C, 60 seconds maximum,
                       ORIENTATION                         peak 245° C maximum
                                                         • Preheat temperature — 165° ± 15°C, 90 to 120
                                                           seconds
                                                         • Time — Single pass, one time
                                                         The solder reflow temperature must not exceed 220°C.
                                                         To reflow solder the module onto a PCB, Roving Net-
                                                         works recommends a RoHS-compli ant solder paste
                                                         equivalent to NIHON ALMIT paste or OMNIX OM-310
                                                         solder paste from Alpha metals. See Table 7-3
                                                           Note:       Use no-clean flux and do not water wash.




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TABLE 7-3:        PASTE SOLDER RECOMMENDATIONS
                                              Alpha Metals                      NIHON ALMIT Co. LTD
           Manufacturer
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            Part Number                     OMNIX OM-310                             LFM-70W INP
         Metal Composition         SAC305 (96.5% Sn, 3% Ag, 0.5% Cu)       88% Sn, 3.5% Ag, 0.5% Bi, 8% In
       Liquidus Temperature                     ~220°C                                  ~215°C

FIGURE 7-4:            SOLDER REFLOW TEMPERATURE PROFILE
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RN4020
FIGURE 7-5:       SOLDER REFLOW CURVE




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                                                                                                  RN4020
8.0       REGULATORY APPROVAL                                 8.1.1       LABELING AND USER
                                                                          INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
This section outlines the regulatory information for the
RN4020 module for the following countries:                    The RN4020 module has bee n labeled with its own
                                                              FCC ID number, and if the FCC ID is not visible when
•   United States                                             the module is installed inside another device, then the
•   Canada                                                    outside of the finished product into which the module is
•   Europe                                                    installed must al so display a label referring to the
•   Australia                                                 enclosed module. This exterior label can use wording
•   New Zealand                                               as follows:
                                                              RN4020:
8.1       United States                                       Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: T9JRN4020
                                                              or
The RN4020 module has received Federal Communi-
cations Commission (FCC) CFR47 Telecommunica-                 Contains FCC ID: T9JRN4020
tions, Part 15 Sub part C “Inte ntional Radiators”




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modular approval in accordance with Part 15.212 Mod-          This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
ular Transmitter approval. Modular approval allows the        Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
end user to integrate the R N4020 module into a fin-          (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
ished product without obtaining subsequent and sepa-          and (2) this device must accept any interference
rate FCC approvals for i ntentional radiation, provided       received, including interference that may cause
no changes or mo difications are made to the modul e          undesired operation
circuitry. Changes or modi fications could void the
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user’s authority to op erate the equipment. The end           A user’s manual for the product should include the fol-
user must comply with all of the instructions provided        lowing statement:
by the Grantee, which indicate installation and/or oper-
ating conditions necessary for compliance.                    This equipment has been tested and found to comply
                                                              with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
The finished product is required to comply with all appli-
                                                              part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
cable FCC equipment authorizations regulations,
                                                              to provide reasonable protection against harmful
requirements and equipment functions not associated
                                                              interference in a residential installation. This equip-
with the transmitter module portion. For example, com-
                                                              ment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre-
pliance must be demonstrated to regulations for other
                                                              quency energy, and if not installed and used in
transmitter components within the host product; to
                                                              accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
requirements for unintentional radiators (Part 15 Sub-
                                                              interference to radio communications. However,
part B “Un intentional Radiators”), such as digital
                                                              there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
devices, computer pe ripherals, radio receivers, etc.;
                                                              in a particular installation. If this equipment does
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and to additional authorization requirements for the
                                                              cause harmful interference to radio or television
non-transmitter functions on the transmitter modul e
                                                              reception, which can be determined by turning the
(i.e., Verification, or D eclaration of Co nformity) (e.g.,
                                                              equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
transmitter modules may also contain digital logic func-
                                                              correct the interference by one or more of the follow-
tions) as appropriate.
                                                              ing measures:
                                                              • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
                                                              • Increase the separation between the equipment
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                                                                 and receiver.
                                                              • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
                                                                 different from that to which the receiver is con-
                                                                 nected.
                                                              • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
                                                                 technician for help.
                                                              Additional information on labeling and user information
                                                              requirements for Part 15 devices can be found in KDB
                                                              Publication 784748 available at the FCC Office of Engi-
                                                              neering and T echnology (OET) Laboratory Division
                                                              Knowledge Database (KDB) http://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/
                                                              kdb/index.cfm.




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8.1.2      RF EXPOSURE                                  8.2      Canada
The RN4020 module has been approved for mixed           The RN4020 module has been certified for use in Can-
mobile and portable exposure hosts; co-location         ada under Industry Canada (IC) Ra dio Standards
with other transmitters may need additional eval-       Specification (RSS) RSS-210 and RSSGen. Modular
uation in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter         approval permits the installation of a modu le in a host
guidelines.                                             device without the need to recertify the device.

All transmitters regulated by FCC must comply with RF   8.2.1       LABELING AND USER
exposure requirements. KDB 447498 General RF                        INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
Exposure Guidance provides guidance
in determining whether proposed or existing             Labeling Requirements for the Host Device (from Sec-
transmitting facilities, operations or devices comply   tion 3.2.1, RSS-Gen, Iss ue 3, December 2010): The
with limits for human exposure to Radio Frequency       host device shall be properly labeled to id entify the
(RF) fields adopted by the Federal Communications       module within the host device.
Commission (FCC).                                       The Industry Canada certification label of a modu le
                                                        shall be clearly visible at all times when installed in the
                                                        host device, otherwise the host device must be labeled




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                                                        to display the Industry Canada certification number of
                                                        the module, preceded by the words “Contains transmit-
                                                        ter module”, or the word “Contains”, or similar wording
                                                        expressing the same meaning, as follows:
                                                        
 .                                                      Contains transmitter module IC: 6514A-RN4020
 .
 .
 .
 .
                      AF                                User Manual Notice for License-Exempt Radio Appara-
                                                        tus (from Section 7.1.3 RSS-Gen, Issue 3, December
                                                        2010): User manuals for license-exempt radio appara-
                                                        tus shall contain the following or equivalent notice in a
                                                        conspicuous location in the user man ual or alterna-
                                                        tively on the device or both:
..
.                                                       This device complies with Industry Canada license-
.                                                       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.
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                                                        Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Indus-
                                                        trie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts
                                                        de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux con-
                                                        ditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire
                                                        de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit
                                                        accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même
                                                        si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le
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                                                        fonctionnement.


8.1.4      HELPFUL WEB SITES
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): http://
www.fcc.gov
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Lab-
oratory Division Knowledge Database (KDB): http://
apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/index.cfm




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                                                                                              RN4020
Transmitter Antenna (from Section 7.1.2 RSS-Gen,            8.2.3      HELPFUL WEB SITES
Issue 3, December 2010): User manuals for transmit-         Industry Canada: http://www.ic.gc.ca/
ters shall display the following notice in a conspicuous
location:                                                   8.3       Europe
 Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio trans-
 mitter may only operate using an antenna of a type         The RN4020 module is an R&TTE Directive assessed
 and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the trans-       radio module that is CE marked and has been manu-
 mitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio       factured and tested with the intention of be ing inte-
 interference to other users, the antenna type and its      grated into a final product.
 gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotrop-      The RN4020 module has been tested to R&TTE Direc-
 ically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that     tive 1999/5/EC Essential Requirements for Health and
 necessary for successful communication.                    Safety (Article (3.1(a)), Electromagnetic Compatibility
                                                            (EMC) (Article 3.1(b)), and Radio (Article 3.2) and are
Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Can-           summarized in Table 3-1: European Compliance Test-
ada, le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec        ing. A Notified Body Opinion has also been issued. All
une antenne d'un type et d'un gain maximal (ou              test reports are available on the RN4020 product web




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inférieur) approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Can-      page at http://www.microchip.com.
ada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage
                                                            The R&TTE Compliance Association provides guid-
radioélectrique à l'intention des autres utilisateurs, il
                                                            ance on mod ular devices in document Technical
faut choisir le type d'antenne et son gain de sorte
                                                            Guidance Note 01 available at
que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente
                                                             http://www.rtteca.com/html/download_area.htm.
(p.i.r.e.) ne dépasse pas l'intensité nécessaire à




8.2.2
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l'établissement d'une communication satisfaisante.

The above notice may be affixed to the device instead
of displayed in the user manual.

            APPROVED EXTERNAL ANTENNA
            TYPES
Transmitter Antenna (from Section 7.1.2 RSS-Gen,
                                                              Note:    To maintain conformance to the testing
                                                                       listed in Table 8-1, the module shall be
                                                                       installed in accordance with the i nstalla-
                                                                       tion instructions in this d ata sheet and
                                                                       shall not be modified.

                                                                       When integrating a rad io module into a
                                                                       completed      product    the integra tor
Issue 3, December 2010):                                               becomes the manufacturer of the final
                                                                       product and is theref ore responsible for
The RN4020 module can only be sold or operated with
                                                                       demonstrating compliance of th e final
antennas with which it was approved. Transmitter may
                                                                       product with the essential requirements of
be approved with multiple antenna types. An antenna
                                                                       the R&TTE Directive.
type comprises an tennas having similar in-band and
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out-of-band radiation patterns. Testing shall be per-
formed using the highest gain antenna of each combi-        8.3.1      LABELING AND USER
nation of tran smitter and antenna type for wh ich                     INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
approval is b eing sought, with the transmitte r output     The label on the final product which contains the
power set at the maximum level. Any antenna of th e         RN4020 module must follow CE marking requirements.
same type having equal or lesser gain as an antenna         The “R&TTE Compliance Association Technical Guid-
that had been successfully tested with the transmitter,     ance Note 01” provides guidance on final product CE
will also be considered approved with the transmitter,      marking.
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and may be used and marketed with the transmitter.
When a measurement at the antenna connector is
used to determine RF output power, the effective gain
of the device's antenna shall be stated, based on mea-
surement or on data from the a ntenna manufacturer.
For transmitters of output power greater than 10 milli-
watts, the total antenna gain shall be added to the mea-
sured RF output power to demonstrate compliance to
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8.3.2       ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
From R&TTE Compliance Association document Tech-
nical Guidance Note 01:
    Provided the integrator installing an assessed
    radio module with an integral or specific antenna
    and installed in conformance with the radio mod-
    ule manufacturer’s installation instructions
    requires no further evaluation under Article 3.2
    of the R&TTE Directive and does not require fur-
    ther involvement of an R&TTE Directive Notified
    Body for the final product. [Section 2.2.4]

8.3.3       HELPFUL WEB SITES
A document that can be used as a st arting point in
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in Europe is the European Radio Communications
Committee (ERC) Recommendation 70-03 E, whi ch
can be downloaded from the European Radio Commu-
nications Office (ERO) at: http://www.ero.dk/.
Additional helpful web sites are:
• Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equip-
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  ment (R&TTE):
  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/rtte/index_en.htm
• European Conference of Postal and Telecommu-
  nications Administrations (CEPT):
  http://www.cept.org/
• European Telecommunications Standards Insti-
  tute (ETSI):
  http://www.etsi.org
• European Radio Communications Office (ERO):
  http://www.ero.dk/
• The Radio and Telecommunications Terminal
  Equipment Compliance Association (R&TTE CA):
  http://www.rtteca.com/
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TABLE 8-1:         RN4020 EUROPEAN COMPLIANCE TESTING
                                                                                             Report
 Certification                         Standards                     Article Laboratory                      Date
                                                                                             Number

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8.4      Australia                                             8.5       New Zealand
The Australia radio regulations do not provide a modu-         The New Z ealand radio regulations do not provid e a
lar approval policy similar to the United States (FCC)
                   AF                                          modular approval policy similar to the United States
and Canada (IC). However, RN4020 module RF trans-              (FCC) and Canada (IC). However, RN4020 module RF
mitter test reports can be used in part to demonstrate         transmitter test reports can be used in part to demon-
compliance in accordance with ACMA Radio communi-              strate compliance against the New Z ealand “General
cations “Short Rang e Devices” S tandard 2004 (The             User Radio License for Short Ra nge Devices”. New
Short Range Devices standard calls up the AS/NZS               Zealand Radio communications (Radio Standards)
4268:2008 industry standard). The RN4020 module                Notice 2010 calls up the AS / NZS 4268:2008 industry
test reports can be used as part of the product certifica-     standard. The RN4020 module test reports can be
tion and compliance folder. For more information on the        used as part of the product certification and compliance
RF transmitter test reports, contact Microchip Technol-        folder. All test re ports are available on the RN40 20
ogy Australia sales office.                                    product web p age at http://www.microchip.com. For
                                                               more information on the RF transmitter test reports,
To meet overall Australian final product compliance, the       contact Microchip Technology sales office.
developer must construct a compliance folder contain-
ing all relevant compliance test reports e.g. RF, EMC,         Information on the New Zealand short ra nge devices
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electrical safety a nd DoC (Declaration of Con formity)        license can be found in the following web links:
etc. It is the responsibility of the integrator to know what   http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/licensees/types-oflicence/
is required in the compliance folder for ACMA compli-          general-user-licences/short-range-devices
ance. All test reports are available on the RN4020             and
product web page at http://www.microchip.com. For
more information on Australia compliance, refer to the         http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spec-
Australian Communications and Media Authority web              trum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/prod-
site http://www.acma.gov.au/.                                  uct-compliance/radiocommunications-radiostandards-
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                                                               notice-2010.
                                                               To meet overall New Zealand final product compliance,
                                                               the developer must construct a compliance folder con-
                                                               taining all relevant compliance test repo rts e.g. RF,
                                                               EMC, electrical safety and DoC (Declaration of Confor-
                                                               mity) etc. It is t he responsibility of the developer to
8.4.2        HELPFUL WEB SITES                                 know what is required in the compliance folder for New
The Australian Communications and Media Authority:             Zealand Radio communications. For more information
www.acma.gov.au/.                                              on New Zealand compliance, refer to the web site http:/
                                                               /www.rsm.govt.nz/.




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                                                                                                    RN4020
9.0       ORDERING INFORMATION
Table 9-1 provides ordering information for the RN4020 module.
TABLE 9-1:        ORDERING INFORMATION
       Part Number                                                  Description
RN4020RM                     Standard firmware (GATT, GAP, L2CAP) peripheral and Central mode
  Note:     For custom applications, contact Microchip representative.
Go to http://www.microchip.com for current pricing and a list of distributors carrying Microchip products.




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APPENDIX A:            REVISION HISTORY

Revision A (May 2014)
This is the in itial released version of the document in
the Microchip format.




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                                                                                               RN4020
THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE                                      CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Microchip provides online support via our WWW site at       Users of Microchip products can receive assistance
www.microchip.com. This web site is used as a means         through several channels:
to make files and information easily available to           •   Distributor or Representative
customers. Accessible by using your favorite Internet
                                                            •   Local Sales Office
browser, the web site contains the foll owing
information:                                                •   Field Application Engineer (FAE)
                                                            •   Technical Support
• Product Support – Data sheets and errata,
  application notes and sample programs, design             Customers      should     contact   their di stributor,
  resources, user’s guides and hardware support             representative or Field Application Engineer (FAE) for
  documents, latest software releases and archived          support. Local sales offices are also available to help
  software                                                  customers. A listing of sales offices and locations is
• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked              included in the back of this document.
  Questions (FAQ), technical support requests,              Technical support is available through the web site
  online discussion groups, Microchip consultant            at: http://microchip.com/support




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  program member listing
• Business of Microchip – Product selector and
  ordering guides, latest Microchip press releases,
  listing of seminars and events, listings of
  Microchip sales offices, distributors and factory
  representatives
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CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION
SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep
customers current on Microchip products. Subscribers
will receive e-mail notification whenever there are
changes, updates, revisions or errat a related to a
specified product family or development tool of interest.
To register, access the Microc hip web site at
www.microchip.com. Under “Support”, click on
“Customer Change Notification” and follow the
registration instructions.
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
To order or obtain information, e.g., on pricing or delivery, refer to the factory or the listed sales office.


                                  PART NO.                     I                RM                   XXX

                                    Device           Temperature             Package              Firmware
                                                       Range                                      Revision
                                                                                                  Number



                         Device:                           RN4020:      UART, PCB Antenna


                         Temperature Range:                I       =   -40°C to +85°C




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                         Package:                          RM      =    Radio Module




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Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices:
•    Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.

•    Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of its kind on the market today, when used in the
     intended manner and under normal conditions.

•    There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection feature. All of these methods, to our
     knowledge, require using the Microchip products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s Data
     Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of intellectual property.

•    Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.

•    Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the security of their code. Code protection does not
     mean that we are guaranteeing the product as “unbreakable.”

Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to continuously improving the code protection features of our
products. Attempts to break Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If such acts




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allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work, you may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.



Information contained in this publication regarding device               Trademarks
applications and the like is provided only for your convenience
                                                                         The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, dsPIC,
and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to           FlashFlex, KEELOQ, KEELOQ logo, MPLAB, PIC, PICmicro,
ensure that your application me ets with your specifications.
                     AF                                                  PICSTART, PIC32 logo, rfPIC, SST, SST Logo, SuperFlash
MICROCHIP MAKES NO                 REPRESENTATIONS OR
                                                                         and UNI/O are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR                                Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.
IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY OR
OTHERWISE, RELATED TO THE INFORMATION,                                   FilterLab, Hampshire, HI-TECH C, Linear Active Thermistor,
INCLUDING BUT NOT L IMITED TO ITS COND ITION,                            MTP, SEEVAL and The Embedded Control Solutions
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR                                 Company are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology
FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. Microchip disclaims all liability                   Incorporated in the U.S.A.
arising from this information and its use. Use o f Microchip             Silicon Storage Technology is a registered trademark of
devices in life supp ort and/or safety applications is entirely at       Microchip Technology Inc. in other countries.
the buyer’s risk, and the buyer agrees to defend, indemnify and
                                                                         Analog-for-the-Digital Age, Application Maestro, BodyCom,
hold harmless Microchip from any and all da mages, claims,
suits, or e xpenses resulting f rom such use. No lic enses are           chipKIT, chipKIT logo, CodeGuard, dsPICDEM,
                                                                         dsPICDEM.net, dsPICworks, dsSPEAK, ECAN,
conveyed, implicitly or ot herwise, under any Microchip
                                                                         ECONOMONITOR, FanSense, HI-TIDE, In-Circuit Serial
intellectual property rights.
                                                                         Programming, ICSP, Mindi, MiWi, MPASM, MPF, MPLAB
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                                                                         Certified logo, MPLIB, MPLINK, mTouch, Omniscient Code
                                                                         Generation, PICC, PICC-18, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICkit,
                                                                         PICtail, REAL ICE, rfLAB, Select Mode, SQI, Serial Quad I/O,
                                                                         Total Endurance, TSHARC, UniWinDriver, WiperLock, ZENA
                                                                         and Z-Scale are trademarks of Microchip Technology
                                                                         Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.
                                                                         SQTP is a service mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated
                                                                         in the U.S.A.
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                                                                         GestIC and ULPP are registered trademarks of Microchip
                                                                         Technology Germany II GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of
                                                                         Microchip Technology Inc., in other countries.
                                                                         All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their
                                                                         respective companies.
                                                                         © 2014, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Printed in the
                                                                         U.S.A., All Rights Reserved.
                                                                              Printed on recycled paper.
                                                                         ISBN:

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM                                                Microchip received ISO/TS-16949:2009 certification for its worldwide
                                                                         headquarters, design and wafer fabrication facilities in Chandler and
      CERTIFIED BY DNV                                                   Tempe, Arizona; Gresham, Oregon and design centers in California
                                                                         and India. The Company’s quality system processes and procedures

         == ISO/TS 16949 ==
                                                                         are for its PIC® MCUs and dsPIC® DSCs, KEELOQ® code hopping
                                                                         devices, Serial EEPROMs, microperipherals, nonvolatile memory and
                                                                         analog products. In addition, Microchip’s quality system for the design
                                                                         and manufacture of development systems is ISO 9001:2000 certified.



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