CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules ZigBee- Ready SoC RF Transceiver Modules CT- EM2506 Series Specification Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 1 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules Table of Content 1. General Description ..................................................................................................................3 2. Applications ..............................................................................................................................3 3. Features.....................................................................................................................................3 4. Absolute Maximum Ratings .....................................................................................................4 5. Recommended Operating Conditions .......................................................................................4 6. Electrical Specifications............................................................................................................4 7. Introduction...............................................................................................................................6 8. Typical application block ..........................................................................................................6 9. Pin Assignment .........................................................................................................................7 Pin Description......................................................................................................................7 10. 11. Block Diagram ......................................................................................................................9 Circuit Description................................................................................................................9 12. SIF Module Programming and Debug Interface .................................................................10 13. 14. Power Management.............................................................................................................10 RF Frequency, Output Power Levels and Data Rates .........................................................11 15. Antenna Design Considerations..........................................................................................12 16. 17. Product Approvals...............................................................................................................13 18 Mechanical Dimension .......................................................................................................15 Ordering Information ..........................................................................................................16 19 20 Document Revision History................................................................................................16 Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 2 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules ZigBee- Ready SoC RF Transceiver Modules 1. General Description The CT-EM2506 SoC RF Transceiver Modules is a compact surface mounted module specially designed for Embers ZigBee protocol stack for wireless networks, EmberZNet, based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard in the 2.4GHz world-wide ISM band. It provides 16 channels and compliant PHY and MAC layers. The complete module is only 25.4 x 32.4 x 4.1mm. They both integrate a 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4-compliant transceiver with a 16-bit XAP2b microprocessor and a FEM. They consist of integrated Flash and RAM memory and peripherals. A number of peripherals such as GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, and general purpose timers are integrated to support user-defined applications. 2. Applications Home Home Monitoring of automation &
building control appliances &
alarms remote systems Lighting controls Sensor data capturing 3. Features
Integrated PCB trace antenna IEEE 802.15.4 compliant PHY and MAC layer
12MHz XAP2b 16-bit microcontroller core
128kB Flash and 5kB RAM, emulation EEPROM
17 GPIO , 4 channel 12 bit ADC
UART, SPI, I2C and debug interfaces
External 32.768 kHz real time clock or internal RC oscillator for timer
16 channels in the 2.4 GHz ISM band
On-chip regulator for 2.7-3.6V operation, three sleep low power modes
-15dBm------20dBm output power, SW controlled Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 3 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 4. Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Regulator voltage (VDD_PADS) Voltage on any GPIO[16:0], SIF_CLK, SIF_MISO, SIF_MOSI, nSIF_LOAD, OSC32A, OSC32B, nRESET Test Conditions Min.
- 0.3
- 0.3 Max. 3.6 VDD_PADS+
0.3 Unit V V Storage temperature Under no circumstances should the absolute maximum ratings given above be violated. Stress exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device.
+ 140
- 40 C 5. Recommended Operating Conditions Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit Regulator input voltage (VDD_PADS) Core input voltage (VDD_24MHZ, VDD_VCO, VDD_RF, VDD_IF, VDD_PADSA, VDD_FLASH, VDD_PRE, VDD_SYNTH, VDD_CORE) Temperature range 6. Electrical Specifications 2.7 3.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 V
- 40
+ 85 C T = 25, VCC = 3.0V, fo = 2450Mhz, if nothing else stated. Parameter Min. Typ. Max Unit Condition / Note Operating frequency 2400 Number of channels Channel spacing Input/output impedance Data rate DSSS chip rate Frequency stability Transmit power
-15 16 5 50 250 2 2483.5 MHz Programmable in 5 MHz steps for IEEE 802.15.4 compliance
+/-40 For IEEE 802.15.4 compliance MHz Ohm kbit/s Mc/s ppm For IEEE 802.15.4 compliance 20 dBm Programmable from software Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 4 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules Min. Typ. Max
-98 2.7 35/35 40/40
-6 36 38 190 5.0 128 5 8 12 10 32.768 3.6 Unit Condition / Note dBm PER = 1% Boost Mode dB dB IEEE 802.15.4 signal at - 82dBm IEEE 802.15.4 signal at -
82dBm dB IEEE 802.15.4 signal at - 82dBm V mA mA Max RX sensitivity (normal mode) Max RX sensitivity (boost mode) mA 20dBm output A KB KB KB MHz KHZ kHz Parameter Sensitivity Adjacent channel
+/-5 MHz rejection Adjacent channel
+/-10 MHz rejection Co-channel rejection Supply voltage Current consumption RX mode Current consumption TX Mode Quiescent current Flash memory RAM memory Simulated EEPROM memory MCU clock frequency RC OSCILATOR frequency MCU low frequency crystal Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 5 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 7. Introduction The CT-EM2506 series of modules are specially designed for ZigBee application. They provide a fast jump start design for system integrators or electronic designers wishing to use ZigBee wireless technologies. The module contains qualified RF hardware and enough processor power to run the EmberZNet stack or other ZigBee network stack
(depending on version), making it a powerful platform for building wireless networking products. ZigBee Coordinators (ZC), ZigBee Routers (ZR), and ZigBee End Devices
(ZED) are all supported and are programmed onto the module together with a custom application. Minimal RF design experience is needed to use CT-EM2506 modules. 8. Typical application block GPIO PIN MCU and/or Peripheral Equipment SIF PIN Debug and programming interface SIF PIN VDD_PADS=2.7-3.6V Ember EM250 FEM Hum. Sensor Temp. Sensor 4 General A/D Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 6 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 9. Pin Assignment TOP VIEW 10. Pin Description Pin# Signal 1 2 3 4 CLK MISO MOSI LOADB Direction Description DI DO DI DI/DO SIF Interface clock SIF Interface master in/slave out SIF Interface master out/slave in SIF Interface load strobe 5 6 7 8 9 GPIO16 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, Output B of Timer 1, Capture Input B of Timer 2, or Source D Interrupt GPIO15 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, Output A of Timer 1, Capture Input A of Timer 2, or Source C Interrupt GPIO14 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, Output B of Timer 2, Capture Input B of Timer 1, or Source B Interrupt GPIO13 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, Output A of Timer 2, or Capture Input A of Timer 1 GROUND GND Ground Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 7 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules GROUND GROUND GROUND IDLE_EN VBRD RSTB GND GND GND Ground Ground Ground I PI DI Enable the FEM in deep sleep mode , Active high, in other state, set it in low level Power Supply Input Reset, active low GPIO11 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC1 UART CTS, SC1 SPI master clock, or Capture Input A of Timer 2 GPIO12 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC1 UART RTS, or Capture Input B of Timer 2 GPIO0 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC2 SPI MOSI, or Capture Input A of Timer 1 GPIO1 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC2 SPI MISO, SC2 I2C SDA, or Capture Input A of Timer 2 GPIO2 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC2 SPI master clock, SC2 I2C SCL, or Capture Input B of Timer 2 GPIO3 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC2 SPI slave select, or Capture Input B of Timer 1 GPIO4 GPIO5 DI/DO/AI General Purpose Digital I/O, ADC Input 0, or PTI frame signal DI/DO/AI General Purpose Digital I/O, ADC Input 1, or PTI data signal GPIO6 DI/DO/AI General Purpose Digital I/O, ADC Input 2, Timer 2 Clock Input, or Timer 1 Enable GPIO7 DI/DO/AI General Purpose Digital I/O, ADC Input 3, Timer 2 Clock Input, External regulator open collector output GPIO8 DI/DO/AO General Purpose Digital I/O, ADC Reference Output, Timer 1 Clock Input, Timer 2 Enable, or Source A Interrupt GPIO9 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC1 TXD, SC1 MO, SC1 I2C Data, or Capture Input A of Timer 1 GPIO10 DI/DO General Purpose Digital I/O, SC1 RXD, SC1 MI, SC1 I2C Clock, or Capture Input B of Timer 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 8 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 11. Block Diagram 2.7 3.6V 2.7 3.6V Digital/Analog I/O UART interface SPI interface I2C interface 16 Bit MCU User Application ZigbeeTM Network IEEE 802.15.4 MAC IEEE 802.15.4 RF Transceiver RF Frond End 12. Circuit Description The module contains an IEEE 802.15.4 compliant SoC RF transceiver, internal memory, high speed oscillator, RC oscillator, an FEM . The module is intended to run the EmberZNet ZigBee software or other ZigBee network implementation, depending on the specific version. The application software together with the ZigBee protocol software stack can be programmed in Flash memory through the SIF module, using an evaluation board from Ember InSight Desktop. To support user-defined applications, a number of peripherals such as GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, and general-purpose timers are integrated. Also, an integrated voltage regulator, power-on-reset circuitry, sleep timer, and low-power sleep modes are available. The deep sleep mode draws less than 5A , allowing products to achieve long battery life. For further details on the SoC transceiver (Ember EM250), please consult the data sheet at http://www.ember.com Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 9 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 13. SIF Module Programming and Debug Interface SIF is a synchronous serial interface developed by Cambridge Consultants Ltd. It is the primary programming and debug interface of the CT-EM2506. The SIF module allows external devices to read and write memory-mapped registers in real-time without changing the functionality or timing of the XAP2b core. The SIF interface provides the following:
IC production test (especially analog)
PCB production test
XAP2b code development
Product control and characterization The pins are:
SIF_LOADB
SIF_CLK
SIF_MOSI
SIF_MISO The maximum serial shift speed for the SIF interface is 48MHz. SIF interface accesses can be initiated even when the chip is in idle and deep sleep modes. An edge on SIF_LOADB wakes the chip to allow SIF cycles. 14. Power Management The CT-EM2506 supports three different power modes: processor ACTIVE, processor IDLE and DEEP SLEEP. The IDLE power mode stops code execution of the XAP2b until any interrupt occurs or an external SIF wakeup command is seen. All peripherals including the radio continue to operate normally. The DEEP SLEEP power mode powers off most of the module but leaves the critical chip functions, such as the GPIO pads and RAM powered by the High Voltage Supply (VDD_PADS). The module can be woken by configuring the sleep timer to generate an interrupt after a period of time, using an external interrupt, or with the SIF interface. Activity on a serial interface may also be configured to wake up the module, though actual reception of data is not re-enabled until the module has finished waking up. Depending on the speed of the serial data, it is possible to finish waking up in the middle of a byte. Care must be taken to reset the serial interface between bytes and discard any garbage data before the rest. Another condition for wakeup is general activity on GPIO pins. Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 10 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 15. RF Frequency, Output Power Levels and Data Rates The following table shows the RF channels as defined by the IEEE 802.15.4 RF channel Frequency 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2405MHz 2410MHz 2415MHz 2420MHz 2425MHz 2430MHz 2435MHz 2440MHz 2445MHz 2450MHz 2455MHz 2460MHz 2465MHz 2470MHz 2475MHz 2480MHz The output power level of EM250 can be configured in the range -32 to 3dBm and the gain of FEM is 17dB, So the module output can controlled in range -15 to 20dBm. The RF transceiver uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) with a raw data rate of 250 kbit/s. The modulation format is Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (O-QPSK). It is robust even under noisy environments when sharing the same frequency band with other applications. Note: The output power of EM250 should be configured lower than -19dBm for the channel 2480MHz to comply FCC. The use of RF frequencies and maximum allowed RF power should according to different national regulations. The CT-EM2506 is complying with the applicable regulations for the world wide 2.4GHz ISM band.
[Subject to final approval: Specifically it complies with the European Union R&TTE directive meeting EN 300 328 and EN300 440 class 2. It also meets the FCC CFR47 Part15 regulations for use in the US and the ARIB T-66 for use in Japan.]
Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 11 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 16. Antenna Design Considerations The CT-EM2506 module includes an integrated PCB trace antenna. An optional MMCX connector can be specified, enabling connection to a 50-ohm external antenna of the users choice.. The PCB antenna employs an F-Antenna topology that is compact and supports an omni-directional radiation pattern. To maximize antenna efficiency, an adequate ground plane must be provided on the host PCB. If positioned correctly, the ground plane on the host board under the module can contribute significantly to antenna performance. The position of the module on the host board and overall design of the product enclosure contribute to antenna performance. Poor design effects radiation patterns and can result in reflection, diffraction, and/or scattering of the transmitted signal. Here are some design guidelines to help ensure antenna performance:
Never place the ground plane or route copper traces directly underneath the antenna Never place the antenna close to metallic objects. In the overall design, ensure that wiring and other components are not placed near the portion of the module. antenna. Do not place the antenna in a metallic or metallized plastic enclosure. Keep plastic enclosures 1cm or more from the antenna in any direction. Test at 2440MHZ __ Vertical Polarization Gain
(dBi) Avg : -14.8
--- Horizontal Polarization Gain
(dBi) Avg : -3.4 Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 12 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 17. Product Approvals FCC Approvals 17.1 The CT-EM2506 has been designed to meet all national regulations for World-wide use. Using the integrated antenna it conforms to FCC CFR 47 Part 15 (USA). 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. The device CT-EM2506 carries FCC authorization and is marked with the FCC ID Number. Whilst any device into which this authorized module is installed will not normally be required to obtain FCC authorization, this does not preclude the possibility that some other form of authorization or testing may be required for the finished device. When the CT-EM2506 module is integrated inside another device/product, then the outside surface of that device/product must display a label referring to the enclosed module. This exterior label can use wording such as Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: DI2CT-EM2506 or Contains FCC ID: DI2CT-EM2506, although any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used. To meet the Section 15.209 emission requirements in the restricted frequency bands of Section 15.205, the transceiver transmitter power for the CT-EM2506 module needs to be reduced from the typical maximum setting on the upper channels(2480MHz).Maximum output power of Ember is -19dBm(Configured the output power of EM250 lower than -19dBm and enable the boost mode at the same time). FCC statement If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 13 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 17.2 With the integrated antenna the CT-EM2506 has been tested and conforms to the following standards:
CE Certificate Radio: ETSI EN300 328 V1.6. EMC: ETSI EN301 489-17 V1.2.1 EMC: ETSI EN301 489-1 V1.6.1 Safety: IEC/EN60950-1 If the CT-EM2506 module is incorporated into an OEM product, the OEM product manufacturer must ensure compliance of the final product to the European EMC, and low voltage/safety standards. A Declaration of Conformity must be issued for each of these standards and kept on file as described in the R&TTE Directive. The final product must not exceed the specified power ratings, as specified in this specification. If any of these specifications are exceeded in the final product then a submission must be made to a notified body for compliance testing to all of the required standard Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 14 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 18 Mechanical Dimension 4.1 1.6 1 9
. 1 4 5
. 2 2 2
. 3 2 5.2 25.4 3.81 2.54
. 4 2 3 10.52 1.53 8 3
. 0 1.53 2.79Typ 28 pads p y T h c t i P 4 5 2
. s d a p 8 2 p y T 8 7 1
. 22.61 Unit in mm Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 15 of 16 CT-EM2506 ZigBee Ready RF Transceiver Modules 19 Ordering Information Ordering Part Number CT-EM2506 Description ZigBee-ready RF module, 128 KB Flash, PCB trace antenna, 20dBm output. FCC/CE certificate 20 Document Revision History Document Revision 1.0 1.1 1.2 change Draft Add MSL Modify output power of 2480MHz Computime Ltd. All rights reserved Confidential Page 16 of 16