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Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module BB1737-25 V1.1 October 17,2015 Section 1:Overview Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module The BB1737-25 is a Bluetooth 4.0 module based on the Broadcom BCM20737 specification basic rate-compliant stand alone baseband processor with an integrated 2.4GHz transceiver. The module includes Flash , crystal and PCB antenna. 1.1 Applications The following profiles are supported in ROM:
Battery status Blood pressure monitor Find me Heart rate monitor Proximity Thermometer Weight scale Additional profiles that can be supported from RAM include:
Blood glucose monitor Temperature alarm Location Time 1.2 Features Support for RSA encryption/decryption and key exchange mechanisms (up to 4 kbit) Support for X.509 certificate exchange Support for NFC tag-based "tap-to-pair"
Support for Bluetooth Smart Based Audio Bluetooth low energy (BLE)-compliant Supports Adaptive Frequency Hopping Excellent receiver sensitivity 10-bit auxiliary ADC with nine analog channels On-chip support for serial peripheral interface(SPI,UART)
(master and slave modes) Programmable output power control Integrated ARM Cortex-M3 based microprocessor core Automation Profile Support for secure OTA On-chip power-on reset (POR) Integrated low-dropout regulator (LDO) On-chip software controlled power management unitq Package type:20.5*12.5*2mm FR4 PCB with 25 pads located around the perimeter. 1.3 Functional Description The primary component on the module is the Broadcom BCM20737, which is a Bluetooth 4.0 compliant basic rate single-chip. The baseband and radio have been integrated into a single chip implemented in standard digital CMOS. The block diagram of the module is shown in Figure 1. Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Figure 1: Block Diagram The BB1737-25 employs an integrated ARM CortexTM-M3 microprocessor core that runs software from layer up to the Host Controller Interface (HCI).The baseband portion of the BB1737-25 the Link Control performs all the time-critical functions required for high-performance Bluetooth operations. The radio incorporates the complete receive and transmit paths, upconverter,downconverter, modulator, demodulator, and channel select filtering. including PLL, VCO, LNA, PA, The module has a SPI interface. The interface has a 16-byte transmit buffer and a 16-byte receive buffer .To support more flexibility for user applications. The module acts as an SPI master device that supports 1.8V or 3.3V SPI slaves. 1.4 Physical Description The BB1737-25 is a 20.5*12.5*2mm FR4 PCB with 25 pads located around the perimeter Fingle 2 shows the pinout diagram of the module. Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Fingle 2 Pin Location Figure 3 : Module PCB Layout Mechanical Specification Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Figure 4 : Module PCB Top view Figure 5 : Module PCB Bottom view Table 1 shows the pin-out diagram of the module. Table 1: Pin Description(Cont.) Default State Input output I/ O I/ O I/ O VDDO I/ O Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Input floating Function Description Connect to ground UART input serial data for the HCI UART interface UART output serial data for the HCI UART interface Internal flash memory use Internal flash memory use Internal flash memory use Power supply Active-low system reset with open-drain output
& internal pull-up resistor GPIO:P0 SPI_2:MOSI (master) A/D input GPIO:P1 SPI_2:MISO (master) A/D input GPIO:P3 SPI_2:CLK (master) GPIO:P2 SPI_2:CS (master) GPIO:P4 Internal flash memory use GPIO:P25 GPIO:P24 GPIO:P13,P28 A/D input PWM3 GPIO:P14,P38 A/D input PWM2 GPIO:P15 GPIO:P11,P27 PWM1 GPIO:P12,P26 PWM0 A/D input(Battery moniter) Pin Number 1,2,8,9,25 3 4 5 6 7 24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pin Name GND UP_RX UP_TX SDA SCL P32 VDDIO RST P0 P1 P3 P2 P4 P8/P33 P25 P24 P13/P28 P14/P38 P15 P11/P27 P12/P26 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Section 2:Specifications 2.1 Electrical Characteristics Table 2 shows the maximum electrical rating for voltages referenced to VDD pin. Table 2: c Rating DC supply voltage for VDDIO domain Voltage on input or output pin Operating ambient temperature range Storage temperature range Symbol Topr Tstg Value 3.8 VSS
-30C to +85C 40 to +125 Unit V 0.3 to VDD + 0.3 V C C Table 3 shows the power supply characteristics for the range TJ = 0 to 85C. Table 3: Power Supply Parameter DC supply voltage for VDDM (UART/I2C) DC supply voltage for VDDIO Minimum a 1.62 1.8 a. Overall performance degrades beyond minimum and maximum supply voltages. Typical Maximuma Unit V V 3.63 3.63 Table 4: Current Consumption a Conditions Receiver and baseband are both operating, 100%
ON. Transmitter and baseband are both operating, 100% ON. Operational Mode Receive Transmit Standby Broadcast Sleep a. Current consumption measurements are taken at VBAT 3V. Typ 26 20 4.3 5.9 40 Max Unit mA mA mA mA uA 2.2 RF Specifications Table 5: Receiver RF Specifications Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Mode and Conditions 0.1%BER, 1 Mbps Parameter Receiver Sectiona Frequency range RX sensitivity (standard) RX sensitivity (low current) Input IP3 Maximum input Interference Performancea,b C/I cochannel C/I 1 MHz adjacent channel C/I 2 MHz adjacent channel C/I 3 MHz adjacent channel C/I image channel C/I 1 MHz adjacent to image channel Out-of-Band Blocking Performance (CW)a,b 0.1%BERc 30 MHz to 2000 MHz 0.1%BERd 2003 MHz to 2399 MHz 0.1%BERd 2484 MHz to 2997 MHz 0.1%BERe 3000 MHz to 12.75 GHz Spurious Emissions 30 MHz to 1 GHz 1 GHz to 12.75 GHz 0.1%BER 0.1%BER 0.1%BER 0.1%BER 0.1%BER 0.1%BER Min 2402 16 10 Typ
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-85 30.0 35 35 30.0 Max Unit 2480 21 15 17 27 9.0 15 57.0 55.0 MHz dBm dBm dBm dBm dB dB dB dB dB dB dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm a. 30.8% PER. b. Desired signal is 3 dB above the reference sensitivity level (defined as 70 dBm). c. Measurement resolution is 10 MHz. d. Measurement resolution is 3 MHz. e. Measurement resolution is 25 MHz. Parameter Transmitter Section Frequency range Output power adjustment range Default output power Output power variation Adjacent Channel Power
|M N| = 2
|M N| 3 Out-of-Band Spurious Emission 30 MHz to 1 GHz 1 GHz to 12.75 GHz 1.8 GHz to 1.9 GHz 5.15 GHz to 5.3 GHz LO Performance Initial carrier frequency tolerance Frequency Drift Frequency drift Drift rate Frequency Deviation Average deviation in payload
(sequence used is 00001111) Maximum deviation in payload
(sequence used is 10101010) Channel spacing Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Table 6: Transmitter RF Specifications Min Typ Max Unit 2402 225 185 0 4.0 2.0 2 2480 20 30 36.0 30.0 47.0 47.0 MHz dBm dBm dB dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm 150 kHz 50 20 275 kHz kHz/50 s kHz kHz MHz 2.3 Timing and AC Charactristics Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module In this section, use the numbers listed in the Reference column of each table to interpret the following timing diagrams. UART Timing Max 24 10 2 Unit Baud out cycles ns Baud out cycles Reference 1 2 3 Characteristics Delay time, UART_CTS_N low to UART_TXD valid Table 7: UART Timing Specifications Min Setup time, UART_CTS_N high before midpoint of stop bit Delay time, midpoint of stop bit to UART_RTS_N high ON IT R FO AL Figure 6: UART Timing SPI Timing The SPI interface supports clock speeds up to 12 MHz with VDDIO 2.5V. The supported clock speed is 6 MHz when 2.5V > VDDIO 2.35V. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show the timing requirements when operating in SPI Mode 0 and 2, and SPI Mode 1 and 3, respectively. Table 8: SPI Interface Timing Specifications Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Reference 1 2 3 4 5 6 Characteristics Time from CSN asserted to first clock edge Master setup time Master hold time Slave setup time Slave hold time Time from last clock edge to CSN deasserted Min 1 SCK SCK SCK 1 SCK Typ 100 SCK SCK 10 SCK Max 100 6 1 SPI_CSN SPI_CLK
(Mode 0) SPI_CLK
(Mode 2) SPI_MOSI
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T ON IT 3 SPI_MISO Not Driven First Bit Second Bit Last bit Not Driven Last bit
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4 5 First Bit Second Bit 2 R FO Figure 7: SPI Timing Mode 0 and 2 Figure 8: SPI Timing Mode 1 and 3 The most recent schematic and design example , bill of material ,and layout file are available from the ITON Technology Limit. Contact your ITON representative for details. Section3: Reference Design Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module Figure 9: Module Reference Schematic Figure 10: SPI/UART Reference Interface REVISION HISTORY Data 17-April-2015 17-October-2015 Revision 1.0 1.1 Changes Initial Version Update Working Voltage NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 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. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
(OEM)Integratorhastoassurecomplianceoftheentireendproduct incl.theintegratedRFModule.Additionalmeasurements(15B)and/orequipmentauthorizations
(e.gVerification)mayneedtobeaddresseddependingoncolocationorsimultaenous transmissionissuesifapplicable. Integratorisremindedtoassurethattheseinstallationinstructions willnotbemadeavailabletotheenduserofthefinalhostdevice. Withthelowoutputpower,thisRFModulemeetstheFCCSARexemption andcanbethereforeintegratedintoany(portable,mobile,fixed)host Thefinalhostdevice,intowhichthisRFModuleisintegrated"hastobelabelled withanauxilliarylablestatingtheFCCIDoftheRFModule,suchas
"ContainsFCCID:
ZKJ-BLEA003
". device that powered by battery.