DOCUMENT NAME Application Note:
Philips MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module
(2.4 GHz) DOCUMENT IDENTIFIER A-M4840-90167-A Notice UNCONTROLLED IN PRINTED FORM UNLESS STAMPED IN RED Document The document owner is listed below:
Ownership Design Engineer Printed Name Signature/Date Delroy Smith TY / does Document The document approver(s) is/are listed below:
Approver(s) Program Manager Melissa Holmes +4 Ul, Yd
[Revision Description a Added Dual- and Tri-Band Antennas in addition to whip 13-Jun-2007 Delroy Smith 29-Nov-2006 __| Delroy Smith Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 1 of 7 1 Table of Contents 1 - Table of Contents 0.0.0.0... eecccseccesessececesessneseeececssseeeeeesesssseecesesseeeccesesaeeeessecessnsesecsussssussuseessssscesessaaaaeess 2 2 TntrOCuectiOn 20.0... ee eeeccccceeeseecceessnceeeeesssseeeeeeesssuaceeecesssececcecessuseeccsssseececessesssesccessssssesceesssasscecensuseeseeesnans 2 3 Host Interface oe. eeecceeceseecessseeecsssnceeeeessscecceaeeecessueeeccesseecceseecesssseseesensuseesessuecesesssesessssessessecensass 2 A Serial CONNCCtION 20.0.2... eeeeeeeeceeetceeeeseseeceeeeessesseeeccecenseeecesenessseccsessueeeeceseesssueesecsessssseesecessceecsessssssecsesaaass 4 Al Serial Specification: ....... eee eeeeseseeeessneecesseeeeeseeeesseeeeeseeeeseeesssseecssaseecesseeccsseesensseesessteseeseseseaseesssses 4 4.2 Maximum User Data Rate... ccccccccccccccssscccccesssceeececesseeeecessssseececesesessssecsesssseseessessssseseesssaneeeensns 4 5S MDL4851-MODULE RF Shielding. 0.0... ccc ccccseccceessceecenseecesssseeeceseseecessueecsessseeceesssecesussenstnaees 4 6 MDL4851-MODULE Mounting Considerations..............ccccccccccssscceessseceecessssecsesssscsesssssecersssecessasecessaes 5 7 ~- RF Input/Output, Antenna... eee ccesccccceesssssceceessssseeeccesssseeccesssseecceccesssseeeeseeseesseceuesssseeeessneseseess 5 7.1 RF Transmitter Specifications .......... cece ccceccesscccessseeeeessseeecsssecceesscececessseeeessueeccensssesssesseccesseseeenssnees 5 8 - Fault Conditions 0.0... eeeeecccceesssneceeesessneeeseeessesusececesseaecccesesseeeecessaaeeececeeseesseeceseseescessesssssaseusssaseesenses 6 8.1 Over/ Under Voltage 0... cee eeecccecessscecesesseeeessseeceeeseeeecesssecesssseceeesesseccesnseecessesscesssssecesssseeessseesenaes 6 8.2 Excessive Signal Level on Serial Input 2.0.0... ececccccsecesseceesseecesnseecesseeeessecessseeesseessesseeeeseeesseees 6 8.3 Excessive Data Rate on Serial Input ........ ccc cccccsscccceessseeceessssseceeceessseseceeeeseecercusssteesenessasseseens 6 9 Accompanying Documentation for products incorporating the MDL4851-MODULE............... 7 2 Introduction The MDL4851-MODULE is a serial network adapter designed to be used with specialized medical devices manufactured by Philips Medical Systems (Figure 1). It enables the host medical device to wirelessly establish bi directional communication with other remote devices using the Philips 2.4GHz ROW infrastructure. a2 oe eet gene Dae ME DE HA OE EE Be HE SOT OO Oe Uke ee et 58e: HR er 48t 98! Ob: 4) et Figure 1: MDL4851-MODULE Block Diagram 3 Host Interface The MDL4851 radio module interfaces to the host though a single I/O connector (Figure 2). Via this connector the host must supply DC power, signal ground and modulating data to the radio module. The communication between the host device and the radio module is a two wire asynchronous serial interface
(Table 1). Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 2 of 7 Figure 2: MDL4851-MODULE Interface Host Connector
/1 |Ground | | First of two ground connections for the module. ITS Tx OUT Serial data to host. ITS Rx Serial data from host.
/4 |Ground ff Second of two ground connections for the module.
+ 5 vde +/- 5%, Sinks 38 mA average, 320 mA Peak during radio Tx/Rx Table 1: Host Connector pin assignment Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 3 of 7 4 Serial Connection 4.1 Serial Specification:
The interface to the Host is a serial communication link (Table 2):
> Flow Control: Tx, Rx; no hardware flow control
> Baud Rate: 115.2 kbaud;
> Parity: No parity bit
> Bits: 8 bits of data, plus 1 Start/Stop bits
> Logic Levels: TTL levels, 5 volt tolerant. Low C~LCIG(G PolVmax | NWA Sink ITS_Tx pos5Vmax | mA sink 29min | OWA Toad 23min | 24mA Toad aTsRx SS *0.6Vmax2.2Vmin |
Table 2: Serial Lines, Electrical DC Characteristics BO | m= ERO |
4.2 Maximum User Data Rate:
The maximum user data rate that the radio supports is 12 kbits/second in each direction. This maximum over the air data rate is fixed by design and cannot be modified by the user. 5 MDL4851-MODULE RF Shielding. The module contains all necessary RF shielding. The host device does not need to provide additional shielding. The available module metal enclosure is optional, it is not needed to achieve EMC compliance. Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 4 of 7 6 MDL4851-MODULE Mounting Considerations. The module is self-contained and can be mounted anywhere using the supplied threaded pem nuts. No special heat sinking considerations are required. There are no orientation constraints. 7 RF Input/Output, Antenna This MDL4851 Radio Module has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 2.0 dBi. 1. Dipole Whip Philips Part Number M4842-61300 2. Tri-Band Philips Part Number M3002-66493 3. Dual-Band Philips Part Number M8100-66490 These antennas cannot be replaced with an antenna of a different type. However, antennas of equivalent type with equal or lower gain to the listed antennas can be used. Antennas having a gain greater than 2.0 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. The RF input and output of the MDL4851-MODULE is matched to 50 ohms. A coaxial cable brings the RF outside the metal enclosure. This cable uses a unique non-standard connector manufactured by JST (JST part number AYUI-1S-12676-221). For the dipole whip, the coaxial cable connects to a JST-to-reversed-
TNC adapter made by Amphenol (Amphenol part number 031-6101) where the antenna plugs in. 7.1 RF Transmitter Specifications The following table summarizes general transmitter specifications (Table 3). For complete details
(including details on the receiver section) refer to ES-M4840-90145:
Frequency range _ ISM Bane Radio Channel assignment 48 Radio Channel assigned from 2401.056 MHz to 2482.272 MHz, with Channels Spacing: 1.728 MHz Frequency Control Frequency Control to select smart hopper operating frequencies, only 3 frequencies needed to achieve performance. A maximum of 6 channels can be selected from the list of 48 channels. RF Output Power FCC: 17 dBm +/-1dB (40 mW to 63 mW, nominal 50mW), into antenna load ETSI: 7.0 dBm +/-1dB (4 mW to 6.3 mW, nominal 5.0m W), into antenna load. Japan: 8.5 dBm +/-1dB (5.6 mW to 8.9 mW, nominal 7.1mW), into antenna load. Note: a) Antenna gain 1s 2.0dBi max Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 5 of 7 Transceiver frequency accuracy during|<+60/-100KHz relative to channel frequency, includes temperature normal operation compensation & aging effects. Modulation type GFSK, Gaussian Frequency Shift keying (1M40Q7D) Modulation Bandwidth Typically 1.4MHz (20dB Bandwidth) Out of band spurious emission Levels | <-41dBm in 1MHz bandwidth for FCC limit Meets ETSI, RS210, FCC, ARIB standards Table 3: MDL4851 Radio Module, Transmitter Specifications pee 12.1dBm mo JAPAN, ARIB 2401.056 - 2482.272 MHz AUS/NZ 2402.784 - 2480.544 MHz 10 dBm Table 4 Radio Specification, MDL4851 Channel Frequency Rules 2401.056 - 2482.272 MHz 8 Fault Conditions 8.1 Over/ Under Voltage The input voltage from the DC power source to the module must remain between the values specified in Table 1. Operating the radio module from a voltage lower source lower than 4.75VDc or higher that 5.25 vdc can cause the regulator section to shut down ceasing operation of the radio module. 8.2 Excessive Signal Level on Serial Input The data input signal levels must be observed as specified in Table 2. Driving the input data line over 5 vdc can cause damage to the radio module input buffers, causing interruption of data transfer. 8.3. Excessive Data Rate on Serial Input The host serial communication data rate is fixed at 115.2 kbaud. Clocking data at different baud rates will result in incorrect data transfer. The maximum host/user over the RF link data rate is 12 kbps. Attempting to send data at a faster rate will result in data buffer overrun and data loss. Application Note: MDL4851 Instrument Telemetry Module Document Number M4840-90167 Rev A Page 6 of 7 9 Accompanying Documentation for products incorporating the MDL4851-MODULE Products which incorporate this device shall be labeled as follows:
Contains:
FCC ID: PQC-MDL4851 IC: 3549B-MDL4851 and their accompanying documentation shall include the following:
FCC This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is Compliance C subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful
(USA): interference. Industrie Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil Compliance numrique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
(Canada):
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