Ublox EVK-JODY-W3, User Manual

Page 1: ...u blox com EVK JODY W3 Evaluation kit for JODY W3 host based modules User guide Abstract This document describes how to set up the EVK JODY W3 evaluation kit to evaluate JODY W3 series multiradio mod...

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Page 3: ...2 4 1 Block diagram 12 4 2 Overview of jumpers and connectors 12 4 2 1 Jumper conventions 14 4 3 Power supply configuration 14 4 3 1 Power supply selection 16 4 3 2 Input voltage selection 17 4 4 PCIe...

Page 4: ...uetooth connectivity supported in JODY W3 series modules including External connectors to all host interfaces PCIe SDIO and UART USB interface to easily access the Bluetooth UART interface via a USB t...

Page 5: ...ard The module board includes the JODY W3 series module and u FL antenna connectors directly accessing the antenna pins on the module The bigger carrier board hosts the module board and includes all t...

Page 6: ...ZIF adapter for Wi Fi host communication One ZIF flat cable is included for both PCIe adapters Mini PCIe to ZIF adapter Mini PCIe to ZIF adapter for Wi Fi host communication One ZIF flat cable is incl...

Page 7: ...h includes recipes for integrating the drivers into Yocto based projects can be provided on request by u blox Refer to the JODY W3 system integration manual 2 for a description of the available driver...

Page 8: ...ltage 1 8 V 1 71 1 8 1 89 V I O supply voltage 3 3 V 3 14 3 3 3 46 V 1V8 Analog power supply voltage 1 8 V 1 71 1 8 1 89 V TA Ambient operating temperature 40 85 C Ripple Noise Peak to peak voltage ri...

Page 9: ...ion 4 10 2 Set DIP switch SW503 to select the host interfaces for Wi Fi and Bluetooth from the possible combinations PCIE UART SDIO UART or SDIO SDIO as described in section 4 9 3 Configure the power...

Page 10: ...PCIe and USB connectors o For SDIO connection connect the micro SDIO adapter card with the flat cable to the SDIO connector J204 on the EVK as shown in Figure 3 and insert the adapter card into an SDI...

Page 11: ...ype C connector on the EVK see Figure 2 and connect it to a USB interface on the host system Make sure that jumper J400 is bridged default setting to enable Bluetooth communication over USB Refer to s...

Page 12: ...m 4 2 Overview of jumpers and connectors Figure 5 shows an overview of the evaluation board and its connectors The EVK makes all the interfaces of the JODY W3 series module accessible through connecto...

Page 13: ...nnector for Bluetooth bottom J203 PCIe ZIF connector SW503 Bootstrapping J300 J302 J303 Control lines J104 J105 J106 Power supply configuration J406 J408 J410 SMA connectors for external antennas J301...

Page 14: ...ble the Bluetooth host interface via USB to UART bridge J406 J408 J410 SMA connectors SMA coaxial RF connectors for external antennas 4 10 Table 4 JODY W3 evaluation board connectors 4 2 1 Jumper conv...

Page 15: ...Figure 8 JODY W3 EVK power supply tree Figure 9 shows the external input power supply selection using the jumpers J104 J106 and the input voltage selection for the JODY W3 module using the jumpers J10...

Page 16: ...external power supply input for the EVK The available options are shown in Table 5 Power supply source Jumper configuration 3 3 V from PCIe interface Use the M 2 or mini PCIe adapter with the flat ca...

Page 17: ...input between DC DC generated voltages and the direct input voltage from the individual supplies Figure 11 shows the jumper pins for configuring the input voltages described in Table 6 Figure 11 Inpu...

Page 18: ...an be connected through a PCIe connector for Wi Fi communication with the host system Adapters for M 2 Key E and mini PCIe connectors on host side are included in the kit The PCIe host interface conne...

Page 19: ...ins on J305 or through the USB type C connector via a USB to UART bridge default A USB to UART bridge FTDI FT234XD is included on the evaluation board to connect to the high speed UART interface of th...

Page 20: ...ss 0x20 for all write commands and 0x21 for all read operations Place jumpers J401 and J402 on the bottom side of the EVK to enable the audio codec Figure 16 Jumpers to enable the audio codec The I2C...

Page 21: ...are transferred through the PCIe bus to the module The Bluetooth traffic uses the high speed UART interface SDIO UART mode Commands and data for the Wi Fi traffic is transferred through the SDIO bus t...

Page 22: ...nal antennas or measurement instruments The antenna interfaces are selected by connecting designated u FL connectors on the EVK with coaxial RF cables The module board has three u FL connectors which...

Page 23: ...ations for EVK JODY W374 and EVK JODY W377 are shown in Figure 20 and Figure 21 respectively Figure 20 Default antenna configuration for EVK JODY W374 Figure 21 Default antenna configuration for EVK J...

Page 24: ...to supply for audio codecs LEDs D405 Green WLAN Wi Fi activity signal from module GPIO D406 Yellow BT Bluetooth activity signal from module GPIO D407 Blue Table 12 LED Description Remove jumper J411 f...

Page 25: ...ion To work around this issue use external power supplies or plug the USB cable only after PCI initialization When using the EVK JODY W3 with NXP i MX8 series platforms the SDIO interface cannot be us...

Page 26: ...er oscillator LTE Long Term Evolution MAC Medium access control MIMO Multiple input multiple output MMC Multimedia card PC Personal computer PCI Peripheral component interconnect PCIe Peripheral compo...

Page 27: ...s 1 JODY W3 series data sheet UBX 19010615 2 JODY W3 system integration manual UBX 19011209 3 JODY W2 level shifter integration application note UBX 19034257 4 EVK JODY W3 schematics For product chang...

Page 28: ...ide UBX 20030840 R02 Revision history Page 28 of 29 C1 Public Revision history Revision Date Name Comments R01 9 Jul 2020 mzes Initial release R02 2 Nov 2020 mzes Minor editorial updates Released for...

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