Embit EMB-Z2538PA, Preliminary Data Sheet

Page 1: ...The device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following 2 conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference...

Page 2: ...rsion 1 0 25 10 2013 FM Added typical appl circuit current measurements minor changes 1 1 20 05 2014 FM Added mention of Olimex programmer 1 2 17 02 2015 CB Updated sensitivity 1 3 18 11 2015 CB Updat...

Page 3: ...t 17 5 Electrical characteristics 18 5 1 Absolute Maximum Ratings 18 5 2 Operating Conditions 18 5 3 Power Consumption 18 5 4 RF Characteristic 18 6 Soldering 19 7 Regulatory Compliance 20 7 1 Introdu...

Page 4: ...a low noise amplifier and delivers best inclass performance in terms of covered area and power consumption The output power can be increased up to 22 dBm by simple software configurations and the sen...

Page 5: ...he CC2538 is an integrated platform for IEEE 802 15 4 applications or ZigBee applications The device integrates a low power 2 4 GHz transceiver an MCU based on an ARM Cortex M3 core 32 bit and a hardw...

Page 6: ...operates with the integrated PCB PIFA antenna this P N can be identified by the position of the 0402 resistor zero R in the RF chain the one closer to the printed antenna as shown in the following pi...

Page 7: ...communication range of the device The PA provides a fixed gain of 24 dB and the LNA can provide a gain of 11 dB or 6 dB selectable from the MCU To switch between low gain and high gain the MCU must dr...

Page 8: ...pped to PC3 The right settings for OBSSEL3 and OBSSEL2 must be changed in mac_radio_defs c of the TIMAC stack PC3 PAEN RFC_OBS_CTRL0 RFC_OBS_CTRL_PA_PD_INV OBSSEL3 OBSSEL_OBS_CTRL0 PC2 EN LNA control...

Page 9: ...on of the CC2538 is different than the Standard Embit Pinout 1 7 Development Tools To program the EMB Z2538PA any programmer compatible with the TI ARM Cortex M3 architecture can be used Embit suggest...

Page 10: ...nt 2 1 Size The mechanical dimensions of the EMB Z2538PA are identical to the dimensions of all other Embit modules 29 50 x 22 60 mm The thickness is 3 6 mm CAN Shield included Image 8 Outline EMB Z25...

Page 11: ...n edge connector with a 1 00 mm pitch for a sum of 54 contacts Each pin is a metalized half hole 0 50 mm in diameter The positioning of the connector is shown in the following images Image 9 Connector...

Page 12: ...nsists of 54 SMD pads with size 1 00 x 0 80 mm positioned as following Image 11 Footprint EMB Z2538PA Image 12 Pad distribution The suggested layout for the pin pads of the EMB Z2538PA is shown in the...

Page 13: ...Size and footprint Image 13 Details of a pin pad layout EMB Z2538PA Datasheet rev 1 4 Page 13 of 24...

Page 14: ...om layer shall provide a ground plane The power supply of the module must be as clean as possible it must be decoupled placing a ceramic capacitor as near as possible at the Vcc pins additional filter...

Page 15: ...ed 4 N C Not connected 5 PA7_ADC0 Analog input or Digital Input Output ADC analog input Channel 7 PA7 23 6 PA7_ADC0 Analog input or Digital Input Output ADC analog input Channel 7 PA7 23 7 N C Not con...

Page 16: ...PC0_SPI_SS Digital Input Output SPI Port Slave Select PC0 14 36 N C Not connected 37 VCC Power Input Supply voltage 38 N C Not connected 39 N C Not connected 40 N C Not connected 41 N C Not connected...

Page 17: ...ng debugging interface generally speaking will be routed to a connector on the host board for in circuit programming In addition a simple supply section based on a 3 3V LDO stabilizing the input volta...

Page 18: ...h Voltage Vdd 3 V 2 4 Vcc Vdc 5 3 Power Consumption Mode Typ value Unit Tx 20 dBm MCU core running 32 MHz 166 mA Tx 12 dBm MCU core running 32 MHz 90 mA Receive MCU core running 34 5 mA Idle MCU core...

Page 19: ...rt circuits Alcohol cleaning the cleaning process with alcohol can damage the module Ultrasound cleaning the cleaning process with ultrasound can damage the module It is suggested to use no clean sold...

Page 20: ...antenna that is not covered in the certification must not be used unless a new certification is performed 7 2 Compliance Important information The module is to be used in accordance with the current...

Page 21: ...38PA is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC The Declaration of Conformity made under Directive 1999 5 EC is available for viewing at the...

Page 22: ...e 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...

Page 23: ...antenna EMB Z2538PA UL EMB Z2538PA U FL connector for external antenna Related products Part No Description EMB Z2538PA EVK EMB Z2538PA Evaluation Kit 8 2 Packaging Embit s modules are delivered in t...

Page 24: ...the product might contain technical inaccuracies as well as typing errors Regulations might also vary in time Updates to these documents are performed periodically and the information provided in the...