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1. Bluetooth Low Energy BLE Development Kit User Manual Version 2 0 DVK BL600 SA DVK BL600 SC DVK BL600 ST global local Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 REVISION HISTORY Version 1 0 22 02 2013 First Public Release O rev 1 PCB Version 2 0 11 04 2013 Technical and grammatical revisions for rev 02 PCB Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 Z CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 CONTENTS Fe VISIO AL SCO TEE 2 EE eeh 3 Laird Bluetooth Low Energy Development Km 4 EE 4 Meee Wegen EE 4 ta ACK AS ON EE 4 2 BLE Development Kit Main Development Board 5 ZN E 5 De WNC OVS VO Ct ENEE 7 E We ee 7 DZ MRSS OOM praesent E nee anst patel ca vances veerdedecgtd vote E E ay pmeioaaclnezosenencied 8 Br EP ere 8 3A AiE VARE eal WAC EE 8 3 5 nAutoRUN Pin and Operating ee 10 E ONO A a r E E E T rds E N TEE E an eanmecionect 11 Bix Broa kOUr Connec or PINOUT cessan er R E E EEE EE 12 5 1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 SIO Special Input Output Sockets Breakout Connechors cece ee eeeeee ees 12 52 Add ognal Peripherals Ee E 14 C Oer EIERE 18 6 1 C rrent Consumpiion Measurement eege ageet 18 ar 6 0 nile lars MB ele 6 le 19 FC eeh 20 GEES 20 Seel Ee Ener ree nee ne EA ev E E eee en ee eee 21 Americas 1 82. Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth LED1 LEDO OCR E Sw3 H 0050 002N V02 Button o 1 OVK BL600 V JTAG JP1 Button Current measurement CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 3 FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS The development board is formed from the following major functional blocks 3 1 Power Supply CH DC Jack VCC_1O_UART gt AAA SW VC IO J Battery 33 SWS VCC_nRF BL600 amp regulator T SW6 power CON4 USB _ f Imeasure 1 8V regulator IS Coin cell Figure 2 BL600 power supply The development board can be powered from 4 5 5 5 V supply into DC jack connector CN1 3xAAA batteries holder J7 mounted on underside of board or from the USB type mini B connector CON4 The power source fed into DC jack CN1 or 3xAAA batteries J7 is combined together through diodes diode OR and fed to the SW4 switch that allows selection of power source between either USB or the DC Jack AAA The 5 V from the USB or the DC jack AAA batteries is regulated down to 3 3 V with an on board regulator on the development board The CR2032 coin cell voltage is not regulated but is fed directly to BL600 module supply pin Switch SW6 selects between the regulated 3 3 V and coin cell Coin cell powers only the BLE600 module directly on the development board this is power domain VCC_nRF and optionally through R29 provides power to power domain VCC IO Note The coin cell on
3. 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 S CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 Understanding the Development Board PP stn con Coin cell DIP switch CON14 SIO_00 07 N RL ECEE ge SI0 01 07 p7 ae JE FTDI FT232R battery holder GC SIO_21 30 JP5 UART ND Z SMA Connector for BL600 ST Variant 10 21 30 Pn ge a nAutoRUN e mi ut ur S1025 E USB DIE nAvioRUN USB CON4 wO mm USB_OCD 510 29 develop Sa e mm USB_RI go 20 A R46 xs CONI N 0 e E Module HISE Z R53 32 Rg Temp Ld GE m EE Wodule_1X EI aes TrimPol E Ea E Hodule_CTS R rm Rese E m m p mm kodule Rx DZ P E oi fe Ee ee uauadc 9 SES R9 x DC USB cole W E R re Ea HOE d C re Power pm e ones S BL600 Sx Source rll Se S TS u7 ER R51 gi B i module Switch cie a ER z p Mas P on SW4 Sz LU His VT Current Nea S d g EE o D E az LED gt r 3 l iall Buzzer ME LEDI ME LEDO 31 es mee KS n v az vec_3V3 E em P3 2 La A oiete EE cho DC Jack Input CN1 A Ss CR2032 DS VINS 10 8 15 SI 16 19 t t t Reset SW2 Buzzer SWS SW6 SIO_08 15 DIP Switch SIO_16 19 Con15 0 0 oo aaaad 4488 ve M a aah Figure 1 Development board Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 6 Europe 44 1628 858 940
4. 3xAAA battery holder fitted on underside of development board Regulated 3 3 V for powering the BL600 module Optional regulated 1 8 V for powering the BL600 module Power supply option for coin cell operation of the BL600 series module only not development board USB to UART bridge FTDI chip _BL600 UART can be interfaced to USB PC using the USB UART bridge External UART source using IO break out connector when development board powered from DC jack Current measuring for BL600 module only options Pin header Ammeter Current shunt monitor IC volt meter or oscilloscope Series resistor for differential measurement oscilloscope lO break out four 2x5 pin 2 54mm pitch headers connectors interface for plugging in external modules sensors and accessing all interfaces of the BL600 module UART SPI DOC SIO DIO or AIN ADCs Two Buttons and two LEDs for user interaction Two on board sensors analogue output Temperature and Trim Pot One buzzer Micro DIP switches that allow the on board sensors LED s and USB UART FTDI bridge to be disconnected from BL600 module s SMA connector reverse SMA for an external antenna This is only applicable to BL600 ST module variant with RF brought out to edge pads e smartBASIC runtime engine FW upgrade capability Via JTAG using the supplied Segger J Link programmer e smartBASIC application upgrade capability Via UART using the FTDI USB UART Americas
5. 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 The current drawn by the BL600 series module can be monitored on the development board Figure 11 shows the schematic and location of measuring points on PCB related to current measurements To prepare the board for current measurement cut the shorting of the solder bridge SB9 After this modification there are two primary ways to measure the current consumption Using Ammeter Connect an ampere meter between the two pins of connector CON1 This monitors the current directly Using Oscilloscope Note1 Mount a resistor on the footprint R28 The resistor should not be larger than 10 Ohm Connect an oscilloscope or similar with two probes on the pin on the CON1 connector and measure the voltage drop The voltage drop is proportional with current consumption If a 1 Ohm resistor is chosen 1 mV equals 1mA There is also a third way to measure current Using Current Shunt Monitor The current drawn by the BL6OOmodule can be monitored using the Current Shunt Monitor CSM INA216 U8 The gain of INA216 is 200 V V for lowest possible drop voltage Note The Using Current Shunt Monitor method allows the dynamic current consumption waveforms on oscilloscope as the BL600 radio operates This can provide insight into power optimization Current consumed by the BL600 series module is measured as a voltage that is
6. can be disconnected from supply rail by cutting the solder bridge SB2 The Trim Potentiometer generates a voltage range of 0 V to 0 9 V at C3 CON14 pin3 see file tot trimpot test sb in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 product pages at http lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series 5 2 4 Push Buttons and LEDs Buzzer iw e mo T OO oj z e E x OCH OI l l e C lc 2 EC w R23 1k SE 1k D1 Ma b em D Ww CG F LC GND GND GND Figure 10 Push buttons and LEDs The two push buttons and two LEDs on the DVK BL600 VO2 are connected to dedicated SIOs of the BL600 series module Button O SW1 SIO_16 Button 1 SW3 SIO_17 LED O D1 SIO_18 LED 1 D2 SIO_19 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 17 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 If SIO_18 and SIO_19 are needed elsewhere the LEDs can be disconnected by micro DIP switch CON15 Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side The buttons have no external pull up resistor so to use the buttons the SIO_16 and SIO_17 pins must be configured as an input with internal pull up resistor Example A smartBASIC line that configures the pull up For further details see Tile btn button led test sb in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 prod
7. proportional to the current using the CSM by connecting measuring voltmeter OR oscilloscope to TP14 Connect measuring voltmeter or oscilloscope GND to TP15 mA Vmeas_TP14 mV 100 CAUTION Take care not to short TP14 the Current Shunt Monitor IC U8 output to GND as that will permanently damage the IC U8 7 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION Laird offers a variety of documentation and ancillary information to support our customers through the initial evaluation process and ultimately into mass production Additional documentation includes BL600 smartBASIC User manual BL600 smartBASIC sample applications library BL600 Firmware Upgrade Application note DVK BL600 User Manual DVK BL600 Schematics DVK BL600 Quick Start Guide for Heart Rate and Thermometer DVK BL600 Quick Start Guide for Proximity BL600 User Manual Hardware Datasheet and Integration Guide For any additional questions or queries or to receive local technical support for this Development Kit or for the BL600 module series please contact wirelessinfo lairdtech com Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 19 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 8 APPENDIX 8 1 Coin Cell Insertion To insert the coin cell follow these steps 1 Push the coin cell against positive contact spring of holder J8 NOTE The coin c
8. virtual COM port of a PC or other device From a PC you can communicate with the module using Laird s UW Terminal application version 6 51 or newer UW Terminal is a terminal emulation application capable of running on Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems It was developed specifically to aid development and testing of Laird modules It allows connection to serial devices using any combination of the communications parameters listed in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Communication Parameters COM Port 1 to 255 Baud rate 300 to 921 600 Note Baud rate default is 9600 Parity None Odd Even Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 or 2 Handshaking None or CTS RTS Note Baud rates higher than 115200 depend on the COM port capabilities of the host PC and may require an external USB RS232 adapter or PCMCIA card The benefits of using UW Terminal include Continually displayed status of DSR CTS DCD and RI Direct control of DTR on the host PC via a check box Direct control of RTS if CTS RTS Handshaking is disabled when UWTerminal is launched Sending of BREAK signals BASIC tab provides standalone testing and development of s martBASIC applications and allows UWTerminal operation to be automated The BASIC embedded into UWTerminal since version 6 20 shares the same core functionality as the BL600 series module Additional built in features right click in Terminal tab screen to accelerate deve
9. 00 492 2320 Option 2 2 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 LAIRD BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY DEVELOPMENT KIT Part number DVK BL600 SA DVK BL600 SC DVK BL600 ST Applicable to the following BLE module part numbers BL600 SA BL600 module featuring smartBASIC with integrated antenna BL600 SC BL600 module featuring s martBASIC with IPEX MHF4 connector BL600 ST BL600 module featuring smartBASIC with trace pads 1 OVERVIEW The Laird BLE development kit provides a platform for rapid wireless connectivity prototyping providing multiple options for the development of Bluetooth Low Energy BLE applications This manual is for Rev 02 of the development PCB and relates to DVK BL600 VO02 on the PCB itself The complete functionality of the development kit hardware requires the use of Laird BL600 series smartBASIC runtime engine FW version v1 1 50 0 or greater 1 1 Introduction The Laird BLE development kit is designed to support the rapid development of applications and software for the BL600 series of BLE modules featuring Laird s innovative event driven programming language smartBASIC More information regarding this product series including a detailed module User s Manual and smarfBASIC user guide is available on the Laird s BL600 product pages 1 2 Package Contents All kits contain the following items Development T
10. 1 or AAA batteries J7 and switch SW4 is in position DC The FTDI device must be held in reset which is achieved automatically by removal of USB cable or SW4 is in position DC Also micro DIP switch CON13 allows the four BL600 UART pins to be physically isolated as well from USB UART FTDI device Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side By default CON13 is closed Iristate USB TX buffer CON13 Module RX USB RTS CON Module CTS GR DIR NL USB RX OR CONL1 D G USB_CTS ONT II Module Biz f gt USB DSR LUNL lllo USB DCD CONI Il Isio 29 USB RI CON Litt Isto 30 Module RX Module CTS Figure 3 USB to UART Interface and Header to UART interface Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 9 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 3 5 nAutoRUN Pin and Operating Modes On the development board USB_DTR output FTDI chip U9 from PC is wired to BL600 module pin SIO 28 pin40 which is the nAutoRUN pin Note smartBASIC runtime engine FW checks for the status of nAUtoRUN during power up or reset The nAutoRUN pin detects if the BL600 module should power up into Interactive Development Mode 3 3 V or Self contained Run Mode Ov The module enters Self contained Run Mode if the nAutoRUN pin is at OV and an application called autorun exists in t
11. 10 01 07 v2 f 10 21 30 Pig G nAutoRUN e IO ma USB_OSR SIO_25 Se geg 7 mas a i D w R56 mm U5B DTR nAvioRUN V J F USEC HCH 20 29 em mp iw ef g develop mr DEEN S030 Ki CH R42 A To S CONI Rad s m oc SC Ire e psj m E Wodule_RTS d J2 Sing mEes cs m E Module 1 coda HP ie E Module ersi 9 P52 ales om FTO Rese Sr R3 e rr Module EN Cen l mo b E Ecs E h6 F SUE ca 4 oi cond A z en oE D a RE SE bel mrem G spo S eo E H a e E KX lc S 8 Tei TH Current Bee CND 13 28 on _ GND LED Cen Cen on Eatls 1 a un w 2 erc ae swe ss w 3v3 R2032 3V3 IV8 10 8 15 EN DIP switch zuer SP1 73 Buttond Button S uzzer Figure 6 BLE Development Board Con15 D1 SW1 SW3 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 14 CONN GUIDE_BL600 DVK v2 0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 5 2 1 Buzzer Buzzer Buzzer Figure 7 Buzzer m The buzzer U2 ACTC SMD PIEZO BUZZER part number APD 1203 PQ1 can be disconnected from BL600 module by micro DIP switch CON15 Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side To drive the buzzer configure SIO_15 as a digital output using s martBASIC GpioSetFunc 15 2 0 and then for example write a O followed by a 1 to SIO_15 repeatedly in a loop Sample smartBASIC applications are available trom a
12. L600 Development Kit Version 2 0 Key specifications of the LM20BIM7 Output type Analogue output Accuracy at 30 C 1 5 C 4 C max Accuracy at 40 C to 85 C approx 2 5 C 5 C max Power supply voltage range 2 4 V to 5 5 V Current Drain 10 uA max Output impedance 160 Ohms max LM20BIM7 datasheet states Temperature T to Voltage output Vo relationship approximated as a linear equation for temperature range of 40 C to 85 C Vo mV 11 79mV C x T 1858 3 The table below gives below calculated Vo versus temperature 80 C 924 7mV 0 C 1041 4mV 60 C 1158 1mV 50 C 1274 8mV 40 C 1391 5mV 30 C 1508 2mV 20 C 1624 9mV 10 C 1741 6mV 0 C 1858 2mV 10 C 1975 0mV 20 C 2091 7mV 30 C 2208 4mV 5 2 3 Trim Potentiometer The Trim Potentiometer is located in the middle of the development board to the right hand side of the coin cell holder It is labelled Trim Pot on the silkscreen VCC_IO_UART SB2 Solderbridge R7 27K Trim Pot GND GND Figure 9 Trim Potentiometer Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 16 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 The Trim Potentiometer R9 can be disconnected from BL600 series module by micro DIP switch CON14 Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side The Trim Potentiometer R9
13. Laird FAE or refer to bzt buzzer test sb in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 product pages at http lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series 5 2 2 Temperature Sensor VCC_3V3 VCC IO R59 NOPOP 0 N CON14 CE sp Solderbridge r R4 U1 4 3 V Vo Temp Sens 2 470 C1 0 1 uF GND R5 1 uF GND NC 1 NOPOP 4 7K Temperature Sensor LM20BIM7 GND GND Figure 8 Temperature Sensor Gig The temperature sensor U1 can be disconnected from BL600 module by micro DIP switch CON14 Physical micro DIP switch body has text ON on the closed side The temperature sensor U1 can be disconnected from supply rail by cutting the solder bridge SB1 The development board on board temperature sensor Tl LM20BIM7 www ti com lit ds symlink Im20 pdf has an Analogue output that is connected to BL600 module pin SIO_04 but since the LM20BIM7 has an analogue output the BL600 module SIO 04 digital pin DIO must be configured as AIN analogue input ADC To configure the SIO_4 pin from DIO pin to Alternate function AIN see file ts temperature sensor sb in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 product pages at http lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 E CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth B
14. O_17 DIO Input Input to BUTTON 1 SW3 on DVK SIO_18 DIO Input Connects to LED O on DVK SIO_19 DIO Input Connects to LED 1 on DVK DIO Digital Inout or Output j AIN Analog Input Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW Note SIO_20 is a No Connect N C and Is reserved by Laird for future use Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 13 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 5 1 4 JP5 SIO_21 30 SIO_21 DIO UART_TX Output SIO_22 DIO UART_RX Input SIO_23 DIO UART_RTS Output SIO_24 DIO UART_CTS Input SIO_25 DIO Input UART_DTR CON12 on DVK SIO_26 NC DO NOT CONNECT SIO_27 NC DO NOT CONNECT SIO_28 nAutoRUN Input ONLY UART_DSR CON12 on DVK SIO_29 DIO Input UART_DCD CON12 on DVK SIO_30 DIO Input UART_RI CON12 on DVK PIO Digital Inout or Outout ANN Analog Input Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW 5 2 Additional Peripherals Sensors The BLE development board provides for simple and hassle free connectivity to a wide range of sensors but also includes several on board sensors and options to enable a developer to test functionality straight out of the box The additional peripherals and sensors on the development board can be Isolated by micro DIP switches CON14 and CON15 Temperature sensor Trim Pot R9 U1 DIP switch CON14 aiim Rit HEHE gas
15. UN input pin on the module can be driven by the DTR output pin of the FTDI chip This allows for testing of the autorun application on startup Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 8 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 3 4 2 UART Interface Driven by USB USB Connector The development kit provides a USB Type mini B connector CON4 which allows connection to any USB host device The connector optionally supplies power to the development kit and the USB signals are connected to a USB to serial convertor device FT232R when SW4 Is set to USB position USB UART The development kit is fitted with a U9 FTDI FT232R USB to UART converter which provides USB to Virtual COM port on any Windows PC XP or later Upon connection Windows auto installs the required drivers For more details and driver downloads visit http Awww tftdichip com Products FT232R htm UART interface driven by USB FTDI chip In normal operation the BL600 UART interface is driven by the FTDI FT232R USB to UART converter 3 4 3 UART Interface Driven by External Source UART interface driven by external UART source The BL600 module UART interface TX RX CTS RTS is presented at a 2 54 mm 0 1 pitch header JP5 To allow the BL600 UART interface to be driven trom the breakout header connector JP5 Development board must be powered from DC jack CN
16. ectly on the development board this is power domain VCC_nRF and optionally through R29 provides power to power domain VCC_IO Refer to the Appendix for the correct method of coin cell insertion and removal 3 2 Reset Button The development board has a reset button SW2 The Reset is active low SW2 pushed down To view its location refer to Figure 1 3 3 JTAG Interface The development board has a 2 wire interface JP1 which is used for BL600 series module smartBASIC runtime engine FW upgrade To view its location refer to Figure 1 3 4 4 wire UART Serial Interface The development board provides access to the BL600 module 4 wire UART interface TX RX CTS RTS either through USB via U9 FTDI USB UART convertor chip or through a breakout header connector JP5 Refer to Figure 3 Note BL600 module provides 4 wire UART interface on the HW and the other 4 signals DTR DSR DCD RI which are low bandwidth signals can be implemented in a smartBASIC application using any spare digital SIO pins 3 4 1 UART Mapping UART connection on the BL600 series module and FTDI IC are shown in table below Refer to Figure 3 to see how the BL600 series module UART is mapped to the breakout header connector JP5 SIO 21 UART_TX output USB_RX SIO 22 UART_RX input USB_TX SIO 23 UART_RTS output USB_CTS SIO 24 UART_CTS input USB_RTS Additional SIO pins are also routed to the FTDI chip via a switch block For example the nAutoR
17. ell sits below the positive contact spring as shown with arrow WS eo Wes yee be se o o s SITE idule_ CIS e Idule RX Figure 12 Inserting the coin cell step 1 2 Push the coin cell down into the holder J8 Figure 13 Inserting the coin cell step 2 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 20 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 8 2 Coin Cell Removal To remove the coin cell follow these steps 1 Hold down the coin cell holder J8 at the corners 2 Use a screwdriver in the position shown in picture below to gently remove the coin cell from the coin cell holder J8 This is the correct method to remove coin cell from holder J8 Note Due to tight fit of coin cell in the coin cell holder J8 care should be taken prevent damage to the J8 land pads Figure 14 Removing the coin cell step 2 CONN GUIDE_DVK_BL600_v2 0 Copyright 2013 Laird Technologies Inc All rights reserved The information contained in this manual and the accompanying software programs are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by Laird Technologies Inc Laird Technologies Inc reserves the right to make periodic modifications of this product without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revision Copying duplicating selling or otherwise distributing any part of this product or accompanying documentat
18. he development board has the required BL600 module already soldered onto it and exposes Board all the various hardware interfaces available Power Options USB cable Type A to mini type B The cable also provides serial communications via the FTDI USB RS232 converter chip on the development board DC barrel plug with clips for connection to external power supply Segger JTAG This third party JTAG interface provides the ability to upgrade the base firmware for the BL600 board jlink lite module Additional details available at http Awww segger com cms jlink lite cortexm html Pin Headers x 4 Supplied to allow simple connection to SIO lines via the through hole plated areas JP2 JP3 JP4 and JP5 The headers are 2 x 5 way and are 2 54 mm pitch IDC Cable x 4 Supplied to allow simple connection to the 2 x 5 way pin headers into JP2 JP3 JP4 and JP5 The IDC cables are 2 54 mm pitch Web link Card Provides links to additional information including the BL600 user manual firmware Laird BL600 app from the Apple app store terminal utilities schematics quick start guides and firmware release notes Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 4 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 2 BLE DEVELOPMENT KIT MAIN DEVELOPMENT BOARD This section describes the BL600 development board hardware The BL600 development board is delive
19. he modules file system then the smartBASIC runtime engine FW will execute the smartBASIC application script automatically hence the name Se f contained Run mode The nAutoRUN pin inhibits the automatic launch autorun application on power up Tying nAUtoRUN to 3 3V inhibits the autorun application from running The J6 3 pin header allows a jumper to be fitted to select between the two operating modes Table 3 1 BL600 nAutoRUN pin J6 jumper J6 zat position nAutoRUN nAutoRUN VCC_IO_UART 2 2 develop 3 develop 3 J6 default Pin 2 3 J6 default Pin 2 1 USB cable plugged in nAUTORUN GND Micro DIP switch CON12 allows the 4 x UART signals from the FTDI chip USB_DSR USB_DTR USB_DCD USB_RI to be disconnected from reaching the BL600 By default the DIP switch is open Since BL600 nAutoRUN pin 40 SIO 28 is connected to PC FTDI USB_DTR line the DIP switch CON12 pin 2 6 must be closed to allow selection nAutoRUN functionality with jumper on J6 CON12 Module_DSR nAutoRUN SIO_28 P A Fb e DO sl On An Figure 4 DIP switch CON12 Note The additional lines of the DIP switch CON12 are not currently utilised and need to remain open as shown in Figure 4 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 10 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 4 SOFTWARE The development board connects the BL600 module to a
20. ion software without the prior consent of an authorized representative of Laird Technologies Inc is strictly prohibited All brands and product names in this publication are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders This material is preliminary Information furnished by Laird Technologies in this specification is believed to be accurate Devices sold by Laird Technologies are covered by the warranty and patent indemnification provisions appearing in its Terms of Sale only Laird Technologies makes no warranty express statutory and implied or by description regarding the information set forth herein Laird Technologies reserves the right to change specifications at any time and without notice Laird Technologies products are intended for use in normal commercial and industrial applications Applications requiring unusual environmental requirements such as military medical life support or life sustaining equipment are specifically not recommended without additional testing for such application Limited Warranty Disclaimer Limitation of Liability Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 21 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth
21. lopment including Automation and various XCompile Load Run options for downloading smartBASIC applications into the BL600 Note Full details on smartBASIC are available in the smartBASIC User Manual available for download at the Laird website This document also includes a basic introduction to the UW terminal program Tip If the module returns a four hex digit error code In UwTerminal select those four digits right click and select Lookup Selected ErrorCode A description of the error is printed on screen Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 11 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 5 BREAKOUT CONNECTOR PINOUTS 5 1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 SIO Special Input Output Sockets Breakout Connectors Access to all 28 BL600 series module signal pins SIO s signal Input Output is available on four connectors JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 2 54 mm pitch 2x5 headers Note The BL600 module signal pins designation SIO Signal Input Output DEFAULT type is DIO Digital Input or Output or UART on fixed pins ALTERNATE type is either AIN Analog Input ADC DC SPI DIO on fixed pins Alternate function is selectable in smartBASIC application DIO or AIN functionality is selected using the GpioSetFunc function in smartBASIC AIN configuration selected using GpioSetFunc function LC UART SPI controlled by xx
22. ly powers the BL600 module and not the development board Default position of SW5 is to select regulated 3 3 V Note The development board has a 1 8 V regulator for the possibility of powering the BL600 module from a 1 8 V rail by changing SW5 position The development board s 3 3 V regulator provides power to the BLE module and USB UART bridge interface as well as to sensors on the development board USB CON4 Position USB Position 3V3 always Position 3V3 1V8 DC jack CN1 or AAA battery 7 Position DC Position 3V3 always Position 3V3 1V8 always Note 1 The development board is powered from DC jack or AAA batteries when an external UART source is to be interfaced to BL600 module using breakout connector JP5 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 On the development board the power domain s VCC_nRF supplies the BL600 series module only Current measuring block on development board only measures the current into power domain VCC_nRF VCC_IO_UART supplies the FTDI chip IO and all other sensors and circuitry VCC_IO is wired to the header connectors JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 via R29 and can be used to power external devices sensors 3 1 1 Additional Power Option for BL600 only Coin Cell The coin cell powers only the BLE600 module dir
23. pplication code written to use sensors on the development board including the Temperature sensor U1 Trim Pot R9 Buzzer U2 LEDO D1 LED1 D2 Button SW1 and Button1 SW3 the SIO pins direction and type that these sensors are connected to SIO_4 SIO_5 SIO_15 SIO_18 SIO_19 SIO_16 SIO_17 respectively must be set in the smartBASIC application to override the defaults in the BL600 firmware SIO_O DIO Input SIO_1 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_2 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_3 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_4 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_5 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_6 DIO AIN Input 8 9 10 bit resolution voltage scaling SIO_7 DIO AIN Input DIO Digital Inout or Outout AIN Analog Input Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW 5 1 2 JP3 SIO_8 15 SIO_8 DIO I2C_SDA Input SIO_9 DIO I2C_SCL Input SIO_10 DIO SPI_MOSI Input SPI_MOSI is an output in SPI master mode SIO_11 DIO SPI_MISO Input SIO_12 DIO SPI_CLK Input SPI_CLK is an output in SPI master mode SIO_13 DIO Input SIO_14 DIO Input SIO_15 DIO Input Connects to BUZZER output on DVK DIO Digital Inout or Outout AIN Analog Input Default Direction In BL600 module smartBASIC runtime engine FW 5 1 3 JP4 SIO_16 19 SIO_16 DIO Input Input for BUTTON O SW1 on DVK SI
24. red with the BL600 series module loaded with integrated smartBASIC runtime engine FW but no onboard smartBASIC application because of this it starts up in AT command mode by default smartBASIC applications are simple and easy to develop for any BLE application Sample s smartBASIC applications are available to download from the Laird BL600 product webpage or via the Laird global FAE network The BL600 development board is a universal development tool to highlight the capabilities of the BL600 module The development kit is supplied in a default configuration which should be suitable for multiple experimentation options It also offers a number micro DIP switches that help isolate on board sensors and UART from the BL600 module to create different configurations This allows you to test different operating scenarios The development board allows the BL600 series module to physically connect to a PC via the supplied USB cable for development purposes The development board provides USB to Virtual COM port conversion through a FTDI chip part number FT232R Any Windows PC XP or later should auto install the necessary drivers if your PC cannot locate the drivers you can download them from http Awww ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm 2 1 Key Features The BL600 development board has the following features BL600 series module soldered on board Power supply options for powering development board from USB external DC supply AAA batteries
25. uct pages at http lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series rc GPIOSETFUNC 16 1 4 sets sio16 Button as a digital in strong pull up c GPIOSETFUNC 17 1 1 sets sio17 Button as a digital in weak pull down The LEDs are active high meaning that writing a logical one 1 to the output pin illuminates the LED One example of when push buttons can be used is when a smartBASIC application is written to simulate a generic data profile Push buttons can then be pressed to increment or decrement such as a heart rate 6 OTHER FEATURES 6 1 Current Consumption Measurement A removable jumper CON1 Is provided to break the power supply line directly to the module if SB9 is cut allowing you to measure current consumption For normal operation CON1 must be fitted IMPORTANT To achieve the optimal power consumption of the BL600 series module on the development board see the LowPower SB file in the smartBASIC sample application library on BL600 product pages at htto lairdtech com Products Embedded Wireless Solutions Bluetooth Radio Modules BL600 Series Note This only measures the current consumption of the BL600 series module ONLY VCC_lO VCC_nRF CON1 PIN HEADER 2P0mm 2 TP10 TH_TEST_POINT GND Figure 11 Current measurement Schematic and component location Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 18 CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 Europe
26. xOPEN functions in smartBASIC SIO_21 to SIO_24 are DIO by default when autorun app runs on power up These breakout connectors can interface to a wide array of sensors with the BL600 function user configurable by smartBASIC application script from the default function DIO UART to alternate functions AIN ADC DC SPI DIO The BLE development kit incorporates additional connectors and cables inside the box to enable simple hassle free testing of the multiple interfaces Note The orientation of the breakout connectors shown in Figure 5 is viewed with the development board in a portrait position with the BL600 series module on the top edge JP2 JP5 10 0 1 2 SIO 1 SIO 21 1 2 SIO 22 SIO 2 3 4 SIO 3 SIO 23 3 4 SIO 24 SIO 4 5 6 SIO 5 10 25 5 6 10 28 10 6 7 8 SIO 7 SIO 29 7 8 10 30 GND 9 10 VCC IO GND 9 10 VCC IO JP4 JP3 10 16 1 2 10 17 10 08 1 2 10 9 10 18 3 4 10 19 10 10 3 4 10 11 5 6 SWDCLK 10 12 5 6 10 13 7 8 SWDIO 10 14 7 8 10 15 GND 9 10 VCC_IO GND 9 10 VCC IO Figure 5 Breakout board connectors On development board version DVK BL600 VO02 the following silk screen text appears on the PCB For JP2 SIO 01 07 ForJP3 SIO 8 15 ForJP4 SIO 16 19 ForJP5 SlO 21 30 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com bluetooth CONN GUIDE_BL600_DVK_v2_0 BL600 Development Kit Version 2 0 5 1 1 JP2 SIO_0 7 In the smartBASIC a
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