Fanstel USB840 Series User manual

USB840F/M/X BLE 5, Thread, Zigbee Dongles Ver 1.00 May 2019
OpenSource with Market Ready Enclosure!
USB840 Series dongles support Bluetooth 5, Thread, or
Zigbee radio protocols. They are in market ready enclosure
and pre-certified. OpenSource codes are available to
expedite your firmware development.
Dongles are preloaded with Nordic USB CDC ACM secure
boot loader. It can be booted and firmware updated from a
PC.
USB840F!
USB840F embedded a long-range
module BT840F. Range between 2
modules (not in enclosure) is 2300
meters at 125 Kbps. It has 2 user
definable LED indicators and 2
buttons for reset or set to boot
loader mode.
USB840X!
Using BT840X with +21 dBm TX, BWG832X can penetrate
multiple walls or be used in wide area Bluetooth mesh
applications.
Size and features of USB840X are the same as that of
USB840F.
USB840M!
Using compact module BC840M, USB840M is a compact
dongle. It has an LED indicator and a button to set to boot
loader mode for application firmware update.
Nordic nRF52 Development Environment!
Nordic nRF52 development environment should be used.
Open source codes are available at:
http://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource/
USB DFU!
The Bluetooth dongle is supported by an USB DFU
Firmware Upgrade feature. This allows for in the field
updates of application firmware and SoftDevice.
Module Bluetooth Range!
Bluetooth ranges are measured between 2 modules
not in enclosure. Enclosure will reduce Bluetooth
range by about 20%. More obstruction in typical
dongle application environment than our testing
environment, Bluetooth range is shorter than listed
below.
Bluetooth range between an USB840F/X and a
smartphone is much shorter because smartphone
Bluetooth interface is not long range.!
USB Dongle Summaries!
Dongle
USB840F
USB840M
USB840X
BLE module
BT840F
BC840M
BT840X
Size
52x21x21mm
26x15x6.0mm
52x21x21mm
BT range, low interference
2300 meters at 125 Kbps
400 meters at 125 Kbps
>4500 meters at 125 Kbps
BT range, antenna at 1.52M
640 meters at 125 Kbps
1200 meters at 125 Kbps
BT range, low interference
1000 meters at 1Mbps
1170 meters at 1Mbps
BT range, antenna at 1.52M
390 meters at 1Mbps
135 meters at 1Mbps
900 meters at 1Mbps
FCC
X8WBT840F
X8WBC840M
X8WBT840X
Industrial Canada
4100A-BT840F
4100A-BC840M
4100A-BT840X
CE
Certified
Certified
Japan TELEC
Pending
201-190140
Australia
Pending
RCM certified
QDID
108621
108621
108621
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Table Of Contents
1. Hardware Description 3........................................................................................................................................
USB840F/X Hardware Description 3....................................................................................................................
USB840F/X Schematics 3....................................................................................................................................
USB840M Hardware Description 4.......................................................................................................................
USB840M Schematics 4.......................................................................................................................................
2. Firmware Development and Programming 5........................................................................................................
Preloaded Bootloader and Private Key 5.............................................................................................................
Procedures to Program USB Bootloader 5...........................................................................................................
BT840F/X Hardware Setup for Programming Bootloader 7.................................................................................
USB840M 7..........................................................................................................................................................
Programming Bootloader 7...................................................................................................................................
Steps to install Fanstel demo HEX codes 9.........................................................................................................
Firmware to Control Power Amplifier in USB840X 9............................................................................................
Nordic Development Environment 12...................................................................................................................
Revision History 13..................................................................................................................................................
Contact Us 14..........................................................................................................................................................
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1. Hardware Description
USB840F/X Hardware Description
USB840F and USB840X use the same enclosure and host PCB. LED1 (red color) and LED2 (blue color) are not
silkscreened on enclosure. Operation voltage of blue LED is higher than 1.8V DC output voltage of nRF52840 after
chiperase. You must set DC output to 3V before using the blue LED.
You need to open USB840F/X enclosure to access bootloader button to load application program. Or, to
reprogram dongle with your own bootloader and private key after chiperase.
USB840F/X Schematics
Schematics of USB840F and USB840X is below.
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USB840M Hardware Description
USB840M has a Bootloader button and an LED indicator. Bootloader button is at one side of enclosure. It is not
necessary to open the enclosure to load application program.
USB840M is ultrasound sealed. Programming your own bootloader with private key is possible only in Fanstel
factory.
We suggest using USB840F to develop your own bootloader codes.
USB840M Schematics
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2. Firmware Development and Programming
Important: USB840F and USB840M don’t include 32.768 KHz sleep crystal. The internal RC
oscillator must be enabled.
USB840X includes 32.768 KHz sleep crystal.
Preloaded Bootloader and Private Key
USB840F dongle is pre-programmed with an USB bootloader. The project path is
~nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96\examples\dfu\open_bootloader
The Sign Key is:
__ALIGN(4) const uint8_t pk[64] =
{
0x93, 0x49, 0x6f, 0x55, 0x97, 0x2e, 0x62, 0xcc, 0x05, 0x0c, 0x39, 0x8a, 0x46, 0x83, 0xbb, 0x06, 0xc4, 0x49,
0xc9, 0x5f, 0x82, 0x58, 0x42, 0x4f, 0xcd, 0x79, 0x44, 0x9d, 0x35, 0xc9, 0xc2, 0x3d,
0x68, 0xb9, 0x45, 0xe6, 0xdc, 0x5d, 0x38, 0xba, 0x6d, 0x9c, 0xca, 0x5e, 0x1f, 0x87, 0x0c, 0x9a, 0x6b, 0xb4,
0x08, 0xd1, 0x89, 0x7a, 0x32, 0x52, 0x8b, 0xf2, 0xb4, 0xa6, 0x8c, 0x28, 0xe9, 0x22
};
This private key is published. We strongly recommend creating your own bootloader and private key.
Procedures to Program USB Bootloader
Go to Windows command mode and enter following commands.
//need nrf52 DK or JLink
//erase all
nrfjprog -f NRF52 --eraseall
//programming softdevice
nrfjprog --program s140v61.hex --family NRF52
//programming bootloader
nrfjprog --program 840usbBOOT.hex --family NRF52 --sectoranduicrerase –reset
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The following is screenshot for running these commands.
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BT840F/X Hardware Setup for Programming Bootloader
We recommend creating your own bootloader with private key. To load your boot loader, you need to remove
USB840F or USB840X PCBA from enclosure.
Procedures to open enclosure:
• Uses a Phillips head screw driver to unscrew.
• Uses a medium-large flat head screw driver on the notch to separate top and bottom enclosures.
• Press down USB connector to remove PCBA from enclosure.
• As shown in the following photo, SW1 is Reset and SW2 is Bootloader button.
USB840M
USB840M enclosure is ultrasound sealed. It can not be open without destroying enclosure. Programming new
bootloader is possible only in factory.
We recommend using USB840F for development. Programming service is available from Fanstel.
Or, you can continue to use Fanstel bootloader and “published” private key. It is not secure.
You can load your application program by pressing the Bootloader button at one side of enclosure during
powering up.
Programming Bootloader
• Uses Nordic PCA10056 and a Tag Connect cable TC2050-IDC-NL-050-ALL to program bootloader.
• If you connect dongle to a PC USB port, Tag Connect cable can not make reliable contact with pads on dongle.
You need to use an USB extension cable to connect dongle to an USB power source.
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After Executing chiperase, VDD in dongle is set to 1.8V. To use 3.3V VDD,change setting in the UICR register.
The command to write UICR->REGOUT0 to output 3.3V supply voltage is:
nrfjprog --memwr 0x10001304 --val fffffff5
After programming this bootloader. Plug the dongle into the PC USB port.
You should able to see new device name “nRF52 SDFU USB”
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Steps to install Fanstel demo HEX codes
Plug the dongle into a PC USB port. You don’t need the nRF52 DK when programming the application.
There are two codes in zip file BT840_USBbootloader181018b.rar.
//install distance test application
nrfutil dfu usb_serial -pkg BT840distance+4180828.zip -p COM45
Com port number, COMXX is set by your PC.
This command will install the Nordic BLE blink example.
If you want to program other applications,hold the Bootloader button during reset. Dongle is set into USB
bootloader mode and red LED on.
Firmware to Control Power Amplifier in USB840X
The following codes are used to set up and control power amplifier SKY66112 in USB840X.
Header files
#ifndef PA_LNA_H__
#define PA_LNA_H__
#include "ble.h"
#include "app_error.h"
#include "nrf_drv_gpiote.h"
#include "nrf_drv_ppi.h"
void pa_lna_init(uint32_t gpio_pa_pin, uint32_t gpio_lna_pin);
#endif
Main program.
#include "pa_lna.h"
#define APP_PA_LAN
#ifdef APP_PA_LAN
#define APP_PA_PIN 17
#define APP_LNA_PIN 19
#define APP_CHL_PIN!8
#define APP_CPS_PIN!6
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int main(void)
{
....
#ifdef APP_PA_LAN!
!nrf_gpio_cfg_output(APP_CPS_PIN);
!nrf_gpio_cfg_output(APP_CHL_PIN);
!nrf_gpio_pin_set(APP_CHL_PIN);
!nrf_gpio_pin_clear(APP_CPS_PIN); //enable
!pa_lna_init(APP_PA_PIN,APP_LNA_PIN);
#endif!
....
}
SKY66112 control codes.
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "pa_lna.h"
#include "ble.h"
#include "app_error.h"
#include "nrf_drv_gpiote.h"
#include "nrf_drv_ppi.h"
void pa_lna_init(uint32_t gpio_pa_pin, uint32_t gpio_lna_pin)
{
ble_opt_t opt;
uint32_t gpiote_ch = NULL;
ret_code_t err_code;
memset(&opt, 0, sizeof(ble_opt_t));
err_code = nrf_drv_gpiote_init();
if(err_code != NRF_ERROR_INVALID_STATE)
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
err_code = nrf_drv_ppi_init();
//if(err_code != MODULE_ALREADY_INITIALIZED)
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
nrf_ppi_channel_t ppi_set_ch;
nrf_ppi_channel_t ppi_clr_ch;
err_code = nrf_drv_ppi_channel_alloc(&ppi_set_ch);
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APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
err_code = nrf_drv_ppi_channel_alloc(&ppi_clr_ch);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
nrf_drv_gpiote_out_config_t config = GPIOTE_CONFIG_OUT_TASK_TOGGLE(false);
if((gpio_pa_pin == NULL) && (gpio_lna_pin == NULL))
{
err_code = NRF_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
if(gpio_pa_pin != NULL)
{
if(gpiote_ch == NULL)
{
err_code = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_init(gpio_pa_pin, &config);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
gpiote_ch = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_task_addr_get(gpio_pa_pin);
}
// PA config
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.active_high = 1; // Set the pin to be active high
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.enable = 1; // Enable toggling
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.gpio_pin = gpio_pa_pin; // The GPIO pin to toggle tx
}
if(gpio_lna_pin != NULL)
{
if(gpiote_ch == NULL)
{
err_code = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_init(gpio_lna_pin, &config);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
gpiote_ch = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_task_addr_get(gpio_lna_pin);
}
// LNA config
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.lna_cfg.active_high = 1; // Set the pin to be active high
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.lna_cfg.enable = 1; // Enable toggling
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.lna_cfg.gpio_pin = gpio_lna_pin; // The GPIO pin to toggle rx
}
// Common PA/LNA config
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.gpiote_ch_id = (gpiote_ch - NRF_GPIOTE_BASE) >> 2; // GPIOTE channel used for
radio pin toggling
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.ppi_ch_id_clr = ppi_clr_ch; // PPI channel used for radio pin clearing
opt.common_opt.pa_lna.ppi_ch_id_set = ppi_set_ch; // PPI channel used for radio pin setting
err_code = sd_ble_opt_set(BLE_COMMON_OPT_PA_LNA, &opt);
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APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
Nordic Development Environment
Nordic Semiconductor provides a complete range of hardware and software development tools for the nRF52
Series devices. nRF52 DK board is recommended for firmware development. Document and Software
development tools can be downloaded by the following links.
Get start with Nordic chip and all online documents.
http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=/com.nordic.infocenter.nrf52/dita/nrf52/
development/nrf52_dev_kit.html&cp=1_1
Nordic SDK with many example projects.
https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF5_SDK/
Nordic development zone. You can search or ask a question there.
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/b/getting-started/posts/development-with-gcc-and-
eclipse
Programming the Nordic chip
Download and install Nrf5x-Command-Line Tools
https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/nordic/Products/nRF52840/nRF5x-Command-Line-Tools-
Win32/58850
Download and install nRF Connect
https://www.nordicsemi.com/?sc_itemid={B935528E-8BFA-42D9-8BB5-83E2A5E1FF5C}!
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Revision History
• May 2019, Ver. 1.00: Initial release
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Contact Us
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