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MK8000 EVB Quick Start Guide

MK8000 EVB Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. What’s in the box ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3. MKSemi EVB Hardware Setup ............................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Power supply connection........................................................................................................................... 6
3.2Power supply configuration...................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Function Description of Jumper Pins..................................................................................................... 7
3.4 Standalone mode hardware setup.......................................................................................................... 8
3.4.1 Anchor hardware setup in standalone mode......................................................................................................................8
3.4.2 Tag hardware setup in standalone mode .............................................................................................................................9
3.5 MKTool mode hardware setup...............................................................................................................10
3.6 ISP mode hardware setup ........................................................................................................................11
4. Software setup........................................................................................................................................ 12
4.1 MK8000 Device Description File Installation ...................................................................................12
4.1.1 Keil Platform ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.1.2 IAR Platform....................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.1.3 GCC Platform...................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2 MK8000 Software Development Kit.....................................................................................................12
4.3 Firmware download...................................................................................................................................13
5. Application examples...........................................................................................................................15
5.1 Ranging and AoA test .................................................................................................................................15
5.1.1 Standalone Mode ..........................................................................................................................................................................15
5.1.2 MKTool Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.2 Current consumption measurement....................................................................................................20
5.2.1 Coarse measurement of current consumption................................................................................................................ 20
5.2.2 Fine measurement of current consumption..................................................................................................................... 21
6. Conclusion................................................................................................................................................21
7. Reference .................................................................................................................................................22
8. FCC regulatory compliance statement............................................................................................22

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Table of Figures
Figure 1 MK8000 evaluation kit ..............................................................................................................................................................................6
Figure 2 Front and back side of MK8000 EVB....................................................................................................................................................7
Figure 3 Anchor connection.......................................................................................................................................................................................9
Figure 4 Tag connection........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 5 Installation of device description file for IAR System ................................................................................................................. 12
Figure 6 MK8000 SDK package ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 7 ISPTOOL update firmware - 0 .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 8 ISPTOOL update firmware – 1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 9 Example of setup of Ranging and AoA test in Standalone mode............................................................................................ 15
Figure 10 Example of datalog of Standalone test mode.............................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 11 MKTool Mode Tag side configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Figure 12 MKTool Mode Anchor side configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 13 Example of setup of Ranging and AoA test in MKTool Mode ................................................................................................ 19
Figure 14 Example of Ranging and AoA test GUI in MKTool mode......................................................................................................... 20
Figure 15 schematics associated with current measurement................................................................................................................... 20

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List of Tables
Table 1 Jumper configuration for different supply voltage...........................................................................................................................7
Table 2 Jumper Pin Description................................................................................................................................................................................7
Table 3 Anchor side hardware connection in standalone mode .................................................................................................................8
Table 4 Tag side hardware connection in standalone mode ........................................................................................................................9
Table 5 hardware settings for MKTool mode .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Table 6 Serial port configuration ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16

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1. Overview
FCC ID: 2A7T8MK8000UWBA
This document provides a quick start guide on testing and evaluation of the MK8000 chipset [1] features
and performance using the MK8000 evaluation kit.
MK8000 evaluation kit has two operation modes --- standalone and MKTool mode.
Standalone mode
oThe EVB starts to work automatically once powered on. The measurement result is
updated periodically in a Windows console through the serial port.
MKTool mode
oThe EVB is controlled by the MKTool [2], and the test result will be shown in the GUI.
MK8000 evaluation kit has one firmware update mode --- ISP (In System Programming) mode.
ISP mode
oWhen EVB is in ISP mode, the firmware of MK8000 chipset can be updated using
ISPTool[3].
2. What’s in the box
The MK8000 evaluation kit includes the following items, as shown in Figure 1.
Two MK8000 EVBs
One 4-element linear array antenna with Anchor EVB
One single element antenna with Tag EVB
Four-wire flat ribbon cables
Two USB-to-serial port adaptors
Figure 1 MK8000 evaluation kit
3. MKSemi EVB Hardware Setup
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the evaluation kit.
3.1 Power supply connection
Figure 2 shows the front and back sides of the MK8000 EVB. J105 is the jumper for power supply.
J105(+) connects to VCC and J105(-) connects to GND.
3.2 Power supply configuration
MK8000 EVB supports 1.8~3.6V and 3.6~5.5V power supplies. The default configuration is 1.8~3.6V.

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Figure 2 Top and Bot side of MK8000 EVB
Table 1 provides the details of the configuration of the jumpers and the resistor connections for these
two supply voltage options.
Table 1 Jumper configuration for different supply voltage
Supply
voltage J95 SB1 SB2 SB3 SB4
1.8~3.6v ✔✔✖✖✖
3.6v~5.5v ✔✖✔✔✖
shorting or connect ‘✔’ disconnect ‘✖’
3.3 Function Description of Jumper Pins
The MK8000 EVB has two rows of jumpers that are connected to the I/Os of the chip to offer the
flexibility of configuration and programming. Table 2 describes the functionality of the jumper pins on
the MK8000 EVB.
Table 2 Jumper Pin Description
Function Jumper Pin Description
SWD J101 SWDIO SWDIO
J101 SWDCLK SWDCLK
RESET J101 RSTN RESET (active low)
SPI0
J101 IO_14 CSN
J101 IO_13 CLK
J101 IO_12 MISO
J101 IO_11 MOSI

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ROLE-
SELECT J111 IO_02
Ranging Initiator (Tag): level high (not
connect)
Ranging Responder (Anchor): level low
(short to GND)
ISP-BOOT J111 IO_03
ISP (In System Programming).
The chip enters ISP mode if ISP-BOOT is
low when MK8000 is powered up.
UART0 J111 IO_05 UART0 TXD
J111 IO_06 UART0 RXD
3.4 Standalone mode hardware setup
The MK8000 EVB standalone mode needs two MK8000 EVBs to perform the evaluation. One EVB is
configured as an Anchor Role and connected to a 4-element linear array antenna, the other EVB is
configured as a Tag role and connected to a single element antenna.
Both EVBs communicate with each other and perform the range and azimuth angle measurement
continuously. The results are sent through the serial port and displayed in a command line terminal of
the Windows PC.
EVB standalone mode has been pre-set and configured with proper configuration and does not need
additional tools or software to control the EVB. It only needs serial port to display the ranging and
angle measurement results at Anchor side.
3.4.1 Anchor hardware setup in standalone mode
Table 3 provides the detail of the Anchor side hardware connection in standalone mode and Figure 3
shows the Anchor after connection.
Table 3 Anchor side hardware connection in standalone mode
MK8000 EVB USB-to-serial
port adaptor Operation
J105 (+) VCC Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (+) to VCC
J105 (-) GND Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (-) to GND
IO_05 RXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_05 to RXD
IO_06 TXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_06 to TXD
IO_02 -- Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_02 to GND. With this setting, the
EVB will be configured as Anchor (only the EVB with 4-element linear
array antenna should use this setting)

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Figure 3 Anchor connection
3.4.2 Tag hardware setup in standalone mode
Table 4 shows the detail of the Tag hardware connection in standalone mode and Figure 4 shows the
tag after connection. In standalone mode, the USB adapter at the tag side is used for power supply
only.
Table 4 Tag side hardware connection in standalone mode
MK8000 EVB USB-to-serial
port adaptor operation
J105 (+) VCC Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (+) to VCC
J105 (-) GND Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (-) to GND
IO_05 RXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_05 to RXD (optional)
IO_06 TXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_06 to TXD (optional)
IO_02 -- Leave IO_02 open. With this setting, the EVB will be
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Figure 4 Tag connection
3.5 MKTool mode hardware setup
The MK8000 EVB MKTool mode needs two MK8000 EVBs and Windows laptops with MKTool
software installed. MKTool is a Windows application program developed by MKSEMI and used to
configure the chip and the EVB, perform and control the MK8000 chipset evaluation. It has a GUI
interface for configuration and results display. Both EVBs need to download the MKTool firmware to
perform the test.
MKTool application sends commands and receives responses and measurement results of MK8000
EVB through the serial port. Table 5 listed the details of the hardware connection in MKTool mode for
both Anchor and Tag sides.
Table 5 hardware settings for MKTool mode
MK8000 EVB USB-to-serial
port adaptor Operation
J105 (+) VCC Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (+) to VCC
J105 (-) GND Use flat ribbon wires to connect J105 (-) to GND
IO_5 RXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_05 to RXD
IO_6 TXD Use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_06 to TXD

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3.6 ISP mode hardware setup
Based on either section 3.4 or 3.5, use flat ribbon wires to connect IO_03 to GND and ensure that the
IO_03 is low when the MK8000 EVB is powered on, the EVB enters ISP mode and the firmware can
be updated through UART0.

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4. Software setup
This chapter provides an overview of software setup of MK8000 EVB. Software setup is needed when
MKTool mode is used in the testing and evaluation. There is no need to program the MK8000 EVB if
Standalone mode is used in the test and evaluation.
4.1 MK8000 Device Description File Installation
MK8000 SDK supports Keil, IAR and GCC IDE platforms for code development and debugging.
MK8000 software package includes device description files for all three platforms. For Keil and IAR
platforms, device description files need to be installed before using the MK8000 EVB.
4.1.1 Keil Platform
The MK8000 software package includes a self-extract file “MKSEMI.MK800X_DFP.1.0.1.pack” for DFP
file installation in Keil environment. By double click the file, the DFP file will be installed automatically.
4.1.2 IAR Platform
The installation of device description file for IAR system is different from that of Keil platform. First, the
user needs to unpack the zip file into a temporary folder, then, copy the file in the “config” folder of the
temporary folder into the installation directory of IAR, as shown in Figure 5. The device description file
for IAR system is then installed.
Figure 5 Installation of device description file for IAR System
4.1.3 GCC Platform
There is no need to install configuration or description file in GCC platform.
4.2 MK8000 Software Development Kit
MK8000 SDK package includes RTOS, device drivers, peripheral support as well as example codes.
Figure 6 shows the SDK directory structure. Users can compile the codes in the example projects and
load into the EVB to perform the testing and evaluation. MKSEMI ISPTool software is needed to
download the firmware into the EVB.For detail, please refer to ISPTool User Guide [3].

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Figure 6 MK8000 SDK package
4.3 Firmware download
Before testing and evaluation, user needs to download the proper firmware into the MK8000 chipset.
MKSEMI provides an application software, the ISPTool, to download the firmware.
To download the firmware, user needs to connect the EVB to the laptop and get a proper COM port
number in Windows Device Manager for this device and launch the ISPTool application. Make sure
the EVB is in ISP mode, then do the following steps In ISPTool:
1. Select the “UART” communication Mode.
2. select proper COM port number.
3. Click the “Connect” button to establish a data channel. The log browser end with info like
“COM8 is connected successfully,921600”.
4. Select bin by the menu “File” “open file”.
5. Click the “Download” to start download. The log browser end with “Download is successfully!”.
Figure 7 and Figure 8 also shows the steps of download.

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Figure 7 ISPTOOL update firmware - 0
Figure 8 ISPTOOL update firmware – 1

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5. Application examples
This chapter provides an introduction of procedures for two basic tests:
Ranging and AoA
Power consumption
5.1 Ranging and AoA test
At the beginning of test, the proper bin file should be downloaded to MK8000 EVBs. Get example
project from the following locations then make the bin file or get bin file directly.
Standalone mode
oproject: “sdk_folder\boards\mk8000_dk\uwb_examples\aoa_loc”
obin file: “sdk_folder\boards\mk8000_dk\uwb_examples\bin_files\aoa_loc.bin”
MKTool mode project:
oproject: “sdk_folder\boards\mk8000_dk\uwb_examples\uci_test”
obin file: “sdk_folder\boards\mk8000_dk\uwb_examples\bin_files\uci_test.bin”
5.1.1 Standalone Mode
Standalone mode provides a quick demonstration and evaluation of ranging and AoA capability of
MK8000 chipset. Figure 9 shows a typical setup of measurement. The tag is set on a plastic stand
vertically and connected to a portable battery. The Anchor is set on another plastic stand vertically and
connected to a Windows laptop to display the test results by using a console application such as
PuTTY. The detailed port configuration is listed in Table 6.
Figure 9 Example of setup of Ranging and AoA test in Standalone mode

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Table 6 Serial port configuration
Speed 921600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
Since both Anchor and Tag are pre-configured, the measurements will start automatically as soon as
both boards are powered up. The console will show the measurement log as shown in Figure 10. The
ranging measurement is based on Double-sided Two-way-Ranging protocol, and the angle
measurement is based on Angle of Arrival (AoA) scheme.
Figure 10 Example of datalog of Standalone test mode
5.1.2 MKTool Mode
MKTool mode provides a flexible capability to evaluate the MK8000 chipset. Before the measurement
started, load the firmware of Ranging and AoA testing into both Anchor and Tag EVBs, also configure
both roles by using the MKTool. Then the test will start and results will be shown in both graphical and
data log mode.
5.1.2.1 Tag configuration
The tag is an MK8000 EVB which connects to single element antenna. To configure the tag, user
needs to connect the EVB to the laptop and get a proper COM port number in Windows Device
Manager for this device and launch the MKTool application. In MKTool, do the following steps:

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1. Open proper COM port number. Com port will be shown at left-bottom corner.
2. Click the “Ranging” Tab at the top of the GUI manual.
3. Select the “Tag” Role.
4. Click the “Restart” button to start the device as a Tag role in the measurement.
Figure 11 also shows the steps of configuration.
Figure 11 MKTool Mode Tag side configuration
5.1.2.2 Anchor configuration
The Anchor is an MK8000 EVB which connects to 4-element linear array antenna. To configure the
anchor, user needs to connect the EVB to the laptop and get a proper COM port number in Windows
Device Manager for this device and launch the MKTool application. In MKTool, do the following steps:
1. Open proper COM port number. Com port will be shown at left-bottom corner.
2. Click the “Ranging” Tab at the top of the GUI manual.
3. Select the “Anchor” Role.
4. Click the “Restart” button to start the EVB as an Anchor.
5. Click the “Location” Tab to show the measurement results dynamically.
Figure 12 also shows the steps of configuration.

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Figure 12 MKTool Mode Anchor side configuration

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5.1.2.3 Measurement setup and examples
Figure 13 shows the typical measurement setup of using MKTool mode. Both the Anchor and the tag
are set on plastic stands vertically and connected to laptop PCs. Figure 14 shows typical measurement
results.
Figure 13 Example of setup of Ranging and AoA test in MKTool Mode

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Figure 14 Example of Ranging and AoA test GUI in MKTool mode
5.2 Current consumption measurement
The MK8000 EVB has dedicated circuits for MK8000 chipset current consumption testing. Figure 15
shows the schematic of related portion.User can use a multimeter and J95 to perform a coarse test,
and an oscilloscope and J95 to perform an accurate test.
Figure 15 schematics associated with current measurement
5.2.1 Coarse measurement of current consumption
This test uses the following the steps with a multimeter to measure the current of MK8000 EVB.
1. Power off the MK8000 EVB
2. Leave the J96 at the disconnect state and short the J95
3. Set the Multimeter to the current test state, connect the pin of J96 near the power supply to the
positive node of Multimeter, connect the other pin of J96 to the negative node of Multimeter
4. Power on the EVB by J105