NXP Semiconductors QN9020 mini DK User manual

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Keywords mini DK, J-Link OB, UART, SWD, GPIO, LED, button, power supply,
buzzer
Abstract
This user manual describes the features of the QN9020_MINIDK_Vx
board.

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Revision history
Rev
Date
Description
v.3
20180417
Updated Section 2.5, “QN9020 device”.
v.2
20160524
second release. Modifications:
• Section 1.2 “Additional resource” updated.
• Figure 5 updated.
• Section 2.6 “GPIO interface” updated.
• Section 3.1 “Schematics for QN9020 mini DK board” updated.
v.1
20150601
initial release
Contactinformation
For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com
For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected]

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1. Introduction
This user manual describes the hardware details of the QN9020 mini Development Kit
(DK).
1.1 Kit contents
The QN9020 mini development kit includes the following:
• QN9020 mini development board
• QN9020 USB dongle
• USB cable
1.2 Additional resource
For additional resources, visit https://www.nxp.com/products/wireless-
connectivity/bluetooth-low-energy-ble/ultra-low-power-bluetooth-le-system-on-chip-
solution:QN902X.
2. Hardwaredescription
The QN9020 mini development board provides easy access to peripherals such as
buttons, piezo buzzer and LED. The board also provides useful interfaces such as a USB
port for UART communication and J-Link debug, and a GPIO/optional sensor board
connector.
A USB dongle is a Bluetooth device powered by the QN9020. It acts as a master when
communicating with the QN9020.
2.1 Hardware overview
The hardware blocks in the QN9020 mini DK, and the functional relationship of each main
component, are shown in Figure 1.

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The component layout on both the sides of the board is shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.
The detailed information of each component is listed in Table 1.
Fig 2. The QN9020 board top view
GPIO/SENSOR CONNECTOR
GPIO/SENSOR CONNECTOR
OnBoard
ANTENNA
GPIO/SENSOR CONNECTOR
RESET
Virtual UART
UART
USB JLink OB
PORT (ATSAM3U2C)
SWD
QN9020
RF
MATCHING
LED1
POWER
LED2
CR2032
BUTTON1
BUTTON2
aaa-018330
Fig 1. The QN9020 functional diagram

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Table 1. QN9020 board components list
Number
Name
Description
1 J-Link OB ATSAM3U2C; used to offer SWD and UART
interfaces for QN9020 debug and communication
2 connector optional; used for connecting sensor board
3 debug port debug port for ATSAM3U2CA
4 mini USB port power and communication port
5 power source select jumper used for power source selection; see Section 2.3
6 current measurement jumper used to measure the QN9020 device power
consumption
7 LDO (TPS73630) 5 V to 3 V regulator
8 button1 used as input; see Section 2.9
9 button2 used as input; see Section 2.9
10 LED2 used as output; see Section 2.8
11 QN9020 GPIO port used for interface extension
12 LED1 used as output; see Section 2.8
13 SWD resistors zero ohm resistors; shorted for QN9020 device
debug
14
UART interface
used as communication port for QN9020 device
15
PCB antenna
onboard Bluetooth antenna
16
QN9020 chip
QN9020 chip
17
QN9020 reset button
used for QN9020 hardware reset
18
CR2032 battery holder
CR2032 battery holder
19
piezo buzzer
buzzer: KLJ-1230
20
jumper
used for power cycle ATSAM3U2CA
Fig 3. The QN9020 board bottom view

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2.2 Default jumper settings on mini DK board
The jumpers on QN9020 mini DK are factory set to power the board over the USB. The
factory-set jumper and switch settings are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. QN9020 mini DK board components list
Jumper Pins to be shorted using
jumpers Function
J11
2 and 3
USB powered
J12 1 and 2 VCC_QN9020 3.3 V
J13
1 and 2
VCC_MB 3.3 V
2.3 Power supply
The QN9020 board has two power supply modes:
1. Bus-powermode: The board can be powered using the USB cable. The onboard LDO
is used to regulate output voltage to 3 V and supplies power to all parts on the board.
2. Battery-power mode: The CR2032 supplies power to QN9020 and optional sensor
connector when it is in battery-power mode. The J-Link OB still uses the LDO as
power supply via USB cable. When using USB interface as a power supply, connect
the jumper J11 pin 2 and pin 3; see Figure 4.
When using a CR2032 coin cell as a power supply, connect the jumper J11 pin 1 and
pin 2; see Figure 5.
Fig 4. Connecting jumper J11 pin 2 and pin 3 to select USB as power supply

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2.4 SEGGER J-Link OB part
The SEGGER J-Link OB offers the SWD and UART interface. Users can download or
update firmware into a QN9020 device by using the UART or SWD interface.
Furthermore, it is convenient to debug the program for a QN9020 device using SWD
interface.
To program or debug the QN9020 device using the SEGGER J-Link OB, the 0 Ω resistors
R37, R38 should be soldered; see Figure 6.
Fig 6. Connect R37, R38
Fig 5. Connecting jumper J11 Pin1 and Pin 2 to select CR2032 coin cell as power supply

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In order to use a USB to UART bridge for the QN9020 download, the solder bridge SB3,
SB4 should be shorted; see Figure 7.
2.5 QN9020 device
The QN9020 device is integrated with a BLE radio, controller, protocol stack and profile
software, and a high performance MCU on a single chip; see Figure 8. There are two
versions of the chip in mass production (version D and version E) for QN9020. Check
the mark R180315 (version D) on the board to identify the version soldered.
Fig 8. The QN9020 device
Fig 7. Short R35, R36

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J9
J8
P3.0_ADC- P2.1_UART1-TX
J6
J7
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Fig 9. QN9020 version V7 GPIO connections
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Fig 10. QN9020 version V8 GPIO connections
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2.6 GPIO interface
In QN9020 mini development board version V7, the connectors J6, J7, J8 and J9 provide
GPIO connection. The net name is shown in Figure 9.
In QN9020 mini development board version V8, connectors J6 and J7 provide GPIO
connection, as shown in Figure 10.
2.7 QN9020 reset button
The reset button is used to provide hardware reset to the QN9020 device. When
programming the QN9020 using UART interface of SEGGER J-Link OB, the reset button
should be pressed first to ensure that QN9020 is in boot mode. See Figure 11 for the
detailedcircuit.
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P1.0_SPI1-MISO
P1.3_SPI1-CLK
P1.2_SPI1-CS
P1.5_PWM
P1.4
P1.7_UART0-RX
P1.6_PWM
QN_VCC_3.3 V
GND
aaa-018338
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
P0.0 UART0-TX
P0.3
P0.2 UART0-RT
P0.5
P0.4
SWCLK/TCK
SWDIO/TMS
GND
QN_VCC_3.3 V
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
P2.0_UART1-RX
P2.3_I2C-SDA
P2.2
P2.5
P2.4_I2C-SCL
P2.7_PWM
P2.6_PWM
QN_VCC_3.3 V
GND
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
nRESET
P3.2_SPI0-MISO
P3.1_ADC+
P3.4_SPI0-CLK
P3.3_SPI0-MOSI
P3.6
P3.5_SPI0-CS
GND
QN_VCC_3.3 V

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QN_VIO
button 1
1
R15
SW1
2 P1.4
3 100 kΩ
button 2
1
2
3
P1.5
R18
SW2
100 kΩ
aaa-018341
Fig 13. Button circuit
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2.8 LED
The QN9020 board offers two programmable LEDs, which are connected to the QN9020
device GPIO.
LED1 and LED2 are connected to GPIO P0.4 and P0.5 respectively. The connections are
shown in Figure 12. The LEDs are powered-up when the corresponding GPIO outputs
switch to logic LOW level.
2.9 Button
The QN9020 board offers two buttons which are connected to QN9020 device GPIO.
Button 1 and button 2 are connected to GPIO P1.4 and P1.5 respectively. See Figure 13
for detailed circuits.
When using the buttons, the GPIO P1.4 and P1.5 must be configured as inputs. Logic
LOW input is applied to QN9020 when a button is pressed.
4
4
QN_VIO
LED1
D2
R20
P0.5
470 Ω
LED2
D3
R21
P0.4
470 Ω
aaa-018340
Fig 12. LED circuit
SW3
reset button nRESET
1 2
aaa-018339
Fig 11. QN9020 reset