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This document is an introduction to the QN9080-001-M17 DK board.

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1. Introduction
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board is designed to ease the evaluation of the chip's
functions and performance on customer side to make it easy to control, connect, and
debug the extension hardware and make it easy for the customer to develop and debug
firmware.
1.1 Purpose
This document introduces all functions of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board and describes
all its parts in detail.
1.2 Kit contents
QN9080-001-M17 DK includes the following:
QN9080-001-M17 DK board.
QN9080 USB dongle.
NFC antenna.
USB cable.

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2. Hardware description
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board provides easy access to peripherals, such as buttons
and LEDs. The board also provides useful interfaces, such as the USB port for UART
communication, the CMSIS-DAP debugger, and the standard Arduino and Pmod
connector. The USB dongle is a Bluetooth®device powered by QN9080. It acts as a
master/slave when communicating with QN9080-001-M17 devices.
2.1 Hardware overview
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board is shown in Fig 1. The detailed information is listed in
Table 1.
Fig 1. Board overview
Table 1. QN9080-001-M17 DK board’s mark information list
Number
Name
Description
1
QN9080-001-M17 USB
port
The QN9080-001-M17 USB port provides power supply
to the whole board and the USB interface of the
QN9080-001-M17 chip.
2
LPC4322 USB port
The LPC4322 USB port provides power supply to the
whole board and the USB interface is connected to
LPC4322.
3
LPC4322
LPC4322 works as a JTAG/SWD debugger.
4
QN9080-001-M17
module
The QN9080-001-M17 module board.
5
Jumper JP1
This jumper selects the JTAG/SWD debugging target:
•Open: on-board target (default).
•Short: off-board target.
6
Jumper JP5
This jumper selects the LPC4322 working mode:
•Short: DFU mode enabled.
•Open: normal mode (default).

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Table 1. QN9080-001-M17 DK board’s mark information list
Number
Name
Description
7
Jumper JP7
This jumper selects the QN9080-001-M17 module power
supply voltage:
•1-2: 1.8 V power supply.
•2-3: 3.0 V power supply (default).
8
Jumper JP8
This jumper selects the transceiver mode to QN9080-
001-M17 UART:
•Short: UART interface enabled (default).
•Open: UART interface disabled.
9
Jumper JP11
This jumper selects the transceiver mode to the QN9080-
001-M17 I2C interface:
•Short: I2C interface enabled (default).
•Open: I2C interface disabled.
10
Header J5 and J7
QN9080-001-M17 GPIO for testing and compatible with
the Arduino interface.
11
Header J4 and J6
QN9080-001-M17 GPIO for testing and compatible with
the Arduino interface.
12
Jumper JP12, JP13,
JP14
These jumpers are used for the power consumption test.
13
Header J8
PMod interface connector, compatible with PMod.
14
Debugger connector
Used to offer the JTAG/SWD interfaces to the off-board
target.
15
Jumper JP2
This jumper selects the QN9080-001-M17 power supply
source: on-board power or EXT power.
16
Button3 SW3
Button3 resets the QN9080-001-M17 chip.
17
Button1 SW1
Button1 is used for user-defined function.
18
Button2 SW2
Button2 is used for user-defined function.
19
Jumper JP15
Jumper used to enable the QN9080-001-M17 ISP
function.
20
GND Pin
GND pin used as the test point of ground.
21
Jumper JP16
Jumper used to eliminate the leakage from the USB
interface when the DK board is powered by a battery.
2.2 Default jumper settings on the DK board
As shown in Fig 2, the power, JTAG/SWD, UART, and I2C enable jumpers are connected
by default. Table 2 and Table 5 show the jumpers’functions and correct connection.

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Fig 2. Board jumper default settings
Table 2. QN9080-001-M17 DK board’s default jumper settings
Jumper
Jumper setting
Function
JP2
Pin 1, 2 shorted
QN9080-001-M17’s on-board target.
JP7
Pin 2, 3 shorted
QN9080-001-M17’s power (3 V).
JP8
Pin 1, 2 shorted
UART path enabled.
JP11
Pin 1, 2 shorted
I2C path enabled.
JP16
Pin 1, 2 shorted
When the DK board is powered by a
battery, leave it open.
J1 (on-module board)
Pin 1, 2 shorted
Internal NTAG powered on.
J2 (on-module board)
Pin 1, 2 shorted
When the module board is powered from
the main board.
2.3 LPC4322 debugger
The LPC4322 debugger supports both the CMSIS-DAP (default) and the J-Link interface.
It provides both the SWD/JTAG and UART interfaces. See section 4.4 in document
UM11097 on how to change the debug interface to J-Link and the other way round. You
may download or update the firmware to the QN9080-001-M17 device using UART or
JTAG/SWD interfaces. There is a debugger connector to program and debug an
off-board target (shown in Fig 3).

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Fig 3. Debugger connector
2.4 QN9080-001-M17 module
The QN9080-001-M17 module integrates the BLE radio, controller, protocol stack, BLE
antenna, NTAG, clocks, and profile software on a single chip, which provides a flexible
and easy usage of the BLE SoC solution. It includes a high-performance MCU (32-bit
Arm®Cortex®-M4F), on-chip memory, and peripherals for users to develop a truly
single-chip wireless MCU solution.
Fig 4. Module board details
Table 3. QN9080-001-M17 module board’s mark information list
Number
Name
Description
1
Jumper J2
Jumper used to select the power NTAG inside.
2
Jumper J1
Jumper used to select the power for QN9080-001-M17.
3
Connector J4
Connector used to connect the NTAG antenna.
Table 4. QN9080-001-M17 DK module’s default jumper settings
Jumper
Jumper setting
Function
J1
Pin 1, 2 shorted
The NTAG inside shares the same power
supply with the QN9080 inside.
J2
Pin 1, 2 shorted
QN9080-001-M17 is powered by an
on-board power supply.

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The QN9080-001-M17 module is shown in Fig 5.
Fig 5. QN9080-001-M17 module board
Fig 6. NTAG antenna board
2.5 GPIO and Arduino interfaces
On the QN9080-001-M17 DK board, the J4, J5, J6, and J7 connectors all provide GPIO
connection outputs. The board is also compatible with the Arduino board interface. The
interface schematic is shown in Fig 7.
Fig 7. QN9080-001-M17 DK board GPIO and Arduino interface

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2.6 QN9080-001-M17 reset button
The reset button provides a hardware reset to the QN9080-001-M17 device, as shown in
Fig 8.
Fig 8. Reset button
2.7 ISP mode jumper
JP15 is the ISP mode jumper used to set the QN9080-001-M17 mode. When the jumper
is shorted, the PB02 chip mode pin is connected to the GND and this function is enabled.
When the jumper is open, the ISP mode function is disabled, as shown in Fig 9.
Fig 9. Chip mode jumper
2.8 SWD/JTAG interface
The board provides a SWD/JTAG interface to be used by an external debugger, as
shown in Fig 10.
Fig 10. Debugger interface

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2.9 Buttons
As shown in Fig 11, the DK board offers three buttons. When using the SW1 and SW2
buttons, the GPIO must be configured as the input. The logic LOW input is applied to the
GPIO when a button is pressed.
Fig 11. Buttons
The SW3 button is used to reset the QN9080-001-M17 chip. Press the button to reset the
QN9080-001-M17.
2.10 LED
The board offers a 3-color RGB LED. The connections are shown in Fig 12. The LED
lights up when the corresponding GPIO outputs switch to the logic high level. The GPIO
control pins are QN_PA13, QN_PA25, and QN_PA31. The GPIO QN_PA13 can work in
the PWM out mode. Therefore, the brightness of the LED can change with the PWM
pulse width.
Fig 12. LED

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3. DK board application function
3.1 CMSIS-DAP interface
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board offers the JTAG/SWD interface either to on-board or
off-board QN9080-001-M17 targets. It also provides the USB-to-UART interface for
QN9080-001-M17.
To change to the CMSIS-DAP interface, see Chapter 4.4 in document UM11097.
3.1.1 CMSIS-DAP to on-board QN9080-001-M17
When programing or debugging a QN9080-001-M17 device using the CMSIS-DAP
interface, JP1 and JP2 must be configured according to Table 5.
Table 5. On-board debugger jumper setting
JP1
Open, CMSIS-DAP target is on the QN9080-001-M17 board.
JP2
Short pin 1, 2, QN9080-001-M17 power enable.
When downloading firmware to QN9080-001-M17 with the ISP mode, enable the UART
path and set the chip mode pin to ground. The jumper setting is shown in Table 6.
Table 6. ISP mode jumper setting
JP8
Short, UART path enable.
JP15
Short, ISP mode enable.
The ISP download operation flow is shown in Fig 13.
Fig 13. ISP download operation flow
After the ISP download operation, remove the jumper cap on jumper JP15 and leave the
JP15 open. Then, the QN9080-001-M17 can go into the normal mode normally.
3.1.2 CMSIS-DAP to off-board target
When using the QN9080-001-M17 DK board to program or debug off-board targets using
the JTAG/SWD interface, JP1 and JP2 must be configured according to Table 7.
Table 7. Off-board jumper setting
JP1
Short, CMSIS-DAP target is off-board target.
JP2
Short pin 2,3, 3 V power disable on JTAG/SWD connector.
3.2 Current consumption test
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board provides two ways to measure the QN9080-001-M17
chip current consumption. One way is to measure the current by the on-board precise
resistor used for the I-to-V conversion. The small voltage signal is amplified by the
operation amplifier and fed to the ADC. Then, it can be calculated by LPC4322 and
shown in the MCUXpresso IDE. Another way is to measure the current by an external
ammeter on jumper JP14.
UART
Enable
Short ISP
Jumper
ISP
Loading
Press
QN9080-001-
M17 RST
Button

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On the QN9080SIP module board, remove the jumper on J1 and short Pin1 and Pin2 of
the J2 to measure the QN9080 current draw only.
3.2.1 Current test using LPC4322
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board has an on-board current measurement circuit consisting
of the MAX9634T (U18) current monitor chip and the 12-bit ADC (ADC122S021, U19)
with 12-bit sampling from 50 ksps to 200 ksps. The on-board MAX9634T current monitor
measures the voltage across the QN9080-001-M17 VCC V-sense resistors; either 8.24 Ω
or 4.12 Ω if JP13 is installed. MAX9634 multiplies the sense voltage 25 times to provide a
voltage range suitable for the ADC to measure.
A 2-input analog mux is used to select the channel to be measured; either the
QN9080-001-M17 or the devices from the expansion board on the DK extension
connectors. The current measurement circuit is controlled by the Link2 processor and is
not user-programmable. The power-measurement utilities with this feature are available
only after installing the MCUXpresso IDE.
Due to the input offset voltage variations in MAX9634, the current-measurement circuit is
not recommended for measuring currents below 150 A.
The QN9080-001-M17 current can be measured by the voltage across a sense resistor
in series with the supply. The voltage across a series 4.12-Ω resistor with the target
QN9080-001-M17 VCC can be manually measured at JP12 on the PCB. Use the Ohm’s
law to calculate the current (QN9080-001-M17 current = measured voltage / 4.12 Ω). For
example, if the measured voltage is 10 mV, then 10e-3 / 4.12 Ω = 2.44 mA. Note that the
current consumed by MAX9634 used in the on-board current measurement is included in
the voltage measured on this resistor. The detailed schematic is shown in Fig 14.
Fig 14. Current test using the LPC processor
When performing the current test using the Link2 processor, jumpers JP12, JP13, and
JP14 must be set according to Table 8 .
Table 8. Current test jumper setting
JP12
Open when used for the Link2 processor current test.
JP13
Open when used for the Link2 processor current test.
JP14
Short when no digital ammeter in series.

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3.2.2 Current test using a digital ammeter
When performing the current test using an external digital ammeter, jumpers JP12, JP13,
and JP14 must be set according to Table 9. Use a jumper cap to short the pins. The
schematic is shown in Fig 15.
Fig 15. Current test using an ammeter
When performing the current test using an ammeter, jumpers JP12, JP13, and JP14
must be set according to Table 9.
Table 9. Current test jumper setting
JP12
Short when used for Ammeter current test.
JP13
Short when used for Ammeter current test.
JP14
Need an ammeter in series.
3.2.3 Current test using a DC power analyzer
Measure the current using a DC power analyzer in these two ways: one way is to use the
DC power analyzer as an ammeter that shares the same settings as the ammeter test,
and the other way is to use the DC power analyzer as the power supply for the DUT.
In this case, the QN9080-001-M17 module is powered by the DC power analyzer. The
QN_VCC power pin is on jumper JP14, where a triangle symbol indicates the pin. The
GND pin near jumper TP13 can be also used as the power ground.
Fig 16. QN_VCC power pin

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4. QN9080 USB dongle
4.1 Dongle hardware
Fig 17. Dongle hardware
The QN9080 USB dongle works together with the Connectivity QTool and behaves either
as a master or a slave when talking to the QN9080-001-M17 DK (or other devices). As
shown in Fig 18, the USB dongle receives commands from the Connectivity QTool via a
virtual COM port, which initializes the QN9080 dongle either as a master device or a
slave device. All tests can be performed by the Connectivity QTool after the initialization.
To update the firmware of the QN9080 USB dongle, see Chapter 4.3 in document
UM11097.
Fig 18. Connection as virtual COM port
4.2 Dongle connection
The QN9080 USB dongle is a USB-interfaced device with the QN9080 built in. With the
driver and SDK installed on your computer (See Chapter 4.2 in document UM11097),
use the Connectivity QTool in the SDK to control the QN9080 in the dongle to work as a
central/peripheral device. The DK board is supplied from the USB port and works as a
peripheral/central device. The dongle connection is illustrated in Fig 18. See the
Connectivity QTool user manual for information about the Connectivity QTool usage.

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5. Appendix
5.1 Schematics
5.1.1 QN9080-001-M17 DK main board
The QN9080-001-M17 DK board schematic has five parts: power, LPC processor,
QN9080-001-M17-BLE, QN9080-001-M17-function, and Arduino interface.
Fig 19. Power schematic of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board

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Fig 20. LPC processor schematic of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board

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Fig 21. QN908x-BLE schematic of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board
Fig 22. QN908x-function schematic of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board

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Fig 23. Arduino interface schematic of the QN9080-001-M17 DK board
5.1.2 QN9080-001-M17 module board
Fig 24. QN9080-001-M17 module board

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5.2 PCB layout
5.2.1 QN9080-001-M17 DK main board
Fig 25. Top etch
Fig 26. GND plane

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Fig 27. PWR plane
Fig 28. Bottom etch

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Fig 29. Top silkscreen
Fig 30. Bottom silkscreen