ST Teseo-LIV4F User manual

Introduction
Teseo-LIV4F is a GNSS modules sized 9.7 mm x 10.1 mm x 2.5 mm featuring STMicroelectronics positioning receiver TeseoIV.
It is a standalone positioning receiver which embeds the new ST GNSS positioning engine capable of receiving signals from
multiple satellite dual bands (L1 and L5) navigation systems, including GPS, Galileo and Glonass or BeiDou.
It embeds serial flash.
Teseo-LIV4F Hardware documentation
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User manual
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For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.
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1Pin out
In the following figure, the pin out of the module:
Figure 1. Pin out
LIV4F
GND RF
RF IN
GND RF
Reserved
VCC RF
Reserved
SDA
SCL
PRTRG
Main supply
Reset
GPIO
General ground pin
RF ground
RF ground
Antenna connexion (50 Ω)
Antenna supply
I2C (internal pull-up)
Backup supply
PPS
UART Rx from MCU
UART Tx to MCU
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RESETn
VCC
VBATT
EXTINT
PPS
UART_RX
B0/UART_TX
GND
Reserved
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Mode pin
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2Power
Teseo-LIV4F is supplied by two power pins:
•VCC (pin 8)
VCC is the main supply: its range can be from 1.8 V to 3.3 V.
A startup or during low power application current can change suddenly. It is important to use power device
able to provide this current variation. Use LDO above 200 mA current.
•VBAT (pin 6)
VBAT is the supply for the low power domain backup: RAM and RTC. Its range can be from 1.8 V to 3.3 V.
It can be either connected to VCC or it can be supply by a dedicated supply always ON. VBAT supply can be
kept ON during low power mode to allow fast recovery of GNSS fix.
If no backup supply is available, leave VBAT pin floating.
2.1 VCC_RF (pin 14)
VCC_RF is an output supply for external active antenna. The current is limited below 35 mA.
2.2 Power supply design reference
For first PCB, it is recommended to plan to have some filtering components on Teseo-LIV4F power supplies as
follows:
Figure 2. Power supply filtering
Note: Decoupling capacitor must be placed close to module pin.
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2.3 Current consumption optimization
To optimize battery current consumption, it is possible to use a SMPS at 1.8 V to supply VCC.
Here is an application example with ST1S15J18R with an efficiency around 85%.
Figure 3. Example of SMPS to improve current consumption
1MΩ
4.7µF
VIN 2.3V – 5.5V
470nH
ST1S15J18R
MODE
A1
SW
B1
FB
C1
VIN
GND C2
4.7µF
LQM21PNR47MC0D
B2
A2
EN
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Current consumption optimization
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3Reserved (pin 7, pin 13 and pin 15)
In Teseo-LIV4F pin 7, pin 13 and pin 15 are reserved. Let the pin floating.
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Reserved (pin 7, pin 13 and pin 15)
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4Interfaces
4.1 I2C (pin 16, pin 17)
I2C is in slave only.
Internal 4.7 kΩ pull-up resistor on VCC is present. It is important to avoid having other pull-up for current leakage
in low power mode.
4.2 UART (pin 2, pin 3)
UART is Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter that supports much of the functionality of the industry-
standard 16C650 UART.
These UARTs vary from industry-standard 16C650 on some minor points which are:
• Receive FIFO trigger levels.
• The internal register map address space, and the bit function of each register differ.
• The deltas of the modem status signals are not available.
• 1.5 stop bits is not supported.
• Independent receive clock feature is not supported.
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5I/O pins
5.1 PPS (pin 4)
PPS is the time pulse every one second. It can be configured with different condition of pulses.
For firsts PCB, it is recommended to plan to have some filtering components on Teseo-LIV4F PPS (pin4 ).
5.2 EXTINT (pin 5)
It is a GPIO which, by default, is a trigger pin to external interrupt.
Leave it floating if not used.
5.3 RESETn (pin 9)
It can force a Teseo-LIV4F under reset.
Reset signal is active low.
Host processor must have full control of this pin to guarantee the Teseo-LIV4F’s firmware upgrade support. Do not
use pull-up or pull-down when connecting to MCU.
5.4 RF_IN (pin 10)
It is the RF input.
DC (equals to VCC voltage) is present Teseo-LIV4F version.
5.5 PRTRG (pin 18)
Keep PRTRG pin floating during system power-up or the external reset (RESETn from low to high), and the
module will enter User Normal Mode.
It’s a programming pin used to program the module in production line.
Leave PRTRG pin floating.
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I/O pins
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6Standby mode
Standby mode is the mode where only low power backup domain is running and VCC is OFF. It means VBAT
must be always maintain. It allows to have very low current consumption and fast GNSS reacquisition at the end
of the standby time due to RTC.
Teseo-LIV4F offers 1 way of standby: HW standby.
As IO buffers are not supplied during standby mode, it is important to keep all IO without external voltage to avoid
any current leakage.
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7Front ends management
RF input impedance is 50 Ω.
7.1 Passive antenna
A passive antenna can be directly connected to Teseo-LIV4F. Take care that the antenna must be close to the
module. In addition, it could be possible that matching component must be necessary to match the antenna.
As RF_IN provides supply for antenna, a DC cut capacitor could be necessary in case antenna presents a DC
GND short cut.
Figure 4. Passive antenna
LIV4F
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RESETn
VCC
VBATT
EXTINT
PPS
UART_RX
B0/UART_TX
GND
GND RF
RF IN
GND RF
Reserved
VCC RF
Reserved
SDA
SCL
PRTRG
Reserved
56pF
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Front ends management
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7.2 External LNA
External LNA means a passive antenna used with an LNA on the same PCB than Teseo-LIV4F module.
There is built-in LNA and SAW in the GNSS module. It is recommended to use an LNA with gain less than 36 dB
and noise figure less than 1.5 dB.
Here is a bloc diagram describing the connection:
Figure 5. External LNA control
LNA
VCC
LIV4F
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RESETn
VCC
VBATT
EXTINT
PPS
UART_RX
B0/UART_TX
GND
GND RF
RF IN
GND RF
Reserved
VCC RF
Reserved
SDA
SCL
PRTRG
Reserved
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7.3 Active antenna
There is built-in LNA and SAW in the GNSS module. It is recommended to use an active antenna with gain less
than 36 dB and noise figure less than 1.5 dB.
The active antenna can be supplied directly via RF_IN supply.
Figure 6. External antenna control
Active Antenna
LNA
LIV4F
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
RESETn
VCC
VBATT
EXTINT
PPS
UART_RX
B0/UART_TX
GND
GND RF
RF IN
GND RF
Reserved
VCC RF
Reserved
SDA
SCL
PRTRG
Reserved
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Active antenna
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8Layout recommendations
It is important to have a whole ground plane below Teseo-LIV4F module. Avoid any signals below Teseo-LIV4F.
Do not place the module close to any EMI source, like antenna, RF routing, DC/DC or power conductor, clock
signal or other high-frequency switching signal, etc.
For RF passive components, ST recommends using of 0402 (1 x 0.5 mm) components. Please choose the RF
ground layer to be able to get 50 Ω RF line width as close as possible to components pads.
On 50 Ω RF line it is important to avoid all possible stubs:
• For parallel components place one pad on the RF line.
Figure 7. Parallel component pads position
50Ω line 50Ω line 50Ωline
• If a bypass is needed, superimpose the two pads in one.
Figure 8. Bypass components pads position
50Ω line 50Ω line 50Ω line 50Ω line
50Ω line
50Ω line
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Revision history
Table 1. Document revision history
Date Version Changes
22-Mar-2022 1 Initial release.
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Contents
1Pin out ............................................................................2
2Power .............................................................................3
2.1 VCC_RF (pin 14)...............................................................3
2.2 Power supply design reference ...................................................3
2.3 Current consumption optimization.................................................4
3Reserved (pin 7, pin 13 and pin 15).................................................5
4Interfaces .........................................................................6
4.1 I2C (pin 16, pin 17) .............................................................6
4.2 UART (pin 2, pin 3) .............................................................6
5I/O pins............................................................................7
5.1 PPS (pin 4)....................................................................7
5.2 EXTINT (pin 5).................................................................7
5.3 RESETn (pin 9) ................................................................7
5.4 RF_IN (pin 10) .................................................................7
5.5 PRTRG (pin 18)................................................................7
6Standby mode .....................................................................8
7Front ends management ...........................................................9
7.1 Passive antenna ...............................................................9
7.2 External LNA .................................................................10
7.3 Active antenna................................................................11
8Layout recommendations.........................................................12
Revision history .......................................................................13
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List of tables
Table 1. Document revision history ............................................................. 13
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List of figures
Figure 1. Pin out..........................................................................2
Figure 2. Power supply filtering ...............................................................3
Figure 3. Example of SMPS to improve current consumption ...........................................4
Figure 4. Passive antenna ...................................................................9
Figure 5. External LNA control ............................................................... 10
Figure 6. External antenna control ............................................................ 11
Figure 7. Parallel component pads position ...................................................... 12
Figure 8. Bypass components pads position ..................................................... 12
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