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BT860 Development Kit
Applicable to the following Laird part numbers:
- DVK-BT860-SA – Integrated antenna version
- DVK-BT860-ST – Trace pin for external antenna version
Version 1.0
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REVISION HISTORY
Version
Date
1.0
12 Jan 2018
Notes
Contributor(s)
Initial version
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Raymond Au
Raj Khatri
Approver
Jacky Kuo
Shewan Yitayew
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CONTENTS
1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. Package Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2. DVK-BT860 – Main Development Board ...................................................................................................... 4
3 Getting to Know the Development Board.............................................................................................................. 5
4 Power Supply.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
5 Interface Specification............................................................................................................................................ 6
6 Other Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
6.1. Current Consumption Measurement ........................................................................................................... 10
7 Additional Documentation ................................................................................................................................... 11
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1 OVERVIEW
Laird’s Development Kit (DVK-BT860-Sx) provides a platform for rapid prototyping of BT860 series modules. The
development board provides simple, easy to use access to the various hardware interfaces and configuration
options for the module. The DVK is the perfect platform to provide for early development testing of the BT860
module series features and functionality, prior to designing the module onto a host PCB.
This manual is for the development PCB which is DVK-BT860 1.0 on PCB.
2 INTRODUCTION
The Laird DVK-BT860 is designed to support the rapid development of applications and evaluation for the
specific Laird Bluetooth module part number BT860-Sx. In-depth documentation for thismodule series is
available from the BT860 series product page: https://www.lairdtech.com/products/bt860-uart-ble-module
2.1.
Package Contents
Each DVK-BT860 contains the following items:
Development Motherboard
The motherboard has the appropriate BT860 module already soldered down
onto it and all available hardware interfaces are exposed.
USB Cable – USB A type male
to Micro-USB type
The USB cable can be used to power, control, and configure the BT860.
Stand-off
Screw nuts (4); Stand-off (4)
Pin Header Fly Leads
Leads for easy prototyping into host board (6)
Provides links to additional information including BT860 User Manual,
Utilities, Schematics, and Quick Start Guides.
Only supplied with DVK-BT860-ST.
Antenna supplied is Laird part # 0600-00040.
Insert card
External antenna
2.2.
DVK-BT860 – Main Development Board
The development board allows the BT860 module to be easily connected to a PC. The development board
provides USB to UART converter linking to USB connector and the BT860 UART HCI interface. Any Windows PC
(Windows 7 or later) auto-installs the necessary drivers and if your PC can not locate the drivers, you can
download them from http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/FT232R.htm.
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3 GETTING TO KNOW THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Figure 1: Main DVK-BT860 board
4 POWER SUPPLY
Table 1: Input voltage
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
4.5V
5V
5.5V
Input Voltage
Power supply options for powering development board from:
▪
▪
USB
External DC supply
The DVK-BT860-Sx includes a USB cable to provide power to the development board. This should be plugged
into a PC USB port, a USB hub, or a mains adaptor with a USB output. If a hub is used, it should be a powered
USB hub to ensure that sufficient current is available at the port. The BT860-Sx module can be driven by the
available current at a USB port.
The low noise LDO (U7) on the DVK-BT860-Sx provides the 3.3V out to support the whole board’s operating
voltage.
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5 INTERFACE SPECIFICATION
5.1.
GPIOs (PIN HEADER – J11 and J12)
There are four GPIO signals (GPIO[1; 5; 6; 7]) presented on pin header J11 and J12 individual. These can be used
for an LED indicator or Cypress GCI (Global Coexistence Interface) or BT_HOST_WAKEUP. The following are the
default settings by firmware on the BT860-Sx (Table 2).
Table 2: J11 and J12 pin headers
GPIO Number
GPIO_1
GPIO_5
GPIO_6
GPIO_7
Function
BT_HOST_WAKEUP
LED indications
Cypress GCI; BT_SECI_IN (same as WLAN_Activity)
Cypress GCI; BT_SECI_OUT (same as BT_Activity)
Note 1: All GPIOs functions are configured by firmware and any changes from the defaults would require a
new firmware load.
The pin descriptions of J11 and J12 are shown in Table 3 and Table 4. Pin-1 is marked with a square pad.
Table 3: J11 pin descriptions
J11
Pin-1
Description
GPIO[1]
Direction
O
Description
GPIO[5]
GPIO[7]
GPIO[6]
Direction
O
O
I
Table 4: J12 pin descriptions
J12
Pin-1
Pin-3
Pin-4
There are four LED indicators on the DVK-BT860-Sx asshown in Table 5.
Table 5: LEDs description and functions
LEDs
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
Description
Connected to the BT_SECI_I
Connected to the BT_SECI_OUT
Connected to the output of the U4 (LDO)
Function
Cypress GCI indication
Cypress GCI indication
3.3V power supply rail indication
For BT860-Sx status indications including inquiry,
connected, and data traffic.
▪ When in inquiry mode, the LED
BR/EDR
Modes
flashes with one-second periods.
Connected to GPIO_5
LE Mode
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▪ When the BT connection is created,
the LED is in a solid light state
▪ When the BT has data traffic, the
LED flashes with 250 ms periods
▪ When in inquiry mode, the LED is
flashing with 1 second periods.
▪ When the BT connection is created,
the LED is in a solid light
▪ When the BT has data traffic, the
LED is flashing with 250 ms periods
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Figure 2: Pin headers - J11 and J12
Figure 3: LED1
Figure 4: LED2, LED3, LED4
PLEASE NOTE – The LED4 status configuration is controlled by firmware, any changes from the above default,
please contact Laird.
5.2.
PCM/I2S Interface (Pin Header – J11)
The DVK-BT860-Sx has a four-wire digital audio port capable of operating in PCM or I2S mode; it is a dedicated
audio interface and cannot be used as general purpose GPIOs.
Figure 5: Pin header J11
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The pin descriptions of J11 in PCM/I2S are shown in 6.
Table 6: J11 descriptions for PCM/I2S interface
Description (PCM/I2S/SPI)
J11
2
Pin-2
PCM_SYNC/I S_WS
Pin-3
Direction
I/O
2
I/O
2
PCM_CLK/I S_CLK
Pin-4
PCM_IN/I S_DI
Input
Pin-5
PCM_OUT/I2S_OUT
Output
Pin-6
GND
5.3.
4-Wire UART Serial Interface
The DVK-BT860-Sx provides access to the TTL level HCI interface of the BT860-Sx module through pin header J10
(Figure 6) or through USB (via U9 FTDI USB-UART convertor chip). The default configuration is USB.
Figure 6: Pin header J10
Note: When you use the J10 to access the BT860-Sx module, you must remove all of the J18 jumpers.
The pins of header J10 are detailed in Table 6.
Table 6: J10 descriptions
J10
Description (UART)
Pin 1
GND
Pin 2
Module_RTS
Pin 3
NA
Pin 4
Module_RX
Input
Pin 5
Module_TX
Output
Pin 6
Module_CTS
Input
Note:
Direction
Output
For a 3-wire interface, you can leave RTS/CTS floating.
You can use just TX, RX and GND pin to access the module.
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5.3.1. UART Interface Driven by USB
USB Connector
The development kit provides a USB Type micro-USB connector (USB1) which allows
connection to any USB host device. The connector optionally supplies power to the DVKBT860-Sx when SW4 is set to the USB position. The USB signals are connected to a USB to
serial convertor device (FT232R) (Figure 7).
USB – UART
The development kit is fitted with a (U9) FTDI FT232R USB to UART converter which
provides USB-to-Virtual COM port on any Windows PC (Win 7 or later). Upon connection,
Windows auto-installs the required drivers. For more details and driver downloads, visit
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/FT232R.htm.
UART Interface
driven by
USB FTDI chip
UART interface driven by USB FTDI chip. In normal operation, the BT860-SxHCI interface is
driven by the FTDI FT232R USB to UART converter.
Note:
Before using the 4-wire UART through J10, place the jumper on J16 to disable the function of FT232R.
Figure 7: Micro-USB Connector (USB1), FT232R (U9), SW4, and J16
5.4.
Push Button
SW2 (push button TACT switch) provides a reset signal to reset the BT860-Sx module (Error! Reference source not found.).
Push Button
Label on DVK-BT860 PCB
Description
SW2
Reset
Reset the BT860-Sx module
Figure 8: SW2
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6 OTHER FEATURES
6.1.
Current Consumption Measurement
A removable jumper (J17) is provided to break the power supply line directly to the module (if SB9 is cut),
allowing you to measure current consumption. For normal operation, J17 must be fitted. Figure 9 shows the
locations of SB9 and J17.
Note: This measures the current consumption of the BT860-Sx series module ONLY.
Figure 9: Current measurement circuit
To prepare the board for current measurement, cut the shorting of the solder bridge SB9. After this
modification, there are two primary ways to measure the current consumption:
▪
▪
Using Ammeter – Connect an ampere meter between the two pins of connector J17. This directly monitors
the current.
Using Oscilloscope (Note below) – Mount a resistor on the footprint R28. The resistor should not be larger
than 10 Ohm. Connect an oscilloscope or similar with two probes on the pin on the J17 connector and
measure the voltage drop. The voltage drop is proportional with current consumption. If a 1 Ohm resistor is
chosen, 1 mV equals 1 mA.
There is also a third way to measure current:
▪
Using Current Shunt Monitor – The current drawn by the BT860-Sx module can be monitored using the
Current Shunt Monitor (CSM), INA216 (U8). The gain of INA216 is 200 V/V for lowest possible drop voltage.
Note: The Current Shunt Monitor method allows the dynamic current consumption waveforms on
oscilloscope as the BT860-Sx radio operates. This can provide insight into power optimization.
Current consumed by the BT860-Sx series module is measured as a voltage (that is proportional to the current)
using the CSM by connecting measuring voltmeter or oscilloscope to TP14 Connect measuring voltmeter or
oscilloscope GND to TP15.
I(mA) = Vmeas_TP14(mV) /51
CAUTION:
To avoid permanently damaging the current shunt monitor IC U8, do not short the TP14 output
to GND.
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7 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
Laird offers a variety of documentation and ancillary information to support our customers through the initial
evaluation process and ultimately into mass production. Additional documentation can be found at the BT860
product page under the documentation tab. It includes:
▪
▪
▪
BT860 – Class 1 BT4.2 Dual Mode HCI module – Product brief
BT860 Datasheet - Hardware Integration Guide
BT860 Using the BT860 with the BlueZ Linux BCCMD tool
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