QN902x
Ultra low power Bluetooth LE system-on-chip solution
Rev. 2.7 — 21 November 2018
Product data sheet
1. Introduction
QN902x is an ultra low power, wireless System-on-Chip (SoC) for Bluetooth Smart
applications. It supports both master and slave modes. QN902x integrates a high
performance 2.4 GHz RF transceiver with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 MCU, flash memory,
and analog and digital peripherals.
By integrating a Bluetooth LE v4.2 compliant radio, link controller and host stack, QN902x
provides a single-chip solution for Bluetooth Smart applications. The 32-bit ARM
Cortex-M0 MCU and on-chip memory provides additional signal processing and room to
run applications for a true single-chip Bluetooth Smart solution. In addition, QN902x can
be used as a network processor by connecting to an application processor via UART or
SPI. It helps to add Bluetooth Smart feature to any product.
QN902x has built-in analog and digital interfaces. It enables easy connection to any
analog or digital peripheral, sensor, and external application processor in network
processor mode.
2. General description
QN902x is an ultra low power, high performance and highly integrated Bluetooth LE
solution. It is used in Bluetooth Smart applications such as sports and fitness, human
interface devices, and app-enabled smart accessories. It is specially designed for
wearable electronics and can run on a small capacity battery such as a coin cell battery.
QN902x integrates a Bluetooth LE radio, controller, protocol stack and profile software on
a single chip, providing a flexible and easy to use Bluetooth LE SoC solution. It also has a
high performance MCU and an on-chip memory that can support users to develop a
single-chip wireless MCU solution. Users can also utilize QN902x as a network processor
by connecting to an application processor for more advanced applications.
Additional system features include fully integrated DC-to-DC converter and LDO,
low-power sleep timer, battery monitor, general-purpose ADC, and GPIOs. These features
reduce overall system cost and size. QN902x has very low power consumption in all
modes. It enables long life in battery-operated systems while maintaining excellent RF
performance. QN9020/1 operates with a power supply range of 2.4 V to 3.6 V. The
QN9022 operates with a power supply range of 1.8 V to 3.6 V.
3. Features and benefits
True single-chip Bluetooth LE SoC solution
Integrated Bluetooth LE radio
Complete Bluetooth LE protocol stack and application profiles
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QN902x
Ultra low power Bluetooth LE system-on-chip solution
Supports both master and slave modes
Supports secure connections
Up to eight simultaneous links in master mode
Frequency bands: 2400 MHz to 2483.5 MHz
1 Mbit/s on air data rate and 250 kHz deviation
GFSK modulation format
RF
95
dBm RX sensitivity (non-DC-to-DC mode)
93
dBm RX sensitivity (DC-to-DC mode)
TX output power from
20
dBm to +4 dBm
Fast and reliable RSSI and channel quality indication
Compatible with worldwide radio frequency regulations
Excellent link budget up to 99 dB
Very low power consumption
Single power supply of 2.4 V to 3.6 V for QN9020/1
Single power supply of 1.8 V to 3.6 V for QN9022
Integrated DC-to-DC converter and LDO
2
A
deep sleep mode
3
A
sleep mode (32 kHz RC oscillator on)
9.25 mA RX current with DC-to-DC converter
8.8 mA TX current @0 dBm TX power with DC-to-DC converter
Compact 6 mm
6 mm HVQFN48 package for QN9020, 5 mm
5 mm HVQFN32
package for QN9021, and 5 mm
5 mm HVQFN40 package for QN9022
Microcontroller
Integrated 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 MCU
64 kB system memory
96 kB ROM
128 kB on-chip flash memory with 4 kB page size for QN9020 and QN9021
User-controllable code protection
High-level integration
4-channel, 10-bit general-purpose ADC
Two general-purpose analog comparators
31 GPIO pins for QN9020, 15 GPIO pins for QN9021, and 22 GPIO pins for
QN9022
GPIO pins can be used as interrupt sources
Four general-purpose timers
32 kHz sleep timer
Watchdog timer
Real-time clock with calibration
2-channel programmable PWM
Two SPI/UART interfaces
I
2
C-bus master/slave interface
Brownout detector
Battery monitor
AES-128 security coprocessor
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16 MHz or 32 MHz crystal oscillator
Low power 32 kHz RC oscillator
32.768 kHz crystal oscillator
4. Applications
Sports and fitness
Healthcare and medical
Remote control
Smartphone accessories
PC peripherals (mouse and keyboard)
Wireless sensor networks
5. Profiles and services
QN902x offers a complete list of qualified profiles and services.
Table 1.
Supported profiles and services
Version
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Profiles and services
Device information service
Battery service
Blood pressure profile
Find me profile
Glucose profile
Heart rate profile
Health thermometer profile
HID over GATT profile
Proximity profile
Scan parameters profile
Time profile
Alert notification profile
Phone alert status profile
Cycling speed and cadence profile
Running speed and cadence profile
QN902x
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6. Ordering information
Table 2.
Ordering information
Name
QN9020
QN9021
QN9022
HVQFN48
HVQFN32
HVQFN40
Description
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 48 terminals;
body 6
6
0.85 mm
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 32 terminals;
body 5
5
0.85 mm
plastic thermal enhanced very thin quad flat package; no leads; 40 terminals;
body 5
5
0.85 mm
Version
SOT778-4
SOT617-13
SOT1369-2
Type number Package
QN902x
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7. Block diagram
Fig 1.
Block diagram
QN902x
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