The EM9301 is a low-voltage, low-power, fully-integrated,
1
single-chip
Bluetooth
Low Energy (BLE) controller.
It features a low-power physical layer, a link layer with an
embedded security engine, a Host/Controller Interface
(HCI), and a powerful power management which allows
operation using efficiently all kinds of batteries down to
0.8V. This feature is achieved thanks to an embedded high-
efficiency DC/DC converter which provides the required
voltage to the integrated low-power RF core. Moreover, the
DC/DC converter is designed to support an external load
current and can be used to supply low-power
microcontrollers or sensor interfaces.
EM9301 can also be ordered without DC/DC converter for
all applications where a supply voltage from a 3V battery or
from any other source is available in the system. In this
case, the bill of materials is further reduced, since no coil for
the DC/DC converter is needed.
This BLE controller offers performances tailored for
extremely low-power applications. Furthermore, the
minimum amount of external components required makes
the EM9301 suitable for applications where the form factor
is a fundamental parameter.
The EM9301 controller is designed to act as BLE master or
slave according to the
Bluetooth
specification V4.0. It can be
controlled by any external microcontroller featuring BLE
profiles and applications through the standard
Bluetooth
HCI
interface. UART and SPI interfaces are available as HCI
transport layers. Moreover, during the intervals with no
active BLE RF connection, the EM9301 features a
proprietary low-power mode which can further reduce the
power consumption.
With its high level of flexibility the EM9301 is the best choice
for a
Bluetooth
Low Energy companion chip.
Main Features
Master and slave BLE controller compliant to
Bluetooth
specification V4.0
DCDC version operating directly from a single 1.5V
battery and noDCDC version from a 3V battery
Functional down to 0.8V in case of DCDC version to
improve battery life time
Low average current consumption in case of noDCDC
version allowing the use of low-cost 3V batteries
Based on widely-spread, low-cost 26MHz quartz
1Mbps on-air data rate
200Ω differential impedance of antenna port
No antenna matching elements needed through
appropriate PCB antenna design
Programmable RF output level from -18dBm to +3dBm
to optimize current consumption for a wide range of
applications
Supply Voltage Level Detector (SVLD) function enables
monitoring the battery charge condition
QFN24 5mm x 5mm package
Typical Current consumptions
12mA
13mA
200µA
20µA
9µA
Tx current at 0dBm output power
Rx current
in Idle Mode
in Sleep Mode (noDCDC version)
in Deep-Sleep Mode (noDCDC version)
Typical Applications
Remote sensing
Wireless mouse and keyboard
Wireless sensors for watches
Wireless sport equipment
Alarm and security systems
Typical Application Schematic
EM9301
VBAT
SW_DCDC
VCC1
AVSS_PLL1
Host Controller
UART
SPI
HCI
Pin Assignment
BIAS_R
XTAL2
XTAL1
RST
IRQ
DCDC
Conv
HCI
BLE
Application
VCC2
Power
Mgt
MCU
RAM
BLE Protocol Stack
UART_TX/MISO
UART_RX/MOSI
SCK
VCC2
BLE controller
ANTP
Sensor Interface
EM9301
QFN24 5x5
AVSS_RF
ANTP
ANTN
AVSS_PA
AVDD_PA
Matching
Network
ANTN
BLE Radio
From
VCC1
Sensors
VDD
VSS
*Not all connections shown. Dotted lines correspond to the
DCDC version of EM9301.
VSS_DCDC
SW_DCDC
VCC1
WU/CSN
SEL
1
Bluetooth
is a trademark owned by the
Bluetooth
Special
Interest Group (SIG).
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Copyright
2013,
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
9301-DS.doc, Version 2.1, 4-Feb-13
www.emmicroelectronic.com
420005-A01, 2.0
AVSS_PLL2
VBAT
EM9301
Table of contents
Table of contents .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
List of tables ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
List of figures ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Related documents........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Power pins configuration and description ......................................................................................................................... 6
Bill Of Materials (BOM) ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.
Absolute maximum ratings ......................................................................................................................................... 12
General operating conditions ...................................................................................................................................... 12
DC characteristics .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.1
DCDC version power supply characteristics (preliminary) .................................................................................... 13
5.1.2
noDCDC version power supply characteristics ..................................................................................................... 14
5.1.3
Current consumption ............................................................................................................................................. 14
5.2
Digital interface characteristics ....................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2.1
Digital Input/Output pins characteristics ................................................................................................................ 14
5.2.2
Digital interface timing characteristics ................................................................................................................... 14
General RF characteristics.................................................................................................................................... 15
EM9301 start up ............................................................................................................................................................. 18
6.1.1
Start-up sequence: DCDC version ........................................................................................................................ 18
6.1.2
Start-up sequence: noDCDC version .................................................................................................................... 18
6.1.3
End of the boot-up procedure ............................................................................................................................... 18
6.2
EM9301 power modes.................................................................................................................................................... 19
State diagram........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Deep-Sleep Mode (only for noDCDC version) ...................................................................................................... 21
6.3.5
BLE Active Mode .................................................................................................................................................. 21
6.3.6
BLE Sleep Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 21
6.3.7
Battery Protection Mode (DCDC version only) ...................................................................................................... 22
HCI SPI transport layer................................................................................................................................................... 24
SPI flow control ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
8.
Peripherals information ............................................................................................................................................... 26
Random Number Generator (RNG) ................................................................................................................................ 26
8.3
Supply Voltage Level Detector (SVLD)........................................................................................................................... 26
Antenna port ................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Frequency deviation .............................................................................................................................................. 28
DC/DC converter and power supplies ............................................................................................................................ 29
Versions and ordering information ............................................................................................................................. 35
Ordering information .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Package information .................................................................................................................................................... 36
Table 1.2 Power supply pins description ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Table 1.3 Recommended component list for the power section of the EM9301 ............................................................................. 8
Table 2.1 Recommended component list for the EM9301 reference design .................................................................................. 9
Table 3.1 Absolute maximum ratings ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Table 4.1 General operating conditions ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Table 5.1 DCDC version power supply characteristics (preliminary) ............................................................................................ 13
Table 5.2 noDCDC version power supply characteristics ............................................................................................................. 14
Table 5.3 Current consumption ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Table 5.4 Digital Input/Output pins characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 14
Table 5.5 Digital interface timing characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 14
Table 5.6 General RF characteristics ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Table 6.1 EM9301 operating and power modes ........................................................................................................................... 20
Table 8.1 Function of SVLD thresholds ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Figure 2.2 Reference design PCB top and bottom layout (EM9301 noDCDC version) ................................................................ 11
Figure 6.1 EM9301 state diagram ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Figure 7.1 SPI writing transaction, with a wait state at start of the transaction ............................................................................. 25
Figure 7.2 SPI writing transaction with a wait state after the first byte received............................................................................ 25
Figure 7.3 SPI read transaction with a empty buffer after the second byte ................................................................................... 25
Figure 9.1 Layout example of a folded dipole antenna. ................................................................................................................ 27
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