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Advance Information
Document Number: MC12311
Rev. 1.0 11/2011
MC12311
MC12311
Highly-integrated, cost-effective
single-package solution for the
sub-1 GHz, Wireless MBUS
Standard
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Introduction
Device
MC12311
Package Information
Case nnnn-xx
LGA-60 [8x8 mm]
Ordering Information
Device Marking
MC12311
Package
LGA-60
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Software Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 System-in-Package Sub-1 GHz Wireless Node 5
5 MC12311 Pin Assignments and Connections 8
6 System and Power Management . . . . . . . . 12
7 Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8 System Electrical Specification . . . . . . . . . 14
9 Typical Applications Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10 Mechanical Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The MC12311 is a highly-integrated, cost-effective,
system-in-package (SIP), sub-1GHz wireless node
solution with an FSK, GFSK, MSK, or OOK
modulation-capable transceiver and low-power HCS08
8-bit microcontroller. The highly integrated RF
transceiver operates over a wide frequency range
including 315 MHz, 433 MHz, 470 MHz, 868 MHz, 915
MHz, 928 MHz, and 955 MHz in the license-free
Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency
bands. This configuration allows users to minimize the
use of external components.
The MC12311 is targeted for the following low-power
wireless applications:
• Automated Meter Reading
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Home and Building Automation
• Wireless Alarm and Security Systems
• Industrial Monitoring and Control
• Wireless MBUS Standard (EN13757-4:2005)
This document contains information on a product under development. Freescale reserves the right to change or discontinue this
product without notice.
© Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved.
Freescale supplements the MC12311 with tools and software that include hardware evaluation and
development boards, software development IDE and applications, drivers, custom PHY usable with
Freescale’s IEEE 802.15.4 compatible MAC, SMAC and an available wireless MBUS solution.
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2.1
Features
Block Diagram
This section provides a simplified block diagram and highlights MC12311 features.
Figure 1
shows a simplified block diagram of the MC12311.
Figure 1. MC12311 Simplified Block Diagram
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Features Summary
RF Transceiver Features
— High Sensitivity: down to -120 dBm at 1.2 kbps
— High Selectivity: 16-tap FIR Channel Filter
— Bullet-proof front end: IIP3 = -18 dBm, IIP2 = +35 dBm, 80 dB Blocking Immunity, no Image
Frequency response
— Low current: Rx = 16mA, 100nA register retention
— Programmable Pout : -18 to +17 dBm in 1 dB steps
— Constant RF performance over voltage range of chip
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— FSK bit rates up to 300 kbps
— Fully integrated synthesizer with a resolution of 61 Hz
— FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK and OOK modulations
— Built-in Bit Synchronizer performing Clock recovery
— Incoming Sync Word Recognition
— Automatic RF Sense with ultra-fast AFC
— Packet engine with CRC, AES-128 encryption and 66-byte FIFO
— Built-in temperature sensor and Low battery indicator
— 32 MHz crystal oscillator clock source
9S08QE32 MCU Features
— 8-Bit HCS08 Central Processor Unit (CPU) with CPU clock rate up to:
– 50.33 MHz at 3.6 V to 2.4V
– 40 MHz at 2.4V to 2.1V
– 20 MHz at 2.1V to 1.8V
— HC08 instruction set with added BGND instruction
— Support for up to 32 interrupt/reset sources
— 32 KB Flash and 2 KB RAM
— Low power modes (Wait plus Stop2 and Stop3 modes)
— Dedicated serial peripheral interface (SPI) connected internally to sub-1 GHz transceiver
— Multiple clock source options
– Internal clock generator (ICG) with 243 kHz oscillator that has +/-0.2% trimming resolution
and +/-0.5% deviation across voltage.
– Startup oscillator of approximately 8 MHz
– External crystal or resonator
– External source from modem clock for very high accuracy source or system low-cost option
— In-circuit debug and FLASH programming available via on-chip background debug module
(BDM)
— System protection features
– Programmable low voltage interrupt (LVI)
– Optional watchdog timer (COP)
– Illegal opcode detection
— Peripherals
– ADC — 10-channel, 12-bit resolution; 2.5 ms conversion time; automatic compare
function; 1.7 mV/°C temperature sensor; internal bandgap reference channel; operation in
stop3; fully functional from 3.6 V to 1.8 V
– ACMPx — Two analog comparators with selectable interrupt on rising, falling, or either
edge of comparator output; compare option to fixed internal bandgap reference voltage;
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– SCIx — Two serial communications interface modules with optional 13-bit break. Full
duplex non-return to zero (NRZ); LIN master extended break generation; LIN slave
extended break detection; wake on active edge
– IIC — One IIC; up to 100 kbps with maximum bus loading; multi-master operation;
programmable slave address; interrupt driven byte-by-byte data transfer; supports broadcast
mode and 10-bit addressing
– TPMx — One 6-channel (TPM3) and two 3-channel (TPM1 and TPM2); selectable input
capture, output compare, or buffered edge- or center-aligned PWM on each channel;
– RTC — (Real-time counter) 8-bit modulus counter with binary or decimal based prescaler;
external clock source for precise time base, time-of-day, calendar or task scheduling
functions; free running on-chip low power oscillator (1 kHz) for cyclic wake-up without
external components; runs in all MCU modes
— KBI — Two 8-bit port keyboard interrupt modules
— Input/Output
– Up to 33 GPIO including dedicated GPIO supporting transceiver
– 13 KBI interrupts with selectable polarity
– Hysteresis and configurable pullup device on all input pins; Configurable slew rate and
drive strength on all output pins.
1.8 V to 3.6 V operating voltage with on-chip voltage regulators
Temperature range of –40 °C to 85 °C
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Software Solutions
Freescale will support the MC12311 platform with several software solutions:
• SMAC (Simple Media Access Controller) - This codebase provides simple communication and
test apps based on drivers/PHY utilities available as source code. This environment is useful for
hardware and RF debug, hardware standards certification, and developing proprietary applications.
• IEEE 802.15.4 MAC with custom PHY layer - The Freescale MAC is a robust, mature codebase
useful for developing networking solutions. Freescale is implementing an IEEE 802.15.4
MAC-compatible custom sub-1 GHz PHY template that can be used across different frequency
bands. This capability allows users to build powerful networking solutions on a known, stable
codebase.
• Wireless MBUS stack - Freescale is porting an existing wireless MBUS codebase to the MC12311
platform which will be available through an external partner.
The Freescale MC12311 solutions are provided through a powerful software environment called the
Freescale BeeKit Wireless Connectivity Toolkit. BeeKit is a comprehensive codebase of wireless
networking libraries, application templates, and sample applications. The BeeKit Graphical User Interface
(GUI), part of the BeeKit Wireless Connectivity Toolkit, allows users to create, modify, and update various
wireless networking implementations. The MC12311 products are available as codebases within BeeKit;
for the wireless MBUS stack, BeeKit will have simple demo apps only.
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System-in-Package Sub-1 GHz Wireless Node
The MC12311 brings together a transceiver chip and an MCU chip on a single substrate to provide a small
footprint, cost-effective sub-1 GHz wireless node. The transceiver is controlled by the MCU through a
dedicated SPI interface. The SPI bus interface and some status signals are connected onboard the substrate
to eliminate the need for external connections.
4.1
RF Transceiver
The transceiver (see
Figure 2)
is a single-chip integrated circuit ideally suited for today's high performance
ISM band RF applications. Its advanced features set, including state of the art packet engine, greatly
simplifies system design while the high level of integration reduces the external RF component bill of
material (BOM) to a handful of passive de-coupling and matching components. It is intended for use as a
high-performance, low-cost FSK and OOK RF transceiver for robust, frequency agile, half-duplex
bi-directional RF links.
The MC12311 is intended for applications over a wide frequency range, including the 433 MHz and 868
MHz European and the 902-928 MHz North American ISM bands. Coupled with a link budget in excess
of 135 dB, the transceiver advanced system features include a 66 byte TX/RX FIFO, configurable
automatic packet handler, listen mode, temperature sensor and configurable DIOs which greatly enhance
system flexibility while at the same time significantly reducing MCU requirements. The transceiver
complies with both ETSI and FCC regulatory requirements.
Figure 2. MC12311 Transceiver Block Diagram
The major RF communication parameters of the MC12311 transceiver are programmable and most can be
dynamically set. This feature offers the unique advantage of programmable narrow-band and wide-band
communication modes without the need to modify external components. The transceiver is also optimized
for low power consumption while offering high RF output power and channelized operation.
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