Circuit Description

Location Part Name Value Function

1 X400 RESONATOR,LAP 25.000MHz 25.000MHz Crystal supply to Ethernet Controller(U403)
2 U403 IC,ENC28J60T-C/SS Ethernet Controller MAC/PHY
3 U500,U501 IC,IRS2092STRPBF 㻍380KHz Digital Amp
4 Q501,Q502,Q507,Q508 FET,1RF6645 㻍380KHz Switching device
5 X100 RESONATOR,SEG55 16.9344 16.9344MHz Crystal supply to CPU(U101)
6 U101 IC,UPD78F1146AGB-GAH-AX CPU

Remark: The module FS2026 and RF chip-set information, please refer to the following pages.
Venice 6 FS2026
Internet radio/network audio/DAB/FM-RDS module

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General description
The Venice 6 FS2026 module is a complete
hardware and software solution for Internet radio,
network audio and DAB/FM-RDS products. It
provides the simplest and lowest-cost solution for Connectivity
high-quality audio streaming from live Internet
radio stations or network-based music collections. • USB 2.0 device/host
Several configurations are available, with different • 802.11b/g – WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2 security
combinations of integrated RF receivers for WiFi • On-board audio DAC with stereo analogue line
networks, DAB Band 3, L-Band and FM reception. output
• Digital output for HiFi applications
Based around Frontier Silicon’s powerful Chorus 2i
processor, Venice 6 streams radio stations and • LCD interface supports range of display types
music files in a variety of formats and protocols • Infrared remote control
including MP3, Windows® Media Audio (WMA) and • Keyboard presets, rotary encoder
REAL, and enables a new generation of stand-alone
network-based audio products. Features
Frontier Silicon provides a complete set of
• Software upgradeable in the field
evaluation and reference platforms, which can be
used to enable rapid development of • Simple registration and configuration via
Venice 6-based systems. Applications include a - remote control
wide range of audio products, from kitchen and - front panel
alarm clock radios to CD micro systems, - vTuner web portal
boomboxes and HiFi tuners. • Clock/alarms
• uPnP support
Modes • On-board WiFi antenna for easy integration in
final products
• Live Internet radio broadcasts
• Internet radio “listen again” on-demand content
• Network audio playback
Ordering information
• DAB Digital Audio Broadcast radio
Part Description
• FM radio reception with RDS
• Audio playback from USB FS2026-W WiFi

FS2026-WB WiFi, DAB Band 3, FM

Audio Decoders
FS2026-WD WiFi, DAB L-Band and Band 3, FM
• MP3, WMA, Real Audio FS2026-B DAB Band 3, FM

FS2026-D DAB L-Band and Band 3, FM

Playlist Support
Please contact Frontier Silicon for evaluation board.
• M3U, ASX, PLS, PLY

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Legal and precautionary notices

Copyright © 2007 Frontier Silicon Ltd. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved.
This document is confidential and proprietary to Frontier Silicon. It may not be copied nor its contents
disclosed without written permission from Frontier Silicon. All external recipient organisations must
sign a non-disclosure agreement.
This document supersedes all previous versions. In line with its policy of continuous improvement,
Frontier Silicon reserves the right to make changes to products and documentation without notice.
Frontier Silicon accepts no liability for any losses alleged to have arisen from use of this document
or associated products.
The Frontier Silicon logo is a trademark of Frontier Silicon. Windows is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.
DAB and MP3 technologies are subject to end-user patent licences: please contact Frontier Silicon
for more details.
Frontier Silicon Limited
Gleneagles Ground Floor
The Belfry
Colonial Way
Watford
Herts
WD24 4WH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1923 474200
Fax: +44 (0)1923 202251
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.frontier-silicon.com

CAUTION: The product(s) described in this document contain static-

sensitive parts and must be handled in a static-controlled
environment.

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Contents

List of figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

List of tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Document maturity key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.2 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Venice 6 pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2.2 Master mode application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
2.3 Slave mode application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3 Hardware interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1 DAB/FM broadcast input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.2 WiFi connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.3 Analogue audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.4 Digital audio output (I2S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.5 Asynchronous serial port (UART) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.6 Serial control bus (SCB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.7 Serial peripheral interface (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.8 SD card interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.9 Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.10 LCD port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
3.11 General Purpose I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.12 S/PDIF audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.13 Infrared remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.14 USB 2 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.15 Debug connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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4 Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Power-on timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
4.2 Power-off timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

5 Build options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.2 DAB/FM antenna connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.3 WiFi antenna connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.4 Flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
5.5 F-type antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

6 Performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
6.2 WiFi performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
6.3 RF performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
6.3.1 DAB Band 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.3.2 DAB L-Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.3.3 FM performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

6.4 Audio specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

7 Electrical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.1 Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
7.2 Typical values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
7.2.1 Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2.2 Main signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8 Mechanical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.1 Physical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
8.2 Physical layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
8.3 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
8.3.1 J1 - main connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.4 Mating connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Compliance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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‘Green’ compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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List of figures

Figure 1: Venice block diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Figure 2: Venice pin assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Figure 3: Master mode application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Figure 4: Slave mode application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Figure 5: DC supply filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Figure 6: Board dimensions, top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Figure 7: Board dimensions, side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Figure 8: Overall height with screen can lid fitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Figure 9: Module connector locations, top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Figure 10: Mating connector J4A-301S-320-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Figure 11: Mating connector G7P-645-G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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List of tables

Table 1: Revision history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Table 2: Audio analogue output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Table 3: Digital audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Table 4: Asynchronous serial port (UART) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Table 5: Serial control bus (SCB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Table 6: Serial peripheral interface (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Table 7: SD card interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Table 8: GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Table 9: S/PDIF audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 10: Infrared remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 11: USB 2 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 12: USB parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Table 13: DASH connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Table 14: Power supply requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Table 15: Flash memory support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Table 16: WiFi performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Table 17: Band 3 performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Table 18: L-Band performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 19: FM performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 20: Audio bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Table 21: Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Table 22: Typical operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Table 23: Main signal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Table 24: Mating connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Table 25: References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

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Revision history

Revision Document
Date Description
number maturity
1 February 2007 Initial First release

Table 1: Revision history

Document maturity key

Initial Initial data, all subject to change.
Preliminary Preliminary data; minor details may be missing or subject to change.
Complete All sections complete.
Revised Additions/corrections incorporated.
Obsolete Document refers to a discontinued or soon-to-be-discontinued product.
Withdrawn from external distribution.

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1 Introduction

1.1 Features
Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the Venice 6 module. The main components are the WiFi
receiver, the Apollo FS1110 tri-band RF front end, the Chorus 2i FS1020 processor, a serial boot
FLASH and an audio DAC.

Venice 6
Flash SDRAM
WiFi

Display
WiFi

Chorus 2 DAC
DAB L-Band

Apollo
FM/DAB Band 3

Keypad

USB SD GPIO

Figure 1: Venice block diagram

The Chorus 2i processor is an extremely flexible baseband receiver covering a number of

physical layer standards, particularly those utilising COFDM modulation. The baseband signal
processing is achieved using a blend of hardware and software to optimise trade-offs between
power, cost and flexibility.
Venice 6 measures 40 x 112 mm (with on-board antenna) or 40 x 107 mm (without on-board
antenna). The underside of the module has a 'solid copper' ground plane and all components are
on the top of the module. With the exception of the connectors and screw holes, all components
are fitted inside the two-chamber screen can. The RF and baseband sections are screened from
each other.

1.2 Feedback
To contribute feedback on this document, please e-mail
[email protected].
Include the following information:
• document title, number and date:
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• section number and heading if referring to a specific part of the document.

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2 Applications

Venice 6 is designed to work in different applications in either master or slave mode. The 64-way
pin connector available on the module provides a range of functionalities which can be
interfaced to drive different peripherals to form a full system.
This chapter presents some common applications using Venice 6.

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2.1 Venice 6 pin assignments

Figure 2 shows possible signals that can exist on the Venice 6 pins.

3.3 V 1.2 V

2 1
3.3 V 1.2 V

4 3
GND GND

SCB/SCP interface 6 5 SCB/SCP interface

SCP2CLK SCP2DATA

GPIO 8 7 GPIO
GPIO GPIO

UART 10 9 UART
S1_DIN S1_DOUT

USB2 12 11 USB2
USBDP USBDM

USB2 14 13 GND (USB)

USB VBUS GND (USB)

SPI/SD card 16 USB_ USB_ 15 USB2

VBUS_DRIVE VBUS_FAULT
Keyboard ROW1 18 17 Keyboard COL3
GPIO GPIO

Keyboard ROW3 20 19 Keyboard COL1

GPIO GPIO

Keyboard ROW2 22 21 Keyboard COL4

GPIO GPIO

Keyboard ROW4 24 23 Keyboard COL2

GPIO0 GPIO

SPI/SD card 26 25 GPIO

SPI1_CSn2_SD card GPIO

SPI/SD card 28 27 SPI/SD card

SPI1_MOSI SPI1_MISO

Ground (SPI) 30 29 SPI/SD card

Ground (SPI) SPI1_SCLK
SPDIFOUT 32 31 SYS_nRST
SPDIFOUT SYS_nRST

SD_DETECT 34 33 SD_PROTECT
SD_DETECT SD_PROTECT

LCD display 36 35 LCD display

LCD_F_VSYNC LCD_M_HSYNC

LCD display 38 37 LCD display

LCD_PE_CLK LCD_LRS_EN

LCD display 40 39 Ground (LCD)

LCD_DAT[0] Ground (LCD)

LCD display 42 41 LCD display

LCD_DAT[2] LCD_DAT[1]

LCD display 44 43 LCD display

LCD_DAT[4] LCD_DAT[3]

LCD display 46 45 LCD display

LCD_DAT[6] LCD_DAT[5]
2
Ground (I S) 48 47 LCD display
Ground (I2S) LCD_DAT(7)

AUD_SFR 50 49 AUD_MCLK
AUD_SFR AUD_MCLK
AUD_SDOUT0 52 51 AUD_SCLK
AUD_SDOUT0 AUD_SCLK

Rotary encoder 2 54 53 GPIO

GPIO GPIO

GPIO 56 55 GPIO
GPIO GPIO

Rotary encoder 4 58 57 Rotary encoder 3

GPIO GPIO

Rotary encoder 1 60 59 IR remote / GPIO

GPIO GPIO

Ground 62 61 Audio ground

Ground Audio ground

AUD_L 64 63 AUD_R
AUD_L AUD_R

Figure 2: Venice pin assignments

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2.2 Master mode application

Figure 3 shows Venice 6 in master mode implementation, functioning as the main system
controller in the radio.

9 V 1200 mA DC On/off
WiFi DAB/ or 6 x C cells
FM

Power
Amplifier
1.2 V LDO 3.3 V LDO on/off Audio PA
control
hardware

Audio L/R

Aux out
Venice 6

S/PDIF

USB host
Parallel
Keypad and rotary encoders LCD bus
SD card

AUDIO
Dimmable
DAB DATA backlight Ethernet
FM
MP3
IR receiver
Display

Figure 3: Master mode application

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2.3 Slave mode application

Figure 4 shows Venice 6 in a slave mode implementation.

WiFi DAB/
FM
Flash/
hard drive
USB
AUDIO
DAB DATA
FM
MP3

Display
Host
Venice 6 Data
processor
Control

Keypad

Figure 4: Slave mode application

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3 Hardware interfaces

Venice 6 supports a number of hardware interfaces. The characteristics of these interfaces are
detailed below. Figure 2 shows the pin assignments on the main connector, J1.
Note: Some of these interfaces may be mutually exclusive.

3.1 DAB/FM broadcast input

Two RF inputs are provided and can support any combination of Band 2 (FM), Band 3 (DAB) and
L-Band (DAB). The RF input connector site can accept one of the following connectors:
• 2.6 mm UMP
• SMA
• SMB
• F-type
• coaxial flying lead (pig-tail).

3.2 WiFi connection

The WiFi connection is both a transmitter and a receiver. WiFi can be connected as an option by
a connector, or the product can be shipped with an integral, board-mounted, antenna with a link
connecting it to the WiFi radio block. The link and antenna can be removed to allow the fitement
of an RF connector, or cable if required.
The WiFi connection can support either of the following connectors:
• 2.6 mm UMP
• SMA

3.3 Analogue audio output

A stereo line level output is provided by the on-PCB stereo audio DAC.

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Comments

Load resistance 3.0 kΩ To mid-rail or AC coupled
Signal level 0.6 VRMS into 10 kΩ
THD (full scale) 0.01 0.02 % THD full scale
SNR 95 97 102 dB 3.3 V supply
3 dB audio bandwidth TBD 20,000 Hz In DAB mode
(referenced to 1 kHz level)
TBD 12,500 Hz In FM mode

Table 2: Audio analogue output

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3.4 Digital audio output (I2S)

An I2S bus is provided comprising master clock, bit clock, sample frame, stereo in, and stereo
out for basic stereo operation with an external DAC or CODEC.
• LR clock - 1 x fS clock from either 256fS or 384fS clock.
• Bit clock - generated with appropriate extra clocks for 16 bit data in 32 bit frame, etc.
• Frame - 32/48/64 bits (2 channels).
• Serial data - MSB first; left justified or right justified 16/18/20/22/24/28/30/32 bits.

Pin Driver
Pin description Alternate usage
number capability
49 AUD_MCLK - 2 mA
50 AUD_SFR
51 AUD_SCLK
52 AUD_SDOUT0

Table 3: Digital audio output

Note: If S/PDIF is the main audio output and the I2S bus is not used, pins 49-52 may be used as GPIOs.

3.5 Asynchronous serial port (UART)

Venice 6 provides a UART channel at the 2 x 32-way connector. The maximum baud rate
available on this UART is 115200 baud.

Pin Driver
Pin description Alternate usage
number capability
9 S1_DOUT Spare GPIO 2 mA
10 S1_DIN

Table 4: Asynchronous serial port (UART)

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3.6 Serial control bus (SCB)

The serial control bus is a bi-directional, two-wire, open collector SCP-style bus and is used to
control Venice 6 by the host processor.
The functionality of the SCB is master/slave transmitter/receiver in standard or fast mode (100/
400 kHz). Multi-master operation is not supported by this port. These pins are 5 V tolerant.

Pin Driver
Pin description Alternate usage
number capability
5 SCP2DATA Display control 4 mA
6 SCP2CLK Display control

Table 5: Serial control bus (SCB)

3.7 Serial peripheral interface (SPI)

The serial peripheral interface (SPI) pins can be used to interface the Venice 6 module to an SD
card or an Ethernet chip to provide wired connectivity.
The SPI pins are shown in Table 6.

Pin Alternate Driver

SPI mode
number usage capability
5 SPI2_CSn 4 mA
6 SPI2_SCLK
7 SPI2_SO GPIO 2 mA
7 SPI2_SI GPIO
26 SPI1_CSn2_SD card GPIO 8 mA
27 SPI1_MISO GPIO
28 SPI1_MOSI GPIO
29 SPI1_SCLK GPIO 2 mA

Table 6: Serial peripheral interface (SPI)

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3.8 SD card interface

The SPI port can be used to interface with an SD card. The connectivity between Venice 6 and an
SD card is shown in Table 7.

Pin
SD card interface Venice 6
number
1 Card detect DAT3 SPICS1
2 Command/response SPISO
3 Ground
4 Supply voltage
5 Clock SPICSLK
6 Ground
7 Data bit 0 SPISI
8 Data bit 1 GPIO
9 Data bit 2
10 Detect
11 Protect/detect Ground
12 Protect GPIO

Table 7: SD card interface

3.9 Ethernet interface

For information about the Ethernet interface, see the Application Note.

3.10 LCD port

TBD

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3.11 General Purpose I/O

When the hardware is suitably configured some of the following lines may be used as GPIO
signals. The state of each GPIO signal can be read by software. The logic level and tri-state drive
of each GPIO signal can also be controlled by software.

Pin Pin Driver

number description capability
7 GPIO 2 mA
8 GPIO
9 GPIO
10 GPIO
17 GPIO 8 mA
18 GPIO
19 GPIO
20 GPIO
21 GPIO
22 GPIO
23 GPIO
24 GPIO
25 GPIO
26 GPIO
27 GPIO
28 GPIO
29 GPIO
32 GPIO 2 mA

Table 8: GPIO

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Pin Pin Driver

number description capability
33 GPIO 8 mA
34 GPIO
35 GPIO
36 GPIO
37 GPIO
38 GPIO
40 GPIO
41 GPIO
42 GPIO
43 GPIO
44 GPIO
45 GPIO
46 GPIO
47 GPIO
49 GPIO 2 mA
50 GPIO
51 GPIO
52 GPIO
53 GPIO 8 mA
54 GPIO
55 GPIO
56 GPIO
57 GPIO
58 GPIO
59 GPIO
60 GPIO

Table 8: GPIO

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3.12 S/PDIF audio output

The S/PDIF audio output carries a stereo digital audio output on a single wire using the signal
format defined in IEC60958 [reference 13].

Pin Alternate Driver

Pin description
number usage capability
32 S/PIDIF OUT - 4 mA

Table 9: S/PDIF audio output

3.13 Infrared remote

An Infrared Remote (IR) interface is present on the main connector, J1.The Philips RC5 IR
protocol is supported.

Pin Alternate Driver

Pin description
number usage capability
59 IR remote GPIO

Table 10: Infrared remote

3.14 USB 2 interface

A USB 2.0 interface is available on the module, which supports both device and host operation.

Pin Alternate Driver

Pin description
number usage capability
11 USBDM USB2
12 USBDP USB2
13 Gnd (USB) Gnd (USB)
14 USB VBUS USB2
15 USB_VBUS_FAULT USB2
16 USB_VBUS_DRIVE

Table 11: USB 2 interface

The USB parameters are shown in Table 12.

Parameter Min Typ Max Units

High level output voltage 3.6 V
Low level output voltage 0.6
Pin current 0.45 mA

Table 12: USB parameters

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3.15 Debug connector

An optional debug connector can be fitted.

Pin ATMEL
Function Chorus 2i pads Pad function description
number FLASH
1 TMS JTAG_TMS JTAG Test Port Test Mode Select
2 TDO JTAG_TDO JTAG Test Port Data Out
3 TCK JTAG_TCK JTAG Test Port Clock
4 TDI JTAG_TDI JTAG Test Port Data In
5 - -
6 Ground Ground
7 Ground Ground
8 SYS_RST SYSA_RSTn
9 Ground Ground
10 FCS CS#
11 FSI SI
12 FSCK SCLK
13 Ground Ground
14 FSO SO
15 3V3 Supply

Table 13: DASH connector

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4 Power supplies

Venice 6 requires a 1.2 V ± 10% supply, (optionally 1.0 V ± 5%), for the digital baseband circuits
and 3.3 V + 5% / - 10% for the RF circuits and other baseband devices such as the audio DAC.
Both supplies should be clean with low ripple. Any noise on these supplies will affect
performance.

Supply level, mA
Voltage, V Condition
Typ Max
3.3 160 350 DAB only
160 350 Soft FM
300 600 Internet radio
400 900 Internet radio and
DAB/FM
1.2 180 350 DAB only
180 350 Soft FM
250 350 Internet radio
400 5050 Internet radio and
DAB/FM

Table 14: Power supply requirements

There is some supply filtering on the Venice 6 DC supply lines. This takes the form of a Pi
network with a ferrite bead inductor in the supply line and with one or more capacitors to ground
on either side.

1V2_INPUT 1V2_CORE

L1

600 : @ 100 MHz

C1 C3 C2
100nF 100nF 10uF

Figure 5: DC supply filtering

Venice 6 must have its voltage rails regulated. Choose regulators that will cope with power
requirements in excess of those required, due to the burst requirements of the DAB receiver.

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Incorporate suitable bulk de-coupling to provide for the burst nature of the module’s power
requirements and to reduce the noise and ripple applied to the module. The capacitors should
be mounted as close as possible to the 2 x 32-way connector.
Locate the regulators as close as possible to the module connector. Use a solid ground plane if
possible. If this is not possible, use large tracks with the ground connections from each
regulator joining close to the module.

4.1 Power-on timing

The 3.3 V supply must always be at a higher voltage than the 1.2 V supply. Thus, the 3.3 V should
come on first. This can be arranged via ordering of the linear regulators, scaling of decoupling
capacitors, or by use of reset management chips (where the 1.2 V regulator has an enable).
When in slave mode, the time at which commands can be accepted is identified by the issuance
of a ‘Command Reset’ message over the serial interface. This indicates that the module has
concluded its boot process.

4.2 Power-off timing

Venice 6 is designed so that the power can be removed in any order at any time without affecting
the module. However, when in slave mode the power to the digital section should be removed
not less than 400 ms after the previous command was issued. This ensures that the command
is processed.

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5 Build options

5.1 Introduction
Venice 6 has been designed for flexibility in application and use. This section describes the
different build options available on the module.

5.2 DAB/FM antenna connectivity

The main DAB/FM antenna connector may be any one of the following:
• 2.6 mm UMP,
• SMA,
• SMB,
• F-Type,
• coaxial flying lead (pig-tail) 75 Ω.
These connectors can support operation in Bands 2/3 and L-Band.

5.3 WiFi antenna connectivity

The module supports the following WiFi antenna options:
• on-board printed F-antenna,
• SMA,
• 2.6 mm UMP.

5.4 Flash memory

Venice 6 supports an on-board Flash memory with an SPI compatible interface. Memories of 4,
8, 16 and 32 Mb capacities are supported.
Note: Size of Flash used will depend on software features required by customers.

Flash memory, Mb Example Atmel parts

4 AT45DB041D-SU
8 AT45DB081D-SU
16 AT45DB161D-SU
32 AT45DB321D-SU
Table 15: Flash memory support

5.5 F-type antenna

TBD

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6 Performance characteristics

6.1 Introduction
Venice 6 supports 802.11 b/g WiFi connectivity.
Venice 6 is a Eureka 147 DAB receiver to EN61000-4-2 supporting:
• Band 3 (174.928 MHz to 239.20 MHz)
- Korean Band 3 (175.280 MHz to 214.736 MHz)
• L-Band (1452.960 MHz to 1490.624 MHz)
- Canadian L-Band (1452.816 MHz to 1491.184 MHz)
with typical performance equal to or better than EN50248:2001 [reference 10].
Venice 6 supports Band 2 Soft FM (87.5 MHz to 108 MHz) and meets parts of the BS 5942-2:1987
Hi-Fidelity minimum performance when tested to BS 60315-4 [reference 11].

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6.2 WiFi performance

Venice 6 supports the mandatory modes required by 802.11b and 802.11g plus some optional
modes to provide those listed in Table 16. The maximum transmit power of the WiFi module is
limited to 20 dBm Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP). The WiFi module’s transmit power
and the antenna gain added together must not exceed 20 dBm EIRP.

Sensitivity Transmit Max Power

Mode Bit Rate Modulation
Minimum Typical EVM (EIRP)

DSSS 1 Mbs DBPSK -83dBm 8% FER -94dBm 8% FER <35% peak 20 dBm
DSSS 2 Mbs DQPSK -83dBm 8% FER -94dBm 8% FER <35% peak
HR/DSSS 5.5 Mbs DQPSK -83dBm 8% FER -93dBm 8% FER <35% peak
HR/DSSS 11 Mbs DQPSK -83dBm 8% FER -91dBm 8% FER <35% peak
ERP- 6 Mbps BPSK 1/2 rate -82dBm 10% PER -89dBm 10% PER -5 dB RMS
OFDM
9 Mbps BPSK 3/4 rate -81dBm 10% PER -89dBm 10% PER -8 dB RMS
12 Mbps QPSK 1/2 rate -79dBm 10% PER -89dBm 10% PER -10 dB RMS
18 Mbps QPSK 3/4 rate -77dBm 10% PER -87dBm 10% PER -13 dB RMS
24 Mbps 16QAM 1/2 rate -74 dBm 10% PER -85 dBm 10% PER -16 dB RMS
36 Mbps 16QAM 3/4 rate -70 dBm 10% PER -81 dBm 10% PER -19 dB RMS
48 Mbps 64QAM 2/3 rate -66 dBm 10% PER -75 dBm 10% PER -22 dB RMS
54 Mbps 64QAM 3/4 rate -65 dBm 10% PER -74 dBm 10% PER -25 dB RMS

Table 16: WiFi performance

6.3 RF performance

6.3.1 DAB Band 3

(Unless otherwise specified Ta = 25°C, Vcc = 3.3 V,
Operating mode = decoding one DAB stereo audio channel at 192 kbit/s)

Parameters Min Typ Max Units

Band 3 tuning range 174.928 239.200 MHz
Band 3 large signal -5 0 dBm
Band 3 sensitivity -95 -97
Band 3 far off selectivity 40 dB
Band 3 adjacent channel 30 32

Table 17: Band 3 performance

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6.3.2 DAB L-Band

(Unless otherwise specified Ta = 25°C, Vcc = 3.3 V,
Operating mode = decoding one DAB stereo audio channel at 192 kbit/s)

Parameters Min Typ Max Units

L-Band tuning range TBD TBD TBD MHz
Canadian L-Band TBD TBD TBD
L-Band large signal TBD TBD TBD dBm
L-Band sensitivity TBD TBD TBD
L-Band far off selectivity TBD TBD TBD
L-Band adjacent channel TBD TBD TBD

Table 18: L-Band performance

6.3.3 FM performance
(Unless otherwise specified Ta = 25°C, Vcc = 3.3 V,
Operating mode = decoding one FM stereo audio channel at +/- 75 kHz with 1 kHz tone)

Parameters Min Typ Max Units

FM band tuning range 89.5 - 108 MHz
FM sensitivity (S+N)/ -106 -108 - dBm
N=26dB
Large signal handling - 0 -
capacity
(S+N)/N ultimate signal-to- - 63 - dB
noise ratio
THD - 0.15 - %
Tuning step size - 50 - KHz
FM selectivity (+200 kHz) 30 40 - dB
(-200 kHz)
25 40 -
Stereo separation 25 40 -

Table 19: FM performance

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6.4 Audio specification

(Unless otherwise specified, Ta = 25°C, Vcc = 3.3 V).

Lower 3 dB frequency limit Higher 3 dB frequency limit

Mode of Operation
(with respect to 1 kHz) (with respect to 1 kHz)
FM 20 Hz 12.5 kHz
DAB 20 Hz 20 kHz

Table 20: Audio bandwidth

A typical SNR of 99 dBA is achieved, worst case 97 dBA, in DAB mode. This is dependant on the
load applied.

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7 Electrical specification

7.1 Absolute maximum ratings

Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Comments

3V3 power terminal -0.3 3.3 4.0 V
1V2 power terminal -0.3 1.2 1.32
VIN -0.3 5.5 V Other than supply
pins
Storage temperature -40 +85 °C
IOUT 10 100 mAa
Humidity 0 90 % Non-condensing
RF input 0 dBm
Other inputs -0.3 3.6 V
Outputs -20 +20 mA

Table 21: Absolute maximum ratings

a. Total for all I/O

7.2 Typical values

7.2.1 Operating conditions

Parameter Min Typ Max Comments Units

Operating temperature -10 +70 °C
3V3 input current 350 - 500 WiFi mA
1V2 160 DAB and FM

Table 22: Typical operating conditions

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7.2.2 Main signal levels

Parameter Min Typ Max Units

LOW level input voltage -0.3 0.8 V
HIGH level input voltage 2 5.5
Threshold point 1.33 1.42 1.52
Schmitt trigger low-to-high threshold 1.67 1.73 1.79
Schmitt trigger high-to-low threshold 1.01 1.07 1.15
Input leakage current -10 +10 μA

Table 23: Main signal levels

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8 Mechanical specification

8.1 Physical specification

Venice 6 is a single-sided assembly built on to a 6-layer printed circuit board. The RF and
baseband circuitry are shielded to meet EMC and RF performance specifications. The shielding
separates the RF and baseband sections.
The module has a 64-way (2 x 32-way) 2.54 mm pitch, main connector mounted along one edge.
This allows the use of either vertical or right angle mount connectors.

8.2 Physical layout

The following diagrams show the placement of the major components when viewed from the top
and the dimensions in mm.

Figure 6: Board dimensions, top view

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Figure 7: Board dimensions, side view

Figure 8: Overall height with screen can lid fitted

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8.3 Connectors
The module supports three connectors.
• J4/J6/J7 are the RF input connectors
- J4 and J6 support 2.6 mm UMP, SMB, SMA and F-type connectors
- J7 supports 2.6 mm UMP and SMA connectors
• J2 (DASH debug connector) is offered as an optional extra on production units.
• J1 is the main connection to Venice 6 and carries all logic and power connections.

J6
J7

J4

J1

Figure 9: Module connector locations, top view

8.3.1 J1 - main connector

J1 is a 2 x 32-way dual row and 2.54 mm pitch, through PCB part.

8.4 Mating connectors

The following items are the female connectors that we recommend for placement on a customer
application.

Manufacturer Part number Type

Imperial J4A-301S-320-B 64-way Through-hole mount female connector
Imperial G7P-645-G 64-way Surface mount female connector

Table 24: Mating connectors

The mating connectors are shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11. They have a limited number of
cycles of operation before they wear out. We recommend that they are connected/disconnected
no more than xx times. They are not Frontier Silicon parts and may be subject to change.

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Figure 10: Mating connector J4A-301S-320-B

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The G7P-645-G mating connector is shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11: Mating connector G7P-645-G

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Compliance standards

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Venice 6 is tested in configurations representative of typical DAB consumer products to the
following standard:
BS EN 55022:1998
BS EN 55013: 2001
The electromagnetic compatibility of a particular product is dependent upon the use and
installation of the module within the product. Care should be taken to integrate the module with
due regard to the effects of conducted and radiated signals.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection

Venice 6 is an ESD-sensitive device. It is tested to EN300.401. Special handling precautions
should be used during manufacturing and testing. For example, use electrostatic controls
compliant with ANSI/ESD S20.20 [reference 18] or JEDEC Standard JESD-625 [reference 17].

Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)

All Frontier Silicon products use RoHS certified components and are assembled using lead-free
processes; see the Frontier Silicon Declaration of Materials Compliance [reference 2].

‘Green’ compliance
Frontier Silicon adheres to best industry practice regarding the avoidance of environmentally
harmful substances in products, above and beyond legal requirements such as RoHS.

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Bibliography

The following documents provide background, peripheral or more detailed information for
Venice 6. They are not all specifically referenced within the text of this datasheet.

Document
Domain
Title No
Frontier Silicon 1 Environmental Policy FSQ 0000 0329
2 Declaration of Materials Compliance FSQ 0000 1008
Venice 6 FS2026 3 Product Brief FSQ 0000 1019
Product description
4 Software Product Specification -
Chorus 2i FS1020 5 Product Brief FSQ 0000 0604
Highly Integrated DAB
6 Overview Datasheet FSQ 0000 1161
System-on-Chip
7 Hardware Datasheet FSQ 0000 1346
Apollo FS1110 8 Product Brief FSQ 0000 0626
Tri-Band Dual-Mode T-DMB
9 Datasheet FSQ 0000 0612
Radio Receiver IC
British Standards 10 Characteristics of DAB Receivers BS EN
50248:2001
11 Methods of measurement on radio receivers BS 60315-4
for various classes of emission
12 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; BS 5942-
minimum performance requirements. 2:1987
13 Digital Audio Interface, parts 1 and 3 IEC 60958
14 Information technology equipment. Radio BS EN
disturbance characteristics. Limits and 55022:1998
methods of measurement
15 (Incorporating Corrigendum No 1). Sound and BS EN 55013:
Television Broadcast Receivers and 2001
associated equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of
measurement.
JEDEC 16 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity JESD22-A114
Testing Human Body Model (HBM)
17 Requirements For Handling Electrostatic- JESD625
discharge-sensitive (ESDS) Devices
EDA (Electrostatic Discharge 18 ESD Association Standard for the ANSI/ESD
Association) Development of an Electrostatic Discharge S20.20
Control Program for –
Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts,
Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding
Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices)

Table 25: References

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Glossary

CPU Central Processing Unit

DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting
DMB Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
FMI (NAND) Flash Memory Interface
GPIO General Purpose Input/Output
IC Integrated Circuit
NAND NOT AND (Boolean logic)
PC [Wintel-compatible] Personal Computer
SCP Serial Control Protocol
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
SPI master Provides SPI clock and initiates data transactions and requests
SPI slave Receives SPI clock and responds to data transactions and requests
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus

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 RF Chipset Descriptions

The Marvel 88W8686 RF chipset provides the combined functions of the IEEE
Standard 802.11/802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), 802.11a/g (802.11a
is not used in this product) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
baseband modulation, Medium Access Controller (MAC), CPU, memory, host interfaces,
and direct conversion WLAN RF radio on a single integrated chip. The block diagram of
the RF chipset is shown in Fig. 3.

Block diagram of 88W8686

Main Features

General Features
• 802.11b/g wireless RF and baseband, MAC, CPU, memory, and host
interfaces
• Integrates all RF to baseband transmit and receive operations, with support
for external PAs

Payload Data Rates

• IEEE 802.11 data rates of 1 and 2 Mbps
• IEEE 802.11b data rates of 5.5 and 11Mbps
• IEEE 802.11g data rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps

Network

MAC
• Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes
• Hardware filtering of 64 multicast and 96 unicast addresses and additional
firmware options
• Supports long and short preamble generation on a frame-by-frame basis
• Supports IEEE Power Save mode

Security
• WEP 64- and 128-bit encryption with hardware TKIP processing
• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
• CCMP hardware implementation as part of 802.11i security standard

Physical Layer

Baseband
• DSSS and OFDM modulation
• Advanced Equalizer for Complementary Code Keying (CCK) modes

CPU
• Integrated S3C2440A (ARM9) -Compliant Marvell Feroceon CPU
• 400 MHz operating frequency
 2.412 – 2.462GHz

Simplified Radio Block Diagram

Radio Architecture

The 88W8686 direct conversion WLAN RF radio integrates all necessary functions
for receive and transmit, including LNAs, up and down converters, adjustable gain
amplifier, filter, and pre-drivers.
The supported frequency channels for operation in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio bands are
shown in below table.
Receive Path

The 88W8686 receiver consists of:

• 2.4 GHz LNA/quadrature down conversion mixers

• Variable gain amplifiers
• Pair of baseband LPFs
• Programmable gain amplifiers (analogue signal processing on the
quadrature demodulated signals)

Receive Automatic Gain Control

The 88W8686 supports a proprietary AGC interface between the radio and
baseband processor. To manage overall gain distribution, the total gain is distributed
among the RF and baseband stages. The total gain is realized through variable gain stages
within each of the RF, and baseband sections.

The gain adjustment of the integrated LNA and AGC is seamlessly controlled by
the baseband processor functions integrated into the 88W8686. The entire receive path
has over 90 dB of voltage gain and 90 dB of gain control range.

Baseband Circuits

The quadrature demodulator down converts and I/Q splits the signal received to
in-phase and quadrature phase. Signals are then passed through a pair of LPFs to reject
the adjacent channel energy, and a pair of variable gain stages amplifies the signal to the
full scale of the analog to digital converters.
 Both the corner frequency of the LPF and the offset of the baseband stages are
calibrated automatically. These calibrations occur frequently enough to adjust for
changes in environmental conditions.

Transmit Path

The transmit path includes:

• Pair of LPFs
• Pair of baseband variable gain amplifiers
• Quadrature up-converter
• RF variable gain amplifier
• 2.4 GHz preamplifier

Tx Radio Band Operation

The variable gain amplifier is used for power control. The preamplifier is designed
to support a wide range of external power amplifiers. The embedded power control loop
is also flexible enough to accept a wide range of power detector characteristics.

Tx Power Control

The transmitter signal path is affected by changes in environmental conditions and

the accuracy of external components. Therefore, proper gain control is required to
account for gain variations in the transmit signal path due to temperature and process
variations.

Gain control is accomplished with a power control loop circuit. The loop consists of
a power detector that monitors the actual PA output during every Tx packet and compares
that level with a power detect threshold. That gain is then adjusted on the next Tx packet.

The power of each WiFi module is calibrated to the value in module specification
and the gain setting is stored in EEPROM. This gain setting limits the maximum power
transmission that is guaranteed to be lower than the test mode samples.