BlueCore4-PC-ROM™

Radio

• Common TX/RX terminals simplify external matching; eliminates external antenna switch
• BIST minimises production test time
• Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR specification compliant
• Full RF example designs are available

Transmitter

• 6dBm RF transmit power with level control from on-chip 6-bit DAC over a dynamic range >35dB
• Class 2 and Class 3 support without the need for an external power amplifier or TX/RX switch
• Class1 support using external power amplifier with RF power controlled by an internal 8-bit DAC
• Supports DQPSK (2Mbps) and 8DPSK modulation (3Mbps) modulation

Receiver

• Receiver sensitivity of -86dBm
• Integrated channel filters
• Digital demodulator for improved sensitivity and cochannel rejection
• Real-time digitised RSSI available on HCI interface
• Fast AGC for enhanced dynamic range
• Channel classification
• Supports DQPSK and 8DPSK modulation

Synthesiser

• Fully integrated synthesiser requires no external VCO, varactor diode, resonator or loop filter
• Compatible with crystals 8MHz to 40MHz or an external clock 8MHz to 40MHz
• Accepts 14.40, 15.36, 16.2, 16.8, 19.2, 19.44, 19.68, 19.8 and 38.4MHz TCXO frequencies for GSM and CDMA devices with sinusoidal or logic level signals

Auxiliary Features

• Crystal oscillator with built-in digital trimming
• Power management includes digital shutdown, and wake up commands with an integrated low power oscillator for ultra low power Park/Sniff/Hold mode
• Clock request output to control external clock
• Device can run in low power modes from an external 32768Hz clock signal
• On-chip regulator, producing 1.8V output from 2.2V to 5.6V input
• Power-on-reset cell detects low supply voltage

Baseband and Software

• 4Mbit internal ROM
• 48Kbyte internal RAM, allows full speed data transfer, mixed voice and data, and full piconet operation, including all EDR packet types
• Logic for forward error correction, header error control, access code correlation, CRC, demodulation, encryption bit stream generation, whitening and transmit pulse shaping. Supports all mandatory Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR specification features including eSCO and AFH
• Transcoders for A-law, μ-law and linear voice from host and A-law, μ-law and CVSD voice over air
• Standard HCI over USB

Package Option

• 47-Ball 3.8 x 4.0 x 0.7mm 0.5mm pitch WLCSP