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Overview

Description

The DA14585-00000ATREXDB-P is the Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) range extender daughterboard for the DA14585 Pro Development Kit's (DA14585DEVKT-P) motherboard.

By combining Renesas' best-in-class Bluetooth Low Energy chips with a high-efficiency RF Power Amplifier front-end module, our range extender offers users optimal range without compromising on power consumption and data rate. Renesas' SmartBond™ DA14585 range extender kit allows the range of Bluetooth LE communications to be increased in software-selectable steps without compromising on data rate and maintain best-in-class overall power consumption. The resulting solution meets all Bluetooth Low Energy and regulatory requirements.

The range extender daughterboard is provided as an optional extra for the DA14585 Pro Development Kit, featuring the Skyworks SKY66111 discrete power amplifier. The optimized board design allows output power to be scaled by software in 2dBm steps from +0dBm to +9.3dBm (enough for whole-house coverage indoors). So system developers have the freedom to balance range and overall power consumption. Crucially, the solution maintains the standard Bluetooth Low Energy data rate. It can also be powered from a single coin cell ensuring the smallest systems.

DA14585 + SKY66111

  • Maximized range
    • Up to +9.3dBm nominal maximum output power
    • Better than -91dBm receive sensitivity
    • >100.3dBm link budget
  • Power consumption
    • Tx <17mA system peak at 3V and +9.3dBm nominal maximum output power

Features

  • Software programmable output power up to +9.3dBm in steps of 2dBm
  • FCC, ETSI and Bluetooth requirements compliant
  • Receiver Sensitivity < -91dBm
  • Tx Power consumption < 18mA at +9.3 dBm at 3V
  • Rx Power consumption < 6mA at -91dBm at 3V
  • Extended sleep mode < 5µA at 3V
  • Operating voltage 1.8V – 3.6V
  • Supports coin cell battery (typ. 3.0V)
  • 2 layer FR-4 PCB
  • Integrated printed antenna (IFA) and RF connector for RF measurements
  • Provision for external battery connector available
  • 21 GPIOs available
  • Key signals available through test points
  • Operating temperature -40 °C to +85 °C
  • Compatible with DA14585 Development Kit Pro
  • SmartBond™ DA14585 complies with Bluetooth 5.0
  • 16MHz 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0
  • Integrated DC/DC converter
  • Supports up to 8 Bluetooth LE connections

Applications

  • Bluetooth Low Energy applications that require extended range, including:
    • Smart home applications
    • Beacons
    • Proximity tags

Documentation

Type Title Date
Manual - Development Tools PDF 1.98 MB
Manual - Development Tools
Datasheet PDF 6.74 MB
Manual - Development Tools PDF 1.66 MB
Manual - Development Tools PDF 2.31 MB
Release Note PDF 963 KB
Schematic PDF 58 KB
Schematic ZIP 183 KB
Product Brief PDF 1.23 MB
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Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software Downloads

Type Title Date
PCB Design Files ZIP 868 KB
PCB Design Files ZIP 2.52 MB
Software & Tools - Other Log in to Download ZIP 4 KB
Software & Tools - Other Log in to Download ZIP 1 KB
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Videos & Training

SmartBond DA14585 Development Kit Pro