NXP Semiconductors QN908 series User manual

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Rev.2.0 — 21 March 2018

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Keywords

QN908x, Quick Start, Development Kit, QN9080 DK, QN9080

Development Kit

Abstract

This Quick Start document provides an overview about the QN9080DK

board and its software tools and lists the steps to install the hardware and

the software.

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Contact information

For additional information, please visi

t: http://www.nxp.com

Revision history

Rev

Date

Description

1.0

20180131

Initial release

2.0

20180321

Updated steps of QN908x SDK/PC installation. Added directory of USB Dongle firmware

and corrected the jumper for QN9080DK firmware update.

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1. Introduction

QN9080 Development Kit (DK) is designed for evaluating and developing Bluetooth Low

Energy (BLE) solutions based on QN908x. The module features GPIO, USB, PMod, and

SWD interface. J-Link and J-Trace functions are both supported for debugging. ISP

download function is also supported with the QN9080 DK board.

This Quick Start document provides an overview about the QN9080DK board and its

software tools and lists the steps to install the hardware and the software. The document

also describes how to run the demo example and create a new application project.

2. Kit contents

The QN9080 DK is composed of three parts.

•QN9080 DK board: A hardware board-based QN9080 for BLE application

development.

It comprises onboard RF matching circuit and antenna, power supply, GPIO connector,

buttons, and LEDs. The LPC4322 OnBoard (OB) debugger is used to bridge QN9080

SWD and UART interface to PC, download program, and debug from PC.

For detailed information, refer to QN9080 DK User Guide.

Fig 1. QN9080 DK board

•BLE Dongle: A BLE device controlled by the Connectivity QTool running on a PC.

It works with the QN9080 DK board as a pair for BLE evaluation and debugging. It is

connected to PC via USB.

•USB Cable: A cable to connect the QN9080 DK board with the PC via Micro USB

interface.

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3. Download and install software

Before connecting the QN9080-DK Board to PC, install/download the following software

tools on PC:

•Connectivity QTool

•QN908x Programming Tool

•QN908x Image Editor

•Keil MDK-Arm v5.18*, IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm v8.11 1 or MCUXpresso

IDE v10.1.1*

•MCUXpresso SDK

•LPCScrypt v1.8.2

•SEGGER J-Link v6.10 (or higher)

•User can choose any one of these IDEs for the development on QN9080DK. Higher

versions of those IDEs are also supported.

3.1 System requirements

The development on the QN9080-DK has the following minimum system requirements:

•PC running with Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

•2 GB RAM and 8 GB hard-disk space

•Minimum of two USB ports

3.2 QN908x SDK/PC tool installation

QN908x SDK is a package containing source code and documents necessary for

application firmware development. Some PC tools are also available to ease debug and

development.

Refer to the following steps to download the SDK:

1. Click the link below and navigate to the SDK building page:

https://www.nxp.com/support/developer-resources/software-development-

tools/mcuxpresso-software-and-tools/mcuxpresso-software-development-kit-

sdk:MCUXpresso-SDK?fsrch=1&sr=2&pageNum=1.

2. Click the button Build your SDK to start the SDK builder.

3. Click Select Development Board and log-in to start building the QN908x SDK

and download it into a folder on your PC.

Note: The SDK can also be found by the link: Use the direct URL for QN9080:

https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/en/select?device=QN908XCDK.

4. Navigate to the folder specified in Step 3 to open the SDK project.

Refer to the following steps to download the PC tools:

1. Click the link below to download PC Tools.

- Connectivity QTool:

https://www.nxp.com/webapp/sps/download/license.jsp?colCode=Connectivi

ty-QTool-Setup

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- QN908x Programming Tool:

https://www.nxp.com/webapp/sps/download/license.jsp?colCode=QN908x-

Programming-Tool-Setup

- Image Editor:

https://www.nxp.com/webapp/sps/download/license.jsp?colCode=QN908x-

Image-Editor

2. Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the PC tools.

3. Click the *.exe files to start the installation.

3.2.1 PC software tool introduction

1. Connectivity QTool is a software tool that runs on a PC and talks with the USB

Dongle to act as a peripheral/central device. It provides ease in the debugging

and development of a QN908x-based device.

2. QN908x Programming Tool is a software tool that runs on a PC and talks with

the QN908x DK for firmware uploading and non-volatile parameters setting via

UART/SWD interface.

Note: Only J-Link is supported when updating firmware via SWD interface by the

QN908x Programming Tool. Update the firmware of QN908x DK debugger by

LPCScrypt to support J-Link. The procedure is elaborated at Chapter 4.

3. Image Editor is a command-line tool used to convert binary file to the required

format, check the help content for details.

3.3 Install MCUXpresso IDE

MCUXpresso IDE provides comprehensive compiler supporting QN, Kinetis, and LPC

Microcontrollers.

You can download it from the following URL:

https://www.nxp.com/support/developer-resources/software-development-

tools/mcuxpresso-software-and-tools/mcuxpresso-integrated-development-environment-

ide:MCUXpresso-IDE.

Double-click the file to run and complete the installation.

3.4 Install LPC-Link2 software

LPCScrypt is a command-line based, fast flash, EEPROM, OTP and security

programming tool that supports LPC-Link2 Debug Firmware Programming.

You can download it from the following URL:

https://www.nxp.com/support/developer-resources/software-development-tools/lpc-

developer-resources-/lpc-microcontroller-utilities/lpcscrypt-

v1.8.2:LPCSCRYPT?tab=Design_Tools_Tab.

Double-click the file to run and complete the installation.

3.5 CMSIS-DAP or J-Link

QN9080 DK is shipping out with CMSIS-DAP enabled by default as debugger. All SDK

projects are configured as CMSIS-DAP as debugger.

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To use the PC tools contained in the SDK package you may need to enable J-Link. The

tool LPCScrypt is used to update firmware of the debugger chip LPC4322 on QN9080

DK.

3.6 Install J-Link software

For the cases of J-Link needed, J-Link software must be installed as J-Link driver resides

in the package.

The J-Link software and documentation package is available for download from

https://www.segger.com/downloads/jlink.

Fig 2. Download J-Link SW

4. Connect hardware and install drivers

Figure 3 shows the hardware connections of QN9080 DK board, BLE dongle, and PC.

QN9080 DK board is attached to PC by a USB cable via J2 port. The BLE dongle is

plugged into another USB port on PC.

Fig 3. Hardware connection

4.1 Connect QN9080 DK board and install driver

Connect the QN9080DK board to a PC with a microB USB cable. Use connector J2 on

the QN9080DK.

Once connected to the PC, Windows will detect the new hardware. Run the driver

installation tool lpc_driver_installer.exe, found inside of the LPSCrypt installation direct at

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C:\NXP\LPCScrypt\Drivers. This will install the drivers for both the virtual COM port and

CMSIS-DAP debugger.

After drivers are installed correctly, the device is shown in Device Manger as Figure 4.

Fig 4. LPC-Link 2 device in Device Manager

4.2 Connect BLE dongle and install driver

Connect the device to a USB port on PC. A driver must be installed before Connectivity

QTool can access it.

Following the procedure below to install the driver:

1. Right-click Computer and choose Manage, the Computer Management window

appears.

2. Click Device Manager, navigate to MCU VIRTUAL COM DEMO on the right side,

refer to Figure 5 for details.

3. Right-click the device MCU VIRTUAL COM DEMO and choose Update Driver

Software

4. Click the item Browse my computer for driver software in the window.

5. Click Browse button to go to the folder C:/NXP/Connectivity QTool/.

6. Click the Next button at the bottom.

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Fig 5. BLE dongle installation

After the driver is successfully installed, the device appears as a new COM port in Device

Manager.

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Fig 6. BLE dongle in Device Manager

4.3 Update BLE dongle firmware

Fig 7. BLE dongle firmware

QN908x BLE Dongle is shipped with the default firmware burned. It is necessary to

update firmware when Connectivity QTool cannot establish a communication with the

corresponding COM port.

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The following procedure is used to update the firmware:

1. Plug dongle into USB port of PC.

2. Short test point TP5 to ground TP4 or USB shield.

3. Press the reset button while TP5 shorted to ground.

4. There should be a new disk, named "CRP DISBLD", showed in Windows

Explorer.

5. Delete the firmware.bin on the disk.

6. Copy new firmware firmware.bin residing in the Connectivity QTool installation

directory C:\nxp\Connectivity QTool\bin to the Dongle.

7. Firmware is updated successfully after firmware copy complete.

8. Reset or power cycle the USB dongle with TP5 not shorted. The USB dongle

works again.

4.4 Update debugger firmware to support J-Link/CMSIS-DAP

LPC-Link 2 is integrated on the QN908x DK by the chip LPC4322, CMSIS-DAP is

supported by default. J-Link is also supported by LPC-Link 2 by changing firmware inside

the LPC4322.

Currently, only J-Link is supported on the SWD firmware updating function of QN908x

Programming Tool.

LPCScrypt is used to update the firmware for the LPC4322 on the QN9080 DK. The

procedure below is about how to update firmware to support J-Link, and vice versa.

1. Short JP5 and power cycle the QN9080 DK.

2. Go to Start Menu of Windows.

3. Click the option, “Program LPC-Link2 with SEGGER J-Link” under LPCScrypt.

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