BL702 BLE RF design rules and recommendations

makc

Hello,
Is there hardware reference desing rules or recommendations for RF design?
I'm especially interested in antenna network impedance matching recommendations/example, cause in the chinese hardware design guide there are few recommendations:

BL70X The RF pin input impedance is approximately 25 Ohm, it is recommended to reserve a matching network in the circuit design, mainly for impedance matching and stray harmonic suppression, it is recommended to use Pi type (CLC) Matching network structure, the specific network component parameters need to be based on the actual antenna design and PCB. The impedance characteristics are debugged.
Notice:

When debugging the impedance matching network, it is necessary to make the load impedance of the chip port as about 25 ohms, and try to ensure that the load impedance is in the capacitive region.

In circuit design, it is recommended to reserve a fifth-order matching network to ensure the harmonic suppression effect.

PS: I'm planing to use chip antenna.

Alvin

Please sign up for community membership. you can get refernce design and guide form below link.
https://dev.bouffalolab.com/hardware

robert

I'd love to get more information, Alvin, but the form returns "System Error" with any reasonable form of valid information that I tried. Any tips on signing up from the U.S. ?

Please also pass along to the translator that "Loaction" should be "Location".

Thank you.

makc

robert Any tips on signing up from the U.S. ?

You need signed NDA and fully enabled account to get access to the mentioned hardware reference designs.

fw_dev

makc how to get an NDA document to sign? I have requested it by email, but so far it is not responded:/

makc

fw_dev I have requested it by email, but so far it is not responded:/

What e-mail you tried to contact? Did you try to contact zlliu@bouffalolab.com?

fw_dev

makc thank you, makc. I have sent an email just now.

jatsekku

@fw_dev @makc Do you know if this email is still valid?

makc

jatsekku
I don't know exactly, but I suppose so. Try to send other e-mail or just wait.