Document Number: 002-15053 Rev. *D Page 4 of 155
Contents
1. Overview ........................................................................6
1.1 Overview ...............................................................6
1.2 Features ................................................................8
1.3 Standards Compliance ..........................................9
2. Power Supplies and Power Management ................. 10
2.1 Power Supply Topology ......................................10
2.2 CYW4356 PMU Features .................................... 10
2.3 WLAN Power Management ................................. 12
2.4 PMU Sequencing ................................................ 12
2.5 Power-Off Shutdown ...........................................13
2.6 Power-Up/Power-Down/Reset Circuits ...............13
2.7 Wireless Charging ...............................................13
3. Frequency References ............................................... 16
3.1 Crystal Interface and Clock Generation ..............16
3.2 External Frequency Reference ............................16
3.3 External 32.768 kHz Low-Power Oscillator ......... 18
4. Bluetooth + FM Subsystem Overview ......................19
4.1 Features ..............................................................19
4.2 Bluetooth Radio ...................................................20
5. Bluetooth Baseband Core ......................................... 22
5.1 Bluetooth 4.1 Features ........................................22
5.2 Bluetooth Low Energy ......................................... 22
5.3 Link Control Layer ...............................................22
5.4 Test Mode Support .............................................. 23
5.5 Bluetooth Power Management Unit ..................... 23
5.6 Adaptive Frequency Hopping .............................. 26
5.7 Advanced Bluetooth/WLAN Coexistence ............ 26
5.8 Fast Connection (Interlaced Page and Inquiry
Scans) ................................................................. 26
6. Microprocessor and Memory Unit for Bluetooth .....27
6.1 RAM, ROM, and Patch Memory .......................... 27
6.2 Reset ................................................................... 27
7. Bluetooth Peripheral Transport Unit ........................ 28
7.1 SPI Interface ........................................................ 28
7.2 SPI/UART Transport Detection ...........................28
7.3 PCM Interface .....................................................28
7.4 USB Interface ...................................................... 36
7.5 UART Interface .................................................... 38
7.6 I2S Interface ........................................................39
8. FM Receiver Subsystem ............................................42
8.1 FM Radio .............................................................42
8.2 Digital FM Audio Interfaces ................................. 42
8.3 FM Over Bluetooth ..............................................42
8.4 eSCO ...................................................................42
8.5 Wideband Speech Link ....................................... 42
8.6 A2DP ...................................................................42
8.7 Autotune and Search Algorithms .........................42
8.8 Audio Features .................................................... 43
8.9 RDS/RBDS .......................................................... 45
9. WLAN Global Functions ............................................ 46
9.1 WLAN CPU and Memory Subsystem .................. 46
9.2 One-Time Programmable Memory ......................46
9.3 GPIO Interface ....................................................46
9.4 External Coexistence Interface ...........................47
9.5 UART Interface .................................................... 48
9.6 JTAG Interface .................................................... 48
9.7 SPROM Interface ................................................ 48
10. WLAN Host Interfaces .............................................. 49
10.1 SDIO v3.0 .......................................................... 49
10.2 PCI Express Interface ....................................... 51
11. Wireless LAN MAC and PHY ................................... 53
11.1 IEEE 802.11ac Draft MAC ................................. 53
11.2 IEEE 802.11ac Draft PHY ................................. 55
12. WLAN Radio Subsystem ......................................... 57
12.1 Receiver Path .................................................... 59
12.2 Transmit Path .................................................... 59
12.3 Calibration ......................................................... 59
13. Pin Information ......................................................... 60
13.1 Ball Maps ........................................................... 60
13.2 Pin Lists ............................................................. 61
13.3 Signal Descriptions ............................................ 77
13.4 WLAN/BT GPIO Signals and Strapping Options 90
13.5 GPIO Alternative Signal Functions .................... 91
13.6 I/O States .......................................................... 93
14. DC Characteristics ................................................... 96
14.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ............................... 96
14.2 Environmental Ratings ...................................... 96
14.3 Electrostatic Discharge Specifications .............. 96
14.4 Recommended Operating Conditions and
DC Characteristics ............................................ 97
15. Bluetooth RF Specifications .................................... 99
16. FM Receiver Specifications ................................... 105
17. WLAN RF Specifications ........................................ 109
17.1 Introduction ...................................................... 109
17.2 2.4 GHz Band General RF Specifications ....... 109
17.3 WLAN 2.4 GHz Receiver Performance
Specifications ................................................. 110
17.4 WLAN 2.4 GHz Transmitter Performance
Specifications .................................................. 115
17.5 WLAN 5 GHz Receiver Performance
Specifications .................................................. 117
17.6 WLAN 5 GHz Transmitter Performance
Specifications .................................................. 123
18. Internal Regulator Electrical Specifications ........ 124
18.1 Core Buck Switching Regulator ....................... 124
18.2 3.3V LDO (LDO3P3) ....................................... 125
18.3 3.3V LDO (LDO3P3_B) ................................... 126
18.4 2.5V LDO (BTLDO2P5) ................................... 127
18.5 CLDO .............................................................. 128
18.6 LNLDO ............................................................ 129
19. System Power Consumption ................................. 130
19.1 WLAN Current Consumption ........................... 130
19.2 Bluetooth and FM Current Consumption ......... 132
20. Interface Timing and AC Characteristics ............. 133
20.1 SDIO Timing .................................................... 133
20.2 PCI Express Interface Parameters .................. 141
20.3 JTAG Timing ................................................... 142
21. Power-Up Sequence and Timing ........................... 143
21.1 Sequencing of Reset and Regulator Control
Signals ............................................................ 143