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Motorola
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications
solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Motorola has acquired Bluetooth
developer Digianswer.
Motorola
Motorola Bluetooth
Products
Motorola Innovative
Bluetooth Platform Offers Exceptional Performance Features (12/01)
Motorola Solution with Unique Coexistence Capability Expected to be
Available in 2nd Quarter of 2002. Motorola’s Semiconductor Products
Sector announces a comprehensive Bluetooth Platform Solution. To meet the
challenges of today’s demanding designs, this platform provides a V1.1
compliant Bluetooth solution with exceptional performance, high quality
audio, certified interoperability and 802.11b coexistence, as well as
embedded software, development tools, and reference design kits.
Motorola’s platform is designed to accelerate development of
high-performance Bluetooth solutions for application in cell phones,
personal digital assistants, headsets and other systems that can benefit
from Bluetooth communications.
This platform represents only the first of a family of products for the
Bluetooth market. Future solutions are planned to provide specialized
platforms for targeted markets, and Motorola is enabling greater
integration of Bluetooth IP core into host processors. This IP core
integration of Bluetooth baseband functions into a system processor will
allow low cost implementation and will speed the adoption of Bluetooth by
the general market. Bluetooth wireless technology is a key value-added
feature in Motorola’s wireless portfolio, including the Innovative
Convergence family of wireless platforms for manufacturers of mobile
devices and the DragonBall family of applications processors.
EE Times Motorola
chip set focuses on phone/headset link (12/01)
Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector released a Bluetooth chip
set at the Bluetooth Developers Conference this week comprised of a GaAs
power amplifier and a power management chip. While many available Bluetooth
chip sets support a variety of system architectures, Motorola's Bluetooth
solution is narrowly focused on the link between mobile handsets and
wireless headsets. As such, the RF front-end and baseband of the set have
been optimized to the specific needs of the link.
Audio quality is a key concern for a mobile phone/headset link. Most
available Bluetooth chip sets have been engineered to transmit data, so
designers must add echo cancellation features to handle audio
transmissions. Recognizing this difficulty, Motorola built audio signal
processing circuitry into its baseband architecture. The chip set
eliminates the need for an echo canceller and avoids the switching delays
that can increase noise and pesky clicking an end user hears with other
chip sets, said Gary Montgomery, director of marketing for Motorola's
Wireless Local Connectivity Division.
The RF transceiver has also been optimized for handset/headset links,
Motorola said. For starters, it can share the clock of the mobile phone.
The chip set sports a fractional synthesizer that operates from 10 MHz to
26 MHz, allowing the transceiver to hook into a variety of clocks,
Montgomery said. By offering this functionality, the chip set won't be
limited to only GSM or CDMA operation, but can support a variety of mobile
phone architectures, including those with a host of RF front-ends.
The chip set includes the MC71000 ARM7-based baseband processor equipped
with a Bluetooth-compliant host controller interface, the MC13180 RF BiCMOS
transceiver, the MRFIC2408 power amplifier, and Digianswer software. The
power management chip can reduce power consumption in mobile and non-mobile
systems, Motorola said.
Motorola has working silicon of the chip set and will sample it with
development kits in the first quarter of 2002. Production is planned for
the second quarter. The chip set will carry a suggested list price of $5.90
each in million-unit volumes.
Instat InfoAlert
(6/01)
Motorola's (Digianswer's) upper level Bluetooth protocol stack has been
popular in the industry, with both Nokia and Panasonic as recent licensees.
Motorola announced its Bluetooth Class 2 two-chip chipset that includes
a full codec and integrated antenna switch. Since this solution supports 12
to 20MHz clocks (mobile phone clock range), embedding this solution into a
mobile phone eliminates the need for a separate crystal. The chipset
supports an extended temperature range typically desired for mobile phones,
-20 to +85 degrees Celsius. Full point-to-multipoint, master/slave
switching is supported.
The company states that sample rate synchronization between codec and
Bluetooth clock domains avoids audio clicking effects. The chipset consists
of the ARM-based MC71000 Baseband Controller and the MC13180 Bluetooth
Transceiver. Motorola will also offer an optional power amplifier for Class
1 designs, the MRFIC2408, that will offer a typical output power of 23 dBm.
As this is a technology announcement, no pricing and availability is
publicized at this time for these ICs.
Motorola also will offer its 1.1 qualified Class2 MCM150 Bluetooth
module. This small 15 x 20mm module is field upgradeable via its Flash
memory. Samples will be available in August 2001, with production in 4Q01.
This module incorporates shrunk die versions of Motorola's Link Manager
ASIC and power management chip, and Analog Devices' DSP.
The company is now sampling its Class 1 mini-PCI card with diversity
antenna, and expects to begin production in August 2001. This card will be
1.1 qualified.
This product, The Digianswer Bluetooth Software
Suite (BTSWS) has been discontinued.
Bluetooth Software Suite for Windows (BTSWS)
Digianswer Bluetooth Software Suite (BTSWS) is a fully qualified Bluetooth
Stack. The stack currently runs on Windows 95, 98, NT 4 and 2000. The stack
has been lightly tested against Whistler BETA 1 where it appeared to work
correctly. A Windows CE stack is also under development.
Kernel-mode drivers:
- L2CAP
- SDP
- RFCOMM
- Audio
- Ethernet (based on the SIG current working draft)
Pluggable user mode COM objects:
- Serial Port Profile
- OBEX File Transfer
- OBEX Object Push
- LAN (Data Terminal only)
- FAX (Data Terminal only)
- Dial Up Networking (Data Terminal only)
- Headset
- Synchronization
Additionally BTSWS incorporates the Bluetooth Neighborhood application.
This end-user application provides access to the many features of the
stack, mainly by use of the familiar drag and drop mechanism.
BTPLATFORM
- BTPLATFORM
Bluetooth Platform Solution
Featuring fully integrated hardware, software, and associated development
kits.
- Bluetooth Platform Solution (PDF) The
Bluetooth Platform Solution from Motorola Development Kit is a BQB
qualified platform that helps to dramatically speed the time to market for
your Bluetooth products. Right out of the box, you can use the development
kit to prototype and develop a Class 1 or Class 2 Bluetooth solution - far
more quickly and easily than you may have thought possible. Helping you
along are complete, real world reference layouts of the baseband
controller and the data transceiver on a FR4 PCB substrate.
Development Kit Block Diagram
- Platform Chipset
- MC71000 Bluetooth Baseband Controller IC
- MC13180 Bluetooth Low Power Wireless Data Transceiver
- Optional MC13181 Wireless Power Management IC for Headset and Phone
Accessory Applications
- Optional MRFIC2408 External Power Amplifier IC for Class 1
Applications
Block Diagram
Block Diagram - With MRFIC2408 External Power Amplifier
MC71000 Bluetooth Baseband Controller
- MC71000 Bluetooth Baseband Controller Technical
Brief (12/01, PDF)
The MC71000 Bluetooth Baseband Controller from Motorola implements the
baseband and host controller interface (HCI) of the Bluetooth protocol. It
operates with a core voltage of 1.8 V and I/Os between 1.8 V and 3.3 V.
The MC71000 is the ideal solution for low-power, short-range Bluetooth
applications and includes superior performance features like the dedicated
Bluetooth audio processor module and on-chip memory. Debug and production
test are fully supported through the joint test action group (JTAG)
interface. The MC71000 provides a zero-glue logic interface for the
companion MC13180 Bluetooth RF Integrated Circuit (IC), allowing the
implementation of a two-chip Bluetooth Class 2 radio. The addition of the
MRFIC2408 External Power Amplifier provides a Class 1 solution.
- MC71000: Using the Bluetooth Audio Signal
Processor (BTASP) for High-Quality Audio Performance (12/01, PDF)
MC71000 Block Diagram
Sample Two-Chip Bluetooth Solution
- MC13180 Bluetooth Low Power Wireless Data
Transceiver IC Technical Brief (12/01, PDF)
The MC13180 2.4 GHz Low Power Wireless Data Transceiver for Bluetooth is a
part of the comprehensive Bluetooth platform from Motorola that provides a
complete, low-power Bluetooth Radio System for Bluetooth Class 1 or 2
power systems. The design is based on Motorola's third-generation
Bluetooth architecture that has set the industry standard for
interoperability, complete functionality, and compliance with the
Bluetooth specification. When combined with a specified Motorola baseband
controller such as the MC71000, a complete Bluetooth solution can be
realized.
The MC13180 provides a unique combination of sensitivity, excellent C/I
performance, and low power consumption. These performance parameters are
extremely important to maintaining a robust link in high RF interference
environments like mobile phones, high density Bluetooth networks, 802.11b
networks, microwave ovens, etc.
- MC13181 Wireless Power Management IC Technical
Brief (12/01, PDF)
In headsets and phone accessory products, the MC13181 Power Management IC
joins the baseband controller and wireless data transceiver and integrates
discrete functions typical in these applications. It is designed for
devices operating from a 3.6 V single-cell battery, or from other energy
sources in the 2.5 V to 6.5 V range— making it ideal for cell phones
accessories, headsets, and similar products.
- MRFIC2408 External Power Amplifier Technical
Brief (12/01, PDF)
This power-packed chip, in one of the smallest packages available, is
intended for 2.4 GHz ISM- band applications. It contains power control
circuitry and can be used to implement Bluetooth Class I operation.
Featuring a low-power shutdown mode and up to 23 dBm of power output, this
RF power amplifier is designed to work in a power supply range of 2.7 V to
3.6 V and includes a power amplifier enable/disable function.
DragonBall
The DragonBall series of microprocessors is recognized for enabling
system designers to build cost effective, high-performance, low power,
portable and wireless products.
With five generations of experience in creating handheld computer
processors, the DragonBall series provides: Just the right performance Just
the right integration Just the right battery life The DragonBall Series of
microprocessors, with its rich peripheral set, is the ideal building block
for creating variety of products which require portability, long battery
life, and large display for ease of information input and delivery.
The DragonBall series of microprocessors has been specifically designed
for the creation of PDAs, Smartphones and Internet Appliances.
Bluetooth Wireless
Headset - 98405 /SYN9006
This sleek, over-the-ear headset incorporates the latest Bluetooth
wireless technology to deliver lightweight, hands-free convenience and
cordless compatibility. Simple operation automatically links the headset to
your Bluetooth compatible device for encrypted calls.
Bluetooth Remote Speaker Microphone
(PDF)
Motorola offers the following products with Bluetooth Wireless
Technology. Compatible with Motorola HT750 and HT1250 two-way radios.
HLN3156A – Wireless Remote Speaker Microphone Kit
Includes Remote Speaker Microphone with Bluetooth Wireless Technology.
(HMN3158A) and Radio Adapter (HHLN4125A).
The Adapter Capable Battery (HNN9003AR) is required, but sold separately.
List:$325.00
HNN9003AR – Adapter Capable NiMH Battery
1200 mAh, 7.5 volt
List:$59.00
Replacement and Additional Accessories for Motorola products with
Bluetooth Wireless Technology.
HMN3158A – Remote Speaker Microphone with Bluetooth Wireless
Technology.
Requires Radio Adapter (HHLN4125A) and Adapter Capable Battery (HNN9003AR)
to operate.
List:$185.00
HHLN4125A – Radio Adapter with Bluetooth Wireless Technology.
List:$165.00
Last updated: 27-Mar-2006
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