7
Recommended turn on sequence
 Apply VDD1_TX and VDD2_TX
 Apply VDD_RX
 Apply VREF
 Apply TRSW11,12,21 and 22
 Apply ANTSW1 and ANTSW2
 Apply PA_EN
 For TX HPM Apply PAMOD HI
 For TX LPM Apply PAMOD LO
 For RX HG Apply LNA1,2 Mode HI
 For RX LG Apply LNA1,2 Mode LO
 Apply RF Input not to exceed 10 dBm
Turn o in reverse order
Notes:
VDD1_TX, VDD2_TX can be tied together to reduce supply voltages, but
VREF needs to be a regulated voltage which is optimized for 2.8 V at VDD
of 3.6 V.
PA_EN and PAMODE are CMOS compatible pin; however, this can be
driven with 3 V0 for logic high.
Use jumpers on eval board to set control signal for desired mode of
operation.
Figure 1. Pins on back of Demoboard
Evaluation Board Description
Table 6. Pin Description:
Top
Pin No. Function
Bottom
Pin No. Function
1 VDD2_TX 2 VDD2_Sense
3 VDD_RX 4 GND
5 VDD1_TX 6 GND
7 ANTSW1 8 GND
9 PAMODE 10 TRSW11
11 TRSW12 12 TRSW21
13 TRSW22 14 PA_EN
15 VREF 16 GND
17 LNA1_MODE 18 GND
19 LNA2_MODE 20 ANTSW2
Table 7. TX Typical Test Conditions:
TX ANT1
PIN HPM LPM Function
VDD1,2_TX 3.6 V 3.6 V Battery
PA_MODE 3.0 V 0 V Low Power Mode
VREF 2.8 V 2.8 V Bias Control
PA_EN 3.0 V 3.0 V PA Enable
ANTSW1,2 H L ANT Select
TRSW12,11,22,21 H L H L RX/TX Select
Table 8. RX Typical Test Conditions:
ANT1 RX1 ANT2 RX2
PIN HG LG Function
VDD_RX 3.3 V 3.3 V Battery
LNA1_MODE 3.0 V 0 V LNA1 Control
LNA2_MODE 3.0 V 0 V LNA2 Control
VREF 2.8 V 2.8 V Bias Control
ANTSW1,2 X X ANT Select
TRSW12,11,22,21 L H L H RX/TX Select
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Figure 2. Front of Demoboard
Table 9. Eval Board Con guration:
Jumper Position Function
PA_EN

PA_Enable
PA_MODE

High Power Mode
LNA1MODE

LNA1 = High Gain
LNA2MODE

LNA2 = Low Gain
Note: There is no shutdown mode for LNA only low gain mode.
TX to ANT1
Jumper Position Jumper
TRSW11

TRSW12 TX Path
TRSW21

TRSW22 TX Path
ANTSW1

ANTSW2 ANT1
TX to ANT2
Jumper Position Jumper
TRSW11

TRSW12 TX Path
TRSW21

TRSW22 TX Path
ANTSW1

ANTSW2 ANT2
ANT1 to RX1 & ANT2 to RX2
Jumper Position Jumper
TRSW11

TRSW12 RX1
TRSW21

TRSW22 RX2
ANTSW1

ANTSW2
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Application Circuit AFEM-S257
Figure 3. Demoboard Schematic
Land Pattern
Figure 4. Recommended footprint
TOP VIEW LAND PATTERN
6.30
0.70
3.20
15
14
13
12
11
10
24
25
26
27
28
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
987654321
5.20
0.55
Ø0.25
29
0.70
4.30
0.50 SQ
Common
GND
metal
Add large array of thermal vias under the
entire center GND pad of the module. Via size
and precise location are not critical. Thermal
vias are filled and then capped with copper.
Thicker Via Cu plating and larger number of
vias will improve the thermal performance.
VCTRL
TRSW11
VCTRL
ANTSW2
TRSW21
VCTRL
TRSW22
TRSW12
ANTSW1
R14
3.3 K
JP1
1
2
3
R17
3.3 K
R16
3.3 K
R13
3.3 K
R15
3.3 K
R12
3.3 K
JP2
1
2
3
JP3
1
2
3
VDD_RX
PAEN
PAMODE
LNA2MODE
LNA1MODE
VCTRL
JP4-7
2
4
6
8
1
3
5
7
R21
10K
R20
10K
R19
10K
R18
10K
R22
100
RFRX2
RFTX
RFRX1
ANT1
ANT2
PAMODE
PAEN
TRSW12
TRSW22
LNA2MODE
LNA1MODE
ANTSW1
ANTSW2
TRSW11
TRSW21
VREF
2.8 V
1
1
1
U1
CoWi Module
gnd1
1
rx2
2
gnd2
3
tx
4
gnd3
5
gnd4
6
rx1
7
gnd5
8
vdd1_tx
9
vdd2_tx
10
vdd_rx
11
lna1_mode
12
antsw1
13
antsw2
14
15
16
18
19
20
22
21
23
trsw22
24
lna2_mode
25
vref
26
pa_mode
27
pa_en
28
17
C5
0.1 MF
C2
10 MF
C1
0.1 MF
1
+
C21
47 MF
Size B
C3
1.0 MF
J1
SMA-39W
J2
SMA-39W
J3
SMA-39W
1
VDD_RX
VDD2_TX
VDD_RX
VDD1_TX
trsw11
trsw12
ant1
gnd7
gnd8
gnd9
ant2
trsw21
gnd6
J4
SMA-39W
J5
SMA-39W
C6
0.1 MF

AFEM-S257-BLKG

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Description:
RF Front End Front End Module 2.5 GHz WiMAX
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