GWK5Nx 2.4GHz Wireless Audio Transmitter / Receiver 1. General Description GWK5Nx is the digital audio interface version of Gigawit GWK5 family wireless digital audio products. It is designed to interface with the DSP or digital amplifiers directly. GWK5Nx supports most of I2S format and sample rates. Inheriting from its GWK5 family, GWK5Nx features both good wireless performance and audio performance. GWK5Nx has good RF co-existence and robust link quality, can combat the most interference from the crowded 2.4G ISM band. GWK5Nx uses non-compression PCM signal thus delivering very low THD audio. By adopting advance forward error correction and error concealment algorithm, GWK5Nx can reach <15ms latency, this makes it ideal for the Video synchronization, Home Theater applications. GWK5Nx s built-in high-speed 32bit processor also offers some added value functions such as Volume, Treble/Bass, Balance, 2-way Remote control and etc. It will help customers to reduce the total system cost. 2. Applications 5.1 Speakers Headphones Surround Speakers Microphones CD Player, DVD Player Stereo Audio Dongles 3. Features Small RF foot-print (2MHz bandwidth) and frequency agility scheme enables better 2.4GHz co-existence Antenna diversity, forward error correction and error concealment for robust audio link None-compression wireless audio transmission with very low THD <15ms low latency, ideal for video synchronization applications Low Power Consumption(Codec not Included) 10+m RF indoor range 1 audio transmitter supports 4 receivers Dedicated 2-way logical data channel for remote control I2S digital audio interface supports 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 KHz sample rate Supports 2.1 Channel a low-cost extension chip Power management functions for battery powered applications Auto muting function when suffering interference or at poor receiving conditions Built-in Treble/Bass, Volume, Balance Control Flexible design, custom functions supported 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 1 of 17
4. GWK5Nx Form Factor 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 2 of 17
5. Electrical Specification Description Typical General RF Audio Operation voltage +3.3V DC Supply current TX: 45mA RX: 40mA (GWK5NO) TX: 60mA RX: 60mA (GWK5NQ) Operation temperature -10 ~ +60 RF Frequency 2400 ~ 2483MHZ Modulation GFSK Data rate 2M bps TX Power +0dBm (GWK5NO) +10dBm (GWK5NQ) RX Sensitivity -90dBm (GWK5NO) -88dBm (GWK5NQ) RF Range (indoor) 10m (GWK5NO) 15m (GWK5NQ) Frequency Response 20~20KHz S/N >85dB @ 20~20KHz THD+N < 0.01% @ 20~20KHz Dynamic range 80dB Digital Audio Format I2S, Left Justify, Right Justify Sample Rate Support 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192KHz Latency Fixed 15ms or application dependent Table [1]: Electrical Specification 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 3 of 17
6. GWK5Nx Pin Assignment Pin # Pin name Type Description 1 NC NA Not Connected 2 NC NA Not Connected 3 KEY I/O Built-in ADC for KEY 4 RST I Reset input, active low 5 RXD I/O UART RX 6 TXD I/O UART TX 7 GP8 I/O General purpose IO 8 GP2 I/O General purpose IO 9 GP3 I/O General purpose IO 10 GP4 I/O General purpose IO 11 GP5 P General purpose IO 12 NC NA Not Connected 13 GND P Ground 14 SCL /MUTE I/O I2C Clock or MUTE Control, firmware configurable. When used as I2C, External 4.7K pull-up resister required. 15 SDA /STANDBY I/O I2C Data or Standby Control, firmware configurable. For Standby mode, A high level will be asserted when no TX signal >5s. When used as I2C, External 4.7K pull-up resister required. 16 LRCK I/O I2S Left and Right Clock Input / Output 17 SCLK I/O I2S Bit Clock Input / Output 18 I2SMISO I/O I2S Data Master Input / Slave Output 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 4 of 17
19 I2SMOSI I/O I2S Data Master Output / Slave Input 20 MCLK O I2S Master Clock Output, NC when I2S is in slave mode 21 LED I/O Status LED output 22 MFB I/O Power or pairing key input, press long than 3s to turn on or off the module, press long than 10s to enter pairing mode. 23 3.3V P +3.3V Power Input 24 GND P Ground Table [2]. GWK5Nx Pin Description 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 5 of 17
7. Application Schematic GWK5Nx GND 3.3VIN MFB LED MCLK MOSI MISO SCLK LRCK SDA SCL GND +3.3V R1 2K D1 LED KEY SDA SCL To MCU I2C Control SDIN SCLK LRCK To DSP I2S Output Figure [1]: GWK5Nx Interfacing with DSP (I2S Slave Input Mode) 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 6 of 17
Figure [2]: GWK5Nx Interfacing with ADC 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 7 of 17
J5 USB J4 BAT + D- D+ _ 1 2 3 4 5 C5 0.1uF/X7R +5V + C1 220uF/16V 1 2 D2 +5V +5V 1N5819 R2 5R1 VA C8 10uF/10V/X7R I2SMCLK I2SLRCK I2SSDOUT I2SSCLK DAC_EN C13 10uF/10V/X7R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 U4 LRCIN DIN BCKIN ENABLE CAP VOUTR GND WM8501 1 2 3 U2 Vin GND ON/OFF Vout NC 5 4 RT9193 C3 0.1uF/X7R MCLK 14 FORMAT DEEMPH DVDD 11 12 13 MUTE 10 9 VDD 8 VOUTL R1 0R C2 0.1uF/X7R C4 10uF/10V/X7R VCC33 C6 0.1uF/X7R C12 10uF/10V/X7R C15 10uF/10V/X7R 3.3VIN VCC33 R4 10K R6 10K R3 470 R5 470 TXD RXD J3 1 23 2 1 J2 R11 4.7K Shunt for ISP C14 2.2nF/NPO C16 2.2nF/NPO LCH RCH NC GPIO5 GPIO4 GPIO3 GPIO2 GPIO8 TXD RXD RSTN ADCKEY NC NC J6 Line out J1 12 13 11 14 10 15 9 16 8 17 7 18 6 19 5 20 4 21 3 22 2 23 1 24 GWK5NO SCL SDA I2SLRCK I2SSCLK DAC_EN I2SSDOUT I2SMCLK BLED MFB 3.3VIN SW1 MFB R10 1K D1 BLUE Figure [3]: GWK5Nx Interfacing with DAC 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 8 of 17
8. I2S Digital Audio Interface GWK5Nx supports I2S digital audio interface mode. LRCK Left Channel 1/fs Right Channel BCLK SDIN SDOUT 1 SCLK 1 SCLK 1 2 3... n-1 n-2 n 1 2 3... n-1 n-2 n MSB LSB MSB LSB Figure [4]. I2S Mode GWK5Nx I2S interface can work as master or slave mode, the IO pin function is described below. The default configuration is GWK5Nx Tx in I2S slave mode, and GWK5Nx RX in left justify master mode. Other configurations are available upon customer request. Master Mode Slave Mode MCLK Output, Driving the external DSP or Non function, can be left open Codec BCLK Output, Driving the external DSP or Codec Input, Driven by the external DSP or Codec LRCK Output, Driving the external DSP or Codec Input, Driven by the external DSP or Codec SDIN PCM Data Input PCM Data Input SDOUT PCM Data Output PCM Data Output Table [3]: GWK5Nx I2S Interface 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 9 of 17
9. Subwoofer Extension Channel Support GWK5Nx requires an extended interface chip XL9618 to support Subwoofer Channel Input. Below is the schematic. Figure [5]: Subwoofer Extension Chanel Support Circuit 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 10 of 17
10. I2C Control Interface GWK5Nx features a standard I2C Control interface. The I2C can work as a master or a slave, It can be used to control the peripheral devices or be controlled by the external MCU / DSP. GWK5Nx features a two way wireless logical data channel; The I2C can also be used to exchange the control information between the TX and RX side. I2C Address is 0x0e, it is configurable by firmware. Register Bit R/W Reset Description 0x00: Control 0x01: Volume 0x02: Treble 0x03: Bass 0x04: Balance 0: Mute R/W 0 0: Mute off 1: Mute on 1: Power R/W 1 0: Power Off 1: Power On 2; Link Status R 0 0: Not Linked 1: Linked 3: Standby R/W 0: Standby off 1: Standby on 4-5: Pairing R/W 0 Write 1 to Enter pairing mode Read back: 0: Normal Mode 1: Pairing in progress, pairing will be timeout in 30 seconds. 2: Paired with success 3: Pairing failed, time is out 6-7: Reserved R/W 0 0-7 R/W 0 Volume 0dB to -48dB 0x00: 0dB 0xd0: -48dB 0-7 R/W 0 Treble -14dB to + 14dB 0xf2: -14dB 0x00: 0dB 0x0e: +14dB 0-7 R/W 0 Bass -14dB to + 14dB 0xf2: -14dB 0x00: 0dB 0x0e: +14dB 0-7 R/W 0 Balance -12dB to + 12dB 0xf4: -12dB 0x00: 0dB 0x0c: +12dB Table [4] I2C Registers 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 11 of 17
11. ISP Firmware Updating GWK5Nx support ISP firmware updating through UART, When TXD pin connected with a 4.7K resistor to the GND, GWK5Nx will enter the ISP mode. Figure [6]: Gigawit ISP tool GWK5 Module RXD TXD GND J1 USB to UART TXD RXD GND Short for ISP R1 4.7K Figure [7]: Gigawit ISP Connection 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 12 of 17
12. Pairing GWK5Nx support ID matching to enable multi TX/RX operating in a same area. The RX will only receive the paired TX audio signals. To pair the TX and RX module, follow the below steps: 1) Power on the TX and RX Module. The TX/RX LED will keep solid for 5 seconds, and then turn into Idle Mode and flash slowly. 2) Press the TX key long than 10 seconds Until the LED change into flashing fast. Release the key. After this, The TX Module will stay into Pairing Mode for 30 seconds until it find the RX (the RX must be in Pairing Mode in 30 seconds, see Step 3).If the TX found the RX in 30 seconds and paired, the LED will turn to solid and quit the Pairing Mode, or it will be time out after 30 seconds and turn the Pairing Mode into the Idle Mode. 3) Press the RX key long than 10 seconds Until the LED change into flashing fast. Release the key. After this, The RX Module will stay into Pairing Mode for 30 seconds until it find the TX (the TX must be in Pairing Mode, see Step 2) If the RX found the RX in 30 seconds and paired, the LED will turn to solid and quit the Pairing Mode, or it will be time out after 30 seconds and turn the Pairing Mode into the Idle Mode. 4) When the TX and the RX are paired, The TX/RX LED will stay in solid.the RX can receive the TX signal. Key KeyPressed >10s KeyReleased LED 5s Base Band PowerOn IdleMode SolidLine:Paired PairingMode 30s DottedLine: PairingFailed Figure [8]: Key and LED Timing at pairing mode 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 13 of 17
13. Mounting Requirements GWK5Nx is a sensitive RF part. Need to mount them at the corner of the mother circuit board and reserve some keep out space to the components on the mother board. Try to keep them away with metal components like Speakers, Transformers, Batteries, Big Aluminum Capacitors, Heat Sinks and Metal Panels. The figure below illustrates how to mount the GWK5 module. Improper mounting will decrease the RF performance dramatically. Keep GWK5 Out Area GWK5 Keep out Area Mother Board GWK5 GWK5 Figure [9]: GWK5Nx Mounting Rule 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 14 of 17
14. GWK5Nx Physical Dimension Figure [10]: GWK5Nx Dimension 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 15 of 17
15. Naming Rule GW K5 N x RF Power Varaint O:0dBm, without PA N Module Wireless Audio K5 Family Gigawit Products Prefix 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 16 of 17
16. Ordering Information Gigawit ID. GWK5NO Description 0dBm RF Power module 17. Contact 捷电科技有限公司 Gigawit Electronics Limited 512 Building R2-A, Virtual University,Science Park, Nanshan District, 518057 Shenzhen, China Tel:+86-755-86329300, Fax:+86-755-86329882 http://www.gigawit.com 18. Revision History 2011-8-22 Version 1.0, Original version 2012-9-29 Version 1.1, Subwoofer Extension Channel Support 2008-2012 Gigawit Electronics Ltd. Version 1.1 Page 17 of 17