IS1870/IS1871 Reference Design Application Note AN3588

1 Hardware Guidelines

1.1 Placement and Routing Guidelines

1.2 Power and Ground

1.3 RF Traces and Components

1.4 Interference Guidelines

1.5 Antenna Guidelines

1.6 Reference PCB Stack-up

1.7 Buck Layout Guide

1.8 Bypass Capacitor Placement and Routing

1.9 Crystal Oscillator Routing and Placement

2 Conductive RF Measurement Setup

2.1 Hardware Test Connection

2.2 ISRT Tool Test Procedure

3 Antenna Guidelines

3.1 Antenna Return Loss

3.2 Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurement

3.3 Antenna Placement

4 Bluetooth Qualification and Regulatory

5 Reference Circuit

6 Mass Production Test Board Design

6.1 Mass Production Tool

6.4 MPBT Setup Note

6.5 MPBT DUT Test Board Design

6.6 MPMF 1x4 Fixture Board Design

6.7 IS1870/IS1871 DUT MPMF 1 to 4 Fixture Board

7 Appendix A: Test Jig TX Power Compensation

8 Appendix B: Edgar III Circuit

9 Document Revision History

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