User's Manual

MOTOROLA Introduction 1-1
Preliminary
Chapter 1
Introduction
NOTE:
You must not make changes or modify the device in any way.
The 72000 Development Kit for the Bluetooth Platform Solution from Motorola is a unique demonstration
and development tool.
This product contains all of the hardware, software, and documentation needed to evaluate the
functionality of the following Motorola Bluetooth platform solution IC’s:
• MC72000 Bluetooth Baseband Controller and Transceiver IC
• MC13181 Wireless Power Management IC
Also, you can develop software and hardware solutions around the platform chipset. The 72000
Development Kit makes it possible to easily and quickly set up and start demonstrating a Class 2 Bluetooth
solution, and it provides an efficient layout for the baseband and RF on an FR4 PCB substrate.
The primary applications of the 72000 Development Kit are:
• Evaluation of the platform chipset and its features
• Porting of a user Bluetooth stack to the Motorola Bluetooth hardware
• Prototyping of a Bluetooth-enabled host device
• Reference design for quick layout of a Bluetooth solution based on the MC71000 and MC13180
chipset
The 72000 Development Kit is Bluetooth 1.1 qualified and type approved in a great number of countries.
See Chapter 5, “Regulatory”.
For detailed information on the MC72000 and MC13181 IC’s, please refer to the technical brief for each.
These are included on the Development Kit CD.
1.1 About This Guide
This user’s guide will help you get started with the 72000 Development Kit. The guide covers a large
number of aspects of using the 72000 Development Kit, including:
• Overview of the 72000 Development Kit and accompanying documentation
• Instructions on setting up the hardware and software
• Descriptions of the various elements making up the 72000 Development Kit