User Manual

JN5148 High-Power USB Dongle (DR1131)
Reference Manual
4 © NXP Laboratories UK 2012 JN-RM-2064 v1.0
1 Introduction
This manual provides a detailed reference for the JN5148 High-Power USB
Dongle, of type DR1131, supplied with JenNet-IP EK040 evaluation kit. The
dongle provides a platform for hardware development environment for wireless
microcontroller applications with a USB interface.
1.1 Features
The dongle has the following features:
 JN5148-J01 device (mounted directly on the board)
 Integrated PCB antenna
 High-power capability
 NXP LPC1343 USB interface and connector (interface chip is connected to
UART0 of the JN5148-J01 device)
 Two LEDs (one red and one green)
This dongle is a high-power device with a radio transmission capability similar to
the high-power modules provided in the JenNet-IP EK040 evaluation kit.
1.2 Reference Design
A reference design (JN-RD-6034) for the JN5148 High-Power USB Dongle is
available from www.nxp.com/jennic/support. The reference design comprises a
ZIP file containing the following files:
 This Reference Manual
 The schematic diagram for the board
 The BOM (Bill Of Materials) for the board
 Gerbers for the board