Atheros AR3000 - ROCm®
Solutions for Bluetooth® Radio-On-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) Products
The AR3000 family consists of Bluetooth® solutions based on the
Atheros ROCm platform for high-performance mobile and embedded
wireless products. The Atheros ROCm platform gives customers
unsurpassed ability to:
Build the most power-efficient
devices
Design for smallest form factor
applications
Achieve the most cost-effective
designs
- Greater integration of functionality
- Low-cost chip solution
Deliver Atheros-class performance
in a wide array of mobile devices
AR3011 Technology
Overview
The Atheros AR3011 is a highly integrated, all-CMOS, single chip
Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
solution specifically designed for PC applications. It includes a
Bluetooth® EDR radio,
a 32-bit Tensilica CPU, USB 2.0 interface, two 1.2v voltage regulators for analog
and digital circuit,
auxiliary serial Flash interface, on board PLL, and on board RAM/ROM.
It also has a WLAN
coexistence interface to ensure coexistence and co-location with a WLAN
solution in the
same system.
The Atheros AR3011 supports the standard HCI USB interface which makes
it compatible
with any upper layer Bluetooth® stack. It is specially optimized for PC
applications and, as a
result, eliminates the need for an external Flash, which further reduces
the external component
count and lowers system BOM cost.* The Atheros AR3011 can provide PC
ODMs/OEMs with
the lowest-cost Bluetooth® solution.
AR3011 utilizes a small, cost-effective 6 mm x 6 mm Quad Flatpack No
lead (QFN) package.
A Bluetooth® Qualification Body (BQB) certified reference design is
available to customers for
quick turn system integration. Atheros provides a complete BT software
solution.
AR3011 Solution Highlights
Single chip Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR solution
Integrated 32-bit Tensilica CPU
USB 2.0 device interface supports standard HCI USB
GPIOs to drive LEDs and control peripherals.
Auxiliary serial Flash interface allowing for flexibility and
customization
Two 1.2v Integrated voltage regulators
On board PLL
Internal or external low power clock
Optimal coexistence with WLAN – 2-wire, 3-wire or 4-wire
interfaces
0.13um CMOS technology
AR3011 Additional Information
Integrated Radio and Baseband on a single chip
2.4 GHz Class 2 Bluetooth® Radio
Supports both EDR of 2 Mbps (π/4-DQPSK) and 3 Mbps (8-DPSK)
-87 dBm radio sensitivity
+4 dBm maximum output power
Eliminates the need for Balun and matching network
Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR enhancements
Secure Simple Pairing
- Improves ease of pairing of Bluetooth® devices while implementing
strong security
Encryption Pause and Resume
- Increases security in the link by ensuring that no user data is
transmitted without
encryption and enables periodic update of the keys
Extended Inquiry Response
- Provides better filtering of devices before connection
Sniff Subrating
- Reduces power consumption when devices are in the sniff, low-power
mode,
increasing battery-life
