Fanstel Taipei BT832 Bluetooth 4.2 Module User Manual

Fanstel Corporation, Taipei Bluetooth 4.2 Module Users Manual

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Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 1 BluNor BT832 is a powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using Nordic nRF52832 SoC. With an ARMCortexTM M4F MCU, available 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multi-protocol transceiver, and an integrated PCB trace antenna. It allows faster time to market with reduced development cost. For applications needing limited number of IO pins, prototyping and production are easier using 16 castellated pins. Additional 24 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins provide full access to 32 GPIOs of nRF52832. BT832F is developed for ultra long Bluetooth range. It is measured at over 100 meters with a smartphone. Specifications: Nordic nRF52832 with ARM Cortex M4F. Complete RF solution with integrated antenna Integrated DC-DC converter Serial Wire Debug (SWD) Nordic SoftDevice Ready Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware update Flash/RAM: 512KB/64KB or 256KB/32KB. 32 General purpose I/O pins 12 bit/200KSPS ADC 3 SPI Master/Slave (8Mbps) Low power comparator Two 2-wire Master/Slave (I2C compatible) I2S audio interface UART (with CTS/RTS and DMA) 20 channel CPU independent Programmable Peripheral Interconnect (PPI). Quadrature Demodulator (QDEC) 128-bit AES HW encryption 5 x 32 bits, 3 x 24 bits Real Time Counters (RTC) NFC-A tag interface for OOB pairing Receiver Sensitivity: -96 dBm TX power: +/- 0 dBm; programmable +3dBm to -20dBm in 4 dB steps. Sizes: 14.0x16.0x2.5mm Hybrid pins: 16 castellated and 24 LGA. Integrated high performance PCB trace antenna: Operation voltage: 1.7V to 3.6V Operation temperature: -40°C to +85°C Applications IoT (Internet of Things) Wearable Beacons/Proximity Fitness/Sports Smart toys Connected appliances Lighting products Sensors Home and building automation Key fobs Wrist watches Wireless charger Interactive entertainment devices Model Summaries module BT832 BT832-23 BT832F SoC nRF52832-QFAA nRF52832-QFAB nRF52832-QFAA Flash/RAM 512KB/64KB 256KB/32KB 512KB/64KB BT Antenna PCB trace PCB trace PCB trace FCC ID Pending Pending Pending Canada IC ID Pending Pending Pending
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 2 Table Of Contents 1. 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Codes Development Using Nordic Tools .................................................................................................. 4 Easy, fast and safe code development ........................................................................................................... 4 Over-The-Air DFU .......................................................................................................................................... 5 SoftDevices.................................................................................................................................................... 5 Development Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 5 3. Product Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Photo ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Mechanical Drawings ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Pin Assignments of BT832 ........................................................................................................................... 10 Pin Functions ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Mounting BT832 on the Host PCB ............................................................................................................... 11 Mounting BT832F on the Host PCB ............................................................................................................. 13 4. AT Commands ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Brief description of AT commands ............................................................................................................... 14 Command mode .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Data Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 16 5. BT832 Evaluation Board ......................................................................................................................... 16 Communicating with a PC ............................................................................................................................ 16 Evaluation Board Schematics ........................................................................................ 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Suggestion for Battery Power Application .................................................................................................... 17 6. Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................................................... 18 7. Contact Us .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 3 1.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 4 2. Introduction BluNor BT832 is powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) modules using Nordic nRF52832 SoCs. With an ARMCortexTM M4F MCU, available 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multi-protocol transceiver, and an integrated antenna, it allows faster time to market with reduced development cost. The following is a block diagram of BT832. Antenna circuit and main clock are integrated. All 32 GPIOs of nRF52832 can be accessed from main board. For lower power consumption at idle state, a 32.768 kHz crystal is added on the main board. Connection to an external NFC (Near Field Communication) antenna is provided. BlurNor BT832F is a sister module of BT832. The foot print for for the main body of module is identical. The only difference is a larger area for PCB trace antenna for ultra long Bluetooth operation range. Bluetooth line of sight range with a smartphone is measured at more than 100 meters. 3. Codes Development Using Nordic Tools Development tools by Nordic and other third party development tools recommended by Nordic should be used . Easy, fast and safe code development Nordic development environment for nRF52832 offers a clean separation between application code development and embedded protocol stacks. This means compile, link and run time dependencies with the
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 5 embedded stack and associated debugging challenges are removed. The Bluetooth low energy is a pre-compiled binary, leaving application code to be compiled stand-alone. The embedded stack interface uses an asynchronous and event driven model removing the need for RTOS frameworks. Over-The-Air DFU The nRF52832 is supported by an Over-The-Air Device Firmware Upgrade (OTA DFU) feature. This allows for in the field updates of application software and SoftDevice. SoftDevices The Nordic protocol stacks are known as SoftDevices and complement the nRF52 Series SoCs. All nRF52 Series are programmable with software stacks from Nordic. This bring maximum flexibility to application development and allows the latest stack version to be programmed into the SoC. SoftDevices available from Nordic: S132: Bluetooth low energy concurrent central/peripheral/observer/broadcaster stack. Development Tools Nordic Semiconductor provides a complete range of hardware and software development tools for the nRF52 Series devices. nRF52 DK board is recommended for firmware development.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 6 4. Product Overview Brief description of nRF52832 SoC is provided. For full description of the SoC, please download from Nordic Semiconductor website. https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-low-energy Block Diagram
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE)The following is a block diagram of Nordic The 32 bit ARM Cortex M4F MCU withcode density and execution speed areInterconnect (PPI) system provides Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832F7 Nordic nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)with hardware supports for DSP instructions andare higher than other Cortex M MCU. The Programmable a 20-channel bus for direct and autonomousBT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 (BLE) SoC. and floating point operations, Programmable Peripheral s system peripheral
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 8 communication without CPU intervention. This brings predictable latency times for peripheral to peripheral interaction and power saving benefits associated with leaving CPU idle. The device has 2 global power modes ON/OFF, but all system blocks and peripherals have individual power management control which allows for an automatic switching RUN/IDLE for system blocks based only on those required/not required to achieve particular tasks. The NFC block supports NFC-A tags with proximity detection and Wake-on-field from low power mode. The NFC enables Out-Of-Band (OOB) Bluetooth pairing of devices and thus greatly simplifying deployment. Photo The following is a photo of BT832 module.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 9 Mechanical Drawings The followings are mechanical drawings of BT832 and BT832F. The bottom portion of module is the main body (size: 14.0 x 9.57mm) with electronic components and pins for connection to the host board. The top portion of module is for integrated PCB trace antenna. BT832 and BT832F have identical main body. BT832F has a larger antenna area to accommodate a higher performance antenna. We recommend layout the host PCB with clearance for the larger antenna area of BT832F. If the ultra long Bluetooth line of sight range of BT832F is not required, the lower cost BT832 can be installed. Two types of pins are available to meet different application requirements. • 16 castellated pins for application needing limited number of IOs. SMT equipment is not required for soldering castellated pins. • 24 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins to access all 32 GPIOs of nRF52832 when needed.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 10 Pin Assignments of BT832 The followings are BT832 pin assignment. Pin functions are in a table in next section. Please refer to Nordic nRF52832 Product Specifications for detailed descriptions and features supported. http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/nRF52832_PS_v1.1.pdf BT832 nRF52832 pin# pin name pin# pin name Descriptions 1 P26/SDA 38 P0.26 GPIO, configured as I2C SDA on EV-BT832 2 P27/SCL 39 P0.27 GPIO, configured as I2C SCL on EV-BT832 3 P00/XL1 2 P0.00/XL1 GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal 4 P01/XL2 3 P0.01/XL2 GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal 5 P02/AIN0 4 P0.02/AIN0 GPIO, Analog input 6 P03/AIN1 5 P0.03/AIN1 GPIO, Analog input 7 P09 11 P0.09 GPIO 8 P10 12 P0.10 GPIO 9 VDD 13 VDD DC supply 1.7V to 3.6V 10 GND 45 VSS Ground 11 P13 16 P0.13 GPIO 12 P18 17 P0.14 GPIO 13 P20 23 P0.20 GPIO 14 P021/RESET 24 P0.21/RESET GPIO, configurable as RESET pin 15 SWDCLK 25 SWDCLK Serial Wire Debug clock input 16 SWDIO 26 SWDIO Serial Wire Debug I/O
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 11 A0 GND 45 VSS Ground A1 P28 40 P0.28/AIN4 GPIO, Analog input A2 P29 41 P0.29/AIN5 GPIO, Analog input A3 P04 6 P0.04/AIN2 GPIO, Analog input A4 P05 7 P0.05/AIN3 GPIO, Analog input A5 P07 9 P0.07 GPIO B0 GND 45 VSS Ground B1 P25 37 P0.25 GPIO B2 P30 42 P0.30 GPIO B3 P31 43 P0.31 GPIO B4 P06 8 P0.06 GPIO B5 P08 10 P0.08 GPIO C0 GND 45 VSS Ground C1 P24 29 P0.24 GPIO C2 P22 27 P0.22 GPIO C3 P17 20 P0.17 GPIO C4 P15 18 P0.15 GPIO C5 P12 15 P0.12 GPIO D0 GND 45 VSS Ground D1 P23 28 P0.23 GPIO D2 P19 22 P0.19 GPIO D3 P16 19 P0.16 GPIO D4 P14 17 P0.14 GPIO D5 P11 14 P0.11 GPIO Pin Functions Mounting BT832 on the Host PCB The following figure shows recommended mounting of BT832 module on the host PCB. • For the best Bluetooth range performance, the antenna area of module shall extend 6 mm outside the edge of host PCB board, or 6 mm outside the edge of a ground plane. • The next choice is to place module on a corner of host PCB, the antenna area shall extend 6mm from the edge of ground plane. Ground plane shall be at least 5 mm from the edge of the antenna area of module.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 12 • Bluetooth range performance is degraded if a module is placed in the middle of the host PCB.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 13 Mounting BT832F on the Host PCB The following figure shows recommended mounting of BT832F module on the host PCB. • For the best Bluetooth range performance, the antenna area of module shall extend 11.2 mm outside the edge of host PCB board, or 11.2 mm outside the edge of a ground plane. • The next choice is to place a module on a corner of host PCB, the antenna area shall extend 11.2 mm from the edge of ground plane. Ground plane shall be at least 5 mm from the edge of the antenna area of module. • We don’t recommend mounting BT832F module in the middle of a host PCB. For the best Bluetooth range performance, keep all external metal at least 30mm from the antenna area.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 14 5. AT Commands BT832 module is available with firmware supporting AT commands. Part number is BT832-AT. Brief description of AT commands  Each command line consists of a prefix, a body and a terminator.  All command lines begin with the prefix AT (ASCII 065, 084) or at (ASCII 097, 116).  The body is a string of characters in the ASCII range 032-255. Control characters other than <CR> (carriage return; ASCII 013) and <BS> (back space; ASCII 008) in a command line are ignored.  The terminator is <CR>.  There is no distinction between upper-case and lower-case characters. A command line can have a maximum length of 80 characters. It is automatically discarded if the input is longer. Corrections are made  AT command is case-insensitive, following /r/n for end code.  The default baud rate is 9600 one stop bit and no parity Command mode When P0.02of nRF52832 (pin 13 of BT832) is pulled high, it is set to AT command mode. In AT command mode, the host processor communicates with the processor on BT832. Command Response Parameter example AT OK or FAIL none AT/r/n OK/r/n AT+RESET OK or FAIL none AT+RESET/r/n OK/r/n AT+VERSION? +VERSION:<param> Software version number AT+VERSION?/r/n OK +VERSION140804 OK/r/n AT+NAME? +NAME:<param> OK Device name AT+NAME?/r/n +NAME:EZPro OK/r/n AT+NAME=<param> OK or FAIL Device name AT+NAME=Fanstel/r/n Or AT_Name=”Fanstel”/r/n OK/r/n AT+UART? +UART:<param>,<param2>,<param3> Baud rate, AT+UART?/r/n
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 15 OK Stop bit, +UART:115200,1,0 Parity OK/r/n AT+UART=<parm> +UART:<parm> Baud rate AT+UART=115200/r/n +UART:115200,1,0 OK/r/n 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 1000000 AT+ADDR? +ADDR:<param> OK Device MAC address AT+ADDR?/r/n +ADDR:abb5:cd:604ace OK/r/n AT+REGISTER OK or FAIL none AT+REGISTER/r/n OK/r/n AT+QUITREGISTER OK or FAIL none AT+QUITREGISTER/r/n OK/r/n AT+RX? +Name:<parm> none AT+RX?/r/n +UART:<parm> +NAME:EZPro/r/n +ADDR:<parm> +UART:115200,1,1/r/n +ADDR:abb5:cd:604ace/r/n AT+DEFAULT OK or FAIL none AT+DEFAULT/r/n OK/r/n AT_RFPW? +RFPW:parm +4~-8 AT+RFPW?/r/n +RFPW:-4 OK/r/n
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 16 0:+4 1:+0 default 2:-4 3:-8 AT_RFPW=<parm> OK or FAIL +4~-8 AT+RFPW= 1/r/n OK/r/n 0:+4 1:+0 2:-4 3:-8 AT+PIO=<param><param1> OK or FAIL P00-P05 AT+PIO=05, 0\r\n 1=High ,0=low OK/r/n AT+PIS=<param><param1> OK or FAIL P00-P05 AT+PIS=05, 1\r\n 1=output, 0=input OK/r/n Data Mode When P0.02 of nRF52832 (pin 13) of BT832 is pulled low, it is set to data mode. In data model, BT832 provides transparent data transfer between the host processor and a remote device, for example, a smartphone. 6. BT832 Evaluation Board Communicating with a PC A quick and easy way to evaluate BT832 is to use a PC as the host processor. Connect the development board EV-BT832 to a PC with an USB cable. Then,  SetS1, BT832 is set to command mode. PC will communicate with BT832.  Set switch S1 to the other position, BT832 is set to data mode. PC will communicate with a remote device through BT832 Bluetooth wireless connection. Docklight is a testing, analysis and simulation tool for serial communication protocols (RS232, RS485/422 and others). It allows you to monitor the communication between two serial devices or to test the serial communication of a single device. Docklight significantly increases productivity in a broad range of industries, including automation and control, communications, automotive, equipment manufacturers, and embedded /
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 17 consumer products. Docklight is easy to use and runs on almost any standard PC using Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system. Docklight software can be downloaded from the following: http://www.docklight.de/download_en.htm Suggestion for Battery Power Application Standby current consumption is important for battery-powered product. We suggest adding a 32.768 kHz crystal and 2 capacitors as shown in the upper left corner of the evaluation board schematics. The 32MHz main clock won’t be active at idle state to save power.
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 18 7. Miscellaneous  DON’T USE A MODULE WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA INSIDE A METAL CASE.  USE A MODULE WITH EXTERNAL ANTENNA INSIDE A METAL CASE. ANTENNA MUST BE OUTSIDE OF A METAL CASE.  FOR PCB LAYOUT: o AVOID RUNNING ANY SIGNAL LINE BELOW MODULE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, o NO GROUND PLANE BELOW ANTENNA, o IF POSSIBLE, CUT-OFF THE PORTION OF MAIN BOARD PCB BELOW ANTENNA.  CONNECT MODULE GROUND TO BATTERY GROUND. 8. Contact Us United States: Fanstel Corp. 7466 E. Monte Ctisto Ave. Scottsdale AZ 85260 Tel. 1 480-948-4928 Fax. 1-480-948-5459 Email: module@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com Taiwan: Fanstel Corp. 10F-10, 79 Xintai Wu Road Xizhu, New Taipei City, Taiwan 22101 泛世公司 臺灣省新北市汐止區新臺五路 79 號10 樓之 10, 22101 Tel. 886-2-2698-9328 Fax. 886-2-2698-4813 Email: tp@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com China: Fanstel Technologies Corp. 11 Jiale Street Ping-Dih, Long-Gang, Shen Zhen, GD 518117 泛世康科技(深圳)有限公司 廣東省深圳市龍崗區坪地鎮佳樂街 11 號 Tel. 86-755-8409-0928 Fax. 86-755-8409-0973 QQ. 3076221086 Email: sz@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 19 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 1) This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 2) This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed. Note: The end product shall has the words “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: X8WBT832
Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 20 Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003. This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the Le present appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables auxappareils radio exempts de licence.L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage adioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement. Canada, avis d'Industry Canada (IC) “Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement." (Modular approval) End Product Labeling: The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains IC: 4100A-BT832”. Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation. To comply with RSS 102 RF exposure compliance requirements OEM statement The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) must ensure that the OEM modular transmitter must be labeled with its own FCC ID number. This includes a clearly visible label on the outside of the final product enclosure that displays the contents shown below. If the FCC ID is not visible when the equipment is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the equipment is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed equipment The end product with this module may subject to perform FCC part 15 unintentional emission test requirement and be properly authorized. This device is intended for OEM integrator only.

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