Specifications
BLE 5.1 Modules BM833/F/EVer 0.50 June 2019
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2. 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 nRF52 offers a clean separation between application code development
and embedded protocol stacks. This means compile, link and run time dependencies with the embedded stack
and associated debugging challenges are removed. The Bluetooth low energy stack 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 nRF52 SoC 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:
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S112 SoftDevice
The S112 SoftDevice is a Bluetooth low energy peripheral protocol stack solution. It supports up to
four peripheral connections with an additional broadcaster role running concurrently. The S112
SoftDevice integrates a Bluetoothlow energy Controller and Host, and provides a full and flexible
API for building Bluetooth low energy nRF52 System on Chip (SoC) solutions. S112 can be used
for for BM832A.
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S132 SoftDevice
The S132 SoftDevice is a Bluetooth low energy Central and Peripheral protocol stack solution. It
supports up to twenty connections with an additional observer and a broadcaster role all running
concurrently. The S132 SoftDevice integrates a Bluetooth low energy Controller and Host, and
provides a full and flexible API for building Bluetooth low energy nRF52 System on Chip (SoC)
solutions.
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.