Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Electrical specifications
- Pinout
- Quick start
- Functional description
- State indication using the LED pins
- Sleep mode
- Identification of a Proteus-III device on the radio
- Connection based data transmission, with or without security
- Unidirectional connectionless data transmission using Beacons
- Energy-efficient distance estimation solutions
- Configure the module for low power consumption
- Start the direct test mode (DTM)
- Using the 2 MBit and LE Coded phy
- Connection setup using LE Coded phy
- Host connection
- The command interface
- Scan for other modules in range
- Setup connections
- Transmit and receive data
- Configuring the module and modifying the device settings
- Manage the device state
- Run the Bluetooth test modes
- Switching GPIOs by remote control
- Other messages
- Message overview
- UserSettings - Module configuration values
- FS_DeviceInfo: Read the chip type and OS version
- FS_FWVersion: Read the firmware version
- FS_MAC: Read the MAC address
- FS_BTMAC: Read the BLE conform MAC address
- FS_SerialNumber: Read the serial number of the module
- RF_DeviceName: Modify the device name
- RF_StaticPasskey: Modify the static passkey
- RF_SecFlags: Modify the security settings
- RF_SecFlagsPerOnly: Modify the security settings (Peripheral only mode)
- RF_ScanFlags: Modify the scan behavior
- RF_BeaconFlags: Interprete the advertising data
- RF_AdvertisingTimeout: Modify the advertising timeout
- RF_AdvertisingFlags: Configure the advertising packet
- RF_ScanFactor: Modify the scan factor
- RF_ScanTiming: Modify the scan timing
- RF_ConnectionTiming: Modify the connection timing
- RF_TXPower: Modify the output power
- RF_SPPBaseUUID: Configure the SPP base UUID
- RF_Appearance: Configure the appearance of the device
- UART_ConfigIndex: Modify the UART speed
- CFG_Flags: Configure the module
- DIS_ManufacturerName: Configure the manufacturer name
- DIS_ModelNumber: Configure the model number
- DIS_SerialNumber: Configure the serial number
- DIS_HWVersion: Configure the HW version
- DIS_SWVersion: Configure the SW version
- DIS_Flags: Configure the device information service
- Timing parameters
- Peripheral only mode
- Remote GPIO control
- Customizing the Proteus-III
- Custom firmware
- Firmware update
- Firmware history
- Design in guide
- Reference design
- Manufacturing information
- Physical dimensions
- Marking
- Bluetooth SIG listing/qualification
- Regulatory compliance information
- Important notes
- Legal notice
- License terms
High throughput mode: The Proteus-III contains the so called "High throughput mode"
that allows to send up to 4 data packets per connection interval. This increases signif-
icantly the throughput. This mode and its usage is described in Proteus-III - Applica-
tion Note 4".
All BLE roles supported: The integrated BLE stack supports all BLE roles. Depending on
the current state of operation the Proteus-III firmware automatically switches its role to
execute the user’s instructions.
Flexible wired interfacing: If custom hardware does not support UART communication or
in case of a host less implementation, the Proteus-III is equipped with extra pins suited
for custom device/sensor connection. With help of these, a tailored firmware can be
developed which is optimized to the customer’s needs. The pins can be configured to
various functions such as UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, PWM, NFC and GPIO.
OTA firmware update: The Proteus-III firmware provides over the air firmware update ca-
pabilities. Firmware updates can be applied using the Nordic Apps for cell phones.
Peripheral only mode: The Proteus-III firmware provides the "peripheral only" operation
mode (see chapter
10
), that allows the easy adaption of already existing custom hard-
ware with the BLE interface. By default, this mode offers the static passkey pairing
method with bonding and a transparent UART interface. With this, custom hardware
can be accessed by mobile BLE devices (like smart phones including a custom Ap-
p) using an authenticated and encrypted BLE link without the need of configuring the
module.
Additional Bluetooth
®
5 radio modes: The Proteus-III provides the advanced radio modes
(2 MBit and LE coded, see chapter
5.9
) that have been introduced with Bluetooth
®
5.0. The 2 MBit mode allows to use the double data rate. The LE coded mode enables
higher transmission distances.
Long range connect: For backward compatibility reasons, a BLE connection is usually set-
up using the legacy 1MBit radio mode and can then be updated to long range mode.
The Proteus-III allows in addition to setup the connection immediately using the long
range mode, such that even connections can be initiated on high distances. More
information can be found in chapter
5.10
.
Remote GPIOs: The Proteus-III firmware allows to switch free module GPIOs via remote
control. More information can be found in chapter
11
.
1.1.2 Connectivity
The BLE standard allows to setup a network with various BLE devices from different manu-
facturers. To be able to communicate with Proteus-III devices, the AMBER SPP-like profile
must be known and implemented by all network participants. Thus arbitrary BLE devices
(like iOS or Android devices) must implement this profile, too. To do so, the Proteus-III
application note 1 contains the design data of the AMBER SPP-like profile.
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