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
13 Custom firmware
13.1 Custom configuration of standard firmware
The configuration of standard firmware includes adoption of the non-volatile Usersettings
(see chapter
8
) to customer requirements and creating a customized product on base of
the standard product with a unique ordering number for a specific customer that needs this
configuration.
For example if the UART baud rate shall be changed from the default value to another value.
This variant will result in a customer exclusive module with a unique ordering number. This
will also fix the firmware version to a specific and customer tested version and thus results
in a customer exclusive module with a unique ordering number.
Further scheduled firmware updates of the standard firmware will not be applied to this
variant automatically. Applying updates or further functions require a customer request and
customer release procedure.
13.2 Customer specific firmware
A customer specific firmware may include "Custom configuration of standard firmware" plus
additional options or functions and tasks that are customer specific and not part of the stan-
dard firmware.
Further scheduled firmware updates of the standard firmware will not be applied to this vari-
ant automatically. Applying updates or further functions require a customer request and
customer release procedure.
This also results in a customer exclusive module with a unique ordering number.
An example for this level of customization are functions like host-less operation where the
module will perform data generation (e.g. by reading a SPI or I
2
C sensor) and cyclic trans-
mission of this data to a data collector while sleeping or being passive most of the time.
Also replacing UART with SPI as host communication interface is classified such a custom
specific option.
Certification critical changes need to be re-evaluated by an external qualified measurement
laboratory. These critical changes may occur when e.g. changing radio parameters, the
channel access method, the duty-cycle or in case of various other functions and options
possibly used or changed by a customer specific firmware.
13.3 Customer firmware
A customer firmware is a firmware written and tested by the customer himself or a 3rd party
as a customer representative specifically for the hardware platform provided by a module.
This customer firmware (e.g. in form of a Intel hex file) will be implemented into the module’s
production process at our production side.
This also results in a customer exclusive module with a unique ordering number.
The additional information needed for this type of customer firmware, such as hardware
specific details and details towards the development of such firmware are not available for
the public and can only be made available to qualified customers.
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