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
Abbreviations and abstract
Abbreviation Name Description
BTMAC
Bluetooth
®
conform MAC address of the module used
on the RF-interface.
CS Checksum Byte wise XOR combination of the preceding fields.
BLE
Bluetooth
®
Low
Energy
According to Bluetooth
®
specification.
BT Bluetooth
®
According to Bluetooth
®
specification.
DSSS
Direct sequence
spread spectrum
Technique to spread a message on the radio
DTM Direct test mode Mode to test Bluetooth
®
specific RF settings.
FEC
Forward error
correction
Technique to correct received erroneous radio
messages
GAP
Generic Access
Profile
The GAP provides a basic level of functionality that all
Bluetooth
®
devices must implement.
I/O Input/output Pinout description.
LESC
Low energy
secure connection
Elliptic curve encryption method for BLE encryption
and authentication
LPM Low power mode Mode for efficient power consumption.
LRM Long range mode Radio mode with higher range and lower throughput.
MAC MAC address of the module.
MTU
Maximum
transmission unit
Maximum packet size of the Bluetooth
®
connection.
Payload The intended message in a frame / package.
RF Radio frequency Describes wireless transmission.
RSSI
Receive Signal
Strength Indicator
The RSSI indicates the strength of the RF signal. Its
value is always printed in two’s complement notation.
Soft device Operating system used by the nRF52 chip.
User settings
Settings to configure the module. Any relation to a
specific entry in the user settings is marked in a
special font and can be found in chapter
8
.
UART
Universal
Asynchronous
Receiver
Transmitter
Allows the serial communication with the module.
[HEX] 0xhh Hexadecimal
All numbers beginning with 0x are hexadecimal
numbers. All other numbers are decimal, unless
stated otherwise.
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