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
14.2 Firmware update using the Proteus-III OTA bootloader . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
14.2.1 Firmware update steps using the Nordic nRF Toolbox app . . . . . 176
15 Firmware history 178
16 Design in guide 179
16.1 Advice for schematic and layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
16.2 Dimensioning of the micro strip antenna line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
16.3 Antenna solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
16.3.1 Wire antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
16.3.2 Chip antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
16.3.3 PCB antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
16.3.4 Antennas provided by Würth Elektronik eiSos . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
16.3.4.1 2600130011 - Helike - 169 MHz dipole antenna . . . . . . . . . 184
16.3.4.2 2600130041 - Herse - 434 MHz dipole antenna . . . . . . . . . 185
16.3.4.3 2600130081 - Hyperion-I - 868 MHz dipole antenna . . . . . . 186
16.3.4.4 2600130082 - Hyperion-II - 868 MHz magnetic base antenna . 187
16.3.4.5 2600130021 - Himalia - 2.4 GHz dipole antenna . . . . . . . . 188
17 Reference design 189
17.1 EV-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
17.2 Trace design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
18 Manufacturing information 195
18.1 Moisture sensitivity level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
18.2 Soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
18.2.1 Reflow soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
18.2.2 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
18.2.3 Other notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
18.3 ESD handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
18.4 Safety recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
19 Physical dimensions 199
19.1 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
19.2 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
19.3 Module drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
19.4 Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
19.5 Antenna free area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
20 Marking 202
20.1 Lot number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
20.2 General labeling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
21 Bluetooth SIG listing/qualification 204
21.1 Qualification steps when referencing the Proteus-III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
22 Regulatory compliance information 206
22.1 Important notice EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
22.2 Important notice FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
22.3 Conformity assessment of the final product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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