Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 BluNor BT832 is a powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using Nordic nRF52832 SoC. With an ARMCortexTM M4F MCU, available 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multi-protocol transceiver, and an integrated PCB trace antenna. It allows faster time to market with reduced development cost. For applications needing limited number of IO pins, prototyping and production are easier using 16 castellated pins. Additional 24 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins provide full access to 32 GPIOs of nRF52832. Integrated DC-DC converter 20 channel CPU independent Programmable Peripheral Interconnect (PPI). BT832F is developed for ultra long Bluetooth range. It is measured at over 100 meters with a smartphone. Specifications:
Nordic nRF52832 with ARM Cortex M4F. Complete RF solution with integrated antenna Serial Wire Debug (SWD) Nordic SoftDevice Ready Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware update Flash/RAM: 512KB/64KB or 256KB/32KB. Low power comparator Two 2-wire Master/Slave (I2C compatible) UART (with CTS/RTS and DMA) Applications Quadrature Demodulator (QDEC) NFC-A tag interface for OOB pairing Receiver Sensitivity: -96 dBm TX power: +/- 0 dBm; programmable +3dBm to -
Sizes: 14.0x16.0x2.5mm Hybrid pins: 16 castellated and 24 LGA. Operation voltage: 1.7V to 3.6V Operation temperature: -40C to +85C 128-bit AES HW encryption 5 x 32 bits, 3 x 24 bits Real Time Counters (RTC) 32 General purpose I/O pins 12 bit/200KSPS ADC 3 SPI Master/Slave (8Mbps) Integrated high performance PCB trace antenna:
20dBm in 4 dB steps. I2S audio interface Sensors Home and building automation Key fobs Wrist watches Wireless charger Interactive entertainment devices IoT (Internet of Things) Wearable Beacons/Proximity Fitness/Sports Smart toys Connected appliances Lighting products Model Summaries module SoC Flash/RAM BT Antenna FCC ID Canada IC ID BT832 nRF52832-QFAA 512KB/64KB PCB trace Pending Pending BT832-23 nRF52832-QFAB 256KB/32KB PCB trace Pending Pending BT832F nRF52832-QFAA 512KB/64KB PCB trace Pending Pending 1 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Table Of Contents 1. 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Codes Development Using Nordic Tools .................................................................................................. 4 Easy, fast and safe code development ........................................................................................................... 4 Over-The-Air DFU .......................................................................................................................................... 5 SoftDevices.................................................................................................................................................... 5 Development Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 5 3. Product Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Photo ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Mechanical Drawings ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Pin Assignments of BT832 ........................................................................................................................... 10 Pin Functions ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Mounting BT832 on the Host PCB ............................................................................................................... 11 Mounting BT832F on the Host PCB ............................................................................................................. 13 4. AT Commands ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Brief description of AT commands ............................................................................................................... 14 Command mode .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Data Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 16 5. BT832 Evaluation Board ......................................................................................................................... 16 Communicating with a PC ............................................................................................................................ 16 Evaluation Board Schematics ........................................................................................ !
Suggestion for Battery Power Application .................................................................................................... 17 6. Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................................................... 18 7. Contact Us .............................................................................................................................................. 18 2 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 1. 3 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 2. Introduction BluNor BT832 is powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) modules using Nordic nRF52832 SoCs. With an ARMCortexTM M4F MCU, available 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multi-protocol transceiver, and an integrated antenna, it allows faster time to market with reduced development cost. The following is a block diagram of BT832. Antenna circuit and main clock are integrated. All 32 GPIOs of nRF52832 can be accessed from main board. For lower power consumption at idle state, a 32.768 kHz crystal is added on the main board. Connection to an external NFC (Near Field Communication) antenna is provided. BlurNor BT832F is a sister module of BT832. The foot print for for the main body of module is identical. The only difference is a larger area for PCB trace antenna for ultra long Bluetooth operation range. Bluetooth line of sight range with a smartphone is measured at more than 100 meters. 3. 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 nRF52832 offers a clean separation between application code development and embedded protocol stacks. This means compile, link and run time dependencies with the 4 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 embedded stack and associated debugging challenges are removed. The Bluetooth low energy 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 nRF52832 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:
S132: Bluetooth low energy concurrent central/peripheral/observer/broadcaster stack. 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. 5 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 4. Product Overview Brief description of nRF52832 SoC is provided. For full description of the SoC, please download from Nordic Semiconductor website. https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-low-energy Block Diagram 6 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832F BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 The following is a block diagram of Nordic Nordic nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
(BLE) SoC. The 32 bit ARM Cortex M4F MCU with code density and execution speed are Interconnect (PPI) system provides with hardware supports for DSP instructions and are higher than other Cortex M MCU. The Programmable a 20-channel bus for direct and autonomous s system peripheral Programmable Peripheral and floating point operations, 7 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 communication without CPU intervention. This brings predictable latency times for peripheral to peripheral interaction and power saving benefits associated with leaving CPU idle. The device has 2 global power modes ON/OFF, but all system blocks and peripherals have individual power management control which allows for an automatic switching RUN/IDLE for system blocks based only on those required/not required to achieve particular tasks. The NFC block supports NFC-A tags with proximity detection and Wake-on-field from low power mode. The NFC enables Out-Of-Band (OOB) Bluetooth pairing of devices and thus greatly simplifying deployment. Photo The following is a photo of BT832 module. 8 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Mechanical Drawings The followings are mechanical drawings of BT832 and BT832F. The bottom portion of module is the main body
(size: 14.0 x 9.57mm) with electronic components and pins for connection to the host board. The top portion of module is for integrated PCB trace antenna. BT832 and BT832F have identical main body. BT832F has a larger antenna area to accommodate a higher performance antenna. We recommend layout the host PCB with clearance for the larger antenna area of BT832F. If the ultra long Bluetooth line of sight range of BT832F is not required, the lower cost BT832 can be installed. Two types of pins are available to meet different application requirements. 16 castellated pins for application needing limited number of IOs. SMT equipment is not required for soldering castellated pins. 24 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins to access all 32 GPIOs of nRF52832 when needed. 9 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Pin Assignments of BT832 The followings are BT832 pin assignment. Pin functions are in a table in next section. Please refer to Nordic nRF52832 Product Specifications for detailed descriptions and features supported. http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/nRF52832_PS_v1.1.pdf BT832 pin# pin name 1 P26/SDA 2 P27/SCL 3 P00/XL1 4 P01/XL2 5 P02/AIN0 6 P03/AIN1 7 P09 8 P10 9 VDD 10 GND 11 P13 12 P18 13 P20 14 P021/RESET 15 SWDCLK 16 SWDIO nRF52832 pin#
pin name 38 P0.26 39 P0.27 2 P0.00/XL1 3 P0.01/XL2 4 P0.02/AIN0 5 P0.03/AIN1 11 P0.09 12 P0.10 13 VDD 45 VSS 16 P0.13 17 P0.14 23 P0.20 24 P0.21/RESET 25 SWDCLK 26 SWDIO Descriptions GPIO, configured as I2C SDA on EV-BT832 GPIO, configured as I2C SCL on EV-BT832 GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal GPIO, Analog input GPIO, Analog input GPIO GPIO DC supply 1.7V to 3.6V Ground GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO, configurable as RESET pin Serial Wire Debug clock input Serial Wire Debug I/O 10 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 A0 GND A1 P28 A2 P29 A3 P04 A4 P05 A5 P07 B0 GND B1 P25 B2 P30 B3 P31 B4 P06 B5 P08 C0 GND C1 P24 C2 P22 C3 P17 C4 P15 C5 P12 D0 GND D1 P23 D2 P19 D3 P16 D4 P14 D5 P11 Pin Functions 45 VSS 40 P0.28/AIN4 41 P0.29/AIN5 6 P0.04/AIN2 7 P0.05/AIN3 9 P0.07 45 VSS 37 P0.25 42 P0.30 43 P0.31 8 P0.06 10 P0.08 45 VSS 29 P0.24 27 P0.22 20 P0.17 18 P0.15 15 P0.12 45 VSS 28 P0.23 22 P0.19 19 P0.16 17 P0.14 14 P0.11 Ground GPIO, Analog input GPIO, Analog input GPIO, Analog input GPIO, Analog input GPIO Ground GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO Ground GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO Ground GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO Mounting BT832 on the Host PCB The following figure shows recommended mounting of BT832 module on the host PCB. For the best Bluetooth range performance, the antenna area of module shall extend 6 mm outside the edge of host PCB board, or 6 mm outside the edge of a ground plane. The next choice is to place module on a corner of host PCB, the antenna area shall extend 6mm from the edge of ground plane. Ground plane shall be at least 5 mm from the edge of the antenna area of module. 11 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Bluetooth range performance is degraded if a module is placed in the middle of the host PCB. 12 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Mounting BT832F on the Host PCB The following figure shows recommended mounting of BT832F module on the host PCB. For the best Bluetooth range performance, the antenna area of module shall extend 11.2 mm outside the edge of host PCB board, or 11.2 mm outside the edge of a ground plane. The next choice is to place a module on a corner of host PCB, the antenna area shall extend 11.2 mm from the edge of ground plane. Ground plane shall be at least 5 mm from the edge of the antenna area of module. We dont recommend mounting BT832F module in the middle of a host PCB. For the best Bluetooth range performance, keep all external metal at least 30mm from the antenna area. 13 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 5. AT Commands BT832 module is available with firmware supporting AT commands. Part number is BT832-AT. Brief description of AT commands
Each command line consists of a prefix, a body and a terminator.
All command lines begin with the prefix AT (ASCII 065, 084) or at (ASCII 097, 116).
The body is a string of characters in the ASCII range 032-255. Control characters other than <CR>
(carriage return; ASCII 013) and <BS> (back space; ASCII 008) in a command line are ignored.
The terminator is <CR>.
There is no distinction between upper-case and lower-case characters. A command line can have a maximum length of 80 characters. It is automatically discarded if the input is longer. Corrections are made
AT command is case-insensitive, following /r/n for end code.
The default baud rate is 9600 one stop bit and no parity Command mode When P0.02of nRF52832 (pin 13 of BT832) is pulled high, it is set to AT command mode. In AT command mode, the host processor communicates with the processor on BT832. Command AT Response OK or FAIL AT+RESET OK or FAIL AT+VERSION?
+VERSION:<param>
OK AT+NAME?
+NAME:<param> OK AT+NAME=<param>
OK or FAIL Parameter example none none Software version number Device name Device name AT/r/n OK/r/n AT+RESET/r/n OK/r/n AT+VERSION?/r/n
+VERSION140804 OK/r/n AT+NAME?/r/n
+NAME:EZPro OK/r/n AT+NAME=Fanstel/r/n Or AT_Name=Fanstel/r/n OK/r/n AT+UART?
+UART:<param>,<param2>,<param3> Baud rate, AT+UART?/r/n 14 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 OK Stop bit, Parity
+UART:115200,1,0 OK/r/n AT+UART=115200/r/n
+UART:115200,1,0 OK/r/n AT+UART=<parm>
+UART:<parm>
Baud rate 9600 default 1200 2400 4800 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 1000000 AT+ADDR?
+ADDR:<param> OK AT+REGISTER OK or FAIL AT+QUITREGISTER OK or FAIL AT+RX?
+Name:<parm>
+UART:<parm>
+ADDR:<parm>
AT+DEFAULT OK or FAIL AT_RFPW?
+RFPW:parm 15 Device MAC address none none none none
+4~-8 AT+ADDR?/r/n
+ADDR:abb5:cd:604ace OK/r/n AT+REGISTER/r/n OK/r/n AT+QUITREGISTER/r/n OK/r/n AT+RX?/r/n
+NAME:EZPro/r/n
+UART:115200,1,1/r/n
+ADDR:abb5:cd:604ace
/r/n AT+DEFAULT/r/n OK/r/n AT+RFPW?/r/n
+RFPW:-4 OK/r/n Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 0:+4 1:+0 default 2:-4 3:-8 AT+RFPW= 1/r/n OK/r/n 0:+4 1:+0 2:-4 3:-8 AT+PIO=05, 0\r\n OK/r/n AT+PIS=05, 1\r\n OK/r/n AT_RFPW=<parm>
OK or FAIL
+4~-8 AT+PIO=<param><param1> OK or FAIL AT+PIS=<param><param1> OK or FAIL P00-P05 1=High ,0=l ow P00-P05 1=output, 0=input Data Mode When P0.02 of nRF52832 (pin 13) of BT832 is pulled low, it is set to data mode. In data model, BT832 provides transparent data transfer between the host processor and a remote device, for example, a smartphone. 6. BT832 Evaluation Board Communicating with a PC A quick and easy way to evaluate BT832 is to use a PC as the host processor. Connect the development board EV-BT832 to a PC with an USB cable. Then,
SetS1, BT832 is set to command mode. PC will communicate with BT832.
Set switch S1 to the other position, BT832 is set to data mode. PC will communicate with a remote device through BT832 Bluetooth wireless connection. Docklight is a testing, analysis and simulation tool for serial communication protocols (RS232, RS485/422 and others). It allows you to monitor the communication between two serial devices or to test the serial communication of a single device. Docklight significantly increases productivity in a broad range of industries, including automation and control, communications, automotive, equipment manufacturers, and embedded /
16 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 consumer products. Docklight is easy to use and runs on almost any standard PC using Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system. Docklight software can be downloaded from the following:
http://www.docklight.de/download_en.htm Suggestion for Battery Power Application Standby current consumption is important for battery-powered product. We suggest adding a 32.768 kHz crystal and 2 capacitors as shown in the upper left corner of the evaluation board schematics. The 32MHz main clock wont be active at idle state to save power. 17 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 7. Miscellaneous METAL CASE.
FOR PCB LAYOUT:
DONT USE A MODULE WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA INSIDE A METAL CASE.
USE A MODULE WITH EXTERNAL ANTENNA INSIDE A METAL CASE. ANTENNA MUST BE OUTSIDE OF A o AVOID RUNNING ANY SIGNAL LINE BELOW MODULE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, o NO GROUND PLANE BELOW ANTENNA, o IF POSSIBLE, CUT-OFF THE PORTION OF MAIN BOARD PCB BELOW ANTENNA.
CONNECT MODULE GROUND TO BATTERY GROUND. 8. Contact Us United States:
Fanstel Corp. 7466 E. Monte Ctisto Ave. Scottsdale AZ 85260 Tel. 1 480-948-4928 Fax. 1-480-948-5459 Email: module@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com Taiwan:
Fanstel Corp. 10F-10, 79 Xintai Wu Road Xizhu, New Taipei City, Taiwan 22101 79 10 10, 22101 Tel. 886-2-2698-9328 Fax. 886-2-2698-4813 Email: tp@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com China:
Fanstel Technologies Corp. 11 Jiale Street Ping-Dih, Long-Gang, Shen Zhen, GD 518117
() 11 Tel. 86-755-8409-0928 Fax. 86-755-8409-0973 QQ. 3076221086 Email: sz@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com 18 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 1) This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 2) This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed. Note: The end product shall has the words Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: X8WBT832 19 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) 4.2 Module BT832/BT832FVer 1.0 Nov. 2016 Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Cet appareil numrique de classe B est conforme la norme NMB-003. This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the Le present appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables auxappareils radio exempts de licence.L'exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes:
(1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage adiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement. Canada, avis d'Industry Canada (IC) Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement."
(Modular approval) End Product Labeling:
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: Contains IC: 4100A-BT832. Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation. To comply with RSS 102 RF exposure compliance requirements OEM statement The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) must ensure that the OEM modular transmitter must be labeled with its own FCC ID number. This includes a clearly visible label on the outside of the final product enclosure that displays the contents shown below. If the FCC ID is not visible when the equipment is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the equipment is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed equipment The end product with this module may subject to perform FCC part 15 unintentional emission test requirement and be properly authorized. This device is intended for OEM integrator only. 20