BM78
Bluetooth® Dual-Mode Module
FIGURE 1:
BM78 MODULE
Features
• Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR) and Low Energy (LE)
• Certified to FCC, ISED, MIC, KCC, SRRC and
NCC radio regulations
• Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Assessed
Radio module
• Bluetooth 5.0 certified
• Transparent UART mode for seamless serial data
over UART interface
• Easy to configure with User Interface (UI) tool, a
Windows®-based utility or directly by MCUs
• Firmware can be upgraded in the field over UART
(Flash version only)
• Integral chip antenna (BM78SPPS5MC2/NC2) or
external antenna (BM78SPP05MC2/NC2)
• Integrated crystal, internal voltage regulator, and
matching circuitry
• Configurable I/O pins for control and status
• Supports Apple® iPod® Accessory Protocol
(iAP2), (only BM78SPPx5MC2)
MAC/Baseband/Higher Layer
• Secure AES128 encryption
• Bluetooth 3.0: GAP, SPP, SDP, RFCOMM, and
L2CAP
• Supports Bluetooth Low Energy secure connec-
tions
• Bluetooth profiles: GAP, GATT, ATT, SMP, and
L2CAP
• Supports Bluetooth Low Energy data packet
length extension
• Small and compact surface mount module
Operating Conditions
• Castellated surface mount pads for easy and reli-
able host PCB mounting
• Operating voltage range: 3.3V to 4.2V
• Operating temperature: -20ºC to +70ºC
• Ideal for portable battery-operated devices
• One LED driver with 16 step brightness control
Applications
RF/Analog
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Secure payment
• Frequency spectrum: 2.402 GHz to 2.480 GHz
• Home and security
• Receive Sensitivity: -90 dBm (BR/EDR),
-92 dBm (LE)
• Health and fitness
• Class 2 output power (+1.5 dBm typical)
• Industrial and data logger
• LED lighting (16 configurations)
Data Throughput
Data throughput at 1 Mbps UART baud rate:
• BR/EDR: up to 32 Kbytes/s
• LE: up to 7 Kbytes/s
Data throughput at 115200 bps UART baud rate:
• BR/EDR: up to 10 Kbytes/s
• LE: up to 6 Kbytes/s
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