Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5 Micro Module BC832
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BluNor BC832 is a powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using Nordic
nRF52832 SoC. With an ARM CortexTM M4F MCU, 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multi-protocol
transceiver, and an integrated chip 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 20 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins provide access to 30 GPIOs of nRF52832 CIAA.
Specifications:
Nordic nRF52832 with ARM Cortex M4F.
Complete RF solution with integrated antenna
Integrated DC-DC converter, needs external
inductors
Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
Nordic SoftDevice Ready
Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware update
Flash/RAM: 512KB/64KB.
30 General purpose I/O pins
12 bit/200KSPS ADC
3 SPI Master/Slave (8Mbps)
Low power comparator
Two 2-wire Master/Slave (I2C compatible)
I2S audio interface
UART (with CTS/RTS and DMA)
20 channel CPU independent Programmable
Peripheral Interconnect (PPI).
Quadrature Demodulator (QDEC)
128-bit AES HW encryption
5 x 32 bits, 3 x 24 bits Real Time
Counters (RTC)
NFC-A tag interface for OOB pairing
Receiver Sensitivity: -96 dBm
TX power: +/- 0 dBm; programmable +4dBm to
-20dBm in 4 dB steps.
Sizes: 7.8x8.8x1.3mm
Hybrid pins: 16 castellated and 20 LGA.
Integrated chip antenna
FCC ID: X8WBC832
Industrial Canada: 4100A-BC832
CE: Approved
QDID: 97989
Operation voltage: 1.7V to 3.6V
Operation temperature: - 4 0 ° C t o + 8 5 ° C
Applications
IoT (Internet of Things)
Wearable
Beacons/Proximity
Fitness/Sports
Smart toys
Connected appliances
Lighting products
Sensors
Home and building automation
Key fobs
Wrist watches
Wireless charger
Interactive entertainment devices
Model Summaries
module
SoC
Flash/RAM
Bluetooth range
BC832
nRF52832-CIAA
512KB/64KB
50 meters
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Table Of Contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................3
2. Codes Development Using Nordic Tools ......................................................................................................3
Easy, fast and safe code development.............................................................................................................. 3
Over-The-Air DFU .............................................................................................................................................3
SoftDevices ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Development Tools ............................................................................................................................................4
3. Product Overview .........................................................................................................................................5
Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Mechanical Drawing ..........................................................................................................................................7
BC832 Photo ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Pin Assignments of BC832 ................................................................................................................................ 8
Pin Functions ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Mounting BC832 on the Host PCB .................................................................................................................. 10
4. AT Commands ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Brief description of AT commands ...................................................................................................................11
Command mode .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Data Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Communicating with a PC ............................................................................................................................... 13
5. Evaluation Board .......................................................................................................................................14
EV BC832 Evaluation board schematics .........................................................................................................14
EV BC832 V2 Evaluation Board Schematics .................................................................................................. 14
Suggestion for Battery Power Application .......................................................................................................15
6. Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................................16
Soldering Temperature-Time Profile for Re-Flow Soldering ............................................................................ 16
Cautions, Design Notes, and Installation Notes .............................................................................................. 16
Packaging ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
FCC Label ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
Revision History ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Contact Us ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
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1. Introduction
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BluNor BC832 is powerful, highly flexible, ultra low power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) modules using Nordic
nRF52832 SoCs. With an ARM CortexTM M4F MCU, 512KB flash, 64KB RAM, embedded 2.4GHz multiprotocol transceiver, and an integrated antenna, it allows faster time to market with reduced development cost.
The following is a block diagram of BC832. 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.
2. 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
embedded stack and associated debugging challenges are removed. The Bluetooth low energy and ANT stack
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.
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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.
SoftDevices available from ANT Wireless:
S212: ANT stack
S332: Bluetooth low energy concurrent
central/peripheral/observer/broadcaster/ANT 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.
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3. 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
The following is a block diagram of Nordic nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SoC.
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The 32 bit ARM Cortex M4F MCU with hardware supports for DSP instructions and floating point operations,
code density and execution speed are higher than other Cortex M MCU. The Programmable Peripheral
Interconnect (PPI) system provides a 20-channel bus for direct and autonomous system peripheral
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 radio supports Bluetooth low energy and ANT. Output power is scalable from a maximum of +4dBm down
to -20 dBm in 4dB steps. Sensitivity is increased to -96 dBm to -89 dBm, depending on data rate. Sensitivity for
BLE is -96 dBm, and -92.5 dBm for ANT.
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.
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Mechanical Drawing
The following is a mechanical drawing of BC832. 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.
• 20 LGA (Land Grid Array) pins to access all 32 GPIOs of nRF52832 when needed.
BC832 Photo
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Pin Assignments of BC832
The followings are BC832 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
There are two versions of BC832.
• BC832 V0. This version has all 32 GPIO pins of nRF52832 CIAA available. There is no connection for 2
inductors required for built-in DC to DC converter. DC to DC converter shall not be enabled by firmware.
• BC832 V1. To provide external connection for 2 inductors required for DC to DC converter, pins B3 and C3
are used for inductor connection. Pins B5 (P031) and A5(P030) of nRF52832 CIAA are not available at
BC832 V1 pins. BC832 V1 should be used in new designs.
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Pin Functions
BC832
nRF52832 CIAA
pin#
1
2
3
4
5
6
pin#
C5
G2
G1
F1
H2
G4
pin name
GND
P20
SWDIO
SWDCLK
P18
P13
pin name
VSS
P0.20
SWDIO
SWDCLK
P0.18
P0.13
Descriptions
Ground
GPIO, LED pin on EV-BC832
GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal
Serial Wire Debug I/O
GPIO, LED pin on EV-BC832
GPIO, button pin on EV-BC832
7
P11
H6
P0.11
UART RX
8
9
A1
A2
A3
A4
P12
P03/AIN1
P21/RESET
P00/XL1
P01/XL2
P02/AIN0
P27/SCL
P26/SDA
VDD
P28
P17
P04
P06
F4
D6
H1
D7
C7
C6
B4
D3
A7
A3
G3
E6
F7
P0.12
P0.03
P0.21
P0.00
P0.01
P0.02
P0.27
P0.26
VDD
P0.28
P0.17
P0.04
P0.06
UART TX
GPIO, Analog input 1
configured as reset on EV-BC832
GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal
GPIO, connection for 32.768kHz crystal
GPIO, Analog input 0
GPIO, configured as I2C SCL on EV-BC832
GPIO, configured as I2C SDA on EV-BC832
DC power supply, 1.7V to 3.6V
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
A5
P08
G7
P0.08
GPIO
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
P25
P29
P31/DCC
P05
P07
P24
P22
P30/DEC4
P15
P09
P23
P19
P16
P14
P10
B3
A4
B5
E7
F6
E1
F2
A5
H4
G6
E2
F3
H3
H5
G5
P0.25
P0.29
P0.31
P0.05
P0.07
P0.24
P0.22
P0.30
P0.15
P0.10/NFC1
P0.23
P0.19
P0.16
P0.14
P0.10/NFC2
GPIO
GPIO
P31 in BC832 V0; DCC for inductor connection in BC832 V1
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
P30 in BC832 V0; DEC4 for inductor connection in BC832 V1
GPIO
GPIO, NFC antenna connection
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO
GPIO, NFC antenna connection
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Mounting BC832 on the Host PCB
The following figure shows recommended mounting of BC832 module on the host PCB.
•
For the best Bluetooth range performance, the antenna area of module shall extend 3.2 mm outside the
edge of a ground plane.
•
The next choice is to place module on a corner of host PCB. No ground place directly below the 3.2x7.8mm
antenna area of module.
•
For wearable, it is acceptable to place a coin battery directly below the antenna area of module. Bluetooth
range is reduced but acceptable when pairing with a smartphone on the antenna side. Bluetooth signal is
blocked on the battery side.
4. AT Commands
BC832 module is available with firmware supporting AT commands. Part number is BC832-AT.
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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
(carriage return; ASCII 013) and (back space; ASCII 008) in a command line are ignored.
•
The terminator is .
•
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 P0.03 of nRF52832 (pin 9 of BC832) is pulled high, it is set to AT command mode. In AT command
mode, the host processor communicates with the processor on BC832.
Command
Response
Parameter example
AT
OK or FAIL
none
AT+RESET
OK or FAIL
none
+VERSION:
Software
version
number
AT+VERSION?/r/n
Device
name
AT+NAME?/r/n
AT+VERSION?
AT+NAME?
OK
+NAME: OK
AT/r/n
OK/r/n
AT+RESET/r/n
OK/r/n
+VERSION140804 OK/
r/n
+NAME:EZPro OK/r/n
AT+NAME=Fanstel/r/n
AT+NAME=
Device
name
OK or FAIL
Or
AT_Name=”Fanstel”/r/n
OK/r/n
AT+UART?
+UART:,, OK
Baud rate,
AT+UART?/r/n
Stop bit,
+UART:115200,1,0
Parity
OK/r/n
AT+UART=115200/r/n
+UART:115200,1,0
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OK/r/n
1200
2400
4800
9600 default
AT+UART=
+UART:
19200
Baud rate
38400
57600
115200
230400
460800
921600
1000000
AT+ADDR?
+ADDR: OK
Device
MAC
address
AT+REGISTER
OK or FAIL
none
AT+QUITREGISTER
OK or FAIL
none
AT+RX?
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
+Name:
AT+RX?/r/n
+UART:
+NAME:EZPro/r/n
none
+ADDR:
+UART:115200,1,1/r/n
+ADDR: abb5:cd:
604ace/r/n
AT+DEFAULT
OK or FAIL
none
AT+DEFAULT/r/n
OK/r/n
AT+RFPW?/r/n
+RFPW:-4 OK/r/n
0:+4
AT_RFPW?
+RFPW:parm
+4~-8
1:+0 default
2:-4
3:-8
AT+RFPW= 1/r/n
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OK/r/n
0:+4
AT_RFPW=
OK or FAIL
+4~-8
1:+0
2:-4
3:-8
AT+PIO=
OK or FAIL
AT+PIS= OK or FAIL
P00-P05
AT+PIO=05, 0\r\n
1=High ,
0=low
OK/r/n
P00-P05
AT+PIS=05, 1\r\n
1=output,
0=input
OK/r/n
Data Mode
When P0.03 of nRF52832 (pin 9 of BC832) is pulled low, it is set to data mode. In data model, BC832 provides
transparent data transfer between the host processor and a remote device, for example, a smartphone.
Communicating with a PC
A quick and easy way to evaluate BC832 is to use a PC as the host processor. Connect the development
board EV-BC832 to a PC with an USB cable. Then,
•
•
Set S1, BC832 is set to command mode. PC will communicate with BC832.
Set switch S1 to the other position, BC832 is set to data mode. PC will communicate with a remote
device through BC832 Bluetooth wireless connection.
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Docklight software can be downloaded from the following:
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5. Evaluation Board
EV BC832 Evaluation board schematics
Evaluation board schematics and Gerber files can be downloaded from
http://www.fanstel.com/download-document/
Library component for your PCB layout can be extracted from Gerber files. EV BC832 was developed for
evaluation of Bluetooth mesh stacks. All new BC832 evaluation boards are EV BC832 V2.
EV BC832 V2 Evaluation Board Schematics
EV BC832 V2 evaluation board is developed to accommodate BC832 V0 and BC832 V1.
EV BC832 V2 has the same footprint as that of Arduino UNO R3. It is not an UNO R3 compatible board. Many UNO R3
shields can be used with EV BC832.
• It is preloaded with firmware for evaluating Bluetooth mesh stacks.
• Firmware can be developed for other applications. You need Nordic nRF52 development tools. An nRF52 DK is
recommended for programming.
• If not used on board, all GPIO pins are available at connectors. Whenever possible, with firmware configuration, pin
function can be compatible with that of Arduino UNO R3.
• Portable smartphone charger can be used to power this board. The circuitry to the left of micro USB connector, J16
produces periodic load to prevent portable smartphone charger from shutting down.
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5
4
3
2
SW1
P13
1
P14
1
U1
P20
1
GND
2
P20/LED
A1
SWDIO
3
SWDCLK
4
SWDCLK
P18
5
P18/LED
P13
6
P13/BUTTON
P11 UART_RX
7
P12 UART_TX
8
SWDIO
B1
A2
C1
B2
C2
B3
C3
D3
A4
B4
C4
D4
P11/ RX
P12/ TX
B5
16
15
P26
P27/SCL
14
P27
P02/AIN0
13
P02
P01/XL2
12
P01
P00/XL1
11
P00
P21/RESET
10
P21
9
AT_COM P03
D2
A3
A5
VDD
P26/SDA
D1
C5
D5
P03/AIN1
P15
GND
2
GND
1
2
GND
2
GND
P16
1
A
P18
C
P19
C
A
A
C
A
5VIN
P28
P17
P04
P06
P08
P25
P29
P31
P05
P07
P24
P22
P30
P15
P09
P23
P19
P16
P14
P10
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
J3
3V Battery
DEC4
P28
P17
P04
P06
P08
P25
P29
P31
P05
P07
P24
P22
P30
P15
P09
P23
P19
P16
P14
P10
AT_COM
BAT-ADC
BAT-EN
R5
10K
GND
GND
Q2
2N7002/SOT
BAT-EN
P24
P25
RESET
3
GND
GND
R9
1K 1%
1
J8
1
2
L3
OFF ON
10uH
3
B
R13
100K
NC
CTS
RTS
RXD
TXD
DSR
DTR
GND
2
4
120OHM
1
5V
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
2
D-
+
3
D+
NC
NC
SUSPEND
SUSPEND
NC
RST
VBUS
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
CT1
10uF/10V
RST
R16
10K / 1%
GND
GND
C7
0.1uF
GND
C8
1uF
GND
5
4
2
3
4
5
3V3
J11
External supply
VDD
SW8
1
2
3
EN
5
NC
4
GND
2
4
3
GND
GND
B
GND
3V3
R14
1K
JS1
1
3
5
7
9
GND
A
LED5
GND
VDD
R15
10R 1%
C5
10uF / 10V
C4
10nF
C
VDD
1
3
5
7
9
2
4
6
8
10
2
4
6
8
10
SWDIO
SWDCLK
SWO P18
JS2
P21
DEBUG - IN
1
2
3
4
VDD
1
2
3
4
CON4
GND
A
FANSTEL Corporation.
1
2
J12
Current meter
3
VO
GND
OFF ON
1
2
VI
R12
100K
J12 connect Current meter
3V
3V3
U2
TCR3DF33
1
C6
10uF / 10V
SW8 pin2-3 on , J13 connect Oscilloscope
GND
GND
1
Current measurement , SW8 pin1-4 off
SW8 pin2-3 off ,
3V
C9
0.1uF
5VIN
GND
A
GND
1
GND
GND
ID
DCD
RI
GND
D+
DVDD
REGIN
5
G
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
L4
C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
L1
S2
S4
5VIN
CP2102
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
1
2
U3
S3
S1
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
GND
Q4
A42
S4
S2
J10
mini USB (PC)
P10
P09
P08
P07
P06
P05
P21
P01
P00
VDD
120OHM
S1
S3
R11
47R 1/2W
C3
47uF / 10V
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
J7
P23
DETECT
ICSP
2
2
5V
OFF ON
4
3
Q3
A92
2
4
6
R10
1M
J9
MICRO
15nH
D-
DEC4
DCC
L2
D+
1
2
SW7
UART_TX P12
UART_RX P11
ID
4
3
SW7 all off
SW7 all on
(D0 RX)
(D1 TX)
(D2)
(D3)
(D4)
(D5)
(D6)
(D7)
5VIN
1
3
5
1
G
BC832 - V0
BC832 - V1
D
J5
P11
P12
P13
P14
P15
P16
P17
P18
1
2
3
4
5
6
GND
GND
SW6
(A0)
(A1)
(A2)
(A3)
(A4)
(A5)
J6
R8
3.01K
BAT-ADC
GND
Current measurement , SW6 all off
P03
P04
P28
P29
P30
P31
Q1
TP0610T
R7
10K
R6
10K
S1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
J4
SW on , 32K768Hz
2
J2
P19 (D8)
P20 (D9)
P22 (D10 SS)
P23 (D11 MOSI)
P24 (D12 MISO)
P25 (D13 SCK)
GND
P02 (AREF)
P26 (SDA)
P27 (SCL)
1
OFF ON
P03 AT_COM
GND
3V3
1
2
C2
12pF nop
SW off , GPIO
VDD
VDD
VDD
RESET
VDD
5V
GND
GND
P21
J3 input , J9 off
Y1
32.768KHz
4
3
2
J1
VDD
R4
1K
LED4
1
VDD
R3
1K
LED3
P20
RESET
VDD
R2
1K
LED2
1
VDD
R1
1K
LED1
C1
12pF nop
SW5
DCC
C
SW4
1
2
C
2
SW3
VDD
2
GND
D
P17
SW2
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EV BC832V2
J13
Oscilloscope
1
2
2
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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 on the main board. The 32MHz main clock won’t be active at idle state to save power.
BC832 V1 or newer should be used. Inductors required for DC to DC converter should be added on the main
board.
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6. Miscellaneous
Soldering Temperature-Time Profile for Re-Flow Soldering
Maximum number of cycles for re-flow is 2. No opposite side re-flow is allowed due to module weight.
Cautions, Design Notes, and Installation Notes
Failure to follow the guidelines set forth in this document may result in degrading of the product’s
functions and damage to the product.
Design Notes
(1)Follow the conditions written in this specification, especially the control signals of this module.
(2)The supply voltage has to be free of AC ripple voltage (for example from a battery or a low noise
regulator output). For noisy supply voltages, provide a decoupling circuit (for example a ferrite in
series connection and a bypass capacitor to ground of at least 47uF directly at the module).
(3)This product should not be mechanically stressed when installed.
(4)Keep this product away from heat. Heat is the major cause of decreasing the life of these
products.
(5)Avoid assembly and use of the target equipment in conditions where the products' temperature
may exceed the maximum tolerance.
(6)The supply voltage should not be exceedingly high or reversed. It should not carry noise and/or
spikes.
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(7)this product away from other high frequency circuits.
Notes on Antenna and PCB Layout
(1)Don’t use a module with internal antenna inside a metal case.
(2)For PCB layout:
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Avoid running any signal line below module whenever possible,
No ground plane below antenna,
If possible, cut-off the portion of main board PCB below antenna.
Installation Notes
(1)Reflow soldering is possible twice based on the time-temperature profile in this data sheets. Set up
the temperature at the soldering portion of this product according to this reflow profile.
(2)Carefully position the products so that their heat will not burn into printed circuit boards or affect
the other components that are susceptible to heat.
(3)Carefully locate these products so that their temperatures will not increase due to the effects of
heat generated by neighboring components.
(4)If a vinyl-covered wire comes into contact with the products, then the cover will melt and generate
toxic gas, damaging the insulation. Never allow contact between the cover and these products to
occur.
(5)This product should not be mechanically stressed or vibrated when reflowed.
(6)If you want to repair your board by hand soldering, please keep the conditions of this chapter.
(7)Do not wash this product.
(8)Refer to the recommended pattern when designing a board.
(9)Pressing on parts of the metal cover or fastening objects to the metal will cause damage to the
unit.
(10)For more details on LGA (Land Grid Array) soldering processes refer to the application note.
Usage Condition Notes
(1)Take measures to protect the unit against static electricity. If pulses or other transient loads (a large
load applied in a short time) are applied to the products, check and evaluate their operation before
assembly on the final products.
(2)Do not use dropped products.
(3)Do not touch, damage or soil the pins.
(4) Follow the recommended condition ratings about the power supply applied to this product.
(5)Electrode peeling strength: Do not add pressure of more than 4.9N when soldered on PCB
(6) Pressing on parts of the metal cover or fastening objects to the metal cover will cause damage.
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(7) These products are intended for general purpose and standard use in general electronic
equipment, such as home appliances, office equipment, information and communication
equipment.
Storage Notes
(1)The module should not be stressed mechanically during storage.
(2)Do not store these products in the following conditions or the performance characteristics of the
product, such as RF performance will be adversely affected:
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Storage in salty air or in an environment with a high concentration of corrosive gas.
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Storage in direct sunlight
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Storage in an environment where the temperature may be outside the range specified.
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Storage of the products for more than one year after the date of delivery storage period.
(3) Keep this product away from water, poisonous gas and corrosive gas.
(4) This product should not be stressed or shocked when transported.
(5) Follow the specification when stacking packed crates (max. 10).
Safety Conditions
These specifications are intended to preserve the quality assurance of products and individual
components. Before use, check and evaluate the operation when mounted on your products. Abide by
these specifications, without deviation when using the products. These products may short-circuit. If
electrical shocks, smoke, fire, and/or accidents involving human life are anticipated when a short
circuit occurs, then provide the following failsafe functions, as a minimum.
(1)Ensure the safety of the whole system by installing a protection circuit and a protection device.
(2)Ensure the safety of the whole system by installing a redundant circuit or another system to
prevent a dual fault causing an unsafe status.
Other Cautions
(1)This specification sheet is copyrighted. Reproduction of this data sheets is permissible only if
reproduction is without alteration and is accompanied by all associated warranties, conditions,
limitations, and notices.
(2)Do not use the products for other purposes than those listed.
(3)Be sure to provide an appropriate failsafe function on your product to prevent an additional damage
that may be caused by the abnormal function or the failure of the product.
(4)This product has been manufactured without any ozone chemical controlled under the Montreal
Protocol.
(5)These products are not intended for other uses, other than under the special conditions shown
below. Before using these products under such special conditions, check their performance and
reliability under the said special conditions carefully to determine whether or not they can be used
in such a manner.
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In liquid, such as water, salt water, oil, alkali, or organic solvent, or in places where liquid may
splash.
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In direct sunlight, outdoors, or in a dusty environment
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In an environment where condensation occurs.
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In an environment with a high concentration of harmful gas.
(6) If an abnormal voltage is applied due to a problem occurring in other components or circuits,
replace these products with new products because they may not be able to provide normal
performance even if their electronic characteristics and appearances appear satisfactory.
(7) When you have any question or uncertainty, contact Fanstel.
Packaging
Production modules are delivered in reel, 1000 modules in each reel.
FCC LABEL
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.
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Revision History
• December 2017. Ver. 2.01: Add QDID number and clarify specifications
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