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BLE P click (BlueTooth) (Go to Parent Category)

BLE P click (BlueTooth) BLE P click carries an nRF8001 IC for adding a Bluetooth 4.0 (alternatively known as Bluetooth Low Energy) peripheral device to your design. BLE is an essential feature of today's "smart" gadgets. Its low energy consumption makes it ideal for sport and fitness devices, proximity sensors, smart watches and so forth. Newer smartphones, tablets and computers have hardware and software support for BLE. To get you started with BLE P click, an open-source BLE Android app is available (works on devices with hardware and software support for BLE). BLE P click communicates with the target board MCU through mikroBUS SPI (CS, SCK, MISO, MOSI), RDY and ACT lines. It uses a 3.3 V power supply only.
R600 
Price ex. VAT. Est. Weight: 30g. Stock: Out of stock [i]. mikroE Icon

BLE P click carries the nRF8001 IC that allows you to add Bluetooth 4.0 to your device. The click communicates with the target board MCU through mikroBUS™ SPI (CS, SCK, MISO, MOSI), RDY and ACT lines, and runs on 3.3V power supply.

Beside the mikroBUS™ socket, BLE P click also features additional UART input and output pins (RXD and TXD). These enable you to test the RF parameters of the BLE P click's radio design.

nRF8001

nRF8001 IC combines Radio, Link Layer and Host into a single product. The 16 MHz crystal oscillator is automatically enabled when nRF8001 requires it.

The built-in stack features a low energy PHY layer, LE link layer slave, LE host for devices in the peripheral role, and a Application Controller Interface.

PCB trace antenna

BLE P click features a PCB trace antenna, designed for the 2400-2483.5 MHz frequency band. Maximum device range is up to 40 meters in open space.

Low power consumption

The typical standby current consumption is only 2 mA. This kind of low power consumption is a great solution for today's smart devices, like fitness applications, medical devices, remotely controlling your home entertainment or home security systems, smart watches and many other things. It works by sending data when necessary and then powering down.

BLE or Bluetooth 4.0

BLE or Bluetooth 4.0 is Bluetooth Low Energy wireless network technology that allows users the same connection that the standard Bluetooth does but with much less power consumption.

BLE Android App

If you want to get started with BLE check out our BLE Android app that works on all devices with hardware and software support for BLE, just make sure you use it on Android devices.

Key features

  • nRF8001 Bluetooth low energy RF transceiver
    • 16 MHz crystal oscillator
    • Ultra-low peak current consumption <14 mA
    • Low current for connection oriented profiles, typically 2 µA
  • PCB trace antenna
  • BLE Android app
  • Interface: SPI
  • 3.3V power supply

Downloads

Type BLE,Bluetooth
Applications Developing smart devices requiring a Bluetooth Low Energy device in a peripheral role (sport and fitness gadgets, smart watches, proximity sensors...)
On-board modules nRF8001 IC for adding a Bluetooth 4.0
Key Features Additional UART input and output pins (RXD and TXD) serve as a Direct Test Mode Interface
Key Benefits Built-in stack features a low energy PHY layer, LE link layer slave, LE host for devices in the peripheral role, and a Application Controller Interface
Interface GPIO,SPI
Input Voltage 3.3V
Compatibility mikroBUS
Click board size S (28.6 x 25.4 mm)

Pinout diagram

This table shows how the pinout on BLE P corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).

Notes Pin Mikrobus logo.png
mikroBUStm
Pin Notes
Device RF front end activity indicator ACT 1 AN PWM 16 NC Not connected
Reset (active low) RST 2 RST INT 15 RDY ACI device ready indication
Chip select CS 3 CS RX 14 NC Not connected
ACI clock input SCK 4 SCK TX 13 NC Not connected
ACI Master In Slave Out SDO 5 MISO SCL 12 NC Not connected
ACI Master Out Slave In SDI 6 MOSI SDA 11 NC Not connected
Power supply +3.3V 7 3.3V 5V 10 +5V Power supply
Ground GND 8 GND GND 9 GND Ground

Programming

The code sets up the BLE P click, then continually parses Bluetooth low energy messages.

01: void main ()
02 {
03 UART1_Write_Text("Uart initialized");
04 UART1_Write(10);
05 UART1_Write(13);
06 GPIO_Digital_Output(&GPIOD_BASE, _GPIO_PINMASK_13);
07 GPIO_Digital_Input(&GPIOA_BASE, _GPIO_PINMASK_4);
08 GPIO_Digital_Input(&GPIOD_BASE, _GPIO_PINMASK_10);
09 GPIO_Digital_Output(&GPIOC_ODR, _GPIO_PINMASK_2);   // Set PC2 (RST) as digital output
10 GPIO_Digital_Output(&GPIOA_BASE, _GPIO_PINMASK_0);  // Set PA0 (CONN)
11  
12  
13 SPI3_Init_Advanced(_SPI_FPCLK_DIV128,
14                    _SPI_MASTER | _SPI_8_BIT | _SPI_CLK_IDLE_LOW |
15                    _SPI_FIRST_CLK_EDGE_TRANSITION | _SPI_LSB_FIRST | _SPI_SS_DISABLE |
16                    _SPI_SSM_ENABLE | _SPI_SSI_1,
17                    &_GPIO_MODULE_SPI3_PC10_11_12);
18 
19 blep_hal_init();
20 // Do the BLE UART setup:
21 ble_uart_setup(MOSI_PIN, MISO_PIN, SCK_PIN, REQN_PIN, RDYN_PIN, RESET_PIN);
22  
23 // Clear the serial buffer:
24 clear_serial_buffer();
25 
26 while(1)
27 {
28     // Run the BLE UART loop once in every loop,
29     // to let it handle any BLE events
30     ble_uart_loop();
31  
32     // handle all serial reads in one separate function:
33     handle_serial_input();
34 }
35 
36 }