Silicon Labs recently introduced a fully integrated, precertified Bluetooth Smart module solution that provides a speedy path to low-power wireless connectivity for the IoT. The BGM111 module is the first in a family of advanced Blue Gecko modules delivering integration, flexibility, energy efficiency, and toolchain support with an easy migration path to Blue Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. It simplifies Bluetooth Smart design for a wide variety of applications ranging from smart phone accessories to industrial sensors.
Based on Silicon Labs’s Blue Gecko wireless SoCs, the 12.9 mm × 15 mm × 2.2 mm BGM111 modules provide a plug-and-play Bluetooth Smart design precertified for use in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The BGM111 modules are preloaded with the Bluegiga Bluetooth 4.1-compliant software stack and profiles and are field-upgradable using device firmware upgrades to Bluetooth 4.2 and beyond.
The BGM111 module is supported by Silicon Labs’s wireless SDK, which means you can use either a host or fully standalone operation through the Bluegiga BGScript scripting language. Using a familiar BASIC-like syntax, BGScript enables you to create Bluetooth applications quickly without using external MCUs to run the application logic. All application code can be executed on the BGM111 module.
Pre-production samples of the BGM111 Blue Gecko module, supported by the SLWSTK6101A Blue Gecko wireless starter kit, are currently available. BGM111 module pricing begins at $4.97 in 10,000-unit quantities. The SLWSTK6101A starter kit costs $150.
Source: Silicon Labs
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