Ultra-small SiP modules for Bluetooth LE applications

Mouser is now stocking BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP modules from Silicon Labs. Based on Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko wireless SoC, the device is claimed to be the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low energy SiP module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution. The company’s BGM121 and BGM123 Blue Gecko SiP modules provide an all-in-one Bluetooth connectivity solution featuring an ARM Cortex-M4 processor with 256kB of flash, high-output Bluetooth power amplifier, high-efficiency onboard antenna, external antenna options, oscillators and passives, along with a reliable, secure Bluetooth 4.2 stack. Available in a tiny 6.5mm × 6.5mm package, the BGM12x module enables developers to miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB footprint, including an antenna clearance of just 51mm2. The modules are available with different transmit output power options, from 3dBm (BGM123) to 8dBm (BGM121), to support connected device applications with varying range requirements, and are pre-certified for use in many key global markets, which helps to minimize development costs and RF regulatory compliance efforts for developers. The modules are supported by the Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Module Wireless Starter Kit for BGM121 and BGM123 SiP modules and BGM111. The kit comes with the Bluetooth Smart module radio board, a main board with coin-cell battery holder, USB and Ethernet connections, display, connections to all the module’s peripheral interfaces, and an extension board with additional peripherals. The wireless starter kit offers an easy and fast way to start evaluating and developing Bluetooth Smart applications with the modules, such as sports and fitness wearables, smartwatches, personal medical devices, wireless sensor nodes, and other space-constrained connected devices.