BLE wireless modules ideal for range of applications including IoT, home and factory automation

Mouser is now shipping EZ-BLE PRoC XR Bluetooth 4.2 modules and evaluation boards from Cypress Semiconductor. These Bluetooth low energy wireless modules offer an extended range of up to 400m bidirectional communication (or up to 450m in beacon-only mode) for a broad range of applications, including IoT and home and factory automation. The modules are 48MHz 32-bit solutions with 256KBytes of flash, 32KBytes of SRAM, and a 12-bit SAR ADC. The modules feature two integrated crystals, up to 19 GPIOs, and a programmable architecture that supports a number of peripheral functions (such as ADC, timers, counters, and PWM) and serial communication protocols (including I2C, UART, and SPI). The modules include a royalty-free Bluetooth low energy stack compatible with Bluetooth 4.2 and are available in two certified versions (CYBLE-212006-01 and CYBLE-202007-01) and an uncertified version (CYBLE-202013-11). The CYBLE-212006-01 includes an integrated trace antenna, while the CYBLE-202007-01 supports an external antenna via a u-FL connector. The uncertified CYBLE-202013-11 supports an external antenna through a RF solder pad output and omits the RF shield.