New nRF52-based Bluetooth 5 module ideal for IoT and medical applications

Mouser now stocks the WSM-BL241 Bluetooth low energy module from Murata. The device is based on a Nordic nRF52832 SoC, offering ultra-low-power Bluetooth 5 functionality in a small package, ideal for asset-tracking, beacon, IoT, and medical applications. The module leverages the powerful SoC to provide high-performance Bluetooth low energy connectivity between tablets, smartphones, and other devices. The low-power SoC combines a built-in Arm Cortex-M4 core, 512kb of flash, and 64kb of RAM with a 2.4GHz multiprotocol radio. The module includes a 32MHz crystal, on-board antenna, and two pins for an NFC antenna and external omnidirectional antenna — all in a form factor of just 7.4mm × 7mm × 1mm. The module is supported by the MBN52832 development kit. The kit facilitates application development using the Nordic nRF52 SDK. The kit consists of two separable modules: an interface module with J-Link USB-SWD and USB-UART interfaces, and a breakaway module with the onboard WSM-BL241 module with NFC antenna to support evaluation of Bluetooth- and NFC-based networking products.