Bluetooth Low Energy; Technical Specifications - Libelium Waspmote Technical Manual

14. Bluetooth Low Energy

The Waspmote Bluetooth Low Energy module uses the same socket as XBee does. This means that you can change XBee module
for the BLE module as they are pin to pin compatible.

14.1. Technical specifications:

• Protocol: Bluetooth v.4.0 / Bluetooth Smart
• Chipset: BLE112
RX Sensitivity: -103dBm
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TX Power: [-23dBm, +3dBm]
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Antenna: 2dBi/5dBi antenna options
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• Security: AES-128
Range: 100 meters (at maximum TX power)
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Consumption: sleep (0.4uA) / RX (8mA) / TX (36mA)
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• Send broadcast advertisements (iBeacons)
• Connect to other BLE devices as Master / Slave
• Connect with Smartphones and Tablets
• Set automatic cycles sleep / transmission
• Calculate distance using RSSI values
• Perfect for indoor location networks (RTLS)
• Scan devices with maximum inquiry time
• Scan devices with maximum number of nodes
• Scan devices looking for a certain user by MAC address
Figure: Waspmote Bluetooth Low Energy module
BLE modules use the 2.4GHz band (2402MHz – 2480 MHz). It has 37 data channels and 3 advertisement channels, with a 2MHz
spacing and GFSK modulation.
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