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STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-LP programmable Bluetooth®

The BlueNRG-LP is an ultra-low-power programmable Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless SoC solution

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The BlueNRG-LP is an ultra-low-power programmable Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless SoC solution. It embeds STMicroelectronics state-of-art 2.4 GHz RF radio IPs combining unparalleled performance with an extremely long battery lifespan. It is compliant with Bluetooth® Low Energy SIG core specification version 5.2 addressing point-to-point connectivity and Bluetooth Mesh networking and allows large-scale device networks to be established in a reliable way.

 

Key features

  • Bluetooth 5.2 specifications
  • 256kB Flash / 32kB- 64kB RAM
  • Up to 128 connections
  • Ultra-Low Power consumption

 

Additional features

  • Bluetooth Low Energy system-on-chip:
    • 2 Mbps data rate
    • Long range (Coded PHY)
    • Advertising extensions
    • Channel selection algorithm #2
    • GATT caching
  • Radio:
    • RX sensitivity level: -97 dBm at 1 Mbps, -104 dBm at 125 kbps (long range)
    • Programmable output power up to +8 dBm (at antenna connector)
    • Data rate supported: 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, 500 kbps, and 125 kbps
    • 128 physical connections
    • Integrated balun
    • Support for external PA
    • BlueNRG core coprocessor (DMA based) for Bluetooth Low Energy timing critical operation
    • 2.4 GHz proprietary radio driver
    • Suitable for systems requiring compliance with the following radio frequency regulations: ETSI EN 300 328, EN 300 440, FCC CFR47 part 15, ARIB STD-T66
  • Ultra-low-power radio performance10 nA in SHUTDOWN mode (1.8 V):
    • 0.6 uA in DEEPSTOP mode (with external LSE and BLE wake-up sources, 1.8 V)
    • 0.9 uA in DEEPSTOP mode (with internal LSI and BLE wake-up sources, 1.8 V)
    • 4.3 mA peak current in TX (at 0 dBm, 3.3 V)
    • 3.4 mA peak current in RX (at sensitivity level, 3.3V)
  • High performance and ultra-low power Cortex-M0+ 32-bit, running up to 64 MHz
  • Dynamic current consumption: 18 µA/MHz
  • Operating supply voltage: from 1.7 to 3.6 V
  • -40 ºC to 105 ºC temperature range
  • Supply and reset management:
    • High efficiency embedded SMPS step-down converter with intelligent bypass mode
    • Ultra-low-power power-on-reset (POR) and power-down-reset (PDR)
    • Programmable voltage detector (PVD)
  • Clock sources:
    • Fail-safe 32 MHz crystal oscillator with integrated trimming capacitors
    • 32 kHz crystal oscillator
    • Internal low-power 32 kHz RO

 

Applications

  • Smart tools and appliances
  • Industrial connectivity
  • Lighting and building automation
  • People and animal tracking
  • Healthcare, wearable
  • Connected toys, robots
  • Personal electronics

 

Available tools

Evaluation platform based on BlueNRG-355MC system-on-chip

BlueNRG-LP DK SW package