Microchip RN42-I/RM630 Bluetooth Chip 2.1

RN-42 Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Class 2 Module, SPP profile

The Microchip RN42 Class 2 Bluetooth Module is a small form factor, low power and simple to integrate solution for adding Bluetooth communications into designs. The RN42 is fully certified, supports multiple interface protocols and features low power consumption making it an ideal embedded solution.

Features

• Fully qualified Bluetooth version 2.1 module; supports version 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
• Backwards-compatible with Bluetooth 2.0, 1.2 and 1.1
• ASCII command interface over UART
• Low-power Consumption: 26 μA sleep, 3 mA connected, 30 mA transmit
• Small form factor
• UART (SPP or HCI) and USB (HCI only) data connection interfaces
• Embedded Bluetooth stack profiles include GAP, SDP, RFCOMM, L2CAP protocols, with SPP, HID and DUN profile support
• Bluetooth SIG qualified
• Castellated SMT pads for PCB mounting (RN42 / RN42N) or 2 x 10 socket compatible pins (RN42XV)
• Class 2 power amplifier
• PCB antenna (RN42 / RN42XVP), No antenna (RN42N), U.FL antenna socket (RN42XVU)
• AES-128 encryption
• Compatible with Microchip Microcontroller Families (PIC16F, PIC18F, PIC24F/H, dsPIC33 and PIC32)

Performance

• RF Frequency Range: 2.402 GHz to 2.480 GHz with 79 channels
• RF Output Power: +4 dBm
• Receiver Sensitivity: -80 dBm
• Range up to 10 metres
• Sustained SPP data rates: 240 Kbps (Slave mode), 300 Kbps (Master mode)
• HCI data rates: 1.5 Mbps sustained, 3.0 Mbps burst in HCI mode
• Host communication: serial UART with RTS/CTS flow control
• Power supply: +3.0 V to +3.6 V dc

Bluetooth - Microchip

Approvals

Bluetooth, FCC, IC, CE