The RN4080 module from Microchip provides a complete solution to implement Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy connectivity.
All products in the RN series can be dynamically configured by the host microcontroller with a few simple ASCII commands.
The RN4870 supports both peripheral and central Generic Access Profile (GAP) roles, actively scanning for other connectable devices instead of waiting for incoming connection requests. The peripherals are usually small, low power devices like sensors and monitors, that broadcast information to the central device. The central device can communicate with multiple peripherals.
It also supports Remote Command mode which allows a remote device to access Command mode remotely via Bluetooth link.
The module contains an integral ceramic chip antenna.
Type | Bluetooth,BLE |
Applications | Health/Medical Devices, Sports Activity/Fitness Meters, Beacon Applications, Internet of Things (IoT) Sensor Tag, Remote Control, Wearable Smart Devices and Accessories, Smart Energy/Smart Home, Industrial Control |
MCU | RN4870 BLE 4.2 low energy module |
Key Features | ASCII Command Interface API over UART, ISM Band 2.402 to 2.480 GHz Operation, Secure AES128 Encryption |
Interface | GPIO,PWM,UART |
Input Voltage | 3.3V |
Compatibility | mikroBUS |
Click board size | M (42.9 x 25.4 mm) |
This table shows how the pinout on RN4870 click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Name | I/O | Description |
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RX_I | I | UART RX Indication pin |
RSSI | I/O | Indicate the quality of the link based on the RSSI level. |
PAIR | I | Use this pin to force the module to enter Standby mode. |
LINK | I | Use this pin to force the module to drop the current BLE link with a peer device. |
Designator | Name | Type | Description |
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LD1 | PWR | LED | Power indicator LED |
LD2 | ON/OFF | LED | Provides indication whether the module is in ON/OFF mode |
Description | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
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Supply Voltage | 1.9 | 3.6 | V | |
Frequency Band | 2.402 | 2.480 | GHz | |
Operating Temperature Range | -20°C | +70°C | ||
Sensitivity | 90dBm |
Code examples for RN4870 click, written for MikroElektronika hardware and compilers are available on Libstock.
The following code snippet shows send function for RN4xxx clicks. If the message type is correct, it will estabilish connection with the device specified by the address in the parameter and then send the properly formated data.
01 #define BTCMD( TXT ) UART2_Write_Text( TXT ) 02 void RN4xxx_send(char *pAddr, T_RN4xxx_message msgData ) 03 { 04 static char msgTxt [255]; 05 06 if (msgData.msgType == 'Q') 07 { 08 /*Connects to a device with specified adress*/ 09 BTCMD("C,1,"); 10 BTCMD (pAddr); 11 BTCMD("r"); 12 Delay_ms(3000); 13 /*Secures the connection, entering data stream mode*/ 14 BTCMD("Br"); 15 Delay_ms(3000); 16 } 17 /*Sentence construction */ 18 msgTxt[0] = '#'; 19 msgTxt[1] = msgData.msgType; 20 msgTxt[2] = ','; 21 msgTxt[3] = msgData.dataType/0x100; 22 msgTxt[4] = msgData.dataType%0x100; 23 msgTxt[5] = ','; 24 msgTxt[6] = msgData.id; 25 msgTxt[7] = ','; 26 msgTxt[8] = ''; 27 strcat (msgTxt, msgData.payload); 28 strcat (msgTxt, "*rn"); 29 30 BTCMD ( msgTxt ); 31 32 if (msgData.msgType == 'Q') 33 { 34 Delay_ms(3000); 35 /*Enters CMD mode*/ 36 BTCMD("$"); 37 Delay_ms(100); 38 BTCMD("$$$"); 39 Delay_ms(1000); 40 /*Kills connection*/ 41 BTCMD("K,1r"); 42 Delay_ms(500); 43 } 44 }