The nRF51822 Bluetooth® Smart Beacon Kit is a reference design that lets you explore the full range of development possibilities for beacons using Bluetooth Smart technology. It consists of hardware, firmware and apps for both iOS and Android on Bluetooth 4.0 enabled smartphones.
It is ultra-compact at 20 mm diameter and can run from CR1632 coin-cell batteries. The kit has two buttons which can be programmed to enable easy switching between modes and/or functionality, as well as an RGB LED which can be configured to indicate different events. Ten GPIO pins are available for expansion and the kit can be connected to an external programmer/debugger during development work. The nRF51822 Bluetooth Smart Beacon Kit also supports complete Over-The-Air (OTA) Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) for all firmware on the nRF51822 chip.
KEY FEATURES of nRF51822
Multiprotocol 2.4GHz radio
32-bit ARM Cortex M0 processor
256kB/128kB flash and 32kB/16kB RAM
Software stacks available as downloads
Pin compatible with other nRF51 Series devices
Application development independent from protocol stack
Fully on-air compatible with nRF24L Series
Programmable output power from +4dBm to -20dBm
RSSI
RAM mapped FIFOs using EasyDMA
Dynamic on air payload length up to 256 Bytes
Flexible and configurable 31 pin GPIO
Programmable Peripheral Interface - PPI
Simple ON/OFF global power modes
Full set of digital interfaces including: SPI/2-wire/UART
10-bit ADC
128-bit AES ECB/CCM/AAR co-processor
Quadrature demodulator
Low cost external crystal 16MHz ± 40ppm
Low power 16MHz crystal and RC oscillators
Ultra low power 32kHz crystal and RC oscillators
Wide supply voltage range (1.8 V to 3.6 V)
On-chip DC/DC buck converter
Individual power management for all peripherals
Package options: 48-pin 6x6 QFN/WLCSP, Thin-CSP
Manufacturer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA |
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Category | Wireless Communication |
Sub-Category | Transceivers - TXRX |
Eval Board |
Board not Stocked
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Protocol |
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) |
Data Rate (Max) |
2 Mbps
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Frequency |
2.4 GHz
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Range |
100 Meters
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Features |
ADC's for Sensor Reading
Antenna On-Board Encryption: 128-bit GPIO: 10 Memory Available On-Board OTA Firmware Upgrade Power Save Mode RTC - Real Time Clock SPI Interface Temperature Sensor UART |
Component Count + Extras |
22 + 2
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Design Author |
Nordic Semiconductor
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Application / Target Market |
Cell Phones
Handheld games Portable Devices RF / Wireless RF: BlueTooth RF: BlueTooth Headsets RF: Remote Controls RF: Wireless Sensor Wearable Devices White Goods |
Main I.C. Base Part |
nRF51822
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Date Created By Author | 2014-09 |
Date Added To Library | 2018-05 |