Silicon Labs BGM13P Blue Gecko Bluetooth Mesh Modules
Silicon Labs BGM13P Blue Gecko BLUETOOTH® Mesh Modules offer a turnkey BLUETOOTH 5 system in a compact package. Based on the Silicon Labs EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko SoC (System on Chip), BGM13P Modules feature an Arm® Cortex-M4 core with 512kB Flash, 64kB RAM, and up to +8dBm output power. These fully-certified modules integrate all components required (BLUETOOTH Wireless SoC, RF Antenna, and BLUETOOTH 5 compliant BLUETOOTH stack) to provide a complete, pre-certified, plug-and-play solution. This integration accelerates time-to-market and saves months of engineering effort and development costs. In addition, common software and development tools enable seamless migration between modules, SIPs, and SoC-based designs.
Features
- Silicon Labs EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko SoC
- 40MHz ARM Cortex-M4
- Low 87µA/MHz active mode current
- 512kB Flash
- 64kB RAM
- BLUETOOTH 5 radio
- 2.4GHz GFSK
- Up to +8 programmable output power
- 9.9mA RX current
- 9.5mA active-mode TX at 0dBm
- Antenna options
- Internal chip antenna
- External U.FL antenna
- Security
- AES256/128 hardware crypto accelerator
- ECC, SHA-1, and SHA-2 TRNG
- Rich analog and digital peripherals
- Up to 25x GPIO
- 12-bit ADC
- Voltage DACs
- Operational amplifiers
- Low-energy sensor interface
- Multi-channel capacitive sense interface
- 2x analog comparator
- Low energy UART
- 4x USART (UART, SPI, IrDA, and I2S)
- 2x 12C
- Timers
- 12.9mm x 15.0mm x 2.2mm in dimension
Applications
- IoT end devices and gateways
- Wearables
- Health, sports, and wellness devices
- Industrial, home, and building automation
- Smartphone, tablet, and PC accessories
- Beacons
Block Diagram
Bluetooth Direction Finding
The Bluetooth 5.1 specification enhances location services with a direction finding feature that makes it possible to detect the direction of a Bluetooth signal. With Bluetooth direction finding, developers can bring products to market that understand device direction and achieve sub-meter location accuracy.
Bluetooth Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) are the technologies that establish a standardized framework for indoor locationing. With these technologies, the fundamental problem of locationing comes down to solving the arrival and departure angles of radio frequency signals.
Videos
AoA & AoD
Additional Resources
• Whitepaper: Bluetooth Angle Estimation for Real-Time Locationing
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