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News Release from: connectBlue | Subject: OHCI411 and OHCI406
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 April 2008
HCI modules allow high data throughput
The connectBlue Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR host controller interface modules are already radio-tested and fine-tuned, so they are ready to be installed in demanding industrial applications.
Two new Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR HCI (host controller interface) modules have been added to the connectBlue portfolio of industrial OEM modules The feature of the new modules is the storing of the Bluetooth MAC (Media Access Control) address and the individual radio tuning parameter directly in the module
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Feb 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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As the two HCI (Host Controller Interface) modules are already radio-tested and fine-tuned, they are ready to be installed in demanding industrial applications.
Since the Bluetooth 2.1+EDR HCI modules are equipped with high-speed UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) up to 3.7Mbit/s as well as SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), it is possible to fully use the EDR (enhanced data rate) data throughput.
Further, the modules have an input sensitivity of - 90dBm as well as output power of +7dB, enabling a range of some 150m.
The feature that stores the Bluetooth MAC address as well as the individual radio tuning parameters in the module avoids the need to store these parameters in the host processor and eliminates the need for trimming, tuning and testing the radio parameters during the production of the final product.
The Bluetooth 2.1+EDR HCI OEM modules are available with an internal antenna as well as an external antenna option and they are fully Bluetooth-qualified and radio type approved in Europe, US (FCC) and Canada.
Depending on the host stack used, the modules can provide a range of Bluetooth functionality for data and voice transmission.
The OHCI411 module has the same form factor (16 x 36mm) as the connectBlue OEMSPA311/331 and shares the same connector and mounting holes.
The OHCI406 is a miniaturised version (14 x 22.5mm) of the OHCI411 module.
Besides dimensions and power input, the functionality is the same of both Bluetooth 2.1+EDR HCI OEM modules.
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