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Wireless Communications
News Release from: RF Solutions | Subject: BRM01
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2003
Module provides plug-and-play Bluetooth
The BRM01 is a 2.4GHz PCB mountable transceiver that uses the Bluetooth protocol to provide a 'plug and play' radio link.
The BRM01 from RF Solutions is a 2.4GHz PCB mountable transceiver that uses the Bluetooth protocol to provide a 'plug and play' radio link It allows designers to add wireless capability to their products without the need for specific RF and antenna design expertise
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Sep 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The BRM01 is ideal for use in serial cable replacement, telemetry, and process control applications.
The module is able to achieve a maximum transmit rate of 460.8Kbit/s in full duplex.
Using a Bluetooth class one based radio protocol provides low-level radio link management and error correction functions that are completely transparent to the user.
The carrier frequency hops at a rate of 1600 hops per second to ensure excellent resistance to jamming.
The transceiver has a maximum output power of 100mW resulting in a line-of-sight range of 200-300m when using the integral antenna; range can be extended by using an external antenna.
The modules can be configured for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint architectures making them suitable for use in a broad range of applications.
Potential uses for the BRM01 can be further increased with the addition of an external codec that enables the module to simultaneously provide a data channel and full duplex 64Kbit/s voice link.
The BRM01 requires a supply voltage of 4 to 5.5V and can be mounted directly onto a surface mount PCB.
With dimensions of just 45 x 28mm (including internal antenna), the module occupies a minimum amount of real estate on the host PCB.
CMOS logic or optional RS232 levels provide the serial interface for the transceiver.
Other features of the BRM01 include onboard 10bit ADCs, general-purpose I/O ports and status LEDs.
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