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News Release from: Xemics | Subject: XE1401 starter kit
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2002
Starter kit kick-starts Bluetooth
designs
A complete Bluetooth starter kit is now shipping from Xemics, with an easily programmable demo headset profile example from IAR Systems.
A complete Bluetooth starter kit is now shipping from Xemics, with an easily programmable demo headset profile example from IAR Systems Xemics' XE1401 IC features fully integrated Bluetooth IP up to the host controller interface (HCI)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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IAR is providing the upper protocol layer Bluetooth software.
This starter kit enables customers to develop complete Bluetooth applications, supported by both Xemics and IAR Systems, with significantly shorter time to market.
In addition IAR Systems is able to offer complete development support up to and including the Bluetooth test and qualification.
A complete Bluetooth headset from the microphone to the speaker, using the XE1401 in combination with the Xemics XE3005 ultra-low-power codec actually consumes less than 14mA at 1.8V when using a HV3 data package.
The XE1401 consumes around 2mA at 1.8V during full operation.
This is the world's lowest power Bluetooth baseband solution and allows our customers to achieve talk times far beyond 10h, even when using lowest cost disposable batteries.
This Bluetooth headset application example based on Xemics ultra-low-power EasyBlue baseband controller XE1401 and using IAR Systems upper Bluetooth protocol stack was successfully demonstrated at the Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam in June.
The Xemics' XE1401 single-chip Bluetooth baseband addon solution requires no external components including eliminating the need for extra memory.
It is a fully integrated lower layer Bluetooth protocol, compliant to revision 1.1.
The flexible nature of the XE1401 means that it supports various Bluetooth radio chips, eg Sykworks CX72303 (supports Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 radio modules).
In addition the XE1401 is able to support 13 or 16MHz clock sources.
It uses a high speed UART to interface to any host processor.
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