RN4870/71 Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy Module Features Fully Qualified Bluetooth Low Energy Module Certified to FCC, IC, CE, KCC, NCC and SRRC On-Board Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy Stack ASCII Command Interface API over UART Scripting Engine for Hostless Operation Compact Form Factor The RN4870/71 family comes in four different sizes from 6 mm x 8 mm to 12 mm x 22 mm: - RN4870: 12 mm x 22 mm - RN4871: 9 mm x 11.5 mm - RN4870U: 12 mm x 15 mm - RN4871U: 6 mm x 8 mm Beacon Private Service for Beacon Services UART Transparent Service for Serial Data Applications Remote Configuration Over The Air Operational Operating Voltage: 1.9V to 3.6V (3.3V typical) Temperature Range: - -20C to +70C (Normal) - -40C to +85C (Industrial) Supports UART Up to Three Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Outputs Antenna Options RF/Analog Features Integrated Chip Antenna (RN487x) - refer to Section 8.0, Antenna Characteristics, ISM Band 2.402 to 2.480 GHz Operation Figure 8-1 and Figure 8-2 for antenna Channels: 0-39 performance specifications RX Sensitivity: -90 dBm TX Power: 0 dBm External Antenna Connection via RF Pad RSSI Monitor (RN4870U/RN4871U) MAC/Baseband/Higher Layer Features Applications Secure AES128 Encryption Health/Medical Devices GAP, GATT, SM, L2CAP and Integrated Public Sports Activity/Fitness Meters Profiles Beacon Applications Customer Can Create up to Five Public and Four Internet of Things (IoT) Sensor Tag Private Services Remote Control Keyboard I/O Authentication Wearable Smart Devices and Accessories Software Configurable Role as Peripheral or Smart Energy/Smart Home Central and Client or Server Industrial Control 2016-2017 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002489C-page 1RN4870/71 Table of Contents 1.0 Device Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.0 Interface PINs..............................................................................................................................................................................11 4.0 Physical Dimensions And Attributes ........................................................................................................................................... 13 5.0 Application Reference Circuits ................................................................................................................................................... 23 6.0 ASCII Command API.................................................................................................................................................................. 29 7.0 Supported Services .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 8.0 Antenna Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 9.0 Timing Characteristics................................................................................................................................................................ 35 10.0 Regulatory Approval ................................................................................................................................................................... 37 11.0 Ordering Information .................................................................................................................................................................. 43 The Microchip Web Site ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Customer Change Notification Service ................................................................................................................................................ 45 Customer Support................................................................................................................................................................................ 45 Product Identification System............................................................................................................................................................... 46 TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS It is our intention to provide our valued customers with the best documentation possible to ensure successful use of your Microchip products. 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