USB840F/M/X BLE 5, Thread, Zigbee Dongles
Ver 1.00 May 2019
OpenSource with Market Ready Enclosure
USB840 Series dongles support Bluetooth 5, Thread, or
Zigbee radio protocols. They are in market ready enclosure
and pre-certified. OpenSource codes are available to
expedite your firmware development.
Dongles are preloaded with Nordic USB CDC ACM secure
boot loader. It can be booted and firmware updated from a
PC.
USB840F
USB840F embedded a long-range
module BT840F. Range between 2
modules (not in enclosure) is 2300
meters at 125 Kbps. It has 2 user
definable LED indicators and 2
buttons for reset or set to boot
loader mode.
USB840X
Using BT840X with +21 dBm TX, BWG832X can penetrate
multiple walls or be used in wide area Bluetooth mesh
applications.
Size and features of USB840X are the same as that of
USB840F.
USB840M
Using compact module BC840M, USB840M is a compact
dongle. It has an LED indicator and a button to set to boot
loader mode for application firmware update.
Nordic nRF52 Development Environment
Nordic nRF52 development environment should be used.
Open source codes are available at:
http://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource/
USB DFU
The Bluetooth dongle is supported by an USB DFU
Firmware Upgrade feature. This allows for in the field
updates of application firmware and SoftDevice.
Module Bluetooth Range
Bluetooth ranges are measured between 2 modules
not in enclosure. Enclosure will reduce Bluetooth
range by about 20%. More obstruction in typical
dongle application environment than our testing
environment, Bluetooth range is shorter than listed
below.
Bluetooth range between an USB840F/X and a
smartphone is much shorter because smartphone
Bluetooth interface is not long range.
USB Dongle
Summaries
Dongle
USB840F
USB840M
USB840X
BLE module
BT840F
BC840M
BT840X
Size
52x21x21mm
26x15x6.0mm
52x21x21mm
BT range, low interference
2300 meters at 125 Kbps
400 meters at 125 Kbps
>4500 meters at 125 Kbps
BT range, antenna at 1.52M
640 meters at 125 Kbps
1200 meters at 125 Kbps
BT range, low interference
1000 meters at 1Mbps
1170 meters at 1Mbps
BT range, antenna at 1.52M
390 meters at 1Mbps
135 meters at 1Mbps
900 meters at 1Mbps
FCC
X8WBT840F
X8WBC840M
X8WBT840X
Industrial Canada
4100A-BT840F
4100A-BC840M
4100A-BT840X
CE
Certified
Certified
Japan TELEC
Pending
201-190140
Australia
Pending
RCM certified
QDID
108621
108621
108621
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