Laird DVK-BL600-SA, User Manual

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BL600 Development Kit
Version 2.0
Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Option 2
Europe: +44-1628-858-940
Hong Kong: +852-2923-0610
www.lairdtech.com/bluetooth
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Part number: DVK-BL600-SA / DVK-BL600-SC / DVK-BL600-ST
Applicable to the following BLE module part numbers:

BL600-SA BL600 module featuring smart BASIC with integrated antenna

BL600-SC BL600 module featuring
smart
BASIC
with IPEX MHF4 connector

BL600-ST BL600 module featuring smart BASIC with trace pads
1. O
VERVIEW
The Laird BLE development kit provides a platform for rapid wireless connectivity prototyping, providing multiple
options for the development of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) applications.
This manual is for Rev. 02 of the development PCB and relates to DVK-BL600-V02 on the PCB itself. The complete
functionality of the development kit hardware requires the use of Laird BL600 series
smart
BASIC runtime engine FW
version v1.1.50.0 or greater.
1.1 Introduction
The Laird BLE development kit is designed to support the rapid development of applications and software for the
BL600 series of BLE modules featuring Laird’s innovative event driven programming language –
smart
BASIC. More
information regarding this product series including a detailed module User’s Manual and
smart
BASIC
user guide is
available on the Laird’s BL600 product pages.
1.2 Package Contents
All kits contain the following items:
Development
Board The development board has the required BL600 module already soldered onto it and exposes
all the various hardware interfaces available.
Power Options

USB cable – Type A to mini type B. The cable also provides serial communications via the
FTDI USB – RS232 converter chip on the development board.

DC barrel plug with clips for connection to external power supply
Segger JTAG
board – ‘jlink lite’ This third party JTAG interface provides the ability to upgrade the base firmware for the BL600
module. Additional details available at
http://www.segger.com/cms/jlink-lite-cortexm.html
Pin Headers x 4 Supplied to allow simple connection to SIO lines via the through hole plated areas JP2, JP3,
JP4 and JP5. The headers are 2 x 5 way and are 2.54 mm pitch.
IDC Cable x 4 Supplied to allow simple connection to the 2 x 5 way pin headers into JP2, JP3, JP4 and JP5.
The IDC cables are 2.54 mm pitch.
Web link Card Provides links to additional information including the BL600 user manual, firmware, Laird
BL600 app from the Apple app store, terminal utilities, schematics, quick start guides, and
firmware release notes.