BM70 PICTAIL
TM
/PICTAIL PLUS
EVB USER’S GUIDE
2015-2016 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS70005235C-Page 13
Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Microchip Technology BM70 PICtail
™
/PICtail Plus Evalua-
tion Board (EVB). This document provides detailed information about the BM70 EVB.
The BM70 EVB is designed to evaluate and demonstrate the capabilities of the
Microchip BM70 BLE module.
This chapter includes the following topics:
1.1 “Kit Contents”
1.2 “BM70 EVB Features”
The BM70 EVB can be evaluated using various tools which are listed on the product
page of the Microchip worldwide web site:
http:// www.microchip.com/bm-70-pictail.
1.1
KIT CONTENTS
The BM70 EVB kit contains these items:
• One BM70 EVB, which contains the BM70BLES1FC2 module
• One micro-USB cable
1.2
BM70 EVB FEATURES
The following are key features of the BM70 EVB:
• Option to switch power source between the Coin Cell battery, USB, and PICtail
interface
• The UART interface to connect to an external MCU
• Connection and test interface between the BM70 module and Host Emulator tool
on the PC (with UART commands)
• Ability to update the firmware using the micro-USB port
• Switch between Application mode and Test mode
• LED, push button, I
2
C and SPI interface
Note:
If you are missing any part of the kit, contact a Microchip sales office for
assistance. A list of Microchip offices for sales and service is provided on
the back page of this document.
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