Getting Started With EZ-
BLE™ PRoC™ Module
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Introduction
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is an ultra-low-power
wireless standard defined by the Bluetooth Special
Interest
Group
(SIG)
for
low-power,
short-range
communication. It features a physical layer, protocol stack,
and profile architecture, all designed and optimized for the
lowest power consumption. BLE operates in the 2.4-GHz
ISM band, with a data rate of 1 Mbps.
BLE is used in a wide range of applications. The use of
BLE in these applications also varies widely in production
volume, from very low- to high-volume end products. As
such, fully qualified, certified, BLE modules have fast
become the design preference. The use of modules
removes
time
consuming
and
costly
qualification/certification processes.
The Cypress EZ-BLE PRoC Module is a fully integrated,
qualified and certified, programmable system that
integrates 32-kHz and 24-MHz crystal oscillators, passive
components, on-board chip antenna, and
Cypress‘s
PRoC
™ BLE chip (BLE radio, programmable analog and
digital peripherals, memory, and an ARM
®
Cortex
®
-M0
microcontroller) on a small 10 mm × 10 mm × 1.8 mm
module.
The EZ-BLE PRoC Module enables a quick time-to-market
and eliminates costly certification and qualification
processes, offering an effective alternative to completing a
BLE system design from ground up. In addition to
reducing the cycle time, certification and qualification
expenses, the programmable peripherals and GPIOs allow
great flexibility using PSoC Creator IDE, the schematic-
based design tool for designing applications with EZ-BLE
PRoC Module, and a speedy time to market.
The BLE stack library is integrated with PSoC Creator and
is free-of-cost. It can be easily configured using a simple
graphical user interface, allowing you to jumpstart your
BLE design in minutes.
The EZ-BLE PRoC Module offers a best-in-class current
consumption of 150 nA while retaining the SRAM contents
and the ability to wake up from an interrupt. The EZ-BLE
PRoC Module consumes only 60 nA while maintaining the
wakeup capability in its nonretention power mode. The
capacitive touch-sensing feature in the EZ-BLE Module,
known as CapSense
®
, offers an unprecedented signal-to-
noise ratio, best-in-class waterproofing, and a wide variety
of sensor types such as buttons, sliders, and proximity
sensors that are gaining increased popularity in wearable
electronic devices such as activity monitors, health, and
fitness equipment.
If you are a first-
time user of Cypress‘s PSoC or PRoC
family of products, it is recommended that you read
Appendix B
for a list of commonly used terms.
More Information
Cypress provides a wealth of data at
www.cypress.com
to
help you accelerate learning on the EZ-BLE PRoC
Module, as well as Cypress‘s PSoC and PRoC family of
silicon devices. If you are a first-
time user of Cypress‘s
PSoC or PRoC family of products, it is recommended that
you read
Appendix B: Cypress Terms of Art
for a list of
commonly used terms.
Following is an abbreviated list of resources for the
EZ-BLE PRoC Module:
Datasheets
:
Describe
and
provide
electrical
specifications for the
EZ-BLE PRoC Module
.
Application Notes and Code Examples
:
Covers a
broad range of topics, from basic to advanced level.
Many of the application notes include code examples.
PSoC Creator provides additional code examples
—
see
Appendix C: Code Examples
.
Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs)
:
Provide
detailed descriptions of the architecture and registers
in each PSoC 4 BLE device family.
CapSense Design Guide
:
Learn how to design
capacitive touch-sensing applications with the EZ-BLE
PRoC Module.
Development Tools
CY8CKIT-042-BLE Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Pioneer Kit
is an easy-to-use and inexpensive
development platform for BLE. This kit includes
connectors for Arduino™ compatible shields and
the EZ-BLE PRoC Module Evaluation daughter
board.
CySmart BLE Host Emulation Tool for
Windows
,
iOS
, and
Android
is an easy-to-use GUI that
enables you to test and debug your BLE
Peripheral applications.
See
Development Kits and Evaluation Boards
for an
overview of available for the EZ-BLE PRoC Module.
Technical Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
: Learn more
about our BLE ecosystem
BLE Forum
: See if your question is already
answered by fellow developers on the
PSoC 4
BLE
and
PRoC BLE
forums.
Cypress support: Still no luck? Visit our
support
page and create a
technical support case
or
contact a
local sales representative
. If you are in
the United States, you can talk to our technical
support team by calling our toll-free number: +1-
800-541-4736. Select option 8 at the prompt.
