
Bx600 Series of Breakout Boards for BL600 module
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2.3
BB600
2.3.1
BB600 Package Contents
The followings table outlines what is included in the BB600 product package.
Breakout Board
The breakout board has the required BL600-07 module soldered on and it exposes all
available hardware interfaces.
Web Link Card
Provides links to Support, Documentation, Utilities, sample applications, videos, and
latest firmware.
Note: Sample smartBASIC applications are available to download from the Laird
BL600
product pages
or via
BL600 GitHub page
.
2.3.2
BB600 Key Features
The BB600 variant is the core platform for the whole Bx600 breakout board series. It has the following key
features:
Dimensions of breakout board PCB: 33 mm x 22 mm x 0.8 mm (
±
0.1 mm).
BL600-07 series module soldered on-board.
28 PTH via holes (pitch 1.27 mm) bringing out BL600-07 module SIO pins.
Analog input sensing with optional resistive divider (R4 and R5) to scale down external voltages to below
BL600-07 series module ADC pin maximum.
Note: You must fit R5 and modify R4 value to scale. See Appendix section
5.1.
for more information on ADC.
smartBASIC application loading capability
-
Via Laird’s vSP OTA app from Android or iOS or Laird Central role BLE radio running a smartBASIC
vSP OTA script.
Note: Some modification will be required to connect signal at J5, see section
3.4. VSP Command Mode
.
2.3.3
Understanding the BB600 Breakout Board
This section describes the BB600 breakout board hardware options. This breakout board is delivered with the
BL600-07 series module loaded with integrated smartBASIC runtime engine firmware; but no onboard
smartBASIC application is loaded.
Note:
smartBASIC applications are simple and easy to develop for any BLE application. Sample
smartBASIC applications are available to download from the
Laird BL600 product webpage
or via
the Laird global FAE network.
The following picture is Breakout board BB600’s top and bottom side. Breakout board BB600 is same as
Breakout board BA600 but with the following differences:
J3 (connector for connecting to Laird FTDI Board) is removed.
R2(0R), disconnects J3 Pin 3 (VCC input from Laird FTDI board on BA600), and C2(0.1uF), decoupling
capacitor at VCC input to BL600 pin 10, both not fitted
J5 (6-pin header connector used to configure nAutoRUN, SIO_28, and vSP, SIO_7, signals) not fitted.
J2 (CR1632 Coin-cell battery holder), D1 and C3 (47uF) not fitted.