MDBT50Q-P1 is a BT 5.0 stack (Bluetooth low energy or BLE) module designed based on the Nordic nRF52840 SoC solution, which incorporates: GPIO, SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, PMD, PWM, ADC, NFC, and USB interfaces for connecting peripherals and sensors.

Highlighted Features

• Complete BT5 & BT4.2 low energy solution with integrated chip antenna
• Compact size with 10.5 x 15.5 x 2.2 mm
• BT5 End Product qualified.
• Supports Bluetooth 5, IEEE 802.15.4 & 2.4Ghz RF & ANT upon customer's preference.
• Pre-Certifified Module: FCC/IC/CE/Telec/KC/SRRC/NCC certified.
• Highly flexible multiprotocol SoC ideally suited for Bluetooth® Low Energy and 2.4GHz ultra-low-power wireless applications.

Specifications

Bluetooth 5, IEEE 802.15.4, 2.4 GHz transceiver

• -95dBm sensitivity in 1Mbps Bluetooth low energy (BLE) mode

• -103dBm sensitivity in 125Kbps BLE mode (long-range)

• +8 dBm TX power (down to -20 dBm in 4 dB steps)

• On-air compatible with nRF52, nRF51, nRF24L and nRF24AP Series

• Programmable output power from +8dBm to -20dB

• RSSI (1dB resolution)

Supported data rates: 

• Bluetooth 5: 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, 500 kbps
• 125 kbps IEEE 802.15.4-2006: 250 kbps
• Proprietary 2.4 GHz: 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps

ARM Cortex –M4 32-bit processor with FPU, 64 MHz
Memory: 1MB flash / 256KB RAM
HW accelerated security

• ARM TrustZone Cryptocell 310 security subsystem
• 128-bit AES / ECB / CCM / AAR co-processor (on-the-fly packet encryption)

Advanced on-chip interfaces

• USB 2.0 full-speed (12Mbps) controller
• QSPI 32MHz interface
• High-speed 32MHz SPI
• Type 2 near field communication (NFC-A) tag with wake-on field
• Programmable peripheral interconnect (PPI)
• 48 general-purpose I/O pins
• EasyDMA automated data transfer between memory and peripherals.

12-bit, 200ksps ADC – 8 configurable channels with programmable gain
4 x 4 channel pulse width modulator (PWM) units with EasyDMA
Audio peripherals: I2S, digital microphone interface (PDM)
5 X 32-bit timers with counter mode
Up to 4 x SPI masters / 3 x SPI slaves with EasyDMA
Up to 2 x I2C compatible 2-wire masters/slaves
2 x UART(CTS/RTS) with EasyDMA
Quadrature decoder (QDEC)
3 x 24-bit real-time counters (RTC)
Flexible power management

• Supply voltage range 1.7V to 5.5V
• On-chip DC/DC and LDO regulators with automated low-current modes
• Regulated supply for external components from 1.8V to 3.3V
• Automated peripheral power management
• Fast wake-up using 64MHz internal oscillator
• 0.4uA at 3V in System OFF mode, no RAM retention
• 1.5uA at 3V in System ON mode, no RAM retention, wake on RTC

Nordic SoftDevice is ready and with support for concurrent multi-protocol
Operating Temp: -40°C to +85°C

Applications

IoT Networks

• Smart home (such as door locks, lighting) sensors and controllers
• Smart city sensor networks
• Industrial IoT sensors and controllers
• Connected white goods

Personal Area Networks

• Health/fitness sensor and monitor device
• Medical device

Interactive entertainment devices

• Advanced remote controls
• Gaming controller

Advanced wearables

• Connected watches
• Advanced personal fitness devices
• Wearables with wireless secure payment
• Connected Health
• Virtual/Augmented Reality applications

High-performance HID Controllers
Mesh Network

Hardware Overview

Documentation