Overview

Building on Laird Connectivity’s expertise with Nordic from the BL654 series comes the most powerful yet - the BL654PA series! It provides OEMs with maximum design flexibility and performance. A complete multi-protocol embedded wireless offering with exceptional processing capability, all with extended PA / LNA support for an even greater range.

Powered by Nordic’s nRF52840 silicon, the small form factor BL654PA modules and DVKs provide for a secure, robust BLE and Cortex-M4F CPU for any OEM’s product design. The BL654 provides you with maximum development flexibility with programming options for a simple, intuitive AT Command Set, as well as Laird Connectivity’s own smartBASIC environment.

Features

• Bluetooth v5.1 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) plus NFC

• Widest range of configurable interfaces: UART, I2C, SPI, ADC, GPIO, PWM,FREQ, USB, and NFC

• Industrial Temp Rating (-40º to +85º C)

• Ultra-Small footprint (22 mm x 10 mm x 2.2 mm)

• BLE Peripheral/Central roles with DTM embedded

• 2Mbps & LE Long Range: Support for 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, & 125 kps coded

• Hostless operation – Internal MCU reduces BOM

• Powerful Core Cortex-M4F (1 Mbit Flash, 256 k RAM)

• Built on years of experience with Nordic (BL600 & BL652 Series)

• Fully featured development kit everything needed to start BLE development

• Application Design Choice: Leverage Laird’s smartBASIC or simple AT Command Set

• Integrated Power Amplifier: Up to +18 dBM output power (up to +14 dBm in LE Coded mode – 125 kbps PHY