Silicon Labs' BGM13S is a SiP module for Bluetooth 5 LE and Bluetooth Mesh connectivity built around the EFR32 Blue Gecko 13 SoC. It delivers robust RF performance, low energy consumption, full regulatory compliance certifications, MCU flexibility, and a simplified development experience, all in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package.
Minimizing the engineering efforts and development costs associated with adding Bluetooth connectivity to any design, the BGM13S eliminates the need for RF design experience and helps accelerate the time-to-market of products for end applications like wearables, IoT end-node devices and gateways, sports and wellness, home and building automation, beacons, industrial automation, and others.
Module Benefits
- Adds Bluetooth 5 LE or Bluetooth Mesh connectivity to any design quickly and easily
- Supports high throughput, long range, and regular Bluetooth LE PHYs
- Achieves 400 m range at +8 dBm TX and 700 m at +18 dBm TX (open field, LOS)
- Contains all necessary external components, including antenna
- Supports stand-alone and network co-processor (NCP) operation
- Requires a total PCB area of only 51 mm², including antenna clearance
- Comes with regulatory RF compliance certifications (FCC, CE, IC/ISEDC, MIC/Telec, others)
- Works with industry-proven, certified stacks, and development tools from Silicon Labs
- Provides easy migration path to discrete Blue Gecko SoC, if applicable
- Security: AES-256/128 hardware crypto accelerator with ECC, SHA-1, SHA-2, and TRNG
Operating range and size
- 1.8 V to 3.8 V, single supply
- -40°C to +85°C
Applications
- Wearables
- IoT end-node devices and gateways
- Sports and wellness
- Home and building automation
- Beacons
- Industrial automation