BLE112

The BLE112 module is a great option if you are looking to include the newest Bluetooth 4.0 (Low-Energy) functionality in a embedded system design.  The only downside (as you may be able to tell from above) is that the pins are fairly small, and are only suitable to be soldered to a final production design.

To solve this issue, I've ordered the breakout board below:

After soldering the BLE112 module to the breakout board (and the additional SMT components I recently found out are not included) the pins on the breakout should be easy enough  to access.  The final development set-up should look like the following:

Once broken-out, interfacing will be as simple as referencing this diagram:

CC2540 Mini-Development Kit

The CC2540 Mini-Development Kit

I'm super excited to crack into this thing, but I'll give a little background first on why this kit is so bad-ass.

The kit is for testing the CC2540, which is a Bluetooth Low Energy system on a chip solution.

What does that mean?  It means you can use your smartphone or any other Bluetooth Smart device to control embedded systems!

The applications of this chip are practically endless, so let's not wait any longer! Let's dive in!

Contents:

CC2540 USB Dongle

CC2540 Keyfob Board

Keyfob plastic case

CC Debugger

Debugger USB cable

Debugger pin cable

3V Battery

CC2540

The CC2540 is a Integrated Circuit (IC) System on-a Chip (SoC) responsible for microcontroller processes with an included 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low-Energy module.