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Adafruit Bluefruit Le Friend Module - Bluetooth Low Energy Ble 4.0 Nrf51822 V1

US $24.95

Carrollton, Texas, United States
Jan 29th

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Atoms Industries Adafruit Bluefruit LE Friend - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - v1.0 Details: Connect to any phone or tablet with BLEGreat for debugging or developing BLE devices and apps Uses the Nordic nRF51822 chipset with custom firmware Comes with Over-The-Air DFU bootloader Reprogram firmware using any BLE-capable iOS or Android device Description The Bluefruit LE Friend is your new BLE BFF! This USB-to-BLE board makes it easy to get your computer talking to your BLE enabled phone or tablet using a standard serial/UART connection. In it's simplest form, it works on the same principle as a common USB/Serial adapter (the Adafruit FTDI Friend, for example!). Any data that you enter via your favorite terminal emulator on your development machine will be transferred over the air to the connected phone or tablet, and vice versa, as a basic 'UART' connection The short and sweet: Completely transparent Data mode for USB to Bluetooth LE UART connectivity from computer to tablet/phone Connect to any phone or tablet with BLE, great for debugging or developing BLE devices or apps Works great with both Nordic (Android/iOS) or Adafruit (iOS) UART app, check out the Adafruit source code if you want to create your own app! Uses the fancy Nordic nRF51822 chipset with custom firmware Optional Command mode to set GATT services/characteristics, advertising name/packet, Beacon capability, query status, RSSI, etc. Comes with standard Over-the-Air DFU bootloader, reprogram firmware using any BLE-capable iOS or Android device 4 LED indicators: blue connection status, red mode status, orange and green for RX/TX Snap-off SWD connector for advanced JTAG re-programming Comes with Nordic nRF58122 developer key The details: You might be asking, Hey my macbook already has Bluetooth and I can get a USB Bluetooth adapter, so why use this? Good question! You can get a Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle from the store already, but Windows 7 doesn't support Bluetooth Low Energy natively, and on Win8 or OS X you'll have to sort through a huge pile of native Bluetooth APIs and development tools that often require an annual paid license and specific license terms to access. You can't just connect wirelessly without a huge stack of software or firmware in the way because there isn't a standard, open source, cross-platform way to talk BLE today. The Bluefruit Friend is much more, it has a full BLE peripheral stack and interface software so that you can treat your BLE connection just like a UART connection - that makes it trivial to use with free Terminal software or scripting software like python (with pySerial). Using Bluefruit LE Friend, you can be up and running in under and hour on just about anything with a USB port, with easy migration across platforms and operating systems. To use, simply plug into your computer and flip the switch to either UART mode (transparent data transfer, anything you type will be sent, and data from phone is received as well) or CoMmanD mode, where thanks to an easy to learn AT command set, you can also create you own basic GATT Services and Characteristics, simulate Beacons, and change the way that the device name appears/advertises itself. To make sure that your device stays up to date and can benefit from the latest Bluefruit LE firmware from Adafruit, you can also update the firmware on your BLEFriend over the air using any BLE-supported iOS or Android device. We always try to keep the bar as high as possible at Adafruit, and one of the biggest advantages of the BLEFriend and the entire Bluefruit LE family is that we wrote and maintain all of the firmware running on the devices ourelves from scratch and we'll be releasing new firmware and bug fixes without having to rely on a third-party vendor. For super-advanced users, we have an SWD connector on board that can be used to reprogram the nrf51822 using Nordic's SDK and an SWD debugger like the J-Link. You can even pick up a sniffer edition of the board that comes pre-flashed with special firmware that turns your BLEFriend into a low cost Bluetooth Low Energy sniffer, capturing data and pushing it out to Wireshark. This firmware takes over the entire module so you cannot use the over-the-air programming ability, a J-Link programmer is required. There is a a huge tutorial with all the details over at the Adafruit Learning System! Notes and Resources Awesome Adafruit TutorialCheck it out in the Adafruit Learning Center You can only use this to listen to Bluetooth Low Energy, not Bluetooth "Classic" devices Sniffer firmware cannot be used with the Nordic DFU bootloader firmware Passive capturing means you many not catch all transmitted packets What's included 1x Adafruit Bluefruit LE FriendSoftware downloads can be found in the tutorial linked above You may also like... Get the Bluefruit LE Sniffer version of the board You can find that right here Looking for more Bluetooth options? Check out other Bluetooth modules in the store FAQ Do you offer combined shipping? Combined shipping discounts are provided automatically through the Add To Cart feature. Most additional items added to the cart ship at a highly discounted rate. Be sure to check out the Atoms Industries Store, the more you buy the more you save! Payment Policy Paypal, credit card (Paypal account is not required), and any other option Paypal offers you are accepted. Order must ship to a confirmed address, otherwise payment will be refunded and order cancelled. Immediate payment is required. Shipping Policy You can not change your address after you have placed your order. Please check that your address is correct. Orders ship on the same or next business day. On most Saturdays too, but there is no guarantee on that. 99.9% of the time the day the label is created is the day the post office gets your package. Return Policy Returns are accepted only if the item has not been damaged or opened. The item must be returned in resalable condition within 14 days of delivery. Buyer pays return shipping. "Return to sender" packages will not be refunded shipping costs. Atoms Industries About us Since starting in 2012 Atoms Industries has come a long way. Even though it is very much a small business, it is my only business. I use every working moment I have to make this the company I have always wanted I worked for. The kind of company I would happily give my business. -Ben

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MPN	2267
Model	Adafruit Bluefruit LE Friend nRF51822