Design Long-Range Bluetooth Applications with the New Cypress EZ-BLE PSoC XT/XR Module

[re-printed from PSoC Creator News and Information - author Utsav Ghosh]

Cypress announced its long-range Bluetooth LE module at the Bluetooth World in March 2016. Evaluation and development boards are now available to enable you to get started with the module.

The EZ-BLE^TM PSoC^® XT/XR Module  offers up to 400-meters (full Line-Of-Sight) range in an open-air environment. Other key features include:

• Extended operating temperature grade (-40^°C to +105^°C)
• Small form-factor (9.5 mm × 15.4 mm × 1.80 mm with shield)

The module is built to reduce your design cycle time with:

• Full-certification for FCC (USA), CE (Europe) , MIC (Japan), KC (Korea), and IC (Canada) regulations
• Bluetooth SIG 4.1 qualification with a QDID that customers can refer to when building their Bluetooth Smart end products

To get started with the module:

1. Buy a BLE Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE-A)
2. Buy a EZ-BLE™ PSoC XT/XR Evaluation Board (CYBLE-224110-EVAL)
3. Download the free PSoC Creator 4.0 IDE
4. Read the Getting Started with EZ-BLE™ Module application note