• Easy to configure with User Interface (UI) tool, a
Windows
®
configuration utility or directly by
MCUs
• Firmware can be upgraded in the field over UART
(Flash version)
• Integral chip antenna (BM78SPPS5MC2/NC2) or
external antenna (BM78SPP05MC2/NC2)
• Integrated crystal, internal voltage regulator, and
matching circuitry
• Configurable I/O pins for control and status
• Supports Apple
®
iPod Accessory Protocol (iAP2),
(only BM78SPPx5MC2)
• Supports Bluetooth 4.2 LE secure connections
• Bluetooth 4.2 LE data packet length extension
• Small and compact surface mount module
• Castellated SMT pads for easy and reliable PCB
mounting
• Ideal for portable battery operated devices
• One LED driver with 16 steps brightness control
MAC/Baseband/Higher Layer
• Secure AES128 encryption
• Bluetooth 3.0: GAP, SPP, SDP, RFCOMM, and
L2CAP
• Bluetooth 4.2: GAP, GATT, ATT, SMP, and L2CAP
Operating Conditions
• Operating voltage range: 3.3V to 4.2V
• Operating temperature: -20ºC to +70ºC
Applications
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Internet of Things (IoT)
Secure Payment
Home and Security
Health and Fitness
Industrial and Data Logger
LED Lighting (16 configurations)
RF/Analog
• Frequency: 2.402 GHz to 2.480 GHz
• Receive Sensitivity: -90 dBm (BR/EDR), -92 dBm
(LE)
• Class 2 output power (+1.5 dBm typical)
Data Throughput
Data Throughput at 1 Mbps UART baud rate:
• BR/EDR: up to 32 Kbps
• LE: up to 7 Kbps
Data Throughput at 115200 bps UART baud rate
• BR/EDR: upto 10 Kbps
• LE: up to 6 Kbps
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General Description
The BM78 module is a fully-certified, Bluetooth version
4.2 module for customers to easily add dual-mode
Bluetooth wireless capability to their products. The
BM78 is built around Microchip's IS1678 Bluetooth
dual-mode module, and it is available in ROM-based
(BM78SPPx5NC2) and Flash-based (BM78SPPx-
5MC2) versions. Refer to
Section 9.0 “Ordering
Information”
for additional information on the BM78
SKUs.
The BM78 bridges the customer products to smart
phones or tablets for convenient data transfer, control,
and access to cloud applications delivering local con-
nectivity for IoT. The BM78 supports GAP, SDP, SPP,
and GATT profiles. Data transfer is achieved through
the Bluetooth link by sending or receiving data through
transparent UART mode, making it easy to integrate
with any microprocessor or Microcontroller (MCU) with
a UART interface. It also enables a easy configuration
by using a UI tool, a Windows configuration utility, or
directly through UART by MCUs.
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BM78
Table of Contents
1.0 System Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.0 Application Information ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
5.0 Radio Characteristics .................................................................................................................................................................... 35
9.0 Ordering Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49