Bluetooth Technology - Part 8

Bluetooth Technology - Part 8

  • The latest standard of Bluetooth as on this date is 5.4
  • There are several Bluetooth + MCU transceivers available in the market. They are called by the name Wireless MCU
  • The advantage of modern day Bluetooth transceivers is low power and long range
  • The modern day BLE transceivers can transmit at a higher rate as well. 
  • Based on Maximum power output of Bluetooth module, they are divided into classes - 1,1.5,2,3
  • Class 1 BLE devices can transmit up to maximum power of +20dBm which is 0.1W
  • Security is the very important factor in modern day BLE transceivers. The below points cover the security aspects
    • Arm TrustZone
    • Secure boot
    • Root of Trust
    • Application security
    • Data security
    • Secure key management
  • Longer battery life of the devices employing BLE chips is of primary importance. For example, a BLE enabled device can run on RTC coin cell for periods up to 10 years.

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