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**BL651 Series** A **Bluetooth[®] 5 Low Energy Modules featuring Nordic nRF52810** 

## COST-EFFECTIVE BLUETOOTH 5 FOR SIMPLE BLE SOLUTIONS 

Laird’s BL651 Series contains the latest Nordic nRF52810 silicon with **Bluetooth 5 Low Energy** capabilities and groundbreaking ultra-low power performance. Building on Laird’s multi generation module developments utilizing Nordic silicon (BL600, BL652, BL654) – now comes the latest series offering **cost effective** Bluetooth 5 enablement for simple BLE applications. 

The BL651 series exposes all the capabilities of the Nordic nRF52810 silicon in a small, fully certified module with simple soldering castellation for easy prototyping and mass production manufacturing. Use the **Nordic SDK & SoftDevice** or **Zephyr RTOS** to deliver your BLE application. Let Laird’s innovative BL651 series and decades of expertise in Bluetooth module design speed your product to market. 

## ▪ **Bluetooth v5** 

   - Higher Throughput 2MPHY 

   - Advertising Extensions 

- **ANT** and **Proprietary 2.4GHZ** radios options 

- **Powerful -** 64MHz 32-bit Cortex M4 with 192kB Flash / 24kB RAM 

- **Widest range of configurable interfaces** : UART, I2C, SPI, ADC, GPIO, PWM 

- **Industrial Temp Rating** (-40º to +85º C) 

- **Ultra-Small footprint** (14mm x 10mm x 2.1mm) 

- **BLE Roles –** Peripheral (x2) and Broadcaster – concurrent (Nordic SDK). 

- **Major security features:** LE Secure Connections, Link Layer Ping, Privacy v1.2 

- **Built on years of experience with Nordic** (BL600, BL652 & BL654 Series to date) 

- **Fully certified:** FCC, IC, CE, MIC & RCM 

In addition, the BL651 series is 100% PCB footprint **drop in compatible** with the BL652 Series of modules, allowing flexibility to upscale your design if more flash / RAM or further feature sets are required, during the design process. 

During tehd eisgn process 

## **Features at a Glance** 

## **Application areas** 

## **SPEED TO MARKET** 

- Easily write your hostless applications utilizing the Nordic SDK directly and all supporting Nordic utilities 

IoT Devices and Sensors 

## **EXTREMELY EFFICIENT POWER MANAGEMENT** 

Customize to balance throughput with power usage, enabled by ultra-low power sleep mode. 

**Global Approvals – Make Yourself at Home** Carries several modular FCC, IC, CE, MIC, RCM and Bluetooth SIG approvals. 

## **Personal support from Design to Manufacture** 

- Laird’s industry-renowned support is passionate about 

Beacons and Proximity Applications Secure Medical Peripherals Industrial Monitoring 

- helping you speed your design to market. 

Interested in Laird’s BL651 Series modules? Visit us at **www.lairdtech.com/products/bl651-ble-ant-modules** 

**BL651 Series Bluetooth[®] 5 BLE + ANT Modules** Product Brief 

## **Shared Specifications** 

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|SS|Category|Feature|Specification|
|Wireless Specification|Radios|Bluetooth 5|
|ANT and Proprietary 2.4 GHz|
|Frequency|2.402 - 2.480 GHz|
|Transmit Power|+ 4 dBm (maximum). Configurable down to -40 dBm|
|Receive Sensitivity|-96 dBm (typical – 1Mbps mode)|
|-93 dBm (typical – 2Mbps mode)|
|Link Budget (1Mbps)|100 dB (conducted)|
|Antenna Options|PCB Trace antenna or IPEX MHF4 Connector|
|Raw Data Rates (Air)|1 Mbps / 2 Mbps|
|Host Interface and Peripherals|32 Max. Lines|UART, GPIO, I2C, SPI, ADC, PWM|
|Profiles|Bluetooth Low Energy|Any available via Nordic SDK or Zephyr RTOS|
|Roles|Bluetooth Low Energy|2x peripheral and 1x broadcaster with Nordic SDK.|
|Programmability|Nordic SDK|Via JTAG Software / Support available from Nordic|
|directly|
|Nordic SoftDevice v S112|Any exposed within the related Nordic softdevice|
|Zephyr|Via JTAG Software / Support available from Zephyr|
|community|
|Supply Voltage|1.7V – 3.6V|
|Power Consumption|Current|Max Peak Radio Current (@ +4dBm TX) – 7.0mA (DCDC)|
|Standby Doze – 1.5 uA|
|Deep Sleep –0.3uA (external signal wake up)|
|Physical|Dimensions|14mm x 10mm x 2.1mm|
|NOTE:|Drop in PCB footprint compatible with BL652 series|
|Environmental|Temperature Range|-40°C to +85°C|
|Miscellaneous|Lead Free|Lead-free and RoHS compliant|
|MSL Level|4|
|Development Tools|Utilities|All Nordic utilities|
|Android and iOS applications (nRF Connect)|
|Qualifications|Bluetooth®|Complete Declaration ID|
|Approvals|FCC / IC / CE / MIC / RCM|All BL651 Series|

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_**For full specifications on BL651 Series modules, please see the appropriate Hardware Integration Guide.**_ 

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|ORDERING INFORMATION|
|Part|Description|
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|453-00005|Bluetooth v5.0 BLE Module with integrated antenna (Nordic nRF52810) - Tape / Reel|
|453-00006|Bluetooth v5.0 BLE Module with external antenna (Nordic nRF52810) - Tape / Reel|
|453-00005C|Bluetooth v5.0 BLE Module with integrated antenna (Nordic nRF52810) - Cut Tape|
|453-00006C|Bluetooth v5.0 BLE Module with external antenna (Nordic nRF52810) - Cut Tape|

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Interested in Laird’s BL651 Series modules? Visit us at **www.lairdtech.com/products/bl651-ble-ant-modules**