BM70 Development Tools
BM70 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board
The BM70 PICtail™/PICtail Daughter Board is an Evaluation Board (EVB) that showcases the capabilities of the BM70 BLE module. The BM70BLES1FC2 EVB is designed to emulate the functions of the Microchip BM70 BLE module. The board includes an integrated configuration and programming interface for plug-and-play capability. It also provides an integrated test environment for all functions supported in the BM70 BLE module. BM70BLES1FC2 EVB (above) is the default EVB with module BM70BLES1FC2 (IS1870SF BLE chip, antenna, and shielding case) implemented on the EVB. Test interfaces supported for all application functions are connected out.
The Evaluation kit contains the following items:
- A BM70BLES1FC2 module
- A BM70BLES1FC2 EVB
Key Features
- Bluetooth® 4.2 compliant BM70 module with on-board antenna and 2 dBm output power
- Develop immediately using the USB interface and Microchip’s Windows-based Configuration Tool
- PICtail interface for connection to Microchip’s most popular microcontroller development platforms, such as Explorer 16
- USB indication, module status, and user-configurable LEDs
- Access to all BM70 module pins
- Optional power source between USB, button cell battery, and PICtail™ interface
- Connection interface between module Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) and MCU EVB
- Connection and test interface between the BM70 module and PC Evaluation Tools (UART Command Tools)
- Update Flash code or configuration memory using the USB port (micro-USB)
- Mode switch for Application mode or Test mode
- LED, push button, I²C, and serial Flash test interface