General – SENA Parani-BCD100 User Manual
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PARANI-BCD100
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1. General
The Parani-BCD100 is a Bluetooth Class 1 OEM module for OEM manufacturers who want to implement
Bluetooth Class 1 functionality with their products cost effectively and also in timely manner. Users can build
their own antenna circuit around the BCD100 to lower the overall cost while benefit from the BCD100’s field-
proven standard SPP (Serial Port Profile) firmware provided with no additional cost.
The BCD100 supports Class 1 Bluetooth transmission level for longer communication distance typically
ranges from 100 m up to 1 km. The BCD100 supports UART, USB, I2C, PCM, PIO interfaces for the
communication with the OEM products.
The BCD100 is provided with Bluetooth v2.0 compatible firmware runs internally for SPP (Serial Port Profile)
applications by default. The SPP firmware supports up to 4 simultaneous multiple connections and is
designed to work out-of-box for real world SPP applications such as POS (Point-of-sales), industrial
automation, remote metering and other various applications. Optionally, the BCD100 can be supplied with
only software stack up to HCI level so entire Bluetooth stack runs on the host side for the application such as
USB dongles for computers, or OEM manufacturers can even develop and embed their own firmware into
the BCD100.
The BCD100 is fully qualified with Bluetooth v.2.0+EDR specification so OEM manufacturers can save cost
and time for overall OEM product certifications, which makes the BCD100 ideal solution for larger volume
and cost sensitive applications.
1.1 Features
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Bluetooth Class 1
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Fully qualified with Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR specification
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Transmit Power: +18dBm Typical
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Receive sensitivity: -90dBm (0.1% BER)
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Size: 27.1 x 14.8 x 2.4mm with shield can
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Extended operating temperature range: -40˚C ~ +85˚C
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Integrated 8Mbit Flash Memory
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USB, Dual UART, I2C, PCM, PIO interfaces
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802.11
co-existence
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Field-proven SPP (Serial Port Profile) firmware supporting up to 4 simultaneous multiple
connections
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RoHS
Compliant
1.2 Applications
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High-speed data transceiver systems for long distance communication
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PCs/Personal
Digital
Assistants
(PDA)
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Bluetooth USB dongle
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Bluetooth serial dongle
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Bluetooth access points
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Industrial automation devices
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Remote metering devices
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POS (Point-of-sales) devices