Silicon Labs BGM13P Blue Gecko Bluetooth Mesh Modules
Silicon Labs BGM13P Blue Gecko BLUETOOTH® Mesh Modules offer a turnkey BLUETOOTH 5 system in a compact package. Based on the Silicon Labs EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko SoC (System on Chip), BGM13P Modules feature an Arm® Cortex-M4 core with 512kB Flash, 64kB RAM, and up to +8dBm output power. These fully-certified modules integrate all components required (BLUETOOTH Wireless SoC, RF Antenna, and BLUETOOTH 5 compliant BLUETOOTH stack) to provide a complete, pre-certified, plug-and-play solution. This integration accelerates time-to-market and saves months of engineering effort and development costs. In addition, common software and development tools enable seamless migration between modules, SIPs, and SoC-based designs.
Features
- Silicon Labs EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko SoC
- 40MHz ARM Cortex-M4
- Low 87µA/MHz active mode current
- 512kB Flash
- 64kB RAM
- BLUETOOTH 5 radio
- 2.4GHz GFSK
- Up to +8 programmable output power
- 9.9mA RX current
- 9.5mA active-mode TX at 0dBm
- Antenna options
- Internal chip antenna
- External U.FL antenna
- Security
- AES256/128 hardware crypto accelerator
- ECC, SHA-1, and SHA-2 TRNG
- Rich analog and digital peripherals
- Up to 25x GPIO
- 12-bit ADC
- Voltage DACs
- Operational amplifiers
- Low-energy sensor interface
- Multi-channel capacitive sense interface
- 2x analog comparator
- Low energy UART
- 4x USART (UART, SPI, IrDA, and I2S)
- 2x 12C
- Timers
- 12.9mm x 15.0mm x 2.2mm in dimension
Applications
- IoT end devices and gateways
- Wearables
- Health, sports, and wellness devices
- Industrial, home, and building automation
- Smartphone, tablet, and PC accessories
- Beacons
Block Diagram
Bluetooth Direction Finding
The Bluetooth 5.1 specification enhances location services with a direction finding feature that makes it possible to detect the direction of a Bluetooth signal. With Bluetooth direction finding, developers can bring products to market that understand device direction and achieve sub-meter location accuracy.
Bluetooth Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) are the technologies that establish a standardized framework for indoor locationing. With these technologies, the fundamental problem of locationing comes down to solving the arrival and departure angles of radio frequency signals.
Videos
AoA & AoD
Additional Resources
• Whitepaper: Bluetooth Angle Estimation for Real-Time Locationing
Related Products
Silicon Labs BGM13P Blue Gecko Radio Boards
Extension board that connects the BGM13P Module to the Bluetooth LE Starter Kit (SLWSTK6101C).
Silicon Labs EFR32BG Blue Gecko Wireless SoCs
Wireless solutions that combine an energy friendly MCU with a highly integrated radio transceiver.
Silicon Labs Blue Gecko Bluetooth® Low Energy SoCs
Add BLUETOOTH® Low Energy (BLE) connectivity to IoT devices with an energy-efficient BLUETOOTH chip.