PRoC-BLE | Cypress Semiconductor
PRoC-BLE
PRoC-BLE is an easy-to-use, ARM® Cortex®-M0 based connectivity MCU that integrates peripherals like CapSense® for touch-sensing, a high-performance ADC, serial interfaces and a Bluetooth® Low Energy radio. It includes a royalty-free Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack compatible with Bluetooth 4.2.
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New! PRoC-BLE devices are now in production with:
- 256/128 KB Flash and 32/16 KB SRAM
- All new Bluetooth 4.2 features
- Enhanced security with LE Secure Connections
- Power-efficient privacy with LL Privacy 1.2
- Up to 2.6x higher throughput with LE Data Length Extension
- Direct Memory Access (DMA) to access SRAM without CPU intervention
Get started with Bluetooth 4.2 today!
- Download PSoC Creator 3.3 SP1
- Order a Bluetooth 4.2 compatible add-on for the Bluetooth Low Energy Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE):
- CY5676A PRoC-BLE 256KB Module with Bluetooth 4.2 Radio
- CY5677 CySmart Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2 USB Dongle
Register for a free Bluetooth Low Energy hands-on workshop or watch the online video tutorial
All PRoC-BLE devices support Over-The-Air (OTA) Firmware Upgrade. Refer the OTA Firmware Upgrade Guide for details.
PRoC-BLE devices are available in:
- Standard QFN packages with ample GPIOs for any application
- Small-form factor chip scale packages (CSP) for space constrained applications
- Ultra-thin chip scale package (CSP) for banking applications like secure credit cards
- Extended industrial temperature range for industrial and lighting applications
PRoC-BLE Overview
- Watch the Introduction to PRoC®-BLE video
- Download the PSoC Creator IDE to begin development on your PRoC-BLE design
- Purchase the $49 Bluetooth Low Energy Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE)
- Download the Getting Started with PRoC-BLE application note
- Join the Cypress Developer Community
- 48-MHz ARM® Cortex™-M0 CPU
- Up to 256 KB Flash and 32 KB SRAM
- 8-Channel Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller
- Bluetooth Low Energy Radio Subsystem
- 2.4-GHz Bluetooth LE radio with integrated balun
- -92-dBm Rx sensitivity, upto +3-dBm Tx power
- All New Bluetooth 4.2 LE Features
- Enhanced security with LE Secure Connections
- Power-efficient privacy with LL Privacy 1.2
- Up to 2.6x higher throughput with LE Data Length Extension
- User-Friendly and Free IDE PSoC Creator with Bluetooth Low Energy Component
- Integrated, royalty-free Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack
- Easy-to-use, GUI-based configuration tool
- Support for Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles and services
- Custom profiles and services for additional features
- Flexible Low Power Modes
- 1.3-µA Deep-Sleep Current
- 150-nA Hibernate Current
- 60-nA Stop Current
- Analog and digital peripherals
- One 12-bit, 1-Msps SAR ADC
- Four 16-bit Timer/Counter/PWM blocks
- Two Serial Communication Blocks (SCBs), configurable as I2C, SPI or UART
- I2S Rx/Tx for audio input/output
- LCD controller to drive up to 4 commons and 32 segments
- Flexible mapping onto GPIOs for all peripherals
- Capacitive touch sensing
- Cypress CapSense touch controller with SmartSense™ Auto-Tuning
- Integrated library support for one- and two-finger gestures
- Packages
- QFN: 56-pin (7 x 7 x 0.6 mm) for 256/128 KB
- WLCSP: 76-ball (4.1 x 3.9 x 0.55 mm) for 256 KB, 68-ball (3.9 x 3.5 x 0.55 mm) for 128 KB
- Thin-WLCSP: 68-ball (3.9 x 3.5 x 0.4 mm) for 128 KB
- Temperature Grade
- Industrial: -40ºC to 85ºC
- Extended Industrial: -40ºC to 105ºC
- Wide Operating Range 1.7 - 5.5 V (Radio operational 1.9 V onwards)
PSoC CreatorPSoC Creator is an Integrated Design Environment (IDE) which allows concurrent hardware and application firmware design of PSoC 3, PSoC 4 and PSoC 5LP systems. PSoC systems are designed using classic, familiar schematic capture supported by over 120 pre-verified, production-ready PSoC Components™. |
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PSoC ProgrammerPSoC Programmer is a flexible, integrated programming application for programming PSoC devices. PSoC Programmer can be used with PSoC Designer and PSoC Creator to program any design onto a PSoC device. PSoC Programmer supports all PSoC 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5LP devices. |
CySmart™ Bluetooth® LE Host Emulation ToolThe kits require the CySmart host emulator utility for testing and debugging GATT server configuration on PRoC-BLE based peripherals. |
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CySmart™ - iOS Mobile AppCySmart™ is a Bluetooth® Low Energy utility developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. CySmart can be used to connect to various Bluetooth Low Energy products and also can be used along with Bluetooth Low Energy development kits from Cypress, including the CY8CKIT-042-BLE PSoC® 4-BLE Pioneer Kit. |
CySmart™ - Android Mobile AppCySmart™ is a Bluetooth® Low Energy utility developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. CySmart can be used to connect to various Bluetooth Low Energy products and also can be used along with Bluetooth Low Energy development kits from Cypress, including the CY8CKIT-042-BLE PSoC® 4-BLE Pioneer Kit. |
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CySmart Bluetooth® Low Energy 4.2 USB Dongle (CY5677):A BLE-USB bridge featuring a Bluetooth 4.2-compliant PRoC-BLE device to test and debug Bluetooth Low Energy designs using the CySmart Bluetooth Low Energy Test and Debug Utility Price: $20.00 |
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PRoC-BLE 256KB Module with Bluetooth 4.2 Radio (CY5676A):A Bluetooth 4.2-compliant, RF certified PRoC-BLE 256KB development module with an onboard PCB antenna Price: $15.00 |
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Bluetooth® Low Energy Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE):An Arduino-compatible general purpose development kit Price: $49.00 |
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PRoC-BLE Remote Control RDK (CY5672):A remote control with trackpad that supports up to 2-finger gestures, microphone to capture voice data and 6-axis motion sensing Price: $49.00 |
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PRoC-BLE Touch Mouse RDK (CY5682):A touch mouse with 1-finger gesture for scrolling, 6-functional keys and support for Modern UI shortcuts (on Windows 8.0 and later) Price: $49.00 |
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PRoC-BLE Module (CY5671):An RF certified PRoC-BLE development module with an onboard PCB antenna Price: $10 |
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PRoC-BLE SMA Module (CY5674):A PRoC-BLE development module with an SMA connector for external antennas and RF testers Price: $20 |
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CySmart USB Dongle (CY5670):A BLE-USB bridge featuring PRoC-BLE to test and debug Bluetooth Low Energy designs using the CySmart BLE Test and Debug Utility Price: $20 |
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EZ-BLE PRoC Module:A fully integrated, 10 x 10 x 1.8 mm, certified production ready module with PRoC-BLE |
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PRoC-BLE 256KB Module (CY5676):An RF certified PRoC-BLE 256KB development module with an onboard PCB antenna Price: $15 |
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Related Documentation
Related Resources
Bluetooth Qualification
Cypress’s Bluetooth Low Energy solutions have passed the Bluetooth SIG qualification process and are now listed on the Bluetooth SIG website as certified solutions. Cypress’s qualification is modular, allowing greater flexibility to customers. A list of Cypress’s Qualified Design IDs (QD ID) and Declaration IDs is provided below.
Profile Subsystem:
QD ID(s) | Declaration ID# | Description |
63199 | D025070 | Profiles and Services supported by Bluetooth Low Energy Component |
73181 | D026298 |
Bluetooth 4.2:
Refer the QD IDs provided below when using the CYBL11X7X family of devices.
QD ID(s) | Declaration ID# | Description |
76858 | D028204 | Host or Stack Component |
76764 | D028203 | Link Layer Component |
62245 | D024754 | RF-PHY Component (56-QFN package) |
63368 | D025068 | RF-PHY Component (76-ball WLCSP package) |
77810 | D028205 | End Product (56-QFN package) |
77961 | D028206 | End Product (76-ball WLCSP package) |
Bluetooth 4.1:
Refer the QD IDs provided below when using the CYBL10X6X and CYBL10X7X family of devices.
QD ID(s) | Declaration ID# | Description |
61908 | D024756 | Host or Stack Component |
62243 | D024755 | Link Layer Component |
62245 | D024754 | RF-PHY Component (56-QFN package) |
63368 | D025068 | RF-PHY Component (68-ball and 76-ball WLCSP package) |
62887 | D024757 | End Product (56-QFN package) |
63683 | D025069 | End Product (68-ball and 76-ball WLCSP package) |
Please refer to www.bluetooth.org for detailed qualification guidelines.
RF Regulatory Certification
Please refer to CY8CKIT-042-BLE Bluetooth® Low Energy Pioneer Kit
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