- BLE 5.1
- USB
The iNode Serial Transceiver USB is a Bluetooth Low Energy adapter module with a USB 2.0 connector, designed for easy use with any operating system: Windows, Linux, Android, Raspberry Pi, etc. As it appears as a serial port on the computer, it can be used in your own programmes to communicate with BLE devices, such as iNode. Control is carried out using a basic set of HCI commands sent as HEX strings – for example, to enable scanning, send the string 010C20020100. The same method of communication is used by the iNode LAN (TCP/IP, WebSocket) and the iNode Serial Transceiver UART.
Applications
- BLE device communication
Technical specifications
| Current version (2024 catalogue) | |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB – appears as a COM port |
| Minutes | HCI |
| Communications | |
| Radio connectivity | Bluetooth Low Energy versions: BT 5.1 or BT 4.0 |
| Interfaces and protocols | USB 2.0 – appears as a serial port (COM) in the system HCI commands as HEX strings (e.g. 010C20020100 – enable scanning) |
| Transmission power | BT 5.1: up to +2.5 dBm BT 4.0: up to +8 dBm |
| Power supply | |
| Power supply | 5 V DC (USB) BT 5.1: 6 mA (scan) / 5.5 mA (idle) BT 4.0: 25 mA (scanning) / 5.5 mA (broadcasting) |
| Housing and operating conditions | |
| Casing and dimensions | plastic BT 5.1: 51.5 × 18 × 8.5 mm BT 4.0: 55 × 20 × 15 mm |
| Operating temperature | -20…+45°C |
| Operating humidity | 20–80 %RH |
| Weight | 15 g |
| Features | |
| Features and configuration | configuration via PC: transmission power, device name, user password, access password (app authorisation) BLE scanning 100% of the time (scan window/scan interval = 1) LEDs: broadcast mode, connection remote software update; alternative firmware (BT 4.0): iNode Control Point USB |
| Radio chip | CSR101x or DA14531 |