Looking to play a role in enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) for connecting all kinds of items to the Internet, ALPS has developed a low-power UGMZ2AA Bluetooth SMART Communication Module with a Built-in Antenna.
A wide range of devices and services recently introduced to the market make use of IoT technology. Communication modules are essential for connecting IoT devices to the Internet. Devices powered by batteries or button cells, in particular, increasingly employ communication modules conforming to the low-power communication standard, Bluetooth SMART. Parts inside devices must also be compact and power-efficient as products become ever smaller and more sophisticated.
Addressing these issues, they have developed and started mass production of their UGMZ2AA Bluetooth SMART Communication Module. This module has a built-in antenna and is among the smallest and has one of the lowest power consumption levels in the industry.
This new series has compact dimensions of 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm, achieved using RF circuit design and precision processing technologies accumulated by them over many years. It also has an originally designed antenna circuit pattern on the top of the unit in a single package. This omits the need for end product manufacturers to separately prepare an antenna, thereby helping to reduce the workload during equipment development and design.
Power consumption is low at 5.1mA (0.6µA in sleep mode), making it ideal for devices running off a button cell or other battery. This device has been incorporated into their Sensor Network Module IoT development kit, a multi-functional sensor module for acquisition and transmission of motion and environmental data integrating six-axis (Geomag+Accel), pressure, temperature and humidity, and UV and ambient light sensors with this Bluetooth Smart communication module in a single package.
