An advanced module for wireless audio product design based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF5340 high-end multiprotocol SoC, has been launched by IoT company, 심천 Feasycom. The ‘FSC-BT631D’ module is supplied in a compact 12 ~에 의해 15 ~에 의해 2.2 mm package, and is described by the company as the world’s first 블루투스® module that can support both 오디오 그리고 블루투스 권위 있는. NRF5340 SOC 외에, the module integrates a 블루투스 Classic transceiver chipset for enabling legacy 블루투스 오디오 응용 프로그램.

The next generation of wireless audio

“오디오 is the next generation of 블루투스 오디오,” says Nan Ouyang, CEO at Shenzhen Feasycom. “It makes audio streaming over Bluetooth LE possible with enhanced performance in sound quality, 전력 소비, latency, and bandwidth. As the industry transitions from Classic Audio to 오디오, wireless audio product developers need a solution that can support both versions, which is why we have developed the FSC-BT631D module.”

“The nRF Connect SDK was also invaluable throughout the LE Audio development process.”

예를 들어, audio equipment solutions employing the Feasycom module can connect to audio source devices such as a smartphone, Bluetooth Classic을 사용하는 노트북 또는 TV, 그런 다음 Auracast ™ 브로드 캐스트 오디오를 사용하여 오디오를 무제한의 다른 LE 오디오 장치로 전송하십시오..

The module employs the nRF5340 SoC’s dual Arm® Cortex®-M33 processors – providing a high performance application processor capable of DSP and Floating Point (FP) alongside a fully programmable, ultra low power network processor. The application core manages both the LE Audio codec and the codec for classic 블루투스 오디오, while the Bluetooth LE protocol is supervised by the network processor.

Support for multiple protocols

The LE Audio connectivity is made possible through the nRF5340 SoC’s 2.4 GHz multiprotocol radio featuring 3 dBm output power and -98 dBm RX sensitivity for a link budget of 101 DBM. This radio also supports other major RF protocols including Bluetooth 5.3, 블루투스 방향 찾기, 장거리, 블루투스 메쉬, 실, Zigbee, and ANT™.

“We selected the nRF5340 SoC because it achieved a stable coexistence of LE Audio and Bluetooth Classic which was key to this application,” says Ouyang. “The performance of the dual-core CPUs, excellent power efficiency, and RF performance were other factors in the decision.”

The ultra-low power consumption is made possible due to the nRF5340’s new, power-optimized multiprotocol radio, which offers a TX current of 3.4 엄마 (0 DBM TX 전원, 3 다섯, DC/DC) and RX current of 2.7 엄마 (3 다섯, DC/DC). The sleep current is as low as 0.9 µA. 또한, because the cores can operate independently, developers have the flexibility to optimize performance for power consumption, throughput, and low latency response.

“The nRF Connect SDK was also invaluable throughout the LE Audio development process, alongside the excellent technical information and application engineers provided by Nordic,” says Ouyang.

SOURCE Nordic-powered module simplifies Bluetooth LE 오디오 product development