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The Single Chip Wireless Company
CSR - the single-chip wireless innovator
10 years’ progress on RF CMOS
CSR was founded in 1998 to develop true single-chip radio devices. Our devices support
TM
In addition to our long-term focus on Bluetooth, CSR will
wireless data and voice communications, focused initially on the 2.4GHz Bluetooth
continue to develop innovative single-chip radio products
personal area networking standard. The background of our development team gives CSR a
to meet evolving customer needs and to create new
significant advantage to help OEMs exploit this new wave of networking. It allows us to
markets, including IEEE 802.11a and HiperLAN2.
build the first truly integrated single-chip radio, and one based on commodity CMOS
technology with all its inherent advantages.
CSR is funded by some of the world’s leading venture
capital investors, including 3i, Amadeus Capital Partners
and Gilde IT Fund. It also has corporate investment from
1998: CSR’s founders apply RF
major electronic companies. It has development
CMOS technology to help one of the
partnerships with many leading companies worldwide.
world’s leading GSM phone makers
to understand the potential for size
and cost improvements.
Investors
Partners
www.sony.co.jp
www.widcomm.com
[email protected]
www.intel.com
www.mezoe.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.philips.com
www.extendedsystems.com
1997: CSR’s founders design
www.compaq.com
www.impulsesoft.com
[email protected]
pioneering short-range CMOS RF-
www.arm.com
www.gigaAnt.com
[email protected]
equipped 2-part PDA to advertise
www.alps.co.jp
www.intarsiacorp.com
[email protected]
www.mustangventures.com
www.rtx.dk
[email protected]
www.wavecom.com
www.socketcom.com
[email protected]
their skills to the mobile terminal
industry.
www.virata.com
www.3i.com
Full details can be found on our website
www.amadeuscapital.com
www.csr.com/partners
www.gilde.nl
www.capitalresearch.com
www.razorfish.com
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Bluetooth - the catalyst for
a revolution in product design
Bluetooth offers the potential to change the way that
Wireless internet access
Vending machines, appliances,
Digital consumer items
PC users can eliminate the need
automation…
With transfer rates of over
to run cables around the house
Bluetooth - with its intrinsic
0.7Mbaud, Bluetooth is a
by using a Bluetooth-equipped
security - could revolutionize the
catalyst for the widespread
web pad as a gateway for
way field equipment involving
adoption of new digital products,
internet access.
payments operates. Vending
allowing wireless transfer of files
existing equipment works, and to catalyse the development
machines, for example, can be
such as digital camera pictures
of brand new categories of product. BlueCore devices
PCs, laptops
upgraded to allow users to
or MP3 music.
provide single-chip solutions for integrating Bluetooth
Computer and peripheral
choose and buy goods via the
capability - and are particularly suitable wherever low
manufacturers can use Bluetooth
mobile's user interface. The
Meter reading
power consumption and miniaturization are key, thanks to
for wireless internet access,
same concept holds true for
The Bluetooth standard promises
their innovative 'system-on-a-chip' design, and the use of
synchronization with other
other products such as
to provide a low cost solution for
CMOS technology.
devices, or communications with
household appliances and
this application. Groups of
peripherals such as a joystick.
industrial automation: human
meters could transfer data to a
TM
Bluetooth can be applied to a host of applications and
interaction, interrogation and
central collection terminal for
equipment. In some cases adding new features and
BlueCore advantages:
maintenance can be enhanced or
example, which then links to the
useability. In other applications Bluetooth will revolutionise
A key option for rapid time to
simplified.
utility via the phone. Or, palmtops
product design and create new products and applications.
market is the dongle, an
could capture data as operators
application aided by intrinsic
Interactive toys
compatibility with USB, and the
Bluetooth allows toys to interact,
walk by.
extremely small real estate of
or be linked to devices such as
BlueCore advantages:
BlueCore.
PCs allowing, for example,
The ability to configure devices
Mobile phones/WAP
BlueCore advantages:
Bluetooth allows hands-free
Bluetooth may be added to a
responses linked to events in
with full Bluetooth software
voice communications via a
product’s motherboard or
games or educational software.
minimizes the computational and
headset, file synchronization with
retrofitted to existing phones via
interfacing load. This means that
other devices, and the ability to
a battery pack thanks to unique
Bluetooth can be retrofitted to
employ the mobile terminal as a
design features employed by
existing embedded systems –
user interface to field equipment
CSR. Download application note
which are often based on low-
such as vending machines.
from: www.csr.com
cost microcontrollers – much
more easily.
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Bluetooth Radio
Baseband DSP
and Logic
Microcontroller
Full Stack
Software and
Application
Memory
One-chip Bluetooth solutions optimized for your product
Built-in self test
Serial link to host system
CSR’s ‘RF inside the chip’ design ethos is supported by
BlueCore provides developers with an asynchronous
the addition of advanced self test capabilities. In addition to
serial data port which can be configured as a UART – with
scan path facilities for BlueCore logic, a unique analog
a data rate up to 1.5Mbaud, or alternatively as a USB port
calibration, alignment and adjustment routine is performed
capable of 12Mbaud communications.
CSR’s BlueCore IC family provides cost-effective solutions for OEM Bluetooth applications. BlueCore features a unique
every time a device powers up. This eliminates the need for
‘single chip’ architecture combining baseband DSP, radio and processor hardware, plus full Bluetooth software on-chip –
RF tests and trimming during product assembly, and
External interfaces
you choose the level of protocol you want to run locally, from the standard host-controller interface to the upper RFCOMM
automatically adjusts for drift during day-to-day operation
BlueCore devices incorporate a number of interfaces to
and SDP layers.
to deliver optimum quality links.
support efficient system design, including a port for up to
8Mbits of external program memory on some devices, and
2
On-chip RISC processor
an I C interface for interfacing with external EEPROM for
CMOS platform
The benefit of this integration cannot be overstated as RF
The use of CMOS provides a fundamental cost/performance
BlueCore devices that do not have flash (this could also
BlueCore devices are fabricated from CMOS, giving
design demands specialist skills which can be a barrier for
advantage, allowing CSR to integrate a general-purpose
be used for controlling other devices). There is a PCM
customers access to the most widely used semiconductor
OEMs. Among the innovative techniques employed by CSR
processor along with the baseband digital signal
codec interface to support voice applications, and eight
process in the world. The low cost, security of supply and
to realize an ‘RF inside the chip’ design are an image reject
processing logic and radio modem – a feat that is typically
bits of programmable bi-directional digital I/O.
process-scaling benefits resulting from this provide the
mixer and near-zero IF which allows the channel filters to
too costly on alternative platforms such as BiCMOS. This
optimum support to help OEMs succeed in the competitive
be implemented in CMOS, and an on-chip VCO including all
embedded processor allows a full software implementation
Fast-track approval
global wireless market.
resonant and tuning elements. This eliminates all external
of the Bluetooth protocol to be embedded in
BlueCore devices are type-approved in order to reduce
SAW, ceramic, inductor and varactor components.
BlueCore devices.
project timescales. They include versions running the full
BlueCore builds on the long experience of the company’s
All that’s left to add is an antenna and crystal, plus a few
The processor features a 16-bit RISC architecture.
development team in developing CMOS radio solutions to
passive components and a couple of printed track shapes
This provides the computing performance to run the
speed and simplify Bluetooth design cycles. This has
to implement a simple RF filter and balun – for which we
complete Bluetooth stack locally (greatly simplifying the
resulted in a level of integration, which can eliminate many
provide an example design template. Follow our guidelines
integration of Bluetooth) as well as an OEM’s embedded
of the additional RF components conventionally required to
and you can simply ‘plug’ a Bluetooth subsystem onto your
application code if required. The processor has been
implement a two-way radio system.
motherboard in the same way as you would add a digital
specially selected because of its lean architecture, for
circuit. There’s even an on-chip voltage regulator which lets
minimal die size and power consumption, and because its
BlueCore take power from a 5V USB supply.
design is netlist-based, making it process-independent.
Bluetooth protocol, which can simplify approval for
True single-chip design
customers.
This allows CSR to port BlueCore designs to different
CMOS foundries to promote low cost and security of
supply, and supports a rapid evolution to smaller
geometries.
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RF
COMM
Device
manager
L2CAP
Application
Application
Application
RFCOMM/SDP
RFCOMM/SDP
L2CAP
L2CAP
LM
LM
LC
LC
RF
COMM SDP
Application
support
Device
manager
L2CAP
Reg
BB H/W
+Micro
HCI
RADIO
RADIO
BlueCore
Link manager
BlueCore devices
can run the standard
host-controller partition,
or the full Bluetooth
protocol locally.
Link control
Host Controller
Baseband and RF
Host
Link manager
RADIO
RADIO
Standard Partition (HCI)
HCI
UART
Codec
BB H/W
+Micro
RAM
RAM
Host
Audio
LC
Host
LM
Audio
Embedded Partition (RFCOMM)
L2CAP
RAM
Host
HCI
SDP
RFCOMM
BB H/W
+Micro
Application
support
SDP
Link control
BlueCore01
BlueCore01M
BlueCore02
BlueCore03 BlueCore04
BlueCore00
Several design options
BlueCore01
prototype your Bluetooth
equipped product
BlueCore01M
optimise your Bluetooth
equipped product
BlueCore02
1-chip solution for massmarket Bluetooth products
BlueCore03 & BlueCore04
true stand alone solutions
The first 81-ball fine pitch
BGA-packaged device
incorporates the baseband
DSP, radio and processor –
operating with external flash
program memory. It allows
design to start now, and is
ideal for retrofit to embedded
systems. We provide an
example PCB design for the
radio subsystem - all you
need to do is decide how to
interface it to your product.
CSR’s ‘full protocol on
BlueCore option eases the
software task, reducing the
load on the host to a
minimum (realizing the
'cable replacement' dreams
of Bluetooth's creators).
Both UART and USB HCI
communications are
supported.
With the same footprint
as BlueCore01,
BlueCore01M integrates
CSR’s innovative technology
with a 4Mbit Flash memory
to significantly reduce
system implementation size
and cost. Effectively
requiring minimal system
design changes from a
BlueCore01 based design
but offering dramatic
reduction in PCB area,
BlueCore01M is available
from mid 2001, in both
UART and USB versions.
In the next generation of
BlueCore, flash
memory is integrated on
chip and released as
BlueCore02. Combined
with an upgrade to a
0.18µm geometry, this
device is both smaller and
requires fewer connections
than BlueCore01 (49). The
resulting module size will
shrink dramatically,
providing ideal support for
full commercial release
of mass-market Bluetoothequipped products. As a
further enhancement
BlueCore02 will be offered
in a 4.6mm x 4.6mm chip
scale package.
The next stage for CSR will
be to integrate applicationspecific I/O and programs
on-chip - starting with audio
codec capability for voicerelated Bluetooth
applications in addition to
flash memory. This will
allow customers to create
one-chip BlueCore controlled systems with
application-specific
firmware. In BlueCore04
an ARM processor will be
included to allow more CPU
intensive complete Bluetooth
profiles and applications to
be run on-chip.
Bluetooth subsystem
requires 2.25cm2 or less
PCB area, plus antenna
Total Bluetooth subsystem
requires 1.5cm2 or less PCB
area plus antenna
Total Bluetooth subsystem
requires 1cm2 or less PCB
area plus antenna
BlueCore00
“radio only” chip
Baseband and RF
Integrated Bluetooth protocol
- fast route to market
BlueCore devices incorporate comprehensive Bluetooth software in the form of embedded firmware. An innovative feature
Total Bluetooth subsystem
requires 1cm2 or less PCB
area plus antenna
Optimised only for the
cellular phone applications,
BlueCore 00 is a ‘radio
only’ solution that can be
used either with CSR
Baseband and LM firmware
or third party Baseband
solutions integrated into an
external host ASIC.
Total Bluetooth subsystem
requires 1cm2 or less PCB
area plus antenna
is that BlueCore devices enable users to configure the level of the Bluetooth protocol stack that runs on chip. This
provides the option of running the standard Bluetooth configuration with a Host-Controller Interface (HCI) split between the
radio subsystem and the host, or the full stack – sending messages via the RFCOMM/SDP layer.
Running the full Bluetooth protocol locally on the
This allows Bluetooth-equipped products to be brought to
BlueCore device – and interfacing via serial messaging -
market very rapidly, probably with just a few man-months
significantly reduces the load on the host processor,
of effort, allowing companies to trial capabilities, and gauge
offering major advantages to OEMs.
market reaction.
Many target products for Bluetooth are based on low-
To enhance the speed of product design, BlueCore
performance microcontrollers with little spare computational
supports the standard HCI transport drivers for both UART
capacity – BlueCore - hosted software allows such
and USB connected hosts and additionally a multi-protocol
systems to be retrofitted with minimal redesign.
communications link known as BlueCore Serial Protocol
or BCSP. This provides a much more sophisticated option
Some key target applications such as GSM phones have
than the two currently defined Bluetooth serial protocols
very large and complex real-time programs, which would
(RS232 and UART). It adds error checking and
demand time-consuming regression testing in order to
retransmission to accommodate any dropped data during
introduce a major additional function such as Bluetooth.
‘wake-up’, and flow control for several logical channels,
Typical applications for different levels of the Bluetooth protocol stack
Host Controller Interface (HCI)
2G and 3G cellular phones
WAP terminals, PDAs,
Notebooks, PCs
Internet gateways
PSTN/ISDN and LAN access gateways
RFCOMM/SDP
Embedded systems with limited computing power:
ticket/vending machines, PC peripherals…
2G cellular phones
V90 wireless modems
while simultaneously reducing the processing overhead.
BCSP additionally allows developers to interface at the HCI,
L2CAP, RFCOMM, or SDP layers, providing flexibility for
companies that have already begun software development.
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Pre-Qualified Reference Designs for
Rapid Time to Market
Which provide:
Optimized designs
modules surface mount on host PCB
reference designs with CAD files, test programs
approvals: CE, radio type approval, Bluetooth qualification
interface. This is in the form of plated-through hole C-
The antenna itself is left off the module for optimum
shaped connections which may be soldered easily in a
application flexibility. The key difference compared to the lowest
development environment from the top component side of
cost BC01MOD3 module is the addition of the low noise
the board, and/or reflowed in volume production.
in high temperature operating conditions of up to 70ºC, and
The two other modules feature the same core Bluetooth
the addition of a power amplifier on the BC01MOD1 for
radio module, but fitted with a high power amplifier to
shelf design. To combat this, CSR has developed a family
maximum range.
provide a 100 metre Class1 range. Full design packages
of circuits offering varying price/performance. Ready-built
(artwork and schematics) allow these designs to be
samples of these modules are available to allow users to
integrated onto your own motherboard easily and quickly.
evaluate the real-world performance of the different design
Reference design data
generation Bluetooth products - in order to minimize
CSR Hardware Reference Designs
BC01b-USB based reference designs - repositioning
Name
development timescales and costs. The approach can be
Once evaluation is complete, and a decision on the required
particularly efficient for companies with limited or no
module has been taken, time to market is assured because
serving smaller-volume markets.
for surface mounting onto a motherboard, via a 26-way
CSR’s all-CMOS solution requires, and an antenna switch.
communications can make it difficult to specify an off-the-
Reference designs for Bluetooth radio module sub-
in-house RF design or test capability, and for any OEM
Flash memory chip, the few discrete components that
The sheer diversity of applications for Bluetooth wireless
approaches.
systems provide an attractive route to market for first-
All modules are optimized for compact size, and designed
amplifier on the BC01MOD2 module to provide higher range
minimal NRE - extremely rapid evaluation and development
range offers optimized price/performance for your design
Each module contains a CSR BlueCore01 chip, clock,
CSR can provide a full design package for any of the
CSR offers a choice of three module designs, allowing
users to optimize price/performance of Bluetooth wireless
This reference design approach also extends to comprehensive
communications for their target application. Bluetooth
manufacturing support which includes a test strategy and
qualification of these modules will also shorten the time
functional routines for the final test stages of panelized
needed for end product Bluetooth qualification.
PCBs. The test package is geared for high volume
production environments.
BC01MOD2
BC01MOD1
(replaces BC01M2-LC)
(replaces BC01M1)
LNA
Printed
Filter
SW
Printed
Balun
LNA
BC01
BC01
Configuration
modules, including the bill of materials and comprehensive
Gerber files for PCB artwork.
BC01MOD3
Discrete
Filter
SW
Discrete
Balun
BC01
Discrete
Filter
SW
PA Discrete
Balun
Module RX sensitivity
-75dBm
-88dBm
-88dBm
Module TX power
0dBm
0dBm
+20dBm
Range
10M
10M+
100M
Footprint
20 x 15mm
20 x 15mm
20 x 15mm
Ref Design Availability
Q2 2001
Q2 2001
Q2 2001
Bluetooth Class
Class3 or Class2
Class2
Class1
Application
Consumer, Toys etc
Cellphones & accessories
PCs, Access Points
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Headset
Reset
Audio
codec
PCM and
3V UART port
Embedded
development port
Power
supply
Power
Flash
RS232
Crystal
DIN9 connector
BlueCore01
Connector
Antenna
BlueCore module
PC
Motherboard
Evaluation and development support - Casira
TM
Casira provides a platform that enables Bluetooth
Host software and tools
Documentation
Provided on the CD-ROM are:
Also on the CD-ROM are:
User manual
On-chip software (‘firmware’)
Drivers to communicate at the HCI level with BlueCore.
API allowing code to be developed to interface with
Bluetooth technology within the end product using the
The modules supplied with Casira are ready
These comprise:
the provided transport driver. This includes a
BlueCore chip.
programmed. This firmware comprises:
- a kernal mode USB driver
description of the options for different host/host
- DLLs for UART transports BCSP and H4
controller stack partitions
- A DLL (hci.dll) which implements HCI packet
Reference design schematics, PCB artwork and
software and hardware application developers to integrate
Casira is intended to be used both by developers of host
A fully Bluetooth compliant protocol stack, available in
software and by developers of on-chip applications. The
two variants:
assembly and flow control. It presents a simple to use
detailed bill-of-materials of the BlueCore module.
Casira kit comprises:
- Full speed ( 721 kbits/second) multi-point with the
function-call based interface to higher stack layers
Applications notes describing the radio and software
normal HCI interface; or
Hardware
2x BC01M1 modules including the BlueCore single
Available for Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000, Pocket PC and POSIX
a system
- Complete build including the Bluetooth layers L2CAP,
SDP and RFCOMM. This allows either the RFCOMM
Flash ROM loading tools (operated over the SPI)
interface to be presented to the host or the whole
Available for Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000
chip Bluetooth IC, flash memory (for the host controller
application to run on BlueCore with no host
protocol stack firmware), crystal reference and antenna.
(eg for a headset).
2x motherboards containing host I/O and man/machine
design approach needed to embed BlueCore into
Source code (in C and C++) of the HCI drivers
BlueChat, which is a simple GUI based ‘chat’ program
allowing the establishment of Bluetooth data and voice
interface elements including RS232 and USB drivers &
A persistent store manager, which organizes the storage
links and the transfer of files and text.
external connector, audio codec, external audio socket for a
in Flash Rom of non volatile data such as the Bluetooth
Available for Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000, Pocket PC and POSIX
headset and internal connectors for PIO lines, audio PCM
address, link key, product Ids etc
stream & synchronous serial interfaces.
BlueTest, which is the GUI used to put BlueCore
A ‘virtual machine’ in which embedded application
into its test modes for radio development or qualification
The kit additionally includes 2x headsets, 2x RS232,
programs may be run. These programs may be as
Available for Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000 and Pocket PC
2x USB cables, 2x universal power supplies and 2x
simple as flashing LEDs according to the mode of the
moulded cases designed for desktop operation and
BlueCore chip, or can be complete Bluetooth
DFU Wizard, which is used to provide firmware
connection to a serial or USB port of a PC. The lid of the
profiles such as a headset or web server
upgrades over the UART or USB link. It is fully compliant
case is removable to allow access to the PIO, PCM and
with the USB specification for DFU
synchronous serial interfaces for embedded software
Available for Win 98, Win NT and Win 2000
development. Each desktop unit that provides a complete
Bluetooth endpoint is approximately 150mm x 130mm x
30mm. Additional end points with power supply are
available as an upgrade to allow piconet evaluation and
software development.
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BlueLab Embedded Software
Development Tools
Third Party Sofware Tools
Application Support
CSR is developing a wide variety of industry partners.
When you buy a Casira development kit you also get
Many of these partners such as Mezoe, Extended
the application support package which includes access
BlueLab , provides a platform for customers who wish to write their own software
Systems, Widcomm, Impulsesoft and others, supply
to the secure part of the CSR web site where CSR
applications running directly on the BlueCore chips. BlueLab software tools are offered as
software and tool sets compatible with Casira.
publish the most up to date version of the following as
TM
soon as they become available:
a software upgrade to existing customers of the Casira development system.
A selection of evaluation copies of these tools (on CDThe software environment allows customers to create on-chip programs in user space
ROM) will be distributed with the Casira system.
ensures that true, stand-alone, single chip applications can be developed on BlueCore
Check www.csr.com for full details.
Third Party Software
Library
functions
Full applications and complete Bluetooth profiles on
the BlueCore chip
CSR containing the next generation of the BlueCore family.
User Space
BlueCore firmware
BlueSuite host-side tools
without the need to submit the protocol stack software components for re-certification.
Casira is designed to allow the system to be upgraded with future modules supplied by
Reference designs
Application notes
whilst maintaining the integrity of the pre-certified Bluetooth Protocol Stack Kernel. This
The following Bluetooth software has been shown to
Full software development toolset including a BlueCore compatible version of the
be compatible with BlueCore01 and Casira.
respected ‘GNU’ C compiler and a Windows driven source level debugger
Interpreted User
Application
(written in ‘C’)
CSR accepts no responsibility for 3rd party software.
Set of library functions providing full access to a complete Bluetooth protocol stack
Bluestack - Bluetooth host side protocol software,
and on-chip hardware resources
portable to a range of system platforms from Mezoe.
Scheduler
Protocol stack is pre-qualified running in a protected software environment
MEM
Manager
RFCOMM
SDP
L2CAP
DM
Example applications and useful input/output routines eg Bluetooth ‘Headset Profile’
Bluestack Abstraction Software - Application developers
compliant headset applications, mobile phone dongle ‘Headset Audio Gateway’,I2C
toolkit from Mezoe.
input/output driver, Audio sample player
Full documentation and application resource code on CD-ROM
Blue USB - Bluetooth protocol software for Windows
Simple ‘Wizard’ based installation
98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows ME
Access to support website www.csr.com/bluelab for continuous software updates,
from Impulsesoft Inc.
user forum, FAQ’s and support e-mail list
Bluestack - Bluetooth host side protocol software,
portable to a range of system platforms from
Widcomm Inc.
LM
XTNDAccess Blue SDK - Bluetooth protocol software
LC
Bluetooth Protocol Stack Kernel
suitable for a wide range of embedded and PC based
platforms from Extended Systems Inc.
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MicroSira - Low Cost Development
Support for USB connected hosts
CompactSira - Compact Flash Card
MicroSira is a USB connected Bluetooth device featuring the
MicroSira is supplied with a USB cable and companion
CompactSira is a Type One Compact Flash format
Using multiple units full piconet operation can be tested and
BlueCore integrated circuit. With elegent desktop styling
documentation and software on CD-ROM.
expansion card featuring the BlueCore integrated circuit.
evaluated. CompactSira can be used to develop host side
This standard format card offers Class One Bluetooth
stack software and to facilitate the porting of CSR’s BCSP
and high Bluetooth performance MicroSira offers an
excellent low cost developers platform. Using MicroSira,
In addition to the USB connected and powered Bluetooth
performance with adaptive power control for maximum
HCI transport layer to a wide variety of processor and
USB connected host side software can be developed
unit MicroSira also offers:
application flexibility. CompactSira is an excellent low cost
operating system architectures.
quickly for a wide variety of applications. Using multiple
developers platform for PC or PDA based applications and
units full piconet operation can be tested and evaluated.
A fully Bluetooth Qualified protocol stack running on the
embedded uses. Using CompactSira host side
CompactSira is supplied with a Compact Flash to PC card
The attractive appearance makes the units excellent for use
BlueCore device
software can be developed quickly for a wide variety of
adapter, companion documentation and software on CD-ROM.
as the basis of exhibition and customer demonstrations of
uses. If the target of the development is an embedded
Bluetooth software applications. MicroSira requires no
The full host software suite from Casira including
Bluetooth implementation, CompactSira can be used in the
In addition to the Compact Flash format card CompactSira
external power supply, is approved to v1.1 of the USB
BlueChat
PC enviroment to facilitate easy software development.
also offers:
specification and supports 12Mb/s operation on the
USB interface.
Once the target hardware is completed the Bluetooth
Full documentation on CD-ROM
Demonstration versions of Bluetooth protocol stacks
functions can be provided by one of the low cost CSR
A fully Bluetooth Qualified protocol stack running on the
reference design modules with limited software driver
BlueCore device
changes needed.
designed to operate under the Windows™ Operating
The full host software suite from Casira including
System
BlueChat
Access to a secure web site for MicroSira support
Full documentation on CD-ROM
with software updates, web forums and FAQ lists
Access to a secure web site for CompactSira support
with software updates, web forums and FAQ lists
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Worldwide support network
The BlueCore range is designed at CSR’s headquarters in
Cambridge, UK, and supported worldwide by our network of
sales offices, reps and distributors.
To locate your nearest representative, check
www.csr.com/contact or use the contact details below:
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notice. BlueCore™, Casira™ and BlueLab™ are trademarks of Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are acknowledged.
BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
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