Bluetooth 4.2 module works on 3.3mA

Panasonic is claiming a record low power for its latest Bluetooth module, which has a peak consumption of 3.3mA in receive or transmit mode.

Supporting mandatory and optional Bluetooth 4.2 features, PAN1760A is intended to add wireless function to IoT, medical and industrial applications.

The 15.6 x 8.7 x 1.9mm surface-mount device is based on Toshiba’s single chip TC35678 Bluetooth semiconductor device with embedded Toshiba Bluetooth 4.2 LE stack and embedded flash.

It can be operated in either AT-Command or Host mode for integration into existing products, or in stand-alone mode. “In stand-alone mode, with 256kbyte flash and 83kbyte RAM for user application, PAN1760A can be used for many applications without the need for an external processor,” said Panasonic.

According to Panasonic product manager Pascal Meier: “Design engineers can easily migrate from using PAN1761, PAN1026 or older versions of PAN1760 to PAN1760A as all versions share exactly the same footprint. The required code changes when migrating from PAN1026 or PAN1760 are only very minor. Previously developed software (Bluetooth Low Energy profiles and applications) can also be migrated with a minimal effort.”

PAN1760A is currently awaiting FCC, IC, and CE approval.

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