San Jose, CA; Bluetooth Developer Conference 2002 — (press release excerpt) — Texas Instruments (TI) announced the Bluetooth Starter Kit, an evaluation and development platform that enables designers to add Bluetooth functionality to a wide range of handheld products.

The BRF6100 Bluetooth Starter Kit includes a reference design for a Bluetooth module based on TI's BRF6100 single-chip Bluetooth solution, which integrates the Bluetooth baseband, RF, memory (ROM/RAM), and power management on one chip to enhance performance, reduce cost, and minimize board space.

The starter kit provides all the necessary interfaces: UART, Host Controller Interface (HCI), and Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) interface for voice. The starter kit package also includes a headset, power supply, documentation, and user-friendly HCI commander software for PCs, enabling a fast “out of the box” setup.

The BRF6100 solution is fully certified to the Bluetooth 1.1 protocol, having passed rigorous qualification tests in 7 layers Inc.'s accredited, independent test labs. These tests confirm the complete Bluetooth functionality of the BRF6100 at temperatures ranging from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius.

Primarily targeted at the wireless device market, the BRF6100 offers a Bluetooth baseband, digital RF antenna switch and power management in a 6mm x 6mm package and requires only four external components and 10 decoupling capacitors. Consuming a mere 30 milliamps in peak transmit mode, the BRF6100 enables designers to add power efficient Bluetooth functionality in a space of less than 90 mm2 for less than $4 in volume.

 
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