SparkFun NanoBeacon Lite Board - IN100
The SparkFun IN100 NanoBeacon Lite Board offers the ubiquitous 2.4 GHz wireless low-energy BT beacon breakout with exceptionally low power consumption features and minimal programming required. The board features the IN100 NanoBeacon™from InPlay™that is compliant with several standard 2.4 GHz protocols and has several built-in configurable features for device behavior that can drastically reduce power consumption allowing for continuous operation in the field for multiple years even with a connected device. This board is a great option for wireless sensor monitoring, asset tracking, retail beacons or even making your own beacon tag for real-time location monitoring.
The IN100 can be powered by a single 3V coin cell battery so we've added a 12mm coin cell battery holder (CR1225 batterynotincluded) to power the board. We've added a Qwiic connector to allow for easy integration into our ever-expandingQwiic ecosystem. One side of the board breaks out the UART interface to a 0.1"-spaced through-hole header to connect aSerial Basicfor serialcommunication. The other side breaks out four of the IN100's GPIO pins (4-7) as well as the two I/O power switch pins (SW0 and SW1). Lastly, we've included a "Notes" space on the back of the board for you to write any notes or labels to differentiate between different NanoBeacon boards at a glance.
This Lite version of this board is designed for prototyping applications for users to test in a development environment before integrating into full production. It includes a power LED and reset button on the board and does not include any pre-soldered headers. Users looking to integrate the IN100 Beacon Breakout into a production environment may want to consider getting theSparkFun NanoBeacon Board - INhttp://www.dash.co.il/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_109&product_id=5344100.
The InPlay NanoBeacon Config Tool allows for software-free programming of the IN100. This tool provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to select settings and configure the module removing any need to perform any tricky programming for advertising and pairing to send and receive data packets.
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IN100 NanoBeacon
- 2.4GHz BT Beacon module
- Supply Voltage Range:1.1-3.6V
- Ultra Low Power: <650nAin Sleep Mode
- Beacon Modes: Proprietary BT, Google™Eddystone™, and Apple®iBeacon®compliant
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Through Hole Headers:
- 3.3V UART
- 4 GPIO
- 2 Switch Pins
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Coin Cell Battery Holder
- Fits a 3V CR1225 battery
- Reset Button
- Power LED
- 1x Vertical Qwiic Connector
SparkFun NanoBeacon Lite Board
IN100 NanoBeacon
- Datasheet
- NanoBeacon Config Tool User Guide
- NanoBeacon BLE Scanner Phone App
- NanoBeacon Config Examples GitHub Repo