Integration Guide

GEM3 Module Hardware Integration Guide Version 0.1
North Pole Engineering
221 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
www.npe-inc.com
612.305.0440
2 SPECIFICATION
2.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY
Category
Feature
Implementation
RF
Bluetooth
ANT+
Frequency
Maximum Transmit Power
Minimum Transmit Power
Receive Sensitivity
4.2 Single Mode Peripheral
Broadcast
2.402-2.480 GHz
+8dBm
-20dBm
-103dBm
RF Range
0 dBm, 1M Phy, 1.82m ht.
0 dBm, Coded Phy, 1.82m ht.
+8 dBm, 1M Phy, 1.82m ht.
+8 dBm, Coded Phy, 1.82m ht.
Up to 240m line of sight
Up to 320m line of sight
Up to 360m line of sight
Up to 600m line of sight
Peripherals
UART Host Interface
GPIO
TX, RX 115.2kbps 8,N,1
Link Indicator
Pairing Button
FW Upgrade
North Pole Engineering Firmware
Over the air
Via JTAG interface
Control Protocol
GEMSAFE or GEMHCI
CSAFE Command Interface
or GEM HCI binary
command interface
Supply Voltage
Min
Max
Recommended
1.7V
5.5V
3.3V
Power Consumption
Radio transmitting @+8dBm
15mA @ 3.3v
Radio transmitting @ 0dBm
6.2mA # 3.3v
Physical
13.0 mm x 21.0 mm
Environmental
-40 to +85C
Approvals
FCC, IC, CE, China, South
Korea, Japan, and Bluetooth
EPL