Laird Connectivity’s newest edition to their Nordic Semiconductor based Bluetooth LE portfolio, is the most advanced, most secure and highest performing dual core MCU architecture wireless solution available. The BL5340 series of robust, tiny modules feature the Nordic nRF5340 SoC. It directly targets the highest performance with the lowest power budget.Coming soon: Variants featuring integrated Nordic nRF21540 PA/LNA for higher TX Power
Laird Connectivity’s newest edition to their Nordic Semiconductor based Bluetooth LE portfolio, is the most advanced, most secure and highest performing dual core MCU architecture wireless solution available. The BL5340 series of robust, tiny modules feature the Nordic nRF5340 SoC. It directly targets the highest performance with the lowest power budget.
Coming soon: Variants featuring integrated Nordic nRF21540 PA/LNA for higher TX Power applications.
Nordic nRF5340 – 7x7 QFN with 48 GPIOs available.
Dual Cortex M33 microcontroller cores
- Application processor - 128/64 MHZ M33 – 1MB Flash/512KB RAM (Including DSP Instructions)
- Network processor - 64 MHz M33 – 256KB Flash/64KB RAM
Extended Industrial Temperature Rating (-40° to +105 °C)
Module Choice: Main module (BL5340 with nRF5340) or power amplified variant (BL5340PA with nRF5340 + nRF21540 - Coming soon)
Antenna choice – integrated pre-certified PCB or Trace pad options
Small form factor: as small as 15 x 10 x 2.2 mm (BL5340)
Development choice: Zephyr RTOS or utilize Nordic nRF Connect SDK
Bluetooth LE: Peripheral/Central, 2 Mbps (high throughput), LE Coded (long range), AoA/AoD, LE Audio / Isochronous Channels, Mesh
Advanced Security: ARM TrustZone®, Root of Trust, ARM CryptoCell-312 & KMU, Access Control Lists, System Protection Unit, Encrypted QSPI
Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) via MCUboot and Zephyr
Fully featured development kits to jump start Bluetooth LE development
BL5340 is now available! Powered by Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF5340 silicon, this Bluetooth 5.2 module series delivers our most advanced, secure, and highest performing dual core MCU wireless solution.
Leveraging user accessible dual core Arm® Cortex M33 microcontrollers, the BL5340 is a true product platform for wireless connectivity. It allows wireless product designers to reduce the inevitable tradeoffs of how to efficiently support a network processor and a powerful performance processor for complex application enablement.
Stand-out features include:
Multi-protocol support
o Bluetooth 5.2
o WiFi - 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee)
o NFC
Dual Core Cortex M33 processors
Module choice:
BL5340 modules – nRF5340
Integrated Antenna
External Antenna (with 6 pre-certified antennas)
Application processor - 128 / 64 MHZ M33 – 1 MB Flash / 512KB RAM
Network processor – 64 MHz M33 – 256 KB Flash / 64 KB RAM
Widest range of configurable interfaces:
USB, UART, QSPI, SPI, I2S, I2C, PDM, PWM, ADC, GPIO
QDEC, comparator, low power comparator
• Enhanced operating temperature (up to 105°C)
• Advanced security features including trusted execution, root-of-trust, and secure key storage
• Hostless operation – Dual core MCU reduces BOM
• Application design choice: Zephyr RTOS or utilize Nordic nRF Connect SDK
• Fully featured development kits
Certifications: FCC, ISED, EU, MIC, AS-NZS, Bluetooth SIG
Data Rate: 1 Mbps, 2Mbps, 500 kbps, 125 kbps
Logical Interfaces: USB, UART, QSPI, SPI, I2S, I2C, PDM, PWM, ADC, GPIO, QDEC, Comparator, Low Power Comparator
Operating Temp (°C): -40 °C - 105 °C
Power Consumption:
BL5340: 5.3 mA @ +3 dBm TX
4.1 mA @ 0 dBm TX
1.3 µA @ System On
.9 µA @ System Off
Programming Options: Nordic nRF Connect SDK or Zephyr
Transmit Power (Radiated)
BL5340: Up to +5 dBm
BL5340PA: Up to +10 dBm
Wireless Specification:
Bluetooth 5.2
802.15.4 (Thread and Zigbee)
NFC
