DFRobot Bluno – An Arduino-Compatible Board – Bluetooth 4.0

This is DFRobot Bluno – An Arduino-compatible Board – Bluetooth 4.0. It’s time to get Bluetooth 4.0 into your arduino project and sync it up with your phone! For aficionados of smart devices and wearables with this new tech (Bluetooth 4.0 low energy, BLE), now you can go further than hacking things apart to start prototyping with your board. You may also check Bluetooth microcontrollor selection guide to get more information. As a member of the Bluno Family, Bluno is the first of its kind in integrating Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) module into “Arduino Uno”, making it an ideal prototyping platform for both software and hardware developers to go BLE. You will be able to develop your own smart bracelet, smart pedometer, and more. Through the low-power Bluetooth 4.0 technology, real-time low energy communication can be made really easy.

Bluno integrates a TI CC2540 BT 4.0 chip with the “Arduino UNO” development board. It allows wireless programming via BLE, supports Bluetooth HID, AT command to config BLE and you can upgrade BLE firmware easily. Bluno is also compatible with all “Arduino Uno” pins which means any project made with Uno can directly go wireless!

Note:

1. Bluno Family does not support other brand BLE devices since the difference of Bluetooth profile.
2. If you want to use a computer to communicate with Bluno, a BLE link or USB BLE link is needed, the BLE on your computer is not compatible!

For more info., click below.

1. DFRobot Microcontroller compatible with Arduino Selection Guide 
2. Wiki
3. Introduction to Bluno Family
4. Schematic
5. Bluno Basic Demo
6. Bluno Accessory Shield Demo
7. Programming the Internet lesson 37: Exploring the DFRobot Bluno
8. Bluno iOS Terminal (developed by Air Vision)
9. 3D Printable Bumper for Bluno (by omega368)

Features:

1. On-board BLE chip: TI CC2540
2. Supports Wireless Programming Via BLE
3. Supports Bluetooth HID
4. Supports IBeacons
5. Supports AT command to config the BLE
6. Transparent communication through Serial
7. BLE firmware updating-Supported
8. Supported: Android System 4.3+ with BLE4.0 module inside with original firmware with BLE driver. e.g. Nexus 4+, Xiaomi 2s, Samsung Galaxy s4, Samsung Galaxy note 3 etc.
9. Supported: iOS 7.0+ devices: iPhone 4s+, iPad 3+, iPad Mini, iPod 5th Gen (iPhone 4s is not supported.)
10. Output Current (I/O pin): 40mA
11. Output Current (Power pin): 200mA
12. On-board BLE chip: TI CC2540
13. Bootloader: Arduino Uno
14. Compatible with the Arduino Uno pin mapping

Package Includes:

1 x  DFRobot Bluno – An Arduino-Compatible Board – Bluetooth 4.0