Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Module

Wireless & IoT
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Are there any plans to release a Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy module? Maybe one that can be used with an Arduino Mini or Nano board? I am looking for the most energy efficient solution. But probably it makes no sense, as the Arduino Board will use too much energy from the battery then?

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Now that iPhone 4S supports it, maybe SparkFun stock it and a breakout board?

From the links…

Note that no MFi authentication is required to communicate with iPhone 4S through a Bluetooth Low Energy Link.

Perhaps this:

http://www.ti.com/ww/en/analog/bluetoot … hlowenergy

http://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/bluetooth_lo … ne-4s.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srKwKU1Pblc

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Great! this is what I’ve been looking for. Thanks for the links. They were very useful. Is sparkfun shipping a board with this module yet? if not… how are you managing so far?

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Currently there seems to be a big buzz around the Bluetooth 4.0 in both hobbyist circles and among gadget / sensor manufacturers. Help in selecting what modules sparkfun should consider:

http://www.chipscoop.com/2012/09/creati … ow-to.html

http://blog.bluetooth-smart.com/2011/10 … nt-kits-2/

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This seems like an interesting option: an already designed shield based on the Bluegiga module:

http://www.mkroll.mobi/?page_id=386

According to the kickstarter page, the schematics and firmware are available through open-source licenses:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/row … d-the-ardu