Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Raytac Product Change Notice (PCN) Announcement for Nordic nRF52832 Solution Module

Raytac would like to announce Product Change Notice (PCN-19121601) for all nRF52832 module lines include MDBT42Q / MDBT42 / MDBT42V series.

There is no panic for this PCN,  it is refer to module's appearance changes only but no others.

Raytac will remove YELLOW DOT marking on shielding for all modules produced based on Nordic nRF52832 (Build Code: EXX) V.2 SoC since 2020 (Date Code from 001).

In case there is anything unclear for this PCN , please do not be hesitated to contact Account Manger for further assistance.




Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution 
(nRF52840 & nRF52833 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
www.raytac.comemail: cs@raytac.comTel: +886.2.3234.0208


Thursday, December 12, 2019

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Change to nRF52833 module? What the Hardware & Firmware Setting Need To Review?

      Developer who currently are using nRF52840 based modules must be excited waiting for nRF52833's distribution. Most developers are aware that nRF52833 supports long range, multi protocol and USB interface but has less RAM and Flash memory rather than nRF52840 and no doubt is the best alternative to have cost effective without extra efforts.


      Raytac has released 3 models of nRF52833 based modules just at the same time when Nordic released, MDBT50Q-512K / MDBT50Q-P512K / MDBT50Q-U512K. Both nRF52840 and nRF52833 module are based on same form factor and pin out. To have quick visual identification finding the difference, Raytac's nRF52833 modules are built by Green PCB but nRF52840 modules are Blue. 



Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Raytac Released nRF52833 Module / MDBT50Q Series

Nordic's nRF52833 is an advanced mulitiprotocol SoC solution which supporting not only Bluetooth mesh, Thread, Zigbee but also latest BT5.1 direction finding capable radio. The solution is built around 64MHz Arm Cortex-M4 FPU, 512KB flash memory, and 128KB RAM memory with an extended industrial standard working temperature range of -40 °C to 105°C which is an ideal solution for commercial and industrial applications.

Raytac Corporation, a Taiwan based Bluetooth module maker, has selected Nordic nRF52833 solution building up MDBT50Q series modules. MDBT50Q series modules provide 3 kinds of antenna options (Chip Ceramic / PCB / u.FL connector for external antenna) brings the best usability to meet different implements. The modules have BT5.1 certification and FCC/IC/CE/RCM/Telec/KC/SRRC/NCC/WPC pre-certified, which are the optimized solution that makes it attractive in a very wide range of applications from a performance, time-to-market efficiency, and minimal Bill of Material (BOM) perspective.

MDBT50Q /nRF52833 modules is expected to have mass production by 2019/11, customer who are interested in nRF52833 series module may visit Raytac website for more information.

nRF52833 series module
Chip Antenna Version: MDBT50Q-512K
PCB Antenna Version: MDBT50Q-P512K
u.FL Connector Version: MDBT50Q-U512K


Raytac nRF52833 Series Module

Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
A BT5.1 & BT5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF52 & nRF51 solution 
(nRF52840 & nRF52833 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52811 & nRF51822)
www.raytac.com          email: cs@raytac.com          Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Raytac Jointed Apple HomeKit MFi Program

Standing on marketing perspective point of view, iPhone user are often been viewed as a higher contribution margin group. Not only talking about consumer behavior, but also the motivation looking for device integrated with their own iOS devices.
That explains why HomeKit devices recently has been widely spreading out in Apple stores or shops.

Wireless technology, says Bluetooth or WiFi, is the key role to connect between devices for Apple HomeKit implements. Surely, Bluetooth is more applicable than WiFi, not only easier to connect to iOS devices but also much lower power consumption and higher security level to rich consumer's experience.

Raytac has been devoting to Bluetooth Low Energy module development for several years, started from BT4.0 to the latest. Raytac modules has selected Nordic's solution, which is a highly optimized solution running HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP) and application firmware. The ultra-low power even enhance the design and usability for HomeKit devices implements.

After MFi Licenses program jointed, Nordic nRF5 HomeKit SDK is capable to access, Raytac expects to escalate the support ability in terms of hardware and firmware aspects for all customers who are interested in Apple HomeKit implements.

Raytac nRF52840 & nRF52833 Modules

Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
A BT5.1 & BT5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF52 & nRF51 solution 
(nRF52840 & nRF52833 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52811 & nRF51822)
www.raytac.com          email: cs@raytac.com          Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

New Distributor Announcement (Japan) - 丸紅情報システムズ株式会社

Raytac is glad to announce that we has expanded our distributor network to Japan with 丸紅情報システムズ株式会社 (Marubeni Information Systems Co. Ltd.).The distribution agreement covers sales, marketing, and support for Raytac Corporation’s full range of Modules lines, including Nordic’s proven nRF51 Series, nRF52 Series, and nRF52840 in the territory.


With recent solid demand and positive feedback receiving from market, we strongly believe that IoT is the future to enhance people's life. 
With Marubeni Information Systems Co. Ltd. join Raytac's module distribution network, we truly expect he complementary of network portfolio can bring the opportunity and competitive advantage along with a speedy and convenient accessibility for developers.


丸紅情報システムズ株式会社
Marubeni Information Systems Co.,Ltd

Contact: Daisuke Yamashita

Sales Sec.1, Device Solutions Dept.
Manufacturing Solutions Div.
Address: Shinjuku Garden Tower, 3-8-2, Okubo,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0072 Japan
TEL:+81-3-4243-4160
FAX:+81-3-4243-4198

            


Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
A BT5.1 & BT5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF52 & nRF51 solution 
(nRF52840 & nRF52833 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52811 & nRF51822)
www.raytac.com          email: cs@raytac.com          Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

Friday, August 30, 2019

Raytac Product Change Notice (PCN) Announcement for Nordic nRF52810 Solution

Correspond to Nordic new revision of the IC with key changes (Nordic PCN No.: PCN-113 rev. 1.2)

Raytac would like to announce Product Change Notice (PCN-19082201) for below Module lines which are built based on Nordic nRF52810 Solution



nRF52810 SoC Revision changed from Rev.1 to Rev.2 (Build Code Changed to DXX)

Raytac Part No. changed: 

  • From MDBT42Q-192K to MDBT42Q-192KV2
  • From MDBT42Q-P192K to MDBT42Q-P192KV2






  • Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution (nRF52840 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
    www.raytac.comemail: cs@raytac.comTel: +886.2.3234.0208


    Wednesday, August 7, 2019

    Raytac Announces A nRF52 Solution Module, MDBT42Q-U (Deployed u.FL Connector for External Antenna)

    Raytac today announces the u.FL connector version module, MDBT42Q-U series which selects Nordic nRF52832 and nRF52810 SoC to provide the Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE, aka BLE) wireless connectivity for IoT applications.

    Raytac MDBT42Q-U Series Module


    Monday, June 17, 2019

    MDBT50Q Series Module Built By nRF52840 Rev.2 (Build Code:DXX) Started Shipment

    Nordic Semiconductor has updated nRF52840 SoC version from Rev.1 to Rev.2.
    Raytac announced that the module built by nRF52840 with Rev.2 SoC now has started the mass production shipment.

    Wednesday, May 22, 2019

    Regulations, Certifications and Raytac's Modules - What do we make more convenient for our customers?

    Raytac's pre-certified module for your convenience - but how?

    So, in this post, we would like to take you on a little journey through most of the important certifications that Raytac has pre-certified their modules with.
    The exact topic is actually what you need to know and what that means to you as a Raytac customer.




    Obviously, each and every certification has their own rules, so that's how we're going to do this - one by one.

    1. FCC - (U.S.A.)
    Most people in the industry have heard of FCC, but for you who really don't know what it is, it's the Federal Communications Commission in the United States of America. Although considered as a center for these regulations, you will soon realize that they're not really the center of these regulations and laws at all.
    So for the FCC certification, you can as a Raytac customer:
    1. Use Raytac's certification ID directly on your finished product's label
    2. But you need to:
    3. Test FCC Part 15B EMC for your finished products

    1. IC - (Canada)
    When it comes to the Industry Canada (yes, that's what IC stands for), the regulations and procedures are much like their sibling FCC.
    1. Use Raytac's certification ID on your finished product's label (same as FCC)
    2. But, just like FCC, you need to:
    3. Test IC ES003 (EMC)
      • This can be combined together with the FCC Part 15B test

    1. TELEC - (Japan)
    TELEC, sometimes referred to as MIC, is surprisingly simple.
    What you will need to do is:
    1. Use Raytac's certification ID on your finished product's label
    Yes - you can actually just go right ahead and implement and/or commercialize your product after its parts are all proven TELEC certified which is pretty neat. However, there is another test that you as a customer can do if you wish, and that is VCCI which is just like the EMC tests mentioned above with the only difference (in terms of regulation) is that it's NOT mandatory. Thus, you can choose not to do it as well.

    1. KC - (South Korea)
    As for the Korean regulation, these are the things you will have to do:
    1. Test EMC for wireless (KN301489 - same as CE's EN301489)
    2. Test EMC for wire (IO port) (KN3235)
      • If, and only if, your final product is equipped with IO ports, that is.
    These two tests needs to be done locally (Korean test lab) and depending on which test it is, you'll have to deal with them differently.
    Firstly, for the wireless test, you can refer to Raytac's own certification report so that the lab knows the module itself has passed although it still needs to be tested.
    Secondly, the for wire (IO port) test, you will have to do from scratch essentially.
    Thus, even though we have applied for KC for our modules, you will still have to test them locally.

    1. CE (Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU (RED)) - (EEA, Europe)
    Although CE is considered as strict regulation, the procedure is pretty simple. Simply put, you will have to conduct tests on a few different samples, and the procedure goes:
    1. Test on Conducted engineering sample (EN300328)
      • You can refer to Raytac's test report, if the test lab accepts it, that is.
        To ensure that they do, you can choose to conduct your tests at the same lab as Raytac - SGS.
    2. Test on Radiated engineering sample (EN300328)
    3. Test EMC (EN301489)
    4. Test Safety (EN60950)
      • Subject to change to EN62368 in 2021

    1. SRRC
    Simply put, you will have 2 scenarios:
    1. Your end product can either be defined as a "Home Appliances" or an "Office Utilities" product
      • Then you can simply refer Raytac's SRRC ID (module policy just like FCC/IC/TELEC)
    2. Your end product is neither of the above
      • You have to apply for your own SRRC ID by testing everything required by the regulation

    1. NCC
    They go by a "Platform policy" which basically means that as long as you are just adding functionality onto an already existing feature, then you can leverage Raytac's NCC ID on your product's label directly (module policy just like FCC/IC/TELEC/SRRC). Otherwise, you will have to apply for a new one.
    Thus, the procedure becomes:
    1. Adding functionality of an already existing feature (a.k.a. platform)?
      • Then you can simply refer Raytac's NCC ID on your product (module policy just like FCC/IC/TELEC/SRRC)
    2. New ideas/features?
      • Sorry, you have to apply for your own NCC ID by conducting all tests necessary

    1. RCM
    Australia's RCM (Regulatory Compliance Mark) is a lot like CE, much like IC is similar to FCC.
    When applying to this certification, you will be in either of these two circumstances:
    1. CE already done.
      • You can refer to your own CE certification and ask your test lab to copy the report to your RCM application.
    2. CE NOT done.
      • You must conduct the test from scratch. But it is a whole lot like CE, meaning:
      • Test on Conducted engineering sample
      • Test on Radiated engineering sample
      • Test EMC
      • Test Safety
    1. Bluetooth Certification
    Last, but definitely not least, is the Bluetooth Certification. For this one, choosing Raytac's modules will bring you great benefits. But first, you need to:
    1. Apply for Bluetooth SIG's "Adopter Membership" (free)
      • You can apply for the membership here
    2. Purchase your DID
    3. Leverage Raytac's QDID
      • To activate your newly purchased DID
    For your first product, that is all you will have to do. But what if you come up with a new model of the product? Before you ask, I will answer "No - you don't necessarily have to purchase another DID." In order for this to be true though, your new product cannot have either of these things changed:
    1. Hardware
      • Unless you are still using Raytac's module
    2. Feature
      • Unless you are still using Raytac's module
    3. Brand Name
      • Brand name remains unchanged.
    Although you might be able to apply for these certifications all on your own without trouble whatsoever, we always encourage customers using Raytac's BLE modules to contact us before hand so that we can provide you valuable information. This way, you will get unbiased guidance which will save you time and money.
    As always - Happy tinkering everybody :)
    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution (nRF52840 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Wednesday, May 15, 2019

    Raytac Product Change Notice (PCN) Announcement for Nordic nRF52840 Solution

    Correspond to Nordic new revision of the IC with key changes (Nordic PCN No.: PCN-111 rev. 1.0)

    Raytac would like to announce Product Change Notice (PCN-19051001) for below Module lines which are built based on Nordic nRF52840 Solution
    nRF52840 SoC Revision changed from Rev.1 to Rev.2 (Build Code Changed from CXX to DXX)



  • From MDBT50Q-1M to MDBT50Q-1MV2
  • From MDBT50Q-P1M to MDBT50Q-P1MV2
  • From MDBT50Q-U1M to MDBT50Q-U1MV2

  • Change estimated to become active from 2019/8/1




    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution (nRF52840 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Tuesday, May 7, 2019

    nRF52840 v.2 - What's new?

    From IC Revision 1 to 2

    While there are quite a few changes available for review in the nRF52840 documentation, there is update that is particularly important for many users out there, including a large amount of our own customers. The update I am talking about is about the power supply.

    First things first - if you're interested in reading the whole documentation for Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52840, then look no further than their Infocenter.

    Friday, April 26, 2019

    Raytac's UART Service (AT Command Central / Master) -MDBT50Q-RX-ATM How do you get started?

    Easy! At least when you know what to do

    Many of our customers just want a device that provides Bluetooth technology to their product or solution that they've developed. However, utilizing the full capacity of the Bluetooth protocol is not always easy and sometimes not even necessary. For these customers, choosing Raytac's modules/dongles loaded with AT Command, such as MDBT50Q-RX-ATM, is the best choice.
    But even a product such as MDBT50Q-RX-ATM that is supposed to make it easy for customers to wirelessly transfer data from one device to the next can be difficult to use - especially when you don't know HOW.

    So, I thought we'd take this in two simple steps.

    1. Device Name
    To be really sure that you can connect to the device thus making you able to pair with it, you will have to make sure that the device name setting in the AT Command list is set to the name that the other (slave) device is set to.
    For example, if your slave device set to have the name "ILoveBluetooth" and you haven't changed the settings in the AT Command, you will not be able to pair your MDBT50Q-RX-ATM with this device.
    As you can see in the picture below, the default setting for this device's name is "Raytac AT-UART".



    When editing this name, you get a smaller window like this popping up:



    Make sure that the name set on your device that you wish to connect with the dongle AND this name in the AT-Command device's list are the same. You will in this case need to change this to "ILoveBluetooth".
    1. RSSI
    This is a trickier part - especially when you don't know what it is.
    RSSI stands for Received Signal Strength Indicator and, just like the name implies, is a value of strength of which the incoming signal has to be in order to even be considered by the scanning device.
    In other words, the lower the value is set to, the weaker signals the scanning device will show.
    The standard value of Raytac's AT-Command modules/dongle is -51 and the setting screen looks like this:



    1. Slave device's SDK
    What many new customers seem to believe is that if you use our AT-Command modules/dongles, you won't need to do anything - they will just magically communicate with each other somehow.
    I hate to break it to you, but no... that's not how it works. You will have to at least make sure that the two devices "speak the same language". As for our AT-Command modules/dongles, or in this case MDBT50Q-RX-ATM, it is through a "language" (a.k.a. protocol) called UART.
    First of all, "UART" is not "U-ART" although it's kind of pronounced that way, but it's an abbreviation that stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. You can read about it here.
    I will spare you all the details about the UART protocol itself, but one thing that we will need to make sure of is that you have it installed onto your slave device.

    Hopefully, you've downloaded Nordic's latest SDK and you have it ready on your computer. You can download them directly HERE.
    Note: This file is quite big (~130MB), so DO NOT click on the last link if you don't want to download this on your current device.

    Inside this file, you will find a lot of stuff. However, for this particular case, we only really need to care about the "examples" folder.


    In this folder, we will have (surprise surprise!) even more folders :D
    As per usual, we don't have to check them all out. In this case, we specifically only want to check the "ble_peripheral" and the "peripheral" folders.


    Go into the former folder and you'll find see the following folders in which you will want to enter the "ble_app_uart" folder.:


    In this folder, you will see five more folders and two files, but we only want to check out one of them depending on which chip type you're using in your slave device. Let's say you're using a nRF52832 chip (or module such as MDBT42Q-P512KV2), then you'd want to enter the first folder called pca10040. Check the picture below to see which folder you'd want to enter:


    Assuming you entered the folder that I mentioned above, you will then want to enter the "s132" folder.


    Once you're in here, I am pretty sure you developers out there know what to pick :)

    In the beginning of this section, however, I also mentioned another folder called "peripheral" which we will guide you through now - even if it's very similar to what we just did.

    As you can see, there are a TON of folders in here, but we will cherry-pick our folders here too.
    Let's say that you'd like to be able to make your slave device to read and transmit information from a sensor. Supposedly, most sensors use either the I2C or the SPI interface. In each respective folder, you will find the same folder layout as in the previous picture - folders representing what chip/module you have.
    The main point of showing you this is simply because from these two folders, you can snatch the small amount of code that you need to edit the main code of your UART main-code so that you can both read and send the data from the sensor you might have.

    Hopefully, you've now started to realize how these things come together and we can finally start to connect these devices. This takes us to the next step:

    1. ATSCANNEW
    Once that's done, you will need to use your AT-Command module/dongle (here MDBT50Q-RX-ATM) to scan for the slave device that you want to pair. To do this, you first have to make sure your slave device is broadcasting, then execute a command called ATSCANNEW.
    Once you've done so, your MDBT50Q-RX-ATM's blue LED will hopefully go from fast blinking to a slower blinking. This means that your two devices, master and slave, have now paired successfully. Wohoo! :)

    We hope that this makes our AT-Command modules/dongles even easier to use!
    Raytac wishes you all happy tinkering :)

    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution (nRF52840 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Monday, April 8, 2019

    LINE’s IoT platform "LINE Things"

    LINE introduced an IoT platform called "LINE Things" which allows Bluetooth Low Energy  (BLE) devices integrated to LINE's ecosystem through LINE Things and operate by LINE's own developed LINE Front-end Framework (LIFF) application.



    Wednesday, April 3, 2019

    New Distributor Announcement (Turkey & Egypt) - Özdisan Elektronik A.Ş.

    Raytac is glad to announce that we has expanded our distributor network to Turkey and Egypt. The distribution agreement with Özdisan Elektronik A.Ş. covers FAE, Engineering, Sales, Marketing and support for Raytac Corporation's full range of module lines, including nRF52840, nRF52811, nR52832 and nRF51 series in territory.



    Özdisan Elektronik A.Ş. was founded in 1980 and currently is the leading electronic components distributor in Turkey. The headquarter located in Istanbul and built up 4 sales offices and warehouse in major cities in Turkey cities(Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa). Employed RD FAE capability to support the development and evaluation consultant and also Marketing & Sales service.

    Not only distribution service, Özdisan Elektronik A.Ş. but also expanded business to PCB & PCB assembly, LED lighting solutions, aluminum coolers aimed to achieve the synergy collaboration all the way from product idea emerging, developing and mass production.

    IoT now has become a part of people's life experience and Bluetooth is the key protocol connecting between human and IoT appliance.

    Raytac employees Nordic's solution developed series of modules which is a recommended 3rd party module maker listed in Nordic website. All modules from Raytac comes with superior RF efficiency, reliable quality, Bluetooth certification granted, and FCC/IC/CE/Telec/KC/SRRC/NCC pre-certified. Developers who deployed Raytac's module into products may save lots of efforts in RF design expertise and obtain the low cost and time-to-market efficiency.

    With Raytac' Bluetooth Low Energy module joined the line card, Özdisan Elektronik A.Ş.  expects to advance the service from the Bluetooth world connecting to an unlimited future.


    Özdisan Elektronik Paz. San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
    Name: Okan Abdi İbrahim Ekmekçi
    Title: Genel Müdür Yardımcısı
    Deputy General Manager
    Saha Uygulama Mühendisi
    Field Application Engineer
    Email: oabdi@ozdisan.com iekmekci@ozdisan.com
    Tel.: +90 (61) 420 1882 Tel: +90 (61) 420 1882 /Ext:230
    Mobile: +90 (534) 014 78 76
    Web: www.ozdisan.com







    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司 A BT 5.1 & BT 5 & BT 4.2 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution (nRF52840 & nRF52832 & nRF52811 & nRF52810 & nRF51822)
    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Sunday, March 31, 2019

    nRF52840 AT Command USB Dongle MDBT50Q-RX-ATM

    To have an easy understanding of Raytac's AT Command USB Dongle, here provides the command table for reader's easy reference.

    We encourage readers to visit Raytac's website to obtain the detail information
    MDBT50Q-RX-ATM (Click Me)


    Thursday, March 28, 2019

    Raytac Central Role AT Command USB Dongle MDBT50Q-RX-ATM Released

    Raytac welcomes another product to its AT Command family

    Part No.:
    MDBT50Q-RX-ATM



    Raytac developed AT Command  (Master / Central ) solution based on Nordic's nRF52840, thus fulfilled the demand of the USB interface and our mission to deliver a full coverage of our AT Command product line.
    Raytac’s nRF52840 USB AT Command dongle, MDBT50Q-RX-ATM, is a BT5, FCC/IC/CE/Telec/KC/SRRC/NCC/RCM/WPC pre-certified dongle which eliminates the need for RF design expertise and significantly reduces the time to release your product to market for complex M2M IoT applications.
    AT command modules is an easy solution that provides developers a quick breakthrough to Bluetooth connection. Without the need for firmware development, you simply have command settings on the MCU and can start to enjoy the implementation of bridging connectivity between devices through Bluetooth.

    After we have completed both Central (Master) & Peripheral (Salve) role AT command module projects, the USB interface has brought up the strongest demand by developers.

    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
    A BT5 & BT 4.2 & BTv4.1 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution
    (nRF51822 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52811 & nRF52840)
    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Wednesday, March 27, 2019

    Burn your firmware - onto MDBT50Q-RX, that is.

    Hi there, folks!

    Here introduce the hardware setting perspective to burn your firmware onto MDBT50Q-RX Dongle.

    (if you are looking for firmware coding setting, please visit "Firmware Coding & DFU onto MDBT50Q-RX")

    So you have hopefully downloaded your IDE, you have written your code which you then plan to copy it over onto your MDBT50Q-RX and make it execute your master plan to take over the world!
    Seriously, don't underestimate the Nordic nRF52840 based MDBT50Q-RX. USB sticks with Bluetooth can do wonders ;)
    So, first of all, in order to be able to burn your code onto the USB Dongle, you will have to know the nerdy parts which includes which pins you will have to connect to. In our very well documented specification sheet for MDBT50Q-RX on section 8 which is called "Reference Circuit", you will find parts down to the left that has "3.3V/SWDIO/SWCLK/GND" marks on it:


    Further down in the specification sheet, in section 9, you will find pictures illustrating where exactly on the PCB you can find these pins:
    Pin locations

    Now we know what to look for and where they are, so now we have only got to tell you how to use them.

    Some people might not know this, but for developing these things, you need to get something called J-Link to connect your MDBT50Q-RX to your desktop. However, since this J-Link, when buying the official one from SEGGER, is very expensive, we strongly recommend you to just buy the nRF52840-DK from Nordic Semiconductor as it can be used as a J-Link through their software development kit (SDK) called nRFgo Studio and is MUCH CHEAPER than the official J-Link from SEGGER is.
    Sidenote: There are a couple of other reasons why you should just get your hands on a nRF52840-DK from Nordic Semiconductor instead of getting a SEGGER J-Link, but that's not the topic of this post ;)

    When this is done, this is finally how you connect your MDBT50Q-RX to your J-Link to make it all work:

    MDBT50Q-RX and J-Link connection

    Here you will have to pay attention to the fact that you have to connect J-Link pins 3, 5 & 9 to GND. Otherwise, you won't be able to burn anything onto your dear MDBT50Q-RX.
    The physical connection should look like this:

    J-Link Cable Connection

    Pay attention to the direction of the cable, because that will also matter. The direction we mean in this case is which way the slim strip of red is facing.

    As we have just revised our MDBT50Q-RX, our customers who have been developing firmware for our USB dongle should take a look at our previous blog post in which we explain about the changes made or contact us directly at service@raytac.com

    Have a good day and we at Raytac wish you smooth and happy tinkering :)

    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
    A BT5 & BT 4.2 & BTv4.1 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution
    (nRF51822 & nRF51422 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52840)

    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Thursday, March 21, 2019

    Raytac Product Change Notice (PCN) Announcement for nRF52840 Dongle: MDBT50Q-RX

    Dear Customers,

    To enable hardware reset function in Raytac's nRF52840 dongle (P/N: MDBT50Q-RX), Raytac's has revised the circuit and issued the PCN accordingly.

    Description of the Change:
    1. Change circuit design to enable the hardware reset function.
    2. Change PCB Imprint
    3. Change Label
    4. Change Part No.

    Here provided the content of the PCN for customer's reference.





    Customers those who have been developing firmware based on our previous dongle, please contact us at service@raytac.com to request latest sample for evaluation.

    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
    A BT5 & BT 4.2 & BTv4.1 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution
    (nRF51822 & nRF51422 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52840)

    www.raytac.com email: cs@raytac.com Tel: +886.2.3234.0208

    Wednesday, February 13, 2019

    Raytac Corporation at IT Week Hall 3 & 4 / 11-22

    With over 600 exhibitors gathering in Tokyo, Japan from April 10-12, IT Week has become one of  the biggest exhibitions within the IoT Technology sector.
    Raytac is pleased to be attending this year's IT Week and present our full range of module family based on Nordic nRF51822, nRF52832 and nRF52840.

    Meanwhile, the latest product, MDBT50Q-RX, a multi protocol nRF52840 dongle will make its second public appearance which powers up the most advanced IoT and Mesh network implementations.

    Monday, January 28, 2019

    How To Use MDBT50Q Demo Board (MDBT50Q-DB-40 / MDBT50Q-DB-33)

    Here provides an easy introduction of How to set up of nRF52840 & nRF52833 Module Demo board MDBT50Q-DB-40 (for nRF52840) & MDBT50Q-DB-33 (for nRF52833)
    MDBT50Q-DB-40, built by Raytac's MDBT50Q-1MV2  with Red PCBA deployed nRF52840 SoC with Bluetooth 5 & Thread Combo module Demo Board, equipped Raytac's MDBT50Q-1MV2  with 1MB Flash Memory and 256KB RAM and Chip Antenna.

    MDBT50Q-DB-33, build by Raytac's MDBT50Q-512K with Green PCBA deployed nRF52833 SoC with Bluetooth 5 & Thread Combo module demo board, equipped Raytac's MDBT50Q-512K  with 512KB Flash Memory and 128KB RAM and Chip Antenna.

    Both demo boards are BT5.1 / BT5 / BT4.2 Bluetooth qualified and FCC, IC, CE, Telec, KC, SRRC, RCM, NCC, WPC pre-certified.


    Friday, January 25, 2019

    MDBT50Q-RX, a nRF52840 USB Dongle, delivers an easy implement for M2M IoT application

    Raytac’s BT5 certified nRF52840 USB dongle, MDBT50Q-RX, eliminating the need for RF design expertise, and speeding time to market for complex M2M IoT applications. The Dongle built by Raytac's MDBT50Q-P1M module with FCC/IC/CE/Telec/KC/SRRC/NCC/RCM/WPC certification.

    Monday, January 21, 2019

    Where To Buy Raytac Bluetooth Module Sample?

    To enhance the accessibility to Raytac BLE module sample for evaluation and development, Raytac has put effort to corporate with several channels.

    Differ channels may carry various items, we encourage developers firstly visiting Raytac official site. The easy link options listed in each product may help customers to select the friendly channel for approach.

    Thursday, January 10, 2019

    Bluetooth - Current and soon-to-perish versions

    Bluetooth has been around for quite some time, but that doesn't mean that no one is a beginner when it comes to developing Bluetooth-based products. In fact, due to their recent updates, Bluetooth is becoming increasingly popular as demand for power efficient gadgets and wireless technology is increasing. Smart watches is just one of the many examples out there.

    For each and every single one of these devices, you'll first have to register your new product with Bluetooth-functions built in on Bluetooth SIG's website. You will eventually register (and pay for) your product based on what version of the Bluetooth protocol that you're using in the product and do so by purchasing a so called Declaration ID (DID).

    Yes, a little exaggeration in the title, but that's essentially what it comes down to. Bluetooth SIG is doing some major updates and changes to the Bluetooth protocol which includes getting rid of the more outdated versions.

    There are quite a few versions of the Bluetooth protocol out there, but nowadays you will basically be advised to choose from 2 versions:
    v.4.2 or v.5.0
    These two versions would be, as I mentioned in the title, the two current versions of Bluetooth.

    Although it might seem very simple at first, there are a few things that you need to understand the content of the announcements to fully grasp what these updates and changes mean. That, my friends, is today's topic of this post.


    Archived specifications

    Deprecated and Withdrawn Specifications
    When a specification reaches the end of its useful life, the Bluetooth® SIG may choose either to deprecate the specification, ending maintenance and restricting its use, or to withdraw the specification from use.
    Bluetooth SIG - https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/archived-specifications

    What has changed recently is nothing new, but it's big. What I mean is that similar changes have been done in the past, but since the market is more dependent on the technology now than before, it matters far more for people when the Bluetooth SIG do the same changes nowadays. Those changes are as follows:

    On 01/28/2019, the following policy changes will be enacted: 
    - Creating new designs that implement deprecated or withdrawn specifications will not be permitted 
    - New products cannot be added to designs that implement withdrawn specifications 
    - You cannot pay a $25,000 fee to qualify a new design that implements a deprecated specification 
    - Purchased but unused $25,000 Declaration IDs will no longer be valid and the cost of any unused $25,000 Declaration IDs will be credited to your account 
     Bluetooth SIG - bluetooth.com

    This piece of information tells us that the process of withdrawing specifications comes down to two different steps, namely deprecation and withdrawal.
    While deprecation literally means "to stop use", it is in this case the first step in the process of making a certain Bluetooth specification obsolete.
    Then there's a time gap between a certain specification gets deprecated until it's withdrawn. During this gap, as mentioned above, no new designs can be paid for and/or registered and unused DID's will be invalid. This is only to prevent new devices with deprecated Bluetooth specifications from being produced. To stop the "bloodline" of those specifications if you will. During this gap, however, you are still able to add new products that implement the same fundamental design (e.g. version updates) as you wish.

    After this gap is over, when the specification in question is actually withdrawn, you will not be able to add any new products to any existing designs.

    Got it? No? It's alright. In fact, there's a lot of information and it's hard to put into context right away. Just to make things clear, let's make an example:
    Company R is currently developing a new device called RIC which implements Bluetooth 4.0 specifications. For now, everything's alright and Company R can go right ahead with their developments.
    When the Bluetooth core specification 4.0 becomes deprecated in Jan 28th, Company R can no longer come up with new product designs such as RIC-2 since that would count as a new design, but Company R can update their original device RIC as long as they don't change the physical design.
    Then, when the Bluetooth core specification 4.0 is finally withdrawn, Company R cannot update their product RIC anymore AND they cannot register new designs under Bluetooth core specification 4.0.

    If you're a developer who is very familiar with Bluetooth already, this information might already be, as certain people refer it as, "peanuts". If you're new to the Bluetooth world, however, this is a lot to take in and you might want to read up more about it. We hope this explanation made things clearer for you though :)

    You can find more info at:
    Bluetooth SIG - https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/archived-specifications


    Don't forget that Raytac Corporation's modules are all pre-certified with FCC, TELEC, IC, CE, RCM, KC and SRRC. The best part is that more is yet to come!
    Take a look at our modules on our website: www.raytac.com


    Raytac Corporation 勁達國際電子有限公司
    A BT5 & BT4.2 & BT4.1 module maker based on Nordic nRF51 & nRF52 solution 
    (nRF51822 & nRF51422 & nRF52832 & nRF52810 & nRF52840)

    www.raytac.com          email: cs@raytac.com          Tel: +886.2.3234.0208