Contents

BEFORE YOU BEGIN....................................................................................................................................................................

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SAFETY GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................................................................

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RF APPROVALS

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FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................

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APPLICATION INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................

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2.1

SERIAL INTERFACE.........................................................................................................................................................

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2.2

POWER SUPPLY.............................................................................................................................................................

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2.3

POWER-ON-RESET(POWER CYCLING AND BROWN OUT CONSIDERATIONS).....................................................................

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2.4

SPI BUS ........................................................................................................................................................................

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2.5

PARALLEL PIO PORT .....................................................................................................................................................

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2.6

PCM CODEC INTERFACE................................................................................................................................................

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ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE INTERFACE ....................................................................................................

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3.1

ELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................................................................................

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS....................................................................................................................................

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4.1

MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................................................

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4.2

MOUNTING THE BLU2I MODULE ONTO THE APPLICATION PLATFORM .................................................................................

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4.3

BOARD TO BOARD CONNECTOR....................................................................................................................................

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ELECTRICAL AND RADIO CHARACTERISTICS..........................................................................................................

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5.1

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS......................................................................................................................................

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5.2

OPERATING TEMPERATURES.........................................................................................................................................

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5.3

POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................................................................

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5.4

LOW POWER MODES USING SNIFF ................................................................................................................................

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5.5

RF PERFORMANCE.......................................................................................................................................................

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5.5.1

Transmit Power .............................................................................................................................................

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5.5.2

Receive Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................................

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5.5.3

Range ............................................................................................................................................................

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5.5.4

Performance against Temperature................................................................................................................

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5.6

RELIABILITY .................................................................................................................................................................

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RS232 MODEM SIGNALS...............................................................................................................................................

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6.1

MODEM SIGNALLING OVER BLUETOOTH.........................................................................................................................

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6.2

BREAK SIGNAL ON RX LINE .........................................................................................................................................

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6.3

RESET .........................................................................................................................................................................

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PURE CABLE REPLACEMENT MODE..........................................................................................................................

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7.1

DATA CABLE ................................................................................................................................................................

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7.2

AUDIO CABLE...............................................................................................................................................................

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7.3

MODEM CONTROL AND STATUS SIGNALS ......................................................................................................................

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GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................................................

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8.1.1

Two blu2i Modules..........................................................................................................................................

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8.1.2

One blu2i Module and Bluetooth PC using TDK’s USB Adaptor or PC Card.................................................

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8.2

FACTORY DEFAULT MODE ............................................................................................................................................

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8.3

SOFTWARE ..................................................................................................................................................................

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APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................................................................................

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EUROPE – EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..........................................................................................................................

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FCC AND INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENTS ...............................................................................................................................

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APPENDIX B ................................................................................................................................................................................

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ESD (ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE)..........................................................................................................................................

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ADDITIONAL STATEMENT...........................................................................................................................................................

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WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................................................................

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