Product Summary NINA-B31 series Stand-alone Bluetooth 5 low energy modules Standard Full Bluetooth 5 made easy and with worldwide certifications Full Bluetooth 5 with long range u-connect software for accelerated time to market Professional Hardware optimized for performance and low power consumption Pin compatible with other NINA modules Superior security functionality with built-in secure boot Automotive Multiple antenna options 10.0 11.6 2.2 mm 10.0 15.0 3.8 mm 10.0 15.0 2.2 mm Product description The NINA-B31 series are small, stand-alone Bluetooth low energy wireless microcontroller unit (MCU) modules. NINA-B31 features full Bluetooth 5, a powerful Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU, and state-of-the-art power performance. The embedded low power crystal in NINA-B31 Grade Automotive improves the power consumption by enabling optimal Professional power save modes. The NINA-B31 modules are delivered Standard Radio with u-connect software, providing support for u-blox Bluetooth qualification v5.0 v5.0 v5.0 Bluetooth low energy Serial Port Service, GATT client and server, beacons, NFC, and simultaneous peripheral and Bluetooth profiles G G G central roles. Two variants of the u-connect software are Bluetooth output power EIRP 10 10 10 dBm * available: u-connectXpress that provides support for a host Max range meters * to easily configure connectivity using AT commands, and 1400 1400 1400 u-connectScript that allows an application to be embedded NFC for Touch to Pair on the module using JavaScript. Antenna type * p i b The NINA-B31 modules provide top grade security, thanks Application software to secure boot, which ensures the module only boots up with u-connectXpress original u-blox u-connect software. NINA-B31 caters to appli- u-connectScript cations in smart buildings, smart cities, and the Industry 4.0, Interfaces 1 1 1 including smart lighting systems, industrial sensor networks, UART asset tracking solutions, and building automation systems. GPIO pins 28 28 28 Features NINA-B312 comes with an internal PIFA antenna, NINA-B316 AT command interface comes with an internal PCB antenna, while NINA-B311 has Script engine JavaScript a pin for use with an external antenna. The internal PIFA an- GATT server and client tenna is specifically designed for the small NINA form factor Extended Data Mode and provides an extensive range, independent of ground Low Energy Serial Port Service plane and component placement. The internal PCB antenna Throughput Mbit/s 0.8 0.8 0.8 provides a robust low profile solution with high performance. Maximum Bluetooth The NINA-B31 series is globally certified for use with the 8 8 8 connections internal antenna or a range of external antennas. This greatly Secure boot reduces time, cost, and effort for customers integrating G = GATT p = Antenna pin i = Internal PIFA antenna b = PCB antenna NINA-B31 in their designs. UBX-17052931 - R08 NINA-B311 NINA-B312 NINA-B316NINA-B31 series Features Package Bluetooth v5.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy) Dimensions NINA-B311: 10.0 x 11.6 x 2.2 mm NINA-B312: 10.0 x 15.0 x 3.8 mm NFC NFC-A tag support NINA-B316: 10.0 x 15.0 x 2.2 mm Range 1400 m Weight < 1.0 g Max. conducted 8 dBm Mounting Machine mountable output power Solder pins Conducted 94 dBm (1 Mbit/s) sensitivity 100 dBm (125 Kbit/s) Environmental data, quality & reliability Operating 40 C to +85 C u-connectXpress software temperature This section describes the NINA-B31 u-connectXpress software Storage 40 C to +85 C features. More features will be available via software updates. temperature Software features u-blox Low Energy Serial Port Service (SPS) Humidity RH 5 90% non-condensing GATT server and client via AT commands Configuration over air Extended Data Mode (EDM) protocol for simultaneous AT commands and data, and multiple simultaneous data Electrical data streams beacons NFC tag for pairing and Power supply 1.7 VDC to 3.6 VDC data 2 Mbit/s modulation 125 and 500Kbit/s Power consumption Active TX 0 dBm: 4.9 mA modulation for long range functionality in Bluetooth LE Standby: 1.3 A Advertisement extensions mode Sleep: 400 nA (with wake-up on external event) HW interfaces UART, GPIO Configuration AT Commands Certifications and approvals Support tools s-center Simultaneous 8 Type approvals Europe (ETSI RED) US (FCC/CFR 47 part 15 connections unlicensed modular transmitter approval) Canada (IC RSS) Japan (MIC) Taiwan (NCC) Security Secure boot Australia (ACMA) 1 New Zealand 1 Brazil Secure Simple Pairing (Anatel) 1 South Africa (ICASA) 1 South Korea 128-bit AES encryption (KCC) 1 Throughput over 780 Kbit/s Health and safety EN 62479, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1 UART Bluetooth v5.0 (Bluetooth low energy) qualification u-connectScript software 1 = Pending approvals This section describes the NINA-B31 u-connectScript software features. More features will be available via software updates. Software features Embedded script engine u-connect streams Support products supporting u-blox Low Energy Serial Port EVK-NINA-B311 Evaluation kit for NINA-B311 module with 2 Service (SPS) and I C interface for connecting u-connect software and antenna pin sensors GATT server Scanning and custom advertisement (beacons) 2 Mbit/s modulation EVK-NINA-B312 Evaluation kit for NINA-B312 module with 125 and 500 Kbit/s modulation for long range u-connect software and internal PIFA antenna functionality Advertisement extenstions EVK-NINA-B316 Evaluation kit for NINA-B316 module with Power save mode u-connect software and internal PCB antenna Programming JavaScript language Product variants Development Microsoft Visual Studio Code u-blox Script IDE environment NINA-B311 With u-connect* software and antenna pin Memory Available Flash file system 85 kB NINA-B312 With u-connect* software and internal PIFA Available RAM application 40 kB antenna 2 Hardware UART, GPIO, I C NINA-B316 With u-connect* software and internal PCB interfaces antenna Simultaneous 1 connections * = Available in two variants u-connectXpress and u-connectScript Security Secure boot Just Works Legal Notice: Further information u-blox reserves all rights to this document and the information contained herein. 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