The smallest and lowest power Bluetooth Smart device

Dialog's claim that this Bluetooth Smart device is the smallest and lowest power available is substantiated with power consumption of less than 15mW active and 600nA standby current in packages measuring as littles as 2.5x2.5x0.5mm. Powered by an embedded ARM Cortex M0 processor, the DA14580 offers a variety of analog and digital interfaces and has successfully passed the Bluetooth Qualification process. Meeting the requirements of the Bluetooth v4.0 specification, the SmartBond SoC ensures that customers have access to quality products that interoperate with each other across the Bluetooth ecosystem.

The SmartBond solution is designed to enable consumers to use innovative new apps on their smartphones and tablets that can easily connect with watches, fitness-bands, fitness-monitors,  medical, sporting, remote control, computer peripherals and a fast growing number of other applications. Enabling product designers to quickly create unique Bluetooth Smart applications with little RF expertise, Dialog has worked with a number of leading module manufacturers including Panasonic Industrial Devices Europe, who selected the DA14580 for their next-generation Bluetooth Smart modules (expected to launch in the first quarter of 2014).

Dialog also offers a complete development kit to enable quick and easy product development, allowing product developers to take full advantage of the key features of the DA14580 in their specific application. Additionally, the Bluetooth SoC is delivered with SmartSnippets, a comprehensive tool suite integrating a fully qualified Bluetooth Smart single mode stack supporting both master and slave roles.

"This is a really exciting period for us. Our experienced design team has achieved something very special and together with our early customers, we expect the DA14580 to enable breakthrough applications - Panasonic’s new module being a great example. Bluetooth Smart products rely on three key aspects: low-power, optimised system cost and small form factor. The DA14580 delivers on all three of these while requiring the fewest external components when compared to competing solutions. This qualification provides our customers with further confidence that the end product they market can be sold as an official Bluetooth product, cementing consumer confidence in the product’s capabilities," commented Sean McGrath, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Connectivity, Automotive & Industrial business unit, Dialog Semiconductor.