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Bluetooth® Low Energy Protocol Stack for RX family

Protocol Stack

Overview

To use the RX23W Bluetooth feature, a protocol stack conforming to the Bluetooth specification is required. Also, the Bluetooth-compliant profiles and mesh software enhance your Bluetooth product interoperability in a wide application area.

Documentation

Design & Development

Additional Details

Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack Basic Package

Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack basic package includes Bluetooth v5.0 compliant protocol stack library, API reference document for using the library and an application demo project for operation check.

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User's Manual
Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack Basic Package User's Manual (PDF | English, 日本語)
Get the Latest Software
RX23W Group BLE Module Firmware Integration Technology Rev.2.61 (ZIP | English, 日本語)

The Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack (RX) provides three types of libraries. The Bluetooth features you need is selectable by each feature set. The All features set supports all Low Energy (LE) specifications in Bluetooth Core Specification v5.0.

Feature Version (Note1) All features Balance Compact
LE Controller (1M PHY and LL) 4.0 lens lens lens
LE Host (L2CAP and Security Manager) 4.0 lens lens lens
Attribute Protocol and Generic Attribute Profile 4.0 lens lens lens
Appearance Data Type CSA 2 (Note2) lens lens lens
Low Duty Cycle Directed Advertising 4.1 lens lens lens
32-bit UUID Support in LE 4.1 lens lens lens
LE L2CAP Connection Oriented Channel Support 4.1 lens — —
LE Link Layer Topology 4.1 lens lens —
LE Ping 4.1 lens lens lens
LE Data Packet Length Extension 4.2 lens lens lens
LE Secure Connections 4.2 lens lens lens
Link Layer Privacy 4.2 lens lens lens
Link Layer Extended Scanner Filter Policies 4.2 lens lens —
LE 2M PHY 5.0 lens lens —
LE Coded PHY (Long Range) 5.0 lens lens —
High Duty Cycle Non-Connectable Advertising 5.0 lens lens lens
LE Advertising Extensions 5.0 lens — —
LE Channel Selection Algorithm #2 5.0 lens lens —
GAP Role - Central / Peripheral
Observer / Broadcaster		 Central / Peripheral
Observer / Broadcaster		 Peripheral
Broadcaster
GATT Role - Client / Server Client / Server Client / Server
Concurrent Link - Up to 7 Up to 7 Up to 7
Code size (CC-RX v2) All features Balance Compact
ROM 182KB 140KB 125KB
RAM (Maximum configuration) 38KB 23KB 23KB

lens  Available | — Unavailable

Notes

  1. Indicates the version of Bluetooth Core specification that was first introduced.
  2. CSA: Core Specification Addendum

Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack basic package provides an application demo project that shows an example of protocol stack integration into your project and an example of user application implementation.
It notifies pressing push switch of Renesas evaluation board by Bluetooth communication and controls blinking of LED.
Control from a smartphone is also possible by using a general purpose BLE communication smartphone app such as GATTBrowser.

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Bluetooth Low Energy Profiles

RX23W supports various profiles with Bluetooth certification.
Details of the specifications are published in Bluetooth GATT Specificationsopen_in_new on the Bluetooth SIG website.

Applications / fields Profile name / supported version Related services
Healthcare Blood Pressure Profile BLP 1.0.1 BLS DIS 　 　 　 　
Health Thermometer Profile HTP 1.0 HTS DIS 　 　 　 　
Heart Rate Profile HRP 1.0 HRS DIS 　 　 　 　
Glucose Profile GLP 1.0 GLS DIS 　 　 　 　
Pulse Oximeter Profile PLXP 1.0 PLXS DIS BAS CTS BMS 　
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Profile CGMP 1.0.1 CGMS DIS BMS 　 　 　
Reconnection Configuration Profile RCP 1.0 RCS BMS 　 　 　 　
Insulin Delivery Profile IDP 1.0 IDS DIS BAS CTS BMS IAS
Sports and fitness Cycling Power Profile CPP 1.1 CPS DIS BAS 　 　 　
Cycling Speed and Cadence Profile CSCP 1.0 CSCS DIS 　 　 　 　
Running Speed and Cadence Profile RSCP 1.0 RSCS DIS 　 　 　 　
Location and Navigation Profile LNP 1.0 LNS DIS BAS 　 　 　
Weight Scale Profile WSP 1.0 WSS BCS DIS BAS CTS UDS
Fitness Machine Profile FTMP 1.0 FTMS DIS UDS 　 　 　
Environmental Sensing Profile ESP 1.0 ESS DIS BAS 　 　 　
Radio tag Find Me Profile FMP 1.0 IAS 　 　 　 　 　
Proximity Profile PXP 1.0.1 IAS LLS TPS 　 　 　
Smartphone Alert Notification Profile ANP 1.0 ANS 　 　 　 　 　
Phone Alert Status Profile PASP 1.0 PASS 　 　 　 　 　
Time Profile TIP 1.0 CTS NDCS RTUS 　 　 　
HID(Human Interface Device) HID over GATT Profile HOGP 1.0 HIDS DIS BAS 　 　 　
Scan Parameters Profile ScPP 1.0 ScPS 　 　 　 　 　
Industrial equipment Automation IO Profile AIOP 1.0 AIOS 　 　 　 　 　

Profiles are generated from QE for BLE [RA,RE,RX]. You can also design and generate custom profiles.
Download QE Utility Module to use QE for BLE.
For details on how to develop a profile, refer to the profile developer's guide.

QE for BLE [RA,RE,RX]

QE Utility Module
RX23W Group BLE QE Utility Module Firmware Integration Technology Rev.1.11 - Sample Code (ZIP)
Profile Developer's Guide
Bluetooth LE microprocessor / module Profile Developer's Guide Application Note Rev.1.10 (PDF | English, 日本語)

Bluetooth Mesh

A mesh software library that conforms to the Bluetooth Mesh Networking specification is provided.
Details of the specifications are published in Mesh Networking Specifications open_in_new on the Bluetooth SIG website.

Bluetooth Mesh Package

  • RX23W Bluetooth Mesh library
  • Generic On/Off Model sample program
  • Mesh mobile application for Android and iOS
  • Startup guide
  • Development guide
  • API reference document
Mesh Stack Package
RX23W Group Bluetooth Mesh Module Using Firmware Integration Technology Rev.1.31 (ZIP | English, 日本語)
Startup Guide
RX23W Group Bluetooth Mesh Stack Startup Guide Rev.1.31 (PDF | English, 日本語)
Mesh Development Guide
RX23W Group Bluetooth Mesh Stack Development Guide Rev.1.31 (PDF | English, 日本語)

Get Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack to use the mesh stack package.