NINA-B3 series - System integration manual
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1 System description
1.1 Overview and applications
NINA-B3 series modules are small stand-alone Bluetooth 5 low energy microcontroller units (MCU)
that feature full Bluetooth 5, a powerful Arm
®
Cortex
®
-M4 with FPU, and state-of-the-art power
performance. The embedded low power crystal in the NINA-B3 series improves power consumption
by enabling optimal power save modes.
NINA-B3x2 comes with an internal antenna, while the NINA-B3x1 has a pin for use with an external
antenna. The internal PIFA antenna is specifically designed for the small NINA form factor and
provides an extensive range. The NINA-B3 series is globally certified for use with the internal antenna
or a range of external antennas. This greatly reduces time, cost, and effort for customers integrating
the NINA-B3 in their designs.
The NINA-B3 series includes the following two sub-series as listed in the table below:
Bluetooth 5 module with a powerful Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU, and state-of-the-art power performance.
Both the variants of NINA-B30 are open CPU modules that enable customer applications to run on the
built-in Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU. With 1 MB flash and 256 kB RAM, they offer the best-in-class capacity
for customer applications on top of the Bluetooth low energy stack.
NINA-B301 has a pin for use with an external antenna, NINA-B302 comes with an internal PIFA antenna,
and NINA-B306 has an internal PCB antenna integrated in the module PCB. The internal antennas are
specifically designed for the small NINA form factor and provides an extensive range.
The NINA-B306-01B module variant comes without the LFXO (Low frequency crystal oscillator) mounted.
Bluetooth 5 module with a powerful Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU and u-connectXpress software pre-flashed.
The software in NINA-B31 modules provides support for u-blox Bluetooth low energy Serial Port Service,
GATT client and server, beacons, NFC™, and simultaneous peripheral and central roles – all configurable
from a host using AT commands. The NINA-B31x modules provide top grade security, thanks to secure
boot, which ensures the module only boots up with original u-blox software.
NINA-B311 has a pin for use with an external antenna, NINA-B312 comes with an internal PIFA antenna,
and NINA-B316 has an internal PCB antenna integrated in the module PCB. The internal antennas are
specifically designed for the small NINA form factor and provides an extensive range.
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