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National's Bluetooth® Solutions

National has actively supported the Bluetooth® wireless technology standard since its inception. We offer our customers comprehensive solutions based on leading-edge technology, all backed by National's world-class production and sales support capabilities.

National Semiconductor provides flexible options to meet the needs of a wide variety of customers from standard products such as modules to customizable products to full custom ASICs.

National Semiconductor's Bluetooth solutions, combined with proven high-volume capability and manufacturing excellence, enable Bluetooth development partners to meet the volume requirements demanded by this expanding market.

National's Simply Blue products LMX9830 and LMX9838 are designed to greatly simplify the design of Bluetooth wireless systems. Simply Blue can be used to exchange information between a wide range of computer and communication systems. Each module in the Simply Blue family includes a complete embedded Bluetooth protocol stack, application specific profiles, and a high-level command interpreter. The high-level command set effectively removes the need for Bluetooth expertise.

Other Solutions for Bluetooth from National

  • LM49370 - Boomer Audio Sub-System with Ultra Low EMI, Spread Spectrum, Class D Loudspeaker Amplifier, a Dual-Mode Stereo Headphone Amplifier, and a Dedicated Interface for Bluetooth Transceivers
  • LMV1088 - Dual Input, Far Field Noise Suppression Microphone Amplifier with Automatic Calibration Ability
  • Microphone Amplifiers without Noise Suppression
  • Low Dropout (LDO) Regulators with ≤ 150 mA output current

 

Bluetooth Device Description Bluetooth Solution
LMX9838 Fully Vertified Bluetooth 2.0 module including xrystal and antenna Full serial port Bluetooth node including antenna
LMX9830 Bluetooth 2.0 Certified Simply Blue Serial Port Micro-module Serial Port Profile (SPP) to Antenna
LMX5453 (not recommended for new designs) Bluetooth 2.0 Certified Micro-module HCI to Antenna


For partner products, please refer to our Bluetooth partners for pricing and delivery information.

 

Bluetooth Device Description Bluetooth Solution
BlueNiceCom Bluetooth Modules
(through Amber Wireless, EU only)		 Bluetooth 1.1 and 2.0 Certified Full serial port modules Integrated chip antenna or SMA connectors.

Supported profiles: SPP, DUN, FAX, FTP, HSP, HFP, OPP, SYNC, BIP, BPP UART interface with programmable baud rate
RF32 Bluetooth module
(through Adeunis RF, EU only)		 Bluetooth 1.1 End Product certified serial port module SPP, integrated miniature antenna, UART TTL

 

LMX9830 - Bluetooth Serial Port Module

LMX9830 – Serial port micro-module (product brief)

The LMX9830 integrates a Bluetooth CMOS radio transceiver that delivers the highest level of RF integration available today and a Bluetooth baseband controller with cost efficient ROM memory.

Besides various serial cable replacement applications, the LMX9830 supports all kinds of embedded data and voice oriented Bluetooth applications, by supporting multiple connections with maximum data throughput and synchronous audio links (SCO).

  • Bluetooth 2.0 pre-certified serial port module
  • Easy to use high level command set – for fast application integration
  • Configurable UART speed up to 921.6 kbps
  • Very high data throughput over SPP
  • Point-to-multipoint piconet support
  • LMX9830 offers an automatic slave operation with transparent UART for plug-and-play serial cable applications
  • Includes GAP, SPP, and SDAP
  • ACL and SCO links
  • Small footprint (6 x 9 x 1.2 mm)
  • BGA 60 package, 0.8 mm pitch
  • Embedded Bluetooth stack and profiles – for minimum host processor intrusion
  • Output power Class 2
  • Receiver sensitivity – 81 dBm
  • Low power consumption

For Bluetooth samples, please contact your National Sales Representative or local distributor.

 

 LMX9830 Regulatory Compliance
Approval Standard Description Version Date
Bluetooth Compliance:
The LMX9830 is qualified for Bluetooth version 2.0		 The bluetooth listing can be found at http://qualweb.bluetooth.org. 2.0 12/06
 

LMX9838 - Bluetooth Serial Port Module including Antenna

LMX9838 - Full Bluetooth serial port module including antenna (product brief)

The LMX9838 Bluetooth Serial Port module is a fully integrated Bluetooth 2.0 baseband controller, 2.4 GHz radio, crystal, antenna, LDO and discreets; combined to form a complete small form factor (10 mm x 17 mm x 2.0 mm) Bluetooth node.

The LMX9838 integrates the easy interface of the LMX9830 into a comprehensive Bluetooth module including all external components.

  • Bluetooth 2.0 pre-certified serial port module
  • FCC, CE, and IC certified
  • Same software features as LMX9830
  • Lead Grid Array package
  • Output power Class 2
  • Receiver Sensitivity - 81 dBm
  • Low power consumption
  • Full Bluetooth node including:
    • Baseband and Radio Chip
    • Voltage regulators
    • Crystal
    • EEPROM
    • Antenna

 

 LMX9838 Regulatory Compliance
Approval Standard Description Version Date
Bluetooth Compliance:
The LMX9838 is qualified for Bluetooth version 2.0 as Endproduct		 QD-ID: B012394
The bluetooth listing can be found at http://qualweb.bluetooth.org		 2.0 01/07
FCC Compliance FCC ID: ED9LMX9838
Documents can be found FCC Generic search
Grantee Code: ED9
Product Code: LMX9838		   09/07
CE Compliance CE Letter of Conformance   09/07
IC Compliance IC Listing ID: 1520A-LMX9838
Click here for regulatory listing for Canada		   09/07