u-blox NINA-B41 User Manual

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Release Note

u-connectXpress software v1.0.0 for NINA-B41

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Erik Carlberg
24 November 2020

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Contents

1 Software 1

1.1 General Information 1

1.1.1 Scope 1

1.1.2 Related documentation 2

1.1.3 Released software image 2

1.1.4 Hardware and software compatibility 2

1.2 Released software tools 2

2 Features and improvements 2

2.1 GATT server and client 2

2.2 Peripheral and central roles 2

2.3 Serial Port Service 2

2.4 2 Mbps link speed 2

2.5 Long range mode with Coded PHY 3

2.6 Extended advertisements 3

2.7 Extended Data Mode 3

2.8 Configuration over air 3

2.9 GPIO control 3

2.10 UART interface 3

2.11 NFC 3

2.12 Security modes and levels 4

2.13 Out-of-band pairing 4

2.14 Headless pairing 4

3 Known limitations 4

1 Software

1.1 General Information

1.1.1 Scope

This release note describes the u-connectXpress software v1.0.0 for NINA-B41.

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1.1.2 Related documentation

Document UBX number Disclosure Updates

AT commands manual UBX-14044127 C1-Public Updated with NINA-B41

NINA-B41 product summary UBX-20045962 C1-Public New document

NINA-B41 data sheet UBX-20035327 C1-Public New document

u-connectXpress software user guide UBX-16024251 C1-Public Updated with NINA-B41

NINA-B4 regulatory application note UBX-20037320 C1-Public New document

1.1.3 Released software image

The software image is available on the NINA-B41 series page at u-blox.com

. The table below

lists the binary and configuration files included in the package.

File Description

NINA-B41X-SW-1.0.0-001.bin u-connectXpress software binary

NINA-S140-SD-7.2.0.bin Nordic Softdevice

1.1.4 Hardware and software compatibility

1.2 Released software tools

s-center version 5.2.0 has been released and is published on u-blox.com.

2 Features and improvements

This section describes the main features of the NINA-B41 u-connectXpress software v1.0.0.

2.1 GATT server and client

NINA-B41 supports the Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) in the Bluetooth Low Energy
specification. It can act as both GATT server and GATT client simultaneously.

2.2 Peripheral and central roles

NINA-B41 can have both peripheral and central roles. It can be peripheral and central
simultaneously.

2.3 Serial Port Service

Serial Port Service (SPS) is implemented in accordance with the u-blox Low Energy SPS

protocol. The service is implemented on top of GATT and provides a serial data connection over

Bluetooth Low Energy that is similar to the Serial Port Profile (SPP) in Bluetooth BR/EDR. u-blox
provide code examples for the implementation of the SPS protocol in Android and iOS devices.

2.4 2 Mbps link speed

Support for the physical layer for up to 2 Mbps link speed introduced in the Bluetooth 5.0
specification is included.

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