u-blox UBX- 20031086 User Manual

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Release note

u-connectXpress v3.0.0 for NINA-B31 series

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Joakim Ryden
23 July 2020

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Contents

1 General Information 1

1.1 Scope 1

1.2 Supported hardware 1

1.3 Released software package 2

1.4 Updated documentation 2

1.5 References 2

1.6 Released software tools 2

2 New features 2

2.1 Multiple central support 2

2.2 Bluetooth Mesh 2

2.3 Connection status information 2

2.4 Improved PHY handling 3

2.5 Changeable MAC address 3

2.6 Secondary UART 3

3 Notes and limitations 3

3.1 Solved limitations 3

3.2 Known limitations 4

1 General Information

1.1 Scope

This release note describes the u-connectXpress v3.0.0 for NINA-B31 series.

1.2 Supported hardware

Ordering codes for the modules upgradeable to u-connectXpress v3.0.0

Product name Ordering code Type number Software version

NINA-B311 NINA-B311-00B NINA-B311-00B-00 V1.0.0

NINA-B312 NINA-B312-00B NINA-B312-00B-00 V1.0.0

NINA-B311 NINA-B311-01B NINA-B311-01B-00 V2.0.0

NINA-B312 NINA-B312-01B NINA-B312-01B-00 V2.0.0

NINA-B316 NINA-B316-01B NINA-B316-01B-00 V2.0.0

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It is possible to update all NINA-B3 series modules to u-connectXpress v3.0.0. See the
NINA-B3 System Integration manual [5] for information about the software update procedure.

NOTE: Updating to v3.0.0 will restore settings to default configuration.

1.3 Released software package

File Description

NINA-B3_3.0.0.zip u-connectXpress v3.0.0 software package

The software package is available for download from NINA-B31 u-connectXpress software.

1.4 Updated documentation

[1] NINA-B3 data sheet, UBX-17052099
[2] u-connectXpress AT commands manual, UBX-14044127
[3] u-connectXpress user guide, UBX-16024251

1.5 References

[4] Implementing Bluetooth mesh with u-connectXpress software, UBX-19025268
[5] NINA-B3 system integration manual, UBX-17056748

1.6 Released software tools

The s-center version 5.0.0 or later is recommended for evaluation of u-connectXpress v3.0.0.

The s-center application is available for download from s-center evaluation software

.

2 New features

u-connectXpress v3.0.0 for NINA-B3 series has all the features of previous software releases,
plus improvements and new features such as the major ones which are described below. For
more information about using these features, see the u-connectXpress software User Guide [3]
and the u-connectXpress AT commands manual [2].

2.1 Multiple central support

Incoming connections from up to 6 centrals (for example mobile phones) can be accepted and
handled simultaneously in peripheral role and 4 centrals in combined central/peripheral role.

For more information and example of configuration see u-connectXpress User Guide [3].

2.2 Bluetooth Mesh

For more information about detailed support see [5].

Please note, this feature has experimental status and is not yet recommended for production.

2.3 Connection status information

It is now possible to read out all active connections and detailed information about each
connection, such as connection interval, slave latency, supervision timeout, MTU size, PDU
payload length, role, and more. For further details, see the AT command AT+UBTLELIST and
AT+UBTLESTAT.

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