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Wireless connectivity middleware overview

Component versions:

Wireless connectivity component

Version

middleware/​wireless/​bluetooth

1.10.3

middleware/​wireless/​ble_​controller

1.9.18.0

middleware/​wireless/​xcvr

​2.​1.4

middleware/​wireless/​genfsk

4.0.22

middleware/wireless/framework

7.0.0b

The following connectivity-supporting documentation is included with this release:

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Quick Start Guide

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Demo Applications User’s Guide

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Application Developer’s Guide

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack API Reference Manual

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack FSCI Application Programming

  • Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack FSCI Reference Manual

  • Bluetooth Low Energy CCC Digital Key Application Note

  • Generic FSK Link Layer Quick Start Guide

  • Generic FSK Link Layer API Reference Manual

  • Connectivity Framework Reference Manual

  • Connectivity Framework API Documentation

  • Low Power Connectivity Reference Design User’s Guide

Bluetooth LE host stack and applications

The Bluetooth LE Host Stack component provides an implementation for a Bluetooth LE mandatory and some optional, proprietary, and experimental features. The Bluetooth LE Host Stack component provides application examples, services, and profiles.

Main features supported:

  • Automotive Compliance

  • MISRA Compliance

  • HIS CCM <= 20

  • Advanced Secure Mode

  • Enhanced ATT

  • GATT Caching

  • Bluetooth LE Host GCC Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Host IAR Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Host Peripheral Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Central Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Host Full Host Features Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Host Optional Features Libraries

  • Bluetooth LE Host Mandatory Features Libraries

  • Bare-metal and FreeRTOS Support

  • Bluetooth LE Privacy Support

  • CCC Sample Applications

  • Enhanced Notifications

  • Dynamic Database

  • OTA Support - Sample Applications

  • Decision based Advertising Filtering (DBAF) - Experimental feature

  • Advertising Coding Selection (ACS) - Experimental feature

  • Channel Sounding - Experimental feature with controlled access (contact your NXP representative for access)

  • Bluetooth LE Controller main and experimental features and capabilities described below are supported by the Bluetooth LE Host.

    Note: For evaluating DBAF and ACS experimental features, replace the Bluetooth LE Host default example projects libraries with the libraries from the SDK folder ..\middleware\wireless\bluetooth\host\lib_exp and enable the features in the application. The Radio Subsystem (NBU) Firmware with experimental features is required.

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Bluetooth LE controller

  • Main features supported:

    • Peripheral Role

    • Central Role

    • Multiple PHYs (1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, Coded PHY)

    • Asymmetric Connections

    • Public/Random/Static Addresses

    • Network/Device Privacy Modes

    • Extended Advertising

    • Extended Scanning

    • Passive/Active Scanning

    • LE Encryption

    • LE Ping Procedure

    • HCI Test Interface

    • UART Test Interface

    • Randomized Advertising Channel Indexing

    • Sleep Clock Accuracy Update - Mechanism

    • ADI Field in Scan Response Data

    • HCI Support for Debug Keys in LE - Secure Connections

  • Main capabilities supported:

    • Simultaneous scanning 1 Mbps and Long Range

    • Scanning and advertising in parallel

    • 24 connections as a central role

    • 24 connections as a peripheral role

    • Any combination of central and peripheral roles (24 connections maximum)

    • 8 connections with a 7.5 ms connection interval

    • Two advertising sets in parallel

    • 26 Accept List entries

    • 36 Resolvable Private Address (RPA) entries

    • Up to six Chain Packets per Extended Advertising set

    • Enhanced Notification on end of - Scanning/Advertising/Connection events

    • Connection event counters associated to Bluetooth LE packet reception

    • Timestamp associated to Bluetooth LE packet reception

    • RF channel info associated to Bluetooth LE packet reception

    • NXP proprietary Bluetooth LE Handover feature

    • Decision Based Advertising Filtering (DBAF) - Experimental feature

    • Advertising Coding Selection (ACS) - Experimental feature

    • Channel Sounding - Experimental feature

      Note:

      Project configurations that require usage of the Bluetooth LE controller including all Bluetooth LE examples require the Radio Subsystem (NBU) Firmware to be re-programmed with the firmware provided in the SDK under middleware\wireless\ble_controller\bin.

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XCVR

The XCVR component provides a base Transceiver Driver for the 2.4 GHz narrowband radio.

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Low-power reference design applications (central and peripheral)

The Low-Power Reference Design Applications provide reference design source code and projects showcasing how to implement optimized low power functionality based on a Bluetooth LE application. For additional details, see the README.md in the boards\kw47loc\wireless_examples\reference_design\bluetooth folder.

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Connectivity framework

The Connectivity Framework is a software component that provides hardware abstraction modules to the upper layer connectivity stacks and components. It also provides a list of services and APIs, such as, Low power, Over the Air (OTA) Firmware update, File System, Security, Sensors, Serial Connectivity Interface (FSCI), and others. The Connectivity Framework modules are located in the middleware\wireless\framework SDK folder.

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