link to page 2 link to page 3 link to page 7 link to page 12 link to page 18 link to page 19 link to page 21 link to page 21 link to page 21 link to page 23 RN42/RN42NTable of Contents 1.0 Device Overview ...3 2.0 Application Information..7 3.0 Regulatory Approval..12 4.0 Ordering Information ...18 Appendix A: Revision History..19 The Microchip Web Site..21 Customer Change Notification Service ...21 Customer Support...21 Product Identification System ...23 TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS It is our intention to provide our valued customers with the best documentation possible to ensure successful use of your Microchip products. To this end, we will continue to improve our publications to better suit your needs. Our publications will be refined and enhanced as new volumes and updates are introduced. If you have any questions or comments regarding this publication, please contact the Marketing Communications Department via E-mail at docerrors@microchip.com . We welcome your feedback. Most Current Data Sheet To obtain the most up-to-date version of this data sheet, please register at our Worldwide Web site at: http://www.microchip.com You can determine the version of a data sheet by examining its literature number found on the bottom outside corner of any page. The last character of the literature number is the version number, (e.g., DS30000000A is version A of document DS30000000). Errata An errata sheet, describing minor operational differences from the data sheet and recommended workarounds, may exist for current devices. As device/documentation issues become known to us, we will publish an errata sheet. The errata will specify the revision of silicon and revision of document to which it applies. To determine if an errata sheet exists for a particular device, please check with one of the following: • Microchip’s Worldwide Web site; http://www.microchip.com • Your local Microchip sales office (see last page) When contacting a sales office, please specify which device, revision of silicon and data sheet (include literature number) you are using. Customer Notification System Register on our web site at www.microchip.com to receive the most current information on all of our products. DS50002328A-page 2 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. Document Outline Class 2 Bluetooth® Module with EDR Support Table of Contents 1.0 Device Overview 1.1 MCU Interface 1.2 ASCII Command and Data Interface TABLE 1-1: Environmental Conditions TABLE 1-2: Electrical Characteristics TABLE 1-3: Module Dimensions TABLE 1-4: Radio Characteristics TABLE 1-5: Digital I/O Characteristics TABLE 1-6: Pin Description 2.0 Application Information 2.1 Reset Circuit 2.2 Factory Reset Using GPIO4 2.3 Connection Status TABLE 2-1: GPIO5 Status TABLE 2-2: GPIO2 Status 2.4 Module Mounting Details 2.5 External Antenna Types (RN42N) 2.6 HCI Mode 2.7 Soldering Recommendations 2.8 SPI Interface 2.9 Bluetooth SIG QDID 2.10 Application Schematic 3.0 Regulatory Approval 3.1 United States 3.2 Canada 3.3 Europe TABLE 3-1: RN42 European Compliance Testing 3.4 Australia 3.5 New Zealand 3.6 Japan 3.7 Korea 3.8 Taiwan 4.0 Ordering Information TABLE 4-1: Ordering Information(1) Worldwide Sales and Service