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Bluetooth Solution
Reference Designs & Services
Several companies are now offering complete hardware and
software modules independently of design services, although usually these are also
available if needed. For info on these:
Bluetooth hardware modules may be found on out Modules Page
Bluetooth software may be found on the Software Pages
You may also wish to check out the Bluetooth Development Kits &
Systems Page
If you know of others please e-mail us details. Thank you.
Bluegiga Technologies
Company Website
BlueGiga Technologies is a wireless technology company who offer a complete hardware and
software platform which combines network technologies and Bluetooth.
The Bluegiga Solution includes a platform including
all needed Hardware and Software components, fully integrated, one-stop shopping solution,
flexible to suit a range of existing industrial settings, programmable, general purpose
solution and flexible I/O interfaces to support a wide range of current network and
industrial standards.
Cadence
Company Website
Cadence is the parent company of Tality a market leader in Bluetooth design
solutions.
For details of Tality's services and products go to the Design
Solutions, Development
Kits, IP
for Silicon, Protocol
Stack pages.
Cambridge Silicon Radio, CSR
Company website
CSR designs and manufactures single-chip radio devices and reference designs
using them, initially focussed on Bluetooth, where the company has a high market share of
design-ins. CSR's solutions are based on commodity low cost CMOS technology. See
also their
single chip semiconductor solutions.
Pre-qualified Reference Designs
for Bluetooth radio module sub-systems
Designed to cut months off total project time - the approach can be particularly efficient
for companies with limited in-house RF capability, and for OEMs serving smaller-volume
markets.
Pre-qualified
reference designs: Class 1 module offers a ready to use Class 1 Bluetooth radio module
design for license-free manufacture or integration. Features: BC01MOD1 Class 1 module with
power amplifier, surface-mountable, as BC01MOD2 plus external power amplifier, Size: 14.5
x 30 Range: 100m, Sensitivity: -84dBm.
 Pre-qualified reference designs: Class 2 module
offers a choice of ready to use Bluetooth radio module designs for license-free
manufacture or integration. This Class 2 module is optimised for higher performance.
Features: BC01MOD2 Class 2 module optimized for high performance, surface-mountable, as
BC01MOD3 plus external LNA, Size: 14.5 x 21 Range: 10+m, Sensitivity: -84dBm.
Pre-qualified reference
designs: Class 3 Module offers a ready to use Bluetooth radio module designs for
license-free manufacture or integration. This Class 3 module is optimised for minimal
cost. Hardware features: BC01MOD3 Class 2 module optimized for low cost,
surface-mountable, All-CMOS BlueCore01-based with integral microcontroller, Crystal, 4Mbit
Flash, antenna switch, ceramic bandpass filter. Size: 14.5 x 21 Range: 10m, Sensitivity:
-75dBm.
BlueCore2-Headset
solution
This solution provides all the elements required to implement a Bluetooth equipped
headset, and offers the BlueCore2-Headset product as a complete and ready-to-use (or
adapt) design solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with its on-chip processor for running the
headset firmware (initially supplied on a development board for evaluation/test), then in
ROM for commercial production).
2. Software: embedded application code implementing the Headset Profile, which runs on
BlueCore2 via a virtual machine - maintaining the integrity of the pre-qualified Bluetooth
stack.
BlueCore2-PC for PCs
Provides assembled and tested elements required to enable a PC for Bluetooth
communications, and offers the BlueCore2-PC product as a complete and ready-to-use (or
adapt) solution.
BlueCore2-External
for industrial/automotive applications
A solution which provides all the elements required to add Bluetooth wireless connectivity
to embedded automotive and industrial control and instrumentation systems, and offers
BlueCore2-External as a complete design solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2-External IC, with a standard HCI build of the
Bluetooth protocol, supplied as a pre-qualified module, with external Flash for
application code.
2. Development hardware: the Casira development system for evaluation/test
3. Development software: the BlueLab embedded development software package
BlueCore2-Games
for consumer applications
A solution which provides all the elements required to add Bluetooth wireless connectivity
to consumer products such as handheld games and toys, and offers a complete design
solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with with its on-chip processor for running
Bluetooth firmware (initialy supplied on a development board for evaluation/test, then in
ROM for commercial production)
2. Software: embedded application code to run on BlueCore2 via a virtual machine -
maintaining the integrity of the pre-qualified Bluetooth stack
BlueCore2-Access
for access points
A solution which provides all the elements required to implement a Bluetooth access point
for home, office or public areas, and offers BlueCore2-Access as a complete design
solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with the Bluetooth stack offering the
standard HCI host controller interface.
2. Software: upper-layer (above HCI) Bluetooth stack for your embedded CPU (already ported
to: Nucleus, Vxworks, PSOS, ATMOS, Utron and standalone ARM).
3. Example application software for fast time to market.
BlueCore2-HID
(Human Interface Device) solution
A solution for user interfacing provides all the elements required to implement a
Bluetooth equipped human interface device such as a mouse, and offers the BlueCore2-HID
product as a complete and ready-to-use (or adapt) design solution. The package comprises
of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with its on-chip processor for running HID
firmware (initially supplied on a development board for evaluation/test), then in ROM for
commercial production)
2. Software: embedded application code implementing the HID Profile, which runs on
BlueCore2 via a virtual machine - maintaining the integrity of the pre-qualified Bluetooth
stack.
BlueCore2-PDA solution
A solution for palmtop devices provides a complete package of the elements required to add
Bluetooth wireless connectivity to a PDA or palmtop, and offers the BlueCore2-PDA package
as a ready-to-implement design solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with the Bluetooth stack offering the
standard HCI host controller interface (or optionally, a higher level interface such as
RFCOMM to reduce loading on host)
2. Host software: Bluetooth for Windows - a powerful turnkey application for popular PDA
operating systems including Windows CE
BlueCore2-Mobile
solution
A solution for mobile phones provides a complete package of the elements required to equip
a mobile phone with Bluetooth, and offers the BlueCore2-Mobile package as a
ready-to-implement design solution. The package comprises of:
1. Hardware: a BlueCore2 IC, with the Bluetooth stack offering the
standard HCI host controller interface (or optionally, a higher level interface such as
RFCOMM to reduce loading on host).
2. Software: upper-layer (above HCI) Bluetooth stack for your embedded CPU (already ported
to: Nucleus, Vxworks, PSOS, Palm, Windows CE, Utron and standalone ARM).
3. Sample host based applications to demonstrate operation of upper layers.
Centurion
Company Website
Centurion is a global supplier of custom-designed and manufactured antenna and power
products for wireless handsets, data devices and networks.
Centurion offer custom antenna and power products and other custom design solutions for wireless
equipment manufacturers in the areas of advanced technology, broad product line,
manufacturing capacity, product design capability and international presence.
Clarinox Pty Ltd
Company Website
Clarinox provides embedded systems solutions, including both digital hardware design
and software development, with expertise covering many processors and real-time operating
systems. The company's particular expertise is with wireless technology. Clarinox is
currently developing Bluetooth applications for niche markets and, a Bluetooth Protocol
Stack.
Reference Designs
Clarinox can assist organizations in designing Bluetooth hardware and firmware into their
products.
Code Blue Communications Inc.
Company Website
Code Blue Communications Inc. was founded in 2000
and is based in Seattle Washington. The company designs, develops and markets Bluetooth
interface devices and integrated solutions for vertical markets with high proportions of
legacy devices and systems. The medical industry is a key target market. Code Blue
Communication’s founder and President, Bill Saltzstein, holds more than 20 years of
experience in a variety of positions within the medical and engineering fields, is named
on 12 patents and is a regular speaker about the medical field at Bluetooth conferences.
Solution Development is a service that uses the existing knowledge and expertise of
Code Blue and their partnership with connectBlue to help improve and speed up the
development of new Bluetooth solutions.
connectBlue
Company Website
ConnectBlue specialize in integrating Bluetooth based communication solutions in
applications and equipment for industrial or commercial use, offering complete hardware
and software solutions. It is a supplier of complete Bluetooth solutions for
industrial and commercial use. ConnectBlue serves companies with hardware and
software solutions, Bluetooth products and training and seminar program.
OEM Serial Port Adapter uses Bluetooth
wireless technology to enable cable replacement for any application. It is designed to be
embedded in any product using RS-232 and communicates to other Bluetooth devices such as
laptops, handheld computers and mobile phones.
* RS-232 or 0/3.3 V serial interface
* 4-5 V DC power supply
* Built-in link diagnostics
* Easy to mount
* Built-in antenna or external antenna
*No external software needed
* 65 x 40 mm, 18g (using internal antenna)
OEM Bluetooth Enabler this
product takes the effort out of Bluetooth product development, it offers integrated
support for Bluetooth profiles and functionality.
Central Research
Laboratories (CRL) UK
Company Website
The company likes to be known as the innovation center, with a focus upon commercial
R&D, CRL can provide customers with technological know-how. More specifically CRL
offers client Research and Development, Strategic Partnerships and Ventures, Consultancy
Services in Technology, Technology Transfer and Licensing, and New Product and Service
development.
CRL offer services in two main areas:
Bluetooth Product
Development, CRL offer a complete design solution, based on Bluetooth wireless
technology, for applications in the industrial, security, medical, telecommunications, IT,
domestic, entertainment and other sectors. This service involves partnership with
Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited (CSR), with specific expertise provided in the areas of RF
design, Applications design, Digital electronics design, Analogue design, Antenna design,
Embedded software, Mechanical engineering and design for manufacturing.
One-to-one clinics, seminars and a hotline information service, which aim to clarify where
Bluetooth wireless technology can be applied across a range of industries by offering
specific advice.
Hassnet Inc.
Company Website
Founded in July 1999, it became a member of the Bluetooth SIG November 1999.
Hassnet focus on developing & marketing hardware and software solutions for networking
within the Bluetooth standard.
Professional Services provides
embedded Bluetooth solutions for mobile devices and wireless networking. Hassnet can also
provide custom/joint product development.
Inventel
Company Website
Inventel has developed solutions for a wireless world since 1994. Inventel has developed
and designed terminals which work using radiowave technology such as pagers, DECT cordless
digital phones, wireless modems and data broadcast services. More recently Inventel has
become involved in Bluetooth technology.
Bluetooth Design Solutions
Inventel acts as a design house and manufacturer with specialisation in the long range
Bluetooth protocol stack. The solutions are designed to meet the customer's specific needs
and can involve design and manufacturing consultancy.
IVT Corporation
Company website
IVT is a worldwide leader in providing a full range of Bluetooth solutions,
including protocol stack source code, profiles source code, protocol analyzer,
interoperabiltiy & conformance testers and a variety of reference designs. IVT has
sales offices in Europe, USA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and R&D center in China.
Reference
Design and Embedded Application - Features a range of profiles:
Dial-up Networking-Bluetooth Modem
PAN/NAP-Ethernet Accss Point
HID Keyboard and Mouse
Cordless Phone and Intercom
Headset and Hands Free
Mindtree Consulting
Company Website
Mindtree specializes in offering product realization services to integrate Bluetooth
wireless technology into product designs cost effectively.
Reference design for B
* Web Server - DHCP server, ARP, Network Address Translation
* Device Management - Configuration and access control, SNMP agent, Logging stats,
Mobile IP handover protocols
* Security - Bluetooth authentication, Authorization, PPP authentication
* Profiles - LAN access, PAN, Dial up networking
LAN
Access Point Reference Design is based on the integration of Bluetooth wireless
technology into a standard access point architecture. OEMs can easily base their product
designs with various features sets and price points.
Penell (An RTX Company)
Company Website
Penell A/S serves manufacturers and others who want to implement communication technology
into devices, products and instruments. It is a development and design house specialising
in wireless communications with particular focus on Bluetooth applications.
Current Penell Bluetooth products include:
Bluetooth development board is intended for prototyping, test and evaluation,
based on the CSR BC01b chipset. It has an onboard antenna and external microcontroller.
The solution is ideal for use in cable replacement applications, due to the very low
overall costs. Possible uses include: Prototyping and testing, Evaluation, Development
platform for high integration products.
Penell also offers a range of services
including: Software Development, Hardware Development, Turnkey Solution and Product
Development, and Technology Consultancy.
Plextek Ltd
Company Website
Plextek is a privately-owned independent company that focuses on providing
electronics design and consultancy, specialising in communications. The company covers a
number of technologies including DECT and Bluetooth.
Plextek have Bluetooth reference designs based around the CSR and Infineon chipsets
and their experience includes development of Bluetooth USB module, Bluetooth PCMCIA card
and Bluetooth patch antennas.
The company provides Bluetooth services in Complete Product Development, Reference Designs, Factory Automated Test Equipment, Bluetooth Qualification and EMC Testing,
Introduction to Volume Manufacture,
Innovative Industrial Design and Product
and Technology Consultancy.
Red-M
Company Website
Red-M was founded as an internal start-up of Madge Networks N.V. and is focused on
enabling Bluetooth and internet technologies for mobile data, voice and video services in
the workplace.
Design and Development
Services are offered in a large number of areas by Red-M: Engineering services:
Networking protocols, Wireless design engineering, Hardware engineering, Embedded
software, Network infrastructure, Device mobility modules
Network access control & management.
Product lifecycle ownership services: Hardware and software re-engineering, Functional
enhancements, Feature addition, Continuous engineering support/
Product development: Product definition, Architectural design, System-level design,
H/w and s/w development, Complete product solutions, Module & software design, Module
integration and testing
Intellectual property & Expertise: IP-based services, Bluetooth solutions Wireless
Security, Circuit based voice, WAP, XML, PHP, IPSec, H.323, H.450, SIP, VoIP, Q921, Q931,
PPP, PAP, CHAP, BNEP.
Click here to
download a PDF file on details of their solutions.
RTX Telecom
Company website
RTX Telecom provides complete turnkey development, handling everything from
specifications to setting up production on site at the customer's premises. Time to market
can be significantly reduced because the development work carried out for the customer
company is always based on well-proven designs. With emphasis on wireless
communications standards RTX can supply complete OEM product design services as well as development kits.
For more information you can e-mail RTX - please tell them
you saw them on Bluetoothweb.
Signia Technologies
Company Website
This company provides wireless communications products from components to system
solutions. Formed in 1999 Signia Technologies supports short-range, low-power wireless
communications - such as Bluetooth and has a strong commitment to customer support.
PCMCIA
Manufacturing Kit, lets OEM suppliers implement Bluetooth functionality into any
electronic device with a PCMCIA interface. The kit consists of schematics, gerber files,
software drivers, an integrated antenna, and materials. Communications between the module
and the host controller occur via a USB interface or a UART/PCM interface.
CompactFlash Manufacturing Kit
is a designed to give OEM suppliers standardized products with minimal design effort. The
kit is designed to implement Bluetooth functionality into any electronic devices with
CompactFlash interfaces. The kit consists of schematics, gerber files, software drivers,
an integrated antenna, materials, and access to application support. Communications
between the module and the host controller are carried out using a speed USB interface.
USB Dongle Manufacturing Kit
is a designed to give OEM suppliers standardized products with minimal design effort. The
kit is designed to rapidly implement Bluetooth functionality into any electronic device
with a USB interface. The kit consists of schematics, gerber files, software drivers, an
integrated antenna, materials, and access to application support. Communications between
the module and the host controller are carried out using a high-speed USB interface.
Silicon
& Software Systems (S3)
Company Website
Silicon & Software Systems is a provider of Electronic Design
Services. Established in 1986, the company has knowledge in the areas of IC, Software and
Hardware Design experience in house. In the Bluetooth
arena, S3 has already delivered solutions in respect of RFCMOS, Baseband IC (ASSP), LM
& LC Protocol Stack and SoC developments. The company also has experience in a number
of relating technologies to Bluetooth including: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, 802.11x, DECT,
USB, and VoIP.
Silicon Wave
Company Website
Based in San Diego, Silicon Wave designs and produces RF communication system components.
Silicon Wave products and services include radio modems, baseband processors, software
solutions and a Baseband IP Licensing Program for Bluetooth wireless communications.
The Reference Design Kit is a comprehensive
package that enables a customer to immediately start designing a product using Silicon
Wave’s second-generation chipset. Targeted at the mobile phone and PC markets, this
new reference design reduces risks in developing RF designs and accelerates a
customer’s products to market. Silicon Wave’s qualified Bluetooth Reference
Design Kit includes circuit schematic, Bill of Material (BOM), PCB layout, component
selection criteria and an actual working module based on the reference design. The
Reference Design Kit supports both UART and USB Interfaces.
Tality Corporation (formerly Symbionics and a subsidiary of
Cadence Design Systems)
Company Website
Tality is a leader in Bluetooth system, chip, and intellectual property design, having
undertaken the design of Ericsson's Development Kit and having undertaken over 25
Bluetooth system and chip designs.
Tality offers complete product
design - including industrial design - through electronic system and subsystem design,
to custom baseband
and RF chip design.
As well as Bluetooth technology itself, Tality can design a broad range of consumer and
communications devices, leveraging its expertise technologies such as GSM, IS-95, IS-136,
GSM/GPRS, W-CDMA, cordless handsets and base stations. Tality use leading third
party Bluetooth silicon platforms, such as those produced by Cambridge Silicon Radio,
Ericsson, Philips Semiconductors, Texas Instruments et al. They interfaces their own
licensable upper
protocol stack and application profiles to provide pre-designed solutions and
reference designs and offer free product
qualification as part of their design service.
TTPCom Ltd
Company Website
TTPCom has experience with providing Intellectual Property (IP) and are able to
provide a complete technology transfer package form Bluetooth,including training,support
and turn-key design services. All their products are warranted to the Bluetooth 1.1
specification.
TTPCom provides technology for mobile devices including Bluetooth. More specifically,
TTPCom offers turnkey Bluetooth IP solutions (VHDL protocol stack
software) as well as design services.
Widcomm
Company website
Founded in 1998 in San Diego, WIDCOMM is a leading provider of Bluetooth software, systems
and turnkey designs. WIDCOMM software enables wireless communication technology in the
fields of automotive, computing, consumer electronics, semiconductor and
telecommunications.
WIDCOMM offer turnkey designs, including Headset design, Phone adapters,
Printer adapters, USB hubs (cable replacement for modem, mouse and other peripherals) and
Serial Cable Replacement adapters.
Zi Corporation
Company Website
Zi Corporation provides intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of
wireless consumer technologies. Zi Corporation acts as
the main technical support arm and
component distributor for Ericsson Microelectronics Bluetooth solutions in the
Asia-Pacific region. Zi can supply everything a developer or OEM requires, from Bluetooth
development and starter kits to Bluetooth modules and radios.
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