Bluegiga Releases WT11 Bluetooth 2.0 Class 1 Module
14.02.2006February 14, 2006
Bluegiga Releases WT11 Bluetooth 2.0 Class 1 Module
The latest addition to Bluegiga’s embedded Bluetooth product range, WT11 module offers the latest Bluetooth 2.0 specification’s features in a fully integrated OEM solution.
February 14, 2006 - Espoo Finland and Embedded World 2006, Nuremberg
Bluegiga Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Bluetooth systems platform to system integrators and original equipment manufacturers, today announced the release of its WT11 product, the latest addition to its range of Bluetooth hardware modules. WT11 incorporates CSR’s Bluecore4 chipset conforming to Bluetooth class 1 standard. The class 1 standard provides the minimum to 100 meters.
WT11 is available with two antenna options – integrated and U.FL connector for external antennas. The module has also 8 megabits of integrated flash memory that enables OEM’s to run number of different Bluetooth profiles inside the module. Crucial part of the Bluegiga module offering is iWRAP firmware that completely integrates the Bluetooth functionality into the module. This enables developers to take advantage of versatile, extremely simple and easy to use command interface. With iWRAP firmware, WT11 can act either totally autonomously, or be commanded by a host system. WT11 can also be delivered with a standard Host Command Interface (HCI) firmware for utilizing it as a low level Bluetooth radio through physical UART or USB interface.
“With our new WT11 Bluetooth module we keep leading the way for the industry providing our customers with unmatched usability and quality. The great advantage of the WT11 module is that it is completely integrated and certified, meaning OEMs don’t need to waste time and money on either the product certifications or development and production issues”, comments Teemu Vainio, Bluegiga’s Product Director. “Combined with the deep expertise of our integration, validation and testing services, we ensure that our customers get to the market with superior products in time and on budget.”
WT11 is designed for products that need medium range and high capacity wireless connections including Point-of-Sale systems, bar code and RFID scanners, medical measurement and data transfer systems, automotive inspection and measurement systems, and special purpose PDAs and PCs.
About Bluegiga Technologies, Inc.
Bluegiga Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cutting-edge Bluetooth-based wireless communication platforms. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Finland, the European hotbed of wireless technology, Bluegiga is strategically positioned to deliver its products globally through the extensive network of qualified distributors and value added resellers to original equipment manufacturers and system integrator. Bluegiga is the innovator of Bluetooth multi-radio access server products having seamless co-existence with other wired and wireless technologies, BluRoamTM, the unique roaming technology for Bluetooth devices and iWRAPTM, the easy-to-use Bluetooth control interface. Bluegiga, with its expertise in the Bluetooth technology, has been a contributing member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group since the company inception. For more information, please visit https://www.bluegiga.com.
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