Renesas DA14592: Compact Bluetooth LE SoC for IoT and Tracking

Renesas Electronics Corporation released the DA14592 Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) System-on-Chip (SoC), designed for power efficiency and compactness with a multi-core structure. The SoC is versatile, suitable for applications like medical devices, asset tracking, human interface devices, metering, PoS readers, and crowd-sourced location tracking. Notable for its low radio power consumption, the DA14592 achieves 2.3mA radio transmit current and 1.2mA radio receive current. It introduces a new low-power mode and supports ultra-low hibernation current (90nA) for extended battery life. Active current is minimized at 34µA/MHz for processing-intensive tasks. The DA14592 requires only six external components and eliminates the need for a sleep mode crystal in most cases. Compact package sizes (WLCSP: 3.32mm x 2.48mm, FCQFN: 5.1mm x 4.3mm) enhance appeal, and integrated features include a high-precision ADC, up to 32 GPIOs, and QSPI for external memory expansion.

The DA14592MOD module streamlines Bluetooth LE implementation, integrating all necessary components. Renesas plans to provide reference designs using DA14592 and DA14592MOD, enabling global product location using smartphones. This approach aims to simplify regulatory certifications, reducing development costs and accelerating time-to-market for interested customers.

Features

• Low Power Consumption
• High-precision, sigma-delta ADC
• DA14592MOD Module
• Multi-core architecture (Cortex-M33, Cortex-M0+)
• Bluetooth LE solution
• Ultra-low hibernation current 90nA

Application

• Connected Medical Devices
• Asset Tracking
• General IoT Applications
• Point of Sale (PoS) Readers
• Crowd-Sourced Location Tracking

Availability

The DA14592 is in mass production. For details on Renesas' development kits, support, and the no-licensing fees product line tester, contact Renesas or visit renesas.com/DA14592.