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June 14, 2016
Easy-to-Use Built-in Antenna Type Leading the Industry in Compactness and Low Power *
Alps Electric Develops and Commences Mass Production of “UGMZ2AA” Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module with Built-in Antenna Type
Looking to play a role in enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) for connecting all kinds of items to the Internet, Alps Electric has developed the low-power UGMZ2AA Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module with Built-in Antenna. Mass production is already underway.
A wide range of devices and services recently introduced to the market make use of IoT technology and their spread continues.
Communication modules are essential for connecting IoT devices to the Internet. Devices powered by
batteries or button cells, in particular, increasingly employ communication modules conforming to low-power
communication standard Bluetooth® SMART.
Parts inside devices must also be compact and
power-efficient as products become ever smaller and more sophisticated.
Addressing these issues, Alps Electric has developed and started mass production of the UGMZ2AA
Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module.
The module has a built-in antenna and is among the smallest
and has one of the lowest power consumption levels in the industry.
The new series has compact dimensions of 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm, achieved using RF circuit design and
precision processing technologies accumulated by Alps Electric over many years. The module also has an originally
designed antenna circuit pattern on the top of the unit in a single package.
This omits the need for end
product manufacturers to separately prepare an antenna, thereby helping to reduce the workload during equipment
develop and design.
Power consumption is low at 5.1mA (0.6μA in sleep mode), making the module ideal for devices running off a button cell or other battery.
This UGMZ2AA has been mounted in the Alps’ Sensor Network Module Evaluation Kit is multi-function sensor module for acquisition and transmission of motion and environmental data. 6-axis (Geomag+Accel), pressure, temperature and humidity, and ambient light sensors plus a Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module UGMZ2AA in a single package. At one data transmission per minute, the module will run for around one year off a button cell.
Features
- Compact dimensions: 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm
- Built-in antenna helps reduce the workload during equipment development and design
- Low power consumption at 5.1mA (sleep: 0.6μA)
- Technical Conformity (Giteki) Mark, FCC and CE certification
Principal Applications
IoT devices, wearable computers, pen type devices, healthcare devices, energy management system (xEMS) devices
Planned Release
| Mass production: | From March 2016 |
| Sample price | ¥1,000 (Tax excluded) |
| Monthly output | 300,000 units (June 2016) |
| Development | Engineering Headquarters Furukawa Plant (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| Production | Production Headquarters Kakuda Plant (Kakuda City, Miyagi Prefecture) |
Specifications
| Series | UGMZ2AA |
| Bluetooth® version | Bluetooth® Smart Ver. 4.1 |
| Dimensions (W×D×H) | 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm |
| Power consumption | Rx: 5.1mA Sleep: 0.6μA |
| Built-in Crystal | Reference: 16MHz, Sub: 32.768kHz |
| Interface | UART, SPI, I2C |
About Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Alps Electric (Tokyo: 6770) is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality electronic components for mobile devices, home electronics, vehicles and industrial equipment. With the philosophy of “Perfecting the Art of Electronics” Alps Electric supplies over 40,000 different components to about 2,000 companies all over the world. For more information, visit http://www.alps.com.