Bluefruit LE USB Friend - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 v1.0 - Adafruit 2267

The board with the BLE Bluetooth module and the USB A plug controlled by the FTDI system. The device can be connected directly to the USB slot of the computer.  In the operating system, it appears as a virtual serial COM port.

Bluetooth 4.0 as a traditional USB adapter is not supported by Windows 7 operating system. In addition, the product from Adafruit gives direct access to data via COM port, without using additional apps.

• The possibility to connect to the computer via USB, data is transmitted via emulated COM port
• Driver: Bluetooth Nordic nRF51822 system
• The module is compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 BLE
• It works with Android and iOS (app source code)
• It supports the GATT mode andthe AT commands
• It is equipped with 4 LEDs for monitoring: the connection, read mode, and the RX and TX pins
• It has the JTAG SWD connector for programming

• Supply voltage: 5 V from USB port
• The module is visible in the system as the emulated UART
• The dimensions of the board: 18 x 7 mm
• Weight: 7 g approx.

• The website of the manufacturer: Adafruit 2267
• User manual of Bluefruit LE Friend
• Standard of AT commands
• An example of the project "Physical Web"