SparkFun NanoBeacon Lite Board - IN100

The SparkFun IN100 NanoBeacon Lite Board offers the ubiquitous 2.4 GHz wireless low-energy BT beacon breakout with exceptionally low power consumption features and minimal programming required. The board features the IN100 NanoBeacon™ from InPlay™ that is compliant with several standard 2.4 GHz protocols and has several built-in configurable features for device behavior that can drastically reduce power consumption allowing for continuous operation in the field for multiple years even with a connected device. This board is a great option for wireless sensor monitoring, asset tracking, retail beacons or even making your own beacon tag for real-time location monitoring.

The IN100 can be powered by a single 3V coin cell battery so we've added a 12mm coin cell battery holder (CR1225 battery not included) to power the board. We've added a Qwiic connector to allow for easy integration into our ever-expanding Qwiic ecosystem. One side of the board breaks out the UART interface to a 0.1"-spaced through-hole header to connect a Serial Basic for serial communication. The other side breaks out four of the IN100's GPIO pins (4-7) as well as the two I/O power switch pins (SW0 and SW1). Lastly, we've included a "Notes" space on the back of the board for you to write any notes or labels to differentiate between different NanoBeacon boards at a glance.

This Lite version of this board is designed for prototyping applications for users to test in a development environment before integrating into full production. It includes a power LED and reset button on the board and does not include any pre-soldered headers. Users looking to integrate the IN100 Beacon Breakout into a production environment may want to consider getting the SparkFun NanoBeacon Board - INhttp://www.dash.co.il/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_109&product_id=5344100.

The InPlay NanoBeacon Config Tool allows for software-free programming of the IN100. This tool provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to select settings and configure the module removing any need to perform any tricky programming for advertising and pairing to send and receive data packets.

• IN100 NanoBeacon
  • 2.4GHz BT Beacon module
  • Supply Voltage Range: 1.1-3.6V
  • Ultra Low Power: < 650nA in Sleep Mode
  • Beacon Modes: Proprietary BT, Google™ Eddystone™, and Apple® iBeacon® compliant
• Through Hole Headers:
  • 3.3V UART
  • 4 GPIO
  • 2 Switch Pins
• Coin Cell Battery Holder
  • Fits a 3V CR1225 battery
• Reset Button
• Power LED
• 1x Vertical Qwiic Connector

SparkFun NanoBeacon Lite Board

• Schematic
• Eagle Files
• Board Dimensions
• Hookup Guide
• Qwiic Info Page
• GitHub Hardware Repository

IN100 NanoBeacon

• Datasheet
• NanoBeacon Config Tool User Guide
• NanoBeacon BLE Scanner Phone App
  • Android
  • iOS
• NanoBeacon Config Examples GitHub Repo