IS1870

Microchip's IS1870 BLE ICs are designed for App-enabled accessories and IoT (Internet of Things) through Bluetooth® LE connectivity. It is available in the 2.4GHz ISM band radio, and is certified to Bluetooth Core Specification Version 5.0.

The IS1870 allows customers to finish their design faster and more efficiently. It combines both the transceiver and baseband functions to decrease the external components. In addition, the free Bluetooth stack firmware is provided enabling products to quickly become embedded Bluetooth LE solution. For portable and wearable applications, the product's optimized power design minimizes current consumption for extended battery life and minimal package size.

The BM-70-PICtail or BM70 modules are recommended for evaluation. Please contact your authorized Microchip representative if IC samples are required.

Firmware Release Summary, see Software Release Notes for details:

FW 2.04 (online only) - fixed ANSII vulnerabilities and other bugs for IS1870, IS1871, BM70, BM71.

BM70BLEx1FC2-0B05BA - FW 2.03 is a maintenance release for IS1870, IS1871, BM70, and BM71. Firmware version 2.0.3 adds new features/ removes limitations in previous release 1.11 and fixes Sweyntooth vulnerability.

BM70BLEx1FC2-0B04AA - FW 1.11 - Fixes bug with invalid Bluetooth address. Refer to Errata document for more information.

BM70BLEx1FC2-0B03AA - FW 1.06 - Added support for the BM71 among other bug fixes.

BM70BLEx1FC2-0002AA - FW 1.03 - Initial Release.