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November 6, 2023
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STM32 Bluetooth Classic MCU

  • November 6, 2023
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Hi, I am wondering if you can get STM32 MCU with integrated Bluetooth Classic as the only examples I have found (Like WB55) are all bluetooth low energy? 

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Best answer by STTwo-32

Hello @Linkpad 

ST is integrating the last BLE Technologie in the STM32WB series and specially in the STM32WBA series which include High data rate, long range, High output power and a Low-power messaging capability. I think that you can run almost all possible BLE applications using one of our MCUs. you can give as your project specification, and we may can guide you to a product that can do the job.

Best Regards.

STTwo-32

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ST Technical Moderator
November 6, 2023

Hello @Linkpad 

ST is integrating the last BLE Technologie in the STM32WB series and specially in the STM32WBA series which include High data rate, long range, High output power and a Low-power messaging capability. I think that you can run almost all possible BLE applications using one of our MCUs. you can give as your project specification, and we may can guide you to a product that can do the job.

Best Regards.

STTwo-32

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Andrew Neil
Super User
July 22, 2024

Sorry to wake an old thread, but this has come up a few times recently:

 


@STTwo-32 wrote:

HI think that you can run almost all possible applications using one of our MCUs.


But not if your application needs to do Bluetooth Classic !

At the time of writing, with very few exceptions, that means pretty much anything with BT audio:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-wireless/stm32wba55g-dk1-not-compatible-with-all-mobiles/td-p/700344

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-wireless/audio-on-stm32wb55cg/m-p/694244/highlight/true#M20065 

 

Another example would be the Classic Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP):

https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/serial-port-profile-1-1/

(There is no standard "serial port" profile for BLE - but plenty of proprietary implementations)

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STTwo-32
ST Technical Moderator
July 22, 2024

I can confirm this. Thank you so much for this feedback @Andrew Neil . I've already mentioned that it implements BLE technologie.

Best Regards.

STTwo-32 

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