• Code Overview
  
  • iBeacon and SDK 2.1 Code Overview
  • WICED Smart BCM2073X Coding Tips from user maxsong...
  • WICED Smart Training videos, compliments of Macnica North America...
  • BCM92073X BLE Profile Configuration

• General Questions
  
  • BCM20732 questions
  • How to get started (coming from arduino)
  • What is difference between being connected versus paired?
  • Wiced Smart Software Runtime -- Lots of Questions
  • About BCM20737S
  • BCM20737s: NFC Reader or only TAG?

• Hardware Design between 2073X and External MCU

• Reference Design/Schematics
  
  • New iBeacon BCM20737 Reference Design
  • Experts Interview Video: Michael L. - IBCN BCM20737 Schematic Review
  • BCM20737TAG Board - Gerbers and Schematics

• Layout
  
  • BCM20732 layout options
  • BCM20737S input capacitors and placement
  • BCM20732S layout
  • Are pullup resistors always needed on 20732 SCL and SCA pins?
  • Exact Location of internal PIFA Antenna on BCM20737S
  • 20732S XTAL (32KHz)

• General
  
  • WICED Smart Video BLOG: SDK 2.1 Smart Designer Tool Walk-Thru
  • WICED Smart BCM92073X GATT DB Operation
  • Lots of questions.. L2CAP/GATT/GAP, etc
  • Multiple Notifications in an App...?
  • Support for very large characteristics

• Other
  • How to change the GATT database after init (bleapp_set_cfg) ?
  • Is pairing/encryption mandatory to allow a peer to write in GATT

• Advertising
  
  • Customizing Advertising on WICED Smart
  • Best way to rewrite advertisement data
  • Connectable vs. nonconnectable Advertisements.
  • How to change advertisement interval after init?
  • Advertising during connection
  • bleprofile_notifyAdvPacketTransmissions doesn't work.

• Callback to modify single advertisments?
• About the bleprofile_GenerateScanRspData function?
• How to register callback for ADV events ?

• Scanning
  
  • Scan sometimes stops working
  • Scheduling of scan window and connection window

• Additional master/slave questions on BCM20736/7 family
• Re: How best to implement bulk data transport
• smp_bond_result 04
• Connection Event Callback API
• Connection Event Callback API (follow-on)
• Connection Interval and Connection Slave Latency
• When does bleprofile_sendNotification() actually send?
• Check if bleprofile_sendNotification() was successful
• Slow reconnection
• Sometimes connection not bonding

• Adding and removing master nodes to a whitelist running on a peripheral device

• General
  
  • BCM2073XS GPIO Basics
  • Can someone tutor me on GPIO usage?
  • GPIO Headers
  • BCM20732S PIN information
  • BCM2073xS (BCM20737S) GPIO bonding

• Interrupts
  • Access_tag_interrupt_handler
  • How to identify GPIO interrupt source pin?
  • Buttons in hello_sensor.c
  • How can I wake BCM20737S up by using GPIO interrupt?
  • How to disable interrupt?
  • GPIO in high impedance mode
  • Wake up on GPIO interrupt

• General
  
  • Information: Debug the BCM20732 Tag over HCI-UART using a COM port via USB on the PC
  • How to debug the board step by step?
  • Information: BCM20732S debug/trace capabilities through the HCI UART port
  • How do I interpret the extra tracing data ?
  • Testing Master and Slave Roles
  • How can I use ble_trace() for application debug?
  • How to get debug traces ?
  • WICED Sense debug with UART
  • How to disable 20737S SDK trace, BLE_TRACE_DISABLE?

• J-Link
  • WICED Smart J-Link Debugger
  • WICED Smart - Debugging Support Using a J-Link Probe Application Note

• BCM92073X TAG Power Supply Configurations
• Power level granularity in blecm_setTxPowerInConnection() and blecm_setTxPowerInADV()
• Current Draw and Advertising Timing on the WICED Sense (BCM20737S)
• how to reduce the power consumption when use puart ?
• BCM20737S Current Consumption Voltage Condition and more...
• [BC20636S] Power consumption advantages when using external oscillator

• BLE RF Testing Specification Introduction
• BLE RF Testing Setup Procedures

• General
  
  • WICED Smart Video BLOG: Experts Interview - Sleep Deep_Sleep and Advertising
  • Sleep Deep_Sleep Explanation and Techniques
  • WICED Smart Sleep/Deep-Sleep Explanation and Techniques Design Guide
  • BCM20736S Sleep Example Firmware
  • Questions sleep and deep sleep modes on BCM20737
  • GPIO Interrupt State after Deep Sleep

• Entering Sleep
  
  • How to enter HIDOFF?  How to detect if the request is not honored?
  • Putting '20732S into sleep or deep sleep mode
  • BCM20736S HIDOFF problem
  • Problem with sleep mode
  • Sleep Mode on 20736S

• Waking From Sleep
  • Boot Time of WICED Smart Tag Board (BCM20737)
  • GPIO state in deep sleep
  • For wake on GPIO interrupts, please look under GPIO->Interrupt
    

• WICED™ Smart Hardware Interfaces
• BCM20736S I2C, PUART and SPI comms
• SPI1 access or send command to flash in application level.

• Memory:
  • BCM20732 Memory Map Architecture
  • BCM92073X TAG Memory and Programming Configurations
  • WICED Smart BCM92073X I2C EEPROM Emulation Porting Guide
  • WICED Smart BCM92073X EEPROM and SFLASH Layout
  • WICED Smart BCM92073X NVRAM Access
  • Memory size limits on 20732?
  • BCM20732S NVRAM Size
  • nvram: number of locations to write to
  • BCM20736S I2C, PUART and SPI comms
  • It seems that I can not read the data is stored in NVRAM before the last power off.
  • Layout of VS1 in the EEPROM
  • Re: Accessing the 512 kb (64 kB) EEPROM in the 20737S module

• PWM:
  • LED with PWM
  • Different Frequencies for PWM
  • How many PWM channels available in BCM20732S ?
  • BCM92073x periodic interrupt rate
  • How to turn on LED

• ADC:
  • BCM20732S ADC Configuration
  • Questions related to the ADC implementation on the BCM2073XS...
  • ADC on BCM20732

• UART:
  • Information: Programming your BCM20732S-based board from an onboard UART header
  • UART does not receive
  • UART Routines
  • BCM20732S based boards sometimes develop UART failure
  • Spec for uploading firmware to the BCM20732S via HCI UART?
  • puart_write() crashing on BCM20736?
  • Peripheral UART missing bytes
  • Problem with UART watermarks
  • PUART RTS/CTS Hardware Flow Control
  • What are the PUART FIFO Rx interrupt threshold settings?
  • Need clarification on PUART RTS/CTS flow control support

• I2C:
  • I2C Discussion
  • BCM20736S recovery problem - SDA high does not enter recovery mode
  • How can I use i2c in BCM20737S?

• SPI:
  • SPI on BCM920732TAG
  • Spi Debug
  • SPI flow control

• Timer in 2073x
• BCM20737S Timer Module

• Software/Usage
  
  • appFineTimer
  • FineTimer
  • What is the best way to set an application timer to fire?
  • how to config RTC use external 32.768?
  • Re: How to use real time tick clock?
  • rtc_sample bricks our BCM20736S-based board
  • Turning off the timers in BCM20736S
  • Hello_client/blecen Timer Callback Questions

• Watchdog Timer
  • How can I get bcm20732s reset reason?
  • Increasing/Disabling the watchdog timer

• Crystal
  • Explanation of Crystal Warmup Issue
  • Crystal warm-up work-around video...
  • 32kHz Crystal Spec?
  • Internal vs. External Oscillator

• RTC
  • rtc_RtcTime2Sec() returns wrong seconds when RtcTime.year is 2016
  • How to use real time tick clock?
  • rtc_sample bricks our BCM20736S-based board
  • how to config RTC use external 32.768?

• Watchdog Timer
  • Increasing/Disabling the watchdog timer
  • How can I get bcm20732s reset reason?

• Hardware Timer
  • How to use 100us interval timer?
  • Hardware Timer (hw_timer.h) usage
  • HW Timer in 2073x
  • Timer in 2073x
  • Wiced Sense hardware timer example
  • Wiced Sense hardware timer example (part 2)

• WICED Smart BCM92073X OTA Firmware Upgrade (1)
• WICED Smart BCM92073X OTA Firmware Upgrade (2)
• How to do OTA: Step by Step with PDF
• SOTAFU for Android and iOS
• Why error occur when I open WsOtaUpgrade.exe?
• Why error occur when I open WsOtaUpgrade.exe? (continued)
• Issue with using Windows OTA upgrade app

• How to recover BCM20736S on custom board?

Security:

• Encryption API
• How to operate RSA in BCM20737S & BCM20737S document
• Update on RSA and/or app note for BCM20737?
• BCM20736S and RSA
• RSA Document
• BCM20737S: LE security mode1 level3/4 supported?

• Programming manufacturing data during production
• Do I need to register separately with the Bluetooth SIG to use the Bluetooth logo in my product?

• BD_ADDR - how do you get one?
• BD_ADDR: Changing BCM20737 Board Address for Production
• Changing BD_ADDR from the application
• Video Link : 1216

• Programming the TAG2/TAG3 Board using command line tools
• BCM20732S refuses to program
• cgs.exe and ChipLoad.exe

• WICED Smart BCM92073X Generate Your Own UUID

• Broadcom BCM20732S/BCM20736S/BCM20737S Regulatory Approvals
• Certification from Bluetooth SIG
• 20732S regulatory certification
• More questions regarding FCC certification on the BCM2073XS Product
• FCC Certification Flow for Broadcom module products
• FCC approval for BCM20736S

Michael L. takes us through a Schematic Review of the iBCN BCM20737 Reference Design.

Thank you Michael.

WICED Smart Documents & Downloads

The schematic is located:

iBeacon BCM20737 Reference Design Schematic (PDF)

The Gerbers are listed here:

iBeacon BCM20737 Reference Design Gerber Files

He discusses:

1. The Baseband section of the BCM20737
2. Recovery Process
3. Common mistakes he has seen from designers
4. Decoupling Caps for the Pins and RF section

Video Link : 1142

Let us know if you have any questions

Thank you

JT