ST’s BlueNRG portfolio offers various low-cost BLE solutions from the basic network processor to single-core Wireless SoC application processors as well as chipsets and modules. This reference guide aims to help developers understand which BlueNRG solution best addresses their needs and constraints.

• System architecture: BLE add-on to an existing product? New BLE design?

• Application features: Power consumption? Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) capability? Data rate?

• Application integration: Chipset scalability and module approach?

• Application topology: Point-to-point BLE? BLE Mesh? Simple radio communication at 2.4 GHz?