Based on Toshiba’s TC35680 chip controller, the PAN1762 is the latest RF module from Panasonic that is now available from Mouser. The low power Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.0 module is designed for used in the IoT, beacon and mesh networks to transmit large amounts of data wirelessly.

The single-chip controller has an Arm Cortex-M0 core with a serial wire debug (SWD) interface and 128kbytes of flash memory. It has a serial power profile (SPP) in addition to standard Bluetooth LE profiles. Choices of operation are host mode and a standalone mode that eliminates the need for an external processor. An AT command mode is coming soon, says the distributor.