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Wio Lite MG126

Wio Lite MG126 is a cost-effective SAMD21 based development board with the on-board MG126 Bluetooth Module. SAM D21 is an ARM Cortex-M0+ based microcontroller and the MG126 is a 2.4GHz single-mode Bluetooth transceiver module. The same with Wio Lite W600, this board is also compatible with Arduino zero( Used the same Arduino Core SAM D21) and has the same compatible form factor with Adafruit Feather series.

We break out the 3.3V I/O pins of SAM D21, SAM D21 chip has rich I / O resources, including 14 digital pins, 6 analog pins, 1 UART port, 1 I2C port, and 1 ICSP port. More and more boards in Seeed use type C interfaces to supply power and transmit data, so does the Wio Lite MG126. Meanwhile, there is a JST2.0 Li-Po battery port, you can use 3.5V or 4.2V Li-Po battery to power this board.

Now, let's talk about the Bluetooth Core, the MG126. MG126 is a 2.4GHz BLE RF transceiver with software configurable registers, embedded packet handling engine. It can work with ultra-low power. The Bluetooth air data rate of MG126 is 1Mbps and MG126 can talks with Arduino core at the speed of 4Mbps via the SPI interface.

Features

  • Arduino Zero Compatible/ Adafruit Feather Compatible
  • 2.4GHz ISM band operation with 2MHz channel spacing
  • 1Mbps air data rate
  • Ultra-low power

Specification

Parameter Value
Main Controller
Microcontroller SAM D21
Digital I/O Pins 14
Analog Input Channels 6
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
IO Input Voltage 3.3 V
SRAM 32 KB
Flash 256 KB
Maximum CPU Frequency 48 MHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Core MG126
Frequency Band 2.4GHz ISM
Data Rate 1Mbps air data rate
Communication with MCU SPI (Max. 4Mbps)
Transmitter Programmable output power: -28 ~ +4 dBm
without an external RF PA 20mA at 0dBm output power
Receiver Integrated channel filters
-85 dBm sensitivity
Programmable LNA gain
Antenna On-board PCB antenna
Max. Bluetooth Connect Distance 10 m
Others
Power Input Port USB Type C
JST2.0 Lipo Battery
Operating Voltage USB 5V
Battery 4.2 V
Recoverable fuse Protection current 1A
Battery Charge Current 400 mA

Hardware Overview

Tip

  • The PCB antenna should not be shielded by metal when it is mounted, otherwise it will cause the attenuation of the Bluetooth signal;
  • The positive and negative terminals of the battery are indicated on the back of the module. It is strictly prohibited to reverse the positive and negative terminals of the battery.

Getting Started

Before the start, please download the nRF Connect app from Google/Apple Store. nRF Connect is compatible with standard Bluetooth protocol functions, all examples are tested based on this app.

Hardware

Materials required

  • Wio Lite Mg126 x1
  • Computer x1
  • USB typc cable x1
  • Jumper x1

Tip

Some USB cables can only supply power and cannot transfer data. If you don't have a usb cable or don't know if your usb cable can transmit data, you can check Seeed USB type C support USB 3.1.

Connect the Wio Lite MG126 to your computer via the USB cable.

Software

  • Step 1. You need to Install an Arduino Software.

Launch the Arduino application

Double-click the Arduino application (arduino.exe) you have previously downloaded.

Note

If the Arduino Software loads in a different language, you can change it in the preferences dialog. See the Arduino Software (IDE) page for details.

  • Step 2. Add the Wio Lite MG126 Board into Arduino IDE

Open your Arudino IDE, click on File > Preferences, and copy the following url to Additional Boards Manager URLs

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Seeed-Studio/Seeed_Platform/master/package_seeeduino_boards_index.json

Click on Toos > Board > Board Manager. Search the board by name, just search the key word Seeeduino_Wio_Lite_MG126 and install the corresponding board.

  • Step 3. Select your board and port
    You'll need to select the entry in the Tools > Board menu that corresponds to your Arduino. Selecting the Wio Lite MG126.

Select the serial device of the Arduino board from the Tools | Serial Port menu. This is likely to be COM3 or higher (COM1 and COM2 are usually reserved for hardware serial ports). To find out, you can disconnect your Arduino board and re-open the menu; the entry that disappears should be the Arduino board. Reconnect the board and select that serial port.

Attention

You may not find the MG126 examples in the File > Examples tab before you select the wio Lite MG126 board. When you select the board, the examples will appear here.

  • Step 4. Open the demo

Click on File > Examples > Examples for Seeeduino Wio Lite MG126 > wio_lite_ble >example >analog_output.

Attention

It is important to note that since the arduino IDE is temporarily incompatible with static libraries (our Bluetooth protocol stack is compiled into a static library), the following configuration needs to be changed when the example uses the Bluetooth library.

  1. Open the platform.txt file in the folder:
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 C:\Users\$(USER_NAME)\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\Seeeduino\hardware\Seeeduino_Wio_Lite_BLE\1.0.0\platform.txt
  1. Go to line 75 and line 76.
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##recipe.c.combine.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd}"  "-L{build.path}" {compiler.c.elf.flags} {compiler.c.elf.extra_flags} "-T{build.variant.path}/{build.ldscript}" "-Wl,-Map,{build.path}/{build.project_name}.map" --specs=nano.specs --specs=nosys.specs {compiler.ldflags} -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" {object_files} -Wl,--start-group {compiler.arm.cmsis.ldflags} -lm "{build.path}/{archive_file}" -Wl,--end-group

recipe.c.combine.pattern="{compiler.path}{compiler.c.elf.cmd}"  "-L{build.path}" {compiler.c.elf.flags} {compiler.c.elf.extra_flags} "-T{build.variant.path}/{build.ldscript}" "-Wl,-Map,{build.path}/{build.project_name}.map" --specs=nano.specs --specs=nosys.specs {compiler.ldflags} -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf" {object_files} {compiler.libraries.ldflags} -Wl,--start-group {compiler.arm.cmsis.ldflags} -lm "{build.path}/{archive_file}" -Wl,--end-group
  1. If the sample program has a Bluetooth library called, you need to add ## in front of line 75 (ie, comment the line), at the same time, you need to delete ## in front of line 76 (ie, uncomment). Conversely, if the Bluetooth library is not called, but the basic operation of the SAM D21 development board is used, the operation is reversed.

You can find 7 demos in this folder. The button/get_bat_vol demos do not use the bluetooth library, and the rest do.

Demo Name Function DeviceInfo
analog_output The analog value on the development board is obtained via Bluetooth and displayed on the mobile app. Wio_BLE_Analog
button Press onboard user button and print in the serial monitor.
echo_ble Bluetooth echo server, that is, the mobile phone receives the data sent by the development board. Wio_Lite_BLE
get_bat_vol Get the external battery voltage
rgb_led_matrix_control Control the Grove - RGB LED Matrix to display Wio_Led_matrix
serial_transparent_transmission The serial port data is transparently transmitted, that is, the data sent by the mobile phone will be sent from the serial port of the development board, and the data sent to the serial port of the development board will be sent to the mobile phone. Wio_Lite_Serial
temp_humidity get the information from Grove - I2C High Accuracy Temp&Humi Sensor (SHT35),and sent it to your phone. Wio_BLE_T&H
  • Step 5. Upload the program

Now, simply click the "Upload" button in the environment. Wait a few seconds and if the upload is successful, the message "Done uploading." will appear in the status bar.

When it is finished the information Done Uploading will Pop up in the lower left corner of Arduino IDE.

  • Step 6. Use the phone to connect MG126

Open the nRF Connect app, click on the SCANNER and search for the name of the DeviceInfo in the page. Different demos have different DeviceInfo, the and the corresponding DeviceInfo of analog_output is Wio_BLE_Analog.

So, please choose the Wio_BLE_Analog in the bluetooth device list. Tap CONNECT, then click Automation IO > Analog, and the value of A0 pin will be displayed.

Attention

Due to the caching function of Bluetooth, every time you modify the feature value of Bluetooth (that is, download the example using different Bluetooth functions), you need to clear the cache of the app once, also you need to restart the phone.

Function interface

WiFi function interface

    1. Bluetooth package class
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MG126_Ble  
    1. Initialize the Bluetooth protocol stack and turn on Bluetooth
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MG126_Ble .ble_init();
    1. Reporting messages via Bluetooth
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sconn_notifydata();

Only some common interfaces are listed here, and other interfaces can view example.

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Resouces

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