Adafruit Bluefruit LE SPI Friend - Bluetooth® Low Energy
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2633Would you like to add powerful and easy-to-use Bluetooth® Low Energy to your robot, art or other electronics project? Heck yeah! With Bluetooth® Low Energy now included in modern smart phones and tablets, its fun to add wireless connectivity. So what you really need is the new…
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19 other optionsChoose between BLE modules, XIAO wireless dev boards, UART/SPI bridge boards and debugging tools without assuming the Bluetooth label makes them interchangeable.
MDBT50Q-1M nRF52840 Based BLE Module visual previewMDBT50Q-1M nRF52840 Based BLE Module
nRF52840-based BLE 5.0 module with peripheral interfaces including GPIO, SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, PWM, ADC, NFC and USB. Treat as an embeddable module, not a plug-in carrier.
MDBT50Q-P1M nRF52840 Based BLE Module visual previewMDBT50Q-P1M nRF52840 Based BLE Module
Related nRF52840-based BLE 5.0 module variant. Likely same broad silicon family as MDBT50Q-1M, but antenna/package and layout details still need exact-page checks.
Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy - BLE Mini visual previewBluetooth 4.0 Low Energy - BLE Mini
Older Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Mini board. Useful as a BLE breakout/prototype board, not a drop-in replacement for an nRF52840 module.
Bluetooth 4.0 Motherboard visual previewBluetooth 4.0 Motherboard
BLE 4.0 2.4 GHz motherboard/development carrier with I/O expansion connectors and multiple interfaces. A support board, not a compact BLE module.
$8.99
nRF52840 Bluetooth® Low Energy Module with USB visual previewnRF52840 Bluetooth® Low Energy Module with USB
nRF52840 BLE module with USB support. Same broad Nordic BLE family as MDBT50Q-style modules, but footprint, antenna, bootloader and certification details must be checked before substitution.
$12.95
Nordic nRF52840 BLE Module (MDBT50Q-1MV2) visual previewNordic nRF52840 BLE Module (MDBT50Q-1MV2)
Raytac MDBT50Q-1MV2 nRF52840 BLE module from SparkFun. Related to other MDBT50Q/nRF52840 modules, but use the exact package and antenna variant from the source page.
$8.95
nRF52832 Bluetooth® Low Energy Module visual previewnRF52832 Bluetooth® Low Energy Module
nRF52832 BLE module. Same broad Nordic BLE direction as nRF52840 modules, but lower/different silicon family and not a blind drop-in replacement.
$9.95
Adafruit Bluefruit LE UART Friend - Bluetooth® Low Energy visual previewAdafruit Bluefruit LE UART Friend - Bluetooth® Low Energy
Bluefruit LE UART Friend. Useful when the design wants a UART-connected BLE breakout; not interchangeable with SPI, USB dongle or bare module formats without wiring/firmware review.
$17.50
Adafruit Bluefruit LE Shield - Bluetooth® LE for Arduino visual previewAdafruit Bluefruit LE Shield - Bluetooth® LE for Arduino
Bluefruit LE Shield for Arduino. Arduino shield form factor; convenient for compatible Arduino boards, but mechanically different from compact BLE modules and friends.
$19.95
Bluno Bee - Turn Arduino to a Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) Ready Board visual previewBluno Bee - Turn Arduino to a Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) Ready Board
Bluno Bee BLE board for XBee-style sockets and Arduino workflows. Treat as a carrier/module class, not a direct substitute for bare BLE modules.
$9.90
Bluetooth V4.0 HM-11 BLE Module - Seeed Studio visual previewBluetooth V4.0 HM-11 BLE Module - Seeed Studio
HM-11 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE module. Older BLE module class; compare UART/AT firmware, voltage and pinout before replacing Bluefruit or nRF52 modules.
Beetle BLE - The smallest Arduino Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) visual previewBeetle BLE - The smallest Arduino Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE)
Arduino-compatible Bluetooth 4.0 BLE board based on the DFRobot Beetle BLE listing. Useful as a tiny controller board, not a replacement for bare nRF52 modules or USB/SPI/UART bridge boards.
€17.53
Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 visual previewSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840
XIAO-format nRF52840 BLE dev board with onboard antenna and battery-charging support. Related to nRF52840 module designs, but the XIAO pinout, bootloader and board hardware make it a board-level redesign.
€11.48
Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 Sense visual previewSeeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 Sense
XIAO nRF52840 Sense adds onboard sensing hardware such as microphone and 6-axis IMU. Treat it as a tinyML/sensing dev board, not the same part as the base XIAO nRF52840.
€17.29
XIAO MG24 - Matter Native over Thread / BLE 5.3 visual previewXIAO MG24 - Matter Native over Thread / BLE 5.3
XIAO MG24 board for Matter-native over Thread plus BLE 5.3 designs. It belongs in the XIAO wireless dev-board family but is not firmware-equivalent to nRF52840 BLE boards.
€8.82
XIAO MG24 Sense - Matter Native over Thread / BLE 5.3 visual previewXIAO MG24 Sense - Matter Native over Thread / BLE 5.3
XIAO MG24 Sense variant for Matter/Thread/BLE designs with extra onboard sensing. Similar board outline to MG24, but sensor payload and firmware target still need exact-design review.
€11.85
Seeed Tiny BLE - BLE + 6DOF Mbed Platform visual previewSeeed Tiny BLE - BLE + 6DOF Mbed Platform
Tiny BLE / nRF51822-era BLE plus 6DOF mbed platform board. Treat as a legacy dev-board option, not a drop-in for nRF52840 or MG24 wireless platforms.
€24.19
Bluefruit LE Sniffer - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - Firmware Version 2 visual previewBluefruit LE Sniffer - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - Firmware Version 2
Bluefruit LE Sniffer for Bluetooth Low Energy packet inspection and debugging. Do not substitute it for an application BLE module or bridge board.
£24.60
Bluefruit LE Friend - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - v3.0 visual previewBluefruit LE Friend - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - v3.0
Bluefruit LE Friend is a USB-to-BLE bridge-style board. Useful for computer-to-BLE workflows, but not interchangeable with UART Friend, SPI Friend or embedded radio modules without interface changes.
£19.80
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