Coming Soon: New Bluetooth Low Energy module provides strong set of security protection features

Panasonic is releasing the PAN1783, a new Bluetooth® 5.3 Low Energy (LE) module which integrates a comprehensive set of protection functions for securing wireless communications against intrusion or attack.  

The PAN1783 is based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 Bluetooth system-on-chip (SoC). This SoC features dual Arm® Cortex® -M33 cores, one operating as an application processor at up to 128 MHz with 1 Mbyte of Flash memory, and the other as a network processor operating at 64 MHz with 256 kbytes of Flash. This processing capability means that the PAN1783 can easily be used in stand-alone mode, eliminating the need for an external processor or microcontroller. 

Arm has loaded the Cortex-M33 cores with a rich set of security capabilities, such as a root-of-trust and secure key storage. In addition, Arm TrustZone® technology provides trusted execution by providing hardware isolation between secure and non-secure Flash, RAM, peripherals and GPIOs. The state-of-the-art Arm CryptoCell-312 provides hardware-accelerated cryptography. The module also offers a key management unit. 

The PAN1783, which complies with the specifications of the Bluetooth 5.3 standard, features isochronous channels and LE audio capability. Throughput is up to 2 Mbits/s. Other advanced Bluetooth features include advertising extensions, long range, and very low power consumption. The PAN1783 also supports angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD) direction-finding using Bluetooth signals. 

The PAN1783 supports Type 2 NFC-A operation for use in simplified pairing and payment solutions via an external antenna. 

The PAN1783 is available in two versions:

• The part number ENW89860A1KF has an integrated chip antenna
• The part number ENW89860C1KF has a bottom pad for connection of an external antenna