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# Silicon Labs BGM220 Explorer Kit

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** DEV-17588 · **Brand:** [Sparkfun](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia)
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The BGM220 Explorer Kit from Silicon Labs is an ultra-low cost, small form factor development and evaluation platform for the BGM220P Bluetooth® Module. The kit...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $33.25 (inc GST) — $30.23 AUD, exc GST
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## Description

The BGM220 Explorer Kit from Silicon Labs is an ultra-low cost, small form factor development and evaluation platform for the BGM220P Bluetooth® Module. The kit includes a mikroBUS™ socket and Qwiic connector, allowing users to add features to the kit with a large selection of off-the-shelf boards.

Programming the BGM220 Explorer Kit is easily done using a USB Micro-B cable and the on-board J-Link debugger. A USB virtual COM port provides a serial connection to the target application, and the Packet Trace Interface (PTI) offers invaluable debug information about transmitted and received packets in wireless links. The BGM220 Explorer Kit is supported in Simplicity Studio™ and a Board Support Package (BSP) is provided to give application developers a flying start.

Connecting external hardware to the BGM220 Explorer Kit can be done using the 20 breakout pads which present peripherals from the BGM220P Wireless Gecko such as I2C, SPI, UART and GPIOs. The mikroBUS socket allows inserting mikroBUS add-on boards which interface with the BGM220P through SPI, UART or I2C. The Qwiic connector can be used to connect hardware from the Qwiic Connect System through I2C.

**Features**

- Small Form Factor Kit 
    - EXP compatible breakouts
- Target device 
    - BGM220PC22HNA 
        - Secure Bluetooth 5.2 module
        - 76.8 MHz, ARM Cortex-M33 with 512 kB of flash and 32 kB RAM
        - Bluetooth 5.2 Radio with supported for direction finding and LE coded PHY 38.4 MHz HFXO crystal
    - 32.768 kHz LFXO crystal
    - 2.4 GHz matching network and a chip antenna
- On-board Board controller 
    - J-Link debugger 
        - SWD physical layer
    - Packet trace over UART/async protocol
    - Virtual COM with hardware flow control
- USB Micro-B connector for debug connection
- User interface features 
    - 1x button (with EM2 wake-up)
    - 1x LED
- Mini Simplicity Debug Connector (SLSDA001A compatible) with access to 
    - AEM
    - PTI
    - VCOM
    - SWD
- Third-party add-on connectors 
    - mikroBus socket
    - Qwiic connector

**Documents**

- [Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/ug465-brd4314a_2673626da43.pdf)
- [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.silabs.com/bluetooth/latest/general/getting-started#getting-started-with-bgm220-explorer-kit)
- Simplicity Studio 
    - [Windows Installer](https://www.silabs.com/documents/login/software/SimplicityStudio-5.iso)
    - [Mac Installer](https://www.silabs.com/documents/login/software/SimplicityStudio-5.dmg)
    - [Linux Installer](https://www.silabs.com/documents/login/software/SimplicityStudio-5.tgz)
- [Qwiic Info Page](https://www.sparkfun.com/qwiic)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/1/7/17545-bgm220_bluetooth_module_explorer_kit__bgm220-ek4314a_-01.jpg)