BC401HZ-01-73P module based on Beken BK7258 for Advanced Wi-Fi 6 & Bluetooth 5.4 for Secure IoT Applications

The BC401HZ-01-73P module, powered by the Beken BK7258 chip, is a high-performance wireless solution for next-generation IoT devices. It combines Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 LE in a single, highly integrated package, enabling faster data rates, improved network capacity, and robust device pairing.

Built around a powerful 32-bit ARM MCU BK7258, it delivers the processing power and extensive peripherals needed for advanced applications like IP cameras, smart HMIs, and access control systems. With its dedicated IoT Platform Security Suite (IPSS), the module provides a top-secret execution environment, ensuring state-of-the-art cryptography and system security for your most sensitive devices.

Designed for efficiency, the BK7258M core uses ultra-low power process technology to minimize consumption without compromising on performance or integrated security.

Features

Wi-Fi

• IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax 1×1 compliant

• 20/40 MHz channel bandwidth for 2.4 GHz

• Supports downlink Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (DL MU-MIMO)

• Supports Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

• Supports Target Wake Time (TWT)

• TX and RX Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) support for extended range

• WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal support for enhanced security

• Operating modes: STA and SoftAP

• Concurrent SoftAP + STA

• Integrated Bluetooth/Wi-Fi coexistence (PTA)

• TX power up to +20 dBm

• RX sensitivity -98 dBm

Bluetooth Low Energy

• Bluetooth 5.4 Low Energy (LE)

• Supports Bluetooth Low Energy 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, and long range (125 kbps and 500 kbps)

• Supported Bluetooth Low Energy features: LE Audio, Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) direction finding, 2 Mbps, advertising extensions, and long range

• Supports an antenna array with up to 16 antennas for precise positioning

Core

• ARMv8-M Star (M33F) MCU at up to 480 MHz:

– Double-precision floating-point unit (FPU)

– 16 KB ITCM + 16 KB DTCM

– Embedded TrustZone

– Supports DSP instructions with SIMD

– 3.84 CoreMark/MHz

• UART flash download

• Serial Wire Debug (SWD) interface

Memory

• Flash up to 16 MB

• PSRAM up to 16 MB

• 640 KB Share SRAM

• 64 KB ROM

• eFuse

Clock Management

• External oscillators: 26 MHz crystal oscillator (XTALH), 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator (XTALL)

• Internal oscillators: 32 kHz ring oscillator (ROSC), 26–360 MHz digitally controlled oscillator (DCO)

• 320/480 MHz PLL (DPLL)

• Audio PLL (APLL)

Power Management

• 2.0 to 4.35 V VBAT supply

• On-chip Power-On Reset (POR) and Brown-Out Detector (BOD)

• Embedded buck (DC-DC) converters and LDO regulators

• Low power consumption:

– Active mode RX: 17.5 mA

– Sleep mode: 43 μA

– Deep sleep mode: 16 μA

– Shutdown mode: 2.5 μA

Peripherals

• 56 GPIOs

• 2x SPI

• 2x QSPI

• 3x UART: 1 with hardware flow control and flash download support

• 1x Smart Card controller

• 1x SDIO

• 2x I2C

• 1x high-speed USB2.0 (HS)

• 1x CAN controller with CAN FD

• 1x LIN controller

• 2x general-purpose DMA controller (GDMA), each with 8 channels

• 1x DMA2D controller

• 1x rotation module

• 2x scaling module

• 1x display controller supporting RGB and 8080 interfaces

• 1x segment LCD controller for up to 8 x 28 segments

• 1x JPEG hardware encoder

• 1x JPEG hardware decoder

• 1x 8-bit CIS DVP interface

• 1x 720p H.264 video encoder

• 1x Ethernet MAC interface

• 12x 32-bit PWM channel

• 3x I2S

• 1x four-band digital hardware equalizer

• 2x audio ADC

• 1x audio DAC

• 1x DMIC

• 1x SBC accelerator

• 12-bit AUX ADC, up to 11 channels

• 6x 32-bit general-purpose timer

• 2x watchdog timer

• 1x real-time counter (RTC)

• 1x IrDA

• 1x temperature sensor

• 1x touch sensor, up to 16 touch sensing I/Os

The datasheet of the module can be found here

For documentation and help, refer to our Knowledge Base section

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