SWRU271I October 2010 – January 2020 CC2540 , CC2540T , CC2541 , CC2541-Q1 , CC2640R2F
The beginning Version 4.0 of the Bluetooth standard allows for two systems of wireless technology:
The Bluetooth Low Energy protocol was created to transmit very small packets of data at a time, while consuming significantly less power than BR/EDR devices.
Devices that can support BR/EDR and Bluetooth Low Energy are referred to as dual-mode devices. Typically in a Bluetooth system, a mobile phone or laptop computer will be a dual-mode device. Devices that only support Bluetooth Low Energy are referred to as single-mode devices. These single-mode devices are used for application in which low power consumption is a primary concern, such as those that run on coin-cell batteries.