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Koshian 5 Bluetooth® 5.0 Module (konashi 5 Compatible) Overview

The Koshian series, an ultra-compact Bluetooth development kit for Makers, updates to Bluetooth 5.0 as "Koshian 5". This product also supports MESH, expanding new ways of using it. Koshian 5 is a Bluetooth module equipped with Silicon Labs' BGM13S22F256 (Technical Conformity Mark, FCC certified) and original firmware. By connecting Koshian 5 to Yukai Engineering's konashi 5 baseboard, you can easily expand the sensors and interfaces as konashi 5. By using Koshian 5, users can easily develop IoT products using Bluetooth 5.0 and MESH.

Product Specifications

Model MP-KSN005A
size 10.16mm x 21.5mm
Built-in Bluetooth® device

BGM13S22F512 SiP module (manufactured by Silicon Labs)

  • Bluetooth 5.0 compliant
  • Built-in antenna
communication interface

I2C、UART、SPI、PWM、GPIO、A/D

  • Note: Koshian 5 is not compatible with Koshian 3.0.
External connection connector DF40C-24DP-0.4V(51) 24pin (HIROSE) and end face through holes (1.27/2.54mm pin pitch) can be connected to breadboards and universal boards
firmware Original konashi 5 FW written

Original FW konashi 5 FW

  • Koshian 5 is based on the combination of Yukai Engineering's original konashi 5 FW and the development environment provided by the company.
  • For details on how to use the konashi 5 FW, please refer to the website of Yukai Engineering.
  • The above website has a manual that conforms to konashi pin assignments. When operating Koshian5 alone, please refer to the pin assignment table attached at the bottom of this page.

Koshian 5 on konashi 5 Base

  • Koshian 5 can also work as the main chip of Yukai Engineering konashi 5. The konashi 5 base board is equipped with sensors for temperature, humidity, illuminance, motion detection, acceleration, and gyro, and you can easily collect sensor data using the MESH function with a smartphone or RaspberryPi.
  • You can use Koshian 5 for prototyping small Bluetooth IoT devices, and konashi 5 for those who want to easily experience IoT using sensors.



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