Datasheet for Qualcomm Atheros AR3012

The Only Bluetooth Solution Optimized for Computing Applications

AR3012 Product Overview
The Qualcomm AR3012 is a highly integrated, all-CMOS, single-chip solution specifically designed for PC applications. The Qualcomm AR3012 supports both the Bluetooth 4.0 + HS specification versions. It includes a Bluetooth EDR radio, a 32-bit Tensilica CPU, USB 2.0 interface, two 1.2v voltage regulators for analog and digital circuit, auxiliary serial Flash interface, on board PLL, and on board RAM/ROM. AR3012 also utilizes Qualcomm Universal Wireless Cooperation™ support for maximum performance with Qualcomm WLAN combo design.
The Qualcomm AR3012 supports the standard HCI USB interface, which makes it compatible with any upper layer Bluetooth® stack. Microsoft software is available for Win7, Vista, and XP. Linux BlueZ is also well supported.
AR3012 utilizes a small, cost-effective 5 mm x 5 mm Quad Flatpack No lead (QFN) package. A Bluetooth Qualification Body (BQB) certified reference design is available to customers for quick turn system integration. Qualcomm provides a complete Bluetooth software solution.