Departments:
  1. Electrical Engineering
  2. Electronics Engineering
  3. Mechatronics Engineering
Modules:
  1. HC-06
Softwares:
  1. Proteus
introduction to HC-06, hc-06 pinout, hc-06
Hello friends, I hope you all are doing great. In today's tutorial, we are gonna have a look at detailed Introduction to HC-06. HC-06 is a class 2 slave Bluetooth module designed for serial communication. Once it is paired to a master Bluetooth device such as PC, smartphones, and tablet, its operations become easier to the user. It sends and receives data in a bidirectional manner. HC-06 is used in different devices which works on Bluetooth for sending and receiving data. In today's post, we will have look at its pinout, working, circuit diagram, protocol, etc. I will also share some links of projects where I have interfaced it with Arduino and some other microcontroller. Friends if you have any questions please ask in comments I will try my best to solve your problems and I will give you a comprehensive answer. So let's start with basic Introduction to HC-06: 
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HC-06 Bluetooth Module

  • HC-06 is a Bluetooth module which is designed to work on serial communication. When we paired it with Bluetooth working devices such as smarts phones and tablet, its use becomes easier for device users.
  • Its working depends on the wireless system, for sending and receiving data, it uses transceiver module RS 232 TTL. We do not use any cable for sending and receiving data for this module.
  • The main feature of this Bluetooth module is that it can easily achieve serial wireless data transmission protocol.
  • The frequency band at which it operates is 2.4 GHz ISM frequency.
  • HC-06 adopts famous 2.0+EDR Bluetooth standard. The benefit of this standard is that data can be sent in less time interval. It can send data in 0.5 seconds of an interval. By this feature, the workload on Bluetooth chip can be reduced and a large amount of data can be sent in small time.

introduction to HC-06, hc-06 pinout, hc-06

Lets discuss some parameters and pin configuration.
PIN Name PIN No  Description Pad type Note
GND 13 21 22 Ground pot.  Vss
1V8 14 Integrated 1.8 V (+) supply with On-chip linear regulator output within 1.7-1.9 V. Vdd
AIO0. 9 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
AIO1 10 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO0 23 Programmable input/output line, control output for LNA (if fitted) Bi-Directional RX EN
PIO1 24 Programmable input/output line, control output for PA(if fitted) Bi-Directional TX EN
PIO2 25 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO3 26 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO4 27 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO5 28 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO6 29 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional CLK_REQ
PIO7 30 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional CLK_OUT
PIO8 31 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO9 32 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional  
PIO10 33 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
PIO11 34 Programmable input/output line. Bi-Directional
RESETB 11   CMOS Input with weak intemal pull-down
UART_RTS 4 UART request to send, active low. CMOS output, tri-stable with weak internal pull-up
UART_CTS 3 UART clear to send, active low. CMOS input with weak internal pull-down
UART_RX 2 UART Data input. CMOS input with weak internal pull-down
UART_TX 1 UART Data output. CMOS output, Tri-stable with weak internal pull-up
SPI_MOSI 17 Serial peripheral interface data input. CMOS input with weak internal pull-down
SPI_CSB 16 Chip select for the serial peripheral interface, active low CMOS input with weak internal
Vcc 12   3.3V
  Lets discuss pinout of HC-06.

HC-06 PINOUT

  • There is four main pinout of HC-06, now we discuss each one by one and their function.
    • Vcc: This pin is used for input supply. At this pin, we provide an input voltage to HC-06.
    • GND: This pin use for ground.
    • TXD: By this pin, data is transmitted by the serial interface.
    • RXD: The purpose of this pin is to receive data by a serial interface.
  • For better understanding lets have a look at the pinout diagram of HC-06.
    hc-06 pinout hc-06 introduction, hc-06
Let's discuss some features of HC-06.

Features of HC-06

  • These are some features of HC-06.
    • Bluetooth protocol which we connect with it is Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR.  2.0+ EDR is a standard Bluetooth protocol which is used.
    • It is at the Bluetooth class 2 power level.
    • USB protocol used for it is USB v 1.1/2.0.
    • The frequency on which it operates is a 2.4 GHz ISM frequency band.
    • The modulation mode which is used in this module is Gauss frequency Shift Keying.
    • Its transmitting power is = 4 dBm.
    • Its sensitivity rate is =-84 dBm at 0.1% Bit Error Rate.
    • The speed at which it transmits data is 2.1 Mbps (Max)/160 kbps (Asynchronous) and 1 Mbps/1 Mbps (Synchronous).
    • The Safety feature which it provides is authentication and encryption.
    • Its supported configuration is based on Bluetooth serial port (major and minor).
    • Its supply voltage is 3.3 V DC  and operating current is 50 mA.
    • Its operating temperature is 20 to 55?.
    • The weight of this module is 4g.
    • The dimensions of this module are 36.5*16 mm.
    • Its Default baud rate is 9600.
    • This module can also be used in SMD.
    • This module is made through ROHS process.
    • Board of this module PIN is half hole size.
    • It based upon CSR BC 04 Bluetooth technology.
    • It has a high-performance wireless transceiver system.
    • It is a Low-Cost module.
    • It has the external 8 Mbit flash.
    • It has a built-in 2.4 GHz antenna, the user does not need a test antenna.
Now, let's discuss the HC-06 Application:

Application of HC-06

These are some applications of HC-06
  • HC-06 is a Bluetooth module, it is used in different electronic devices such as a mobile, laptop, personal computer, etc.
  • It can also use in different industrial projects for sending and receiving data, Let's see pictures of HC-06 use in projects.
I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial on the HC-06 module.  If you need any help about this module, please ask in comments. Will meet you guys in the next tutorial. Till then take care.....