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title: InPlay IN100 NanoBeacon in action
description: The InPlay IN100 NanoBeacon in action with the Blecon Network
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# [InPlay IN100 NanoBeacon in action](https://www.blecon.net/blog/inplay-in100-nanobeacon-in-action)

 Written by [Simon Ford](https://www.blecon.net/blog/author/simon-ford) | Feb 25, 2023 10:19:14 PM

The IN100 NanoBeacon is a Bluetooth Low Energy transmit-only chip suitable for building low-cost active RFID and wireless sensor beacon applications.

 

The InPlay NanoBeacon is a Bluetooth Transmitter frontend coupled with FSM allowing it to deliver a very low-cost solution that can act as a basic Bluetooth Beacon.

Although it can not make connections, it can be configured as a Basic Beacon using Blecon's next generation beacon format to be detected by [Blecon Agent](https://www.blecon.net/agent) and the [Blecon Network](https://www.blecon.net/network).

The main features are the chip are:

- Bluetooth 5.3 compliant advertising payloads
- Optional I/O for interfacing with sensors and host MCU
- Operating voltage range of 1.1V~3.6V and low power operation
- Additional features like authentication and encryption features

The parts are already generally available now and come in under $0.50 @ 1k units:

- IN100-D1 ([Digikey](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/inplay/IN100-D1-R-RC1I/15652913)) - 2.5x2.5mm 8-WDFN 
- IN100-Q1 ([Digikey](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/inplay/IN100-Q1-R-RC1I/15652915)) - 3.0x3.0mm 18-WQFN

And a development kit is available that can be powered and programmed via USB:

- IN100 Development Kit ([Digikey](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/inplay/IN1BN-DKC0-100-C0/15652914?s=N4IgTCBcDaIJIDkCMAGFIC6BfIA))

It can be configured to be spotted by the [Blecon Network](https://www.blecon.net/network) using the NanoBeacon Configuration Tool and an appropriate beacon format - here it is in action using the development kit:

 

If you'd like to try the IN100 NanoBeacon with Blecon, you can request access here:

- [https://www.blecon.net/in100](https://www.blecon.net/in100)

For devices supporting more advanced Smart Beacon functionality, take a look at the [Blecon Tags](https://www.blecon.net/tags) page.

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