Environmental sensor enters distribution channel

Bosch Sensortec distributors in the EMEA region are Arrow Electronics, Acal BFi, Ineltek, Rutronik and Israeli-based INET. Redtree Solutions acts as a representative for the company in the UK.

Since its initial launch, the BME680 has already been installed in several products now sold in the market.

Consumer electronic products utilising the BME680 include Bosch Smart Home Twinguard, a smart smoke detector with an indoor air quality sensor and the i-BLADES Smartcase, a modular phone case that as one of its features turns your smartphone into a portable indoor air quality monitor.

The BME680 is both stable and robust, and having undergone long-term qualification and field testing, it provides an extended lifetime of reliable operation. The design and manufacturing of the sensor is based on proven expertise in heater technology derived from Bosch automotive products.

With all four sensors housed in a single package, the sensor is specifically designed to provide the accurate, detailed real-world data outputs required for many of today's and future Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

These include smart homes, smart offices and buildings, smart energy, smart transportation, HVAC, elderly care and sport/fitness applications. It is also well-suited to mobile and stationary applications such as indoor air quality measurement, personal weather stations, indoor navigation and fitness monitoring.

“Building on Bosch’s decades of experience, the strong customer response to the BME680 has confirmed its value, already winning multiple OEM design-ins in several mobile and IoT applications,” says Dr. Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO of Bosch Sensortec. “In response to this success, we feel that it is high time for this IoT-ready and versatile product to go mainstream through the distribution channel.”

The BME680’s pressure measurement accuracy of ±12 Pa provides precise altitude information of ±1m, making it ideally suited for applications such as indoor navigation with floor level tracking. Additionally, the BME680 offers best-in-class response time for measurement of relative humidity and ambient temperature, as well as an offset temperature coefficient of only 1.5Pa/K.