LoRa Wireless RF technology selected for IoT sensor platform

The M2.COM platform is a module that combines wireless technology, an MCU and networking capability with a standardised interface for sensors. Integrated LoRa technology will allow for longer range, lower power communication and connectivity into the LPWANs being deployed by telecomms companies and other network service providers internationally.

Advantech, ARM, Bosch Sensortec and Sensirion, among others, launched M2.COM earlier this year to create an open and standardised sensor platform to simplify and accelerate IoT sensor applications for makers and sensor manufacturers. Target applications for M2.COM include outdoor wireless sensors, wireless measuring instruments such as CO₂ meters and PH meters, agriculture moisture sensors, sensing/tracking devices for supply chain/logistics and intelligent wireless controllers that allow remote management for things such as street lighting, traffic signals and waste management.

Miller Chang, Vice President, Embedded Computing Group, Advantech, commented: “In order to help our customers bring their IoT solutions to market faster, it is important for us to provide a standardised module interface with the flexibility to support a wide range of options for long range wireless connectivity. Semtech LoRa wireless RF technology is an ideal solution for customers that are looking to develop IoT applications that require a reliable long range wireless connection that uses very low power. It is also a great complement to the other wireless connectivity options available for our M2.COM platform.”

“We are pleased that Advantech has chosen to include our LoRa wireless RF technology as one of the key ingredients in its M2.COM open platform. By combining wireless connectivity, MCU, and network connectivity into one standardised and integrated module platform, M2.COM will give developers the ability to create, test and bring their IoT applications to market much faster than a non-integrated approach,” added Marc Pegulu, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless and Sensing Product Group, Semtech.