IoT

Gooee, the original ‘Full-Stack’, smart lighting ecosystem provider that connects OEMs to the IoT, has developed, out of Silicon Valley, a multi-protocol enterprise IoT gateway that connects lighting and sensing devices to its cloud platform.

Silicon Labs has introduced two EFM32 Gecko MCU families that provide advancements in security and energy management technologies. The Jade Gecko and Pearl Gecko MCUs combine a state-of-the-art hardware cryptography engine, flexible low-energy modes, an on-chip DC/DC converter and scalable memory options backed by Silicon Labs’ developer-friendly Simplicity Studio tools.

Based on the company's GP651 communication chip that can support various ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 communication protocols, GreenPeak Technologies has launched a low-cost ambient lighting application. GreenPeak's wireless LED lighting solution can combine LED lights with smart ambient applications, giving residents the creative freedom to create lighting scenes that match mood and function.

Texas Instruments has announced the next device in the SimpleLink ultra-low power platform, designed to help customers easily add ultra-low power, long-range connectivity to their IoT designs. The SimpleLink Sub-1GHz CC1310 wireless MCUs offer up to 20 years of battery life for building and factory automation, alarm and security, smart grid and wireless sensor network applications.

Semtech Corporation has announced the expansion of its revolutionary Neo-Iso Isolated Power Switch Platform with the addition of the TS13101, a new galvanic isolated intelligent power switch. The TS13101 is optimised for compact IoT low-voltage applications such as smart thermostats, security, intelligent sensor control and other home automation systems. Other Neo-Iso offerings can control power line voltages for smart plug, light switch and indu...

Sierra Wireless has announced the launch of the AirLink Raven RV50 gateway, the LTE successor to the market’s most widely deployed cellular gateway solution for energy and industrial applications, the AirLink Raven X. The AirLink Raven RV50 offers a truly rugged design and the lowest power consumption of any LTE industrial gateway, providing reliable connectivity for the most demanding remote applications, even when solar panels are the onl...

Atmel has announced it is collaborating with WeChat on its IoT Platform with the Atmel | SMART SAM W25 module integrating a secure ATECC508 CryptoAuthentication, for cloud access targeting next-gen IoT applications. WeChat IoT Platform delivers cloud services for seamless accessibility to the Internet (cloud) ensuring every ‘thing’ is smartly connected and supports the recently launched Airkiss 2.0 protocol for WiFi provisioning and s...

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is previewing highlights from its 2016 technology roadmap. Planned enhancements for the technology are focused squarely on increasing its IoT functionality. Key updates include longer range, higher speeds and mesh networking. The host of Bluetooth advancements coming in 2016 will further energise fast-growing industries such as smart home, industrial automation, location-based services and smart infrastr...

Atmel has announced a comprehensive security platform that enables businesses of all sizes to assign certified and trusted identities to devices joining the secure IoT. The Atmel Certified-ID security platform prevents unauthorised reconfiguration of an edge node to access protected resources on the network. This platform is available on the Atmel SmartConnect WiFi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart and ZigBee solutions that connect directly to Atmel Cl...

The expansion of the Intel Quark processors to IoT extends intelligent computing to a new spectrum of devices requiring lower power consumption for sensor input and data actuation applications. The Intel Quark processors for IoT provide flexible, low-power computing for a wide variety of small-form-factor applications bringing low-cost connectivity, integration, and compatibility to the next wave of intelligent things.