Radio and sensor modules for IoT applications

Highlights of the 2020/21 Product Guide include the product family of calibrated MEMS-based sensors recently completed with a humidity sensor, and the proprietary Thyone-I radio module.

The Wireless Connectivity & Sensors Product Guide offers additional technical launches and provides plenty of basic and detailed knowledge, on radio protocols for example. This and other information makes it easier for developers to select the products presented in the catalogue to match their applications. All products are available from stock without a minimum order quantity and in addition Würth Elektronik offers very extensive design-in support with tools and in-house experts.

The new catalogue devotes an entire chapter to positioning. Elara and Erinome—the GNSS module series—allow convenient implementation of satellite navigation in products. All modules can be operated in low-power mode and offer I²C and SPI alongside the established UART interface.

Another focus is on the recently launched WSEN-HIDS humidity sensor. The sensor is robust, calibrated and temperature compensated. Thanks to an interrupt pin, it can be used directly for monitoring.

"With all our sensors, we ensure they provide directly usable data, including processed data, in order to keep the developers’ integration workload as low as possible," explained Michael Brauer, Head of Product Management of the Wireless Connectivity & Sensors Division at Würth Elektronik eiSos. "Combined with our wide ranging compact and economical wireless solutions, the sensors can be used extremely efficiently in IoT and industrial networks."

With Thyone-I, Würth Elektronik shows what is possible in the 2.4GHz band: a range of up to 750m and an end-to-end payload throughput of up to 400 kbps. This is enabled by the extremely versatile and easy-to-configure WE-ProWare firmware with its lean and powerful radio protocol. And what’s more: The wireless modules can be easily converted to other protocols such as Wirepas, which is becoming increasingly popular among developers.

"The products presented in the Wireless Connectivity & Sensors Product Guide and the support we offer in this area clearly demonstrates how we, as a component manufacturer, strive to promote innovative product developments—whether through useful details such as interfaces, an energy-saving mode, or through the simple fact that we serve developers and start-ups otherwise not served by other manufacturers on account of their small quantities," explained Oliver Opitz, Vice President at Würth Elektronik.