This post is here to comments links and news on intetesting IoT products I see. I plan to post mainly information on new products, but sometimes I can post also information on older but what I see still relevat IoT products. I might also post here some embedded systems products that are not directly related to IoT as well.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
August’s Smart Locks proved to be the key to my smarthome puzzle
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/14/augusts-smart-locks-proved-to-be-the-key-to-my-smarthome-puzzle/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook
August Smart Lock Pro, along with the Connect Wi-Fi bridge. It’s the latest connected lock from August, which was acquired by lock industry giant Assa Abloy last year.
August’s product has a few advantages over more traditional lockmaker connected offerings thanks to a design that means you can keep your old lock. It’s particularly useful for renters
The lock also has an advantage in terms of connectivity – with just the Smart Lock Pro itself, you get Z-Wave and Bluetooth connectivity, along with HomeKit compatibility, which means you can control it when you’re within BT range, or use a Z-Wave smart home hub (like SmartThings) for broader connectivity. If you add the Connect, however, you get a Wi-Fi bridge that means you can have remote lock access from wherever you are.
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Google to acquire Xively IoT platform from LogMeIn for $50M
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/15/google-to-acquire-xively-iot-platform-from-logmein/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook
Google announced today that it intends to buy Xively from LogMeIn for $50 million, giving Google Cloud an established IoT platform to add to their product portfolio.
In a blog post announcing the acquisition, Google indicated it wants to use this purchase as a springboard into the growing IoT market, which it believes will reach 20 billion connected things by 2020. With Xively they are getting a tool that enables device designers to build connectivity directly into the design process while providing a cloud-mobile connection between the end user app and the connected thing, whatever that happens to be.
Google announces intent to acquire Xively
https://blog.google/topics/google-cloud/google-cloud-announces-intent-to-acquire-Xively/
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The Total System Solution in Embedded Control
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/microchip/articles/the-total-system-solution-in-embedded-control
Microchip offers the solutions you need for your embedded designs. As a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, they provide low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.
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IoT Chip Security with Highly Secure Manufacture and Test Service
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/eeweb/news/iot-chip-security-with-highly-secure-manufacture-and-test-service
The recent Meltdown and Spectre problems have highlighted the vulnerability of computer chips to hacking that can, at least, be addressed through software patches. However, another area that is increasingly a target for hackers is IoT where each node in an IoT network can provide an entry point to a company’s corporate systems, in a similar manner to the way that home security cameras, robot vacuum cleaners, etc. have been hacked. Presto Engineering is offering a comprehensive manufacturing and test service that is tailored to ensure IoT chips are made to high standards of security.
“According to analysts, there are already billions of IoT chips in use,” said Martin Kingdon, Presto’s VP of Sales. “This figure is predicted to grow exponentially, driven by the ability of IoT to monitor and provide hard data on which actions can be taken, such as scheduling pre-emptive maintenance before a failure can happen. But the rush to design and make IoT chips has often meant that security has been overlooked, or not included, in the drive to a lower price. This is false economy as these chips can be vulnerable to hacking giving access to confidential data streams.”
Handling these securely in the manufacturing supply chain is vital to an effective security strategy and is covered by the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation standards. These range from the basic Evaluation Assurance Level 1 to Level 7 for government and military, with Level 5 being typical for banks, payment systems, and other highly demanding commercial application.
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Saelig Introduces Sol Chip Saturn802 Solar Energy Harvester ICs
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/eeweb/news/saelig-introduces-sol-chip-saturn802-solar-energy-harvester-ics
Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the patented Sol Chip Saturn802 Energy Harvester IC – a unique photovoltaic (PV) cell which can produce output voltage levels of 0.75V, 1.5V, 2.25V, 3.0V, 4.5V, and 9V, which existing solar cells cannot do. The maximum power which can be obtained in full daylight is around 10mW, or 55uW in office lighting, so the Saturn802 IC is targeted at low-power applications. The size of the die is approximately 1cm by 1cm, and the stable voltage levels are available from separate pins of the device. The IC can be used with or without a back-up battery.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Google Clips camera uses machine learning to capture spontaneous moments in everyday life
https://www.vision-systems.com/articles/2017/10/google-clips-camera-uses-machine-learning-to-capture-spontaneous-moments-in-everyday-life.html?cmpid=enl_vsd_vsd_newsletter_2018-02-12&pwhid=6b9badc08db25d04d04ee00b499089ffc280910702f8ef99951bdbdad3175f54dcae8b7ad9fa2c1f5697ffa19d05535df56b8dc1e6f75b7b6f6f8c7461ce0b24&eid=289644432&bid=1999156
Google has announced the release of Google Clips, a small, hands-free camera that uses a machine learning algorithm to look for good moments to capture in everyday life.
An image sensor size or model is not named—though The Verge is reporting that a 12 MPixel sensor is being used—but the camera features a 1.55 µm pixel size, auto focus adjustment, a 130° field of view, a frame rate of 15 fps, auto low lux and night mode, 16 GB storage, as well as motion photos (JPEGS with embedded MP4s), MP4, GIF, and JPEG, with no audio. Additionally, the camera has Gorilla Glass 3 for durability, as well as USB-C, Wi-Fi Direct, and Bluetooth LE for connectivity.
Google Clips is a tiny camera that uses AI to automatically photograph family moments
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16402682/google-clips-camera-announced-price-release-date-wireless
Tomi Engdahl says:
Traeger’s Wi-Fi connected grill is delicious overkill
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/12/traegers-wi-fi-connected-grill-is-delicious-overkill/?ncid=rss&utm_source=tcfbpage&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook
How does the wi-fi help things? Primarily by letting you keep an eye on things from afar. Once you get the grill connected to your home wi-fi you are able to set the temperature and the internal sensor alarms, thereby allowing you full control over your cook. The grill also gets you used to cooking by temperature, not perceived doneness, an improvement that is worth the price of admission alone.
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Teardown: Amazon Dash Wand with Alexa
https://www.edn.com/design/consumer/4460319/Teardown–Amazon-Dash-Wand-with-Alexa?utm_source=Aspencore&utm_medium=EDN&utm_campaign=social
Tomi Engdahl says:
EW18: See the First Demos of the Most Advanced Cellular Discovery Kits
https://blog.st.com/p-l496g-cell01-p-l496g-cell02-cellular-discovery-kit/
P-L496G-CELL01 and P-L496G-CELL02 are ST’s first Discovery kits that come with a cellular modem, and they will be one of our demos at Embedded World 2018
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Intel® Xeon® Processors
Broad product line for embedded
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/previous-generation/intel-xeon-embedded-processors-broad-product-line-for-embedded.html
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EPYC Embedded blog post: https://community.amd.com/community/amd-business/blog/2018/02/21/new-amd-epyc-processor-family-delivers-power-to-embedded-applications
Ryzen Embedded blog post: https://community.amd.com/community/amd-business/blog/2018/02/21/ushering-in-a-new-age-of-embedded-processors
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Avnet Silica NB-IoT Sensor Shield
https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/silica/products/new-products/npi/avnet-nb-iot-shield-sensor
Arduino compatibility provides ultimate flexibility for Avnet Silica’s NB-IoT Sensor Shield
Avnet NB-IoT Sensor Shield board with Quectel BG96 module
The Avnet Silica NB-IoT Sensor Shield is a Cat M1 and NB-IoT board providing Arduino pinout connectors. The Arduino compatibility provides ultimate flexibility, leveraging on a huge ecosystem of compatible boards. It enables you to choose the microcontroller board that best fits your application, like STM32 Nucleo boards, and combine them with sensors and other peripheral boards as needed.
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Particle Introduces New Hardware, Adds Mesh Support
https://hackaday.com/2018/02/13/particle-introduces-new-hardware-adds-mesh-support/
Particle, makers of the WiFi and Cellular IoT modules everyone loves, is introducing their third generation of hardware. The Particle Argon, Boron, and Xenon are Particle’s latest offering in the world of IoT dev boards, and this time they’re adding something amazing: mesh networking.
New Particle boards named Argon, Boron, and XenonThe three new boards are all built around the Nordic nRF52840 SoC and include an ARM Cortex-M4F with 1MB of Flash and 256k of RAM. This chip supports Bluetooth 5 and NFC. Breaking the new lineup down further, the Argon adds WiFi with an ESP32 from Espressif, the Boron brings LTE to the table with a ublox SARA-U260 module, and the Xenon ditches WiFi and Cellular, relying only on Bluetooth, but still retaining mesh networking. This segmentation makes sense; Particle wants you to buy a ton of the Xenon modules to build out your network, and use either the Argon or Boron module to connect to the outside world.
Particle Mesh: The New Internet, for the Internet of Things
Particle Mesh creates local networks that collect data, share messages, and connect to the Internet.
https://www.particle.io/mesh/
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Arm delivers integrated SIM identity to secure next wave of cellular IoT devices
https://www.arm.com/news/2018/02/arm-delivers-integrated-sim-identity-to-secure-next-wave-of-cellular-iot-devices
News highlights:
Arm introduces new technologies to deliver SIM grade identity for cellular IoT at a cost point that scales to billions of devices
Arm® Kigen™ family delivers integrated SIM functionality to IoT SoC designs, and a flexible remote provisioning server solution for OEMs, MNOs and IoT platforms
Broad industry support for evolution of SIM technology
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Arm Cortex-M3 processor – the core of the Internet of Things (IoT)
https://community.arm.com/processors/b/blog/posts/arm-cortex-m3-processor-the-core-of-the-iot
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Getting started with Gnocchi
https://opensource.com/article/17/11/getting-started-gnocchi?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY
Gnocchi, which enables storage and indexing of time series data and resources at large scale, is purpose-built for today’s huge cloud platforms.
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Opinion: AMD goes after $15 billion ‘embedded’ market with two new chips
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-goes-after-15-billion-embedded-market-with-two-new-chips-2018-02-21
Embedded markets tend to be consistent and stable, without the frequent changes required in the consumer PC market
Advanced Micro Devices, bringing modern processor and graphics designs to as many market segments as possible, announced two new families Wednesday that address the embedded processor space.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company has already posted double-digital year-over-year sequential growth in revenue from embedded markets, but the release of the Epyc Embedded 3000 and Ryzen Embedded V1000 family create an additional opportunity.
$15 billion market
Research firm IDC estimates the market size that AMD can address with this pair of chip families exceeds $14 billion to $15 billion a year. The largest portion of that ($11 billion-$12 billion) includes storage and networking infrastructure systems that the Epyc 3000 line will target. The remaining amount includes internet of things (IoT) gateways, medical systems and casino gaming hardware, and is the purview of the Ryzen V1000.
Competitors in this space include Intel INTC, +4.21% (with its Xeon D-series and Core family of chips) and many Arm-based designs that focus on low power integration.
Both the Epyc 3000 and Ryzen V1000 chips represent the first time AMD has targeted embedded customers with specific features and capabilities at the hardware level.
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Over-the-air software updates for embedded Linux
Mender is an end-to-end open source updater for connected devices and IoT
https://mender.io/
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Intelligent Door Lock
https://www.hackster.io/taifur/intelligent-door-lock-f9b7c3
An Alexa enabled door lock with face recognition and remote control.
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The New Bela Mini, Low-Latency Audio in a Smaller Package
https://blog.hackster.io/the-new-bela-mini-low-latency-audio-in-a-smaller-package-f41eeccc88cf
The original Bela board, a Beaglebone cape intended for low-latency audio, started life as a Kickstarter back near the start of 2016. With stereo audio, and both analog and digital I/O, along with dedicated hardware to providing real-time audio processing with 1ms latency, the Bela has since been used to build musical instruments, standalone synthesizers, and sound installations.
At the tail end of last week, the next Bela board was introduced: the Bela Mini.
The Bela Mini is only a third of the size of the original Bela board, intended to be used alongside the new PocketBeagle.
Bela Mini keeps the most popular features of the original Bela including 8×16-bit analog inputs (up to 44.1kHz for 4 inputs or 22.05kHz for 8 inputs), 16×digital I/Os, and stereo audio in/out (16 bit, 44.1kHz) with integrated headphone amplifier.
onboard browser-based IDE including an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, and an interactive pin diagram
Bela Mini has a price tag of £55 (about $75) including shipping
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Simplify Industrial-Grade Linux Designs with SAMA5D2 MPU-Based System On Module (SOM)
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/microchip/news/simplify-industrial-grade-linux-designs-with-sama5d2-mpu-based-system-on-module-som
There is a great deal of design effort and complexity associated with creating an industrial-grade microprocessor (MPU)-based system running a Linux® operating system. Even developers with expertise in the area spend a lot of time on PCB layout to guarantee signal integrity for the high-speed interfaces to DDR memory and Ethernet Physical Layer (PHY) while complying with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards. To remove the traditional design complexity in this space, Microchip Technology Inc. has unveiled a new System on Module (SOM) featuring the SAMA5D2 MPU. The ATSAMA5D27-SOM1, which contains the recently released ATSAMA5D27C-D1G-CU System in Package (SiP), greatly simplifies design by integrating the power management, non-volatile boot memory, Ethernet PHY and high-speed DDR2 memory onto a small, single-sided Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
Tomi Engdahl says:
(Embedded World, Nürnberg) As a component distributor, well-known, Arrow Electronics is now increasingly a provider of ready-made solutions. This is well reflected in the company’s IoT slogan: from sensor to sunset. In Nuremberg, customers are attracted to Microsoft.
Arrow promises to be the first in its first “sensor-to-sunset” experience with a set of IoT sensors, software, applications and services from Microsoft, SensiEDGE and Arrow. With this package, you can easily and quickly experiment with your own product concept.
The IoT sensor node designed by SensiEDGE collects environmental data, which is typical of many IoT nodes. Data is collected using the Arrow Connect mobile application. The smartphone works as the gateway that sends the sensor data to the http://www.arrowconnect.io site, which offers a wide range of device management services.
According to the project, registrants will have access to a 30-day trial of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.
Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/7624-akkia-standille-tuhat-ensimmaista-saa-softaa-rautaa-ja-pilvea
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STM32 gets radio circuit
The new product has been named STM32WB. In addition, a Bluetooth 5 and IEEE 802.15.4 radio is connected to a 32-bit local-area circuit. This is achieved thanks to the two ARM Cortex M core. The result is a solution that enables popular STM32-based devices to be quickly upgraded to an integrated radio IoT.
The STM32WB circuits have the Cortex-M4 controller as the main application processor. On its side is the Cortex-M0 + core, which takes care of the real-time control of the Bluetooth radio. Other 802.15.4 protocols such as OpenThread, Zigbee, or manufacturer-specific protocols can also be run on the radio. The 2.4 gigahertz radio consumes only 5.5 milliamperes in data transmission. and at reception only 3.8 milliamps. The RF transmit power is 102 dBm.
The circuit is packed in a 100-pin WLCSP enclosure and its sample deliveries are starting next month. In volumes, the system circuit will pay $ 1.56 per track.
Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/7625-suosittu-ohjainpiiri-sai-radion
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Ubuntu Core security for the IoT router
Linux is the most widely used platform in embedded applications. Now the market is coming to the Canonical Ubuntu IoT version, Ubuntu Core based solutions. American Rigado introduces Coree’s embedded gateway to Embedded World.
Previously, the Riga Vesta router has used Yocto-based Linux. For example, using Ubuntu Coren, security updates for your device are easier. Ubuntu Core is a disassembled version of Canonical’s popular desktop operating system, where applications can be upgraded as separate packages remotely. This snap update is coming to the Linux world more broadly.
The Vesta gateway is an ARM Cortex-A7-based terminal that can collect data from Bluetooth and other 802.15.4 radio-capable devices. The router can be connected to sensors, actuators, and even smartphones. The terminal costs only $ 99, which facilitates the implementation of extensive IoT networks.
Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/7626-ubuntu-corella-tietoturvaa-iot-reitittimeen
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BBC’s Raspberry Pi Zero rival heads to Canada in 100,000 bulk order
http://www.zdnet.com/article/bbcs-raspberry-pi-zero-rival-heads-to-canada-in-100000-bulk-order/
Canada looks to spark interest in computer science with the help of the BBC’s micro:bit development board.
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Bluetooth beacon performs data logging
https://www.edn.com/electronics-products/other/4460326/Bluetooth-beacon-performs-data-logging
The FWM8BLZ02A-109069 Bluetooth 4.1 sensor beacon from Fujitsu enables on-demand reporting in remote monitoring and tracking applications. Based on Nordic Semiconductor’s Bluetooth Low Energy nRF51822 SoC, the device also packs an accelerometer, temperature sensor, and 32 kbytes of nonvolatile memory in a 40×31×12-mm package.
Operating on a single coin-cell battery with a life expectancy of more than 2 years, the FWM8BLZ02A-109069 monitors temperature, inclination, vibration, and motion, recording data to memory that is capable of storing up to 68 hours of data at 60 second intervals or 42 days at 15 minute intervals. Data downloads to a host device can be user-specified at preset intervals, on a set schedule, or on-demand via a Bluetooth router. Data is transferred to a smart phone, tablet, or Windows host device.
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IOT-PROTOTYPING: NXP Rapid IoT prototyping kit
https://www.nxp.com/products/wireless-connectivity/zigbee/nxp-rapid-iot-prototyping-kit:IOT-PROTOTYPING
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Smallest Industrial Rated OSD335x SiP Now Available
https://octavosystems.com/2018/02/27/smallest-industrial-sip/
Embedded World (February 27, 2018) – Octavo Systems LLC (Octavo), the expert in System-In-Package (SiP) for mass-market applications, today announced the smallest system ready for Industrial applications with a temperature rating of -40°C to 85°C case.
The OSD3358-512M-ISM, provides OEM and system developers with the tiny 21mm x 21mm 256 ball BGA package of the OSD335x-SM with the added benefit of full industrial temperature range.
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Designed for enterprise, PullString Converse lets anyone create Alexa apps
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/28/designed-for-enterprise-pullstring-converse-lets-anyone-create-alexa-apps/?ncid=rss&utm_source=tcfbpage&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook
PullString, the voice technology company that began its life as ToyTalk, and counts among its customers brands like Mattel, Activision, and Samsung, is today publicly launching software that allows non-technical creative professionals the ability to design, prototype and publish voice apps for Amazon Alexa.
Today, PullString Converse 1.0 is becoming broadly available to any interested customers.
https://www.pullstring.com/blog/announcing-pullstring-converse-1.0
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IIoT Evolution: An Approach To Reuse And Scale Your IIoT Technology Investment
https://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/resources/overview/iiot-evolution-an-approach-to-reuse-and-scale-your-iiot-technology-investment-a2f4e0d1-c168-4481-bbad-1971e23e9848?uuid=a2f4e0d1-c168-4481-bbad-1971e23e9848&contactid=1&PC=L&c=2018_02_27_esd_newsletter_update_feb_2018
The Mentor Embedded IoT Framework complements and extends the massive investments made by cloud vendors to provide comprehensive IIoT features that can be implemented down to the hardware of the edge or end node devices – and can be ported across platforms and clouds.
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Silicon Labs Juices Wi-Fi in IoT Portfolio
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333012
Among wireless technologies powering Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, Wi-Fi has been conspicuously absent from Silicon Labs’ IoT product portfolio — until now. The Austin, Texas, company is formally joining the Wi-Fi in-crowd with home-grown low-power Wi-Fi transceivers and Wi-Fi modules designed for battery-operated IoT devices. The company is making the announcement Monday (Feb. 26) at a trade show in Nürnberg, Germany.
Silicon Labs is touting its Wi-Fi solution’s “exceptionally low transmit (TX: 138 mA), and receive (RX: 48mA) power, along with 200 µA average Wi-Fi power consumption will enable ultra-low system power for IoT devices.”
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Samsung ARTIK Unveils Future of Industrial IoT at Embedded World 2018
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180226005355/en/Samsung-ARTIK-Unveils-Future-Industrial-IoT-Embedded
Samsung showcases new secure solutions for Industrie 4.0, smart building verticals and an expanded ecosystem, helping customers transform their businesses and bring new products to market faster
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Mobile network IoT module in hard conditions
Swiss u-Blox expands the use of IoT modems in new industrial environments. The company has introduced the market’s first NB-IoT connectivity module that has received ATEX certification for the tough conditions.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7643&via=n&datum=2018-03-01_14:57:06&mottagare=31202
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Mobile network IoT module in hard conditions
Swiss u-Blox expands the use of IoT modems in new industrial environments. The company has introduced the market’s first NB-IoT connectivity module that has received ATEX certification for the tough conditions.
The SARA-N2 module supports NB-IoT’s channels 8 and 20, meaning it is intended for the European market.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7643&via=n&datum=2018-03-01_14:57:06&mottagare=31202
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Smallest Industrial Rated OSD335x SiP Now Available
https://octavosystems.com/2018/02/27/smallest-industrial-sip/
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UP Squared* Grove* IoT Development Kit
https://software.intel.com/iot/hardware/up-squared-grove-dev-kit?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=IoT_Enthusiasts_Broad_EMEA&utm_campaign=DRD_18_02
Accelerate your IoT solution prototyping and deployment with this easy to use and versatile kit built with a dual-core Intel® Celeron® processor N3350 (formerly codename Apollo Lake).
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Two years ago, the traditional Cypress Semiconductor was in trouble. The products were a standard item for a small margin, the company had a debt, and it was not interested in anyone.
El-Khoury developed the Cypress 3.0 project, where the company invested in product development, acquired Broadcom’s IoT circuits and became more prominent in the innovative circuits of automotive, industry and consumer electronics.
According to El-Khoury, the change has gone beyond expectations. Sales have turned to growth, cash flow has clearly turned positive and the company shortens its debt faster than expected. – Cypress 3.0 was not an event but the beginning of the new Cypress.
At the beginning of the Cypress 3.0 brand, the company began to talk about solutions to problems and solutions instead of solutions and challenges. Many wondered about Cypress too, but according to El-Khoury, the idea has gone through. – Customers know that Cypress can solve their problems.
Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/7629-cypress-loi-nahkansa
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Locks open on smartphone
Vantaa’s Lukoon manufactures a smart lock adapter that allows different locks to be unlocked with Android or iOS smartphones. Keys move digitally where they are needed and access rights are managed cost-effectively with a secure SaaS cloud service.
- With keys, like a hundred years ago, even though we live in digital age. We use, manage, retrieve and reset daily mechanical keys. The digital key is a faster and safer option. We want to shake the locking industry’s operating models and open the door to a better tomorrow, says Ari-Pekka Hietala, Marketing Director of Lukoton Oy.
Access rights can be sold as a service, without the exchange of locks and keyholes. – The lock-in access management service is wireless, flexible and a scalable solution for smart city needs. It is possible to add different types of users and users to their use. The system is now being used by small office outlets for storage facilities and thousands of door hotel chains, says Hietala.
- One of the Lukoto products developed in the Smart City Reference Frame is 112OVI designed for residential buildings, which allows the rescue department to receive a mobile-assisted emergency entry in an alarm situation. The mobile landlord’s landing door will also work with other service providers, such as various maintenance, distribution, cleaning and home services.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7661&via=n&datum=2018-03-06_14:53:56&mottagare=30929
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Android Things Developer Preview 7
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/03/android-things-developer-preview-7.html
Today we’re releasing Developer Preview 7 (DP7) of Android Things, Google’s platform that enables Android developers to create Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The platform also supports powerful applications such as video and audio processing and on-board machine learning with TensorFlow.
The latest preview is based on Android 8.1 and is updated to support version 11.8.0 of Google Play Services.
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13 Companies announce NB-IoT Chips
http://www.nickhunn.com/13-companies-announce-nb-iot-chips/
It’s not cheap to develop a cellular chip, even one that is moderately simple, such as is the case with the NB-IoT standard. Back in 2012, when I wrote about the cost of developing wireless standards, I put it at around $6 million for each chip and protocol stack. That was looking at Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. With the additional complexity of any cellular standard, along with network interoperability testing, it becomes far more expensive, as you need to test with as many operators as possible. Hence the development cost to get a chip and stack to market is probably at least $15 million.
With thirteen different companies bringing chips to market, that’s an investment of around $200 million. Some of these have tried to cut their development time by acquiring start-ups which were already some way down the route. Sony purchased Altair, Huawei bought Neul, ARM bought NextG-Com and Mistbase, Goodix acquired CommSolid, while Nordic Semiconductor picked up around 60 engineers in Finland’s Oulu. We don’t know how much they spent on these acquisitions, but it’s probably well over $200 million. Add to that the costs of the standardisation process, infrastructure development and initial market trials and it’s clear that somewhere between $500 million and $1 billion has already been spent on getting NB-IoT to the point where it is today. That’s a level of investment that should be worrying competing standards like LoRa and Sigfox, as the NB-IoT companies will do all they can to recoup their investment.
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Microsoft Cognitive Services Demo on Windows 10 IoT Core
https://www.hackster.io/JiongShi/microsoft-cognitive-services-demo-on-windows-10-iot-core-4d846e
Microsoft Cognitive Services App Designed for Windows 10 IoT Core Devices.
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Cellular IoT Suite
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sodaq/cellular-iot-suite?ref=5pxoar
In preparation for the future, two exciting new technologies have been developed to integrate into the current 4G networks seamlessly, paving the way for future devices.
These technologies are called LTE-M and NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT). The United States, amongst others, utilizes mainly LTE-M, while other nations place their focus on NB-IoT. These two technologies will be offered side-by-side in many countries
Swiss-based module manufacturer u-blox is one of the leading companies in the development of hardware for IoT networks. As a result, we have chosen to incorporate their SARA modules in all our designs. There are SARA modules available for NB-IoT, LTE-M but also for 2G and 3G. Despite the different names, all modules have identical size and footprint.
For this campaign we have chosen to use the following modules:
SARA-N211 NB-IoT, band 8 and 20, for the European and African market
SARA-R410M Dual mode LTE-M and NB-IoT module for all global bands
SARA-R412M Triple mode module with LTE-M, NB-IoT and 2G for all global bands
The first board we proudly announce is the SODAQ SARA. The SARA is an Arduino sized and compatible development board that has the powerful Atmel SAM-D21 32 bit microcontroller on board, along with one of the three modules above. The SARA is all you need to develop a complete IoT solution with plenty of available I/O lines. You can choose to run it on battery power (it is designed to run on minimal power) or even hook up a small solar panel as it has the full solar charge circuit on board.
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AI Core – Artificial Intelligence On The Edge
2018-03-06
http://www.aaeon.com/en/ni/press-release-ai-core
The first embedded ultra-compact Artificial Intelligence processing card for on the edge computing
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https://www.hackster.io/contests/walabot2017
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Mouser – Kit quickly connects applications to enterprise cloud services (Renesas Electronics YSAECLOUD1)
https://www.electropages.com/2018/03/mouser-kit-quickly-connects-applications-enterprise-cloud-services/?utm_campaign=2018-03-12-Electropages&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=article&utm_content=Mouser+-+Kit+quickly+connects+applications+to+enterprise+cloud+services
Mouser offers the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 application example kit from Renesas Electronics. The kit features all the equipment, firmware and software required to create cloud-connected applications. This allows engineers to connect to the Renesas IoT Sandbox, a free prototyping environment. From there they can evaluate and prototype cloud-based developer accounts and editable application examples. Engineers are also able to connect the kit with the Synergy Enterprise Cloud Toolbox, providing access to third-party cloud services.
The application example includes a powerful microcontroller board with a 120MHz Renesas Synergy S5D9 Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller with 2MBytes of flash and 640Kbytes of SRAM.
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RS Components – CMOS system SoC integrates ECDH security protocol (Microchip ATECC608A)
https://www.electropages.com/2018/03/rs-components-cmos-system-soc-integrates-ecdh-security-protocol/?utm_campaign=2018-03-12-Electropages&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=article&utm_content=RS+Components+-+CMOS+system+SoC+integrates+ECDH+security+protocol
The Microchip ATECC608A integrates ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman) security protocol. This is an ultra-secure method to provide key agreement for encryption/decryption, along with ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) sign-verify authentication. Targeted for the IoT market applications include home automation, industrial networking, medical, as well as accessories and consumables authentication and more.
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Tom Krazit / GeekWire:
Cloudflare launches Cloudflare Workers, an edge computing service for developers using its network, charging devs $0.50 for every 1M tasks used by their apps — Cloudflare is ready to take the wraps of a new service designed for developers creating Internet-of-Things apps that want to capitalize …
Cloudflare to open an edge computing service for developers using its network
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/cloudflare-open-edge-computing-service-developers-using-network/
Cloudflare is ready to take the wraps of a new service designed for developers creating Internet-of-Things apps that want to capitalize on the proximity benefits provided by edge computing.
Cloudflare Workers was first introduced last September, and Cloudflare is expected to announce Tuesday that it is now generally available for developers to check out. The new service runs on hardware that Cloudflare has installed in more than 125 data centers around the world to power its anti-DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack service, and it allows developers to write JavaScript applications through the Service Worker API that will run much closer to their users than might otherwise be possible with standard cloud services.
“For quite some time, we have understood that there is real power in deploying applications that ran incredibly close to where users are on the internet,”
About 1,000 users have been playing with Cloudflare Workers since the company opened the service up to a broader beta program in January following the September announcement. “I’ve been surprised by how dramatically different all of the applications people have bult are, it doesn’t feel like there is a bound to them yet,” Prince said.
The benefits of edge computing are just starting to make their way into the world, although lots of folks have been talking about it for a while. It’s a recognition of the fact that as connected devices spread throughout the world, it quickly makes more sense to execute a lot of the code running those devices as physically close to them as possible, as waiting for instructions from a remote cloud data center won’t always cut it for real-time IoT devices.
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Arduino Industrial 101
https://store.arduino.cc/arduino-industrial-101
The Industrial 101 is a small form-factor YUN designed for product integration.
Arduino Industrial 101 is an Evaluation board for Arduino 101 LGA module. The ATmega32u4 microcontroller is integrated in the baseboard. The module supports a Linux distribution based on OpenWRT named LininoOS. The board has built-in WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n operations up to 150Mbps 1×1 2.4 GHz), 3 GPIOs (of which 2 can be used as PWM Outputs), 4 Analog Inputs, 1 USB, 1 Ethernet signal on pin headers and a built-in DC/DC converter. Check out the assembling guide and simply connect your board to a computer with a micro USB cable to get started.
Arduino Industrial 101
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14134
The Arduino Industrial 101 is a WiFi evaluation board for the Arduino 101 LGA module based on a MIPS Linux processor. With the Industrial 101 you will possess a fantastic addition to the Arduino family and be able to easily create IoT projects without the need for multiple shields. Similar to the Arduino Yun (in a small form-factor), the Industrial 101 integrates an ATmega32U4 and the Atheros AR9331 SoC to make a dependable evaluation resource!
The onboard ATmega32u4 microcontroller has been integrated into the baseboard of the Industrial 101, while the LGA module supports a Linux distribution based on OpenWRT named LininoOS. The board has built-in WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n operations up to 150Mbps 1×1 2.4GHz), three GPIOs (of which two can be used as PWM outputs), four analog inputs, one USB, one Ethernet signal on pin headers and a built-in DC/DC converter.
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Particle Electron 3G Cellular Kit (Americas/Aus)
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14211
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https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/03/14/samsungin-iot-piirialustalle-lisaa-tukea/