The Wi-SUN standard is a candidate for infrastructure networks that demand high bandwidth, low latency, and power efficiency. Soumya Shyamasundar • Silicon Labs The smart city movement is strongly connected to sustainability. It encompasses optimized management of energy resources, resilient infrastructure to improve quality of life, and access to public safety. Efficient use of available […]
IoT
From the lab to the real-world: DPA attacks in the wild
State-of-the-art countermeasures help make IoT products bullet-proof to ever-improving power analysis attacks. Marius Munder • Silicon Labs There’s a growing focus on security among manufacturers of IoT products, driven in part by how high-profile attacks affect buyer behavior. When an attack or data breach makes headlines, regardless of its actual severity, consumer confidence erodes, and […]
Antennas for smart IoT applications
IoT antennas increasingly must handle frequencies well beyond the ISM band and into the cellular and 5G spectrum. Christian Koehler, Felisa Chuang • TE Connectivity The Internet of Things (IoT) bridges the gap between the physical and virtual worlds. Machine to machine (M2M) communications–via low-powered networks such as UWB, WLAN, Zigbee or Bluetooth–has helped drive […]
E-ink and the IoT
E-ink has the potential for delivering wireless color screens on IoT devices that consume little power. Bill Cheung, Orient Display Despite being conceived in the 1970s, e-ink only received wide recognition after the introduction of the Amazon Kindle in 2007. Other manufacturers had used the technology, but none had the practical elegance and reach of […]
Worst suspicions confirmed: The terrible security of internet routers
Leland Teschler, Executive Editor Here’s the latest IoT security nightmare: All of the wireless routers through which most IoT traffic passes are probably vulnerable to botnets and other kinds of security breaches. That’s the conclusion of researchers at Fraunhofer FKIE in Germany who analyzed 127 different routers sold by seven vendors. The routers they examined […]
Arm cortex-M33 core/Armv8-M style MCUs feature communication options, memory optimized for IoT
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its RA6 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA6M5 Group MCUs, completing the mainstream line of RA6 Series devices. The new parts offer a very wide array of communications options, generous on-chip memory, and Renesas’ best-in-class security features, enabling customers to create new and innovative IoT designs. The […]
Reference design covers secure OTA firmware updating of IoT devices
A fully integrated reference design for secure over-the-air (OTA) firmware updating of IoT devices is secured from the cloud to the device’s code storage memory. By providing a proven way to implement secure firmware updates on a secure and certified hardware and software, the Winbond/Nuvoton/Qinglianyun solution reduces the time it takes to develop new IoT […]
Linux trusted platform module with open-source software stack speeds development efforts
Trusted Platform Modules enable secured remote software updates, disc encryption, and user authentication. Hence, they are crucial for connected industrial, automotive, and other embedded devices. To further facilitate seamless integration in Linux-based systems, Infineon Technologies AG now provides its leading OPTIGA TPM 2.0 solution with a comprehensive TSS* host software implementing the latest FAPI standard. […]
AI-on-module integrated NXP NPU, VPU, and GPU computing
ADLINK Technology Inc. has launched the LEC-IMX8MP SMARC module, the first SMARC rev. 2.1 AI-on-Module (AIoM) that uses NXP’s next-generation i.MX 8M Plus SoC for edge AI applications. The LEC-IMX8MP integrates NXP NPU, VPU, ISP, and GPU computing in a compact size for future-proof AI-based applications across industrial AIoT/ IoT, smart homes, smart cities, and […]
Raspberry Pi-powered industrial computer measures just 102.5x129x38 mm
OnLogic is celebrating Pi Day by unveiling their first Raspberry Pi-powered industrial computer. Measuring just 102.5 x 129 x 38 mm, the tiny device made its debut on the OnLogic website on Pi Day (3/14), after first being shared with OnLogic’s community of hardware enthusiasts and device builders who signed up to receive more information in advance of […]
