Newark element14 has published new research on the Internet of Things which confirms that hardware platforms have become an essential part of the early stage design process, enabling engineers to test their designs quickly and cost-effectively and rapidly deliver proof of concept. Survey results show design engineers use a range of hardware platforms to accelerate development […]
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Arduino-based IoT platform expedites IoT development
Arduino announced the introduction of an IoT Cloud as part of its professional IoT strategy. Targeted at developers, system integrators and maker hobbyists, the Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy-to-use Internet of Things application platform that enables users to develop and manage IoT applications that solve real-life problems in a business environment or in everyday […]
Open-source software for LoRa-based gateways allows secure communication, remote management
Semtech Corporation announced a new open-source packet forwarder for Linux-based gateways that allows secure, resource-efficient data communication and remote management, critical features for Internet of Things (IoT) networks. The same features have also been integrated on a miniature indoor gateway, 700 of which The Things Industries will distribute at the Things Conference from Jan. 31 to […]
Security supervisor chips safeguard sensitive IoT data
Designers of IoT devices now have a smarter and more secure way to protect stored, sensitive information with the highly integrated MAX36010 and MAX36011 single-chip security supervisors from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. These security solutions make it easier for designers to implement robust tamper detection, cryptography and secure storage while safeguarding sensitive information via logical and physical protections, without […]
Amazon joins Zigbee Alliance board of directors
The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that Amazon will join its Board of Directors. As IoT growth continues to accelerate, prominent companies in the tech industry are collaborating within the Zigbee Alliance to shape the direction of […]
Hardware-software platform helps develop/debug ARC EM-based SoCs
Synopsys, Inc. announced the new tform to accelerate software development and debug of ARC EM processor-based system-on-chips (SoC) for a wide range of ultra-low power embedded applications such as IoT, sensor fusion, and voice applications. The ARC EM Software Development Platform includes an FPGA-based hardware board with commonly used peripherals and downloadable platform packages. The Development Platform […]
Bluetooth and RF antenna SiP modules now available at Rutronik24
Rutronik has announced that Insight SiP‘s new ISP1507-AL system-in-package (SiP) is now available at Rutronik24. Based on the nRF52810 multiprotocol system-on-chip (SoC) from Nordic Semiconductor, the ISP1507-AL is one of the smallest fully-integrated BLE modules on the market, and is particularly suitable for mesh relay nodes and price-sensitive IoT applications. The ISP1507-AL BLE module from Insight SiP, a […]
IoT development platform includes Bluetooth 5 and 3-axis accel/magnetometer/gyro and barometer sensors
ROHM and Kionix are have introduced the RoKiX IoT Prototyping and Development Platform, a flexible and powerful platform for evaluating sensor hardware and for developing, prototyping and deploying algorithms and IoT solutions. Building sensor and IoT applications comes with challenges and complications. The philosophy behind the RoKiX platform is to make it as quick, easy and efficient as […]
Newark element14 now shipping IoT ready-to-use device
Newark element14 is now shipping SmartEdge Agile, a low power, IoT ready-to-use device developed through a partnership between Avnet, Octonion and ST Microelectronics. The first in a new category called “Meta-Sensing,” SmartEdge Agile includes nine sensors, and provides design engineers with the ability to implement artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge through an easy-to-use, zero-code […]
IoT framework helps secure sensors and gateways
Dublin-based secure hardware and software technology developer Firmwave today announced the availability of new IoT EST and validation services to help make sensors and gateways more secure. “There are many potential points of failure in an end-to-end IoT Solution, and the world of connected products is full of examples of bad security,” said Mike Hibbett, […]