Würth Elektronik presents its Bluetooth module Proteus-III-SPI


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Würth Elektronik introduces the Proteus-III-SPI Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1 module. This variant of the tried and tested Proteus-III uses an SPI instead of a UART interface. The new module, based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 chipset, exploits the possibilities of the Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1 standard—with significantly higher performance. With a payload of up to […]

SparkFun Garmin LIDAR-Lite v4 Distance Measurement Sensor


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SparkFun Garmin LIDAR-Lite v4 Qwiic LED Distance Measurement Sensor is a high-performance, wireless optical distance measurement sensor that doesn’t require any soldering to get started. The LIDAR-Lite Sensor features up to a 10-meter range, 1cm resolution, and requires 85mA during data acquisition. Using the I2C protocol, users can read and write to the LIDAR-Lite v4, […]

Low-Cost Nordic nRF52840 Bluetooth 5 Development Board combines Skyworks Solutions RFX2401C


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A new NRF52840 Bluetooth 5 development board with power amplifier/low-noise amplifier range extender chip has been launched by Bulgarian-based Hobby Electronics. The development board has at its heart the most advanced member of the nRF52 Series SoC family — the ultra-low power wireless nRF52840 system-on-chip. The Nordic Semi’s nRF52840 SoC meets the challenges of sophisticated […]

SparkFun’s MicroMod Family Gets New Members – a Nordic nRF52840 Processor and a Weather Carrier Board


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It was just around the last quarter of 2020 that SparkFun announced the MicroMod family — a new modular development ecosystem designed to take popular embedded devices and make them plug-and-play modular. “MicroMod makes exploring different microcontrollers easy,” said the Founder of SparkFun. You can plug various microcontrollers into various carrier boards according to your […]

Avnet AVT9152 Module offers a high degree of flexibility for IoT product development


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The Avnet AVT9152 Module combines BLE, LTE and GPS technologies into a module targeting a broad range of IoT applications where low power and small size matters. Market ready, the module supports both LTE-M and NB-IOT technology and is certified to conform with FCC, CE, RCM and BQB. The nRF52840 Bluetooth 5.2/Bluetooth LE advanced multiprotocol […]

2.4 GHz Modules: Proteus-III and Thyone-I


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Würth Elektronik’s 2.4 GHz modules feature six configurable I/O pins and a small 8 mm x 12 mm size Würth Elektronik offers the Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.1 module Proteus-III and the proprietary version Thyone-I. The modules measure only 8 mm x 12 mm x 2 mm, feature an integrated antenna, encryption technology, six configurable I/O pins, and are […]

TIG Announces Bluetera II Open Source IoT Motion-Based Development Board


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Tensor Iotera Group (TIG) has announced its new Bluetera II open source full-stack development board, which according to the company uses Google’s Protocol Buffer technology for motion-based IoT applications. TIG says that the Bluetera II is the second generation module. Bluetera II is built to fill the gap for an open source platform that meets the following […]

BLE modules include antenna, encryption technology, six configurable I/O pins


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Würth Elektronik announced the Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1 module Proteus-III and the proprietary version Thyone-I. The modules, measuring only 8 × 12 × 2 mm, with integrated antenna, encryption technology and six configurable IO pins, are based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 chipset. They can be used for IoT and M2M applications, for example, to […]

Bluetooth 5.0 low energy module provides longer range


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With the PAN1780, Panasonic Industry Europe launches a new Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy module based on the Nordic nRF52840 SoC single-chip controller. [via] An output power of up to +8 dBm and the high sensitivity of the nRF52840 in combination with the LE coded PHY make the module very attractive for applications that require a […]

SGW1011 modules employ Nordic’s nRF52840 SoC to provide complete RF solution for IoT applications


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Nordic Semiconductor today announces that SG Wireless has selected Nordic’s nRF52840 Bluetooth® 5/Bluetooth power its SGW1010 and SGW1011 modules. By Wisse Hettinga @ eenewsembedded.com The modules are designed to provide a complete RF solution for use in a range of IoT applications including connected home, smart city infrastructure, industrial mesh networks, industrial smart lighting, and […]