Tag: BLE

ePulse Feather C6 – An ESP32-C6 Based Dev Board with WiFi, BLE, Zigbee, Thread & Matter Capabilities
ThingPulse has recently released the ePulse Feather C6, an ESP32-C6-based development board with WiFi 6, BLE5, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter connectivity. In my personal opinion, the “Feather” came from the Adafruit Feather as this board resembles the Adafruit form factor....
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Particle Announces M-Series – Multi-Radio Connectivity Solutions with BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, and Satellite Support
Particle recently launched their new M-Series devices, including M-SoM modules and their development boards. These modules are designed to cater to different needs, offering a variety of features to support quick prototyping. At the time of writing this series is built with three...
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LILYGO’s T-FPGA – An M.2-Formated Dev Board with ESP32-S3 and Gowin GW1NSR FPGA
The LILYGO T-FPGA development kit consists of two components: an M.2 module and a carrier board. The M.2 module features an ESP32-S3 SoC and Gowin GW1NSR-4C FPGA with 4,608 LUTs along with USB-C OTG for ESP32-S3, a USB-C port for FPGA, four Pmod interfaces, a STEMMA Qt/Qwiic connector,...
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This Beetle ESP32-C6 Board from DFRobot Features Integrated Battery Charging for $4.90
The Beetle ESP32-C6 Board is a tiny Arduino IoT board with an ESP32-C6 160MHz RISC-V processor, with support for Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, Zigbee 3.0, and Thread 1.3. It's designed for Matter terminal devices and includes integrated battery charging, which makes it ideal for compact,...
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SparkFun Pro Micro – ESP32-C3 Features a Qwiic Connector
SparkFun has recently announced the "SparkFun Pro Micro - ESP32-C3" board, an ESP32-C3-based development board featuring SparkFun's Qwiic Connect System. This compact board includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPIO, SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, and all the necessary hardware required for advanced IoT and...
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Arduino and Silicon Labs Collaborate to Embed Matter Protocol into Arduino IDE
Arduino and Silicon Labs are teaming up to make it easier to use the Matter protocol for IoT devices. This project will happen in two phases. The first phase, which took place at CES 2024, involved the release of a user-friendly Arduino library for the Matter protocol, along with a new...
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LILYGO T-Panel Combines ESP32-S3 and ESP32-H2 with A 4-inch HMI Display
The LILYGO T-Panel is a compact module that works as both a display and a control center for smart devices. It has a 4-inch screen and can connect to WiFi and Bluetooth. It also supports smart home standards like Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. Plus, it has options for adding more...
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Espressif Systems Releases ESP32-C61 A Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 SoC for Superior IoT Performance
Espressif Systems recently launched the ESP32-C61, an advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 (LE). Building on its predecessors like ESP32-C2 and ESP32-C3, it shares similar specifications but adds support for BLE Mesh 1.1 protocol and faster Quad SPI PSRAM,...
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