Silicon Labs showcased Low-Power EFR32BG22L and EFR32BG24L Bluetooth Wireless SoCs for BLE and IoT Applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/silicon-labs-showcased-low-power-efr32bg22l-and-efr32bg24l-bluetooth-wireless-socs-for-ble-and-iot-applications/
Silicon Labs is preparing to launch the EFR32BG22L and EFR32BG24L, low-power wireless System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions from Silicon Labs designed for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IoT applications. The EFR32BG22L features a 38.4 MHz ARM Cortex-M33 core, up to 352 kB flash, 24 kB RAM, and a 2.4 GHz radio with up to 6 dBm TX […]
Bluetooth 5.2 Module Powered by Energy Efficient Arm Cortex-M33
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bluetooth-5-2-module-powered-by-energy-efficient-arm-cortex-m33/
The NORA-B10 series are small, stand-alone Bluetooth 5.2 low energy, wireless microcontroller unit (MCU) modules from the Swiss wireless chip manufacturer u-blox. These modules are built around the Nordic nRF5340 chip that is powered by two Arm® Cortex®-M33 processor cores. The first core is intended for high-performance applications, clocked at either 128 or 64 Mhz. […]
Free Elektor Article: Line AC Switch Controlled by Bluetooth Low Energy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/free-elektor-article-line-ac-switch-controlled-bluetooth-low-energy/
This article describes the electronics, the BL600 program and the Android program; the last being an Android smartphone application with which your mains switch circuit may be controlled wirelessly. You may notice an unusual detail for these pages — the transformerless power supply. Go to the article page and download a pdf copy of the […]
A multi-protocol SoC for ultra low-power wireless applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/multi-protocol-soc-ultra-low-power-wireless-applications/
Author: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio The nRF52840 SoC of Nordic Semiconductor is based on a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F CPU running at 64 MHz with flash and RAM integrated on chip. Ultra low-power wireless applications can use this advanced multi-protocol SoC with different communication protocols. The 2.4 GHz transceiver supports Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth 5), 802.15.4, […]
Tyre pressure monitoring system using Bluetooth Low Energy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tyre-pressure-monitoring-system-bluetooth-low-energy/
Author: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio A tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) aims to monitor air pressure on various automotive systems. The most common TPMS sensors mainly use sub-GHz radio standards to transfer information to the vehicle’s computer. There are two different types: direct (dTPMS) and indirect (iTPMS). The use of bluetooth low energy (BLE) connectivity […]
Next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy SoC from ST
https://www.electronics-lab.com/next-generation-bluetooth-low-energy-soc-st/
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com introduces BlueNRG-2, the latest BLE solution from ST. He writes: Introducing its latest-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) System-on-Chip, ST Microelectronics highlights low power, small size, and high performance to enable widespread deployment of energy-conscious, space-constrained applications with BLE connectivity. The device provides state-of-the-art security and is Bluetooth 5.0-certified Next-generation Bluetooth Low […]
Bluey, BLE Development Board Supports NFC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bluey-ble-development-board-supports-nfc/
Development boards are assistant tools that help engineers and enthusiasts to become familiarized with hardware development. They simplify the process of controlling and programming hardware, such as microcontrollers and microprocessors. Electronut Labs, an embedded systems consulting company, had produced its new BLE development board “Bluey” with a set of useful sensors and NFC support. Bluey is an open […]