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Ultracompact, single-band Wi-Fi and BLE5-hosted module for space-constrained Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications
Telit, a manufacturer of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced its WE310F5, a fully integrated, single-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE5) module that provides wireless connectivity to embedded microcontrollers via UART, SPI, and SDIO interfaces. Available in versions with and without antennas, the Telit WE310F5 provides 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz) and BLE5 connectivity. The device emphasizes an [...]
ARM Cortex M4 Single-Chip MCU Supports CAN Bus, USB, Bluetooth for IoT And Gateway Applications
Renesas introduced its RA4W1, an MCU with an integrated CAN Bus, USB, and Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy (BLE). The single-chip MCU includes a 48 MHz, 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 core, and Bluetooth 5.0 core delivered in a 56-pin QFN package.The MCU enables designers of embedded systems to develop IoT (Internet of Things) endpoint devices for Industry 4.0, [...]
Espruino - Open-Source JavaScript Interpreter For STM32 Microcontrollers
The Espruino is an open-source JavaScript interpreter for microcontrollers. It is designed for devices with small amounts of RAM (as low as 8kB). It was created by Gordon Williams in 2012 as an effort to make microcontroller development genuinely multiplatform. Though initially not open-source, the Espruino firmware was offered as a free download for STM32 microcontrollers. [...]
Open Source Development Board For Motion Based IoT Applications
Bluetera II is an open hardware IoT solution equipped with 9-axis motion sensors, an MCU with BLE 5.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy) support, and an SDK based on Google’s Protocol Buffer technology. The tiny development board will be available for purchase through the Crowd Supply website. The offer includes a complete development board using protocol buffers for [...]
SAE J1939 to Bluetooth Gateway - Android Code (Java) Sample Code
Just as a fair warning upfront, the code that I am referring to in this post is not a finished sample code, but it demonstrates how to receive and decode SAE J1939 message frames (PGNs) from our JCOM Bluetooth device. Please be aware that we provide this code as a courtesy to experienced Android programmers (which [...]
Low-Cost Do-It-Yourself CAN Bus To WiFi, Bluetooth, BLE, USB, RS485 Gateway Based On Raspberry Pi Zero
In the following, I will discuss a do-it-yourself project utilizing the Raspberry Pi Zero in combination with the CAN Bus Plus RS485 HAT. The combination of serial and wireless ports provided by this system allows the development of a great number of gateway applications. Overall, this small-size hardware includes connections such as CAN Bus, RS485, [...]
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Breakout Board Connects Arduino To iOS Or Android Devices
The Adafruit Bluefruit LE (Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth 4.0) nRF8001 breakout board allows to build an easy to use wireless link between an Arduino and any compatible iOS or Android (4.3+) device. It works by simulating a UART device beneath the surface, sending ASCII data back and forth between the devices, letting the user determine what [...]
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Wireless Modules Suitable For High-Speed IoT Devices And Applications
Fujitsu Components America released their FWM7BLZ20B series of Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy wireless modules matching the speed demands of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and applications.The FWM7BLZ20B series is powered by Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC). The symbol rate and data rate supports both 1Mbps and enhanced 2Mbps to expedite communication speed with other Bluetooth devices.The series comprises [...]
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Smartphones
Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE, colloquially BLE, previously marketed as Bluetooth Smart) is a wireless personal area network technology designed and marketed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) and intended for innovative applications in the healthcare, fitness, beacons, security, and home entertainment applications. Compared to Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy was designed to render [...]
Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit With BLE And Zigbee Connectivity
The Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit by NXP Semiconductors was designed to take developers from an Internet of Things (IoT) idea to Proof of Concept (PoC) in a matter of minutes. The Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit operates with the powerful Kinetis K64F Core 32-bit Microcontroller for application processing and features a Kinetis KW41Z Wireless Controller for Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE), Thread, [...]