Internet of Things

Astrocast, the nanosatellite IoT network operator, is participating in the EU-funded CiROCCO initiative, part of the wider Horizon Europe Programme. The CiROCCO research project aims to establish a low-cost and sustainable network of electronic sensing nodes in under-sampled desert areas and ecosystems in Egypt, Serbia and Spain. Sensing nodes It will collect data, through mobile monitoring devices, from both low-cost, ...

Attention has focused on cyber attacks on IT systems but the ‘things’ that make up the IoT are increasingly vulnerable, warns Pim Tuyls from Philips Research. Public attention has focused on cyber attacks on IT systems but another, potentially greater, risk has quietly grown. The IoT underpins smart homes, smart factories, and even large utility and transport networks. The threat ...

Astrocast, the nanosatellite IoT network operator, has reached an investment agreement with Thuraya Telecommunications, the mobile satellite services arm of Yahsat, the UAE’s satellite systems provider. The investment – in the form of a convertible loan – is valued at $17.5 million and it marks Thuraya’s first investment in a LEO satellite constellation. As part of the agreement, both parties ...

GigaDevice is aiming at processors with a 1.2V core voltage with a family of 1.2V SPI NOR flash ICs. Called the GD25UF series, they run from 1.14V-1.26V and “provide for a simpler power system architecture, and for direct interfacing between the I/O pins of the SoC or processor and the GD25UF device”, according to the company. The 64Mbit GD25UF64E is ...

Semtech has extended its LoRa portfolio with a transceiver for use in IoT end points that provides lower power consumption, global connectivity and long range. The LoRa Connect LR1121 is pin compatible with the current LoRa Edge devices, allowing module makers such as Murata to have a single hardware design for a wide range of applications, with global connectivity. Likewise, integrated passive ...

With Matter communication in mind, Murata has combined Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN radios in a single module – LBES5PL2EL, which it described in detail at Embedded World in Nuremberg today. “There are still only a few Matter-compliant solutions on the market, yet the potential for it to deliver convenience and comfort to the places in which we ...

At Embedded World today, Microchip announced six secure authentication devices that meet Common Criteria Joint Interpretation Library (JIL) secure key storage, and support algorithms that comply with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS). They are intended to be companion devices, compatible with any microprocessor or microcontroller. “This portfolio lowers the barrier to entry and enables developers of products for new ...

Silicon Labs has announced wireless microcontrollers built around Arm’s security-enabled Cortex M33 processor. “Designed for the smallest IoT devices, the xG27 family ranges in size from 2mm-squared to 5 mm-squared. These offer designers energy efficiency, performance, trusted security and  wireless connectivity,” according to the company. Such as “connected medical devices, wearables, asset monitoring tags and simple consumer electronics like toothbrushes ...

Infineon has created an IC to embedded in things that need to be controlled by a near-by mobile phone, which has in-built sensing and a motor driver. “Potential applications range from medical patches and disposable point-of-case testers, to data loggers, smart thermostats, smart locks and sensor inlays,” according to the company. Called NGC1081, the IC can be temporarily powered by ...

BeagleBoard has stepped into Raspberry Pi territory with a quad-Arm-core board called BeaglePlay, and at the same time has released a wireless microcontroller module called BeagleConnect Freedom. BeaglePlay “has built-in wired and wireless connectivity, including innovative single-pair Ethernet and sub-GHz wireless options, enabling it to connect to a vast selection of sensor and prototyping systems with thousands of options,” according ...