Internet of Things

Astrocast, the satellite IoT service provider, has successfully launched four 3U spacecraft, which it describes as a significant milestone for building its nanosatellite IoT network. The launch sees the company increase its commercial constellation to 18 satellites, which makes Astrocast one of the top 3 LEO satellite operators in Europe (based on the number of commercial satellites currently in low ...

Bosch Sensortec announced four sensors all on the same day at CES in Las Vegas. BMP585 (right) is a toughened liquid-resistant barometer for altitude tracking in wearables. With a liquid-proof gel cover, it can be exposed to salt water and chlorinated swimming pool water – as well as dust, for example as part of a vacuum cleaner. “It includes all the ...

At CES Synaptics is addressing on-the-go workplace, ubiquitous IoT connectivity; Edge AI processing, and enhanced experiences in mobility, including: Two new video interface chips for the workplace, one supporting Display Port 2.1 and one offer integrated IoT connectivity, to enable more flexible and heterogeneous docking. Both support ultra-high resolution and refresh rates of up to 4K @144 Hz with four ...

Continuing its Industrial IoT (IIoT) theme – following the release of the Arduino PLC IDE – Arduino has announced the Arduino Opta, which it describes as an “easy-to-use micro PLC with Industrial IoT capabilities”. Designed in partnership with Finder – an industrial and building automation device manufacturer – it’s aimed at professional developers wanting to take advantage of the wider ...

The demand for autonomous devices in IoT and related applications has been increasing. However, for engineers and designers developing maintenance-free power sources, there remain challenges of the long list of requirements in storage, discharge, and installation. More specifically, these challenges include achieving low internal resistance, small self-discharge, constant voltage charge, remaining durable in a fully charged state, long cycle life, ...

Shortly after Infineon launched its XMC7000 microcontroller series at electronica 2022, Rutronik has added the single- and dual-core devices to its portfolio. The microcontrollers have dual-bank flash memory for over the air (OTA) updates via read-while-write (RWW). The series consists of Arm Cortex-M7 core microcontrollers with Arm Cortex-M0+ support. It has a dual-bank flash whereby an update can be loaded ...

There are many options to optimise battery power designs for IoT, automotive and portable designs, advises Cliff Ortmeyer of Farnell. The ability to operate electronics away from electrical mains has been a major driver for the success of portable electronics, from portable phones to power tools. As electrification takes hold in automotive systems, battery-powered operation is becoming a requirement for ...

Building intelligent devices that can seamlessly switch between many technologies – each being optimised for specific conditions – is the soundest approach for SatIoT, writes Fabien Jordan, CEO of Astrocast. With the arrival of cost-effective Satellite IoT (SatIoT), Systems Integrators (SIs) are rushing to meet the huge pent-up demand for global solutions that allow asset tracking across the 85% of ...

In the The Lighting Up Aberdeen project, North has worked with Aberdeen City Council to build an urban LoRa wireless IoT network to manage over 37,000 lighting units across the city, all from a central management system. “The lighting system also includes custom dimming profiles to manage the level of energy required at any given time, automated fault reporting for ...

In the IoT, a cyberattack exposes an entire network, but unikernels and AI can play a part in making systems secure, says Ian Ferguson of Lynx Software Technologies. When a connected system has been compromised, estimates of the cost of the cyberattack vary. This is partly due to embarrassment on the part of the business that may also be in ...