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MODULAR SENSOR SYSTEM WITH BLUETOOTH LE AND CRYSTAL ANTENNA This series, utilising


Nordic’s latest Bluetooth Low Energy (BT 4.2) SoC, the nRF52832, is also available. Aistin Blue boards are specifically designed for low power, battery operated wireless IoT and wearable solutions. This development platform incorporates many of the


latest sensors from Rohm/Kionix. Included are


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ohm Semiconductor/Kionix is using the iProtoXi Aistin Blue


hardware platform for its IoT Evaluation Kit. The Aistin Blue 3XX series is based on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 Bluetooth Low Energy (BT 4.1) SoC.


sensors for detecting 3D- acceleration, 3D-magnetism, 3D-rotation, humidity, air pressure, and temperature. Nordic’s nRF51822 SoC


incorporates a 32-bit ARM Cortex- M0 CPU, 2.4GHz


multiprotocol radio, 256kB/ 128kB Flash memory and 32kB/16kB RAM, while the nRF52832 SoC features a 64MHz, 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F CPU, 2.4GHz multiprotocol radio, 512kB Flash memory, 64kB RAM, and a NFC tag for “Touch-to- Pair” operation. Both SoCs are compliant with the latest version of the Bluetooth specification. The SoCs support over-the-


air firmware updates using Bluetooth LE. The boards work out-of-the-box with Android applications. This platform is ideal for teaching/ training purposes and fast proof-of- concept prototyping. www.rohm.com/eu


We are there, when reliability is of top priority.


Our innovative sensors make medical devices even safer and more efficient.


CREDIT CARD SIZED MODULES FOR THE NEW SMARC 2.0 SPECIFICATION


Credit card sized modules have been released by congatec for the new SMARC 2.0 specification. They are based on the new 14nm Intel Atom, Celeron and Pentium processors (called Apollo Lake) also recently launched. The new conga-SA5 Computer-on- Modules offer low-power processor performance and come with pre-integrated on board wireless interfaces for IoT connectivity. The new SMARC 2.0 specification offers major advancements in technology and performance so that SMARC 2.0 could soon replace


previous SMARC 1.1 designs. This is claimed to offer a completely new module standard with more pre-integrated functionalities making carrier board design considerably easier and more efficient. The company’s new conga-SA5 SMARC 2.0 modules come with Intel Atom processors x5-E3930, x5-


E3940 and x7-E3950 for the extended temperature range -40° C to 85° C, or with the Intel Celeron N3350 or quad-core Intel Pentium N4200 processors. All variants integrate latest Intel Gen 9 graphics for up to three high resolution 4k displays that can be connected via dual channel LVDS, eDP, DP++ or MIPI DSI. The modules provide up to 8GB high bandwidth LPDDR4 RAM with up to 2400 MT/s. Via the standardised M.2 1216 interface, wireless IoT connectivity becomes an optional standard


feature of the new module. According to the application demands, soldered down connectivity modules with fast 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual band WLAN 802.11 b/g/n/ac plus Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) as well as additional NFC functionality can be integrated on the module. The new modules further offer 2x Gigabit Ethernet with hardware-based real-time support via


Precision Time Protocol (PTP). For highly integrated designs up to 128GB non-volatile storage are available on the module with the powerful eMMC 5.0 interface. www.congatec.com


ULTRA-COMPACT LORA WIRELESS MODULE A


new and highly compact module that is compliant


with the LoRaWAN specification for narrowband wireless connectivity is now available. Measuring only 12.5 x 11.6 x 1.76mm in a metal-shielded


LGA package, the low-cost module from Murata is said to be one of the world’s smallest solutions for adding LoRa based wireless connectivity for a range of products and applications including Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company’s


CMWX1ZZABZ-078 LoRa wireless module is a stand- alone compact and low-power solution that supports the


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LoRaWAN wireless protocol. The module is ideal for


deployment in a wide range of applications including smart metering such as gas and water meters, wearables, the tracking of livestock or other assets, M2M communications and sensor-based end nodes in IoT networks. The module also has pre-certified radio regulatory approvals for operating in the 868 and 915MHz ISM spectrum. www.avnet.com


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