Internet of Things
Five IoT startups emerge and grow from Sigfox hacking house program S
igfox, an IoT service provider and first global 5G network operator, has announced five Hacking House startups that are transforming their IoT concepts and
prototypes into real products and services. The startups are part of Sigfox’s Hacking House program – designed to enable students and young entrepreneurs to create IoT solutions that solve for a range of logistical, technical and societal issues.
The companies include young entrepreneurs that
are taking the first steps in the IoT sector, using Sigfox’s extensive network of incubators, accelerators, VCs and investors. All five were a part of Sigfox’s Hacking House programs in Chicago and Paris:
Clever IoT Bracelet, which offers a medical wearable designed to measure and track abnormalities in patients’ vital signs in developing countries like Colombia, where heart sickness accounts for a large portion of deaths.
Sano Seat, which offers a solution to guarantee that elderly patients are treated properly, minimizing treatment neglect by guaranteeing the proper use of wheelchairs to prevent bed sores. SpaceBot’s SURGE, which provides a platform that tracks and monitors traffic to enable a fee-based program that will charge vehicles on the road during peak congestion hours. SymbIoTic, which uses sensors to monitor strategic, high-risk flood areas and alert municipalities in the event of a disaster; this team, made up of two young Croatian entrepreneurs, has already won a European Union grant of €200,000 to accelerate the company’s growth. WellCheck technology works with two boxes: a floater and an antenna, which communicate with each other. Wellcheck, which provides a solution to help authorities and impacted consumers monitor and
prevent pollution in drinking water, specifically in developing countries; the team plans to test its first samples in Kenya.
Insight SiP launches new ISP1907-LL RF module
With its built-in antenna, it offers Bluetooth 5.1 standard communication for Long Range and Direction- Finding connectivity
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fter the success of its ISP4520 RF module which extended its product portfolio to include Long Range Networking via LoRa technology, Insight SiP is pleased to launch the ISP1907-LL RF module, designed for classic IoT applications which require Bluetooth 5.1 standard communication for Long Range and Direction-Finding connectivity. At an ultra-miniature size of 8 x 8 x 1 mm with its integrated antenna, the ISP1907-LL RF module provides huge computing capability coupled with best-in- class battery life, with power consumption around 20-50% lower than previous generations of technology, making this Bluetooth Low Energy / BLE module a ready to use solution for most IoT applications with connected sensors for
medical, healthcare, sport, fitness and industrial devices as well as home automation and beacons. The ISP1907-LL’s Long Range capabilities enable wireless connectivity over an open field range of up to 400 meters between modules. The RF module on the ISP1907-LL is based on the nRF52811 Nordic Semiconductor 2.4GHz wireless System on a Chip (SoC) integrating a 2.4 GHz transceiver, a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4, with 192 kB flash memory, and 24 kB SRAM and analog and digital peripherals. The ISP1907-LL supports multiple
protocols including BLE, ANT/ANT+, Thread, Zigbee and a range of proprietary 2.4 GHz protocols including Gazell from Nordic Semiconductor. It also supports a wide range of stacks which you can
download for free. These stacks include fully qualified BLE stacks for the nRF52 SoC which operate with S112/S132 SoftDevices. Like all of Insight
SiP’s products, the ISP1907-LL is a fully featured BLE device with embedded 32
MHz Radio and 32 KHz Synchro crystals, a fully integrated RF matching and Antenna and DC-DC convertor including inductor, thus delivering maximum power saving efficiency. A full set of interfaces is supplied with the device for analog or digital peripherals including 13 GPIOs including 3 ADCs, an analog to digital convertor, and SPI, PDM I2C and UART buses. It offers pin compatibility with the ISP15, 18 and 19 series.
Michel Beghin, CEO of Insight SiP says, “The new ISP1907-LL is ideal for customers looking for an ultra miniature RF module to support straight-forward applications that need Bluetooth 5.1 for
Long Range and Direction-Finding connectivity over long distances. In addition, we look forward to extending the ISP1907 RF module range in the near future to support complex applications which require greater performance and memory.”
The ISP1907-LL RF module is designed to run on a coin cell battery. Thanks to the module’s ultra-low power consumption and advanced power management system, the battery can last up to several years. Module prototypes are available now. Mass production of the modules will start in Q4 2019. Certification is pending.
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