Bluetooth

Leankon is introducing two compact integrated antennas supporting WiFi 7, WiFi 6E, and Bluetooth for use in space-constrained wireless devices. They are designed for OEM and embedded applications requiring multi-band connectivity across WiFi, Bluetooth, and common IoT protocols. For example, IoT gateways, smart home devices, industrial monitoring equipment, smart meters, and compact consumer electronics. There is an SMD Bluetooth/WiFi 6E ...

Nordic Semiconductor is aiming at Bluetooth LE and Matter applications with a wireless microcontroller equipped with 2Mbyte if non-volatile memory and 512kbyte of ram. Made on a 22nm process, nRF54LM20A, will have a 128MHz Arm Cortex-M33 main processor and a RISC-V co-processor, USB and up to 66 GPIOs. The 2.4GHz radio will support Bluetooth LE channel-sounding and Matter-over-Thread, and will ...

Mikroe has introduced a ‘Click’ format development board which supports Bluetooth LE Audio Unicast and Auracast. It is based around a Bluetooth 5.4 module from Cambridge UK based IOT747, called IDC777-1, which is itself built around a Qualcomm Bluetooth chip. It is “designed to provide high-quality wireless audio streaming and data communications over Bluetooth in both Classic and LE Audio ...

Mouser is stocking a 2.2 x 3mm Bluetooth MCU from Renesas, which can run from a 1.55V silver oxide cell. Called DA14535, it is built around an Arm Cortex-M0+ and implements Bluetooth LE 5.3. “By adding six external passives, a crystal oscillator, a power source, plus a 2.4GHz antenna, designers can build a complete Bluetooth Low Energy system for applications ...

Rutronik is aiming at tyre pressure monitoring with a 4.5 x 3.5mm DFN that contains a MEMS pressure sensor, a Bluetooth LE 5.4* radio, a microcontroller, a two-axis MEMS accelerometer and temperature sensing. It is the SMP290, made by Bosch. “Measurement data or updates can be encrypted [AES-128] for transmission with the customer-specific application software,” said the component distributor. “As ...

Würth Elektronik has combined Classic and LE version 5.4 in a single Bluetooth module measuring 16.6 x 12 x 1.7mm including its antenna. Called Skoll-I, “the module is already certified for conformity in all major target markets”, said Wurth. The “module offers an opportunity for developing devices that need to connect to both legacy and modern devices. [It] also offers ...

Tiago Rodrigues provides an update on the long range, low power connectivity standard that he believes is the next big thing for the IoT. Wi-Fi HaLow has been called an IoT enabler that overcomes the challenges faced by wireless low-power IoT devices, but what is it, and why does it matter? Also known as IEEE 802.11ah, Wi-Fi HaLow began life ...

Silicon Labs has moved to 22nm for its latest series of wireless MCUs for IoT nodes. Announced today, there are parts for Zigbee, Bluetooth and Matter-over-Thread, and for mains or battery power. SixG301 is the mains-powered (line-powered) family, where ‘x’ becomes ‘B’ for the Bluetooth LE (and Bluetooth mesh) focussed variant, or ‘M’ for multi-protocol types. Concurrent multi-protocol operation will ...

Bluetooth LE modules that combine Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth Core 5.4 by Ezurio (formerly known as Laird Connectivity) are available from Mouser Electronics. The Sona NX611 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE modules are based on NXP’s IW611 Wi-Fi 6 chipset and boast a data transmission throughput of 500Mbps. The small industrial IoT modules are suitable for use in IoT, ...

US-based Master Electronics has added RF modules to its offering with the signing of French RF module specialist, Insight SIP. The distributor is based in Phoenix, Arizona but ships worldwide as Online Components for web-based distribution and trades as Electro Sonic in Canada. The company credits the combination of  online e-commerce and field sales, organic growth and strategic acquisition for ...