Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design | June 15, 2021 IoT Technology Focus | | |
| Tiny Antennas Support 915MHz ISM and LoRaWAN | Antenova has announced a new flexible embedded antenna for small monitoring devices on North America’s 915MHz ISM and LoRaWAN networks. This antenna, named Fera, part no SRFI068, is a flexible printed circuit (FPC) antenna measuring 33mm x 13mm x 0.15mm. FPC antennas do not require a ground plane to function, which is an advantage in small designs where space is tight. | |
| Module has Cat M1, NB-IoT and GNSS | Swedish electronics firm TT Electronics has announced what appears to be its first Linux-powered device. The S-2Connect Creo SoM provides Cat M1 and NB-IoT connectivity as a “future-proof” solution for low-power, long distance wireless in regions where networks are “switching off and sunsetting their 3G and 2G infrastructure,” says TT. | |
| Wi-Fi Chipset Market to Reach $20Billion by 2026 | According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, the Wi-Fi chipset market size exceeded USD $15 billion in 2019 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3% between 2020 and 2026. The global shipments will reach around $4 billion units annually by 2026. | |
| Multi-Sensor Device Measures Water Pollution | Water pollution is a serious problem that these days often gets drowned out within the broader issue of climate change. In this project article, Andrei details a system he designed that uses sensors and IoT technologies to enable the easy monitoring of water quality from anywhere. | |
| Compact Arm Gateways Offer Optional CAN and Isolated DIO | Vecow is continuing its Arm adventure with two compact, DIN-rail mountable IoT gateways that run Debian on NXP’s power-sipping NXP i.MX6 ULL. The 91mm x 91mm x 32mm AIC-100 and 91mm x 91mm x 47mm AIC-110 are designed for IoT applications. The fanless, rugged AIC-100 and AIC-110 are identical except for the size difference and the AIC-110’s addition of 2x CAN bus 2.0 A/B terminal interfaces and 12x isolated DIO (8x DI, 4x DO). | |
Xilinx Unveils Versal AI Edge Xilinx announced a 7nm, headless “Versal AI Edge” SoC that runs Linux on dual 1.76GHz Cortex-A7 cores and has dual 750MHz Cortex-R5F cores, flexible, FPGA-like “adaptible engines” up to 520K LUTs and “AI Engine-ML” cores up to 479TOPS. | | |
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