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Rutronik now offers the nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor

Mon, Sep 16, 2024

The nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor is a new addition to the Rutronik Wireless portfolio: an energy-efficient system-in-package (SiP) with integrated LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS, and DECT NR+ radio modem. Currently the smallest and most power-efficient device of its kind, the nRF9151 sets a new standard for highly integrated and compact SiP solutions. Also available is the nRF9151 DK, a specially developed, cost-effective and pre-certified single-board development kit for initial evaluation and development purposes. As a fully integrated, pre-certified SiP with an application MCU, the nRF9151 is suitable for the development of extensive applications or for use as a stand-alone cellular modem. This simplifies the development and deployment of scalable products in numerous IoT markets, including industrial automation, asset tracking, smart city, smart metering and smart agriculture.
The nRF9151 represents a significant advance in cellular IoT technology and offers a cost-effective and globally accessible solution. The comprehensive and compact solution includes hardware with a programmable application processor, software, cloud services, development tools and world-class support.

The nRF9151 achieves its unrivalled performance and versatility through the use of low-power LTE technology, advanced processing capabilities, and robust security features. 3GPP Release 14 LTE-M/NB-IoT and DECT NR+ are supported.

Benefits at a glance:
• Fully integrated SiP with 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 and multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem with DECT NR+ support and GNSS 700-2200 MHz LTE band support
• Power Class 5 20 dBm
• Power Class 3 23 dBm
• 1.9GHz NR+ band support
• Certified for global operation
• Dedicated programmable application processor and memory
• 1 MB flash + 256 KB RAM
• Arm TrustZone + Arm CryptoCell 310

Application examples:
• Asset Tracking
• Smart Metering
• Smart City
• Smart Agriculture
• Predictive maintenance
• Portable Medical Devices
• Industry 4.0

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Silicon Labs wireless Gecko SoCs streamline energy harvesting for battery-free IoT devices

Fri, Sep 06, 2024

Mouser Electronics, is now stocking the EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) series from Silicon Labs. The EFR32xG22E is Silicon Lab’s most energy-efficient wireless SoC to date, designed to operate in the ultra-low-power envelope required for battery-free energy harvesting. The Silicon Labs EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko SoCs allow users to develop Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), 802.15.4-based or proprietary 2.4GHz wireless devices for IoT applications that harvest energy from external sources.
The Silicon Labs EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko SoC family consists of three variants: the EFR32BG22E, the EFR32MG22E, and the EFR32FG22E. Each variant features an integrated Arm Cortex M4 MCU and a high-performance 2.4GHz radio. The EFR32xG22 SoCs are ideal for devices that require immediate activation and efficient power management, featuring EM4 wake-up of 1.83 milliseconds and power consumption of just 16.6 microjoules (µJ). The SoCs also support multiple power sources and power management devices, allowing users to explore new battery technologies such as supercapacitors.
The EFR32BG22E wireless SoC enables Bluetooth 5 networking in IoT devices that demand fast startup, including asset tags and beacons, consumer electronics, and Bluetooth Mesh low-power nodes. The EFR32BG22E also offers a Bluetooth 5 direction-finding feature. The EFR32MG22E SoC is designed for Zigbee® green power and home automation, lighting and building controls, and smart building sensors. The optimised Zigbee SoC includes a 12-channel peripheral reflex system that allows for autonomous interaction among MCU peripherals, reducing latency and power consumption. The EFR32FG22E proprietary wireless 2.4 SoC features RFSense and delivers energy efficiency and increased lifespan for products with limited battery resources. The proprietary wireless 2.4 SoC is a single-die solution for electronic shelf labels, home and building automation, and commercial lighting.
The Silicon Labs EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko SoCs are supported by the xG22 Development Tools: the EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko radio boards and starter kit. The xG22 tools provide developers with everything they need to evaluate the EFR32xG22E wireless Gecko SoCs and build scalable wireless IoT applications.

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u-blox empowers global connectivity with new ultra-compact LTE Cat 1bis cellular modules

Wed, Aug 21, 2024

u-blox has announced an expansion to its popular range of R10 products for the fast-growing LTE Cat 1bis cellular connectivity market. Predicted by analyst firm Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd to account for 43.6% of all non-handset cellular devices by 2029, LTE Cat 1bis is expected to be the best-selling cellular technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) for the next four to five years. The new modules strengthen u-blox’s LTE Cat 1bis portfolio, serving both the IoT and users migrating from legacy 2G/3G cellular connectivity.
The new u-blox LEXI-R10 Global provides an ultra-compact 16 x16mm LTE Cat 1bis solution that can be used worldwide in size-constrained IoT applications such as people or pet trackers and wearables. The LEXI-R10 Global is the world’s smallest single-mode LTE Cat 1bis module with indoor location and a US MNO certified core.
Meanwhile, the new SARA-R10 series brings the same capabilities as the LEXI-R10 Global to u-blox’s popular SARA form factor. With 2G and 3G sunsets continuing globally, the SARA-R10 offers product designers using 2G and 3G u-blox SARA modules a straightforward upgrade path to 4G LTE – the most widely available global cellular standard today and for many years to come.
The LEXI-R10 and SARA-R10 offer the option to embed an eSIM, and both modules also include an integrated Wi-Fi Sniffer, providing Indoor localisation via the u-blox CellLocate service based on both a Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
One of the variants is the SARA-R10M10, the world’s smallest LTE Cat 1bis module with embedded Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capable of concurrent communication and tracking. It is the ideal solution for asset tracking and telematics applications that demand continuous connectivity as well as indoor and outdoor positioning anywhere in the world, thanks to the blend of GNSS, Wi-Fi scan and global LTE coverage. This module is also 50% smaller than u-blox’s previous LTE Cat 1bis combo, the LENA-R8M10.
The new u-blox R10 modules give product designers a 4G cellular connectivity solution for IoT applications that require medium data rates, worldwide portability, ultra-low power consumption and compact sizes.

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Microchip adds ECC20x and SHA10x families of secure authentication ICs to TrustFLEX platform

Thu, Aug 15, 2024

Secure key provisioning is vital to protect sensitive keys against third-party tampering and malicious attacks. For securing consumer, industrial, data centre and medical applications, secure key storage is essential but the process to develop and document secure key provisioning can be complex and costly. To lower the barrier of entry into secure key provisioning and enable more rapid prototyping, Microchip Technology has added the ECC204, SHA104 and SHA105 CryptoAuthentication ICs to its TrustFLEX portfolio of devices, services and tools.

ECC20x and SHA10x ICs are hardware-based, secure storage devices that are designed to keep secret keys hidden from unauthorised attacks. As part of the TrustFLEX platform, ECC204, SHA104 and SHA105 ICs are preconfigured with defined use cases, customisable cryptographic keys and code examples to streamline the development process.

“Adding the ECC20x and SHA10x pre-configured devices to our TrustFLEX platform will facilitate leveraging Microchip’s secure provisioning services for a broader set of applications,” Nuri Dagdeviren, corporate vice president of Microchip’s secure computing group. “With this platform expansion, Microchip is continuing to strengthen its portfolio, making security authentication ICs more accessible and more specifically optimised for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications.”

ECC20x and SHA10x devices meet Common Criteria Joint Interpretation Library (JIL) High rated secure key storage requirements and have been certified by the NIST Entropy Source Validation (ESV) and Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) in compliance with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS). The secure IC families are designed to implement trusted authentication to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of data and communications in a wide range of systems and applications.

Microchip’s CryptoAuthentication ICs are small, low-power devices that are designed to be compatible with any microprocessors (MPUs) or microcontrollers (MCUs). They provide flexible solutions for securing industrial, medical devices, battery powered equipment and disposable applications. Additionally, the ECC204 is a Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) approved Qi authentication Secure Storage Subsystem (SSS).

ECC20x and SHA10x ICs are supported by Microchip’s Trust Platform Design Suite, which provides code examples and learning materials and enables the secure transfer of credentials to more easily leverage Microchip’s secure key provisioning services. The devices are also supported by the MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE), product-specific evaluation boards and CryptoAuthLib library support.

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Rutronik now offers the nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor

Silicon Labs wireless Gecko SoCs streamline energy harvesting for battery-free IoT devices

u-blox empowers global connectivity with new ultra-compact LTE Cat 1bis cellular modules

Microchip adds ECC20x and SHA10x families of secure authentication ICs to TrustFLEX platform

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