System on Chip points to smart and secure homes
From Qorvo comes a complete system on chip (SoC) for smart home devices that delivers multi-protocol support with best-in-class power consumption.
The GP695 SoC integrates multiple communication protocols, including IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee 3.0, Thread and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for sensors and actuators throughout the home. The new Qorvo SoC helps advance the state of smart home networking by supporting these connectivity standards while optimising energy efficiency and extending battery life.
Supporting these different connectivity options allows for a single development platform and a single SKU, independent of the communication protocol used by the customer. With this, BLE-based smart phone connectivity for proximity-based services can combine with Thread or ZigBee 3.0 for smart home services.
For example, homeowners can use their mobile phones to connect a GP695-equipped door lock to a ZigBee smart home system using the phone’s BLE protocol. The door lock can then be opened or closed from the mobile phone over BLE. This intelligent system can also automatically lock the door over ZigBee when it detects that no one is in the home.
This device uses ARM Cortex-M4 computing architecture, features Qorvo Wi-Fi interference mitigation technology and has an extended range that covers the entire home. In addition, the device complements the multi-protocol GP712, for use with smart home gateways.
