Wireless
TI’s SimpleLink GPS CC4000 brings GPS capabilities to microcontroller-based applications
Adding to the family of easy-to-use SimpleLink connectivity solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution—the company’s first broadly available GPS solution. The self-contained module minimizes complexity synonymous with adding GPS functionality to products.
STMicroelectronics Completes Most Extensive NFC Product Portfolio, Creating Platform for Extra Services and Revenue Growth
STMicroelectronics has unveiled its second-generation Near Field Communications (NFC) controller. ST says the new IC, in combination with its wide Secure Element portfolio, will speed up the arrival of a new world of secure contactless apps and services accessible through next-generation smartphones.
New portfolio of ultra low power Wi-Fi, Energy Harvesting and Ethernet connectivity modules make their debut at NEW 2012
Showcasing for the very first time on the Alpha Micro (stand 19a) located in the new Wireless zone at NEW 2012, will be a wide range of ultra low power Wi-Fi modules from GainSpan, 2G and 3G small form factor modems from u-blox, energy harvesting devices from EnOcean and the new xPico chip-sized networking module for Ethernet connectivity from Lantronix.
Yokogawa expands its range of ISA100.11a compliant wireless devices – For field wireless systems based on the “Grow” concept
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has developed three new field wireless system devices and has enhanced existing wireless pressure and temperature transmitters, all of which are compliant with the ISA100.11a wireless standard. The first of these products are scheduled to be released in March 2012.
RF5540 4.9GHz to 5.85GHz switch and LNA front end solution
RFMD’s new RF5540 is designed specifically for high-performance WiFi applications in the 5GHz ISM band. This module integrates the LNA with bypass mode and an SPDT switch in a front end solution. The integrated 50Ω input and output match minimizes the number of external components required – optimizing the size and cost of the solution. The RF5540 is packaged in a 2mm x 2mm x 0.5mm, 12-pin QFN.
Lime Microsystems enables a Universal Wireless Communications Toolkit based on its flexible transceiver IC and Altera FPGAs
The Toolkit comprises Lime's configurable transceiver board linked to an Altera FPGA design kit via a purpose-built high speed mezzanine connection (HSMC) interface board. The combination of Lime and Altera boards enables almost any wireless application to be easily created, from consumer and enterprise broadband equipment through to bespoke white space, military and GNU Radio applications.
EnOcean ESK 300 starter kit - the easy way to get started with batteryless wireless technology
EnOcean has announced its new ESK 300 starter kit which offers a speedy, simple and cost-effective approach to batteryless wireless technology. The starter kit includes a variety of energy converters and modules enabling the effortless creation of energy-autonomous wireless sensors.
White Paper and Video Highlight Co-simulation of AWR’s Visual System Simulator with NI’s LabVIEW for Enhanced Signal Processing within Wireless Systems
A level of software synergy is essential when designing circuits for use in today’s wireless systems (third- and fourth-generation) that employ higher-order modulation techniques together with advanced technologies, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and digital predistortion (DPD) circuits, to name a few.
Introducing GainSpan's SDK-Builder: Low Cost Tool to Create Custom Wi-Fi Solutions for the Internet of Things
GainSpan Corporation today introduced SDK-Builder, a web-based tool that enables developers to select Wi-Fi features and build custom binary for their embedded devices, with no IDE tool chain. SDK-Builder, the first such tool for the embedded Wi-Fi market, reduces development cost for companies designing connected devices based on GainSpan’s Wi-Fi modules.
Connect One First to Unveil Miniature WiFi Module for Embedded Linux and Windows at Single-Digit Price
Connect One today announced Nano WiReach USB, a miniature WiFi module that immediately brings wireless connectivity to consumer devices not originally intended to support wireless functionality. Because integrated CPU and memory manage the wireless LAN functions on module, Nano WiReach boasts robust, high-speed, 802.11n-compliant wireless LAN for home gateways, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, printers, medical devices and other products. Nano WiR...