"Currently, wireless communication market manufacturers are uneven. Wireless communication products are more outstanding. The following recommendation is a mainstream wireless communication vendor on the market, and it is a brief description of its wireless platform.
Things accompanied by the rapid development of wireless communication technology has become increasingly widespread. The moment, the focus of the industry gathered in the smart home, wearable devices, wireless charging, NFC and even car networking industry. However, these new technologies that let us enjoy smart life have not been popular, and the most fundamental reasons are the existence of technical short board, obviously, solving wireless communication technology bottlenecks are imminent.
Therefore, domestic and foreign giants have developed a strategic plan, launched their most distinctive products as a representative for the layout of things in this huge market. Currently, wireless communications market vendors is uneven, wireless communication products is Ling Lang everywhere. The following recommendations are the mainstream market, wireless communications companies, and made a brief description of its wireless platform.
1, TI latest SimpleLink WiFi platform designed for the IoT and set
The last 20 years, TI has been providing technical support to every generation wireless industry, from traditional voice-centric mobile phones to the most advanced equipment G with rich multimedia capabilities, TI offers a number of complete semiconductor and software solutions to meet the terminal manufacturers, mobile operators and application developers need handheld.
In June this year, TI introduced the SimpleLink WiFi WIFI series platform, specifically designed for the IoT, including the CC3100 / 3200, highly flexible platform, which integrates the 3200 RF and analog circuit functions in a single chip, the WiFi platform with ARM Cortex-M4 MCU together, of low power, single-chip WiFi solution; and CC3100 can be used with any MCU. Both chips have a very low power consumption, low-power RF and advanced low-power mode, especially for battery-powered equipment development.
CC3200 integrated programmable ARM® Cortex®-M4 MCU, which allow customers to add specific codes; CC3100 has provided the interface 8,16,32-bit MCU, a user may need to use with, and by the TI IoT cloud ecosystem system members have the ability to support cloud connections.
Both products allow users with fast connections, cloud support and WiFi, the Internet, and robust security protocol developed for IoT Simple on-chip, no connection with the development of products prior experience, it is easy for many household, industrial and consumer electronics products to add embedded WiFi and Internet capabilities.
The platform can be applied not only to the wisdom of the home, it can also be used in industrial communication. For example, for industrial service channel wireless device, a monitor for the non-free access devices provide intelligent, facilities and services; WiFi networks may employ existing infrastructure to enable battery operated indoor asset tracking device; also to factory distribution board to add WiFi functionality to be controlled such as power consumption and settings, monitoring and analysis, intelligent energy control.
2, Broadcom chip BCM43341 Four solutions provide a flexible SE
As a Fortune 500 company Broadcom's Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global leader in wired and wireless communications semiconductor company. Broadcom products in the home, office and mobile environments seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity. With the industry's broadest and first-class system on a chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is by Connecting everything® (all connected) to change the world.
Bo Tong as a wireless leader launched the sixth generation combination chip BCM43341 in small size, low power and low cost, and has many advantages in small size, low power and low cost.
BCM43341 is a four-in chip, in a solution that would provide WIFI, Bluetooth, NFC and FM functions, which several functions can work simultaneously, thus saving much of the increase on the phone components and increased The area of the entire BOM board.
Second, this chip can reduce product power consumption to 10% of the competitor's same type of product, which has not improved the battery capacity of mobile device, while the power consumption element is getting more next, it is a very important advantage, I believe this is able to attract the majority of manufacturers use one of the starting point of the program.
Third, this product size and peripheral components are optimized to do a lot, BOM board area which is only 100 square millimeters, and the peripheral component 34 only, while the most external components are resistors, capacitors and other passive components, for the entire product, it is also possible to simplify the development effort.
Also has a SE (Security Elements) aspects of great flexibility, Broadcom provides customers with the choice of self-SE chip program, which for developers, but also a very convenient open.
In addition to the above advantages in terms of hardware, the Broadcom BCM43341 software has also done very place. Broadcom in the ground and upper application software are open to customers at the same time, NFC software stack will also apply to the Android 4.2 operating system. Broadcom will be in the next upgrade will be based on Android system, continue to provide support related to the upgrade.
3, NXP JN516x wireless MCU module to prove safety smart home
NXP (NXP) is a newly independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has a long history of fifty years, providing engineers and designers with semiconductors and software for mobile communications, consumer electronics, security Applications, non-contact payment and connecting, as well as products such as car entertainment and networks to bring a better sense of perceptual experience.
Starting in 2011, NXP Take intelligent lighting as a breakthrough, offensive things, at first did not integrate wireless capabilities in its LPC series MCU. At the beginning of 2013, NXP launched the JN516X series wireless MCU module for the Internet of Things, including JN5161, JN5164 or JN5168, integrated wireless function.
The module configuration of the high-performance 32-bit RISC processor, embedded Flash, and the E2PROM, through a variable width instruction, a multi-stage instruction pipeline, low-power programmable clock speed to increase code efficiency. Further having a sheet simultaneously meet the standard IEEE802.15.4 2.4GHz wireless transceiver, and a rich set of analog and digital peripherals. With ultra-low operating current and low-power sleep characteristics, the device can be made using the button batteries and extend battery life.
The JN516x evaluation kit provides all components required for system development, including a series of wireless carriers, inserted expansion boards, USB connectors, a remote control, an OpenWRT firmware internet router, and a complete software design kit.
For smart lighting, home automation and energy management applications, JN516x wireless MCU module series brings together the price / performance, ultra low-power on-chip memory and software stack and the best combination of choice.
4, ST single-chip Bluetooth 4.0 chip BluenRG processor
ST is the world's largest semiconductor company, from discrete diodes and transistors to the on-chip complex (SoC) device, and then to complete platform solutions including reference design, application software, tools and manufacturing specifications, the main products there are 3,000 kinds of types.
ST announced a year with the industry's highest energy efficiency Bluetooth4.0 low-power single-mode chip BlueNRG Firmware upgradeable network processor, aimed at Bluetooth Smart applications. The new chip solution can be described as a fitness wrist, interactive smart glasses or clothing accessories and other wireless intelligent applications enable longer battery life and smaller, lighter battery size.
The BluenRG network processor that provides Bluetooth Smart devices with Bluetooth Smart Ready master (such as smartphone or tablet). With the lowest operating current in similar products, it takes only a delicate button battery for ultra-low power equipment to work for a long time. Bluenrg complies with the latest Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth standard, built-in special RF interface, processor, and Bluetooth firmware to simplify wireless product design, allowing engineers to concentrate on research and development of innovation applications. With BlueNRG IC unmatched energy efficiency, and realize excellent battery life excellent wireless connectivity, ST expect to win in this market share. In addition to the minimum operating current is outside 0dBm transmission mode consumes only 8.2mA, power reception mode 7.3mA, BlueNRG very saving power management, speed mode conversion block, thereby minimizing the power consumption in the non-use state .
In addition, BlueNRG allows designers the flexibility to choose a favorite main microcontroller, and is equipped with Bluetooth Low-Energy protocol stack running on the external application processor. The on-chip non-volatile memory for easy firmware upgrade can ensure that applications are always compatible with the latest version of the Bluetooth standard.
BlueNRG main features:
* Embedded BlueNRG4.0 Low-Energy Stack: GAP, GATT, SM, L2CAP, LL, RF-PHY
* 7.3mA (RX mode), the maximum current of 8.2mA (transmission mode, 0dBm)
* Programmable output power: -18dBm to 8 dBm
* Up to 96dB RF link budgets
* BlueNRG having a best-in current consumption, on the radio link performance and excellent chip nonvolatile memory chip, not only lower power consumption, and the volume is also smaller, more suitable for use in wearables.
5, Freescale Kinetis KW Series Zigbee wireless module has an advantage in the field of
Freescale's MCU is a strategic priority, in the era of things, through the integration of Freescale MCU and Zigbee RF transceiver and wireless technology, wireless MCU family Kinetis KW2x launched late last year in order to meet the future Zigbee Smart Energy 2.0 and Internet protocol specification closely related to the processing and memory requirements. The new generation of world-class Kinetis wireless solutions have further enhanced Freescale's connection capabilities through the extension of Freescar's extensive Internet of Things product portfolio.
The Inetis KW2X wireless platform inherits an ARM Cortex-M4 processor and a RF transceiver that meets 802.15.4 standards, and contains a powerful feature set, a 2.4GHz platform for reliable, safe and low power consumption.
Kinetis KW2X wireless module to reduce power consumption, integrated advanced security features provided only in high-end processors, supports advanced encryption methods, such as key generation, tamper detection and secure memory, flash memory and provides 512KB 64KB RAM, and the FlexMemory 64K , user-friendly and flexible to use, with Kinetis development tools to further accelerate product development.
The MCU KW2x wireless smart energy, home / building automation, medical care, and other home entertainment use scenarios, applications are typical: a home network constituted by a meter, a display and home gateway interconnect device; building control network, and includes a lighting control, home automation applications such as HVAC and security features.
6, Atmel SmartConnect SAM W23 wireless module integration and control advantages
In the field of communications, ATMEL and can provide a range of complex elements required from the phone chipset FLASH memory to wireless voice and data communications. Growing baseband controller and RF components family is aimed at the traditional markets as well as emerging markets such as WLAN and Bluetooth, as well as networking and consumer products being accepted fast, high-bandwidth wireless connectivity technology.
Given the powerful offensive of the Internet of Things market, Atmel is integrated with strong advantages in both wireless and control. In June 2014, Atmel launched a new MCU brand -ATMEL SMART and the SmartConnect Sam W23 module, which is based on ATMEL ultra-low power WiFi SoC to achieve a combination of low-power MCU and WiFi solutions. SAM W23 module integrated WiFi capabilities, designers no longer need to learn WiFi stack, which can focus on improving product features.
SAM W23 module is an ideal solution for those seeking to provide WiFi connection with IEEE802.11, RTOS, IP stack or integrate RF designers, in addition, the module provides application and security protocols (such as TLS), Integrated Network Service (TCP / IP stack) and standard real-time operating system (RTOS), all of these can be a simple serial host interface (SPI, UART) implemented in Atmel Studio 6 integrated development platform (IDP).
This module is suitable for a wide range of residential, medical, industrial, consumer, energy and smart wearable device market.
7, Marvell from WiFi to Bluetooth to Zigbee wireless MCU platform across the board
Marvell is a global leader in semiconductor manufacturers a full range of broadband communications and storage solutions, is one for the high-speed, high-density, digital data storage and broadband digital data networking markets, in mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuit design, development and supply goods manufacturers.
Marvell released in June this year for a comprehensive wireless MCU platform of Things applications: MW300 Wi-Fi microcontroller, MB300 Bluetooth microcontroller and MZ100ZigBee microcontroller. Integrated on a single chip MCU, RF transceiver foundation, network / wireless protocol stack, the integrated suite of software development and debugging tools, and provide protection from multiple layers of security.
Wherein MW300 Wi-Fi microcontroller supports 802.11n Wi-Fi, built fully functional the SoC single chip microcontroller, low power consumption for a targeted optimized to achieve a deep low power state, while reducing the normal power at work for a variety of application scenarios based on battery-powered; MB300 Bluetooth microcontroller supports dual-mode Bluetooth 4.1, integrates a true single-chip microcontrollerSOC, implement classic Bluetooth and intelligent Bluetooth, built-in speech function supports high-resolution ADC and direct connection with the microphone; MZ100 ZigBee microcontroller is support 802.15.4 / zigbee, a single-chip SOC, integrated microcontroller, Wi-Fi coexists with Bluetooth, easy to connect to sensors, starters, and other components, reduce external components and PCB area. The MARVELL EZ-Connect software platform supports this latest wireless product line, which greatly reduces development time based on this platform. "
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