Internet of Things

Microchip teams up with Electromaker.io to give away 100 AVR-IoT WG Development boards

Electromaker.io, the online electronics maker community, has announced a project-based competition for hobbyists with 100 Microchip AVR-IoT WG Development boards (https://www.electromaker.io/contest/microchip-iot) as prizes. Entrants will also win the chance to compete for a place at the 2019 Microchip Masters conference in Berlin. The AVR-IoT WG development board, designed for Internet …

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High-performing Sony SPRESENSE platform, available from RS Components, brings advanced sound and vision to IoT devices

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global multi-channel distributor, is boosting opportunities to create smarter IoT devices by introducing Sony SPRESENSE, featuring Arm Cortex-M4Fperformance and extensive sensing, audio, and imaging capabilities. The low-power SPRESENSE platform, comprising a 50.0mm x 20.6mm main board and 68.6mm x 53.3mm …

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Semtech and CRA deploy LoRaWAN-based network reaching 75 per cent of the Czech Republic

Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that ÄŒeské Radiokomunikace (CRA), a Czech telecommunications company providing commercial Internet of Things (IoT) services to businesses, has deployed a nationwide LoRaWAN-based network. The network enables access to Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa …

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Premier Farnell announces new global franchise with embedded security solutions developer, Zymbit

Premier Farnell announces new global distribution agreement with US-based Zymbit, the developer of hardware security modules which ensure physical and digital security of IoT devices. This new franchise provides Farnell element14 customers with access to Zymbit’s popular ZYMKEY 4i security module which delivers professional grade security to the Raspberry Pi …

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Express Logic initiates FIPS 140-2 certification effort for the X-Ware IoT Platform Crypto library 

Express Logic, provider of the comprehensive X-Ware IoT Platform powered by the industry-leading and widely deployed ThreadX RTOS, has partnered with one of the world’s leading security labs atsec information security to execute the design and implementation of the X-Ware IoT Platform’s NetX Crypto libraries for compliance with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic standards. …

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RS Components adds Renesas Synergy AE-CLOUD2 kit to speed LTE IoT connectivity development

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global multi-channel distributor, has announced that the Renesas Synergy AE-CLOUD2 kit from Renesas Electronics is now available and shipping from RS in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. The kitenables rapid evaluation, prototyping and development of LTE-cellular IoT cloud-connected applications. …

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New IoT asset management solution pinpoints and tracks cars for vehicle lot operators

Silicon Labs and Cognosos, a Geo IoT platform provider, collaborated on a wireless networking device to improve how the automotive industry manages inventories. Built on the Silicon Labs Flex Gecko system-on-a-chip (SoC), the Cognosos RadioTrax tag enables employees to perform quick online searches or use their smartphones to pinpoint the …

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ROBIOTIC to demonstrate new IoT products and technologies at IoT Tech Expo

Newly launched ROBIOTIC will be in Booth 279 at the IoT Tech Expo, in Santa Clara, CA – November 28 and 29.   ROBIOTIC is much more than a typical IoT design consultancy – we also know how to make your business successful. ROBIOTIC offers complete IoT success for small and medium-sized companies: …

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Less than ten per cent of consumer IoT companies follow Vulnerability Disclosure guidelines

What happens when someone discovers a security issue in a connected product? Whether it is a fitness tracker, WiFi speaker, pet monitor, home robot or even a fridge-freezer, how do security researchers and others report a security issue? To gain better visibility into the current status of vulnerability disclosure practice …

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IoT growth: facing up to the challenges

By Edel Griffith, Technical Marketing Manager in the ASIC & IP Division of Adesto We’re all familiar with the stories of exponential growth in the world of the Internet of Things (IoT). Millions upon millions of devices are expected to be attached to the cloud within the next few years. …

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