The long range (LoRa) technology is setting in motion a transformation for wireless sensors long waiting for radios that expand the range and lower the power bar. Along with LoRa baseband and transceiver chips, we see a whole new ecosystem emerging with RF modules, microcontrollers, protocol stacks, certified reference designs, evaluation boards, and more. For […]
IoT Driving Energy Harvesting
Energy harvesting has been resonating in the industry circle as a technology fairytale for many years now. This environmental-friendly undertaking, that derives energy from external sources, thrusts on the industry scene with the promise of reducing our reliance on batteries. With a conservative approach toward power management, energy harvesting has been seen as revolutionizing many […]
A Primer On Design Kits For IoT Applications
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming rapidly, and one way to keep up with this quickly changing design landscape is turnkey solutions enabled by IoT development kits and reference platforms. They significantly lower the barrier to entry and ease time-to-market pressures. An endless stream of development kits is now made available for the IoT-enabled […]