Tag: BLE
Arduino Introduces 4x new Nano boards
Arduino has begun pre-orders for four new 45 x 18mm Nano form-factor boards. They include a $10 “Arduino Nano Every” model, a faster "WiFi/BT-enabled IoT" model, and two BLE boards. The Arduino Nano Every Substitutes the ATmega328P-based Arduino Uno-like Nano 3, equipped with...
Continue ReadingUsing the BLE functionality of the ESP32
One of the most beautiful features which the ESP32 has over the ESP-12e is the fact that, asides the WiFi, it has two other communication modules onboard. The ESP32 comes with an onboard Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy modules. For today’s tutorial, we will explore how the...
Continue ReadingGW16126 Mini-PCIe Modem and Bluetooth Radio
Mini-PCIe LTE Cat M1 Cellular Modem & BLE Radio. The GW16126 is a Mini-PCIe Radio card that provides cost-effective, low power cellular connectivity and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for Internet of Things (IoT) networks. The GW16126 features a u- blox SARA-R410M LTE Cat M1 modem for...
Continue ReadingTeeny-Tiny Bluetooth Transmitter Runs on Less Than 1 mW
Bluetooth Low Energy data packets can now be sent by millimeter-size IoT motes. By Samuel K. Moore @ spectrum.ieee.org Engineers at the University of Michigan have now built the first millimeter-scale stand-alone device that speaks BLE. Consuming just 0.6 milliwatts during...
Continue ReadingNINA-B3 series – Stand-alone Bluetooth 5 low energy modules
u-blox’ NINA-B3 range of stand-alone Bluetooth 5 low energy modules now includes the NINA-B306/316 modules with an integrated PCB antenna. The trapezoidal printed antenna technology has been licensed from Proant AB. Moving the antenna to the PCB allows the NINA-B3 family to...
Continue ReadingPapyr – a Nordic nRF52840 e-paper display board
Papyr is a Nordic nRF52840 epaper display that can be used for various low power wireless applications. It supports both BLE (BLE5, BLE Mesh) and 802.15.4 (Thread, Zigbee). The accompanying Android App will allow you to draw a shape or select and image and send it directly to the...
Continue ReadingInsulin Injection Monitor Dosage and Wirelessly Transmits Data to Smartphone
DIABNEXT’s ‘CLIPSULIN’ device attaches to insulin pens and employs Nordic’s nRF52832 SoC to wirelessly send recorded insulin injection data via Bluetooth LE or NFC. Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Taiwan-based DIABNEXT, a healthcare services company, has selected...
Continue ReadingCypress Semiconductor PSoC® 6 BLE Prototyping Board
Cypress Semiconductor PSoC® 6 BLE Prototyping Board (CY8CPROTO-063-BLE) is a low-cost hardware platform enabling design and debugging of PSoC 6 MCU based applications. The PSoC 6 BLE Prototyping Board provides easy access to all the device I/Os in a breadboard-compatible format, and...
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