Tag: Smart home

NXP just made a new chip called the Trimension SR250 IC using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and radar to help things know where they are and is good for home automation and industrial use. Operates at 6 GHz - 8.5 GHz, it provides secure 3D ranging Angle of Arrival (AoA), Time...

The X-Sense SC07-WX is a battery-powered smoke and carbon monoxide detector that combines Wi-Fi connectivity with a smartphone app for remote monitoring and alerts.  The sensor uses a photoelectric smoke sensor and an advanced electrochemical carbon monoxide sensor for fast and...

The Vivid Unit is an RK3399-based Single Board Computer (SBC) featuring a 5.5-inch touchscreen display, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, and 32GB eMMC storage along with Ethernet, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), and Bluetooth 4.1, USB 3.1 Gen1, HDMI, and a 40-pin GPIO harder. They were designed for smart home...

The LILYGO T-Panel is a compact module that works as both a display and a control center for smart devices. It has a 4-inch screen and can connect to WiFi and Bluetooth. It also supports smart home standards like Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. Plus, it has options for adding more...

Silicon Labs has introduced its latest innovation, the dual-band FG28 SoC (System on Chip). This advanced SoC offers support for long-range networks and protocols such as Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and various proprietary protocols. With this flexible connectivity solution, Silicon Labs...

With a strong ESP32-S3 chip, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi compatibility, and Bluetooth 5 (LE), this handheld terminal is built on the powerful ESP32 controller which offers enhanced computing and processing capabilities for IoT terminal applications. The ESP32-S3-N16RB module can lead to a variety of...

The Seeed Studio XIAO Series are tiny development boards with a thumb-sized size and a comparable hardware architecture. The Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 uses a 240MHz Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor, allowing WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connectivities, deep sleep mode with power...

The most recent version of the Extreme Wi-Fi Smart Switch, SONOFF MINIR4, is also the smallest one out there. It comes packed with a variety of intriguing features, such as an improved ESP32 chip, detach relay mode, external switch control, and many others. It will be of tremendous...