Nordic Semiconductor introduces secure and signed over-the-air firmware updates in latest nRF5 SDK to help improve device security

Nordic’s newly released nRF5 SDK v12.0 allows firmware updates over-the-air to be accompanied by a secure signature that ensures the update comes from a verified and trusted source. In addition, the SDK now supports the Arduino development kit used with the Nordic nRF52832 SoC-based Arduino Primo base board, features a CMSIS configuration Wizard that allows…

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Advances in sensing, connectivity, and control fuel IIoT designs

WIREN PERERA, ON SEMICONDUCTOR The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promises to deliver a step change in efficiency and a leap towards autonomy for industrial automation and other sectors, such as security and surveillance and building management. The prospect of self-monitoring, self-managing factories and manufacturing processes is no longer beyond the distant horizon. The ability…

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Bluetooth rising

Courtesy of www.networkworld.com In a few years, we will see enterprise-grade Bluetooth infrastructure solutions along the lines of today’s Wi-Fi WLANs We are used to external developments driving progress in enterprise networking. An obvious example is the modern smartphone, born in the consumer market but now the primary client for enterprise WLANs. Another is the move…

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Nordic-powered Bluetooth low energy development kit offers complete turnkey solution for rapid Internet of Things product development

Developed by Taiwanese MtM Technology Corporation, the MtM IoT Development Kit comes in a small form factor, is based on an nRF51822 SoC, and includes ready-to-go firmware and software Oslo, Norway 2016/09/01 Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Taiwan-based MtM Technology Corporation has selected Nordic’s nRF51822 Bluetooth® low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC)…

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Autonomous vehicle’s Lego blocks take shape

Courtesy of www.electronicspecifier.com As technology races ahead, government is doing its best to remove obstacles for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the road, soon: 25,000 lives depend on it. While it’s encouraging for the automotive industry that President Obama would propose a 10‑year, $4bn investment to accelerate the development and adoption of safe driverless vehicles, the…

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Designing what matters for the Internet of Things

Courtesy of www.iot-now.com Tony Milbourn, vice president of Corporate Strategy, u-blox As the IoT unfolds it’s critical, says Tony Milbourn of u-blox, not to lose track of what really matters and to provide the technologies, modules and security to keep them robust and reliable.   In April 2011, Cisco IBSG predicted that 25 billion devices would…

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Wearables could help manage children with autism

www.blog.nordicsemi.com If you have a child with autism, you’ll know just how stressful stimulation overload can be. Wearable technology could soon help anticipate an episode and allow parents to remove the child from a stressful situation. Although the exact nature of stimulation overload is different for every child on the autism spectrum, wearables can be used…

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Nordic Semiconductor smart remote control reference design marries unparalleled voice input performance with ultra-low power consumption

The ‘nRFready Smart Remote 3 for nRF52 Series’ is a complete state-of-the-art hardware and software single chip Bluetooth low energy reference design featuring voice input speech recognition control, digital mic option, keyboard matrix, 6-axis motion sensing, multi-touch trackpad, infrared LED, NFC touch-to-pair, and on-board buzzer implementing the Bluetooth low energy Find Me Profile Oslo, Norway…

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