ARM® mbed™ IoT
Device Platform and shields based on Semtech’s LoRa™ technology
simplify development of Internet of Things applications
Semtech
Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC),
a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and ARM,
a leader in microprocessor technology, recently released LoRaWAN™
development through ARM
mbed with LoRa™-based shields and platforms. The LoRaWAN end-device
source code, standardized by the LoRa™
Alliance, is also available through mbed simplifying device
prototyping and accelerating the development of Internet of Things (IoT)
applications.
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Semtech and ARM Introduce mbed IoT Device Platform for LoRaWAN™ Specification. (Graphic: Business Wire)
By offering an easily programmable tool that comes pre-installed with
editable source code, the LoRa-equipped mbed platform allows developers
to easily develop IoT applications and connect to LoRaWAN gateways. This
gives developers and other interested parties the tools necessary to
test the capabilities of LoRa RF technology and create IoT solutions.
“The easy-to-use, free online development platform from ARM combined
with our LoRa transceiver improves the access for developers who want to
explore the benefits and capabilities of LoRa,” said Hardy Schmidbauer,
Director of Wireless for Semtech’s Wireless, Sensing and Timing Product
Group. “By creating a more accessible tool, we anticipate even more
realized IoT applications in the near future.”
The mbed supported NAMote72
platform is integrated with Semtech’s SX1272
LoRa transceiver and a STMicroelectronics
STM32L1 series ultra-low-power MCU. This tool is designed for the
915MHz frequency band and includes a front-end module that can test the
technology limits at the highest allowable regulatory output power. In
addition to the NAMote72, Semtech and ARM released two LoRa and mbed
enabled shields, the SX1276MB1MAS
and SX1276LB1LAS, based on Semtech’s SX1276
transceiver. These tools, designed for the ISM frequency bands of
Europe and China (SX1276MB1MAS) and North America (SX1276LB1LAS), give
developers source code to enable RF tests, simple point-to-point
communication and other device compatibility. The mbed shields plug into
any mbed microcontroller development platforms from STMicroelectronics,
NXP and others.
“The ARM mbed platform enables developers to quickly and easily create
commercial, standards-based IoT solutions,” said Zach Shelby, vice
president of marketing, IoT business, ARM. “By integrating ARM mbed
technology with Semtech’s LoRa transceivers we are providing developers
with the tools to use the standards-based LoRaWAN technology. We look
forward to seeing Semtech utilize mbed technology to streamline and
rollout IoT applications at scale.”
LoRaWAN LPWANs will be deployed for Mobile
World Congress in Barcelona and Embedded
World in Nuremberg, Germany. The ARM mbed IoT Device Platform will
be displayed at the LoRa Alliance and Semtech booths to showcase its
functionality with the live LoRaWAN network.
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