Laird Connectivity and Wirepas announced they have joined forces to deliver combined hardware and software solutions connecting Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) modules for IoT (internet of things) implementations. Together, Wirepas and Laird Connectivity enable their customers and partners to leverage features of Wirepas Mesh 2.4GHz profile. This includes network scalability and ease of implementation.
Additionally, customers benefit from the RF (radio frequency) performance, world-renowned technical support, and international wireless certifications available in the Bluetooth LE Module portfolio from Laird Connectivity. This covers options for module offerings running on either Nordic Semiconductor nRF52 series or Silicon Labs EFR32BG22 with EFR32BG24 to come in Q4-2023.
Bluetooth LE is the ideal physical layer for low-power or low-latency mesh applications serving sectors such as industrial and medical. Combined with Wirepas’ Mesh 2.4GHz software implementation, customers have the toolkit for deploying high-density and short-range IoT applications with performance.
“Together, Wirepas and Laird Connectivity solve a pressing problem for industrial-grade IoT: how to wirelessly connect billions of devices with diverse and evolving network requirements,” says Teppo Hemia, CEO of Wirepas. “The combination of a high-performance mesh network and 2.4GHz technology provides a powerful approach to meeting our partners’ and customers’ connectivity needs.”
“The combination of Wirepas and Laird Connectivity frees application developers from the complexities of long development paths to connect to 2.4GHz mesh networks,” says Jonathan Kaye, vice president marketing and product management at Laird Connectivity. “Our mutual customers can now focus on creating unique value-added mesh networking applications areas such as predictive maintenance, industrial automation, warehousing and asset tracking.”
Wirepas Mesh 2.4GHz is compatible with the following 2.4 GHz modules. Detailed applications notes and sample applications for use with these modules are available from Laird Connectivity Wirepas partner page.
- Lyra Series 2.4GHz Module using Silicon Labs EFR32BG22 and coming soon on Lyra 24 Series which uses Silicon Labs EFR32BG24 Soc.
- BL652, BL653, BL653μ, and BL654, Bluetooth LE Series using Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840, nRF52833 & nRF52832 silicon.
The standard modules require specific configuration and pre-programming to connect to the Wirepas Massive Mesh Network. Laird Connectivity offers Wirepas evaluation versions of the standard development kits (DVK) for each module that are pre-programed with licensed Wirepas keys.
To find out how to receive a pre-programmed DVK for testing, or for more information about the Wirepas and Laird Connectivity partnership, visit here.
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