Moddable has announced the launch of Moddable Four, an IoT (internet of things) platform combining hardware and software to enable development of ultra-low power products using standard JavaScript. With Moddable Four, organisations can fast-track their IoT projects, leveraging modern JavaScript and industry-standard APIs (Application programming interface).
Moddable Four is a vital leap in IoT development technology, with an integrated hardware and software design that simplifies notoriously challenging task of developing energy-efficient firmware for battery-powered products. Peter Hoddie, founder and CEO of Moddable says, “Moddable Four reaffirms our commitment to modernising the embedded development experience to accelerate IoT innovation.”
Moddable Four hardware is powered by a Nordic nRF52 microcontroller with BLE, 256 KB RAM (random access memory), a 64 MHz (megahertz) Cortex M4 CPU (central processing unit), and a coin cell battery holder. Displays make IoT products more powerful and simple to use, so Moddable Four features a speedy memory display, jog-dial, and accelerometer for energy-efficient interactive user experiences. Sensors and other peripherals connect to 12-pin expansion header.
The hardware is also available as a module to incorporate into low volume consumer and industrial IoT products. For high volume products and customisation, Moddable works with manufacturers to adapt Moddable Four reference design to their needs.
Moddable Four software is powered by secure Moddable SDK (software development kit), built around XS JavaScript engine with support for recent ES2023 and ECMA-419 standards. The advanced JavaScript debugger and performance profiler accelerate development. Built-in software modules BLE peripheral and central, I/O (input/output), sensors, graphics, UI (user interface) framework, web workers and more jumpstart development. Embedded developers have flexibility to integrate native C code to access hardware, optimise, and reuse code. TypeScript, adopted in large organisations, is also supported.
The software is production-ready and already shipping in IoT products. “We’re impressed,” says Mike Aronson, president of Rumble Development, who collaborated with Moddable to bring an nRF52-powered industrial IoT camera to market. “The Moddable SDK took our user experience to the next level. The ease of development, energy efficiency, and reliability were essential to the success of our development.”
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