Internet of Things

SOLUTIONS GUIDE

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Relative Humidity & Temperature

Low power 1.9 W I-Temp & auto qualified

UV / Light
UV Index sensor Sensor + IR modules
SENSE Heart rate & pulseoximeter

32-bit
Cortex M0+, M3, M4 4 kB to 1 MB Flash
Pin/Software compatible down to 60 A/MHz, 900 nA deep sleep

8-bit
Fastest 8-bit at 100 MIPS High functional density
COMPUTE
Low cost Flexibility with crossbar

Bluetooth
Classic, BLE and Smart Ready BGScript(TM) and BGAPI simplify software
Certified modules Support for stand alone or co-processor designs

Proprietary
142 to 1050 MHz Data rate up to 1 Mbps
SoC or standalone radios Great range (-133 dBm sensitivity)

Thread
CONNECT Software stack and sample apps
Standard-based IP mesh network
Thread Border Router reference design
SoCs migrate from ZigBee to Thread

ZigBee
Most reliable/scalable stack Up to 512 kB flash, 64 kB
AppBuilder provides certified template applications ZigBee to IP Gateway Reference design

Wi-Fi
Embedded 802.11 MAC with client & access point modes Supports WPA2, WPA, WPS & WEP security algorithms
Module with built-in HTTP server High throughput over TCP and UDP

Reference Designs
Complete hardware and software designs for home and ZigBee gateway & Thread border router
building automation FCC/CE compliant
Connected lighting, contact sensor & dimmer switch ZigBee HA 1.2 pre-certifiied
SOLUTIONS
Sensor nodes collect and transmit data, turning
information into actionable insight
Our system-on-a-chip (SoC) handles processing, connectivity, and sensor interface on a single component

Power
Sensors Battery MGMT

Touch DC / DC

Current / Power Energy Harvesting

Flow / Motion

Accelerometer
SoC
IR / UV / Light
MCU
Temp / Humidity

Sound Interface
Weight
Connectivity
LCD

Pressure Bluetooth
Speaker

Button / Switch CDMA / LTE

USB

Thread

ZigBee

Sub-GHz / ISM

Relative Humidity & EFM32 Happy Gecko EZR32 Family for IoT Solutions
Temperature Sensor Cortex-M0+ 802.15.4g Reference Designs
Si70xx
32 64 kB flash, 5 energy EZR32WG/LG ZigBee Contact Sensor
Si705x Temp accuracy modes, sub A operation
WM-Bus ZigBee Light &
0.2% to 1%
LEUART: 9600 bps @ Cap-sense Dimmer
142 - 1050 MHz radio
Si701x/2x RH accuracy 150 nA
support Reference designs are
3%; 0.4% C
 DC: 12-bit, 1 Msps @
A pre-certified RF and
+20 dBm; 152 dB link
1.9 W avg power 350 A ZigBee compliant
budget
Powering the devices driving a more mobile,
more connected world
Memory intensive applications, intuitive user interfaces, efficient battery use, and integrated sensors

Memory
Sensors SRAM Interface
Touch FLASH / CF CARD Keypad

Accelerometer LCD

IR / UV / Light Speaker
Processing
Temp / Humidity
MPU

MCU Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth
Power
Thread
Battery MGMT
CDMA / LTE
DC / DC
USB

ZigBee

Sub-GHz / ISM

Si113x/4x Optical EFM32 Pearl and TS3310 Instant-ON BGM111 Blue Gecko
Sensors & Modules Jade Geckos Boost Converter Bluetooth Smart
 V index WHO/EPA
U 128 256 kB Flash IQ as low as 150 nA Fastest path to Bluetooth
compliant Smart
60 A/ MHz Ideal for instant-on
1.2 A Avg UV current RF radios Pre-certified RF and
1.85 3.8 V single supply
Bluetooth compliant
2 mm x 2 mm QFN Input: 0.9 3.6 V;
 .4 A deep sleep with
1
Dual Output: 1.8 5 V Bluetooth Smart Stack
2.9 mm x 4.9 mm module retention / BOD / RTCC
Tiny 2 mm x 2 mm package BGScript fast app
development
Gateways serve as the bridge and control for
data to pass between nodes and the Internet or
cloud services
Nodes minimize power consumption, provide reliable connections and extend connectivity range

Memory
Local DDR

Sub-GHz / ISM HD / SSD

Cloud
ZigBee
Powerline Wi-Fi
Thread
Processing POTS Modem Sub-GHz / ISM
Bluetooth
MPU Ethernet CDMA / LTE
WM-Bus
MCU
Wi-Fi

Power
Interface
PoE PSE
Keypad
DC / DC
LCD

Speaker

Si44xx EZRadio ZigBee Modules Thread Border Router Wi-Fi

ISM Transceiver EM358x Reference Design WF121 Wi-Fi Module
50 nA standby current Simplified RF development ZigBee Ethernet/Wi-Fi Standalone access point
gateway, Thread Ethernet/ and HTTP server
 xcellent sensitivity:
E Accelerated time
Wi-Fi border router
-116 dBm to market  E & FCC regulatory
C
Commission, control and certifications
Long range. TX +13 dBm  hip or coaxial
C
monitor end devices
antenna options  ong Range +17 dBm;
L
Small 3 mm x 3 mm
EM358x 802.15.4 wireless Receive -97 dBm
form factor  CC/IC/CE/ZigBee
F
MCU
pre-certified Integrated antenna
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access to the Simplicity IDE, configuration tools,
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Thread Learning Center
notes, community forum and Silicon Labs
Access videos, white papers and forums
support, plus support for IAR EWARM and Keil
that cover breakthrough mesh networking
compilers.
technology for the connected home.
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DEVELOPER TOOLS

ZigBee Dimmer Switch Thunderboard React Proprietary EZRadio Kit Heart Rate & Environment
RD-0039-0201 RD-0057-0201 4010-AESK1W SENSOR-PUCK
ZigBee wireless RGB light & BLE demo using BGM111 Evaluate Sub-GHz wireless Develop and evaluate optical,
Cap-sense dimmer switch Sensor connectivity to the point-to-point systems. environmental, humidity and
hardware & software. cloud. temperature sensors.

Thread Border Router ZigBee Development Kit Blue Gecko Module STK Pearl Gecko STK
RD-0004-0201 EM35X-DEV SLWSTK6200A SLSTK3401A
Router & web-based app to ZigBee/Thread wireless BMG111 starter kit to Evaluate and develop using the
control, monitor & commission networking development using evaluate and develop BLE EFM32 Pearl Gecko.
Thread nodes on IP networks. EM358x. wireless applications.

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