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Learn current technologies, best practices, development tools, and use cases that are essential for IoT design, whether you're involved in home automation, Industrial IoT, Smart Cities, or any other application of IoT.

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NXP RapidIoT: Led Matrix Easy & Quick start demo

GregC

Rapid IoT is the new platform from NXP sold just $49 to quickly prototype your IoT End Node applicationIt includes a powerful microcontroller, Bluetooth and Thread radio, a Low-power display, 4 motion and 4 environmental sensing features, security, a...
- 3 Oct 2018
KW36/35: NXP Launch its First Bluetooth 5 Solution with CAN FD

nicolelan

On Sep 25, 2018, NXP launched KW36/35 product family in its Kinetis W series. Based on the Arm®︎ Cortex®︎-M0+ core, the Kinetis KW36/35 wireless MCUs integrates a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5 and Generic FSK radio. The KW36 MCU exclusively...
- 28 Sep 2018
Investigating IoT Wireless Signals

caroline_teledynelecroy

Many IoT devices use wireless methods to communicate with other devices or with host systems. Just as with DC power-rail signals, probing of RF signals should be done with as little noise and as non-invasively as possible and with the best possible s...
- 24 Sep 2018
NFC Active Pairing for Smart Audio Devices

mubeen.abbas

This post entry provides a detailed description of how to develop an NFC pairing solution for audio devices. For that, we will describe in detail an audio speaker prototype made by NXP. This post entry has been structured as follows: Use c...
- 21 Sep 2018
IoT Digital Power Management and Power Integrity

caroline_teledynelecroy

An Internet of Things (IoT) device derives its power either from a 12-V DC supply or from a battery. In either case, power is fed to one or more power rails that operate at different voltages. These rails power the CPU and other functional blocks on ...
- 17 Sep 2018
Yocto Project for Embedded Systems Design

dlaegeler

Choosing an operating system (OS) for an embedded system is one of the most complex and critical tasks. It has significant long-term ramifications that affect both development and the market success of a product. There are several factors that make c...
- 13 Sep 2018
5 Big Blockchain Concepts to Understand for IoT and Security Applications

dlaegeler

Despite the popular belief, blockchain is not the universal remedy for security applications but its future potential to improve IoT security and robustness should not be discredited. During a recent depth Q&A IoT technology expert, Scott Nelson,...
- 13 Sep 2018
Digi XBee3 Cellular LTE-M Smart Modem and Development Kits Now Available

dlaegeler

Fully Certified Kit Features Latest Digi XBee3 Smart Wireless Module; Helps Futureproof Internet of Things Hardware Designs With Seamless Switching Between Frequencies, Bands, and Protocols MINNE...
- 13 Sep 2018
The Most Exciting & Interactive NFC Demo on Market - Brought to you by NXP

mubeen.abbas

Here is a detailed explanation of the most exciting, out of the box and interesting demo for NFC made by NXP. It is called "NFC Cube". NFC cube is an interactive demo which anyone would love to have on their desk whether working with NFC t...
- 10 Sep 2018
NXP BLE-NFC Bridge Demonstration for IoT Use Cases

mubeen.abbas

Combining NXP's wireless MCU with NFC controller allows to build a BLE-NFC bridge.It allows demonstrating transmission of NFC data over BLE, acting then as a king of Magic NFC remote. This demonstrator is built assembling the OM5578: Devel...
- 7 Sep 2018
Anatomy of an IoT Device

caroline_teledynelecroy

There's already more Internet of Things (IoT) devices deployed than there are humans on Earth. That gap will increase radically in coming years, and the explosion in IoT devices means a commensurate explosion in the need for debugging tools. So w...
- 4 Sep 2018
ReMix, The Biological 'GPS'

Catwell

Wearable implants or more precisely ingestible implants are the new way doctors could evaluate a patient’s condition. ReMix: A bucket of animal tissue containing a marker and some tracking implants placed in front of a camera-looking device that will...
- 27 Aug 2018
【Webinar】Jump start machine learning projects with CMSIS-NN on NXP i.MX RT

leo_

Want to explore more in AI field application with NXP's i.MX RT application processor? Join this NXP X Arm joint webinar to find more and help you develop your own ideas! Notice: This webinar is in Mandarin Machine learning (ML) technology ...
- 27 Aug 2018
Wearable Tech: Where Fashion and Tech Meet

Catwell

Scientists and Engineers are competing around the world to make the next big thing in the world of wearable technology. To succeed, it seems that they need to conquer the world of fashion. Sensoria at the feet of a volunteer, data shown on the phone ...
- 24 Aug 2018
"Superman" as a MCU for GPIO Drive Strength

nicolelan

Featured with low power consumption and bluetooth 5 connection, QN908x is designed for IoT, wearable and health care devices.GPIO offered by QN908x provides multiple level driven strenth, which leads to simpler design, cost effective for customers. E...
- 20 Aug 2018
Sony: When Eyes Become Cameras

Catwell

The size of the devices on the market make them easier to carry, but nothing beats a camera-contact lens. Drawing of a possible design of the lens, photo from the patent application (Image via Sony) Every time the term “machine” is uttered, it u...
- 13 Aug 2018
How to Build Your Own Weather Station Using a Raspberry Pi

anpivey

In this tutorial, we will go over how to create a weather station using a raspberry pi and send events to Wia.This is an updated version of our old tutorial. There have been several changes to the Wia dashboard and code since our last tutorial.What Y...
- 3 Aug 2018
NFC for Consumables and Accessories

mubeen.abbas

This post entry provides a detailed description of how NFC can be used for authentication and identification of consumables and accessories. This document has been structured as follows: NFC for product authentication and identification How NFC w...
- 1 Aug 2018
Power Consumption Measurements on NXP's i.MX RT1020

microhero

This entry is about the power consumption modes available on the i.MX RT1020; and how to make a current measurement when using the MIMXRT1020 EVK (Rev A2). Let’s start with a very short i.MX RT1020 overview, which is a Cortex-M7 bas...
- 1 Aug 2018
Heterogeneous Multicore Processing – Efficiency at its best

kjachim

While writing this, I am on my way to China to meet with the team to discuss some of NXP’s i.MX products. Boarding the plane was an effort in frustration. Hundreds of folks funnelingthrough a single line, while other gate agents sto...
- 31 Jul 2018
Do you know how power efficient it is of NXP QN908x?

nicolelan

One key advantage of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) is the long battery life it gives portable devices that are always-on, but still light-weight and miniature in form-factor. QN908x is a BLE SOC bringing that advantage into your design.QN908x provides t...
- 31 Jul 2018
NFC in Industrial and Healthcare - More Use Cases Than You Imagine

mubeen.abbas

In the attached presentation, you will find:NFC Background NFC Parameterization, Diagnosis and Firmware Update Authentication and Configuration with Consumables and Accessories Creating NFC IoT SensorsMore NFC Use CasesYour Next Step – How to Get NFC...
- 30 Jul 2018
No Password No Problem: Future of High-Performance, Low Powered MCUs

kevinhathaway

Fingerprint recognition technology has been around for many decades but has not been prevalent to today’s society until recent advances made this idea practical and easy to implement in current mobile devices. Fingerprint recognition is the latest tr...
- 24 Jul 2018
Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Gen Teardown

shabaz

This is a teardown of a second-generation Amazon Echo Dot (purchased around January 2017, UK). The photos are fairly high-res and can be clicked to enlarge.There is a lot of intricate detail in the design. The underside has a peeling part ...
- 23 Jul 2018
Use LPC54018 MCU-based IoT module running Amazon FreeRTOS to connect your home to the cloud！

leo_

The cost and complexity to develop, deploy and manage secure cloud-connected nodes have continued to gate mass market from realizing the true potential of IoT applications. NXP Semiconductors has now introduced the LPC54018 MCU based IoT module featu...
- 23 Jul 2018