Intel® Quark™ D2000 & Inventek’s ISMART shield

Inventek Systems kicks off Intel’s next generation IoT Reference Design Platform with the Intel® Quark™ D2000

The Intel® Quark™ Microcontroller D2000, is a low power, battery-operated, 32-bit microcontroller with a more robust instruction set than other entry-level microcontrollers. The first x86-based Intel® Quark™ microcontroller, Intel® Quark™ microcontroller D2000 also increases input/output options over other entry-level microcontrollers. Within its small footprint, the Intel® Quark™ microcontroller D2000 includes an Intel® Quark™ ultra-low-power core running at 32 MHz, with 32 KB integrated flash and 8 KB SRAM.

Intel Quark Microcontroller D2000

Inventek’s ISMART (Inventek Systems Module ARduino Test), shield enables customers to select any of Inventek’s 802.11 a/b/g/n combo radio solutions and leverage ISMART’s arduino compliant EVB to enable any target MCU development kits to seamlessly become an IoT system platform.

The combination of  the Intel® Quark™ Microcontroller D2000 Dev Kit and Inventek’s ISMART IoT platform  will enable customers to immediately and seamlessly “get connected“, and initiate Cloud based applications/demos.

Intel® Quark™ Microcontroller D2000 Dev Kit & Inventek’s ISMART IoT platform:

Inventek Systems: all the plumbing between your physical world and the internet!

Inventek Systems Joins Amazon Launchpad Services Hub as a IoT Services Provider

Inventek Systems Joins Amazon Launchpad Services Hub as a Prototype Services Provider!

Inventek Systems, has joined the Amazon Launchpad Services Hub, Amazon Launchpad Services Hub, as a prototype services provider, helping to assist startups with their IoT application needs.

Amazon Launchpad logo

Located in Amazon Launchpad Services Hub “Prototyping” services section, Inventek Systems provides HW & SW solutions based on Wi-Fi, and BT/BLE connectivity requirements, as well as cloud-based application needs.

Whether you’re a startup company developing your first IoT solution or looking to optimize integration, performance and cloud based communication/security for your next generation development requirements, Inventek Systems continues to be recognized for best in class IoT services and support.

 

Cloudbourne Selects Inventek Systems to Enable Cloudbourne’s Thing-Z Low Cost AWS IoT Platform

Cloudbourne’s Thing-Z Cloud Platform and Inventek’s eS-WiFi (embedded Serial WiFi), portfolio of IoT Modules provide an Ultra-Low Cost Cloud solution based on Amazon’s AWS IoT Cloud Services.

The integration of Cloudbourne’s Thing-Z Agent and Discovery process in combination with Inventek’s proprietary IWIN (Inventek Wireless Interoperability Network), software and Inventek’s eS-WiFi IoT portfolio, enables customers to easily and seamlessly manage all associated MQTT communication requirements for their target AWS applications.

Inventek Systems: all your plumbing between the physical world and the internet!

Excel Tech And Inventek Systems Announce South Korean Distribution Agreement

Wireless Cloud-Ready platforms align with Customer Demand for IoT solutions

Excel Tech Inc., a demand creation distributor in South Korea & a subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, Inc., today announced a distribution agreement for Inventek Systems, an IoT platform solutions provider comprised of Wi-Fi, BT, BLE, GPS, and associated Combo-Radio options that are highly integrated with Inventek’s proprietary software to enable customers to achieve a user friendly and seamless implementation process for their IoT applications.

Inventek’s eS-WiFi (embedded Serial Wi-Fi), module offering integrates any target Cypress WICED SDK radio requirement, an MCU for the radio stack and an antenna that is already FCC/CE and IE certified. Inventek also provide a Radio-Only SiP (System in Package), equivalent for all eS-WiFi options for customers targeting high volume, Linux based implementations.

Inventek’s IWIN (Inventek’s Wireless Interoperability Network), proprietary software enables customers to “get connected” with just 8-12 commands.

Inventek’s IWINC (Inventek’s Wireless Interoperability Network for Clouds), provides a library of Cloud Agent software so that customers can configure their target eS-WiFimodule of choice to be cloud ready for any target cloud community (AWS, Lowes, Ayla, etc.).

Inventek’s modular connectivity portfolio addresses a growing need for IoT products and solutions that accelerate Time-To-Market across a wide range of embedded vertical markets.

Excel Tech’s market leadership, and customer exposure/access in combination with Inventek Systems will ensure that customers have a “One-Stop-Shop” for highly integrated and Best In Class IoT solutions, services and support.

ABOUT INVENTEK SYSTEMS: Headquartered in Billerica, MA, Inventek Systems provides a wide range of standard and custom embedded IoT platforms ranging from low cost system-in-a-package (SiP) products to modular based custom solutions. We provide complete services from architectural consulting to full HW & SW custom design for cost effective high volume manufacturing. Inventek’s connectivity offering and IoT-ready solutions are enabling customers around the world to “get connected” with minimal design effort. To find out how we can assist you with all your IoT questions simply contact us.

About EXCEL TECH: Excel Tech was established in 1993 and located in Seoul Korea. Well experienced sales and FAE team are focusing on potential customers in the Wired/Wireless Communication, Digital Consumer, Automotive and Computing application in Korea. Excel Tech is servicing Broadcom more than 10 years. Provides optimized service to meet customer’s various demands with professional human resources and well organized system. To learn more, simply visit www.excelt.co.kr.

ANTDOM3333-01-SMA-UWB, Ultra Wide Band Navigation Antenna

The Inventek ANTDOM3333-01-SMA-UWB Navigation Antenna supports Inventek’s ISM3333 GPS/GLONASS/BEIDOU/GALILEO Module. The ANTDOM3333-01-SMA-UWB Navigation Antenna supports a Return Loss of <10dB. Including highly improved accuracy performance with a low axial ratio over the band coverage. Additional features include RHCP, IP67 Water/Dust proof and customizable peripherals such as Magnet, adhesive and 5 meter cable length with an SMA connector. All cable lengths and connectors are also customizable.

ANTDOM3333-01-SMA Ultra Wide Band Navigation Antenna

The Inventek ANTDOM3333-01-SMA-UWB Navigation Antenna also includes an integrated LNA for maximum noise reduction and high gain support. This ceramic dual pin patch antenna has excellent stability and sensitivity through the use of high performance proprietary ceramic materials and processes.

The ANTDOM3333-01-SMA-UWB Navigation Antenna also supports low power consumption.

Feature Highlights:

  • LNA gain up to 30dB
  • Axial Ratio < 3 at GPS/GLONASS/BEIDOU/ GALILEO
  • Nosie figure of 1.5dB.
  • DC input of 1.8v~6v and current consumption of 5.5~6.5mA.
  • 25.0 x 25.0 x 4.0 (mm) GPS & GLONASS & BDS Dual Pin Patch Antenna / right hand circular polarization
  • Operation (temperature): -40C~+85C
  • Miniaturization: Circular dome with 45mm in diameter, 15mm in height

Target Market Applications include:

  • Automotive
  • Telematics
  • Industrial
  • Agricultural
  • Asset Tracking

Intel/Altera and Macnica Announce an AWS IoT Platform

Macnica announces the integration of Inventek’s ISM43362-L36 2.4G Wi-Fi Linux SiP (SDIO), radio with Intel’s Altera Cyclone 5 SoC (FPGA+ARM A9), for a complete AWS IoT Platform!

The ISM43362-L36 is an 802.11 b/g/n Wifi SiP which is designed for embedded wireless solutions and offers a cost-effective high performance Broadcom radio device (BCM43362). The ISM43362-L36 has a SDIO host interface for embedded Linux applications.

ISM43362-L36 2.4G Wi-Fi Linux SiP

Features

  • IEEE802.11 b/g/n antenna single-stream technology.
  • The solution is FCC/IC/CE and Japan certified
  • SDIO v2.0
  • Frequency Band:          2.4 GHz
  • Network Standard:      802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (single stream)
  • Modulation Modes:     CCK and OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
  • Hardware Encryption:   WEP, WPA/WPA2
  • Supported Data Rates:   IEEE 802.11b 1 – 11 Mbps, IEEE 802.11n (2.4 GHz) 7.2 – 72.2 Mbps
  • Operating Temperature:  -40℃ to 85℃

Analog Devices IoT Video Demonstrates a Complete Sensor to Cloud IoT Development Kit

Inventek’s ISMART (Inventek Systems Module ARduino Test), shield seamlessly enables ADI’s EVAL-ADICUP360 to complete an IoT framework for rapid sensor-to-cloud application development

The combination of ISMART and ADI’s supporting Arduino interfaces for sensors and radios, provides customers an ideal platform to explore ADI Connect cloud services.

ADICUP360 Processor

ADICUP360 – Complete Sensor to Cloud IoT Development Kit – Video

Download Demo Project

Overview

The ADuCM360_ISM43340_CN0357 is an IoT demo project for the EVAL-ADICUP360 base board and EVAL-CN0357-ARDZ, toxic gas (CO) sensor shield, created using GNU ARM Eclipse Plug-ins in Eclipse environment.

General Description

This project is a good example of how to use the EVAL-ADICUP360 board and Inventek System’s ISMART Wi-Fi Arduino shield in combination with various Arduino sensor shields to precisely measure and send sensor data to cloud. It expands the list of possible applications that can be done with the base board.

The ISMART is an Arduino compatible shield, that consists of an Inventek eS-WiFi module ISM43340 which leverages Broadcom’s BCM43341/0 Dual-Band (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 802.11 a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0. The ISM43340 module includes an ST microcontroller Cortex M4 STM32F405, with an integrated TCP/IP stack. It requires no operating system and can be controlled with Inventek’s AT Command set (IWIN) or with Broadcom’s WICEDTM SDK.

This project also uses the EVAL-CN0357-ARDZ shield which is a single-supply, low noise, portable gas detector circuit using an electrochemical sensor.

Digi-Key Goes Global with Inventek ISMART + Cypress PSoC 4 IoT Development Platform

Cypress Brand LogoDigi-Key introduces the Inventek ISMART + Cypress PSoC 4 IoT Development Platform in their latest issue for new product alerts to all of Digi-Key’s global subscribers!

ISMART + PSoC® 4 MCU Mixed-Signal Configurable MCU + Radio IoT Dev. Platform

Develop IoT applications with this mixed signal configurable MCU + Radio IoT Development Platform bundle, featuring Cypress and Inventek solutions with AWS Cloud application software

Cypress ISMART PSoC 4 MCU

Inventek’s ISMART (Inventek Systems Module Arduino Test) evaluation platform is an embedded wireless connectivity shield enabling fast time-to-market for IoT designs. The ISMART shield can host Inventek’s eS-WiFi™ embedded Serial Wi-Fi modules, powered by Cypress wireless technology, which are fully qualified/certified and offer a wide range of modular radio combinations consisting of single-band (2.4 GHz) and dual-band (2.4 GHz/5 GHZ) 802.11a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio SoCs with integrated Bluetooth 4.0.

This ISMART platform allows customers to quickly launch IoT products based on Cypress’ PSoC 4 MCU Development Kits, with PSoC 4 as the host MCU. Using Inventek’s friendly AT command set firmware, IWIN (Inventek Wireless Interoperability Network), PSoC can easily communicate with the eS-WiFi modules, thus enabling Wi-Fi connectivity in a variety of IoT applications.

The following documentation provides further information on the ISMART + PSoC 4 MCU IoT Development Platform setup, including complete TCP Client and AWS-Cloudbourne software configuration demos.

Cypress Releases Inventek’s ISMART+PSoC4 Project to the Cypress Developer Community Forum

Develop IoT applications with this mixed signal configurable MCU + Radio IoT Development Platform bundle, featuring Cypress and Inventek solutions with AWS Cloud application software

Inventek’s ISMART (Inventek Systems Module Arduino Test) evaluation platform is an embedded wireless connectivity shield enabling fast time-to-market for IoT designs. The ISMART shield can host Inventek’s eS-WiFi™ (embedded Serial Wi-Fi) modules, powered by Cypress’ wireless technology, which are fully qualified/certified and offer a wide range of modular radio combinations consisting of single-band (2.4 GHz) and dual-band (2.4 GHz/5 GHZ) 802.11a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio SoCs with integrated Bluetooth 4.0

ISMART Cypress PSOC 4 eS-WiFi

This ISMART platform allows customers to quickly launch IoT products based on Cypress’ PSoC 4 MCU Development Kits, with PSoC 4 as the host MCU. Using Inventek’s friendly AT command set firmware, IWIN (Inventek Wireless Interoperability Network), PSoC can easily communicate with the eS-WiFi modules, thus enabling Wi-Fi connectivity in a variety of IoT applications.  The following documentation provides further information on the ISMART + PSoC 4 MCU IoT Development Platform setup, including complete TCP Client and AWS software configuration demos.

New STM32 Discovery EVK Integrates Inventek Wi-Fi and Cloud Connectivity for IoT Development

Inventek Systems’ ISM43362-M3G-L44, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi module and Inventek Systems’ IWIN proprietary connectivity SW, enables IoT applications for the ST Micro B-L475E-IOT01A Discovery kit. Users can now develop applications with direct connection to cloud servers. The Discovery kit enables a wide diversity of applications by exploiting low-power communication, multi-way sensing and ARM® Cortex® – M4 core-based STM32L4 Series features.

The support for Arduino Uno V3 and PMOD connectivity provides unlimited expansion capabilities with a large choice of specialized add-on boards.

STM32L4 Series MCUs based on ARM® Cortex® M4 core

Specs:

  • STM32L4 series MCU with ARM Cortex core
  • Memory
    • 1 megabyte of Flash memory and 128 kilobytes of SRAM (via the STM32L4 MCU)
    • 64-Mbit Quad-SPI (Macronix) Flash memory
  • Sensors
    • Inventek ISM43362-M3G-L44-E
    • HTS221 Capacitive digital sensor for relative humidity and temperature
    • LIS3MDL High-performance MEMS 3-axis magnetometer and 3D accelerometer
    • LSM6DSL 3D MEMS gyroscope
    • LPS22HB MEMS nano pressure sensor: 260-1260 hPa absolute digital output barometer
    • VL53L0X Time-of-flight and gesture-detection sensor
    • (2) MP34DT01 digital omnidirectional MEMS microphones
  • Dynamic NFC tag based on M24SR (with printed antenna)

Read more in the B-L475E-IOT01A Data Brief