STMicroelectronics STEVAL-FKI001V1 dual-radio Bluetooth/LPWAN IoT development kit

Click2Contact

By supporting concurrent communication over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Sub-1 GHz wireless, the STMicroelectronics STEVAL-FKI001V1 dual-radio development kit gives users the flexibility to envision, build and connect IoT devices like smart sensors, finders and trackers which can be configured, updated, remotely monitored and tracked using various network topologies, protocols and services.

Built to unleash creativity for smart-home or smart-building scenarios as well as asset tracking, energy management, smart farming and industrial monitoring and control use cases, the kit brings together ST’s BlueNRG-1 Bluetooth System-on-Chip and S2-LP Sub-1 GHz transceiver. The powerful dual-radio architecture enables simultaneous operations on a variety of radiofrequency bands and protocols such as Bluetooth LE or proprietary 2.4 GHz, Sub-1 GHz and Sigfox.

Users can quickly create smart objects that connect to each other locally through mesh or point-to-point connections and support flexible ways of connecting to the cloud. For instance, a convenient sensor ecosystem for smart home could be easily forged with local sensor networking leveraging either BLE or Sub-1 GHz wireless link and the whole system connected to the cloud through a local gateway or directly via a seamless Sigfox ubiquitous link, for surveillance or remote monitoring purposes — all based on the same kit.

The BlueNRG-1 Bluetooth 5.0 certified solution ensures convenient set-up, configuration or modification of device settings during installation or maintenance and permits monitoring of networked node sensors through a stylish app running on any Android or iOS device.

The Sub-1 GHz S2-LP transceiver allows local networking as well as LPWAN installations including global Sigfox connectivity, which allows capabilities such as real-time notification of events. Moreover, users can leverage out-of-the-box Sigfox-ready networking to track and remotely localise devices or assets.

The product comes with an easy-to-use SDK that simplifies development and compresses time-to-market while preserving flexibility, scalability and extensibility. It could also be used in conjunction with the ST BlueNRG-Mesh software package to create extensive networking on a large-scale installation. OTA firmware update is possible via the BLE connection.

Based on a ready-to-use WS2118 RF dual-radio module from Jorjin, the kit provides a convenient, pre-certified solution for developers to quickly move from the early concept feasibility phase to prototyping, field trials and volume production. The programmable, ultralow-power radio module has flexible power management and wake-on-event capability that allows multiyear lifetime from a small primary battery.

For more information: www.st.com/STEVAL-FKI001V1-pr.