By bringing together all the hardware building blocks on one PCB the IoT Platform allows rapid prototyping and development of new designs, so new products can be realised much more quickly. Abelon has also created framework applications for mobile, MS Windows and cloud applications.
The hardware is Bluetooth 5 ready, and full support will be available on release of the Bluetooth 5 firmware stack, which is scheduled for the first half of 2017.
Several local radio standards are supported, including the low power, longer – range SIGFOX. GSM and WiFi support is also available, as is proprietary ISM band communications using commercially available modules.
There is inertial measurement via an accelerometer, gyrometer and magnetometer, and interfaces for temperature, humidity and other sensors.
Large flash data storage means long term data acquisition and recording requirements can be met. Ian Smith, Managing Director at Abelon, commented: “The IoT platform gives us the ability to create a range of asset tracking, data acquisition and remote monitoring products. For our customers it mean reduced risk and much shorter time to market, so it is potentially transformational for their business models.”