ARM mbed OS support enables faster IoT development

11th November 2015

Nat Bowers

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STMicroelectronics' STM32 family of ARM Cortex-M based MCUs, together with the company’s sensors, connectivity and power-management products, are being enabled for the ARM mbed IoT Device Platform with the latest public version of the ARM mbed OS. The mbed platform adds a standard OS, cloud services and development tools that are suited for innovators creating new IoT applications.

Zach Shelby, Vice President, Marketing, IoT business, ARM, commented: “ARM mbed creates a secure foundation that allows developers to create and deploy IoT applications at scale more easily than ever before. The integration of the mbed OS with the STM32 family of development hardware allows developers to focus on creating the differentiation that will give their products a unique selling point. By simplifying the development process, they will also be able to move faster and reduce their products’ time-to-market.”

ST is unique in providing all of the five key dimensions for IoT applications:

Flexible computing performance delivered by the full complement of STM32 MCUs that range from ultra-low-power consumption to ultra-high computing performance;
A full portfolio of sensors that provide information about movement, sound, proximity or environment;
The ability to connect securely with other 'smart things' using Bluetooth Smart, sub-GHz low-power SPIRIT1 and other RF technologies;
The extensive range of ST power-management products that maximise battery life or utilise new energy-harvesting technologies; and
Signal processing to bridge the gap between the analogue and digital worlds.

By adding mbed to its powerful and easy-to-use design ecosystem, ST is moving to encourage new levels of abstraction, productivity and collaboration in IoT development. The effort reinforces the Company’s position as the silicon partner of choice for Smart-Thing development for IoT innovators and makers.

Daniel Colonna, Microcontroller Division Marketing Director, STMicroelectronics, commented: "This enhanced collaboration with ARM puts ST even further ahead in offering the most complete toolkit for customers developing new Smart Things and IoT applications. The IoT is unleashing unparallelled opportunities for creative designers and ST is committed to providing the fastest and most affordable route for innovators to turn their original ideas into Smart commercial products."