ST Microelectronics has introduced a series of short-range wireless microcontrollers for wearables and smart objects like smart home devices, health monitors and smart appliances.
The goal is to help more miniaturized versions of the devices connect to short-range wireless technologies like Bluetooth LE, Zigbee and Thread. This allows for a fabric connecting smart devices to home bridges, gateways and controllers such as smartphones.
These one-chip MCUs are compact, reduce the bill of materials and shortens the time to market for wireless designs, ST said. The development tools and software packs help to simplify existing products designed for wired connections.
The flagship device of the new series, the STM32WBA55 microcontroller, communicates with multiple wireless standards like:
- Bluetooth LE 5.4
- Bluetooth Auracast
- Zigbee
- Thread
- Matter
The STM32WBA55 supports hardware and software engineers’ development with aiding affordability and time to market for the new smart home and internet of things (IoT) devices built on the Matter standard.
