Tag: Wireless

Get the latest news on developments in the wider community and topics including wireless, embedded and open source silicon.

CRU: RISC-V for Beginners, Sensors, and Browsers, MIPS Open Closes, and More

Bootlin’s Michael Opdenacker has published a guide to getting started with embedded Linux on RISC-V in just 40 minutes, as part of a presentation given during the Capitole du Libre 2019 event earlier this month. Building on a presentation first given at the Libre Software Meeting 2005, in which… Read More

The Things Network Announces The Things Conference 2020

The Things Network has announced what it promises will be the “world’s largest LoRaWAN event,” The Things Conference, to take place late January 2020 in Amsterdam. Designed for administrators of, users of, and those just interested in the community-driven The Things Network global LoRaWAN initiative as well as the LoRaWAN… Read More

CRU: New Open Silicon Releases, Xilinx’ Vitis, and More

Semiconductor Engineering’s Ann Steffora Mutschler has highlighted the growing popularity of open instruction set architectures (ISAs) like RISC-V and the newly-opened Power ISA, in a piece with input from a range of industry experts. “It’s become so cumbersome to go into building chips because of all these factors,” OpenPOWER processor… Read More

Wireless Broadband, LoRa Alliances Partner on Wi-Fi/LoRaWAN Synergy Investigation

Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and LoRa Alliance have announced the result of an investigative partnership looking into how Internet of Things (IoT) networks can benefit from a combination of Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN connectivity. The two organisations, both of which champion differing network technologies in unlicensed spectra, collaborated on a white… Read More

CRU: RISC-V Momentum, Carbon Nanotubes, Fire, ICE, and More

RISC-V Foundation chief executive officer Calista Redmond has written of increasing momentum for RISC-V, as the semiconductor industry begins to shift away from proprietary closed-source core. “Interest in RISC-V has been gaining steam with commercial implementations and adoption rapidly growing. It has been incredible to witness how RISC-V has fostered… Read More

Tasmania Gets State-Wide LoRaWAN Network for IoT Development

Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Definium Technologies has announced the activation of a state-wide LoRaWAN network in its native Tasmania, aiming to make the region an ideal test-bed for IoT solutions. “We decided to take on the challenge of rolling out a statewide enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network,” explains Mike Cruse, chief… Read More

The Things Network, Servet Balloon Launch 2019

The Things Network Sets New LoRaWAN Transmission Record

The Things Network, the community-driven LoRaWAN project, has announced a world record successful transmission distance from the Servet project: 476 miles, or 766 kilometres. Designed for low power yet wide area use, LoRaWAN is the technology behind community-driven wide-area networking project The Things Network – the largest open LoRaWAN network… Read More

Semtech Launches Free LoRaWAN Academy Educational Resource

Analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor specialist Semtech has announced the full launch of the LoRaWAN Academy, offering free educational modules for everyone from students through to large enterprises looking to develop wireless Internet of Things (IoT) applications. “Developers are the most important part of any modern technology platform, and the LoRaWAN… Read More

Imagination, Andes Partner on Wireless RISC-V Microcontroller Product

Imagination Technologies and Andes Technology have announced a partnership to combine the former’s Ensigma wireless intellectual property (IP) with the latter’s RISC-V N22 microcontroller IP in order to create an off-the-shelf product aimed at the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. The collaboration between the two companies marks the first time… Read More

CRU: Open ISA Events, New RISC-V & LoRaWAN Parts, IoT Regulation, and More

AB Open’s Andrew Back has published a piece on building a personal computer based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA), using a custom-designed housing containing a SiFive HiFive Unleashed development board and Microsemi Expansion Board. “While it’s clear that the most significant opportunities for RISC-V will be in democratising… Read More

Generic Node Offers Multi-Sensor LoRaWAN Platform at $25 Price Point

A new LoRaWAN sensor platform, dubbed Generic Node, promises to bring low-cost deployment to a wider audience with nine sensors built into a device which is claimed to be available for $25 a unit in medium volume quantities. The LoRaWAN long-range low-power wide area network protocol is at the heart… Read More

SiFive HiFive1 Board, Courtesy of SiFive

CRU: Wuthering Bytes 2019 Planning, SweRV RISC-V Released, and More

AB Open is pleased to announce a call for participation (CFP) in Wuthering Bytes, the annual community technology festival it produces, seeking those interested in hosting a talk, workshop, roundtable, or other event between Friday the 30th of August and Sunday the 8th of September. Wuthering Bytes — produced by… Read More