Industrial IoT

Process Automation

Our wireless solutions for industrial process automation include high-performance, integrated hardware and easy-to-use RAIL programming software framework.

Process Automation

Manufacturers around the world are leveraging the advancements in wireless connectivity to increase the productivity, safety, and efficiency of their industrial control applications. Automation in processing plants and factories increases production, reduces unexpected breakdowns, and improves operational efficiency. These crowded RF environments require wireless solutions that can deliver mission-critical performance. Silicon Labs can help.

Wireless Process Automation

For all of its benefits, implementing wireless process automation presents some challenges, including bandwidth, latency, and robustness. Building a network infrastructure that can accommodate these demands is essential. The same hardware can support the different protocols used to meet the requirements of each application.

Silicon Labs Process Automation Wireless Solutions

Silicon Labs’ high-performance and secure connectivity solutions are ideally suited for process automation, including the EFR32MG24 SoC. These devices are designed to ensure high reliability, low latency, and seamless integration with existing systems. The MG24 also features the highest level of industry security certification at the SoC level – PSA Level 3 - Certified Secure Vault™.

EFR32MG24 Series 2 Multiprotocol Wireless SoC

Ultra-low-power, multiprotocol 2.4 GHz SoCs with PSA Level 3 security protection, bringing AI/ML and high-performance wireless to battery-powered devices.

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The EFR32MG24 Wireless SoCs are ideal for mesh IoT wireless connectivity using Matter, OpenThread and Zigbee protocols for smart home, lighting, and building automation products. With key features like high performance 2.4 GHz RF, low current consumption, an AI/ML hardware accelerator and Secure Vault™, IoT device makers can create the smart, robust, and energy-efficient products that are secure from remote and local cyber-attacks. An ARM Cortex®-M33 running up to 78 MHz and up to 1.5 MB of Flash and 256 kB of RAM provides resources for demanding applications while leaving room for future growth. Target applications include gateways and hubs, sensors, switches, door locks, LED lighting, luminaires, location services, predictive maintenance, glass break detection, wake-word detection, and more.

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Ideal applications

Smart Home, Lighting and Building Automation

Highest level of IoT Security

Secure Vault™

RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP SoCs

Single-band Wi-Fi SoC offers a comprehensive multi-protocol wireless connectivity solution including 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz), dual-mode Bluetooth 5.

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Silicon Labs' RS9116 QMS wireless SoCs with single band provide a comprehensive multi-protocol wireless connectivity solution including 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz), dual-mode Bluetooth 5. The wireless SoCs offers high throughput, extended range with power-optimized performance. The wireless SoCs are FCC, IC, and ETSI/CE certifiable.

Key Specs

802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi

Dual-mode Bluetooth 5

SiWx917M Wi-Fi 6 plus Bluetooth LE 5.4 Wireless SoCs

Ultra-low power IoT wireless devices using Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE 5.1, Matter and IP networking for cloud connectivity.

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Our SiWx917M SoC is our lowest power Wi-Fi 6 SoC, ideal for ultra-low power IoT wireless devices using Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth, Matter, and IP networking for secure cloud connectivity. It is optimal for developing battery operated devices that need long battery life. SiWx917M SoC includes an ultra-low power Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy LE 5.4 wireless CPU subsystem, and an integrated micro-controller (MCU) application subsystem, security, peripherals and power management subsystem all in a single 7x7 mm QFN package. The wireless subsystem consists of a Network Wireless Processor running up to 160 MHz, baseband digital signal processing, analog front end, 2.4 GHz RF transceiver and integrated power amplifier. The application subsystem consists of an ARM® Cortex®-M4F running up to 180 MHz, embedded SRAM, FLASH, and Sensor Hub. The ARM® Cortex®-M4F is dedicated for peripheral and application-related processing, while the network wireless processor runs the wireless and networking stacks on independent threads, thus providing a fully integrated solution that is ready for a wide range of embedded wireless IoT applications.

Target applications include Smart Homes, Consumer Health and Wearables, Medical, Industrial, Retail, Smart Building and Cities, Asset Tracking.

Key Specs

Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE 5.4, Matter ready, ultra-low power, secure wireless radio

Integrated MCU, ARM® Cortex®-M4 processor with FPU

Additional Products and Services

Machine Learning

Silicon Labs offers ML development tools for any level of experience and suited to your specific application.

Security

To stay secure, device makers need an underlying security platform in the hardware, software, network, and cloud.

CPMS

Custom Part Manufacturing Service allows customization of wireless SoCs, modules, and MCUs at the factory.

SDK Support

Reduce your software development costs by having support for critical security patches and bug fixes for up to 10 years.

Simplicity Studio

Development Platform

Get up and running quickly with precompiled demos, application notes and examples. Use advanced tools including energy profiling and network analysis to optimize your MCU and wireless systems.

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