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Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

Improving Accuracy with a New Channel Sounding Dev Kit

When Bluetooth Channel Sounding was adopted as part of Core Specification 6.0, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) communicated a target accuracy of 0.5 m in most scenarios. This accuracy target created a challenge because in most scenarios it’s difficult or even impossible to reliably achieve 0.5 m of accuracy wit...

3/5/2025 | Parker Dorris | 7 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, IoT Insights

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

Silicon Labs is now Bluetooth Core Specification Version 6.0 certified

When Bluetooth Core Specification Version 6 was announced in September, one of the exciting enhancements included greater accuracy for distance measurement, Bluetooth Channel Sounding. This improvement in the specification has been particularly exciting for wireless IoT device makers because of the opportunities it unlock...

1/21/2025 | Parker Dorris | 1 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, IoT Insights

Smart Home

Smart Home

Smart Home Technologies - One Protocol to Rule Them All?

Introduction to Smart Home Technologies Smart home devices are becoming more popular and affordable. But, the array of different wireless technologies that enable these devices to communicate with each other and with your smartphone can be confusing. These technologies are protocols or standards, and they all have differe...

10/3/2024 | Devanjan Sikdar | 7 Min Read

Amazon Sidewalk, Bluetooth Low Energy, IoT Insights, Matter, Proprietary, Sidewalk, Smart Home, Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee and Thread

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

The New and Improved Bluetooth® 6.0

The highly anticipated Bluetooth Core Specification Version 6.0 is finally here, marking a significant leap forward for Bluetooth technology. The update includes substantial enhancements to existing features including advertising and isochronous channels, as well as breakthrough new features supporting location services. ...

9/2/2024 | Chandana Daryani | 4 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, IoT Insights, News and Events

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth PAwR in a Large-Scale Test Network

In the ever-evolving, dynamic landscape of Bluetooth-connected smart devices, efficient interconnection and reliable communication is crucial for successful product performance. With a growing demand for insightful and diverse data, wireless networks are growing larger. For Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), the growing need for ...

8/21/2024 | Sai Bharadwaj Balaji | 5 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

New to our Canvas Software Suite: The Lyra 24 Series, Featuring Silicon Labs BG24 SoC

Our Canvas Software Suite enables you to simply and quickly build your Bluetooth LE application with embedded Python scripting, backed by intuitive desktop / mobile tools and sample applications. Expanding our Offerings: The Lyra 24 on Canvas Software Suite Our Lyra 24 Series, one of our latest Bluetooth offerings based o...

4/4/2024 | Jonathan Kaye | 2 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, EFR32BG24 Series 2 SoCs

Connected Health

Connected Health

Small Bluetooth Chips – How to Choose the Right Solution for Medical Devices and Wearables?

Silicon Labs has been delivering small, application-optimized Bluetooth solutions for the manufacturers of medical devices and wearables for decades. Not only do our solutions deliver ultra-low-power and high-performance Bluetooth LE in a small footprint, they also feature medical-graded security, integrated AI/ML, Analog...

1/29/2024 | Mikko Nurmimaki | 2 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, Connected Health

Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy

Silicon Labs Offerings for the Newest Bluetooth Mesh 1.1 Update

Bluetooth Mesh’s ability to support the Internet of Things and connectivity among various devices has been heavily supported by the ongoing partnership between Bluetooth SIG and Silicon Labs. Built for demanding environments where thousands of devices need to communicate with each other, Bluetooth Mesh delivers reliable p...

1/10/2024 | Parker Dorris | 2 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, Industrial & Commercial, News and Events

Connected Health

Connected Health

How to Design Small Bluetooth Medical Devices and Wearables – Seven Design Concepts to Reduce Form Factor and Costs

Building Bluetooth medical devices with small and challenging form factors is not only about picking the smallest hardware components from the market. You can also reduce the size and dimensions of your product by optimizing the bill of materials (BoM). Using Silicon Labs’ integrated Bluetooth SoCs and modules that includ...

10/11/2023 | Mikko Nurmimaki | 3 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, Connected Health

Industrial IoT

Industrial IoT

Wireless Communication Transforms Industrial Frontline

9/21/2023 | Diana Varga | 2 Min Read

Bluetooth Low Energy, Industrial IoT, IoT Insights, Wi-Fi