Month: February 2020

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced LoRa Edge, a versatile and low power software defined LoRa based platform.
The platform is designed to enable a wide portfolio of applications for indoor and outdoor asset management. Semtech is targeting the industrial, building, home, agriculture, transportation, and logistics markets.

The first product from this portfolio is a geolocation solution that claims to revolutionise the development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices for asset management applications. It features low power Wi-Fi and GNSS sniffing capabilities combined with simple to use and cost effective LoRa Cloud geolocation and device management services to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of locating and monitoring IoT assets.

“Semtech continually delivers Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that simplify and accelerate the development of LPWAN applications,”says Pedro Pachuca, director of IoT Wireless in Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group. “LoRa Edge and LoRa Cloud geolocation services enable customers to develop ultra-low power applications for a variety of industries and will expand the mass adoption of LoRa in the IoT ecosystem.”

Over the next decade, 500 billion devices are expected to connect to the internet (Cisco), as organisations continue to shift towards a more IoT-focused business strategy, and the majority of those IoT devices require some form of localisation capability either at point of install or through the assets life.

The LoRa Edge geolocation platform will enable solution providers to leverage the unique localisation capabilities of LoRa as well as GNSS and Wi-Fi scanning capabilities from a single chip solution, allowing customers to choose the best localisation tool for the application task they are addressing.

By removing the need for incremental GNSS and Wi-Fi components, LoRa Edge reduces the bill of material (BOM) costs of devices and significantly reduces design and procurement complexity. With the addition of LoRa Cloud geolocation services, providing easy-to-use and cost effective TDOA, GNSS and Wi-Fi-based location calculation in the Cloud to dramatically reduce device power requirements and improve asset management efficiency, LoRa Edge enables customers to further manage total cost of ownership (TCO), paying only when they need an asset to be located. The best-in-class key provisioning at point of manufacture and a secure join process further simplifies the development of IoT solutions, which adhere to customers exacting expectations of security.

Key product features:

Multi-Purpose radio front-end

• 150 – 2700 MHz continuous frequency synthesiser range
• GPS/BeiDou scanning
• Wi-Fi passive scanning

Low-Power LoRa/(G)FSK RF transceiver

• Worldwide frequency bands support in the range 150 – 960 MHz
• High power PA path +22 dBm
• High efficiency PA path +15 dBm
• Fully compatible with the LoRaWAN standard

Cryptographic engine

• Hardware support for AES-128 encryption/decryption based algorithms
• Handling device parameters such as DevEUI and JoinEUI
• Protects confidential information such as encryption keys
• Stores NwkKey, AppKey, as defined in the LoRaWAN standard

Semtech’s LoRa devices are widely adopted long-range, low-power solutions for IoT that gives telecom companies, IoT application makers and system integrators the feature set necessary to deploy low-cost, interoperable IoT networks, gateways, sensors, module products, and IoT services worldwide. IoT networks based on the LoRaWAN specification have been deployed in 100 countries and Semtech is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance, the fastest growing IoT alliance for low power wide area network applications.

The first LoRa Edge chipset targeted with geolocation (LR1110) is available today and more products from this portfolio will be released in the first half of 2020.

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Infovista, a specialist in modern network performance, has announced a new product in its automation platform, which allows network operators to efficiently run large scale ‘what-if scenarios’ for strategic network planning.

Codenamed “Comet”, the product is designed for strategic planning teams of mobile network operators and network vendors. It allows them to evaluate multiple scenarios for the deployment of new technologies and frequency bands, leading to OPEX savings and optimised CAPEX.

Infovista’s new automation offering enables iterative scenario testing, which typically requires manual interventions, to be run faster and with more reliable outcomes, providing unmatched performance and scalability. Specific capabilities include:

• Optimise CAPEX by selecting the best combination of sites within a fixed budget
• Significantly reduce OPEX to evaluate scenarios, e.g. new 5G rollout, infrastructure sharing between CSPs, rationalisation of frequency bands between 2G, 3G and LTE
• Optimise CAPEX by selecting the correct number of sites to fulfill coverage requirements
• Evaluate different network design and rollout strategies and associated coverage and capacity within minutes

“With the increasingly complex responsibilities placed on network operators, true automation is priceless in contributing to efficiency, cost savings, and optimised performance,” says Infovista CEO, Jose Duarte. “Our automation offerings, which are already being used by a tier 1 operator in the US, help networks run more smoothly, preserve resources and in turn, maximise customer revenues.”

The new Infovista automation product will be globally available in late March 2020.

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LDRA and Intland Software are now partnering to accelerate workflow from requirements through verification, designed for the critical software development domains of automotive, medical device, and aerospace and defense applications.

In addition, the integrated LDRA tool suite and Intland’s codeBeamer ALM product facilitates and reduces the cost of compliance with critical embedded functional safety and security software standards such as DO-178B/C in avionics, ISO26262 in automotive applications and IEC 62304 in medical devices.

“Industry demands safe and secure code in these critical devices and applications, and this integration helps by enabling rigorous, traceable, and transparent development and verification methods,” said Ian Hennell, operations director, LDRA. “Intland codeBeamer is a rising ALM solution, and as a result, we believe development teams throughout the critical embedded industry will fully leverage this integration package.”

The LDRA/Intland integration is enabled by the LDRA TBmanager Integration Package for Intland codeBeamer. Leveraging this integration and corresponding workflow, developers use Intland codeBeamer in agile development processes to collaboratively manage requirements, quality assurance activities, risks, and operations. The LDRA tool suite links those requirements and activities to the software analysis and verification process. This provides traceability and transparency into––and throughout––the development lifecycle, supporting regulatory audit processes and standards compliance.

At the software analysis level, the LDRA tool suite:

• Helps to identify and eliminate software flaws and vulnerabilities.
• Verifies the code (including coding compliance with standards such as MISRA and CERT) with both in-depth static and dynamic code analysis.
• Expedites the verification process by automating test case generation and execution. Those tests can be run on the host development platform and the actual target hardware, helping to ensure behavioral consistency.
• Analyses structural coverage while providing complete transparency and measurement into the quality of the testing process itself, ultimately showing which code has and has not been tested.
• Augments the test case for even more comprehensive testing. Software verification takes place on either the host development platform or the target hardware, and test results are fed back into codeBeamer ALM.

For developers, the LDRA tool suite/Intland integration saves time and money by accelerating iterative development while enabling requirements change and rapid impact analysis. This highlights specifically which code is affected by requirements changes and links that code to the verification activities and artifacts for automated regression testing. This is particularly important for developers who must comply with––and demonstrate compliance to––standards such as DO-178B/C, ISO 26262, and IEC 62304.

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Taoglas, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, has expanded its portfolio of 5G new radio (NR) antennas for both sub 6GHz and mmWave frequencies at Embedded World, Nuremberg.

The portfolio covers global cellular technology bands with both embedded and external antennas as well as combination antennas including GNSS, Wi-Fi and other protocols used to transmit and receive data. 

With more than 16 years of focus on RF and antenna products, Taoglas is the global provider of advanced antenna designs with the most comprehensive offering focused on IoT verticals and their specific design needs. Regardless if it’s a mainstream embedded IoT antenna or a complex combination antennas, Taoglas helps modern enterprises design devices with optimal performance and test devices to ensure first pass carrier certification.

For the 5G NR mmWave frequencies, Taoglas has prototyped and tested numerous patented array subsystem designs with five different chipset OEMs and is helping resolve some of the most complex antenna design scenarios with its strategic IC partners. Its newest mmWave hybrid antenna array subsystem is being displayed at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany.

“The complexity introduced with 5G to improve spectral efficiency and data rates increases substantially with the number of active antennas and antenna arrays needed. Combined with the related issues of beamforming and millimeter-wave RF signal processing, new modulation, power and low-noise amplifier designs, etc., Taoglas’ team of experts is the go-to solution for custom designs to manage that added complexity, produce high performance and cost-effective solutions,” said Ronan Quinlan, co-CEO and founder of Taoglas. 

For the 5G sub-6GHz spectrum Taoglas has more than 40 different, off-the-shelf products available today which can be delivered to any location within days. “We’re excited about Taoglas’ continued focus on innovation and serving our IoT customers with high quality designs,” said Tom Busher, vice president, supplier management for Mouser. “Taoglas has been our leading brand of antennas for years and their broad portfolio of next generation products as well as their undisputed expertise, will continue to delight our customers when approaching 5G technology adoption.” 

With more than 21,000 IoT customers worldwide and 10 design and test centres globally, Taoglas also helps customers with specific device RF and antenna designs to ensure optimisation and help customers get to market quickly with certification ready designs.

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