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Sequans to Showcase its Cellular IoT Solutions at Embedded World 2024

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Including LTE-M/NB-IoT, Cat 1bis, 5G NR, RedCap, and eRedCap

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  • Paris, France--(Newsfile Corp. - March 26, 2024) - Sequans Communications, S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), leader in 4G/5G cellular IoT connectivity solutions, will be showcasing its portfolio of chips and modules, April 9-11, at Embedded World , the world's largest event for the embedded community.
  • Sequans solutions will also be on display in the stands of several partners, including SG Wireless, DPTechnics, and Microchip.
  • Sequans' extensive experience in cellular IoT is reflected in its comprehensive product portfolio that extends from LTE-M and NB-IoT up to 5G NR.
  • Our distribution partners will also highlight Sequans solutions in their booths at Embedded World.

FreeBSD Foundation and Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Announce Beacon Award Winners for Innovations and Improvements to CheriBSD

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The Digital Security by Design (DSbD) initiative, also backed by the UK government, aims to transform digital technology and create a more resilient and secure foundation for a safer future.

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  • The Digital Security by Design (DSbD) initiative, also backed by the UK government, aims to transform digital technology and create a more resilient and secure foundation for a safer future.
  • The community launched the inaugural Beacon Awards, to celebrate technological advances that boost security without sacrificing performance or inflating costs.
  • The Beacon Awards recognize successful CheriBSD innovations that improve performance at a fraction of the cost.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Innovate UK and Digital Security by Design (DSbD) to launch the first annual DSbD Ecosystem Beacon Awards.

SparkFun and Digi International Announce Collaboration with the Release of XBee Development Tools to Support Cellular IoT from Sensor to Cloud

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun joins Digi International as a VAR for OEM and launches a series of development boards, combining the popular and robust Digi XBee module with SparkFun's expansive Qwiic Connect Ecosystem. The marriage of these two technologies brings I2C-based rapid-prototyping tools to a wide range of users, from hobbyists to professional R&D developers, who are looking to integrate cellular IoT from sensor to cloud. New development boards include:

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  • Those attending CES will be treated to a live demo of the XBee Sensor Lab, which will use a combination of Qwiic sensors, XBee modules, and SparkFun development boards to demonstrate edge technology.
  • In addition to its line of development boards, SparkFun will sell XBee modules as standalone products that are pre-certified, programmable, and provide over-the-air updates.
  • Together we are supporting the development of cellular IoT solutions from prototype to production," said Glenn Samala, SparkFun CEO.
  • "Between SparkFun's development tools and Digi XBee modules, we believe we can significantly impact users from enthusiasts to professionals and inspire creative new applications."

Arduino Introduces the Nano ESP32, Bringing the Popular IoT Microcontroller into the Arduino Ecosystem

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Monday, July 17, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230714737668/en/
    The newest member of the Nano family that combines the openness and support of the Arduino community with the robust capabilities of Espressif’s ESP32-S3 microcontroller.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The board enables entirely new ways for makers at all levels to create projects smarter and faster.
  • “Arduino is synonymous with a consistent and well-documented ecosystem, always updated and open to contribution,” said Massimo Banzi, Arduino’s co-founder, chairman and CMO.
  • Powered by the ESP32-S3 (Ublox NORA-W106-10B) microcontroller, the Nano ESP32 packs serious performance into the Nano form factor, featuring:
    The Arduino Nano ESP32 is available to order today in the Arduino Store , starting at $18.

Digi International Expands the Digi XBee 3 Family with Two New Global Cellular LTE Smart Modems

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Digi International® , (NASDAQ: DGII), a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions, today expanded its Digi XBee® 3 Global Cellular family of solutions with the unveiling of Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE Cat 1 and Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT smart modems for global deployment.

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  • Digi International® , (NASDAQ: DGII), a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions, today expanded its Digi XBee® 3 Global Cellular family of solutions with the unveiling of Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE Cat 1 and Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT smart modems for global deployment.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230314005045/en/
    Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE Cat 1 and Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT smart modems for global deployment unveiled at Embedded World 2023.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The newest additions to the Digi XBee Global Cellular family are dependable, compact solutions with BLE and end-device carrier certifications that can be used worldwide and are equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning.
  • Digi XBee Global Cellular family smart modems are designed to be provisioned, managed and monitored by Digi Remote Manager® (Digi RM).

OKD LLC Launches as a New Competitor in the IoT Hardware Space

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Monday, November 14, 2022

OKD LLC "Overklocked" launches as a new competitor in the IoT hardware space aimed at affordable IoT hardware, adapters, and micro-processor development boards.

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  • Garden City, Idaho--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2022) - OKD LLC "Overklocked" launches as a new competitor in the IoT hardware space aimed at affordable IoT hardware, adapters, and micro-processor development boards for its clients' next big project.
  • The OKD Acorn ESP32 Dev Board has utilized a modern fast highly-integrated ESP32 chip, built around a Xtensa chip processor that operates at up to 240 MHz.
  • There is 520 KB SRAM & 8MB Flash memory, allowing for more programming space, and bringing more possibilities to the IoT and Arduino control scenarios.
  • This board supports UART, I2C, JTAG, and SPI serial communication ports, also including IIS (Internet Information Services) and encryption.

DFRobot Announces a New Controller for IoT Applications

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Friday, April 1, 2022

SHANGHAI, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, DFRobot announced the new controller Beetle ESP32-C3 based on the latest ESP32-C3 RISC-V 32bit single-core processor, ideal for IoT applications, covering a wide range from consumer electronics, wearables up to industrial IoT (IIoT) like manufacturing, healthcare monitoring equipment, etc.

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  • SHANGHAI, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, DFRobot announced the new controller Beetle ESP32-C3 based on the latest ESP32-C3 RISC-V 32bit single-core processor, ideal for IoT applications, covering a wide range from consumer electronics, wearables up to industrial IoT (IIoT) like manufacturing, healthcare monitoring equipment, etc.
  • The equipped expansion board for Beetle ESP32-C3 brings more power pins without increasing the controller size, more convenient to solder.
  • Tutorials and samples for Beetle ESP32-C3 are provided for users to use the controller's Wi-Fi function, such as connecting to IoT platforms like Aliyun, IFTTT, etc.
  • For more information about Beetle ESP32-C3, please visit: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2566.html
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Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials - New Book by Elektor

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Friday, August 13, 2021

AACHEN, Germany, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elektor presents the new book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' by Dogan Ibrahim about the Raspberry Pi Pico Board.

Key Points: 
  • AACHEN, Germany, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elektor presents the new book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' by Dogan Ibrahim about the Raspberry Pi Pico Board.
  • The Raspberry Pi Pico is a high-performance microcontroller module designed especially for physical computing.
  • The Raspberry Pi Pico can be programmed to run a single task very efficiently within real-time control and monitoring applications requiring speed.
  • There are over 50working and tested projects in the book, covering the following topics:
    All projects given in the book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' have been fully tested and are working.

Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials - New Book by Elektor

Retrieved on: 
Friday, August 13, 2021

AACHEN, Germany, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elektor presents the new book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' by Dogan Ibrahim about the Raspberry Pi Pico Board.

Key Points: 
  • AACHEN, Germany, Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elektor presents the new book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' by Dogan Ibrahim about the Raspberry Pi Pico Board.
  • The Raspberry Pi Pico is a high-performance microcontroller module designed especially for physical computing.
  • The Raspberry Pi Pico can be programmed to run a single task very efficiently within real-time control and monitoring applications requiring speed.
  • There are over 50working and tested projects in the book, covering the following topics:
    All projects given in the book 'Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials' have been fully tested and are working.

Tynker and Micro:bit Educational Foundation Enable Next Generation of Makers to Program micro:bit Microcontrollers

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Monday, June 24, 2019

Tynker, the leader in enabling kids to use code to become Makers, today announced its support for Micro:bit Educational Foundation's mission to enable and inspire all children to participate in the digital world.

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  • Tynker, the leader in enabling kids to use code to become Makers, today announced its support for Micro:bit Educational Foundation's mission to enable and inspire all children to participate in the digital world.
  • Tynker has launched 2 new coursesmicro:bit 101 and MicroPython 101to enable students to build micro:bit projects using Tynker Blocks and MicroPython programming languages.
  • "Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Tynker share virtually the same identical vision: to inspire every child to create their best digital future," said Hal Speed, Chief of Global Engagement, Micro:bit Educational Foundation.
  • More experienced coders can program a micro:bit device in Tynker Code Editor using MicroPython, a subset of the popular Python programming language which has been optimized to run on microcontrollers.