Which Wireless Protocol is Right for you? Krisztian Kovacs April 28, 2016

Which Wireless Protocol is Right for you? Krisztian Kovacs | April 28, 2016

Introduction  Silicon Labs:  Global mixed-signal semiconductor company  Founded in 1996; public since 2000 (NASDAQ: SLAB)  ~1,200 employees and 12 R&D locations worldwide

 Strong track record of innovation and differentiation  Pioneering mixed-signal and RF technologies for the past twenty years  Fabless model with >6 billion devices shipped and >1,500 patents issued and pending

 My role: „Help customers to find their ways within Wireless technologies”  Senior Applications Engineering Director, Wireless product  https://hu.linkedin.com/in/krkovacs  Twitter: @krkovacs_hu 2

Meetup sorozat  Segítünk megismerni a trendi Wireless technológiákat – előadás sorozat  45 perc előadás / 15 perc demó  Minden előadáson kisorsolunk egy develoment Kit-et

 Dedikált, magyar nyelvű fórum csatorna:    

http://community.silabs.com/Hungary Megosztani a tapasztalatokat Kérdésed van, elfelejtettél megkérdezni valamit a meetup-on: mérnökeink válaszolnak! SZERETNÉL valami másról is hallani? JELEZD a fórumon!

 VERSENY:  Oszd meg IoT project ötletedet a magyar fórumon  A legjobb ötletet 3 havonta díjazzuk a következő meetup-on:  A technológiához kapcsolódó development kit-el és IC / modul mintákkal. 3

Soron következő témák (1/2)  Április 28: Wireless technológiák - hogyan válasszam ki a megfelelőt?  Demó: egyszerű garázsnyitó 15 perc alatt - lehetséges!

 Május 26: BLE technológia rejtelmei - hogyan tudok egy BLE eszközt fejleszteni mobiltelefonhoz  Demó: iBeacon és egy BLE szenzor fejlesztése

 Június 16: Alacsony fogyasztású, embedded WiFi technológia bemutatása  Demó: hogyan küldjük el a páratartalom és hőmérséklet értéket emailben?

 Apple HomeKit: "Siri, turn on the light!"  Demó: hogyan fejlesszünk egy intelligens lámpát HomeKithez 4

Soron következő témák (2/2)  Sensor adatok cloudban  Páratartalom és hőmérséklet megjelenítése WEB-en

 MESH protokollok rejtelmei - "ZigBee, Thread? No, az meg mi?"  Demó: ZigBee home automation rendszer bemutatás

 Egy várost össze tudtok kötni? Nem gond: LoRa vs. Sigfox  Demó: Sigfox szenzor bemutatás

 Gateway fejlesztése HW szempontból - avagy sok dudás egy kis csárdában!  Demó: ez egy technikai, RF HW jellegű előadás lesz

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Wireless is easy??

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Providing Building Blocks for a More Connected World Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ZigBee

Bluetooth Proprietary ZigBee Smart

Wi-Fi

Proprietary

ZigBee Bluetooth Proprietary ZigBee

Proprietary 7

ZigBee

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth Smart Proprietary ZigBee

ZigBee

Bluetooth Proprietary Smart

Wi-Fi

Proprietary

ZigBee

Proprietary

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth Proprietary Smart

Wi-Fi

Proprietary

Fundamental IoT Wireless Attributes  Network bandwidth, power, and range  Standards-based or proprietary  Native support for IP

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Different Networks for Different Needs Range Bandwidth Power #Nodes 90 m

60 m

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Very High

High

Medium-High Medium

Use Case

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Data, Audio, Video

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Audio, PC Peripherals

20 m

Low

Low

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Device to Phone, Simple Connectivity

140 m

Low

Low

250

Automation + Control

Varies

Medium

Low

100

Varies

Standards-Based or Proprietary Protocols Standards-Based

Proprietary

 Interoperability with:

 Interoperability within:

 Heterogeneous networks  Devices from different vendors

 Bigger requirements:  Software overheads  Hardware resources

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 Homogenous networks  Devices typically from one vendor

 Optimized for:  Smaller software stacks  Simple hardware systems

Bluetooth Smart  Bluetooth Smart vs Bluetooth Classic  Significantly Lower power  Sub-set of Bluetooth Classic  Standard profiles to cover key use cases  Wearables, Input devices, etc.

 Bluetooth Smart Ready  Bluetooth Classic + Bluetooth Smart  Common in phones, etc.

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Bluetooth Smart Use Case Examples

 Check out our blog about the IoT Heros:  http://community.silabs.com/t5/Official-Blog-of-Silicon-Labs/bg-p/Blog/label-name/iot%20heroes 12

ZigBee: Standardized at all Layers What is a light bulb? What is on? What is off? What is dim?

How does the network form? What is the network size? How do devices join? How are messages encrypted?

What frequency is used? How does transmission work?

© ZigBee Alliance. All rights reserved.

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ZigBee Use Case Examples

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What is

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 A secure, wireless mesh networking protocol that:  Supports IPv6 addresses and simple IP bridging  Is built upon a foundation of existing standards  Is optimized for low-power/battery-backed operation  Is intended for control and automation (250 kbps)  Can support networks of 250 nodes or greater  Offers simplified security and commissioning  Runs on existing 802.15.4 wireless SoCs

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: The WiFi of Mesh Networking Application Transport Network

Networking Stack

MAC PHY

IEEE 802.15.4 MAC/PHY

 Thread defines how data is sent in network but not how to interpret it  Low-power, mesh networking equivalent to WiFi

 Thread can support IP-based application layers, but does not define one  Provides basic services such as: UDP and CoAP (unicast and multicast) with acknowledge  Application layers not using IP services would need some translation/adaptation 16

Proprietary Networks  Popular for legacy systems  Standards did not address the needs of these systems  Closed systems – don’t need interoperability

 Requires expertise in both radio and networking  Robust networks may take years to develop

 Examples of popular proprietary wireless systems

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Proprietary Use Case Examples

 XYLOBAND VIDEO!

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Long range solutions  Several competing efforts to address this space, dominated by Sigfox & LoRa  What is Sigfox?  Network Op. w/subscription-based revenue model  UNB, DBSPK, low data rate, 868/915MHz

 Ecosystem - Sigfox  Robust world-wide ecosystem of HW & SW manufacturers, network operators, service providers and cloud solution

 Benefits  Wide area coverage like cellular, but cost and battery life close to that of Bluetooth Smart  Greater network capacity & better immunity to interference

 Challenges 19

 Requires Sigfox network infrastructure  Low data rates (100bps in EU, 600bps in US)

 What is Lora?  Proprietary spread spectrum technology

 Ecosystem – LoRaWAN alliance  IBM, Microchip, Kerlink and few telecom operators are members – ‚open standard’

 Benefits  LoRA alliance is partnered with telecom providers (AT&T, etc.) to piggy-back on their network  Enables private networks and doesn’t require managed 3rd party infrastructure/network

 Challenges  Single source IP provider, expensive solution  Limited network capacity compared Sigfox  Not field proven in large networks yet

The IoT Requires Networking Coexistence

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Multi-Radio Product Example – Wink Hub

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Protocol Considerations  Do you need to work with an existing ecosystem?  What protocol/technologies are available?  Do you need IP connectivity?  What technologies meet your feature requirements?  What are the regional impacts?  What is the cost to develop and deploy?  Can I leverage knowledge for other markets/products?  Can I easily update this to newer protocols? 22

Summary  One size does NOT fit all  Understand your technology choices  Multiple protocols radios will provide the greatest flexibility  Understand your product requirements and Choose Wisely  Don’t overlook non-product cost factors  Development time  Loosing market due to long time to market 23

How Silicon Labs can help You?

Internet of Things (IoT)

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Sense

Compute

Connect

Tools

Heart rate monitoring (HRM) IR, ambient and UV light Proximity & gesture detection Temperature & humidity

32-bit ARM Cortex-M cores 8-bit 8051 core Ultra-low energy High integration & functionality

ZigBee/Thread SoCs and software Bluetooth and WiFi modules Blue Gecko solutions Sub-GHz transceivers and SoCs

Simplicity Studio 8/32-bit IDE Starter & development kits Reference designs

Full Connectivity Portfolio of Software and Hardware

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Big Pipe

MESH

Point to Point

High data rate connection to the cloud

Low data rate, low power connected things

Allows you to interface with individual devices

Modules

Wireless MCU’s

Modules and SoC’s

Modules to Speed Time to Market  Blue Gecko BGM111—first in family of advanced Bluetooth Smart modules from Silicon Labs  Fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth Smart module solution  Fastest path to low-power wireless connectivity for the Internet of Things  Best-in-class integration, flexibility, energy efficiency and toolchain  Easy migration path to Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko SoC solutions

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IoT Reference Designs Connected Lighting

 ZigBee HA 1.2  Color (RGB), colortunable, dimming

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Home Automation

 Dimmer Switch  Contact Sensor  Smart Outlet

Gateway

 Ethernet + Wi-Fi  ZigBee or Thread

Remote Control

 Inertial sensing  Voice recognition  RF4CE w/ legacy IR support

Simplicity Studio™. Helps you develop for the IoT.  Unique automatic code creation, debug, and power profile tools Free download!

 Software documentation and examples  Energy profiler provides real time measurements with code correlation  Wireless development tools to create and analyze networks

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Additional resources

 http://www.silabs.com/products/wireless/

 http://community.silabs.com/

 http://community.silabs.com/t5/VideoTutorials/bd-p/VideoTutorials

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Keyfob demo

$50

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