Silicon Labs: Talking Tech

Alex dives into the Industrial and Commercial market segment and how Silicon Labs' is helping developers of Building Automation products.

Over the last year our IoT Business Unit has focused on supporting specific markets, Alex helps listeners understand how we have defined this market segment and what is causing the most growth in this market.

In this podcast we also delve into why customers consider Silicon Labs for the market.

Security is a growing concern for IoT and with new regulation heading in, what are the hidden costs?

In this Podcast, Brent Wilson explores some of these hidden costs behind securing connected devices.

This podcast offers the audio track of the Silicon Labs Webinar titled: Understanding the Hidden costs of Securing Connected Devices

For a full audio/visual experience the webinar is available here:

https://www.brainshark.com/siliconlabs/Hidden_Costs_of_Securing_IoT

An introduction to how different vendors may represent information in a datasheet, and tips on how the form your own comparisons.

This is the audio only track from the Silicon Labs Webinar, 'Looking Beyond the Datasheet'.

For the complete Audio/Visual presentation visit:

https://www.brainshark.com/siliconlabs/Looking_Beyond_the_Datasheet

IoT has become a target for those with malicious intent. The reasons behind such attacks can range from the simple challenge to organized crime, in either case Mike Dow introduces the measures Silicon Labs has been bringing into effect to 'Secure the IoT'

Bluetooth technology has come along way since its initial release. Bluetooth is now a key technology offering sub-meter indoor asset tracking and navigation capabilities.

This podcast offers the audio track of the Silicon Labs Webinar titled: Bluetooth Direction Finding Brings a New Dimension to Indoor Asset Tracking.

For a full audio/visual experience the webinar is available here:

https://www.brainshark.com/siliconlabs/Bluetooth_Direction_Finding

In this podcast, Linda Lua, Timing Product Manager for Silicon Labs joins us to give a fundamental understanding of our existing Timing Business.

• Competing timing suppliers
• Silicon Labs differentiating technology and portfolio
• Timing applications Silicon Labs supports
• Developing clock trees
• Partnered reference designs and other customer resources

Resources:

https://www.silabs.com/timing

https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/timing/reference-designs

In this episode Parker Dorris, Wireless Xpress product manager at Silicon Labs, discusses the latest feature updates released for the Bluetooth Xpress products.  He addresses the following questions:

• What is Bluetooth Xpress?
• What is 1 unique use case for this solution?
• How can customers use the new Serial Bus master feature?  Other new features?
• What has been updated to improve the throughput/latency of these devices?

Resources:

• https://docs.silabs.com/bgx
• https://github.com/SiliconLabs

This is the 2nd episode discussing common questions regarding Thread wireless mesh networking protocol.  Mark Hallam, Field Applications Engineer at Silicon Labs, spends more time on details on the following topics:

• #1 thing engineers require for technical support with Thread?
• Details on Silicon Labs support for Thread
• What Silicon Labs devices support Thread?
• How large of a network does Thread support/
• What design decisions impact the performance of a Thread end-device?  Latency/Power/Range?

Resources:

• https://openthread.io/
• https://github.com/openthread
• https://www.threadgroup.org/

This episode is an introduction to the Thread wireless mesh networking protocol. Mark Hallam, Field Applications Engineer for Silicon Labs, answers questions to help listeners understand the benefits and challenges when adopting Thread.

Questions:

• What is Thread?
• Why is Thread growing versus other protocols?  Benefits?
• What are hurdles/difficulties with Thread vs. other solutions?
• What does Silicon Labs provide to support Thread?
• Where can people go to learn more?

Resources:

• https://openthread.io/
• https://github.com/openthread
• https://www.threadgroup.org/

In this second episode with our guest Max Palumbo, Vice-Chair of the Bluetooth Mesh working group, we discuss more of the technical details behind Bluetooth Mesh.

The following questions are covered:

• The EFR32 devices from Silicon Labs support Bluetooth Mesh.  What advantages have you found in using this solution?
• How can customers design a robust network given Bluetooth Mesh is currently uses Managed Flooding for communication?
• Are there limitations to what mobile devices can/can't do within a Bluetooth Mesh environment?