Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, today introduced the new LSR
Wireless Shield, a low-cost platform with customizable sensor/peripheral
capabilities for the prototyping of wireless connected Internet of
Things (IoT) products using SmartFusion™2 system-on-chip
(SoC) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from Microsemi Corporation
(Nasdaq: MSCC). In support of customers’ growing need for IoT solution
development and prototyping support, Avnet is also releasing a new
TiWiConnect™ Wi-Fi Cloud Connectivity Reference Design, which integrates
Avnet’s SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Board with the new LSR
Wireless Shield, providing the ability to quickly begin prototyping a
cloud-based solution utilizing the TiWiConnect IoT platform from LS
Research (LSR), a Laird business.
The LSR Wireless Shield features dual wireless modules from LSR,
Arduino™-compatible shield and Pmod™-compatible expansion connectors for
maximized versatility in prototyping wireless-connected IoT products.
The LSR Wireless Shield is populated with LSR’s TiWi-C-W WLAN b/g/n and
SaBLE-x Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) certified wireless
modules, offering ultra-low power performance for Wi-Fi and BLE that
most IoT applications demand. Further, the TiWi-C-W can be quickly
configured as a cloud agent providing seamless connectivity to LSR’s
TiWiConnect end-to-end IoT platform, giving customers a range of cloud
implementation options (turnkey/subscription/user-developed/hosted).
“Avnet’s new TiWiConnect Wi-Fi Cloud Connectivity Reference Design
exemplifies Avnet’s expertise in IoT connectivity and our continued
commitment to providing our customers with unparalleled technical
support by leveraging the technology strengths of leading suppliers,
like Microsemi and LSR, to build a portfolio of time-saving and
affordable design solutions,” said Tom Curran, senior technical
marketing engineer, Avnet Electronics Marketing. “Adding the new LSR
Wireless Shield with LSR’s TiWiConnect IoT cloud connectivity platform
to the SmartFusion2 KickStart Development Kit gives customers developing
products and applications requiring secure cloud connectivity a simple
and cost-effective solution for embedding Wi-Fi-based cloud
connectivity.”
With purchase of the LSR Wireless Shield, customers also receive free
developer account access to the avnet.tiwiconnect.com
online portal, which features a host of IoT cloud services and tools
such as device management, alerts, dashboards and mobile app to further
accelerate their development effort.
“Industrial customers now have a complete solution they can leverage to
access their IoT product securely via BLE, Wi-Fi or the cloud on any
Android, IOS device or PC,” said Ted Marena, director of SOC/FPGA
marketing at Microsemi. “The software, apps, PC graphical user interface
(GUI) and hardware board files provide a comprehensive solution
available now.”
The Avnet LSR Wireless Shield package includes:
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Avnet’s Arduino-compatible LSR Wireless Shield
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Quick Start Card
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Downloadable Getting Started Guide, Hardware User Guide, SmartFusion2
TiWiConnect reference design plus additional technical documentation
The Avnet LSR Wireless Shield is priced at $49.95. The suggested
companion SmartFusion2 KickStart Kit is also available from Avnet,
priced at $59.95. To purchase the LSR Wireless Shield, SmartFusion2
KickStart Kit or to download the TiWiConnect Wi-Fi Cloud Connectivity
Reference Design, click
here.
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Avnet Electronics Marketing
Heidi Elliott, 480-643-7584
Senior Director, Marketing Programs
Heidi.Elliott@avnet.com