Cypress Streamlines Wireless Design for Smart Home Applications with Addition of iCloud Support to IoT Development Platform
August 15 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Cypress Announces Support of iCloud Remote
Access for HomeKit Accessories with New WICED® Studio Software
Development Kit and CYW43907 Wi-Fi® MCU
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the leader in wireless
connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), today
announced an updated version of its turnkey development platform
for the IoT that simplifies the integration of wireless
connectivity into smart home applications. The Wireless Internet
Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED®) Studio platform now adds
iCloud remote access support for Wi-Fi-based accessories that
support Apple® HomeKit™. Developers can leverage iCloud support in
the WICED software development kit (SDK) and Cypress’ CYW43907
Wi-Fi® MCU to create hub-independent platforms that connect
directly to Siri voice control and the Apple Home app remotely.
Developers can access the WICED Studio platform, ecosystem and
community at http://www.cypress.com/wicedcommunity.
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“Emerging smart home applications are providing some of the most
tangible improvements to our everyday lives, not only giving us the
convenience of controlling our lighting, appliances and thermostats
remotely, but the ability to manage their usage and power
consumption profiles more efficiently—which is a win-win for the
environment and consumer pocketbooks,” said Brian Bedrosian, Vice
President of Marketing for the IoT Business Unit at Cypress. “Our
new WICED Studio development platform lets OEMs bring HomeKit
support to their smart home products, enabling Siri control and
convenient control using an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch.” For
example, the WICED platform is used in Leviton Manufacturing Co.’s
Decora Smart™ family of lighting switches and dimmers with HomeKit
support.
Using Cypress’ WICED development platform and ultra-low power
CYW20719 Bluetooth/BLE MCU, developers can integrate HomeKit
support into products such as smart lighting devices, leverage Siri
voice control and connect to the Apple Home app seamlessly.
WICED Studio provides a single development environment for
multiple wireless technologies, including Cypress’ world-class
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® and combo solutions, with an easy-to-use
application programming interface in the world’s most integrated
and interoperable wireless SDK. The kit includes the market’s most
broadly deployed and rigorously tested Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocol
stacks, and it offers simplified application programming interfaces
that free developers from needing to learn about complex wireless
technologies. The SDK also supports Cypress’ high-performance
802.11ac Wi-Fi solutions that use high-speed transmissions to
enable IoT devices with faster downloads and better range, as well
as lower power consumption by quickly exploiting deep sleep
modes.
The Cypress CYW43907 SoC integrates dual-band IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi with a 320-MHz ARM® Cortex®-R4 RISC processor and 2 MB of
SRAM to run applications and manage IoT protocols. The SoC’s power
management unit simplifies power topologies and optimizing energy
consumption. The WICED SDK provides code examples, tools and
development support for the CYW43907.
About Cypress WICED Studio IoT Development Platform
The WICED platform supports a broad range of other popular cloud
services and eliminates the need for developers to implement the
various protocols to connect to them, reducing development time and
costs. The WICED Studio SDK enables cloud connectivity in minutes
with its robust libraries that uniquely integrate popular cloud
services such as iCloud, Amazon Web Services, IBM Bluemix, Alibaba
Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, along with services from private cloud
partners and China’s Weibo social media platform.
In line with the IoT trend toward dual-mode connectivity, the
kit supports Cypress’ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combination solutions and
its low-power Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) combination
solutions. The SDK features a single installer package for multiple
wireless technologies with an Eclipse-based Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) that runs on multiple operating systems,
including Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Cypress’ WICED Studio connectivity suite is microcontroller
(MCU)-agnostic and provides ready support for a variety of
third-party MCUs to address the needs of complex IoT applications.
The platform also enables cost efficient solutions for simple IoT
applications by integrating MCU functionality into the connectivity
device. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocol stacks can run transparently
on a host MCU or in embedded mode, allowing for flexible platform
architectures with common firmware.
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About Cypress
Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for
the world’s most innovative automotive, industrial, home automation
and appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress’
programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers,
analog ICs, wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions and
reliable, high-performance memories help engineers design
differentiated products and get them to market first. Cypress is
committed to providing customers with the best support and
engineering resources on the planet enabling innovators and
out-of-the-box thinkers to disrupt markets and create new product
categories in record time. To learn more, go to
www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo and WICED are registered trademarks of
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Apple, Siri, iPhone and iPad are
trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. HomeKit is a trademark of Apple Inc. Decora Smart is a
trademark of Leviton. All other trademarks are property of their
owners.
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