STMicroelectronics accelerates development of innovative connected objects with smart STM32 wireless module
October 20 2022 - 9:00AM
STMicroelectronics accelerates
development of innovativeconnected objects with
smart STM32 wireless module
Lead customer, I-care Group, uses STM32WB5MMGH6
wireless module in Wi-care intelligent industrial predictive
maintenance application
Geneva, October 20,
2022 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of
electronics applications, is helping increase industrial
productivity and reduce waste and pollution with its smart wireless
module. Conceived for Industry 4.0 applications, this module, the
STM32WB5MMGH6, simplifies using ST’s innovative wireless
microcontrollers in powerful use cases like I-care Group’s
intelligent equipment condition monitoring.
The module provides a complete subsystem for wireless
communication using popular standards such as Bluetooth Low Energy,
Zigbee, and Thread and comes with free-to-use protocol stacks.
Alternatively, developers can use other proprietary protocols, if
preferred. The module integrates several essential components
including the antenna and its matching circuitry, all the passives,
and timing crystals. Pre-certifications for EMC, Bluetooth LE 5.3,
Zigbee 3.0, and OpenThread simplify the mandatory testing and
product-level approval processes for users, which saves development
costs and accelerates time to market.
Lead customers are already building ST’s STM32WB5MMGH6 module
into upcoming new products. One example is I-care Group, a global
leader in machine health, whose continuous monitoring solutions
enhance the maintenance of industrial equipment to ensure optimum
performance and avoid unexpected failures and downtime. The
Company’s Wi-care sensors are a true plug-and-play wireless and
continuous asset monitoring system. When combined with I-see,
I-care’s cloud-based and AI-driven analytical platform, it provides
a complete maintenance 4.0 solution, allowing users to visualize
equipment status and plan maintenance schedules. With I-care
solutions, more than 99% of industrial breakdowns can be avoided,
machine downtime is reduced by 10-20%, and maintenance costs are
reduced by 35-45%.
Fabrice Brion, CEO of I-care, said, “I-care has the ambition to
become the world leader in prescriptive and predictive maintenance.
The swift and successful production and rollout of our market
leading Wi-care sensors plays a crucial role in our growth plans.
ST’s STM32WB5MMGH6 wireless module provides an indispensable part
of Wi-care.”
“Choosing a wireless module instead of engineering a chip-down
solution is the fastest way for developers to complete their
projects,” said Hakim Jaafar, General Manager - BLE/802.15.4 MCU,
STMicroelectronics. “The STM32WB5MMGH6 module, based on our own
STM32WB55 wireless MCU and fully supported by ST, now makes this
approach faster, easier, and more affordable than ever.”
The STM32WB5MMGH6TR is in production now and available for new
designs, priced from $6 for orders of 10,000 pieces. It is
supported by ST’s 10-year product longevity commitment, which
ensures long-term availability of parts for industrial
applications.
Further technical information
The STM32WB55 MCU powering the STM32WB5MMGH6 has an Arm®
Cortex®-M4 core for application-level processing and a Cortex-M0+
dedicated to managing the integrated radio, which safeguards
real-time performance in both domains. The MCU contains generous
on-chip RAM, which is particularly advantageous when running the
Thread protocol. Popular use cases include wireless communication
and control of devices such as remote sensors, smart door locks, PC
accessories including printers, and infrastructure equipment like
network gateways and smart-building controllers. The radio’s
multi-protocol technology provides flexibility and allows
convenient device administration and fleet management.
Product designers working with the STM32WB5MMGH6 module benefit
from the extensive STM32 microcontroller development ecosystem that
includes free tools like the STM32CubeMX configurator and software
like the STM32CubeWB MCU package. This package provides essential
embedded-development resources, including production-ready MISRA C
and ISO/TS 16949 compliant Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and
low-layer APIs, FatFS file system, FreeRTOS, communication-protocol
stacks, and code examples.
STM32 is a registered and/or unregistered trademark of
STMicroelectronics International NV or its affiliates in the EU
and/or elsewhere. STM32 is registered in the US Patent and
Trademark Office
About STMicroelectronics
www.st.comAt ST, we are 48,000 creators and makers of
semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain
with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An independent
device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and
thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and
ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the
need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable
smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and
the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G
technology. ST is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2027.
Further information can be found at www.st.com.
About I-care Group
I-care Group is a world leader in machine
health. Their AI- and data-driven solutions can predict industrial
failures months or even years before they occur. Thanks to I-care,
machines around the world are safer, more productive and more
sustainable. Founded in Mons in 2004, the company has close to 700
employees and subsidiaries in 12 countries (Americas, Europe and
Asia-Pacific), with customers in more than 55 countries. I-care won
the EY Company of the Year Award in 2020 (Belgium).
For Press Information
Contact:STMicroelectronicsMichael
MarkowitzDirector Technical Media RelationsTel: +1 781 591
0354Email: michael.markowitz@st.com
I-care Group
Jochem Binst
Tel: +32 497-425.130
jb@gosselindewalque.com
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