Press Release
Erez Lev
General Manager, Connect One
+972-9-766-0456
erez.lev@connectone.com
Connect One Ships Evaluation Board for Its iChipNet
Internet of Things (IoT) Platform
New evaluation board demonstrates iChipNet’s functionality and ease-of-use for IoT
product developers
Kfar Saba, Israel - May 26, 2015 - Connect One™, the Device Networking
Authority™, has shipped an evaluation board for iChipNet™, an Internet of Things
(IoT) end-to-end platform, to its customers and distributors worldwide.
The EVMB-ICNR evaluation board is the first of Connect One’s evaluation boards to
integrate its Nano WiReach SMT G2 WiFi module with its Device Connectivity
Server (DCS) cloud solution. The EVMB-ICNR provides a quick out of the box
iChipNet user experience with a preconfigured device management provision.
IoT products such as wall power sockets, lamps, locks and an array of sensors such
as smoke, water, temperature, proximity, humidity, and alike, do not have a need for
much on-board application processing. The key function for these types of IoT
products is either controlling an on/off device, or reporting the status of a sensor.
Standalone operation
By integrating Connect One’s Nano WiReach SMT G2 WiFi module into their IoT
product, developers do not need to incorporate an additional application processor
or controller. Connect One’s WiFi module contains programmable I/O pins and an
on-board script processor to enable the complete implementation of an IoT product
application. Just add power, relays and sensors, download a simple script to the
WiFi module, and your hardware and software design is complete.
The module will automatically connect to the iChipNet DCS cloud solution and
enable remote access.
The Nano WiReach SMT G2 WiFi module supports both Ethernet and WiFi network
connections, and has 3 programmable input/output (I/O) signals. 3 counters can be
assigned to input signals to count event occurrences.
Customizable internal website
Two internal web sites are available in the module. One is not customizable for
managing the module parameters and internal configuration, and the other is fully
customizable by the developer. The customizable embedded web site can be used
to manage and/or configure the IoT product remotely using a standard web browser
or a smartphone. The customizable website is designed by the developer with
standard HTML tools, and then downloaded into the module using the internal
configuration web site.
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Changes in I/O pins can be reflected in the customizable web site as they occur to
reflect signal status. On the control side, the customizable web site can contain
buttons that, when pressed, influence the states of the I/O pins.
Links to the two internal web sites are provided through the iChipNet DCS cloud
solution, so that access to the embedded web sites is available from anywhere in
the world.
Production ready
The EVMB-ICNR contains the Nano WiReach SMT G2 module, a full production
WiFi module mass-produced by Connect One and stocked by distributors worldwide.
Once the design is implemented and tested on the evaluation board, standalone
modules with appropriate firmware can be purchased and embedded into the final
IoT product.
The part numbers for the standalone module are iW-SMG2SMT-EX for using the
module with an external WiFi antenna, and iW-SMG2SMT-OB for a module with an
on-board WiFi antenna.
Using the EVMB-ICNR
Using the EVBM-ICNR involves a few simple steps.
1. Device Connectivity Server (DCS) account setup – browsing to iChipNet web
site to register for a free demo account, and receiving an account username
and password.
2. Evaluation board setup – the EVMB-ICNR is factory-configured as a WiFi
access point with the module’s serial number as the SSID. Setting up the
board involves connecting to this access point with a computer or
smartphone/pad.
Browsing to the board’s fixed IP address (10.0.0.1) will bring up a web page
allowing local network credential configuration, and the DCS account
parameters received in step 1.
Once these parameters are submitted, the board will reset and automatically
connect to the Internet using the local network, and register with the DCS.
3. Remotely accessing the EVMB-ICNR – Browsing to the iChipNet web site,
logging in to the free account, and clicking on the “Host Site” icon, will
remotely access the board and bring up its embedded website. At this point,
real time status of the board’s LED and push-button switch is being received,
and changes can be made to the board’s IO pins.
Availability and Price
The EVMB-ICNR evaluation board’s price is $175 and it is available from local
Connect One distributors.
About Connect One
Established in 1996, Connect One Ltd. is widely regarded as the device networking
authority, with many innovative firsts to its credit. The company designs,