The Talking Sensor Rapid Prototyping Kit (EK-B11-SEN-BT510) is the solution that Packetcraft and Ezurio believes will help developers and manufacturers to explore the potential of wireless Bluetooth LE wireless and Auracast functionality to consumer, medical, commercial, and industrial products.
"The types of applications envisioned bring traditional sensor devices into a new era of wireless audio communication capable of broadcasting informational audio notifications pertinent to safety, security, or convenience directly into the ears of professionals, retail employees, plant and factory workers as well as consumers for devices such as smoke detectors. The types of use cases envisioned encompass emergency alerts, critical alarm notifications, cold chain monitoring, and audible factory automation – anywhere you need your sensors to talk to you directly," Packetcraft details.
Helping enable the rapid prototyping solution is Ezurio's Canvas Software Suite, which leverages on device Python scripting with intuitive desktop / mobile tools. It provides developers a simpler, more powerful MicroPython enabled platform to develop their applications for the MCU-based hardware such as the Sentrius BT510 Bluetooth LE Multi Sensor. Demos can come together in a matter of minutes allowing developers to experience the many benefits of Auracast, which include standards-based compatibility allowing low power sensors to speak directly into earbuds, wireless speakers and other equipped audio receivers.
“Ezurio offers a wide variety of customization options that enable customer-specific applications and IoT solutions, and our multi-year collaboration with Packetcraft is helping developers add Auracast functionality to their devices and sensors," says Jonathan Kaye, VP Product Management & Marketing at Ezurio. "The Talking Sensor Rapid Prototyping Kit will accelerate the adoption of Auracast broadcast audio into a realm of products that likely never utilized Bluetooth technology in the past, and will pave the way for how sensors alert people going forward."
As a leading supplier of embedded Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) stacks and software, Packetcraft has an industry lead on Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio software. Its software is already shipping in multiple commercial products including the GN ReSound TV-Streamer+, the Ampetronic AURI network managed transmitter for multi-channel broadcast in large and small spaces, and the Listen Technologies AURI dedicated receiver solution for assistive listening.
"LE Audio is a re-invention of Bluetooth Audio bringing with it Auracast, which allows sensors to communicate directly to people, advancing notifications and alerts to a more natural human form of communication," says John Yi, Founder and CEO of Packetcraft. "Our ongoing collaboration with Ezurio now brings the EK-B11-SEN-BT510 rapid prototyping kit to aid in the introduction of a new generation of talking sensors. Packetcraft is proud to be amongst the leaders in Bluetooth software, powering some of the most innovative Auracast products on the market.”
The Talking Sensor Rapid Prototyping Kit leverages Nordic's nRF52 series chipset and includes:
• 2 x Ezurio Sentrius BT510 sensors pre-loaded with Packetcraft’s Bluetooth sensor firmware
• 1 x Ezurio BL5340 DVK pre-loaded with Packetcraft’s Bluetooth receiver firmware
• 1 x Packetcraft BL5340 Audio Interface Board v1
• 1 x USB micro type power cable
• 1 x 3.5mm TRS audio cable
• Packetcraft Taking Sensor Rapid Prototyping Kit Quick Start Guide
Developers order the EK-B11-SEN-BT510 kit directly in the Packetcraft website.
The Talking Sensor Rapid Prototyping Kit will be presented at Embedded World, in Nuremberg, Germany, from April 9-11, where Packetcraft is in booth 4-670 and Ezurio is in booth 4-475, both in Hall 4.
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