Wi-Fi 6 BLE 5.4 modules for IoT and tracking applications

Mouser Electronics, Inc. now supplies the new Veda SL917 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE 5.4 family of connected modules from Ezurio. The Veda SL917 is a breakthrough low-power solution that includes customisable SoC modules and easy-to-integrate network co-processor (NCP) options for next-generation, ultra-low-power industrial wireless IoT, medical, smart building and home, consumer wearables, and appliance applications, as well as asset tracking.

The devices are based on the Silicon Labs SiWx917 chipset, which is purpose-built for IoT connectivity, supporting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Matter, and IP networking for secure cloud connectivity. The modules are ideal for battery-operated devices that need extended operating and battery life.

The SoC provides an embedded application processor, enabling the module to act as both the communications processor and application core processor for customised applications, with no need for a host processor to utilise the SoC in the application. The device application subsystem features an Arm Cortex-M4 core running at 180MHz, an ultra-low-power sensor hub, and an AI/ML accelerator combined with a low-power wireless CPU subsystem that delivers optimum Wi-Fi 6 performance in a fully certified industrial package.

The NCP module supports embedded IP networks, BT, and secure connectivity stacks and applications. By running the WiSeConnect agent on a connected host, the NCP allows all connectivity functions to be off-loaded and accessed by the host through an API. The module supports the latest WPA2/3 personal and enterprise security standards, secure boot, secure zone, XIP, anti-rollback, secure key storage, H/W and S/W accelerators and programmable secure hardware write protection.

Development support for the modules is supplied by the SL917 Explorer Kit (453-00222-K1) for the SoC modules and the MIKROE-6488 and MIKROE-6489 Click boards for the NCP version.