TAIYO YUDEN: Bluetooth 5.2 wireless communication module Mass production: GPS indoor reach
Taiyo Yuden:
Compatible with the latest Bluetooth core specification version 5.2 / Developed a wireless communication module.
Announced to start mass production from May 2020
new product:
Two products with different external dimensions were prepared.
“EYSNCNZWW” measuring 9.6 x 12.9 x 2.0 mm and “EYS NNZWW” measuring 3.25 x 8.55 x 1.00 mm
Bluetooth: latest version
With multiple antennas,
A “high-level direction finding function that identifies the signal direction from the phase difference between radio waves generated during reception and transmission” has been newly added.
Operating temperature range is -40 to 85 ° C.
Currently, GPS or the like is generally used as a method for acquiring accurate position information of a moving body.
Current GPS:
In indoor environments such as warehouses and offices where GPS signals are difficult to reach, it was difficult to obtain correct location information.
With the new product, it becomes possible to grasp the location information of people and objects even in indoor facilities.
EE Times Japan
https://eetimes.jp/ee/spv/2005/12/news024.html
TAIYO YUDEN Expands Its Product Lineup of Bluetooth® 5 Compatible Wireless Communications Modules
Direction-Finding Function
Enables Users to Grasp Location Information in Indoor Facilities such as Warehouses
TOKYO, May 11, 2020—
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., announced today the launch of wireless communications modules
EYSNCNZWW (9.6×12.9×2.0 mm) and EYSNSNZWW (3.25×8.55×1.00 mm).
Both are compatible with Core Specification version 5.2, which is the latest version ofBluetooth®*1 5.
These products support a direction-finding function that enables users
to grasp location information, and are most suitable for IoT-related devices that are required to be small and thin, such as
- wearable devices,
- healthcare equipment,
- handheld devices for logistics.
Mass production of the products will commence in May 2020, with a sample price of 3,000 yen per module.*2
Technology Background
IoT-related devices, such as wearable devices, are very small and therefore use a small-capacity battery which necessitates that the device have extremely low power consumption.
Most such devices useBluetooth® technology, which is a wireless communications standard with low power consumption.
The latest Bluetooth® Core Specification version 5.2 not only provides improved transmission speed and expanded communication range, but also supports new features such as a sophisticated direction-finding function, while retaining the low power consumption of previous versions.
We have now successfully commercialized two new Bluetooth® compatible wireless communications modules,
EYSNCNZWW and EYSNSNZWW, which support the direction-finding function.
These products allow the devices to indicate the location information of people and things inindoor facilities such as warehouses and offices, which was previously not possible.
TAIYO YUDEN will continue to develop more multifunctional and reliable products to expand our product lineup in response to market needs.
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