Texas Instruments Introduces New Products That Connect Any Device to Wi-Fi

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A few days ago, Texas Instruments announced a new set of equipment, the emergence of such equipment symbolizes a huge step in the creation of a truly connected world. The news did cause a lot of sensation, but Amichai Ron, general manager of embedded connectivity solutions (ECS) at Texas Instruments' Wireless Connectivity Solutions business unit, is convinced that Texas Instruments ' new inventions will be extraordinary.

"We are currently releasing this new product that allows users to connect any device to Wi-Fi , which is completely different from what people know about Wi-Fi today ," Amichai said. "In 2007, smartphones were not yet available. Nowadays, we can't imagine what life would be like without a smartphone. I think our new product is pushing the construction of the Internet of Things (IoT). In the next five years, many electronic devices can be connected to each other, so that people's lives are also It will be more convenient."

Amichai is also the first to point out that connected devices already exist, but the scope of applications is small, limited to high-end products, he said, the new SimpleLinkTM Wi-Fi CC3100 and CC3200 platforms are the same size as a dollar coin, and can be used in everything in the home. Connected to each other, including toothbrushes and trash cans. It is precisely because such products have very low energy consumption, and it is not necessary to connect an external microcontroller and can connect to the cloud simply and quickly, so that any electronic device can be connected to Wi-Fi. And most importantly, it can also significantly reduce system cost and complexity.

Amichai said the application of the SimpleLink Wi-Fi portfolio is divided into three levels. The most basic levels include washing machines, toothbrushes, scales, coffee machines, industrial equipment, etc., which connect these items to the cloud via Wi-Fi. In the second level of applications, lighting devices such as homes can be connected to other devices to control the switch lights with a smartphone. But the most exciting is the third level. In this type of application, the devices themselves are intelligent and can communicate with each other through IoT.

Amichai said: "If you take the thermostat as an example, after applying the SimpleLink Wi-Fi product, the thermostat can make its own decisions. It can sense the weather. If it knows that it will turn cold in the afternoon, and you are not at home, Then it will turn off the air conditioner. When you go home, it will be cool if you don't have an air conditioner in time."

Energy and cost are one of the biggest obstacles to creating a truly connected world, but major companies face another challenge: the technical barriers that must be overcome to create Wi-Fi-enabled devices. For example, an irrigation system company that manufactures backyards may not have worked with Wi-Fi. To get their products connected to Wi-Fi, these companies have to hire a dedicated team of engineers to solve the problem of how to connect devices to Wi-Fi. And Amichai said that even the newly graduated engineering students can use the SimpleLink Wi-Fi portfolio as long as they have an understanding of the microcontroller.

Amichai said: "We have named the product portfolio as SimpleLink, which is why it is not only convenient for the end user of the device, but also allows engineers to easily develop it around it."

In fact, most Wi-Fi products on the market today require a microcontroller or microprocessor to run, but the SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 is the first product to have a built-in microcontroller and is specifically designed for this type of connection. . It really achieves interconnection through chips. Amichai also pointed out that other semiconductor companies are trying to improve existing Wi-Fi products for devices such as smartphones and computers, while Texas Instruments has developed a new SimpleLink Wi-Fi portfolio from scratch, aiming to create a A truly connected world, this is another notable feature of SimpleLink Wi-Fi.

"Our customers have begun to consider the possibilities, they are starting to innovate and thinking in new ways," Amichai said. "Sometimes, I think we have invented a whole new industry. There are very few devices that have connectivity. Now, everyone believes that as many as 250-500 billion devices will be connected by 2020. The SimpleLink Wi-Fi portfolio is a big step forward in moving the IoT connection forward."