{"id":295,"date":"2017-04-25T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systev.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:42:07","slug":"some-programmable-wireless-ics-and-modules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systev.com\/some-programmable-wireless-ics-and-modules\/","title":{"rendered":"Some programmable wireless ICs and modules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated: 29-Mar-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some integrated circuits or modules providing wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Public Land Mobile Radio aka 2G\/3G\/4G, etc.) or satellite positioning, can host some customer code. Below, some of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong> (on the 29-Mar-2023): I haven&#8217;t been updating this post for almost a year now. It may contain some old references that are no more valid. I will review it some time soon.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Wi-Fi<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.st.com\/en\/wireless-connectivity\/wi-fi.html?sc=wifimodules&amp;querycriteria=productId=SC1930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPWF04SA and SPWF04SC<\/a>, from STMicroelectronics &#8211; STM32F4 microcontroller, UART\/SPI, GPIO, HTTP, MQTT, SMTP, WebSockets, MicroPython scripting engine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/espressif.com\/en\/products\/hardware\/esp-wroom-32\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESP-WROOM-32<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/espressif.com\/en\/products\/hardware\/esp32\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESP32<\/a>, from Espressif Systems &#8211; Bluetooth as well &#8211; ESP-WROOM-32 is at 6.00 \u20ac at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olimex.com\/Products\/IoT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olimex<\/a> (Jan-2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-blox.com\/en\/press-release\/u-blox-brings-arm-mbed-os-5-wireless-gateway-and-bluetooth-low-energy-iot-modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ODIN-W2<\/a>, from u-blox &#8211; Wi-Fi\/BT gateway, with ARM mbed OS 5 &#8211; evaluation kit for 129 \u20ac (Oct-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wireless.murata.com\/eng\/products\/rf-modules-1\/embedded-wi-fi-1\/type1jq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">muRata LBWA1ZZ1JQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nufront.com\/index.php\/portal\/page\/index\/id\/366.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NL6621<\/a> from \u65b0\u5cb8\u7ebf(Nufront) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nl6621.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">user forum<\/a> &#8211; Y1 module <a href=\"http:\/\/world.taobao.com\/item\/525190872963.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.wi3ajO#detail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available on Taobao<\/a> for US$2.21 (Jan-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeed.cc\/linkit_smart_7688\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkIt Smart 7688<\/a>, from seeed and MediaTek &#8211; US$ 12.90 (Dec-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openpicus.com\/site\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FlyportPRO Wi-Fi<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; open source &#8211; 35\u20ac (Jun-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.particle.io\/?product=particle-photon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photon<\/a>, from Particle (formerly Spark), for US$19 (May-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econais.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Econais modules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/depot\/WiFi-Serial-Transceiver-Module-w-ESP8266-p-1994.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a module based on ESP8266<\/a>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/espressif.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Espressif Systems<\/a>, for US$6.95 (Dec-2014)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmel.com\/devices\/ATSAMW25.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAM W25<\/a> from Atmel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/cc3200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC3200<\/a> from TI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/8devices.com\/carambola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carambola<\/a> from 8devices, on open source module<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silexamerica.com\/products\/connectivity-solutions\/embedded-wireless\/serial-ethernet-wifi-modules\/sx-570-and-sx-580\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SX-570 and SX-580<\/a> from Silex<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluegiga.com\/en-US\/products\/wifi-modules\/wf121-wifi-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WF121<\/a> from Bluegiga (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.silabs.com\/press-release\/corporate-news\/silicon-labs-acquires-bluegiga-leader-bluetooth-and-wi-fi-connectivity-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluegiga acquired by Silicon Labs &#8211; 03-Feb-2015<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digi.com\/products\/wireless-wired-embedded-solutions\/software-microprocessors-accessories\/systems-on-chip\/rabbit6000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rabbit 6000<\/a> from Digi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npe-inc.com\/products\/products-wifi-it-wl11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WL11<\/a>\u00a0from NPE<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asix.com.tw\/products.php?op=ProductList&amp;PLine=72&amp;PSeries=104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AX22001 and AX22011<\/a> from ASIX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LoRaWAN<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quectel.com\/product\/kg100s-amazon-sidewalk-module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KG100S<\/a>, from Quectel \u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NEW<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/miromico.ch\/portfolio\/fmlr_renesas\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FMLR RF module<\/a>, from Miromico &#8211; Renesas S3A6 ARMCortex-M4 microcontroller, LoRaWAN stack, GPIO, SPI, I2C, USB, UART<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microchip.com\/design-centers\/wireless-connectivity\/low-power-wide-area-networks\/lora-technology\/sam-r34-r35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAM R34\/R35<\/a>, from Microchip &#8211; Arm Cortex-M0+ &#8211; around US$ 5\u00a0 in 5000 quantity (Nov-2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wireless.murata.com\/eng\/products\/rf-modules-1\/lpwa\/type-abz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Type ABZ module<\/a>, from Murata &#8211; FSK, OOK, LoRa, LoRaWAN &#8211; STM32L0 MCU<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acsip.com.tw\/index.php?action=products&amp;fid1=11&amp;fid2=29&amp;fid3=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><del>AcSIP modules<\/del><\/a><del> &#8211; Cortex core + SX1276 or SX1278<\/del><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multitech.com\/brands\/multiconnect-xdot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MultiConnect xDot<\/a>, from Multitech &#8211; run ARM&#8217;s mbed OS &#8211; LoRaWAN 1.0.1 &#8211; Sep-2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lairdtech.com\/products\/rm1xx-lora-modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RM1xx<\/a>, from Laird &#8211; LoRaWAN + Bluetooth 4.0 &#8211; around 16 \u20ac (Aug-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pycom.io\/product\/lopy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LoPy<\/a> &#8211; implements LoRaWAN. Can be used as a nano gateway. Pre-order for shipping Aug-2016: 29.95 \u20ac<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/sodaq\/loraone-the-lora-iot-development-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LoRaONE<\/a> &#8211; on Kickstarter &#8211; GPS, accelerometer, magnetometer, I\/Os&#8230; &#8211; 89 \u20ac (Apr-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/products\/3078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adafruit Feather 32u4 RFM95W LoRa Radio &#8211; 900MHz<\/a> &#8211; US$ 39.95 (Apr-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multitech.com\/brands\/multiconnect-mdot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MultiConnect mDot<\/a>, from MultiTech &#8211; runs ARM&#8217;s mbed OS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sigfox<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jorjin.com\/product.php?id=164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WS2118-00 SIGFOX BLE<\/a> module from Jorjin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onsemi.com\/PowerSolutions\/product.do?id=AX-SFEU-API\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AX-SFEU-API<\/a> from ON Semiconductor<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sigfox.com\/products\/kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sigfox list of dev kits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ZigBee<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silabs.com\/products\/wireless\/Pages\/zigbee-networking-with-mighty-gecko-soc.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mighty Gecko<\/a> from Silicon Labs &#8211; supports Thread &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.silabs.com\/press-release\/product-news\/silicon-labs-simplifies-iot-connectivity-multiprotocol-wireless-gecko-soc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> US$2.11 in 100,000-unit quantities<\/a> (Feb-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmel.com\/products\/wireless\/802154\/single-chip_solutions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAMR21\u00a0and ATmegaRFR2 series<\/a> from Atmel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/cc2650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2650<\/a> from TI &#8211; ultra low-power &#8211; supports other 2.4 GHz technologies &#8211; around US$7 in 1000-unit qty (Mar-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/CC2630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2630<\/a> from TI &#8211; ultra low-power &#8211; around US$5 in 1000-unit qty (Mar-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/cc2538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2538<\/a> from TI &#8211; around US$4 in 1000-unit qty (Feb-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nxp.com\/products\/microcontrollers\/wireless_microcontrollers\/series\/JN516X.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JN516x<\/a> from NXP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freescale.com\/webapp\/sps\/site\/prod_summary.jsp?code=KW2x&amp;fsrch=1&amp;sr=1&amp;pageNum=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kinetis KW2x<\/a> from Freescale<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.st.com\/web\/en\/catalog\/mmc\/FM141\/SC1169\/SS1581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STM32W Series<\/a> from STMicroelectronics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bluetooth<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ti.com\/wireless-connectivity\/bluetooth\/cc2340.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC2340<\/a> from TI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/CC2642R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2642R<\/a> from TI<\/li>\n<li>see ESP-WROOM-32 and ESP32, in Wi-Fi section<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-blox.com\/en\/press-release\/u-blox-brings-arm-mbed-os-5-wireless-gateway-and-bluetooth-low-energy-iot-modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NINA-B1<\/a>, from u-blox &#8211; BLE, ARM mbed OS 5 &#8211; evaluation kit for 69 \u20ac (Oct-2016) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-blox.com\/en\/product\/nina-b1-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">starting from 6.78 \u20ac (250 &#8211; 499 pcs) (Apr-2017)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/media.nxp.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=254228&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=2212518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kinetis KW41Z MCU family<\/a> from NXP &#8211; Cortex-M0+, up to 512 KB Flash and 128 KB SRAM, Bluetooth low energy v4.2, IEEE 802.15.4 based Thread protocol<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dialog-semiconductor.com\/smartbondtm-da14681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SmartBond DA14681<\/a> from Dialog Semiconductor &#8211; can recharge batteries over a USB interface, hardware crypto engine, external memory interface, Cortex-M0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.st.com\/content\/st_com\/en\/about\/media-center\/press-item.html\/p3835.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlueNRG-1<\/a> from ST &#8211; Cortex-M0, 160 KB Flash &#8211; digital microphone input, DAC, SPI, I<sup>2<\/sup>C, UART, I\/O &#8211; budgetary pricing: US$ 1.50 (Jul-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oshchip.org\/products\/OSHChip_V1.0_Product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSHChip<\/a> &#8211; open source module &#8211; Cortex-M0, 256 KB Flash, 32 KB RAM &#8211; UART, ADC, I\/O, SPI, I<sup>2<\/sup>C, etc. &#8211; US$ 25 (Jan-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmel.com\/devices\/ATBTLC1000.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTLC100<\/a> from Atmel &#8211; ultra-low power Bluetooth SMART &#8211; from US$1.54 at 1K qty (Oct-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.renesas.com\/products\/mpumcu\/rl78\/rl78g1x\/rl78g1d\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RL78\/G1D<\/a> from Renesas &#8211; BLE &#8211; under development (Jul-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bluz.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluz<\/a>, an open-source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/264813863\/bluz-bluetooth-made-smarter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project on Kickstarter<\/a> &#8211; US$19 (May-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluegiga.com\/en-US\/products\/bt121-bluetooth-smart-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BT121<\/a> from Silicon Labs &#8211; around 18 \u20ac (Mouser &#8211; Aug-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silabs.com\/products\/mcu\/32-bit\/Pages\/blue-gecko.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Gecko wireless SoCs<\/a> from Silicon Labs &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.silabs.com\/press-release\/product-news\/silicon-labs-simplifies-iot-connectivity-multiprotocol-wireless-gecko-soc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> US$0.99 in 100,000-unit quantities<\/a> (Feb-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/CC2640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2640<\/a> from TI &#8211; ultra low-power &#8211; around US$3 in 1000-unit qty (Mar-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/cc2541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC2541<\/a> from TI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.dialog-semiconductor.com\/downloads\/DA14580_DS_v3.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DA14580<\/a> from Dialog Semiconductor (OTP memory)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cypress.com\/products\/ez-ble-module-bluetooth-smart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EZ-BLE Module<\/a> from Cypress<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cypress.com\/procble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRoC BLE<\/a> from Cypress<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicsemi.com\/Products\/nRF52-Series-SoC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nRF52<\/a> from Nordic Semiconductor &#8211; BLE with NFC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nordicsemi.com\/eng\/Products\/Bluetooth-Smart-Bluetooth-low-energy\/nRF51822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nRF51822<\/a> from Nordic Semiconductor &#8211; Development Kit: 79 \u20ac (Mouser &#8211; Jul-2014)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordicsemi.com\/eng\/Products\/Bluetooth-low-energy\/nRF52832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nRF52832<\/a> from Nordic Semiconductor &#8211; Bluetooth LE + ANT, Cortex-M4F, on-chip NFC tag &#8211; Development Kit: 39 \u20ac (Mouser &#8211; Dec-2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insightsip.com\/fichiers_insightsip\/pdf\/ble\/isp_ble_DS130301_R4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISP130301<\/a> from Insight SiP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toshiba-components.com\/bluetooth\/TC35667.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TC35667<\/a> from Toshiba<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectblue.com\/products\/bluetooth-low-energy-products\/bluetooth-low-energy-modules\/bluetooth-low-energy-platform-module-olp425\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OLP425<\/a> from connectBlue<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csr.com\/products\/csr-energy-product-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSR \u00b5Energy\u00ae Product Family<\/a>: for\u00a0keyboards, mice, remote controls, watches, sports equipment, health sensors and home automation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csr.com\/products\/16\/bluecore5-multimedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlueCore5 Multimedia<\/a> from CSR<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluegiga.com\/en-US\/products\/bluetooth-4.0-modules\/ble112-bluetooth--smart-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BLE112<\/a> from Bluegiga\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/news.silabs.com\/press-release\/corporate-news\/silicon-labs-acquires-bluegiga-leader-bluetooth-and-wi-fi-connectivity-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluegiga acquired by Silicon Labs &#8211; 03-Feb-2015<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6LoWPAN<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linear.com\/product\/LTC5800-IPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LTC5800-IPM<\/a> from Linear, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linear.com\/solutions\/5457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SmartMesh IP On-Chip SDK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Misc. short-range radio<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pinocc.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinoccio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rfduino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RFduino<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panstamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> modules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panstamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">panStamp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Misc.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digikey.com\/en\/product-highlight\/t\/texas-instruments\/cc1310-simplelink-wireless-microcontrollers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC1310 from TI<\/a> &#8211; sub-1GHz ultra-low-power &#8211; Cortex-M3 &#8211; Cortex-M0 dedicated to RF &#8211; on-chip DC-DC converter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PLMN (i.e. cellular)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/products\/qualcomm-9205-lte-modem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qualcomm 9205 LTE Modem<\/a> &#8211; Cat-M1, Cat-NB2, IPv4\/IPv6 stack, location (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo), security support, ADC, SPI, I2C, PWM, UART, GPIO, USB, LTE IoT SDK<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/semiconductor\/minisite\/Exynos\/w\/solution\/mod_ap\/7270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exynos 7 Dual 7270<\/a>, from Samsung &#8211; Cortex-A53, GPU Mai-T720, LTE category 4, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, FM radio, GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou), camera, video codecs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iot.openpicus.com\/site\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FlyportPRO GPRS<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; open source &#8211; 40\u20ac (Jun-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.particle.io\/?product=particle-electron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electron<\/a>, from Particle (formerly Spark), for US$39 (May-2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microtronics.at\/en\/products\/rapidM2M_M120.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rapidM2M M120<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microtronics.at\/en\/products\/rapidM2M_M220.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rapidM2M M220<\/a> from Microtronics<\/li>\n<li>some cellular modules from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemalto.com\/m2m\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gemalto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/products\/product-service-selector\/product-service-selector\/show\/product\/ge910-gnss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GE910<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/products\/product-service-selector\/product-service-selector\/show\/product\/he910-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HE910<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/products\/product-service-selector\/product-service-selector\/show\/product\/ue910-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UE910<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/products\/product-service-selector\/product-service-selector\/show\/product\/ue866\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UE866<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/products\/product-service-selector\/product-service-selector\/show\/product\/ul865-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UL865<\/a> cellular modules from Telit, using either Python or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telit.com\/media\/press-releases\/press-releases\/view\/item\/telit-adds-arm-compiler-to-industry-leading-app-zone-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C\/C++ with ARM compiler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierrawireless.com\/productsandservices\/AirPrime_Wireless_Modules.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AirPrime Embedded Wireless Modules<\/a> from Sierra Wireless<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile-devices.com\/our-products\/c4evo-telematics-blackbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">c4evo<\/a> and other c4 modules from Mobile Devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unlicensed bands<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lprs.co.uk\/easy-radio\/eric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">easyRadio Integrated Controller (eRIC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/navspark-arduino-compatible-with-gps-gnss-receiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NavSpark<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skytraq.com.tw\/news\/news2013Dec23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SkyTraq<\/a>, an Indiegogo funded project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>To be continued&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: 29-Mar-2023 Some integrated circuits or modules providing wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Public Land Mobile Radio aka 2G\/3G\/4G, etc.) or satellite positioning, can host some customer code. Below, some of them. Note (on the 29-Mar-2023): I haven&#8217;t been updating this post for almost a year now. 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