Wireless Quarter Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in most beacons and number one supplier of SoCs for Bluetooth LE solutions, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.


The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of the Nordic SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • AirSuite hazardous indoor conditions monitor
  • NNOXX health and fitness performance wearable
  • Wevolver perishable goods transport solution
  • GreaseBoss machinery lubrication management sensor
  • Coral Sense connected construction module using Bluetooth Mesh

There are also in-depth articles on Cellular IoT, how AI and machine learning are transforming IoT, Cellular IoT and DECT NR+, Smart Power Grids and Connected Construction.

Latest Nordic Wireless Quarter Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in most beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of the same Nordic SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • A wearable that provides walk cueing for people with Parkinson’s disease
  • A new Casio watch offers 16 hour battery life with non-stop GPS
  • An electric jet board offering wireless remote control
  • Industrial Monitoring devices that detect equipment issues
  • An asset tracker that operates on harvested indoor light energy
  • An orthopaedic sensor that improves post-surgery patient outcomes

There’s an in-depth article on the ‘The Internet of Medical Things’ explaining how this will transform healthcare. An article on ‘Building the Clean Dream’ describes how IoT is promising cities a smarter way to manage the growing challenges of waste and pollution. A feature on ‘Safety First’ shows how the safety industry is using wireless solutions to protect us in our homes, at work and while we play.

Nordic Wireless Quarter Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.


The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of Nordic SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • The T1 Tomahawk smart tape measure
  • A beacon tag that enables a wireless manifest for helicopter crews
  • LocoTrack pallet tracking beacons
  • A pet tracker beacon that uses machine learning to detect animal health problems

The magazine also announces the new nRF54 Series of SoCs that have higher performance processing and much more on-board memory. We don’t expect these to end up in beacons because such performance isn’t required for beacons. Instead they will make their way into solutions such as Bluetooth gateways.

There’s an in-depth article on Retail that shows how wireless tech is improving the retail experience, maximising profits for the retailer and delivering value added convenience for customers. There’s mention of Stratosfy’s Tempgenie solution that uses temperature sensor beacons and a Bluetooth LE to Wi-Fi gateway to measure and alert on the ambient and surface temperature of front- and back-of-house
equipment.

Finally, there’s a useful article ‘Planet Bluetooth’ that charts the history of Bluetooth’s spread and evolution into areas and applications that were once unimagined.

Nordic Semiconductor Wireless Q Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in the majority of beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.


This issue of the magazine highlights the use of Nordic SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • Wearables providing seniors’ healthcare metrics
  • The Galaxy SmartTag
  • TraceTag and YardTag smart tags for livestock tracking
  • Connected rowing machines
  • A GPS bike computer

The magazine leads with a description of a new SoC the nRF7002 for Wi-Fi 6 IoT applications. There’s also a useful article on Amazon Sidewalk that allows devices to work better indoors and extend reach beyond the home. An in-depth article, ‘How the IoT Can Help Save the World’, explains how IoT is helping countries, communities and companies meet their green responsibilities. There are also two further articles on IoT in warehousing and the use of devices for health and assigned for seniors.

Latest Nordic Wireless Quarter Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of Nordic SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • Bluetooth LE wildlife tracking solution
  • Tracker notifications to parents if their child wanders off from a caregiver
  • Bluetooth 5 monitor for refrigeration equipment
  • Indoor asset tracking platform monitoring essential medical equipment in hospitals

It’s interesting that some of these companies have chosen to create their own hardware even though these scenarios are achievable using generic beacons. Sometimes, a custom hardware product has more credibility for investors and customers. However, similar levels of kudos can be achieved by branding and/or over-casing generic devices with much less cost and risk.

The magazine also has an interesting article on how smart toy manufacturers are engaging and educating children.

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Creating an iBeacon Using Zephyr

There’s a new article at the Linux Foundation on Developing Bluetooth Low Energy applications with Zephyr RTOS: Dissecting an iBeacon example.

This article is more useful than it might first seem. Zephyr isn’t just another Linux operating system (OS) but is the chosen OS for developing Nordic Semiconductor’s latest system on a chip devices (SOCs) that form the basis of the majority of shipping Bluetooth beacons. Previously, Nordic Semiconductor had their own OS delivered through nRF5 SDKs but development is being moved to the Zephyr-based nRF Connect SDK.

iBeacon advertising

The iBeacon article explains how to broadcast an iBeacon advertisement and what to change to alter the various Bluetooth advertising parameters.

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Nordic Wireless Q Magazine

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of the SoC in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • A smart animal tracking and management system.
  • A handheld device used by students to answer test questions, record their attendance, answer surveys and provide class feedback.

There are also some interesting articles on:

  • How Bluetooth IoT sensors are enabling insurers to manage risks and mitigate claims by advancing accident prediction and prevention.
  • An explanation of the global chip shortage, manufacturing challenges and mitigations.
  • How IoT data can be used with AI machine learning to improve decision-making.

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Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of the SoC in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • Leak detectors that harvest energy from water
  • A smart lock that can be retrofitted to most doors
  • Future wearables that can detect Alzheimer’s disease

There are also articles on how IoT is forecast to save eight times more energy than it consumes, a piece on smart homes and an in-depth explanation how advanced wearables are moving beyond fitness to provide better health outcomes.

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Nordic Semiconductor Wireless Quarter Articles

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of SoCs in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • A glucose monitoring system
  • A six-degrees-freedom (6DoF) virtual reality (VR) headset
  • A smart bulb that can be controlled from a connected device or by voice command
  • A smartwatch incorporating Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) functionality
  • A Mouse supporting very low latency PC gaming
  • A Bluetooth LE powered trampoline wearable

There are also interesting articles on:

  • The DECT-2020 standard for IoT
  • How engineering education is evolving to train tomorrow’s IoT innovators
  • How location services can extend beyond supply chains to other use cases
  • How wireless tech increases workers’ safety and boosts productivity

The use of asset tracking solutions in global logistics could create $1.9 trillion of economic value

There’s also an ‘Inside Track’ article on beacons showing how beacon wireless location services are making consumers’ lives simpler.

Nordic Semiconductor Wireless Quarter

Nordic Semiconductor, the manufacturer of the System on a Chip (SoC) in many beacons, has published the latest online issue of Wireless Quarter Magazine. It showcases the many uses of Nordic SoCs.

The latest issue of the magazine highlights the use of the SoC in the following Bluetooth solutions:

  • Continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetes
  • Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for asthma
  • Smart liquid heater
  • A musician’s playing monitor timer
  • Chipolo Bluetooth LE tracker

It’s mentioned that hospitals are struggling to manage IoT:

13 percent of hospitals have no inventory of their Internet-connected devices or any way of knowing how many connected medical devices are deployed in their facility… costing their facilities between $21.5k and $45.7k an hour

There’s also an article ‘Dog Gone’ showing wearables are rapidly being worn by animals as owners want to ensure their pets fitness, health and security.

The global pet technology market, which accounted for over $5.5 billion in 2020, is set to grow at 22 percent CAGR from 2021 to 2027 when it will be worth over $20 billion

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