WICED Sense to Grow Internet of Things Applications

Easy-to-Use Development Kit
Enables Rapid Prototyping of Product Concepts

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications introduced a new development kit into its Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED™) family to enable developers to rapidly prototype ideas and concepts for IoT devices and applications. The Broadcom® WICED Sense development kit is an all-in-one IoT prototyping kit that includes Broadcom’s newest Bluetooth Smart chip, five micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and has a software stack that is Bluetooth 4.1 compatible.

Broadcom’s WICED Sense kit provides innovators of all sizes a cost-effective platform that minimizes set-up time and enables rapid demos of IoT concepts for hardware and software developers. By shortening the time between early ideas and end products, companies are able to deliver devices to market more quickly and with higher confidence in their success.

“With hundreds of new ideas for applications and devices for the Internet of Things being hatched daily, it is critical that developers can quickly test their concepts and bring them to market ahead of the competition,” said Brian Bedrosian, Broadcom Senior Director, Embedded Wireless, Wireless Connectivity. “Broadcom’s WICED Sense development kit provides an easy-to-use, low-cost and complete testing package for OEMs and start-ups alike to continue pushing the limits on technology innovation.”

Broadcom’s new development kit allows even non-technical designers to take advantage of the company’s industry-leading Bluetooth technology and low-power MEMS sensors to build custom applications. The user can simply unbox the WICED Sense kit, download the WICED Sense application to their smartphone and then pair the two devices using Bluetooth Smart in order to start experimenting with sensor technology like direction, humidity, speed and atmospheric pressure.

Use cases range from a single sensor technology to sophisticated programs gathering and analyzing data from multiple sensors. Specific examples include:

Set up text alert to be notified if a designated area of the home, like a child’s bedroom, rises above a certain temperature by placing WICED Sense kit inside bedroom

Find car keys by attaching them to the WICED Sense kit and using a smartphone to trigger an alarm on the tag

Create security device for pets by attaching WICED Sense kit to collar and setting alarm on smartphone if pet wanders outside predetermined boundaries

Correct player form by using accelerometer and E-compass sensors on WICED Sense kit that are affixed to tennis racket

Maintain proper levels of humidity in the home by using WICED Sense kit  to monitor moisture levels and send an alert if levels are too high or too low

Key Features of the WICED Sense Development Kit

WICED Sense development kit includes: