Partners Produce Sigfox IoT Modules

STMicroelectronics and Jorjin Technologies announce the certification of the dual-radio modules that combine Sigfox wireless-network technology with Bluetooth low energy (BLE). Jorjin’s WS211x Sigfox/BLE modules employ ST’s BlueNRG-1 BLE System-on-Chip (SoC) and the S2-LP sub-1GHz RF transceiver. This enables the modules to deliver dual RF connectivity and extend battery lifetime, targeting coin-cell -operated or energy-harvesting IoT applications. The modules are fully programmable devices exploiting ultra-low power Arm Cortex-M0 technology embedded in the BLE SoC to act as independent IoT connectivity nodes.