Silicon Labs Wireless Xpress modules enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity without programming

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       "By using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Wireless Xpress, developers can go from product concept to prototype in hours, not weeks," said Matt Johnson, senior vice president and general manager of IoT products at Silicon Labs. "Wireless Xpress dramatically reduces the design learning curve without sacrificing sophisticated Bluetooth or Wi-Fi functionality. Developers can spend less time learning how to add wireless connectivity to their IoT devices and more time designing innovative, unique products that get to market first." With an onboard wireless protocol stack set up and controlled by the high-level Xpress Command API, Wireless Xpress devices require only modest resources from the host processor, enabling developers to add wireless connectivity to any microcontroller (MCU). Bluetooth and Wi-Fi IoT products based on Wireless Xpress can be remotely managed and updated over-the-air (OTA) using built-in device management capabilities. With Silicon Labs' Zentri Device Management Service (DMS), end users can easily install and update firmware, view real-time device health metrics and adjust product settings through a mobile app. To reduce the complexity of adding Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity to mobile applications, Wireless Xpress includes SDKs for Android and iOS mobile application design. The mobile application framework includes examples and libraries that provide simple communication and OTA APIs to accelerate application development and simplify wireless design for mobile platforms. Wireless Xpress leverages Silicon Labs' Gecko OS, an intuitive, easy-to-use IoT operating system that accelerates the development of market-ready connected products. Silicon Labs plans to offer additional Gecko OS-based products and solutions in the future. Bluetooth LE Xpress Solution FeaturesBluetooth 5 BGX13 module, no firmware development requiredZero-overhead serial-to-Bluetooth cable replacement solutionSmartphone app for Bluetooth LE command, control, and sensingSecure connections through encrypted communications, bonding, and key pairingIdeal solution for "smart home products controlled by Bluetooth via mobile apps" and "adding point-to-point wireless interfaces to industrial applications"Wi-Fi Xpress Solution FeaturesSimplified cloud connectivity through low-power Wi-Fi modules and softwareWeb application support for integration with cloud providers including Amazon AWS and Microsoft AzureSupport for browser-based user interfacesIdeal for applications such as home appliances, wireless sensors, thermostats, IP cameras, and health monitoring that require direct access to the Internet and remote configuration and updates