Targeted for the smart home, this design leverages two PIC MCUs that use a wireless RF transmitter/receiver to control up to six relays and monitor two analog signals.

AtmelCorporation (www.atmel.com) has combined an 8-bit AVR flash microcontroller with an RF transmitter in two new devices that target tire pressure monitoring systems.

Atmel’s ATA8520D is a transceiver IC for 868MHz Sigfox proprietary networks, intended to be used for IoT and machine-to-machine comms with the Sigfox protocol. It has an RF front end for up and ...