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NXP's RW610FML Crams Wi-Fi: NXP's RW610FML packs Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, and a 260MHz Cortex-M33 into one low-power module built for IoT sensor nodes and student builds.
SensWear Puts Open Source: SensWear bundles an nRF54L15 board, swappable PPG, temperature and touch sensor modules, Zephyr firmware and open SDKs to fast-track wearable prototypes.
Nobody had documented how Dreo smart fans join a WiFi network. I decompiled the Android app, got a confident and completely wrong answer, then captured the real protocol with Frida. My first reverse-engineering project, written up in full.
SiLabs BG2B Low-Power Bluetooth: Silicon Labs' new BG2B packs Bluetooth 6, Channel Sounding, and a 1.1uA sleep current into one tiny SoC. Here's what you could prototype with it.
Nordic nRF54L15 Discovery Two: Icy Electronics' nRF54L15 Discovery packs a Cortex-M33, a RISC-V coprocessor, and a snap-off CMSIS-DAP debugger onto one open-hardware PCB for $27.19.
Fix Android 12+ BLE advertisement failures. Learn background restrictions, Foreground Services, permissions, and best practices for reliable IoT connectivity.
Ensure your Android BLE connections stay alive. Master Foreground Services and robust auto-reconnect strategies on Android 12+ for seamless IoT device integr...
Untangle `BluetoothGatt` lifecycle chaos. Learn to prevent memory leaks and stale connections in Android Kotlin BLE with robust `close()` management and stat...
Master reliable background BLE connections on Android 12+. Learn to combine WorkManager, PendingIntent, and short-lived Foreground Services for robust IoT co...