Bluegiga Technologies APx4 wireless system-on-module

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Bluegiga Technologies’ APx4 is a low-power wireless system-on-module that has integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, ARM and Linux.

The small form factor, low-power system-on-module includes the wireless connectivity standards 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. It is based on Freescale’s i.MX28 processor family and runs an embedded Linux operating system based on the Yocto Project. In addition to integrating the 454 MHz ARM9 processor, the wireless connectivity technologies and Linux operating system, the device also includes several built-in applications, such as the 802.11 and Bluetooth 4.0 stacks, Continua v.1.5-compliant IEEE manager and many more. This combination provides a suitable platform for designing multiradio wireless gateways.

The software can be easily extended or tailored customising the Linux operating system with applications. The motherboards for the APx4 can be easily extended to include almost anything from 3G modems to ethernet and audio interfaces to touch-screen displays. The device is suitable for applications requiring wireless or wired connectivity technologies and the processing power of the ARM9 processor, such as health and fitness gateways, building and home automation gateways, M2M, point-of-sale and industrial connectivity.

The development kit contains a full hardware development platform for APx4 as well as an SDK, which allows applications to be compiled for the APx4 Linux operating system.