Atmel launches solutions for smart, secure and connected living

Date: 2014/12/24
Source: Atmel

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, announced the company is unveiling a number of new solutions powering smart, secure and connected applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) at International CES 2015. The show is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6-9, 2015. Atmel is showcasing a variety of IoT solutions in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in meeting place #MP25760, and demonstrating wireless and lighting solutions in the Sands Expo at both the ZigBee Alliance Pavilion located in booth #71023 and the Connected Lighting Alliance in booth #70432.

The company is showcasing a variety of solutions in four technology zones in CES Meeting Place #MP25760 located in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center including:

Atmel's SMART LIVING ZONE brings more connectivity, security and intelligence to the home.
* Leveraging ultra-low power secure, wireless connectivity, the Atmel SmartConnect family, a number of applications including a weight scale, door bell with camera, speaker connected through Wi-Fi, along with motion sensors on the window, smart plug, light bulb and gateway connected via ZigBee technologies and controllable through a smart, mobile device.
* An energy management solution provides real-time, historic data of gas, energy and water consumption through a wireless remote with secure hardware authentication between the wireless device and home automation controls.
* Showcasing the company's ultra-low power MCU solution, the Atmel® | SMART™SAM L21 is running on an Xplained PRO board with an ePaper display demonstrating its extremely low power, with high performance.
* Demonstrating its latest capacitive touch technologies, Atmel is showcasing a number of tablets, smartphones and phablets powered by Atmel's maXTouch® technologies, along with keyboards, mice and other human machine interface devices based on the company's latest QTouch® capacitive platforms.
* Bringing together the IoT ecosystem, Atmel will be showcasing solutions from a number of its ecosystem partners.

Atmel's AUTOMOTIVE ZONE enables smart, connected cars with simple-to-use interfaces.
* Showcasing a smart, connected car, Atmel is highlighting its next-generation AvantCar™ concept demo, a fully functional automotive center console with curved touchscreens highlighting Atmel's XSense®, maXTouch®, QTouch®, Lin-controlled for ambient LEDs and 8-bit AVR MCU technologies. The concept also demonstrates its car access, including RF and LF technologies for keyless entry systems, LIN- and CAN-based car networking applications, audio via Ethernet-AVB, MCUs and crypto technologies for safe data transfer via automotive networking.
* Showcasing multi-channel audio streaming over automotive Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB) with low-power yet powerful SMART | ARM MCUs.
* Demonstrating Atmel's latest hardware and communication protocol offerings for remote keyless entry (RKE), passive entry, passive start (PEPS) and immobilizer, this demo showcases a complete reference design for automotive car access applications.

Atmel's MAKER ZONE showcases IoT inventions. Enabling unlimited possibilities.
* Being at the core of the Maker Movement, the well-received Arduino Wi-Fi Shield enables rapid prototyping of Internet of Things (IoT) applications on the Arduino platform, and will be showcased to highlight its simplicity for the professional and Maker communities.
* A number of Maker demonstrations including a remote-controlled Maker Robot powered by the Atmel | SMART SAM D21 will be displayed. "Mr. Abot" is controlled through an Android app and the communications driven through Atmel's recently announced WINC1500 Wi-Fi solution.

"Powered by Atmel" Zone highlights the latest gadgets using Atmel solutions.
* Showcasing the latest smart phones, tablets and wearables in the market today including a wireless drive and narrative life logging camera to record your every step, to fitness bands and Atmel's latest XSense technologies.