Silicon Labs has provided the first circuit and board solutions to support the new Matter-IoT standard. In addition to circuit manufacturers, the new IoT standard will be supported by Apple, Huawei, Google and Amazon. The Finnish-Swedish lock company Asso Abloy is also bringing Matter technology into its products.
The launch of the Matter project also marks the end of the Zigbee Alliance. In addition to Silicon Labs, NXP, TI and STMicroelectronics-style component makers,Apple and Huawei, as well as online players Google and Amazon, will be involved in the new CSA community. Their Alexa, HomeKit and Google solutions will also be supported.
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Silicon Labs tuo Matter-yhteydet kotiautomaatioon
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2021/05/14/matter-tuo-yhteydet-kotiautomaatioon/
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Some Smart-Home Solution Demos Now Using the Matter IoT Standard
Jan. 19, 2023
Designed for smart homes and smart buildings, the Matter IoT ensures seamless interactions between connected devices across different IP platforms.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/iot/video/21258349/microwaves-rf-some-smarthome-solution-demos-now-using-the-matter-iot-standard?utm_source=EG+ED+Connected+Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230119100&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.identpull=omeda|7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Designed for smart homes and smart buildings, the Matter IoT ensures seamless interactions between connected devices across different IP platforms. Matter is an application layer that addresses many applications in an open-source delivery and certification infrastructure.
Connected devices using Matter run based on Wi-Fi or Thread technologies, and each device has a specific role within the Matter network. These devices support a connectivity technology within Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Thread as network communication protocol. Such devices also need to support Bluetooth LE (BLE) technology.
STMicroelectronics’ STM32WB can run BLE and Thread in concurrent modes, which is necessary for device commissioning, with 1 MB of flash and 256 kB of RAM to support application layer and connectivity stacks. The Quad-SPI peripheral extends the memory size externally with execution in place, and can implement over-the-air firmware updates.
Tomi Engdahl says:
A Comparison of Wireless Connectivity Protocols
Jan. 26, 2023
Texas Instruments recently introduced Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink wireless microcontrollers that will help streamline adoption of the Matter protocol in IoT applications.
https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/video/21258843/electronic-design-a-comparison-of-wireless-connectivity-protocols?utm_source=RF+MWRF+Today&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230127053&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.identpull=omeda|7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
Tomi Engdahl says:
Unlocking the Smart Home’s Brain with Matter
Dec. 7, 2022
The CSA’s Matter standard will enhance consumers’ smart-home experiences with advanced interoperability and generate more competition in the smart-home device market. But what does this mean for developers?
https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/article/21256022/silicon-labs-unlocking-the-smart-homes-brain-with-matter?utm_source=RF+MWRF+Wireless+for+Consumers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230203070&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.identpull=omeda|7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
What you’ll learn:
How the Matter standard will change the smart home.
The benefits the Matter standard brings to developers.
Anticipated in late 2022, the Connectivity Standard Alliance’s (CSA) Matter standard is set to positively change the way smart homes operate—with advanced interoperability between devices and more reliability overall. While consumers will enjoy a more seamless and connected smart home, with more product options than ever before, developers and manufacturers also will benefit from the streamlined processes ushered in by Matter.
Fundamentally, Matter is a home-automation connectivity standard that will allow for IoT products from different providers and manufacturers to work together. In today’s pre-Matter smart home, each device requires a controller that essentially operates as the smart-home system’s brain. Device manufacturers will often build “brains” into existing devices, often speakers and voice assistants like the Amazon Echo and the Google Nest, to act as the main hub for communication throughout the rest of the smart home.
Tomi Engdahl says:
SparkFun Things Plus Matter Connects DIY IoT Devices to Home Automation
Powered by a Silicon Labs MGM240P wireless module.
https://www.hackster.io/news/sparkfun-things-plus-matter-connects-diy-iot-devices-to-home-automation-35d61e19ac96
Tomi Engdahl says:
The decision is a big reversal for Belkin, which had announced just last year that it planned to support Matter in several of its new accessories when the standard was ready.
Belkin takes “big step back” from Matter, endangering universal smart home standard
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/belkin-takes-a-big-step-back-from-matter-endangering-universal-smart-home-standard/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=ars&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
But there are still many devices from other companies that will support Matter.
Belkin is pumping the brakes on its support for the nascent Matter smart home standard, according to The Verge. Devices from Belkin’s Wemo smart home brand may still support Matter eventually, but Belkin will “take a big step back, regroup, and rethink” its product strategy before supporting Matter in any of its products. This is a reversal for Belkin, which had announced at CES 2022 that it planned to support Matter in several of its new accessories when the standard was ready.
Some Wemo devices already support Thread, the underlying network protocol that Matter uses to allow devices in your home to communicate without flooding your Wi-Fi router. But at least for now, those devices remain tied to Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem.
Belkin’s smart home brand Wemo is backing away from Matter / Belkin’s smart home brand Wemo is backing away from Matter and dimming our dreams of a smart home utopia.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23641930/belkin-matter-wemo-smart-home
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Matter Matters
Matter is tying together multiple IoT protocols and networks
https://www.electronicdesign.com/magazine/51388