Silicon Labs Announces Bluetooth Smart Suite

Silicon Labs announced a Bluetooth Smart portfolio including system-on-chip (SoC) devices, embedded modules, and a Bluegiga Bluetooth Smart software stack and software development kit. Called Blue Gecko, the items are targeted to the connected home, health and fitness, wearables, automotive, CE, audio and industrial automation markets, said the company Monday. Silicon Labs' recent acquisition of Bluegiga brought a scripting language and protocol stack said to facilitate bringing Bluetooth Smart connectivity to IoT applications. Samples of Bluegiga modules based on Blue Gecko SoCs are scheduled for late Q2 availability. Samples of Blue Gecko wireless SoCs are slated for early Q3 delivery. The Bluegiga SDK and Bluetooth Smart software stack will be available to Silicon Labs’ customers at no charge, the company said.