Laird recently announced a new member to the BT900 Series, the BT900-US, an intelligent BTv4.0 dual-mode dongle for Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The dongle is designed to simply add Classic Bluetooth, BLE Central, and BLE Peripheral Modes to any OS backed device with a USB interface–no external Bluetooth software or drivers are […]
Adding network connectivity to everyday objects ranging to anything from printers to coffee pots to cars is an ongoing trend in the world today. Dubbed the Internet of Things (IoT), the trend is powered by wireless technologies like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). As the name implies, the IoT is an overarching trend that […]
Have you ever driven past a car dealership near a busy intersection and saw a digital sign that was not working? Maybe you were in the market for a new vehicle and were curious about the dealership’s special offers but could not view them because the dealer’s sign was out. Or maybe you […]
Laird BT900 Series Intelligent Dual-Mode Bluetooth Modules Featured at Electronica
In the eye of thousands of global decision makers, Laird made headlines at this year’s Electronica trade show in Munich, Germany. The show exhibited over 70,000 visitors, including experts, engineers, designers and trade journalists within the electronics industry. At the show, […]
The BT900 Series is a fully approved, programmable module that represents the culmination of a 2 year program of investment and development into the Classic Bluetooth and BLE module product lines. This innovative new series provides OEMs a fully configurable balance of RF performance, BT / BLE functionality and power consumption to rapidly […]
Accelerating Time to Market for Embedding Wireless Connectivity
We recently signed a distribution partnership with Future Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, in order to expand global reach. Future Connectivity Solutions will promote and sell our extensive line of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy and Proprietary wireless modules throughout North America, Europe and APAC.
This distribution agreement […]
Easily learn how to leverage central mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) with Laird’s new BL620 module to make connections to any peripheral device. Laird’s BL620 module uses the same module hardware as the BL600 but has a new firmware load supporting Central mode connectivity. The BL620 makes it easy to add single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy, also known […]
By Steve deRosier, Systems Engineer III
Let’s get this out of the way first: Laird Embedded Wireless Solutions’ Linux Wireless Bridge modules (WB40 and WB45) are in no way affected by the new Shellshock issue. The WB uses Ash (not Bash) as its shell and we’ve tested it to be sure it doesn’t have the […]
Recently, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) updated two GHz band standards mandatory for market access in Europe. Laird’s MSD30AG/SSD30AG, 40NBT Series, WB45NBT, and MSD45N/SSD45N have all been successfully tested to the new standard, version 1.8.1 of EN 300 328. In addition, Laird is pleased to announce that the BTM400 series of Bluetooth modules is […]
A guest blog post written by Chris Downey, Product Manager of the Embedded Wireless Solutions unit of Laird, was recently featured by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Titled, “Mobility Via Wi-Fi: Transforming Healthcare for All”, the blog post discusses the importance of mobility in healthcare facilities and highlights the benefits of implementing wireless networks and mobile medical […]
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