STM32WL based Wio-E5 Helps Enterprise Customers Accelerate IoT Projects To The Market
A Seeed Fusion customer told us that he had met a new problem recently: He saw an interesting project and was keen to try it. In that tutorial, they built a LoRa transceiver to transmit humidity data using a STM32F103C Blue Pill development board with a LR1276 LoRa module that uses the SX1276 IC. Although it is an really interesting project with many capabilities, the large size makes it unsuitable for small LoRa transceivers and the availability of STM chips is a concern worldwide.
Wio-E5’s small footprint and STM32WL32-bit ARM Cortex processor provides the complete package
Thus, we provided a new solution to our client, Seeed Wio-E5. Wio-E5 uses STM32WL devices, the world’s first LoRa® system-on-chips. The module is based on STMWLE5JC which uses the same SEMTECH LoRa radio, and with the ARM Cortex-M4 MCU on the same chip, it is possible to directly combine STM32 processing power and LoRa connectivity into one smaller footprint. Not only did this reduce the footprint drastically, the Wio-E5 solution saved the customer over half the cost and improved performance, memory and reduced power usage, perfect for long-term LoRa projects. In the current chip shortage crisis, the customer was also relieved to find that Wio-E5 is in good supply and at low-cost, and decided to take advantage of Wio-E5 for other wireless STM based projects.
If you are reading this article and are facing similar supply issues, please consider Seeed Wio-E5!
Wio-E5 Module is well-stocked and has a strong and stable supply
With powerful performance and competitively priced at only $9.9, Wio-E5 is well worth trying. With plentiful supply and a stable production schedule, Wio-E5 is ready for mass production needs and offers an alternative to other STM32 chips in short supply.
Wio-E5 (STM32WLE5JC) is the first SoC to combine a LoRa RFIC (SX126X) with an MCU embedded on a single module. Designed with low energy but high performance, low cost and compact applications in mind, the FCC and CE certified Wio-E5 LoRaWAN® module is ideal for long-distance, ultra-low-power applications such as airport tracking, smart agriculture, smart city, wireless meter reading, sensor networks, wireless communication, and other low-power wide-area IoT scenarios.
Furthermore, we have launched the free Wio-E5 Project & Fusion PCBA sponsorship for some time now, a large number of enthusiasts and engineers have come forward to take part in this sponsored event. Their feedback has been very encouraging and has given us a wider awareness of the applications and has given us full confidence in this product!
Get your Wio-E5 project 100% Free with the help of Seeed Fusion!
We always encourage and support the conception and realization of great projects, so if you are interested in designing innovative projects with Wio-E5, we will provide you with 2 boards fabricated and assembled completely FREE with Seeed Fusion’s turnkey PCB Assembly service! Furthermore, choose all your parts from the PCBA Open Parts Libraries (OPL) and reduce the lead time to as little as 7 working days.
Smart City IoT Case Study Based on Wio-E5 with the help of Seeed Fusion PCBA
Since the Wio-E5 Sponsorship with Seeed Fusion campaign launched, designers and engineers from all over the world have enthusiastically participated in it! We’re GLADLY received a wide range of interest and great feedback from the community. Moreover, We’ve been delighted to witness the successful and meaningful projects that many designers have made. Here are one of the case studies that have been made by various participants, such as monitoring Indoor Air Pollutants – The Silent Issue for Smart City IoT using Seeed Wio-E5 and Fusion PCBA. To find out more case studies here.
Meanwhile, to thank everyone for supporting Wio-E5, and to help more users get a taste of Wio-E5 and it’s capabilities, Seeed is happy to announce that the Wio-E5 has been added to the Seeed Open Parts Library (OPL) for Seeed Fusion PCBA. When used with the Seeed Fusion PCB Assembly service, the Wio-E5 module is available at just US$5.90 (40% discount, original price US$9.90).
Let’s use Wio-E5 modules together to create endless possibilities!
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