Voila! Digi-Key adds wireless connectivity

Developers and makers can take an existing microcontroller application that does not have wireless connectivity and, using just two GPIO pins, add it without modifying the original firmware, via IoTize‘s TapNLink products for Bluetooth and near field communications (NFC) products.

The French start up company has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key to resell the wireless connectivity products for microcontroller-based embedded systems as well as its TapNPass range. The company uses NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LPWAN technologies, such as LoRa and SigFox to migrate existing system designs to the IoT.

“Our partnership with Digi-Key is a crucial step in getting TapNLink instant connectivity to all types of customers – multinationals, SMEs, and hobbyists – worldwide,” explains Francis LaMotte, president, IoTize.

According to the company, TapNLink reduces design effort and risk x10 and accelerates time to market for smartphone-based interfaces to fast-track wireless integration for applications such as factory machinery, control and monitoring equipment, point-to-point data transfer, building automation, lighting and inventory tracking systems.