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Previously, devices running on Zigbee, ZWave or Bluetooth standards needed to be paired with a gateway or smartphone. The introduction of the FC9000 overcomes these issues as we move towards a Wi-Fi
The FC9000’s power-saving algorithms allow it to operate on just a few microamps, increasing overall battery life for end-devices.
The chip has a separate hardware accelerated encryption engine that increases the speed of Wi-Fi encryption, such as WPA2-Enterprise and Personal.
This support also extends to higher layer commercial grade security encryption, such as TLS, for enabling HTTPs, the modern standard for website security.
The FC9000 is a full offload system for Wi-Fi networking, running the end device’s application code alongside its own.
It does not require an external network processor or microcontroller but can operate alongside a microcontroller if desired.
The SDK included with the device allows for rapid design implementation with 1.6MB of SRAM on-board memory.
The FC9000 SoC is in volume production today and available as an SoC or integrated module. Both are Wi-Fi Certified. The modules are FCC, IC, and CE certified for worldwide operation
Another consideration which is worth checking the IOT Cricket – Wi-Fi module (Things On Edge) powered directly on batteries like AA, AAA, … (for some use cases like alarms, doorbell, … can run for many years).
It also comes with FREE cloud service and complete software which doesn’t require developers to code and program.