Bluetooth Asia 2017 will address a range of topics, from commercial and industrial to smart home solutions, with special emphasis on Bluetooth mesh networking and BLE 5.0. In particular, it will be a showcase of a multitude of IoT solutions enabled by Bluetooth.

For wireless smart lighting, the solution provided by Telink Semiconductor enables customers to easily implement features like on/off control, dimming and color space (luminance / saturation, RGB) control, grouping control, scene mode control, timer or sensor integration, control bridge, mesh networks and power consumption profiling.

Also, Telink Semiconductor will show a smart lock mechanism using the HomeKit module based on its BLE SoC, which enables password, fingerprint, key, card and manual operation. The combination of Bluetooth technology and Telink Semiconductor’s devices enable simple functions like locking and unlocking, but also many other features such as security assurance, battery level, charging status, battery warning, and archived log data.

The electronic shelf label is based on an E-ink screen that can display price, product name, bar code and promotions dynamically; the connectivity allows remote or centralized price and promotion changes synchronously, hence reducing maintenance and management effort. The key features of the combination of Bluetooth technology and Telink Semiconductor’s additional functionality are that long distance data updates and secure data transfer with encryption are possible; in addition low power consumption enables longer service life, and Telink also enables OTA (over the air) firmware upgrades to be made.

In cold chain logistics, such as in the pharmaceutical and food industries, where food and medicines must be maintained at strictly controlled temperatures, Telink Semiconductor’s devices enable a wireless sensor network that can used in the field and supply chain for data collection and automatic control if required for corrective action. The key features of the combination of Bluetooth and Telink Semiconductor’s solution are low power consumption, low data rates and low complexity. The demo at the conference will illustrate how information can be monitored and feedback collected by the temperature sensors at the nodes.

Telink offers a range of solutions for developers of low power connected devices and products for IoT applications. This includes a number of system-on-chip devices, software development kits, and reference designs.