Smart Home Common Standard "Matter" Compatible Tradio SOC

Evaluation board source of Tri -Radio device "IW612": NXP

　NXP Semiconductors (NXP) announced on January 4, 2022 (US time) of the IW612, a tradio device that supports the new common standard "Matter" that realizes interconnection between smart home products.Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, IEEE 802.15.It is possible to perform three wireless communications at the same time, and to reduce the development time and cost of Matter -compatible products and simplify the design.Left = IW612 advantage / Right = IW612 Spec details [Click to enlarge] Source: NXP

New common standard "Matter" and NXP also participate as board members

　According to the company, companies are currently developing / deploying various IoT devices for smart homes, but "each company uses its own protocols so we cannot cooperate with each other." There are issues such as the product because it varies depending on the product. Matter is a new standard formulated by the standardized organization "CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance)" to solve this issue, and is an Internet protocol (IP) -based unified protocol that realizes interconnecting smart home devices. 。 Each device can be linked even in different wireless methods such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread, and "Users are free from the constraints of a single protocol-organic system and crosses various ecosystem and wireless network technology. You will be able to get the benefits of sex "(NXP). CSA (at that time Zigbee Alliance) launched a working group "Project Connected Home Over IP" in 2019 to develop new connection standards to enhance compatibility between smart home products, and Matter is 2021 as a result. It was announced in May. The CSA has more than 200 companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Google, and NXP has also been said to be a board member.